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Philippe Pallafray

Philippe Pallafray uses elements from the electronics industry that he implants in his metal sculptures. He questions himself on human nature and his future in view of new technologies used within the human body. What will our relation to the world be in a lofty universe where cerebral implants and integral thought would be generalized? Pallafray is a member of the Sculptors Society of Canada. His art is part of public and private collections in Canada, the United States and France....

Claire Poirier

Andre Petterson

Andre Petterson attempts to capture the essence of a split-second in time. His current photography-based work explores various themes of lighting to create elements of mystery. Rembrandt and the Dutch masters’ use of light have strongly influenced Petterson; important elements are highlighted and the mind must fill in the rest. Fabric and movement are also subjects of fascination for the artist. He believes that the integration of movement and fabric are similar to brushstrokes. The chance and artistic freedom involved in motions of dance and similar movements are also reflected in his mixed media work. Petterson has exhibited in private and public galleries in Canada and the United States. He is the recipient of The National Film Board of Canada Award, and has work featured in numerous private and public collections including the Canada Council Art Bank, Canadian Airlines, Vancouver General Hospital, Claridge Investments, Duracell Canada, Esso Resources Canada, Pan Pacific Seattle,...

Andre Petterson

Andre Petterson attempts to capture the essence of a split-second in time. His current photography-based work explores various themes of lighting to create elements of mystery. Rembrandt and the Dutch masters’ use of light have strongly influenced Petterson; important elements are highlighted and the mind must fill in the rest. Fabric and movement are also subjects of fascination for the artist. He believes that the integration of movement and fabric are similar to brushstrokes. The chance and artistic freedom involved in motions of dance and similar movements are also reflected in his mixed media work. Petterson has exhibited in private and public galleries in Canada and the United States. He is the recipient of The National Film Board of Canada Award, and has work featured in numerous private and public collections including the Canada Council Art Bank, Canadian Airlines, Vancouver General Hospital, Claridge Investments, Duracell Canada, Esso Resources Canada, Pan Pacific Seattle,...

Anthony Ricciardi

Anthony Ricciardi’s art is distinctive, vivid and curated to tell a story. The Toronto-born artist and entrepreneur made his debut in 2015 at age 24 after being featured in a Forbes article on contemporary studio spaces. Since then, he has introduced audiences to imagery and explosions of colour orchestrated in uncommon forms. His art has no limits and encompasses canvas paintings, full-scale murals, furniture installations and art fashion. Ricciardi graduated from Alabama State University (NCAA Division 1 baseball scholarship) with a degree in Finance. After three years working in Toronto for an investment fund, he chose to follow his heart and pursue art full time. His work has been featured around the world, most recently in New York, Brazil, Rome and London. Ricciardi creates pieces for various spaces and clients that lead to vibrant, enjoyable and memorable experiences through art....

Ivan Prusac

Prusac spent his formative years rummaging through old books and fashion magazines, saving every cover and creative layout he could get my hands on. Prusac lived in Vancouver for his childhood years before moving to Toronto. His love for the west coast mountains stayed with him as a teenager, and inspired him to merge his creative talents with stone to become a Stone Mason. For those early years he found artistic inspiration while working outdoors. Prusac's love for art grew as he attended Sheridan College, and then George Brown College for Graphic Communications and Illustration. Prusac now illustrates and designs for Magazines, Books, and anything related to the form of print, multimedia, set design and graphic communications. His style blends both hand rendered Ink work with digital....

Chief of Police Mark Saunders (In Collaboration with: Zainab Alavi, Elisha Polwattage Peiris, Jamilah Reeves)

Mark Saunders was appointed the 10th Chief of the Toronto Police Service on May 20, 2015.  The City of Toronto is a vibrant diverse city covering 636 square kilometres with a diverse population of more than 2,600,000 people.  The Toronto Police Service employs over 5300 police officers and 2700 civilian employees and has an annual budget nearing $1 billion dollars.  It is the largest municipal police service in Canada and 5th largest in North America. During his 32-plus year policing career, Chief Saunders has had extensive investigative experience in Professional Standards, Urban Street Gang Unit, Intelligence Services, Drug Squad, Community Safety Command, and the Emergency Task Force and served as the Unit Commander of the largest Homicide Squad in Canada. Chief Saunders is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and is a member of the Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA).  He is also a member of the...

Samantha Sandbrook

A member of the Toronto art community since 1997, Samantha Sandbrook holds a Bachelor of Fine Art degree from Queen’s University and advanced standing from the Ontario College of Art and Design (now OCAD University). Painting was her first love before she branched out into sculpture and furniture design, experiencing a cross-pollination of ideas as she went from one discipline to another. She is now crossing boundaries by diversifying her artistic output and adding venues in the United States to her established Canadian outlets. Sandbrook’s style marries playful yet luxurious design with an impeccable attention to detail and craftsmanship. Her distinctive style juxtaposes refinement (swishing haute couture dresses, the luxe use of brass) with rawness (graffiti, industrial parts) and leaves fairy dust floating in the air. She uses vibrant colour to highlight sophistication and glamour, often employing candy-like colours and contrasting textures to enhance the visual effect. Every piece has a brilliant metallic...

Cindy Scaife

Born and raised in Toronto, artist Cindy Scaife is an alumna of the Ontario College of Art (now OCAD University). She has worked as a full-time professional artist, muralist and art educator for more than 25 years and has a wide range of private, residential, commercial and corporate clients. A career highlight was working with acclaimed American artist Frank Stella for more than seven years in Toronto, New York and Houston producing large scale murals. These works went to international galleries and museums in Japan, Germany, Torontoʼs Princess of Wales Theatre and other locations. Scaife creates her solo artwork within the Pop Surrealist style. She is greatly influenced by the art, design and advertising illustrations of the atomic age. Drawing heavily from the colour palette and optimism of this era, her work reflects its own nostalgia and innocence. She often creates anthropomorphic figures within her pieces, which reflect her personal appreciation for...

Amanda Schoppel

Amanda Schoppel was born in Barrie, Ont., and currently works as a visual artist and jewelry designer at her own business, Charmed & Cherished, in Toronto. She studied marine biology at Dalhousie University for a year before enrolling at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1995. Prior to receiving her BFA, she participated in an exchange program at the Chelsea College of Art in London, England. She attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine in 2005, and also participated in a residency at Taliesin West – the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture – in 2006. She received an MFA degree at the University of California, Davis in 2006. Schoppel has taken part in exhibitions in Canada, Europe and the United States. During the summer of 2001, she represented Canada in the sculpture competition at the IV Jeux de la Francophonie. The National and Provincial Art Collections of...