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Past Exhibitions
LIDO PIMIENTA: PORTRAITS/RETRATOS
June 5 - July 5, 2025
About the Exhibition:
The urge to create is a compulsion for Lido, through which she delivers a continuous flow of music, performance, and visual artwork. Her work reflects the influences of her environment and the time spent on the road, or in the studio. Utilizing a variety of surfaces and material choices, each of the paintings, works on paper, and tapestries in this exhibition document this personal experience; the common thread is the reflection of self in each of the portraits.
The act of creating and sharing is the impetus for her practice, and the relationship to family and her Colombian community drives her passion. The artist feels it is important that her art is accessible to everyone and as such she searches for opportunities to provide points of entry through materials, style or subject matter. “All the work created is equally important.”
About the Artist:
Lido Pimienta is a multidisciplinary visual artist, art critic, curator and resident artist here at TAP. She is a composer and musical producer of Afro Indigenous (Wayuu) Ancestry from Colombia. Pimienta resides in London, Canada, and has been performing live and exhibiting her work worldwide since 2010. She was the first female of colour to compose an original score for the New York City Ballet Orchestra. As well, she is the first black and indigenous woman to debut as a TV host, writer and creator of a network show in Canada. LIDO TV is a variety show that explores themes like Feminism, Colonialism and Success, with hilarious twists and the inclusion of puppets!
Pimienta’s music and visual work navigates politics of gender, race, motherhood and the construct of the Canadian Landscape within the South American diaspora and vernacular.
Lido Pimienta aims to create a sense of belonging and strength through diversity. Diversity as a feeling and Diversity as a verb. Born and raised in the Caribbean North Coast of Colombia, she draws and creates portraits of the familiar faces found in big crowds going about their day in a beautifully synchronized chaos of the places she calls home. These compositions all exist in what Pimienta calls CARIBE SUBLIME, in which she identifies the Caribbean coast of Colombia and peoples from African diasporas, their cultures and identities, not as exotic but Sublime.
An international artistic referent in her own right, Pimienta’s point of view and resistance to follow trends or participate in a narrative that demands racialized women to be a trope, has earned Pimienta a loyal following in both the mainstream and artistic arenas. With humor, irreverence and the tenderness that comes from her singing voice, Pimienta has positioned herself as a true Renaissance Woman.
About the Exhibition:
The urge to create is a compulsion for Lido, through which she delivers a continuous flow of music, performance, and visual artwork. Her work reflects the influences of her environment and the time spent on the road, or in the studio. Utilizing a variety of surfaces and material choices, each of the paintings, works on paper, and tapestries in this exhibition document this personal experience; the common thread is the reflection of self in each of the portraits.
The act of creating and sharing is the impetus for her practice, and the relationship to family and her Colombian community drives her passion. The artist feels it is important that her art is accessible to everyone and as such she searches for opportunities to provide points of entry through materials, style or subject matter. “All the work created is equally important.”
About the Artist:
Lido Pimienta is a multidisciplinary visual artist, art critic, curator and resident artist here at TAP. She is a composer and musical producer of Afro Indigenous (Wayuu) Ancestry from Colombia. Pimienta resides in London, Canada, and has been performing live and exhibiting her work worldwide since 2010. She was the first female of colour to compose an original score for the New York City Ballet Orchestra. As well, she is the first black and indigenous woman to debut as a TV host, writer and creator of a network show in Canada. LIDO TV is a variety show that explores themes like Feminism, Colonialism and Success, with hilarious twists and the inclusion of puppets!
Pimienta’s music and visual work navigates politics of gender, race, motherhood and the construct of the Canadian Landscape within the South American diaspora and vernacular.
Lido Pimienta aims to create a sense of belonging and strength through diversity. Diversity as a feeling and Diversity as a verb. Born and raised in the Caribbean North Coast of Colombia, she draws and creates portraits of the familiar faces found in big crowds going about their day in a beautifully synchronized chaos of the places she calls home. These compositions all exist in what Pimienta calls CARIBE SUBLIME, in which she identifies the Caribbean coast of Colombia and peoples from African diasporas, their cultures and identities, not as exotic but Sublime.
An international artistic referent in her own right, Pimienta’s point of view and resistance to follow trends or participate in a narrative that demands racialized women to be a trope, has earned Pimienta a loyal following in both the mainstream and artistic arenas. With humor, irreverence and the tenderness that comes from her singing voice, Pimienta has positioned herself as a true Renaissance Woman.
Community Portraits 2023-2024 Garry and Milos: Wyn Geleynse
April 29 - May 31, 2025 in LAB 203
About the Exhibition
Originally conceived as a simple exercise in painting the portrait of a close friend and fellow artist, Geleynse saw a bigger project as more friends and acquaintances from his walk in life — from the person who prepares and serves his coffee, colleagues from the arts community, a shop keeper at his local stereo shop, co-workers at the Mission Store where Geleynse volunteers twice a week, the woman who cleans the building that houses his studio — various members of Geleynse’s community stepped forward to be caught in paint on his paper canvas. With forty-one portraits, a series was born from that simple exercise.
This series of portraits is presented one or two at a time for a month, beginning at Milos Craft Beer Emporium last September to December and now at TAP Centre for Creativity. It’s an unusual method to display an exhibit but one that almost mimics the way we encounter our friends and cohorts and acquaintances in daily life, a pleasant reminder that our communal time together is slightly fragmented.
Excerpted from the exhibition write-up by Vince Cherniak, Dec.14, 2024.
About the Artist
Wyn is a multimedia artist living and working in London, Ontario. Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1947, Geleynse moved to Canada as a child and was raised in London, Ontario. Since 1969, he has exhibited extensively both in Canada and Europe and is considered one of Canada's pioneer film and video projection artists.
About the Exhibition
Originally conceived as a simple exercise in painting the portrait of a close friend and fellow artist, Geleynse saw a bigger project as more friends and acquaintances from his walk in life — from the person who prepares and serves his coffee, colleagues from the arts community, a shop keeper at his local stereo shop, co-workers at the Mission Store where Geleynse volunteers twice a week, the woman who cleans the building that houses his studio — various members of Geleynse’s community stepped forward to be caught in paint on his paper canvas. With forty-one portraits, a series was born from that simple exercise.
This series of portraits is presented one or two at a time for a month, beginning at Milos Craft Beer Emporium last September to December and now at TAP Centre for Creativity. It’s an unusual method to display an exhibit but one that almost mimics the way we encounter our friends and cohorts and acquaintances in daily life, a pleasant reminder that our communal time together is slightly fragmented.
Excerpted from the exhibition write-up by Vince Cherniak, Dec.14, 2024.
About the Artist
Wyn is a multimedia artist living and working in London, Ontario. Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1947, Geleynse moved to Canada as a child and was raised in London, Ontario. Since 1969, he has exhibited extensively both in Canada and Europe and is considered one of Canada's pioneer film and video projection artists.
Tempest: Taryn Elizabeth Henry
May 13 - May 31
About the Artist:
Taryn Elizabeth is a visual artist, mother and spiritual practitioner based in Sarnia, ON. She holds an advanced Diploma in Fine Art from Fanshawe College and a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art from NSCAD University. Taryn’s work is inspired by her home along the shores of Lake Huron.
Taryn’s moody Turneresque landscapes spark a visceral reaction with the landscape as common ground that holds so much memory. Her paintings capture the atmospheric skies, rough and choppy waters, and violently coloured landscapes that inspire her process.
“I love to paint the beauty of a storm; the clouds remind me of the challenges we all face every day, our individuality and the power of surrendering and persevering”.
— Taryn Elizabeth Henry
About the Artist:
Taryn Elizabeth is a visual artist, mother and spiritual practitioner based in Sarnia, ON. She holds an advanced Diploma in Fine Art from Fanshawe College and a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art from NSCAD University. Taryn’s work is inspired by her home along the shores of Lake Huron.
Taryn’s moody Turneresque landscapes spark a visceral reaction with the landscape as common ground that holds so much memory. Her paintings capture the atmospheric skies, rough and choppy waters, and violently coloured landscapes that inspire her process.
“I love to paint the beauty of a storm; the clouds remind me of the challenges we all face every day, our individuality and the power of surrendering and persevering”.
— Taryn Elizabeth Henry
Ting Comic & Graphic Arts Festival
April 15 - May 10 in the Main Gallery
The opening Reception was held on April 19, from 6PM-9PM, with a special performance by Willow Switch.
About the Festival
Named after Merle “Ting” Tingley, London Free Press’ editorial cartoonist from 1948 to 1986, Tingfest is an annual celebration curated by TAP Centre for Creativity that showcases the work of past, present and future comic and graphic artists from Southwestern Ontario.
