LISTINGS: Art -- January 18
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Subject: GALLERIES
ART OPENINGS
ACADEMY OF SPHERICAL ARTS New paintings by Stephen Ibbott to Mar. 1.
38 Hanna. 532-2782.
ART GALLERY OF MISSISSAUGA Natural Strengths by Leszek Wyczolkowski
and Collected Stories by Thelma Rosner open Jan. 18, 6-8pm; to Mar. 3
with talk by Rosner Jan. 25, 7pm. 300 City Centre. 905-896-5088.
ARTS ON KING Tales Upon Black Water, paintings from Algoma & Pukaskwa
by Gordon Kemp, Paul Mantrop, Steve McDonald, Chris Roberts, Rob
Saley, opens Jan. 19, 6-8pm; to Jan. 31. Mystical Spaces, paintings by
Ernesto De La Pena, to Jan. 30. 169 King E. 777- 9617.
CAFE DES ARTS The Space Series, photographs by Peter Skinner, to Feb.
3. 80 Spadina Ave., 3rd Fl. 504-4071.
DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT CENTRE 1996 Artbox York, sculpture, painting,
photography, design, mixed media by students, alumni of the MFA
Program in Visual Art, York Univ., opens Jan. 20, 2pm. Ernst & Young
Tower, King St., Ste 500. 534-0987.
40 OAK STREET COMMUNITY CENTRE Animal Magnetism, an exploration of
animal imagery in surrealistic environments by Camille Archer, to Jan.
31; reception Jan. 19, 6-9pm.
GALERIE CELINE ALLARD Certitudes Incertaines by Lucette Laurin- Stam,
opens Jan. 18, 7:30pm. 20 Spadina Ave. 203-1220.
GALLERY TPW Three Hundred And Sixty-Five Pictures by Stephen Andrews,
opens Jan. 18, 6-9pm, artist's talk Jan. 25, 8pm; to Feb. 17. 80
Spadina Ave., Ste 310. 504-4242.
GATE 403 Dennis Mantin to Feb. 13. 403 Roncesvalles. 588-2930.
HARBOURFRONT CENTRE PHOTO PASSAGE: Remain Silent: Auschwitz/Birkenau,
photos of the WWII death camp, by Jack Burman, to Mar. 3. POWER PLANT:
Melvin Charney and Heavy Mental, works by Lyn Carter, Magdalen
Celestino, Tom Dean, Ron Giii, to Jan. 21; lecture in conjunction with
Lynn Crosbie, Jan. 21, 2pm (231 Queens Quay W. 973-4949). UNCOMMON
OBJECTS: Baked Alaska: Eight Artists Look At The Canadian Winter And
How It Affects Their Work, to Feb. 1. YORK QUAY: Face: The 25th
Anniversary Exhibition of Open Studio, opens Jan. 19, 5:30-8pm; to
Mar. 3 (504-8238). York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 973-3000.
JOSEPH D. CARRIER 100 Painted Portraits of Working Women by Mendelson
Joe, Shower Series by Judy Bryant, Italian Aprons & Capes by Carol
Sutton, Exposures by Liza Soroka, open Jan. 23, 6-9pm; Feb. 25.
Columbus Centre, 901 Lawrence W. 789-7011.
LEO KAMEN A Question Of Description by Rosalind Goss opens Jan. 20, 2-
5pm; to Feb. 10. 80 Spadina Ave., Ste 406. 504-9515.
MCMASTER MUSEUM The Figure and also The Influence Of The Other, Jan.
21-Apr. 14. Meditations And Revelations: International Contemporary
Art From The University's Permanent Collection, to Feb. 18. University
Ave. at Sterling St., Hamilton. 905-525-9140 x23081.
MEG This Ends Up by Jill Stock, Laura Teneycke, to Feb. 17. 23 Morrow.
588-7032.
MUSEUM FOR TEXTILES This Is Not A Poem. This Is A Summer Quilt,
African Canadian quilts, opens Jan. 20, 2:30-5pm; to June 9. A Textile
Collaboration 1975-1995 by Beauregard and Lamarre, to Mar. 3. The Tim
Jocelyn Collection to Mar. 17. Acquisitions Ninety-four: Art And
Utility, to Mar. 17. EVENTS: Story Quilt Workshop with Barbar Pietila,
Jan. 21, noon-5pm; $25. Lecture Women's Work, The First 20,000 Years,
Jan. 22, 6:30pm. $4/$5. 55 Centre. 599-5321.
NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE Stone sculpture by Ralph Ingleton opens
Jan. 23, 7-10pm; to Feb. 4. Artists' Choice by Toronto Watercolor
Society to Jan. 21. 56 Neilson Dr., Etobicoke. 622-5294.
