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29 Jun

Pam Lostracco is a mural designer based in Toronto. Her style evolved through a harmonious synthesis of her graphic design roots and life-long passion for exploring nature. A focus on biophilic design integrates organic forms and refreshing colours to connect people to the restorative powers of nature. Through this work, Pam shares the sense of wellbeing and inspiration that nature has provided herself, while spreading awareness of local flora and fauna. ...

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31 Mar

When artist Malcolm Liepke first received the unadorned sculpture, he spent a lot of time studying the piece, trying to unearth an inspiration. After looking at it for a while, he began to notice all of the curves and indentations, both concave and convex. They seemed to be compressed – and he thought of people squished and condensed into a small space. As a figurative painter, he began to wonder: what if these were all women – mimicking the curves – squeezed and contorted onto the surface? Curves and Contours is this inspiration realized....

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16 May

Yaron Bob is an art teacher and blacksmith who lives in Yated, a small Israeli community near the border with the Gaza strip. A part-time metal sculptor, he makes roses out of Kassam rockets fired out of Gaza. He had two close calls with rockets and knew he needed to react to the terror that he and his community were facing. Bob wanted to create something that speaks of growth and prosperity and to make something out of the destruction and ruin of the Kassam....

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31 Mar

Grade One students at the Mabin School have been immersed in a multidisciplinary study about the brain. This sculpture documents the knowledge they acquired over the year. The lobes have been painted and collaged to represent their function. The right side is crazy and creative, whereas the left is ordered and mathematical. The parietal lobe takes inspiration from maps because it is responsible for spatial sense and navigation. To represent neurons and connections throughout the brain, they used wire, Sculpey and beads....

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07 Feb

Dreams are hope. Tina Struthers created her sculpture to honour the caretakers and families who often lose their own reality as they protect the dignity of a loved one with Alzheimer’s, and for the researchers, doctors and scientists who give us hope as they search for treatments. The work is created in textile because our most treasured memories are filled with the luminosity of colours and texture found in fabric. This is Dreaming in Full Colour....

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31 Mar

Remembering the Sky was created in honour of Robert Marchessault’s father, Dr. Robert H. Marchessault, who died in September 2015 after battling Alzheimer's disease. In his final months, Dr. Marchessault had quiet periods where he would stare out the window at the sky. The artist didn’t know what his father was feeling or thinking, because the disease robbed him of the ability to say many words. The image of the blue sky and clouds mapped onto the brain is Robert Marchessault’s attempt to connect with his father’s very personal final journey. robertmarchessault.ca...

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21 Apr

Sarah Skrlj is a Toronto-based illustrator, and painter.  Sarah is a maximalist that loves getting lost in intricate patterns and collages which can be seen in the majority of her work.  From sneakers to murals she believes any surface can be used to create a work of art.  To see more of her work head over to her Instagram - @sarahskrlj...

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29 Jun

Keight MacLean is a Toronto-based painter, born and raised in Kingston, Ontario. Keight is an OCAD University graduate and alumna of the school’s revered Florence Program, in Florence, Italy. Inspired by her time studying the old masters first hand, Keight’s paintings combine the old with the new, reproducing historical portraits by hand before applying contemporary and experimental methods such as fluorescent spray paint, re-harvested artists’ mediums and destructive techniques....

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16 Feb

Celebrated Toronto-based photographer Scott McFarland used elements from his medium, including colour negative film, along with expanded polystyrene, magnetic paint and rare earth magnet to create his Untitled brain sculpture....

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21 Jun

Sam and Cailli Beckerman are Toronto-based identical twins and Fashion Institute of Technology graduates who also starred in a fashion documentary with National Geographic. They are honoured to be nominated and recognized again as the Best Digital Influencers in Canada at the CAFA Awards. Dubbed “human glitter” by the New York Times, they are celebrated for their eccentric sense of style, bold beauty looks, aspirational travel + adventurous globe-trotting, infectious energy and genuine passion. They are inarguably iconic fixtures in street style with a rampant following that includes musicians like Rihanna, other celebrities and fashion’s elite. The Beckermans have collaborated with Chanel, Disney, Apple, H&M, Versace, Kenzo and more. They have also given back and lectured at their alma mater and worked with Breakfast of Champions for Sick Kids....

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