Sandra Brewster, Untitled (Straw Mat), 2018

Our Prize Winners in the News

Sandra Brewster
Token|Contemporary Ongoing
Sandra Brewster was our Artist Prize winner last year ( 2018) . Her show at A Space Gallery explores identity and memory through her photo based gel transfers.
A Space Gallery
401 Richmond St West
Opening: January 25, 6PM-9PM
Exhibition runs: January 25 – March 9, 2019

Erika De Freitas
Disputed Bodies
Our own Erika De Freitas, Artist Prize Finalist 2016, is in this group show curated by Patrick Cruz.
Trinity Square Video
401 Richmond St West Suite 121
Opening: February 1st 6PM-8 PM
Exhibition runs: February 1 – March 16, 2019

Nep Sidhu
Medicine for a Nightmare ( they called, we responded)
Image: Nep Sidhu, still from Shabazz Palaces’ Quazarz on 23rd, 2018. Digital video, 5 min. Courtesy the artist and Shabazz Palaces.
Nep is no stranger to the Toronto Friends. He was the winner of the Artist Prize in 2017 and a recipient of the Project Support Prize in 2018. This is his first solo exhibition. Cheyanne Turions, curates the show.
Mercer Union
1286 Bloor Street West
One block east of Landsdowne
Opening: Friday February 8th, 7PM
Exhibition runs: February 9 – March 23, 2019

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