Gallery hopping: 401 Richmond

Besides doing features for the National Post's Avenue page, I also get to do a biweekly feature for their Toronto section about gallery picks in a given Hogtown nabe. This past weekend I looked at 401 Richmond, an arts district that magically fits under one roof.

Feature: Roman Vishniac in Hamilton

Last month saw the opening of an exhibition on Jewish photographer Roman Vishniac at the McMaster Museum of Art in Hamilton. I did a related feature on it for the National Post.

Q&A: JC Heywood in Burnaby

Recently, I did a National Post Q&A with JC Heywood, a senior Canadian printmaker who currently has a retrospective on at the Burnaby Art Gallery. 

Review: War Zones at A Space Gallery

There's a lot of strong shows on war in Toronto right now. Here's a review of one of them, War Zones, which I wrote for NOW Toronto.

Q&A: ¡Cuba! in Montreal

More recently, I interviewed Montreal Museum of Fine Arts curator Nathalie Bondil on the blockbuster Cuba exhibition they've got going on there for the National Post. 

Reviewing Worldchanging for Herizons

Last December, I reviewed Worldchanging for the Globe and Mail. This winter Herizons, another good Canadian mag, ran a new review that I wrote and made it their feature pick. You can download a sample copy of the issue here.

Cross-Canada for Canadian Art

It's been a while since I posted, so I'm catching up on lots of pieces. Here's one from the Winter issue of Canadian Art, which focused on Toronto: What curators and arts pros from coast to coast have to say about the Big Smoke.