While this festival is an homage to Ting’s work and influence on generations of artists, Tingfest is a rare forum for emerging and established artists to present their work to the public through a gallery show that is complemented with free events and programs.
2025 Featured Artists
Archie Cromwell, Craig Sellars, Dave Lapp, Emmanuelle Chateauneuf, James Collier, Jenna James, Merle “Ting” Tingley, Robin Henry, Tanner Fisher. To Learn more about the artists go HERE
Ting Festival has events and activities for all ages.
This festival was made possible with the generous support of Ontario Arts Council, The Government of Ontario, Downtown London, Heroes Comics, Tourism London, Western Libraries Archives and Special Collections, Chops Framing Supplies, Dundas Place, and London Public Library Central Branch.
The opening Reception was held on April 19, from 6PM-9PM, with a special performance by Willow Switch.
About the Festival
Named after Merle “Ting” Tingley, London Free Press’ editorial cartoonist from 1948 to 1986, Tingfest is an annual celebration curated by TAP Centre for Creativity that showcases the work of past, present and future comic and graphic artists from Southwestern Ontario.
While this festival is an homage to Ting’s work and influence on generations of artists, Tingfest is a rare forum for emerging and established artists to present their work to the public through a gallery show that is complemented with free events and programs.
2025 Featured Artists
Archie Cromwell, Craig Sellars, Dave Lapp, Emmanuelle Chateauneuf, James Collier, Jenna James, Merle “Ting” Tingley, Robin Henry, Tanner Fisher. To Learn more about the artists go HERE
Ting Festival has events and activities for all ages.
This festival was made possible with the generous support of Ontario Arts Council, The Government of Ontario, Downtown London, Heroes Comics, Tourism London, Western Libraries Archives and Special Collections, Chops Framing Supplies, Dundas Place, and London Public Library Central Branch.
Community Portraits 2023-2024: Julli and Vince: Wyn Geleynse
Community Portraits 2023-2024 Julli and Vince: Wyn Geleynse
April 1 - April 26, 2025 in LAB 203
Opening Reception was on April 3, 5PM-7PM - This event was part of Art Crawl Thursdays
About the Exhibition
Originally conceived as a simple exercise in painting the portrait of a close friend and fellow artist, Geleynse saw a bigger project as more friends and acquaintances from his walk in life — from the person who prepares and serves his coffee, colleagues from the arts community, a shop keeper at his local stereo shop, co-workers at the Mission Store where Geleynse volunteers twice a week, the woman who cleans the building that houses his studio — various members of Geleynse’s community stepped forward to be caught in paint on his paper canvas. With forty-one portraits, a series was born from that simple exercise.
This series of portraits is presented one or two at a time for a month, beginning at Milos Craft Beer Emporium last September to December and now at TAP Centre for Creativity. It’s an unusual method to display an exhibit but one that almost mimics the way we encounter our friends and cohorts and acquaintances in daily life, a pleasant reminder that our communal time together is slightly fragmented.
Excerpted from the exhibition write-up by Vince Cherniak, Dec.14, 2024.
About the Artist
Wyn is a multimedia artist living and working in London, Ontario. Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1947, Geleynse moved to Canada as a child and was raised in London, Ontario. Since 1969, he has exhibited extensively both in Canada and Europe and is considered one of Canada's pioneer film and video projection artists.
April 1 - April 26, 2025 in LAB 203
Opening Reception was on April 3, 5PM-7PM - This event was part of Art Crawl Thursdays
About the Exhibition
Originally conceived as a simple exercise in painting the portrait of a close friend and fellow artist, Geleynse saw a bigger project as more friends and acquaintances from his walk in life — from the person who prepares and serves his coffee, colleagues from the arts community, a shop keeper at his local stereo shop, co-workers at the Mission Store where Geleynse volunteers twice a week, the woman who cleans the building that houses his studio — various members of Geleynse’s community stepped forward to be caught in paint on his paper canvas. With forty-one portraits, a series was born from that simple exercise.
This series of portraits is presented one or two at a time for a month, beginning at Milos Craft Beer Emporium last September to December and now at TAP Centre for Creativity. It’s an unusual method to display an exhibit but one that almost mimics the way we encounter our friends and cohorts and acquaintances in daily life, a pleasant reminder that our communal time together is slightly fragmented.
Excerpted from the exhibition write-up by Vince Cherniak, Dec.14, 2024.
About the Artist
Wyn is a multimedia artist living and working in London, Ontario. Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1947, Geleynse moved to Canada as a child and was raised in London, Ontario. Since 1969, he has exhibited extensively both in Canada and Europe and is considered one of Canada's pioneer film and video projection artists.
In Flux: Jessica Kliza
March 11 to April 12, 2025 in LAB 203
The opening reception of In Flux was on March 13, 5pm-7pm. The artist was present.
About the exhibition:
Jessica Kliza is a trained photographer and studio resident artist at TAP Centre for Creativity. In “In Flux” she sources photographs from newspapers and magazines and uses them to create representational drawings and paintings that explore the power and beauty of the human body in motion.
“Photography has the unique power to capture subjects mid-motion. These dramatic forms are made all the more enthralling by their brevity. Through repetition, I have expanded these fleeting images into something much more tangible, anchoring them in the here and now and calling into question the uniqueness of a moment. I selected these subjects because of the emotions each evokes in me, both as an artist and as an athlete. I have used colour and technique as a way to convey these responses."
—Jessica Kliza, TAP Studio 2D
The opening reception of In Flux was on March 13, 5pm-7pm. The artist was present.
About the exhibition:
Jessica Kliza is a trained photographer and studio resident artist at TAP Centre for Creativity. In “In Flux” she sources photographs from newspapers and magazines and uses them to create representational drawings and paintings that explore the power and beauty of the human body in motion.
“Photography has the unique power to capture subjects mid-motion. These dramatic forms are made all the more enthralling by their brevity. Through repetition, I have expanded these fleeting images into something much more tangible, anchoring them in the here and now and calling into question the uniqueness of a moment. I selected these subjects because of the emotions each evokes in me, both as an artist and as an athlete. I have used colour and technique as a way to convey these responses."
—Jessica Kliza, TAP Studio 2D
In Flux: Jessica Kliza
March 11 to April 12, 2025 in LAB 203
The opening reception of In Flux was on March 13, 5pm-7pm. The artist was present.
About the exhibition:
Jessica Kliza is a trained photographer and studio resident artist at TAP Centre for Creativity. In “In Flux” she sources photographs from newspapers and magazines and uses them to create representational drawings and paintings that explore the power and beauty of the human body in motion.
“Photography has the unique power to capture subjects mid-motion. These dramatic forms are made all the more enthralling by their brevity. Through repetition, I have expanded these fleeting images into something much more tangible, anchoring them in the here and now and calling into question the uniqueness of a moment. I selected these subjects because of the emotions each evokes in me, both as an artist and as an athlete. I have used colour and technique as a way to convey these responses."
—Jessica Kliza, TAP Studio 2D
The opening reception of In Flux was on March 13, 5pm-7pm. The artist was present.
About the exhibition:
Jessica Kliza is a trained photographer and studio resident artist at TAP Centre for Creativity. In “In Flux” she sources photographs from newspapers and magazines and uses them to create representational drawings and paintings that explore the power and beauty of the human body in motion.
“Photography has the unique power to capture subjects mid-motion. These dramatic forms are made all the more enthralling by their brevity. Through repetition, I have expanded these fleeting images into something much more tangible, anchoring them in the here and now and calling into question the uniqueness of a moment. I selected these subjects because of the emotions each evokes in me, both as an artist and as an athlete. I have used colour and technique as a way to convey these responses."
—Jessica Kliza, TAP Studio 2D
Community Portraits 2023-2024: Cory and Madeline: Wyn Geleynse
March 4 - March 29, 2025 in LAB 203
Th Opening Reception was held on March 13, 5PM-7PM
About the Exhibition
Originally conceived as a simple exercise in painting the portrait of a close friend and fellow artist, Geleynse saw a bigger project as more friends and acquaintances from his walk in life — from the person who prepares and serves his coffee, colleagues from the arts community, a shop keeper at his local stereo shop, co-workers at the Mission Store where Geleynse volunteers twice a week, the woman who cleans the building that houses his studio — various members of Geleynse’s community stepped forward to be caught in paint on his paper canvas. With forty-one portraits, a series was born from that simple exercise.
