"So before Covid I was working as a commercial and fine art photographer. Even without the lockdown in March and restrictions on working I knew I would have to do something else..."
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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.
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.
"Covid interrupted painting for months as practical matters took precedence. When I was freed up again to paint, I struggled with the relevance of producing luxury goods during these times."
Portrait of Cheryl Rock
Cheryl Rock completed her BFA at University of Windsor. Passionate about the power of diverse stories, she has a focus on reconnecting to oral tradition through her imagery. Her current work is with hand-cut, archival paper and mixed media. Central to her artistic practic...
Anson Ng is a Toronto based artist who immigrated to Canada from Thailand in 1993. As he was growing up he spent a lot of time in Chinatown because his family operated a restaurant there for nearly two decades....
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....
Denise LaFrance is a 56-year-old self-taught painter living in Toronto Canada's Little Italy neighbourhood...