{"id":28193,"date":"2015-04-26T15:15:46","date_gmt":"2015-04-26T19:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/?p=28193"},"modified":"2015-05-16T15:40:26","modified_gmt":"2015-05-16T19:40:26","slug":"contact-2015-artoronto-ca-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/?p=28193","title":{"rendered":"Contact 2015 \/ Artoronto.ca picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

With so much choice, with well over 1500 Canadian and international artists and photographers exhibiting at more than 175 venues throughout the Greater Toronto Area, it isn\u2019t easy picking exhibits to see.<\/p>\n

We all look forward to seeing much more than the ones listed but these caught our interest and everyone is sure to have their own list as well.<\/p>\n

Phil Anderson, publisher:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Discover Parkdale \/ Parkdale Collegiate Institute Students<\/strong>
\nMay 1 \u2013 31, 2015
\nParkdale Village – Common Sort<\/strong>
\n1414 Queen Street West St<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Christian C. (PCI Student), Interrupting Interaction, 2014<\/p>\n

Proximos (2010-2014) \/ Russell Monk<\/strong>
\nMay 1 \u2013 31, 2015
\nNikola Rukaj Gallery<\/strong>
\n384 Eglinton Ave W<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Russell Monk, Bullfighters, 2012 \u2013 2014<\/div>\n
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La Mirada en el Otro: Conexiones\/ Confrontaciones The Spanish National Photography Prize<\/strong>
\nMay 1 \u2013 31, 2015
\nEdward Day Gallery <\/strong>
\n952 Queen St W<\/div>\n

Emese Krun\u00e1k-Hajagos, publisher:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dalston Anatomy \/ Lorenzo Vitturi<\/strong>
\nMay 2 \u2013 June 27, 2015
\nContact Gallery<\/strong>
\n80 Spadina Ave, Ste 205<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Lorenzo Vitturi, Plastic Blue #1 & 2, from the series Dalston Anatomy, 2013, Courtesy of the artist<\/p>\n

Everything will be forgotten \/ Frank Rodick<\/strong>
\nApril 30 \u2013 May 30, 2015
\nArticsok Gallery<\/strong>
\n1697 St. Clair Ave W<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Frank Rodick: Portrait, Frances Rodick (Time) 2012, Courtesy of the artist<\/p>\n

Contacting Toronto: Expanding cities \/ Alejandro Cartagene, Owen Fernley, Julia Krolik<\/strong>
\nMay 1 \u2013 31, 2015
\nWarden Subway Station<\/strong><\/p>\n

Steve Rockwell, publisher:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Rise and Fall \/ Nicholas Pye<\/strong>
\nApril 30 – May 30, 2015
\nBirch Contemporary<\/strong>
\n129 Tecumseth St<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Nicholas Pye, The Fleeting I, 2014.<\/p>\n

The New Gods \/ Alejandro Garcia Contreras, Jos\u00e9e Pedneault<\/strong>
\nMay 7 – June 14, 2015
\nTYPOLOGY Projects<\/strong>
\n180 Shaw Street, Ste 302<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Jos\u00e9e Pedneault \/ Alejandro Garcia Contreras, New Gods Series, 2013<\/p>\n

Looking for Marshall McLuhan in Afghanistan\/ Rita Leistner<\/strong>
\nApril 15 – May 13, 2015
\nDylan Ellis Gallery<\/strong>
\n1840 Danforth Ave<\/p>\n

Brinae Bain, writer\/photographer<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Flesh + Stone \/ Robert Mapplethorpe<\/strong>
\nMay 2 \u2013 30, 2015
\nOlga Korper Gallery<\/strong>
\n17 Morrow Ave<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Robert Mapplethorpe, Vibert, 1984, \u00a9 Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission, Courtesy of Contact<\/p>\n

Lost Canoe \/ Curtis Wehrfritz<\/strong>
\nApril 29 \u2013 June 6, 2015
\nAlison Milne Gallery<\/strong>
\n198 Walnut Ave<\/p>\n

Marina Dumont, writer\/photographer<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>So Be It \/ Chris Curreri <\/strong>
\nMay 1 \u2013 31, 2015
\n<\/strong>The Gardiner Museum<\/strong>
\n111 Queen’s Park<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Chris Curreri, Untitled (Clay Portfolio), 2013<\/p>\n

La Mirada en el Otro: Conexiones\/ Confrontaciones The Spanish National Photography Prize<\/strong>
\nMay 1 \u2013 31, 2015
\nEdward Day Gallery <\/strong>
\n952 Queen St W<\/p>\n

Ella Gorevalov, writer<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Edouard \/ Edouard LeBouthillier<\/strong>
\nMay 1 \u2013 31, 2015
\nUnion Station Vitrines – VIA Rail Concourse<\/strong>
\n65 Front St W<\/p>\n

Mia Guttmann, writer\/photographer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Exhibition Narrative \/ Andrew B. Myers, Jakub Dolej\u0161, Yael Eban, Tim Roda, Oli Sorenson<\/strong>
\nMay 1 \u2013 31, 2015
\nAngell Gallery<\/strong>
\n12 Ossington Avenue<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Yael Eban, Jenkins, 2014<\/p>\n

Tetyana Herych, writer<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Challenge of Abstraction \/ Elizabeth Zvonar<\/strong>
\nApril 30 – June 6, 2015
\nDaniel Faria Gallery<\/strong>
\n188 St Helens Ave<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Elizabeth Zvonar, We Play to Our Wishes Not To Their Rules, 2015<\/p>\n