This series of portraits is presented one or two at a time for a month, beginning at Milos Craft Beer Emporium last September to December and now at TAP Centre for Creativity. It’s an unusual method to display an exhibit but one that almost mimics the way we encounter our friends and cohorts and acquaintances in daily life, a pleasant reminder that our communal time together is slightly fragmented.
Excerpted from the exhibition write-up by Vince Cherniak, Dec.14, 2024.
Th Opening Reception was held on March 13, 5PM-7PM
About the Exhibition
Originally conceived as a simple exercise in painting the portrait of a close friend and fellow artist, Geleynse saw a bigger project as more friends and acquaintances from his walk in life — from the person who prepares and serves his coffee, colleagues from the arts community, a shop keeper at his local stereo shop, co-workers at the Mission Store where Geleynse volunteers twice a week, the woman who cleans the building that houses his studio — various members of Geleynse’s community stepped forward to be caught in paint on his paper canvas. With forty-one portraits, a series was born from that simple exercise.
This series of portraits is presented one or two at a time for a month, beginning at Milos Craft Beer Emporium last September to December and now at TAP Centre for Creativity. It’s an unusual method to display an exhibit but one that almost mimics the way we encounter our friends and cohorts and acquaintances in daily life, a pleasant reminder that our communal time together is slightly fragmented.
Excerpted from the exhibition write-up by Vince Cherniak, Dec.14, 2024.
Somethin’ Ain’t Right
March 26 - April 5, 2025 in the Main Gallery
The Opening Reception was held on March 29, 7PM-9PM with remarks from Graduation Speaker: Adi Berardini, Director, Forest City Gallery
Somethin’ Ain’t Right is the 53rd graduating class exhibition of the Fanshawe Fine Art Advanced Diploma program. In their third and final year, students produce an independent body of work; this exhibition features selected artworks from the final term of study for each of these twenty diverse students about to embark on their professional careers. The eclectic works span a broad range of media, processes, concepts, and subjects. Created against a backdrop of political turmoil, social unrest, environmental crises, economic disparity, and technological disruptions, each student strives to find their unique voice. The works in this exhibition reflect on these pressing issues, either highlighting the pervasive sense of unease or celebrating the beauty and respite that can still be found around us.
Professors: Marla Botterill, Philip Gurrey, Mike Pszczonak
Artists in the exhibition:
Erika Aarsteinsen, Nadia Ahmed, Dayanna Alarcon Recinos, Emma Barnes, Mackenzie Beirnes-Daniels, Nolan Burridge, Natasha Dufresne. Ryleigh Gaudreau, Jason Gillis, Heather Hachey, Nicole Hill, Cecil Klassen, Greg Krupa, Kate Miazga, Mncedisi Clinton, Ncube, Natalie Pieterman, Sadie Pollock, Amelia Quenneville, Kassidy Toner-Tait, Camille Vanstone
The Opening Reception was held on March 29, 7PM-9PM with remarks from Graduation Speaker: Adi Berardini, Director, Forest City Gallery
Somethin’ Ain’t Right is the 53rd graduating class exhibition of the Fanshawe Fine Art Advanced Diploma program. In their third and final year, students produce an independent body of work; this exhibition features selected artworks from the final term of study for each of these twenty diverse students about to embark on their professional careers. The eclectic works span a broad range of media, processes, concepts, and subjects. Created against a backdrop of political turmoil, social unrest, environmental crises, economic disparity, and technological disruptions, each student strives to find their unique voice. The works in this exhibition reflect on these pressing issues, either highlighting the pervasive sense of unease or celebrating the beauty and respite that can still be found around us.
Professors: Marla Botterill, Philip Gurrey, Mike Pszczonak
Artists in the exhibition:
Erika Aarsteinsen, Nadia Ahmed, Dayanna Alarcon Recinos, Emma Barnes, Mackenzie Beirnes-Daniels, Nolan Burridge, Natasha Dufresne. Ryleigh Gaudreau, Jason Gillis, Heather Hachey, Nicole Hill, Cecil Klassen, Greg Krupa, Kate Miazga, Mncedisi Clinton, Ncube, Natalie Pieterman, Sadie Pollock, Amelia Quenneville, Kassidy Toner-Tait, Camille Vanstone
Beholder: Fanshawe College Fine Art 2nd Year Student Exhibition
March 12 - March 22, 2025 in the Main Gallery
In a world oversaturated with images, what does it mean to truly see? BEHOLDER asks us to consider the act of looking itself. Each painting in this exhibition is an assemblage of borrowed imagery, layered and reshaped into unexpected narratives. Through a process of projection, tracing, and intuitive composition, second-year fine art students from Fanshawe College have constructed large-scale works that dissolve the boundaries between past and present, fact and fiction, personal and collective memory.
Images sourced from books borrowed at the London Public Library, these elements—once static in their original contexts—are reanimated through the artists' hands.
Working within a limited palette, the artists employ masking, glazing, and texture-building techniques to navigate the interplay between control and chaos, intention and accident. The scale of the works amplifies the experience of looking—forcing the viewer to step closer, to decode the relationships between elements, to become, quite literally, the beholder.
But in BEHOLDER, perception is not passive. These paintings challenge us to question what is borrowed, what is invented, and what emerges in the space between. In reconfiguring visual fragments, the artists construct new worlds—worlds that demand to be seen.
Curated by Billy Bert Young and the second-year fine art students of Fanshawe College.
In a world oversaturated with images, what does it mean to truly see? BEHOLDER asks us to consider the act of looking itself. Each painting in this exhibition is an assemblage of borrowed imagery, layered and reshaped into unexpected narratives. Through a process of projection, tracing, and intuitive composition, second-year fine art students from Fanshawe College have constructed large-scale works that dissolve the boundaries between past and present, fact and fiction, personal and collective memory.
Images sourced from books borrowed at the London Public Library, these elements—once static in their original contexts—are reanimated through the artists' hands.
Working within a limited palette, the artists employ masking, glazing, and texture-building techniques to navigate the interplay between control and chaos, intention and accident. The scale of the works amplifies the experience of looking—forcing the viewer to step closer, to decode the relationships between elements, to become, quite literally, the beholder.
But in BEHOLDER, perception is not passive. These paintings challenge us to question what is borrowed, what is invented, and what emerges in the space between. In reconfiguring visual fragments, the artists construct new worlds—worlds that demand to be seen.
Curated by Billy Bert Young and the second-year fine art students of Fanshawe College.
Songs for the chameleon: Brian Lambert
February 5 - March 8, 2025 in LAB 203
Songs for the Chameleon is a project consisting of an illustrated novel and a series of musical compositions, each with an accompanying video. The music/video part is nearing completion, with an expected release date sometime in the fall of 2025.
The novel, however, came to an abrupt standstill when, after several years of rapt involvement in the development of the story and characters, the author awoke to the fact of an alarming neglect of other of life’s annoying necessities. Like relationships. The lawn. Extant hydro bills. On and on.
These few drawings represent some of the effort made to illustrate the characters and ideas meant to be engendered in the writing. In the story our protagonist, a dreamer, encounters a crow. The crow, at first annoyingly present in her dreams, becomes the teacher/philosopher that helps her to wake to the depth of her consciousness. To realize how dream and waking awareness are intertwined. And that by engaging our lives with this heightened awareness the quieting of our worst fears can be perceived as within our grasp…
Heavy shit.
About the Artist
Brian Lambert is an art hack who has convinced himself (and others) that he can work competently in multiple disciplines.
Still, his efforts have included a career in the business as an exhibiting artist, illustrator, photographer, writer, musician/composer, gallery administrator, curator and, not insignificantly, a big-time art handler.
For more information about the artist and his projects visit https://www.embassyculturalhouse.ca/brian-lambert.html
Songs for the Chameleon is a project consisting of an illustrated novel and a series of musical compositions, each with an accompanying video. The music/video part is nearing completion, with an expected release date sometime in the fall of 2025.
The novel, however, came to an abrupt standstill when, after several years of rapt involvement in the development of the story and characters, the author awoke to the fact of an alarming neglect of other of life’s annoying necessities. Like relationships. The lawn. Extant hydro bills. On and on.
These few drawings represent some of the effort made to illustrate the characters and ideas meant to be engendered in the writing. In the story our protagonist, a dreamer, encounters a crow. The crow, at first annoyingly present in her dreams, becomes the teacher/philosopher that helps her to wake to the depth of her consciousness. To realize how dream and waking awareness are intertwined. And that by engaging our lives with this heightened awareness the quieting of our worst fears can be perceived as within our grasp…
Heavy shit.
About the Artist
Brian Lambert is an art hack who has convinced himself (and others) that he can work competently in multiple disciplines.
