ARTICLES

WATER: SUSTAINING LIFE at Urban Gallery

Water is one of the natural beauties of our world. As fluid creatures, humans seek water for existence and substance. The latest exhibition at Toronto's leading indie gallery, Urban Gallery, explores water through the lens of four area photographs in WATER: SUSTAINING LIFE, part of their annual CONTACT showing. On Saturday May 6 the artists gathered for the opening reception of the show. As one of the official galleries in this year's Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival Urban Gallery is

Meghan Thomas' LUMINOSITY Brightens Urban Gallery

Artist Meghan Thomas just moved to Toronto from Vancouver, bringing a west coast vibe to the Big Smoke's art scene. Her career as a makeup artist has given way to vibrant airbrushed canvases that are intense. With a street vibe LUMINOSITY has an appeal that goes New Age with gusto. Thomas says, "As an artist I am thankful that my journey and studies have led to discovering the medium for materializing my lifelong observations. With the airbrush I can unleash my true colours; it is also a time

TEMPT Exhibition At Urban Gallery Showcases New Talent

On Saturday Urban Gallery proudly hosted this year's Centennial College Studio Arts Program 1st year student exhibition entitled TEMPT: an exploration of tainted grace in the contemporary world. The 25 pieces of art on display showcase some of Toronto's newest artists with a variety of mediums. Our pick of this year's show is "Collateral Damage" in acrylic by Carolyn De Lang. Honourable mentions go to: Karoshi in acrylic by Stephanie Bellefleur Shift by Benrue Xie The City She Called Hope

The Science of the Carnival’s Mas Arts Reyes and Eustace receive top Science Award on the weekend

The newest selfie hot spot at the Ontario Science Centre is in front of Michelle Reyes’ award-winning costume De Rise of the Cherry Blossom. Since the installation of the Queen costume earlier this month, fans of the Mas arts have been lining up to get their pictures taken with it! On Sunday afternoon, Michelle Reyes was at the Science Centre to receive the Innovation in Mas' Award for the Queen costume she designed, built and wore at the King and Queen competition and the Toronto Carnival