by Hugh Alcock
There are many little treasures to feast on in this show.
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River Underground at Clint Roenisch Gallery
Joan Kaufman at Lonsdale Gallery
by Hugh Alcock
This is a thoughtful, well-curated show, that is genuinely moving. A jewel.
Jennifer Murphy at Clint Roenisch Gallery
by Hugh Alcock
These work show how ardent her love of nature is. Certainly, there is a tenderness and joy to her work that is infectious.
Touring the Toronto Art Fair
by Hugh Alcock
Art fairs are becoming an increasingly important business model for galleries and dealers. The worry is that their ascendance will leave less and less room for slow art, as the market is crowded out by spectacle.
The Window and the Frame at Towards Gallery
by Hugh Alcock
Insofar as the artists in this show are primarily concerned with the ideas, there is a sense in which aesthetic choices they make in the visual presentation of their works are incidental
Ian Mackay’s Shape-Shifting at Red Head Gallery
by Hugh Alcock
These paintings are the latest in a years-long series of works by Mackay in which he courageously explores the endless and surprising possibilities of painting itself. Their energy is infectious.
Brendan George Ko at CONTACT
by Hugh Alcock
Ko’s aim of highlighting the serenity and beauty of nature, while immersed in the cacophony of our hyperbolic media environment, is extremely challenging. All the same, Ko makes a noble attempt – something that ought to be commended.
Wanderlust at Stephen Bulger Gallery
by Hugh Alcock
No purpose in racing around the world – more about wonder than wandering. This exhibition takes you on a wonderful photographic adventure.
Marcel van Eeden at Clint Roenisch Gallery
by Hugh Alcock
Van Eeden aims to depict that which he could never have perceived, i.e., the world before his time.
Andrzej Tarasiuk at YYZ
by Hugh Alcock
The viewer can readily identify the outlines of trees in a forest setting. But the thinking that guides their making is intricate and involved.
Propeller Art Gallery Celebrates 25 Years
by Hugh Alcock
We have much to be grateful for their success. They are a wonderful resource. May they prosper for the next twenty five years!