Still, his efforts have included a career in the business as an exhibiting artist, illustrator, photographer, writer, musician/composer, gallery administrator, curator and, not insignificantly, a big-time art handler.
For more information about the artist and his projects visit https://www.embassyculturalhouse.ca/brian-lambert.html
Preview Show
March 4 - March 8, 2025 in the Main Gallery
The London Artist Studio Tour Preview Show ran from March 4th-8th. It was a showcase and early look at the work of 39 local artists who participated in the 2025 London Artist Studio Tour in April.
It represented what you would see if you come out for this year’s Studio Tour.
Over our 30 years of opening London studios to the public, hundreds of local artists have presented a wide variety of work in all media. This year’s artists displayed drawing, painting, sculpture, pottery, collage and textile art.
Approaches range from traditional to experimental. Media encompass oil, watercolour, acrylic, found object assemblage, metal, wood, wool, paper, clay, encaustic, silk and more. Some artists are veterans of the Tour. Some were new to the Tour and to London.
We strive to keep the tour fresh and exciting. This year’s show at Tap Center for Creativity was a showcase of the dynamic work that London artists are making.
The London Artist Studio Tour Preview Show ran from March 4th-8th. It was a showcase and early look at the work of 39 local artists who participated in the 2025 London Artist Studio Tour in April.
It represented what you would see if you come out for this year’s Studio Tour.
Over our 30 years of opening London studios to the public, hundreds of local artists have presented a wide variety of work in all media. This year’s artists displayed drawing, painting, sculpture, pottery, collage and textile art.
Approaches range from traditional to experimental. Media encompass oil, watercolour, acrylic, found object assemblage, metal, wood, wool, paper, clay, encaustic, silk and more. Some artists are veterans of the Tour. Some were new to the Tour and to London.
We strive to keep the tour fresh and exciting. This year’s show at Tap Center for Creativity was a showcase of the dynamic work that London artists are making.
Community Portraits 2023-2024 Emily and Ellen: Wyn Gelenyse
March 4 - March 29, 2025
Originally conceived as a simple exercise in painting the portrait of a close friend and fellow artist, Geleynse saw a bigger project as more friends and acquaintances from his walk in life — from the person who prepares and serves his coffee, colleagues from the arts community, a shop keeper at his local stereo shop, co-workers at the Mission Store where Geleynse volunteers twice a week, the woman who cleans the building that houses his studio — various members of Geleynse’s community stepped forward to be caught in paint on his paper canvas. With forty-one portraits, a series was born from that simple exercise.
This series of portraits is presented one or two at a time for a month, beginning at Milos Craft Beer Emporium last September to December and now at TAP Centre for Creativity. It’s an unusual method to display an exhibit but one that almost mimics the way we encounter our friends and cohorts and acquaintances in daily life, a pleasant reminder that our communal time together is slightly fragmented.
Excerpted from the exhibition write-up by Vince Cherniak, Dec.14, 2024.
The Opening Reception was held on February 13th, 5PM - 7PM.
Originally conceived as a simple exercise in painting the portrait of a close friend and fellow artist, Geleynse saw a bigger project as more friends and acquaintances from his walk in life — from the person who prepares and serves his coffee, colleagues from the arts community, a shop keeper at his local stereo shop, co-workers at the Mission Store where Geleynse volunteers twice a week, the woman who cleans the building that houses his studio — various members of Geleynse’s community stepped forward to be caught in paint on his paper canvas. With forty-one portraits, a series was born from that simple exercise.
This series of portraits is presented one or two at a time for a month, beginning at Milos Craft Beer Emporium last September to December and now at TAP Centre for Creativity. It’s an unusual method to display an exhibit but one that almost mimics the way we encounter our friends and cohorts and acquaintances in daily life, a pleasant reminder that our communal time together is slightly fragmented.
Excerpted from the exhibition write-up by Vince Cherniak, Dec.14, 2024.
The Opening Reception was held on February 13th, 5PM - 7PM.
Fables, Parables, and Apologues.
Anita Kunz, Eric Drummond, Yana Litus, Daniela Astone.
February 5 - March 1, 2025 in the Main Gallery
Seductive scenes and sartorial primates explode on canvases by four contemporary painters. These artists explore narrative through religious ideals, human condition and fallibility, and the kinship to and personification of animals.
In exhibiting these works we challenge the traditional relationship the viewer has to morality scenes by highlighting the symbolic and stylistic play between the art of Anita Kunz, Daniela Astone, Eric Drummond, and Yana Litus.
About the Artists:
ANITA KUNZ is an artist and illustrator living in Toronto. Her art has been published widely and shown in galleries and museums all over the world. Her socially and politically themed work has been printed in major publications such as Time, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, GQ, The New York Times, Newsweek, Random House Publishing and many others.
She has been honored with many prestigious awards and medals including the Order of Canada, Her Majesty the Queen’s Jubilee Medal of Honor, Society of Illustrators’ Museum of American Illustration Hall of Fame; and in 2018 Canada Post released a postage stamp honoring her work as a Canadian illustrator and artist. That same year The Ontario College of Art and Design gave her the “Alumni of Influence” award. Kunz is the author of “Another History of Art” (Fantagraphics Books, winner of Gerald Scarfe award), “Original Sisters: Portraits of Tenacity and Courage” (Pantheon Press), and “Striking a Pose; A Handy Guide to the Male Nude” (Fantagraphics).
For more about the artist and her work visit http://www.anitakunz.com
DANIELA ASTONE grew up in the sea-town of Porto Santo Stefano, Italy, and began studying art at the age of 14 in the High School of Arts in Grosseto. After graduating she moved to Florence to study Illustration at the International School of Comics and began independent work as an illustrator for several studios including Inklink Florenze.
She then changed direction to study drawing and painting at The Florence Academy of Art under the direction of Daniel Graves. Daniela began teaching younger students at the Academy in her second year, graduated with class honours and continued to work as a principal teacher for the Academy. In 2013 she became the Director of the intermediate program, a role she left in 2022 to dedicate more time to her studio practice. Daniela had her first solo show at the Ann Long Fine Art Gallery in Charleston and has continued to exhibit and curate internationally. Her work is part of the permanent collection at MACS (Contemporary Art Museum) in Sicily.
For more about the artist and her work visit https://www.daniela-astone.com
ERIC DRUMMOND began drawing at a very early age copying various drawings of Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci from the books he received from his Grandfather. He studied art history at the University of Guelph before beginning studies in classical academic painting and drawing at The Florence Academy of Art in 2016. After graduating from the Academy, Eric returned to Canada and is now part of TAP Centre for Creativity’s Studio Residency program in London, Ontario, where he completes his studio work and teaches.
Eric has been awarded and featured by many international establishments including The Art Renewal Center, Sotheby’s, The Luxembourg Art Prize and the MEAM in Barcelona. He has worked as an instructor in Italy and in Canada, and exhibited internationally in Italy, Spain, United States and Canada.
For more about the artist and his work visit https://ericjdrummond.com/about
YANA LITUS is an interior artist and decorator born in Ukraine and currently based in Canada (London, Ontario) who travels for art projects across North America. After graduating from art school, she finished Ukrainian National Technical University (Architectural department). She has experience in many creative industries such as: interior design, graphic design, painting, interior murals and as a main specialist in the architectural city department in Poltava city (Ukraine).
Yana uses different kinds of techniques and a wide collection of materials in her artworks on canvases and walls such as: acrylic, watercolour, oil paints, decorative plaster, gypsum and concrete materials. Not adverse to competition, she was a finalist in the 2023 Art Battle Canadian National Championship and winner in the London Art Battle 2024.
For more about the artist and her work visit https://www.yanalitusart.com
Seductive scenes and sartorial primates explode on canvases by four contemporary painters. These artists explore narrative through religious ideals, human condition and fallibility, and the kinship to and personification of animals.
In exhibiting these works we challenge the traditional relationship the viewer has to morality scenes by highlighting the symbolic and stylistic play between the art of Anita Kunz, Daniela Astone, Eric Drummond, and Yana Litus.
About the Artists:
ANITA KUNZ is an artist and illustrator living in Toronto. Her art has been published widely and shown in galleries and museums all over the world. Her socially and politically themed work has been printed in major publications such as Time, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, GQ, The New York Times, Newsweek, Random House Publishing and many others.
She has been honored with many prestigious awards and medals including the Order of Canada, Her Majesty the Queen’s Jubilee Medal of Honor, Society of Illustrators’ Museum of American Illustration Hall of Fame; and in 2018 Canada Post released a postage stamp honoring her work as a Canadian illustrator and artist. That same year The Ontario College of Art and Design gave her the “Alumni of Influence” award. Kunz is the author of “Another History of Art” (Fantagraphics Books, winner of Gerald Scarfe award), “Original Sisters: Portraits of Tenacity and Courage” (Pantheon Press), and “Striking a Pose; A Handy Guide to the Male Nude” (Fantagraphics).
