Chris Blanchenot’s Holly and Jack is part of the Group II Exhibition in DNA
The final weekend of DNA, the Gallery 44 Members Show in the Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival, coincides with Toronto’s Doors Open, a weekend dedicated to opening up the architecture and history of Toronto. The Group II Exhibition is located in historic Gallery 1313. See some wonderful photography and learn about the origins of this building.
La Escalera – Nelly Akerman Singer
The Spanish scientist, Ramon y Cajal, wrote about how a scientist should choose a wife:
Do not choose a rich woman she will wasteyour productive nights
in the theater.
Do not choose an artist she has a “masculine mind”.
Choose a homemaker she will take care of the “small task” of
raising your children so you can devote your time to research.
In La Escalera, her work in DNA, Nelly Akerman Singer places paired photographs of famous women between the rungs of a ladder and asks: Would any of these Women qualify for Ramon y Cajal’s
Ideal Wife……
DNA, the Gallery 44 Members Exhibition at Gallery 1313 continues until Sunday, May 25th. Two of the photographic artists in the exhibition address current identity by looking at the past, combining digital and chemical methods in the process.
From Family Album by Sandy Middleton
Her large 15×30 pieces are comprised from vintage family photographs combined with contemporary landscapes from her own work. The prints were made digitally, direct to plywood and are then painted with encaustic medium. Encaustic painting in the oldest and most archival form of painting that uses beeswax and resin crystals to harden the wax. It is painted on in a molten state and dries quickly.
Paula Grgurich Shewchuk “Selfie”
Gallery 1313 is open Sundays, but closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Hours are 1 pm to 6 pm, and Gallery 1313 is located at 1313 Queen Street West, Toronto.
Timothy Neesam’s Buddhist Monks, Bhutan
Timothy Neesam will be leading a talk by the artists participating in the Group 2 exhibition of DNA.
Join us at Gallery 1313, 1313 Queen Street West, Toronto for a stimulating and entertaining discussion of the work in the exhibition.
Linda-Briskin’s Dance of Three Movements is part of DNA
Group 2 of this Gallery 44 Members exhibition begins this Wednesday, with the Opening Reception on Thursday evening, May 15th, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m at Gallery 1313, 1313 Queen Street West in Parkdale.
Showing their work are the following artists:
Saman Deilamani’s SOMA 25 is in the Group II Exhibition in DNA
Sarah Tothill’s “D1 – Royal Alexandra Theatre” is in the Group I exhibition in DNA
Christine Marshall-Smith’s The Levant is part of DNA
After a successful opening, the Group 1 Exhibition runs to Sunday, May 11. To learn more about the artists involved and their visions, join us at the Artist Talk Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. at Gallery 1313, 1313 Queen Street West in Toronto’s Parkdale district.
The Group I Exhibition of DNA, the Gallery 44 Members’s Show at Gallery 1313, starts on April 30th, with the Opening on the evening of Thursday, May 1. Featuring 14 artists, the exhibition is an eclectic and exciting display of contemporary photography. You can get a downloadable e-catalog here.
Returning to this year’s show is Kelly Lamorie, whose Vast Extravagance. Perpetual Light is her latest series to be presented at Contact 2014 as part of Gallery 44’s member exhibitions. Exploring the theme of fragility and impermanence − everything flows, nothing stands still − her latest photos reveal a vast landscape with unearthed and unending possibilities that bring light to the vast uncertainty of what lies ahead.
Kelly Lamorie’s Vast Extravagance 5
As we look forward to the May 1 opening for the Group I Exhibition in DNA, we present video interviews with some of the photographers who are showing work during our two exhibitions.
Margarita MacDonald – Extraction 3 is part of Group I’s Exhibition in DNA
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