{"id":55750,"date":"2025-04-30T18:29:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T22:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/?p=55750"},"modified":"2025-11-01T15:59:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T19:59:40","slug":"contact-2025-artoronto-ca-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/?p=55750","title":{"rendered":"CONTACT 2025 \/ Artoronto.ca picks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 29th edition of Toronto\u2019s preeminent, annual, month-long festival presents over a hundred exhibitions city-wide. So, it isn\u2019t easy to pick exhibits to see. 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\n\n\n

EMESE KRUNAK-HAJAGOS, <\/strong>publisher\/writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clara Gutsche<\/strong>
May 7 \u2013 August 2, 2025
The Image Centre<\/p>\n\n\n

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Clara Gutsche, Coll\u00e8ge Clar\u00e9tain, Victoriaville, 1997. Courtesy of the artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sylvia Galbraith: What Time Is This Place?<\/strong>
May 9 \u2013 June 7, 2025
Abbozzo Gallery<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sylvia Galbraith, Loretta’s Place, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PHIL ANDERSON, <\/strong>publisher\/writer\/photographer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something Old, Something New: The Wedding Photography Collection of Stephen Bulger and Catherine Lash<\/strong>
May 7 \u2013 June 7, 2025
The Image Centre<\/p>\n\n\n

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Motorcycle Matrimony, ca. 1969, gelatin silver print<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monica Rooney: We Remain: Portraits of Transgender Youth<\/strong>
May 3 \u2013 May 25, 2025
Caf\u00e9 ZUZU<\/p>\n\n\n

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Monica Rooney, Affirmations, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

STEVE ROCKWELL, <\/strong>publisher\/writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yann Pocreau: The lapse in between<\/strong>
March 13 \u2013 May 3, 2025
Blouin Division<\/p>\n\n\n

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Yann Pocreau, Les d\u00e9calages 04, 2025. Courtesy of Blouin Division<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alison Postma: Tender to the Touch<\/strong>
May 10 \u2013 July 5, 2025
Xpace Cultural Centre<\/p>\n\n\n

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Alison Postma, Guts, From Series: Tender to the Touch, 2024. Courtesy of the artist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABUK LUAL, <\/strong>writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edward Musungu: Celebrating the Heritage of Lake Turkana<\/strong>
May 1 \u2013 May 31, 2025
Regis College<\/p>\n\n\n

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Edward Musungu, Celebrating the Heritage of Lake Turkana, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christina Leslie: Pinhole Portraits and Places<\/strong>
May 10 \u2013 July 5, 2025
Stephen Bulger Gallery<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ANTONELLA PECORA RUIZ<\/strong>, writer\/photographer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jordan King: Untitled Polaroid Series<\/strong>
May 1 \u2013 May 31, 2025
Billboard at Queen St W & Augusta Ave<\/p>\n\n\n

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Jordan King, Untitled Polaroid Series, Billboard at Queen St W & Augusta Ave<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kiri Dalena: Erased Slogans \/ Birds of Prey<\/strong>
May 1 \u2013 May 31, 2025
Billboards at College St and Lansdowne Ave, Billboards at Dufferin St and Queen St<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ELIN MACRAE<\/strong>, writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glenn McArthur: Muqarnas: Form and Light<\/strong>
September 14, 2024 \u2013 September 7, 2025
Aga Khan Park<\/p>\n\n\n

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Glenn McArthur, Muqarnas: Form and Light, Aga Khan Park<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HUGH ALCOCK<\/strong>, writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sandra Brewster: FISH<\/strong>
April 12, 2025 \u2013 January 1, 2026
McMichael Canadian Art Collection<\/p>\n\n\n

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Study for FISH (detail) 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeanne Randolph: Pythagoras of the Prairies<\/strong>
May 16 \u2013 June 21, 2025
Paul Petro Contemporary Art<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KAYA MEZIANE, <\/strong>writer\/photographer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zinnia Naqvi, Faseeh Saleem, Clemens Thornquist: Unveiling<\/strong> Stories of Common Objects<\/strong>
May 4 \u2013 May 31, 2025
Art Address<\/p>\n\n\n