Part Picture \/ a group show<\/strong>
\nMay 1 \u2013 31, 2015
\nMuseum of Contemporary Canadian Art<\/strong>
\n952 Queen St W<\/p>\n

Elena Iourtaeva, writer\/photographer:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Light Forms \/ Elzbieta Kurowska<\/strong>
\nMay 1 \u2013 31, 2015
\nGrasslands Restaurant<\/strong>
\n478 Queen St W<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Elzbieta Kurowska, Venticulus #01, 2014<\/p>\n

Surplus \/ Heidi Leverty<\/strong>
\nMay 1 \u2013 30, 2015
\nWalnut Contemporary Gallery<\/strong>
\n201 Niagara St W<\/p>\n

Anthos \/ Chris Joakim<\/strong>
\nMay 1\u2013June 30, 2015
\nIndustrial Storm<\/strong>
\n1106 Queen St W<\/p>\n

Sunny Kim, writer<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Tim Johnston: Chemical Compositions<\/strong>
\nMay 1 – May 29, 2014
\n<\/strong>Arepa Caf\u00e9<\/strong>
\n492 Queen St W<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Tim Johnston, #3 from the “Blue Series”, 2014<\/p>\n

Mindset \/ a group show<\/strong>
\nMay 25 – June 14, 2015
\nArtscape Youngplace<\/strong>
\n180 Shaw St N 2nd Floor Public Gallery<\/p>\n

Emily Kovacs, write\/photographer<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Luminous Fields \/ Marie-Jeanne Musiol<\/strong>
\nMay 2 \u2013 30, 2015
\nPierre-Fran\u00e7ois Ouellette art contemporain Toronto<\/strong>
\n65 George Street<\/p>\n

Optimism as Cultural Rebellion \/ Matthew Stone<\/strong>
\nMay 1 \u2013 31, 2015
\nDrake Hotel<\/strong>
\n1150 Queen Street W<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Matthew Stone, Soul Retrieval, 2012-2015, Courtesy of the artist and The Hole, New York<\/p>\n

Tree \/ Myoung Ho Lee<\/strong>
\nMay 1 \u2013 31, 2015
\nBrookfield Place, Allen Lambert Galleria<\/strong>
\n181 Bay Street<\/p>\n

Katie Lawson, writer\/photographer<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A Person Who Disappears\u00a0\/ Chih-Chien Wang <\/strong>
\nApril 30 – June 21, 2015
\nArt Gallery of Mississauga<\/strong>
\n300 City Centre Drive<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Chih-Chien Wang, Sleep Under Trees, 2014, Image courtesy of Pierre-Fran\u00e7ois Ouellette art contemporain<\/p>\n

The New Gods \/ Alejandro Garcia Contreras, Jos\u00e9e Pedneault<\/strong>
\nMay 7 – June 14, 2015
\nTYPOLOGY Projects<\/strong>
\n180 Shaw Street, Ste 302<\/p>\n

No One Says Anything, Everyone Remembers Everything<\/strong>
\nMay 1 \u2013 31, 2015
\nRyerson Artspace<\/strong>
\n1214 Queen West Street<\/p>\n

David Saric, writer<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Scotiabank Photography Award \/ Mark Ruwedel <\/strong>
\nApril 29\u2013June 28, 2015
\nRyerson Image Centre<\/strong>
\n33 Gould Street<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Mark Ruwedel, Chocolate Mountains: A Ceremonial Trail. The Ice Age, 2001, Courtesy of the artist, Gallery Luisotti and Art 45\u00a0<\/p>\n

Beaux Gestes\u00a0 \/ Yto Barrada <\/strong>
\nMay 22 \u2013 July 11, 2015
\nA Space Gallery<\/strong>
\n401 Richmond Street West, Ste 110<\/p>\n

Canada By Rail and By Sea \/ Scott Conarroe <\/strong>
\nApril 29 \u2013 June 28, 2015
\nRyerson Image Centre<\/strong>
\n33 Gould St<\/p>\n

Simon Termine, writer\/photographer<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Memory Unearthed: The Lodz Ghetto Photos<\/strong> by Henryk Ross<\/strong> \/ Henryk Ross<\/strong>
\nJanuary 31 \u2013 June 14, 2015
\nArt Gallery of Ontario<\/strong>
\n317 Dundas St W<\/p>\n

Negative Exposure<\/strong> \/ Randy Grskovic and Wil Murray<\/strong>
\nMay 2 \u2013 30, 2015
\nKatzman Contemporary<\/strong>
\n86 Miller Street<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Wil Murray, Rotten Row 2, 2014<\/p>\n

More Real than Reality<\/strong>: the Art of Canadian Composite Photography (1870-1930)<\/strong>
\nMay 1 \u2013 31, 2015
\nCampbell House Museum<\/strong>
\n160 Queen Street West<\/p>\n

Vanessa Zeoli, writer\/photographer<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Looking for Marshall McLuhan in Afghanistan\/ Rita Leistner<\/strong>
\nApril 15 – May 13, 2015
\n<\/strong>Dylan Ellis Gallery<\/strong>
\n1840 Danforth Ave<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Rita Leistner, Afghanistan, 2011, \u00a9 Rita Leistner \/ Basetrack<\/p>\n

Generations \/ Annu Palakunnathu Matthew <\/strong>
\nMay 2 \u2013 October 18, 2015
\nRoyal Ontario Museum<\/strong>
\n100 Queen’s Park, Centre Block, 3rd Fl<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival<\/p>\n

May 2015 \/ Toronto<\/strong><\/p>\n

With so much choice, with well over 1500 photographers exhibiting throughout the Greater Toronto Area, it isn\u2019t easy picking exhibits to see<\/p>\n

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