For more about the artist and her work visit http://www.anitakunz.com
DANIELA ASTONE grew up in the sea-town of Porto Santo Stefano, Italy, and began studying art at the age of 14 in the High School of Arts in Grosseto. After graduating she moved to Florence to study Illustration at the International School of Comics and began independent work as an illustrator for several studios including Inklink Florenze.
She then changed direction to study drawing and painting at The Florence Academy of Art under the direction of Daniel Graves. Daniela began teaching younger students at the Academy in her second year, graduated with class honours and continued to work as a principal teacher for the Academy. In 2013 she became the Director of the intermediate program, a role she left in 2022 to dedicate more time to her studio practice. Daniela had her first solo show at the Ann Long Fine Art Gallery in Charleston and has continued to exhibit and curate internationally. Her work is part of the permanent collection at MACS (Contemporary Art Museum) in Sicily.
For more about the artist and her work visit https://www.daniela-astone.com
ERIC DRUMMOND began drawing at a very early age copying various drawings of Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci from the books he received from his Grandfather. He studied art history at the University of Guelph before beginning studies in classical academic painting and drawing at The Florence Academy of Art in 2016. After graduating from the Academy, Eric returned to Canada and is now part of TAP Centre for Creativity’s Studio Residency program in London, Ontario, where he completes his studio work and teaches.
Eric has been awarded and featured by many international establishments including The Art Renewal Center, Sotheby’s, The Luxembourg Art Prize and the MEAM in Barcelona. He has worked as an instructor in Italy and in Canada, and exhibited internationally in Italy, Spain, United States and Canada.
For more about the artist and his work visit https://ericjdrummond.com/about
YANA LITUS is an interior artist and decorator born in Ukraine and currently based in Canada (London, Ontario) who travels for art projects across North America. After graduating from art school, she finished Ukrainian National Technical University (Architectural department). She has experience in many creative industries such as: interior design, graphic design, painting, interior murals and as a main specialist in the architectural city department in Poltava city (Ukraine).
Yana uses different kinds of techniques and a wide collection of materials in her artworks on canvases and walls such as: acrylic, watercolour, oil paints, decorative plaster, gypsum and concrete materials. Not adverse to competition, she was a finalist in the 2023 Art Battle Canadian National Championship and winner in the London Art Battle 2024.
For more about the artist and her work visit https://www.yanalitusart.com
Community Portraits 2023-2024 Faidat and David: Wyn Gelenyse
February 5 - March 1, 2025
Originally conceived as a simple exercise in painting the portrait of a close friend and fellow artist, Geleynse saw a bigger project as more friends and acquaintances from his walk in life — from the person who prepares and serves his coffee, colleagues from the arts community, a shop keeper at his local stereo shop, co-workers at the Mission Store where Geleynse volunteers twice a week, the woman who cleans the building that houses his studio — various members of Geleynse’s community stepped forward to be caught in paint on his paper canvas. With forty-one portraits, a series was born from that simple exercise.
This series of portraits is presented one or two at a time for a month, beginning at Milos Craft Beer Emporium last September to December and now at TAP Centre for Creativity. It’s an unusual method to display an exhibit but one that almost mimics the way we encounter our friends and cohorts and acquaintances in daily life, a pleasant reminder that our communal time together is slightly fragmented.
Excerpted from the exhibition write-up by Vince Cherniak, Dec.14, 2024.
The Opening Reception was held on January 16th, 5PM - 7PM.
Originally conceived as a simple exercise in painting the portrait of a close friend and fellow artist, Geleynse saw a bigger project as more friends and acquaintances from his walk in life — from the person who prepares and serves his coffee, colleagues from the arts community, a shop keeper at his local stereo shop, co-workers at the Mission Store where Geleynse volunteers twice a week, the woman who cleans the building that houses his studio — various members of Geleynse’s community stepped forward to be caught in paint on his paper canvas. With forty-one portraits, a series was born from that simple exercise.
This series of portraits is presented one or two at a time for a month, beginning at Milos Craft Beer Emporium last September to December and now at TAP Centre for Creativity. It’s an unusual method to display an exhibit but one that almost mimics the way we encounter our friends and cohorts and acquaintances in daily life, a pleasant reminder that our communal time together is slightly fragmented.
Excerpted from the exhibition write-up by Vince Cherniak, Dec.14, 2024.
The Opening Reception was held on January 16th, 5PM - 7PM.
Mycelia: Bealart Student Exhibition
January 15 - February 1, 2025
Mycelia is known as an underground fungal network that forms a symbiotic relationship with trees - We believe it also represents our strong connections to each other in the bealart program, our school community at H.B Beal, as well as our London community. We were privileged to share the result of these connections with you!
This year’s exhibition was held from January 15 - February 1. The opening reception was on January 17 6pm-9pm.
We are also proud to acknowledge Haiden Campbell as the artist behind our artwork for this year’s poster.
Bealart is Southwestern Ontario's oldest Visual Art institution located within HB Beal Secondary School. For over 110 years Bealart has helped students, adults, artists, and makers of all types reach their goals. The alumni of Bealart have made significant contributions to the art scene Canada and around the world with alumni like Greg Curnoe, Murray Favro and Patterson Ewen. The founder of Bealart, Mackie Cryderman, believed that visual art training is about exploring, developing strategies, and adapting, which are essential qualities for all of life's endeavors. Bealart is the only Secondary School in Ontario with 8 professionally equipped studios including Ceramics, Drawing, Digital & Interactive Art, Painting, Printmaking, Moving Image, Sculpture and Textiles. Each studio has been outfitted with specialty equipment that rivals or exceeds that of Post-Secondary institutions and commercial businesses. Our Studio courses begin in Grade 9 and take advantage of these one of a kind facilities.
Mycelia is known as an underground fungal network that forms a symbiotic relationship with trees - We believe it also represents our strong connections to each other in the bealart program, our school community at H.B Beal, as well as our London community. We were privileged to share the result of these connections with you!
This year’s exhibition was held from January 15 - February 1. The opening reception was on January 17 6pm-9pm.
We are also proud to acknowledge Haiden Campbell as the artist behind our artwork for this year’s poster.
Bealart is Southwestern Ontario's oldest Visual Art institution located within HB Beal Secondary School. For over 110 years Bealart has helped students, adults, artists, and makers of all types reach their goals. The alumni of Bealart have made significant contributions to the art scene Canada and around the world with alumni like Greg Curnoe, Murray Favro and Patterson Ewen. The founder of Bealart, Mackie Cryderman, believed that visual art training is about exploring, developing strategies, and adapting, which are essential qualities for all of life's endeavors. Bealart is the only Secondary School in Ontario with 8 professionally equipped studios including Ceramics, Drawing, Digital & Interactive Art, Painting, Printmaking, Moving Image, Sculpture and Textiles. Each studio has been outfitted with specialty equipment that rivals or exceeds that of Post-Secondary institutions and commercial businesses. Our Studio courses begin in Grade 9 and take advantage of these one of a kind facilities.
Mohawk Warriors, Hunters & Chiefs: The Art of Tom Wilson tehohåhake
November 14 - December 21, 2024
TAP Centre for Creativity presents, Mohawk Warriors, Hunters & Chiefs, a solo exhibition of the artwork of Tom Wilson tehohåhake (two roads). Tom is a musician, writer and visual artist based in Hamilton, Ontario.
Musically he is known for his work with the bands Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, Junkhouse and Lee Harvey Osmond, the latter receiving a 2020 Juno Award for the album Mohawk.
Wilson’s memoir, Beautiful Scars: Steeltown Secrets, Mohawk Skywalkers and the Road Home, in which he reveals the impact of discovering his Indigenous heritage at the age of 53, became a national bestseller. He was appointed as a Companion of the Order of Canada in June 2023 for, “his multifaceted contributions to the arts in Canada, notably as an iconic musician, as well as for his advocacy of Indigenous communities in Canada.”
Decades ago he began dedicating more of his time and energy to his second passion, painting. Painting has become a way for him to connect with his Mohawk identity and convey his feelings on the injustices experienced by Indigenous peoples. The exhibit included Fading Memories of Home, an installation piece by Tom located in TAP’s LAB203 Gallery. The idea for the installation with accompanying video and sound recording was seeded during a family dinner with Jane Lazare, Tom’s biological mother. She recalled a traumatic experience from residential school when the grade five teacher had asked the room of Indigenous students to look at those around them, and then told the class these would be the last Indians they would ever know.
