by Hugh Alcock
The curator, Simone Rojas-Pick, likens the experience of emerging from the pandemic’s lockdown to that of having recently woken up from a long dream, after which everything is perceived afresh.
After the Long Dream at Lonsdale Gallery
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Gavin Lynch’s Mixed Greens at Angell Gallery
by Hugh Alcock
These paintings are sophisticated in their composition, execution and the thinking behind them.
Joseph Muscat at Propeller Gallery
by Hugh Alcock
Muscat has a real knack for pulling together diverse images. The best of these works are impactful. There is a lyricism to his work that I enjoyed.
Patel Brown Gallery’s Inaugural Exhibitions
by Hugh Alcock
they have staged an impressive pair of inaugural exhibitions, titled Fair Adaptation and Adapt and Pivot, each packed with great art
Sean Yelland: Lazy Boy at Ingram Gallery
by Hugh Alcock
Yelland’s paintings are alluring in their compositions and colours. As a long-time resident of Toronto I recognise his works collectively as a love-letter to the city. He tenderly captures the essence of the place.
Rae Johnson at Christopher Cutts
by Hugh Alcock
It is the tension between the physical and the psychological that makes her work gripping. Hers is a powerful unique voice, wonderfully showcased by Christopher Cutts’ judicious selection.
Carol Wainio at Paul Petro
by Hugh Alcock
There is little doubt that Wainio is a rarely gifted artist with an uncanny ability to conjure out of paint a spellbinding object, rich in possibilities.
Drawing Unlimited at Propeller
by Hugh Alcock
The exhibition has been masterfully hung to juxtapose the drawings in a stimulating and thought-provoking manner
Age of You / MOCA
by Hugh Alcock
It is provocative, intelligently thought out and brimming with great art. MOCA has provided a grand exhibition to reflect on all the disruptive changes our society is experiencing.
Sandblom and Tseng at Elaine Fleck
by Hugh Alcock
These two artists share a sophistication of thought that is evident in these beautiful works.
Sustenance at Gallery 1313
by Hugh Alcock
all of the works are measured in the sense that they are not obscenely didactic, but rather show restrains with regards to the difficult subject they tackle
Z’otz at YYZ
by Hugh Alcock
It is elusively compelling work. Their drawings and sculptures have an authenticity that is rarely found