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20 Apr

Oscar Nuñez is best known for playing Oscar Martinez on NBC's The Office. He has won an Emmy, two SAG Awards, an ALMA Award, a TV Land Award and an Impact Award from the National Hispanic Media Coalition for the role. Oscar has had roles in the films The Proposal, The 33, and Baywatch; guest starred on the TV shows New Girl, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, American Housewife, NCIS: L.A., iZombie, and Curb Your Enthusiasm; lent his voice to the animations of Bob's Burgers, Home, 3 Below, and Where’s Waldo?; recurred on Showtime’s Shameless, CBS’ Life in Pieces, and Comedy Central’s Reno 911; created and starred in his own Comedy Central series Halfway Home; and was a series regular on the USA legal comedy Benched and the TBS sci-fi comedy People of Earth. He currently stars in Mr. Iglesias on Netflix....

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28 Apr

Laura Bundesen has had a love affair of 30+ years with fabric, thread and colour. Using these elements, she creates richly textured mixed media pieces, with a current focus on Neuro Art. Working with a functional map of the human brain as a reference, Bundesen recycles scraps of fabric into a collage and then embellishes it with hand embroidery, trim and beads, working directly on artist’s canvas. Improvising as the work progresses, she keeps the mystery of the brain’s inner workings in mind. Her contemporary 2-D Neuro Art pieces are then stretched and painted. Bundesen’s work has been purchased by neurosurgeons, neurologists and neuroscientists, as well as survivors of traumatic brain injury and brain cancer. Bundesen lives in Massachusetts and exhibits widely in the Northeastern United States....

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29 Jun

Hunt Slonem tends to embrace the ephemeral beauty of nature, a characteristic that brings a nurturing, spiritual effect to his creations. Throughout his extensive career as a New York artist, Slonem has favored the subject of exotic birds, rabbits, and butterflies. Lately, his compositions have consisted of flat spaces with simple forms pushed to the front of the picture plane. The artist creates exotic forms with expressive and highly textural brushstrokes that are full of intense color, loosely inspired by artists of the German Expressionism movement such as Ernst Ludwig and Emil Nolde. ...

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01 Feb

I’m So Neuronic gives form to inspired flares and comets that energize the universe within the mind. Here, the mysterious volcanic grey organism is colour coded: the rational, analytical left side and the emotional, intuitive right side. Ecstatic explosions of awareness are ignited by memories seen just below the surface. Stretching to make sense of, and make use of, the network of memories collected and filed. To remember is to see. To live. As seismic eruptions slow down, synapses are disrupted and neurons interrupted. Essential, intimate synergies are lost. The gift undone, the lava cools....

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11 May

Born and raised in Detroit, Doug Schwartz is the creative director at DetroitWick; a manufacturing gallery space in Eastern Market, the largest historic market in the United States. Doug's artistic medium is "sensory experience", a focus based on joining company and customer expressed through all 5 senses....

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20 Apr

Brazilian-born and Miami-made, Romero Britto is an international artist that uses vibrant, bold and colourful patterns to reflect his optimistic view of the world around him. Romero has created a visual language of hope and happiness all its own that is relatable to all, inspiring millions. Self-taught at an early age, he painted on scraps of paper or cardboard or any medium he could find before coming into his own and travelling to Paris where he was introduced to the works of Matisse and Picasso. His appreciation of these masters influenced him to create an iconic style that The New York Times said: “exudes warmth, optimism and love.” Romero’s work has been exhibited in galleries and museums in over 100 countries, including the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux Arts exhibition at the Carrousel du Louvre in 2008 and 2010. In 2013, Maria Elena and Carlos Slim Domit invited Romero...

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16 Feb

The inspiration behind Shattered is a swirly mosaic made from tiny pieces of mirror full of light and reflections. The artist included some vintage pieces of jewelry, buttons and china to serve as a reminder of past generations. The mirrors allow the sculpture the illusion of constant movement and changing reflections. It also forces the viewer to see themself in the artwork, reminding them any of us could become a victim of dementia. My wish is that no one person will look in the mirror one morning and not recognize the face looking back at them....

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11 May

Elizabeth (Libs) Elliott is a textile artist exploring the intersection of technology and traditional craft by using generative code to design and make handmade quilts. A deep appreciation for craftsmanship, design history and future-focused applications are all reflected in her work. She studied Material Art & Design at OCAD University and lives and works in Toronto. Her commissions include work for individuals and corporate clients such as Absolut Vodka. She has exhibited her work internationally and has been covered by the media in publications such as Gizmodo.com, Design Milk and Casa Vogue....

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29 Jun

Jieun June Kim is a Toronto-based, Korean-born painter, muralist and art producer. She graduated with honours from Duksung Women’s University in Korea, receiving a BFA in Korean Painting and Fashion Design, and received her MFA in Visual Arts from Washington University in St. Louis. She has exhibited her paintings around the world since 2010 at notable galleries and events, exploring the idea of “home” as an immigrant. Kim is also interested in creating a safe space through street art, and has created numerous murals with various arts organizations, such as Street Art Toronto as well as for corporate partners, including Samsung, Up Canada and Collective Arts Brewery. She is a recipient of the Newcomer and Refugee Artist Mentorship grant from the Toronto Arts Council (2018) and was one of the artists in residence at the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto (2019). She is the co-founder of KJ Bit Collective, which...

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