NORTHROP FRYE HALL These Places I Have Seen, photographs of Israel,
Egypt, Turkey by Caroline Schiff, opens Jan. 23; to Feb. 15. Victoria
College, U of T, 73 Queens Park Crescent. 585-4429.
179 JOHN From Memory To Transformation/Jewish Women's Voices, mixed
media, group show, Jan. 19-Feb. 3; reception Jan. 22, 6-9pm. 3rd Fl.
ONTARIO COLLEGE OF ART Di Sections by Cara Courtney, Natalie
Waldburger, Kim Sinclair, to Jan. 27. 291 Dundas W., 3rd Fl. 977- 5311
x262.
OPEN STUDIO FACE Urban Surface by Anne Abbass, Zo% Craig to Jan. 27.
520 King W. 504-8238.
PRAXIS Paintings by E.V. Marino, opens Jan. 19, 7:30-10pm; to Feb. 9.
3065 Bloor W. 234-9684.
SABLE-CASTELLI Tony Scherman, to Feb. 3. 33 Hazelton. 961-0011.
SUSAN HOBBS Colette Whiten opens Jan. 18, 7-9pm; to Feb. 24. 137
Tecumseth. 504-3699.
STEPHEN BULGER 40 Photographs By 20 Photographers Celebrating The 20th
Anniversary Of Lectures At Ryerson Polytechnic University, to Jan. 27.
700 Queen W. 504-0575.
SYNDICATE The independent collective presents Wink, a sight- specific
work. Opens Jan. 20, 8pm; to Feb. 3. 401 Richmond W., Ste 111. 535-
6392.
V. TONY HAUSER Legends Portfolio opens Jan. 18, 6-8pm; to Mar. 21. 55
Front E. 862-7082.
WOMEN'S ART RESOURCE CENTRE Becoming Myself by Brenda Byrne, to Feb.
3. 80 Spadina Ave., Ste 506. 861-0074.
CONTINUING
A SPACE Oasis and Earth With Protective Cover, science installation by
Doug Buis and Flower Theory, installation by Joanne Bristol, to Feb.
24. 401 Richmond W., Ste 110. 979-9633.
ART GALLERY OF HAMILTON Dorothy Stevens to Feb. 4. How Red Works, an
exploration of the color red in paintings and life, to Feb. 18. A
Site... To Be Determined, to Mar. 3. Defining The Site, to Mar. 17.
123 King W., Hamilton. 905-527-6610.
ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO Reading Pictures: Crossing The Boundary Between
Literature And Visual Art, to Jan. 21. Magicians Of Light, photographs
from National Gallery of Canada, to Jan. 21. Gershon Iskowitz, to Jan.
25. Perspective '95: Christine Davis and Jan Peacock, to Jan. 28.
Earth, Sea & Sky, Crayola Dream-Makers: North America's Largest
Children's Art Exhibit, to Jan. 31. The Sublime And Beautiful:
Landscapes And Portraits Of 18th Century Britain, to Feb. 11. 18/100:
Steve Reinke's The Hundred Videos, to Feb. 11. In Search Of An
Orchestration, works by Philip Guston, Jackson Pollock, Esteban
Vincente, to Feb. 18. Magic Toy Shop, to Feb. 18. Framing History:
European Frames From 1400-mid-1800s, to May. Omar Ramsden Silver, to
Oct. 20. $4/$7.50/$15 Fam/Under 12 free. Free Wed 5-10pm. 317 Dundas
W. 977-0414.
BARBWIRE Acrylic on canvas by Paul Flanagan and Christopher Jones,
photography by Pierre P,loquin, to Jan. 31. 25 St. Nicholas, Unit 209.
926-9428.
CANADIAN CLAY & GLASS Ceramics Israel to Feb. 25. $2/$3, Under 12
free. 25 Caroline St. N., Waterloo. (519)746-1882.
CEDAR RIDGE Contemporary Art Show by Brenda Ohngemach, Ilona Rudnicki,
to Jan. 26. 225 Confederation Dr. 396-4026.
COLD CITY Temporal, installations by Therese Bolliger, Peter Cosco,
Akira Yoshikawa, to Jan. 27. 686 Richmond W. 504-6681.
CRAFT V6: Vancouver Glass, recent work by six Vancouver glass artists,
to Feb. 25. Chalmers Bldg., 35 McCaul. 977-3551.
DEL BELLO 10th Annual International Exhibition & Sale of Miniature
Art, to Jan. 28. 788 King W. 504-2422.
DELEON WHITE Doug Buis, Arnold Shives, to Mar. 9. 455 King W. 597-
9466.
DESIGN EXCHANGE Pop In Orbit: Design From The Space Age with five
themes, to Jan. 21. In Your Eye: How Illustration Works, to Feb. 4.
