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Art Advice, Local Art Community & Inspiration

Gwartzman's is happy to provide insight to any questions you might have regarding art materials-- what's the difference between brush tip shapes? What does all the labelling on the back of a paint tube or jar mean? Find these answers and more below!

The art community can be a fantastic place to gain inspiration! Check out local artists that you may be familiar with, and some new art and new faces. Look inside studios big and small, and learn about some of our own favourite big names in the art world.
Artist Spotlight: Haris Sardar

Artist Spotlight: Haris Sardar

Haris is a Canadian-Pakistani visual artist and an actuary. He currently lives and practices his disciplines in Toronto. Having started his visual art practice at a very young age, he was trained in watercolour and sculpture in high school in Lahore Pakistan....
Artist Spotlight: Apanaki Temitayo M

Artist Spotlight: Apanaki Temitayo M

Apanaki Temitayo M is a Toronto-based multi-disciplinary artist. She is the 1st Artist-In- Wellness for CAMH. Was the 2017/2018 Workman Arts Artist-In-Residence. As part of Workman Arts Art-Cart Program at CAMH, she teaches participants with mental health and drug addiction.  Ti Amor: I Am Not...
Artist Spotlight: Talitha Tolles

Artist Spotlight: Talitha Tolles

Talitha Tolles (she/her) is an Indigiqueer facilitator, storyteller, artist, and above all else, a strong, resilient, Métis woman. Talitha comes from the Vasseur-Longlade family line who were Drummond Island Voyageurs that fought to create what is known today as the Georgian Bay Métis Community....