Format: Exhibition

These illustrations collectively demonstrate and define the essential hopefulness of my work. They are celebrations of diversity and of LGBTQ+ joy, where we envision a bright future; where people can flourish and dream wildly, and be wholly themselves without danger or hate. I have a love of 60’s and 70’s popular culture aesthetics, which spans from the golden age of Bollywood, to Studio 54 disco fever, appearing throughout my work to convey a warm nostalgia amidst […]

Twenty-four photos of costumes worn during a 24-hour performance of 24-Decade History of Popular Music.

For Machine’s recent talk at the 2023 TED conference in Vancouver, he created Mother Nature, a detailed look that straddles the boundaries of costume and set.

Eight wearable sculptures created for Taylor Mac, who wore them in a film of the same name, will be on public view for the first time alongside a loop of the film.

Treasure is a future psyche-sex-adelic synth rock experience with stories about Machine’s mother, their relationship and the legacy she left to him.

Machine Dazzle’s Surreal Retrospective: Bespoke looks for special public events like Pride and Easter parade.

Mini fantasy worlds manifest throughout the vitrines of Harbourfront Centre’s main building, sharing an imaginary landscape of colour and pageantry.

At first glance, the works of Mohammad Tabesh and Jinming Li are quite dissimilar; however, there is a commonality linking them – they both reference the body, albeit in very different ways.    Tabesh’s sculptures are evocative of sound – heard and unheard. There is the implication of voices crying aloud and voices silenced.   Li’s work references architecture and spaces inhabited […]

At first glance, the works of Mohammad Tabesh and Jinming Li are quite dissimilar; however, there is a commonality linking them – they both reference the body, albeit in very different ways.   Tabesh’s sculptures are evocative of sound – heard and unheard. There is the implication of voices crying aloud and voices silenced.  Li’s work references architecture and spaces inhabited […]

Soft Launch for a Hard Fall – This exhibition probes the visceral and cerebral, triumphs and vulnerabilities in human connections. 

In her practice, artist Maggie Groat investigates decolonial ways of being, alternative archiving, sustainable exhibition practices, and the transformative potential of salvaged materials during times of climate emergency. Implementing a collage-based approach, Groat presents newly commissioned artworks across three sites as part of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival—at CONTACT Gallery, on billboards, and outdoors at […]

‘Forecast’ is a group exhibition featuring the work of nine local and international artists and designers exploring themes related to the climate crisis specifically as it relates to the weather and how environmental changes impact communities on a global scale.  Featuring Christina Battle, Gordon Brent Brochu-Ingram, Vardit Goldner, Grace Grothaus, Lisa Hirmer, Malu Luecking, Joel […]

Around the world, young people have been at the forefront of climate action, highlighting the effects of rising greenhouse gas emissions and demanding more from politicians and corporations. With these two notions in mind, the Nordic-Canadian Fellowship in Environmental Journalism was born: a chance for emerging journalists under 25 from both regions to report on […]

The beliefs and practises surrounding meat as a food resource are centuries old and still exist in the Faroe Islands. Heiðrik á Heygum presents this series of new paintings as a subtle commentary. The subjects seem far removed from the land and sea they were harvested from, but the connection between heritage and nature remains.  […]

In celebration of a year-long cultural initiative Nordic Bridges, Harbourfront Centre invites you to the opening reception of the Nordic Collaborations exhibitions: Animal Vegetable Mineral, Fuglakvæðið (The Bird Ballad) – Edward Fuglø and Eyes as Big as Plates. These exhibitions, led by Nordic and Canadian artists, will explore human nature’s relationship, connection and disassociation with […]

This installation is a commentary on the historical and ongoing resource extraction employed by Canada. Barkhouse presents “Canada’s colonial souvenir shop as a representation of the commodification of Canada’s natural landscapes.”  Mary Anne Barkhouse would like to acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council. In addition, she would […]

The exhibition is a selection of recent original paintings by the Faroese artist Edward Fuglø that will be presented in a non-traditional gallery space: the 245 Queens Quay West warehouse.   Fuglakvæðið is a traditional Faroese fable from 1806, written as a ballad containing 226 verses. It is a kind of Robin Hood story, where the […]

LAYERS is a self-referential solo exhibit that contemplates the relationship between traumatic memory and the physical body. Inspired by The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk, artist Olivia Mae Sinclair interprets the inner body and intrusive thoughts through textiles prints and book sculptures. […]

The exhibition is a selection of recent photographs by the duo Riitta Ikonen (Finland) and Karoline Hjorth (Norway) presented in a non-traditional gallery space: the 245 Queens Quay West warehouse.   The second component is three largescale billboards on our 235 parking pavilion that will be the product of their fieldwork in Nova Scotia in mid-September […]

Jewellery is one of the oldest cultural identifiers. Over 120,000 years ago, prehistoric humans engaged in this aesthetic, adorning their bodies with shell necklaces. Much like contemporary art, contemporary jewellery expands our view of society, culture, the world-at-large and ourselves. It differentiates itself from other craft practices because it isn’t one material. It can be […]

Nordic Collaborations These fascinating exhibitions from Nordic and Canadian artists explore human nature’s relationship, connection and disassociation with the natural world around them. Part of Nordic Bridges, Harbourfront Centre’s year-long cultural initiative celebrating Nordic art, culture and ideas in Canada. 1. Animal Vegetable Mineral, curated by Melanie Egan 2. Fuglakvæðið (The Bird Ballad), original paintings […]

Woven Spaces – Woven Forms is a technical weaving exploration of the triple weave technique, which allows a weaver to create multiple planes of fabric simultaneously as they weave on the loom. I am interested in how this technique can be applied to speculative architecture and other three-dimensional forms by intersecting these layers with one […]

Brad Turner typifies the artistic concept of flow or “being in the zone”. It’s about focus and complete absorption in the process – full engagement of embodied knowledge and letting the material lead the way.  Turner is a maker with superb talent. He has an innate understanding of glass and exploits its characteristics to maximum […]