234 Bay. 363-6121.
FIRST CANADIAN PLACE ARTS & EVENTS: Ontario Society Of Artists,
members work, to Jan. 26 (905-827-6854). King & York.
FOUNDATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBJECTIVE ART Master In Black, 32 original
charcoals from the School of Reductionism, by E.J. Gold, to Jan. 31.
533A Parliament. 972-0401.
GALLERY 435 Innards & Edges by Todd Batson, Mohit Bhandari, Lisa
Melick, Chris O'Donnell, James O'Keefe, to Jan. 31. 435 Barton E.,
Hamilton. 905-526-9102.
GALLERY ONE New paintings by Mary Pavey to Feb. 1. 121 Scollard. 929-
3103.
GARNET PRESS Flora Island, outdoor sculpture installation, by Alex de
Cosson, to May '96. 580 Richmond W. 504-5012.
ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA Dreams by Arnaldo Pomodoro. 496 Huron.
921-3802.
KOFFLER Arizona Topaz/Topaze Brulee, drawings by Corinne Carlson, and
Recent Photoworks by Isaac Applebaum, to Jan. 21. 4588 Bathurst. 636-
2145.
MARKET The Big Picture: Panoramic Photography In Toronto, 1903- 1993,
to Feb. 18. South St. Lawrence Market, 95 Front E. 392-7604.
McMICHAEL CANADIAN ART COLLECTION Immag Takkujavut (The Way We See
It): Paintings From Cape Dorset, to Mar. 17. Diamonds In The Rough,
75th Anniversary Of The Group Of Seven, Part Two, extended to Mar. 17.
From Tapawingo To Public Treasure: History Of The McMichael Canadian
Art Collection, ongoing. Group Of Seven: Their Contemporaries &
Successors, permanent. $6/$3/Chd Under 5 free. 10365 Islington,
Kleinburg. 905-893-1121.
MERCER UNION New paintings by Nester Kruger, Long-Thin-Contour,
paintings by Angela Leach, Review 2: The Monumental New City: Art And
Community (1980-85), Chromaliving, Monumenta, New City Of Sculpture,
to Feb. 17. 439 King W. 977-1412.
METRO ARCHIVES Pipe Dreams, history of water and sewer infrastructure
in Metro Toronto, to Sept. '96. 255 Spadina Rd. 397- 5000.
NORTHERN DISTRICT LIBRARY Karen Silvera to Jan. 31. 40 Orchard View
Blvd. 393-7610.
PAINTED CITY Gallery artists Colette French, Audrey Garwood, Milt
Jewell, Don Maynard, Jeff Speed, to Jan. 27. 234 Queen E. 364-0269.
PARTISAN 300 Devils, installation by R.M. Vaughan, to Jan. 30. 920
Queen W. 531-6707/413-9254.
Q CLUB Bits And Pieces by Lauren McKinley Renzetti, Pearl Van Geest,
to Feb. 29. 1574 Queen E. 699-6888.
QUEEN'S QUAY TERMINAL GALLERY: A Hand Of Hope, 300 black and white
photographs on the impact of United Way, to Jan. 28 (203- 0510). GROUP
OF TEN ARTISTS: Spirit Of The Artist, to Feb. 29. (203- 6940). 207
Queen's Quay W.
RED HEAD Touch by Johannes Zits, and Everything Reminds Me Of You by
Karilee Fuglem, to Jan. 27. 96 Spadina Ave., 8th Fl. 504-5654.
ROBERT MCLAUGHLIN Construction/Destruction, photographs from the
Thomas Bouckley Collection, to Jan. 28. Extended Family, photographs
of the GM Scarborough Van Plant, by Gayle Hurmuses, to Jan. 28. Really
Big Woodcuts by Donna Ibing, to Feb. 25. Janet Mitchell Retrospective:
A Celebration, to Mar. 3. Civic Centre, 72 Queen St., Oshawa. 905-576-
3000.
RYERSON Anna And The Gang, photography by Heidi Leverty, to Feb. 17.
80 Spadina Ave., Ste 305. 703-2235.
S.L. SIMPSON A Veiled Woman by Sarah Charlesworth, Hannah Collins,
General Idea, Laurie Simmons, Carolyn White, to Jan. 30. 515 Queen W.
504-3738.
SCARBOROUGH ARTS COUNCIL Just Bluffing, 36 Views Of The Scarborough
Bluffs, paintings, drawings, photographs, poetry, text, to Feb. 9.
1859 Kingston. 698-7322.
SCARBOROUGH CAMPUS Watersfine, mixed media by Michael Drew Campbell,
to Jan. 26. U of T, 1265 Military Trail. 287-7176.