The Opening Reception was held on Thursday November 14, 7:00-10:00 PM.
On November 15th Tom captured audiences in the main gallery for an acapella performance and reading from his memoir Beautiful Scars: Steeltown Secrets, Mohawk Skywalkers and the Road Home. In his memoir, published in 2017 by Penguin/Random House, Tom reveals the impact of discovering his Indigenous heritage in his 50s. This was a great opportunity to connect with the artist, witness his power as a storyteller, and view the work in the gallery.
Tom joined us again on December 3rd for a screening of Beautiful Scars, a Canadian documentary film directed by Shane Belcourt Starring musician Tom Wilson and based on his 2017 memoir of the same name. After the screening Tom and Shane went into conversation with Josh Lambier, artistic director of WORDS.
For more about the artist and his projects visit https://tomwilsononline.com/
TAP Centre for Creativity presents, Mohawk Warriors, Hunters & Chiefs, a solo exhibition of the artwork of Tom Wilson tehohåhake (two roads). Tom is a musician, writer and visual artist based in Hamilton, Ontario.
Musically he is known for his work with the bands Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, Junkhouse and Lee Harvey Osmond, the latter receiving a 2020 Juno Award for the album Mohawk.
Wilson’s memoir, Beautiful Scars: Steeltown Secrets, Mohawk Skywalkers and the Road Home, in which he reveals the impact of discovering his Indigenous heritage at the age of 53, became a national bestseller. He was appointed as a Companion of the Order of Canada in June 2023 for, “his multifaceted contributions to the arts in Canada, notably as an iconic musician, as well as for his advocacy of Indigenous communities in Canada.”
Decades ago he began dedicating more of his time and energy to his second passion, painting. Painting has become a way for him to connect with his Mohawk identity and convey his feelings on the injustices experienced by Indigenous peoples. The exhibit included Fading Memories of Home, an installation piece by Tom located in TAP’s LAB203 Gallery. The idea for the installation with accompanying video and sound recording was seeded during a family dinner with Jane Lazare, Tom’s biological mother. She recalled a traumatic experience from residential school when the grade five teacher had asked the room of Indigenous students to look at those around them, and then told the class these would be the last Indians they would ever know.
The Opening Reception was held on Thursday November 14, 7:00-10:00 PM.
On November 15th Tom captured audiences in the main gallery for an acapella performance and reading from his memoir Beautiful Scars: Steeltown Secrets, Mohawk Skywalkers and the Road Home. In his memoir, published in 2017 by Penguin/Random House, Tom reveals the impact of discovering his Indigenous heritage in his 50s. This was a great opportunity to connect with the artist, witness his power as a storyteller, and view the work in the gallery.
Tom joined us again on December 3rd for a screening of Beautiful Scars, a Canadian documentary film directed by Shane Belcourt Starring musician Tom Wilson and based on his 2017 memoir of the same name. After the screening Tom and Shane went into conversation with Josh Lambier, artistic director of WORDS.
For more about the artist and his projects visit https://tomwilsononline.com/
Be Reality: Tom Hilborn
November 5 - November 9, 2024
A celebration of life exhibition for London artist Tom Hilborn.
Born and raised in London, Tom Hilborn began his artistic journey as a young child when he began drawing crazy, comical caricatures. After studying at BealArt under Bert Kloezeman, he spent his entire adult life painting – mostly on hardboards, often using modelling paste to add texture and depth.
Tom's subject matter ranged from landscapes of his beloved Gibbons Park to obscure musicians from the earliest days of jazz and rockabilly to renderings of figure studies and sketches by the great artists of the Renaissance. Often more than one of these elements appeared together in a single work.
An incredibly prolific artist who worked out of both London and Dundas, Ont., Tom was also a much-loved member of London's music scene as a guitarist for Lax Apparition, the Black Holes and Osterborg.
When he died in July at the age of 67, he left behind an extraordinary legacy of completed art. His family has authorized a sale of approximately 160 Hilborn paintings, including a dozen measuring about four feet by four feet. All paintings were be priced reasonably, with the goal of ensuring that they find new homes and would be displayed on walls rather than kept in storage. This exhibition took place from November 5th to November 9th.
A celebration of life exhibition for London artist Tom Hilborn.
Born and raised in London, Tom Hilborn began his artistic journey as a young child when he began drawing crazy, comical caricatures. After studying at BealArt under Bert Kloezeman, he spent his entire adult life painting – mostly on hardboards, often using modelling paste to add texture and depth.
Tom's subject matter ranged from landscapes of his beloved Gibbons Park to obscure musicians from the earliest days of jazz and rockabilly to renderings of figure studies and sketches by the great artists of the Renaissance. Often more than one of these elements appeared together in a single work.
An incredibly prolific artist who worked out of both London and Dundas, Ont., Tom was also a much-loved member of London's music scene as a guitarist for Lax Apparition, the Black Holes and Osterborg.
When he died in July at the age of 67, he left behind an extraordinary legacy of completed art. His family has authorized a sale of approximately 160 Hilborn paintings, including a dozen measuring about four feet by four feet. All paintings were be priced reasonably, with the goal of ensuring that they find new homes and would be displayed on walls rather than kept in storage. This exhibition took place from November 5th to November 9th.
Wild Phantoms, Gentle Monsters and Restless Gods: My Pet Skeleton
October 16 - November 2, 2024
Vincent Marcone, renowned for his darkly enchanting visual style, has spent 25 years captivating audiences with his intricate blend of surreal beauty and haunting fantasy. The exhibit, "Wild Phantoms, Gentle Monsters and Restless Gods", showcases a curated collection of Marcone’s favorite works, offering a retrospective journey of all the peculiar creatures that reside inside his head. From mesmerizing album covers to award-winning short films, Marcone's work has earned accolades and awards from the Junos, the Canne Film Festival and the Emmys. This exhibition runs from October 16th to November 2. The opening reception for this exhibition will be taking place on October 18th, from 6PM until 9PM.
About Vincent Marcone "My Pet Skeleton":
"My Pet Skeleton" is the pseudonym for the award-winning graphic artist Vincent Marcone. This curious-sounding epithet caught on, crept in, and slowly replaced his own name. As “My Pet Skeleton”, Vincent catapulted to early success when his work and online worlds caught the attention of David Bowie, Guillermo Del Toro, Clive Barker, and the Godfather of Goth himself, Peter Murphy. His particular approach to painting album covers, designing intricate online worlds, and directing weirdo music videos has earned him awards from places as diverse as the Emmys, the Junos, and even a Cannes Film Festival nomination for his short film, “The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow.”
Vincent developed his unique style by combining his affection for the 600-year-old art of intaglio printmaking with his love of computer graphics. Early in his studies he would scrape and etch and carve his images onto zinc plates of all shapes and sizes, then send them hurtling through antiquated hand-turned presses. This experience and love of an old world aesthetic is what sets him apart from other digital artists. He handles his digital paintings as he handled his etchings, focusing in on the line work and meticulously placing each pixel to convey a sense of mood and ambiance. Drawing from a personal library of over 500 original textures (each created with metal plates and hand-wiped inks), Marcone uses his computer to fuse together media of all sorts to create imagery that is part of a larger story.
Vincent lives in Kitchener, Ontario where he is currently painting new pictures and crafting new tales. You can find more of his work at my-pet-skeleton.myshopify.com
Vincent Marcone, renowned for his darkly enchanting visual style, has spent 25 years captivating audiences with his intricate blend of surreal beauty and haunting fantasy. The exhibit, "Wild Phantoms, Gentle Monsters and Restless Gods", showcases a curated collection of Marcone’s favorite works, offering a retrospective journey of all the peculiar creatures that reside inside his head. From mesmerizing album covers to award-winning short films, Marcone's work has earned accolades and awards from the Junos, the Canne Film Festival and the Emmys. This exhibition runs from October 16th to November 2. The opening reception for this exhibition will be taking place on October 18th, from 6PM until 9PM.
About Vincent Marcone "My Pet Skeleton":
"My Pet Skeleton" is the pseudonym for the award-winning graphic artist Vincent Marcone. This curious-sounding epithet caught on, crept in, and slowly replaced his own name. As “My Pet Skeleton”, Vincent catapulted to early success when his work and online worlds caught the attention of David Bowie, Guillermo Del Toro, Clive Barker, and the Godfather of Goth himself, Peter Murphy. His particular approach to painting album covers, designing intricate online worlds, and directing weirdo music videos has earned him awards from places as diverse as the Emmys, the Junos, and even a Cannes Film Festival nomination for his short film, “The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow.”