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Clemens Thornquist, Kitchen Series, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Margaret Gdyczynski: Longing<\/strong>
May 1 \u2013 May 30, 2025
Extra Butter Coffee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NANE ZADOORIAN,<\/strong> writer\/photographer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zara Dorafshanian:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/a>Culture<\/strong>
May 1 \u2013 May 10, 2025
Ymm Art Space<\/p>\n\n\n

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Zara Dorafshanian, Dancing, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laiba Aslam, Niloufer Mavalvala, Faseeh Saleem: Culinary<\/strong> Canvas<\/strong>
May 1 \u2013 May 31, 2025
Narenj<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NUSRAT PAPIA, <\/strong>writer\/photographer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steve Kean: Moving Landscapes II<\/strong>
May 9 \u2013 June 7, 2025
Abbozzo Gallery<\/p>\n\n\n

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Steve Kean, What’s Real, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

REBEKAH BARONA<\/strong>, writer\/photographer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anu Kumar: Ghar<\/strong>
May 1 \u2013 May 31, 2025
Billboards at College St. and Clinton St. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Anu Kumar, Untitled, 2019, from series Ghar. Courtesy of the artist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amara King: Trinidad Tabanca<\/strong>
May 1May 16 \u2013 May 29, 2025
She Said Gallery <\/p>\n\n\n\n

POLYNA ALEXSEEV<\/strong>, writer\/photographer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paulina Sheck: Shoreline<\/strong>
May 1 \u2013 May 31, 2025
Gallery 1265<\/p>\n\n\n

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Paulina Sheck, Shoreline 1, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul Orenstein: Stranger on a Train<\/strong>
May 18 \u2013 June 30, 2025
The Hall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RASHANA YOUTZY, <\/strong>writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christina Kakaletris: Washed Away: Fading Memories<\/strong>
May 1 \u2013 May 31, 2025
Dirty Laundry<\/p>\n\n\n

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Christina Kakaletris, \u201cMom Memory\u201d, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Veronica Moore: Aquatic Rumours<\/strong>
April 25 \u2013 August 10, 2025
Alleyway Gallery<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SHERRY QIN<\/strong>, writer\/photographer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9douard Lock, \u00c8xauc\u00e9: Ballet Studies<\/strong>
May 15 \u2013 June 7, 2025
Atelier Next Door (AND1357) <\/p>\n\n\n

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\u00c9douard Lock, Exauc\u00e9 No.21, 1989<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOFIA DIAZ AGUILAR<\/strong>, writer\/photographer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suneil Sanzgiri: An Impossible Address<\/strong>
April 12 \u2013 June 14, 2025
Mercer Union<\/p>\n\n\n

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Suneil Sanzgiri, An Impossible Address, 2025, 16mm to Digital, CGI. Courtesy of the artist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Taylor: Cerca de Casa<\/strong>
May 26 \u2013 July 6, 2025
Taqueria Vegana<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YEHYUN LEE<\/strong>, writer\/photographer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P\u0131nar \u00d6\u011frenci, Helena Uambembe: Still Film: Photography in<\/strong> Motion<\/strong>
May 1 \u2013 May 29, 2025
Goethe Insititute<\/p>\n\n\n

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P\u0131nar \u00d6\u011frenci, Good Luck in Germany, 2024, Video Still. Courtesy of the artist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebecca Wood: On Being Despised<\/strong>
June 18 \u2013 August 2, 2025
The Image Centre<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Images are courtesy of CONTACT Photography Festival<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make your own selection of exhibitions please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

May \u2013 and on, 2025
\nVarious locations in Toronto and the GTA<\/strong><\/p>\n

With so much choices of Canadian and international artists exhibiting, it isn\u2019t easy picking exhibits to see<\/p>\n

Read more →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-features"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55750"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55772,"href":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55750\/revisions\/55772"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/55762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}