TALLULAH'S CABARET Photos by Mark Shields. Buddies In Bad Times
Theatre, 12 Alexander. 533-0056.
TENNESSEE BAR AND GRILL Selected Photographic Works by Gerald King, to
Jan. 31. 1554 Queen W. 532-2570.
THEATRE PASSE MURAILLE As In A Dream by Shelley Niro, to Jan. 28.
Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace, 16 Ryerson. 504-7529.
394 BLOOR W. Frankie Manning Photographic Exhibition to Feb. 12. Ste.
200.
TORONTO SCULPTURE GARDEN At This Point by Panya Clark, to Apr. 15. 115
King E. 485-9658.
YORK UNIVERSITY GALLERY: Looking Ahead by Haim Steinbach, to Feb. 25.
IDA: CanadaAustralia Exchange, works on paper, video, digital media by
university students, Jan. 22-Feb. 2 (736-5136). SAMUEL J. ZACKS:
Vladimir Kovalchuk, to Jan. 19. 109 Stong College, York University,
4700 Keele. 736-2100 x33055.
YYZ ARTISTS' OUTLET Antidote, installation by Janis Kerbel, The
Lesbian Body, film, video works by Shawna Dempsey, Lorri Millan, to
Feb.3. 1087 Queen W. 531-7869.
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Subject: MUSEUMS
BATA SHOE MUSEUM About Shoes: Footwear Through The Ages. The Gentle
Step: 19th Century Women's Shoes. Our Boots: An Inuit Woman's Art.
One, Two Buckle My Shoe: Illustrations From Contemporary Children's
Books About Shoes. Admission $6/$4/$2. First Tues of month free. 327
Bloor W. 979-7799.
GIBSON HOUSE MUSEUM Putting By For The Winter: 19th Century Preserving
Techniques And Technologies. $1.50-$2.50. 5172 Yonge.
OSBORNE COLLECTION OF EARLY CHILDREN'S BOOKS Box Of Delights: 600
Years of Children's Books, to Feb. 10. 239 College. 393-7753.
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM Fakes: Deception In European Ceramics, to Jan.
28. Reshaping Tradition: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics In Asian
Modes, to Jan. 28. Safe Haven: The Refugee Experience Of Five Families
to Apr. 8. A Canadian Portrait: Faces From Canada's Past, to July.
Centrepieces For The Table, to July. Watching TV: Historic Televisions
And Memorabilia From The MZTV Museum, to Sept. 15. Ancient Mariners Of
The Adriatic, early bronze age artifacts from the island of Palagruza,
to Jan. '97. Corsets To Calling Cards, to Mar. '97. The Maiasaur
Project - The Life And Times Of The Dinosaur, indefinite. 100 Queen's
Park. $3.50-$7/$15 Fam. 586-5551.
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Subject: ART EVENTS
ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO:New Ways Of Looking At Art with poet Ronna
Bloom, Jan. 24 6pm. FILM: The Independents, film, video production,
Jan. 24, 7pm. JAZZ: Trumpeter Herbie Spanier, Jan. 24, 8pm. DANCE:
Michelle Silagy performs Waterworks, Jan. 21, 2pm. $15 Fam/Under 12
free. Free Wed 5-10pm. 317 Dundas W. 977-0414.
HARBOURFRONT CENTRE: GLASS: Basic Glass-Blowing Skills, Jan. 19- 21;
$250. (973-4951). TEXTILE: Silk-screen printing, hand-painting,
Katazome, papermaking workshops, to Mar. (971-4952). CERAMIC: Make and
decorate small bowls and mugs, Jan. 18-Mar. 7; $195. (973- 4994).
FAMILES: Kaleidoscope, free crafts program runs Sundays 11:30am-4:30pm
at Lookout. York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 973-3000.
PAPERMAKING Workshop, Jan. 20, 9:30am-3:30pm. $30. Neilson Park
Creative Centre, 56 Neilson Dr., Etobicoke. 622-5294.
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM: CLASSES: Ceramics, Collecting Antiques, Body
Images, Creative Jewelry, Mixed Media, Fly Tying, Papier Mach,, Kite
Construction, others, mid-Jan to mid-Mar. COURSE: Visual Arts Of
Japan, Mondays 6:30-8:30pm, Jan. 22-Feb. 26; $60. LECTURES: Veronika
Gervers: The Idea of Visual Culture, Color in the Early 19th Century,
Jan. 18, 6pm in McLaughlin Planetarium; free. Women, Cloth, And
Society In Early Times, Jan. 21, 2-3:30pm; $11. The Palaces Of
Assyria, Jan. 23-Feb. 27; $100. TOUR: Fakes: Deception In European
Ceramics, Jan. 24, 2-3pm in Gardiner Museum; $7. 100 Queen's Park.
586-5797.
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