Vincent developed his unique style by combining his affection for the 600-year-old art of intaglio printmaking with his love of computer graphics. Early in his studies he would scrape and etch and carve his images onto zinc plates of all shapes and sizes, then send them hurtling through antiquated hand-turned presses. This experience and love of an old world aesthetic is what sets him apart from other digital artists. He handles his digital paintings as he handled his etchings, focusing in on the line work and meticulously placing each pixel to convey a sense of mood and ambiance. Drawing from a personal library of over 500 original textures (each created with metal plates and hand-wiped inks), Marcone uses his computer to fuse together media of all sorts to create imagery that is part of a larger story.
Vincent lives in Kitchener, Ontario where he is currently painting new pictures and crafting new tales. You can find more of his work at my-pet-skeleton.myshopify.com
Forest City Fusion Art Exhibition
September 24 - October 12, 2024
Curated by Simple Reflections for Artists, the Forest City Fusion Art Exhibit featured 20 London-based artists of 11 different countries of origin of all different mediums and styles. Digital, acrylic, sculptural, watercolour and mixed media pieces will be exhibited with diverse themes such as landscapes, female forms, geometric shapes, light and cityscapes.
This exhibition ran from September 24th until October 12th, and featured an opening reception on Thursday, September 26th from 6PM until 9PM.
Featured artists: Amsa Yaro, Adora, Brad Spencer, Catherine Eichstedt, Dario Novoa, Daniel Sanchez, Edgar Castro, Edward DeMarsh, G. Harley Salamanca, Ilona Burghardt, Karoline Feagan, Katharina Bilka, Kris Popiolek, Larissa Medeiros, Luiza Kaminska, Michelle Ellis, Selma Popovic, Diego Trujillo, Yana Litus, Diego Tamayo.
Curated by Simple Reflections for Artists, the Forest City Fusion Art Exhibit featured 20 London-based artists of 11 different countries of origin of all different mediums and styles. Digital, acrylic, sculptural, watercolour and mixed media pieces will be exhibited with diverse themes such as landscapes, female forms, geometric shapes, light and cityscapes.
This exhibition ran from September 24th until October 12th, and featured an opening reception on Thursday, September 26th from 6PM until 9PM.
Featured artists: Amsa Yaro, Adora, Brad Spencer, Catherine Eichstedt, Dario Novoa, Daniel Sanchez, Edgar Castro, Edward DeMarsh, G. Harley Salamanca, Ilona Burghardt, Karoline Feagan, Katharina Bilka, Kris Popiolek, Larissa Medeiros, Luiza Kaminska, Michelle Ellis, Selma Popovic, Diego Trujillo, Yana Litus, Diego Tamayo.
SOOT: Ian Indiano
July 20 - September 28, 2024
A solo exhibition by resident artist Ian Indiano, which took place in LAB 203.
TAP was excited to present ‘SOOT’, an exhibition by resident artist Ian Indiano. "Soot” (in Portuguese “Fuligem”) is an installation that delves into the multifaceted nature of carbon as a conceptual starting point, both as a physical element and a metaphor. Through predominantly black and white pieces, Ian Indiano explored themes of decay, transformation, and the elemental nature of carbon. The artworks, primarily created through photo collages translated into charcoal or graphite drawings, utilize both found images and Indiano's own photography. This installation not only played with the physical properties of carbon, but also invited viewers to contemplate its broader symbolic meanings.
A solo exhibition by resident artist Ian Indiano, which took place in LAB 203.
TAP was excited to present ‘SOOT’, an exhibition by resident artist Ian Indiano. "Soot” (in Portuguese “Fuligem”) is an installation that delves into the multifaceted nature of carbon as a conceptual starting point, both as a physical element and a metaphor. Through predominantly black and white pieces, Ian Indiano explored themes of decay, transformation, and the elemental nature of carbon. The artworks, primarily created through photo collages translated into charcoal or graphite drawings, utilize both found images and Indiano's own photography. This installation not only played with the physical properties of carbon, but also invited viewers to contemplate its broader symbolic meanings.
Excavations: Lyle Goorvich
September 10 - September 21, 2024
‘Excavation’ is the result of Lyle’s desire to unearth and express ideas, impressions and emotions buried under the accumulated experiences and constant stimuli of everyday life. Through his work, he aims to distill information into visual metaphors that invited the viewers into his mindset. These metaphors may relate to personal, social, political, historical, or whimsical experiences or ideations, and are as varied as the human experience is. Through various mediums and techniques, Goorvich aims to share a part of himself with the viewers, and return to his artistic individuality.
Lyle received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from York University and while he has not exhibited in recent years, he always remained active and interested in the arts. Now retired, Lyle has been liberated to pursue his creative impulses without distraction. This exhibition was a result of this freedom to pursue creativity.
This exhibition ran from September 10th to September 21st, 2024 and the opening reception was held on Friday, September 13th from 6:00PM - 9:00PM.
‘Excavation’ is the result of Lyle’s desire to unearth and express ideas, impressions and emotions buried under the accumulated experiences and constant stimuli of everyday life. Through his work, he aims to distill information into visual metaphors that invited the viewers into his mindset. These metaphors may relate to personal, social, political, historical, or whimsical experiences or ideations, and are as varied as the human experience is. Through various mediums and techniques, Goorvich aims to share a part of himself with the viewers, and return to his artistic individuality.
Lyle received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from York University and while he has not exhibited in recent years, he always remained active and interested in the arts. Now retired, Lyle has been liberated to pursue his creative impulses without distraction. This exhibition was a result of this freedom to pursue creativity.
This exhibition ran from September 10th to September 21st, 2024 and the opening reception was held on Friday, September 13th from 6:00PM - 9:00PM.
TOMPE @ 10
August 21 - September 7, 2024
In celebration of Print London’s tenth anniversary, six past winners of TOMPE have each been invited to exhibit a small body of work that represented their printmaking practice. These works included intaglio, silkscreen, mokuhanga, relief, letterpress, lithography, and mixed media processes.
TOMPE@10 EXHIBITING ARTISTS:
Karen Fletcher, Timothy Laurin, Eric Mummery, Kurt Pammer, Brianna Tosswill, Ann Unger.
A full-colour exhibition catalogue was published to commemorate these exhibitions and was distributed to all participating artists, as well as printmaking collectives and art institutions across Canada. The opening reception took place on August 24th from 5:00PM - 7:00PM.
This exhibit also featured a virtual closing reception.
The exhibitions were generously sponsored by TAP Centre for Creativity, MUSEUM LONDON, Woodstock Art Gallery, The City of London and the London Arts Council through a Community Arts Investment Program (CAIP) grant.
In celebration of Print London’s tenth anniversary, six past winners of TOMPE have each been invited to exhibit a small body of work that represented their printmaking practice. These works included intaglio, silkscreen, mokuhanga, relief, letterpress, lithography, and mixed media processes.
TOMPE@10 EXHIBITING ARTISTS:
Karen Fletcher, Timothy Laurin, Eric Mummery, Kurt Pammer, Brianna Tosswill, Ann Unger.
A full-colour exhibition catalogue was published to commemorate these exhibitions and was distributed to all participating artists, as well as printmaking collectives and art institutions across Canada. The opening reception took place on August 24th from 5:00PM - 7:00PM.
This exhibit also featured a virtual closing reception.
The exhibitions were generously sponsored by TAP Centre for Creativity, MUSEUM LONDON, Woodstock Art Gallery, The City of London and the London Arts Council through a Community Arts Investment Program (CAIP) grant.
TOMPE 2024
August 21 - September 7, 2024
Canadian-based professional artists were invited to submit miniature prints for exhibition; after a challenging jurying process, 251 works by 91 artists were selected for the final exhibition, as well as First, Second, and Third prize winners and two Honourable Mentions. These prize winners were announced at the Opening Reception on August 24 from 5PM - 7PM. This exhibit also featured a virtual closing reception.
