A new City of Toronto Market Gallery exhibit, Toronto Through the Eyes of Women Artists, highlights how Canadian women artists have depicted and engaged with Toronto over the past 170 years. The exhibit runs from November 24 through April 27, 2019.
“This exhibit is a rare opportunity to discover a historic array of works about the city created by nationally-acclaimed artists,” said Mayor John Tory.
The 56 exhibited works range from more traditional cityscapes to contemporary views of the city. The exhibit presents 37 nationally-acclaimed artists including: Rebecca Baird, Paraskeva Clark, Marion Long, Kelly Mark, Doris McCarthy, Christiane Pflug, Margaret Priest, Helga Roht Poznanski and Kim Ondaatje, among others.
Archival photos, exhibit catalogues, announcement cards and newspaper articles help curate the historical, social and creative context of women artists living and working in Toronto during three time periods, from 1850 to the present.
All of the 56 exhibited works are part of the City of Toronto’s Art Collection. This is the first time the gallery has presented a group exhibit featuring women artists from the collection. The collection contains nearly 3,000 works from almost 900 artists, more than a quarter of them women.
Many works by women artists in the collection depict unique views of the city and often focus on the relationship between interior spaces and the urban outdoor landscape beyond. More information about the collection is available at: http://app.toronto.ca/gorms/fineArt/index.jsp.
The Market Gallery presents exhibitions dedicated to Toronto’s art, culture and history and offers educational programs for school groups and adults. Located on the second floor of the South St. Lawrence Market at 95 Front St. E., the gallery is open Tuesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is closed Sunday, Monday and holidays. Admission fees, including HST, are: adults (19 to 64) $8; seniors (65+) and youth (13 to 18) $7; children (5 to 12), $5. Children four and under are free.
More information is available at http://www.toronto.ca/marketgallery.
This news release is also available on the City’s website: http://ow.ly/RXAr30mJbH8.
Toronto History Museums are a group of 10 museums owned and operated by the City of Toronto that bring Toronto’s history to life for residents and visitors. They include Colborne Lodge, Fort York National Historic Site, Gibson House Museum, Mackenzie House, Market Gallery, Montgomery’s Inn, Scarborough Museum, Spadina Museum, Todmorden Mills and Zion Schoolhouse. More information about Toronto History Museums is available at http://www.toronto.ca/museums.
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