TOMPE2024 EXHIBITING ARTISTS:
Anne Abbass, Siobhán Arnott, Robin Lupita Bain, Luigina Baratto, Derek Berry, Pauline Bradshaw, Peter Braune, Sylvia Bretzloff, David Brown, Mackenzie Browning, Ginny Carnevale, Barb Carr, Susan M. W. Cartwright, Samantha Charette, Carlina Chen, Sandie Collins, Claudine Crangle, Susan Cunningham, Lillianne Daigle, Alain Desgagné, Sophie Desjardins, Janine Duns, Drew Ellwood, Alysa-Beth Engel, Sandi Falconer, Kym Fenlon-Spazuk, Laurence Finet, Amber Forno, Elizabeth Forrest, Brenda Fuhrman, Bev Funnell, Silvie Girard, Jamie-Lee Girodat, Melanie Goguen, Abby Gowland, Colette Gréco-Riddle, Tyler Grieve, Jen Hamilton, Deidre Hierlihy, Jane Holbrook, Villia Jefremovas, SiHyun Vision Kim, McCall Kindt, Denise Lachance, Doris Lamontagne, Stephany Lay, Esther Leelavathy, Patti Lefebvre, Wen Li, Paule Mainguy, Carol Mannas, Gosia Martyniak, Lisa Matthias, Julie McIntyre, Vanessa McKiel, Lauren McKinley Renzetti, Alex Montes, Lisa Neighbour, Donna Nichol, Mary O’Brien, Kurt Pammer, Wendy Parlow, Zane Pate, Susan Perry, Nicole Pettigrew, Laura Peturson, Carrie Phillips Kieser, Walter Procska, Aashna Pujara, Martha Jane Ritchie, Benjamin Robinson, Agustin Rolando Rojas, Madeleine Rousseau, Irina Schestakowich, Reuben Scott, Kathryn Shaw, Patricia Slighte, Dan Starling, Jeff Stellick, St. Marie Φ Walker, Svetlana Swinimer, Cindi Talbot, Ana Teodorescu, Jacqueline Tourigny, Ann Unger, Joyce Westrop, Catherine Wild, Doug Williams, Ele Willoughby, Sylvia Wong, Katherine Zarull.
ABOUT PRINT LONDONPRINT LONDON is a collective of professional London-based visual artists whose practices embrace traditional and contemporary print media and the multiple. Print London aims to stimulate printmaking in the region through promoting the discussion, production, dissemination and exhibition of print media and working towards establishing a print center in London. For further information, please visit www.printlondon.ca
Canadian-based professional artists were invited to submit miniature prints for exhibition; after a challenging jurying process, 251 works by 91 artists were selected for the final exhibition, as well as First, Second, and Third prize winners and two Honourable Mentions. These prize winners were announced at the Opening Reception on August 24 from 5PM - 7PM. This exhibit also featured a virtual closing reception.
TOMPE2024 EXHIBITING ARTISTS:
Anne Abbass, Siobhán Arnott, Robin Lupita Bain, Luigina Baratto, Derek Berry, Pauline Bradshaw, Peter Braune, Sylvia Bretzloff, David Brown, Mackenzie Browning, Ginny Carnevale, Barb Carr, Susan M. W. Cartwright, Samantha Charette, Carlina Chen, Sandie Collins, Claudine Crangle, Susan Cunningham, Lillianne Daigle, Alain Desgagné, Sophie Desjardins, Janine Duns, Drew Ellwood, Alysa-Beth Engel, Sandi Falconer, Kym Fenlon-Spazuk, Laurence Finet, Amber Forno, Elizabeth Forrest, Brenda Fuhrman, Bev Funnell, Silvie Girard, Jamie-Lee Girodat, Melanie Goguen, Abby Gowland, Colette Gréco-Riddle, Tyler Grieve, Jen Hamilton, Deidre Hierlihy, Jane Holbrook, Villia Jefremovas, SiHyun Vision Kim, McCall Kindt, Denise Lachance, Doris Lamontagne, Stephany Lay, Esther Leelavathy, Patti Lefebvre, Wen Li, Paule Mainguy, Carol Mannas, Gosia Martyniak, Lisa Matthias, Julie McIntyre, Vanessa McKiel, Lauren McKinley Renzetti, Alex Montes, Lisa Neighbour, Donna Nichol, Mary O’Brien, Kurt Pammer, Wendy Parlow, Zane Pate, Susan Perry, Nicole Pettigrew, Laura Peturson, Carrie Phillips Kieser, Walter Procska, Aashna Pujara, Martha Jane Ritchie, Benjamin Robinson, Agustin Rolando Rojas, Madeleine Rousseau, Irina Schestakowich, Reuben Scott, Kathryn Shaw, Patricia Slighte, Dan Starling, Jeff Stellick, St. Marie Φ Walker, Svetlana Swinimer, Cindi Talbot, Ana Teodorescu, Jacqueline Tourigny, Ann Unger, Joyce Westrop, Catherine Wild, Doug Williams, Ele Willoughby, Sylvia Wong, Katherine Zarull.
ABOUT PRINT LONDONPRINT LONDON is a collective of professional London-based visual artists whose practices embrace traditional and contemporary print media and the multiple. Print London aims to stimulate printmaking in the region through promoting the discussion, production, dissemination and exhibition of print media and working towards establishing a print center in London. For further information, please visit www.printlondon.ca
M.M.Y. Art
August 6 - August 17, 2024
This exhibition featured the works of Michele Smeulders, Miriam Traher, and Yvonne Nangle at TAP Centre for Creativity, located at 203 Dundas St., London, Ontario. "MMY Art Michele, Miriam, Yvonne". "MMY Art" is a collective celebration of creativity, and contemporary art explorations, brought to life through the different styles of three talented artists. Each artist brought a unique perspective to the exhibition, offering viewers a diverse and enriching experience.
Admission was free and the exhibition ran from August 6 to 17, 2024, during the hours of the gallery, with an evening reception on Thursday, August 8, from 6 pm to 9 pm. This gathering provided an opportunity to meet the artists, indulge in stimulating conversations, and immerse yourself in an array of captivating artworks.
Michele Smeulders invited you to view the world through her "spectacularly goofy glasses." Her imaginative paintings and playful collages simplify our complex world, offering viewers a joyous escape and a fresh perspective. With an emphasis on accentuating the positive and resisting the usual, Michele's work brings a joyful exuberance to the gallery space, inviting you to borrow her heart-shaped, rose-coloured glasses for a moment of pure delight.
Miriam Traher's mixed media abstracts are a bold and distinctive expression of her artistic vision. Her textured and layered contemporary work is spontaneous, guided by experimentation, intuitively responding to each previous mark. Her art has a sense of play and wonder and her “why not? let’s see…” approach to creating unplanned surprises of colour combinations and marks, bringing a bold spark to people’s homes.
Yvonne Nangle brings her singular vision to the exhibition with a collection of vibrant, free-flowing abstract florals. Her work, characterized by uplifting colours and spontaneous doodles, seeks to deliver a 'jolt of joy' to its viewers. Yvonne’s creations provide a striking and beautiful decoration for any home, statement art that evokes happiness and positive emotions.
Supporting the Community: In addition to showcasing incredible art, "MMY Art" is dedicated to giving back to the community. 20% of art sales from this exhibition were donated to The London Food Bank.
This exhibition featured the works of Michele Smeulders, Miriam Traher, and Yvonne Nangle at TAP Centre for Creativity, located at 203 Dundas St., London, Ontario. "MMY Art Michele, Miriam, Yvonne". "MMY Art" is a collective celebration of creativity, and contemporary art explorations, brought to life through the different styles of three talented artists. Each artist brought a unique perspective to the exhibition, offering viewers a diverse and enriching experience.
Admission was free and the exhibition ran from August 6 to 17, 2024, during the hours of the gallery, with an evening reception on Thursday, August 8, from 6 pm to 9 pm. This gathering provided an opportunity to meet the artists, indulge in stimulating conversations, and immerse yourself in an array of captivating artworks.
Michele Smeulders invited you to view the world through her "spectacularly goofy glasses." Her imaginative paintings and playful collages simplify our complex world, offering viewers a joyous escape and a fresh perspective. With an emphasis on accentuating the positive and resisting the usual, Michele's work brings a joyful exuberance to the gallery space, inviting you to borrow her heart-shaped, rose-coloured glasses for a moment of pure delight.
Miriam Traher's mixed media abstracts are a bold and distinctive expression of her artistic vision. Her textured and layered contemporary work is spontaneous, guided by experimentation, intuitively responding to each previous mark. Her art has a sense of play and wonder and her “why not? let’s see…” approach to creating unplanned surprises of colour combinations and marks, bringing a bold spark to people’s homes.
Yvonne Nangle brings her singular vision to the exhibition with a collection of vibrant, free-flowing abstract florals. Her work, characterized by uplifting colours and spontaneous doodles, seeks to deliver a 'jolt of joy' to its viewers. Yvonne’s creations provide a striking and beautiful decoration for any home, statement art that evokes happiness and positive emotions.
Supporting the Community: In addition to showcasing incredible art, "MMY Art" is dedicated to giving back to the community. 20% of art sales from this exhibition were donated to The London Food Bank.
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