If it wasn’t for the markdowns of mooncake gift boxes at the Asian grocer, I would have never believed that fall is around the corner. Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, and though I don’t formally celebrate the coming together of family, friends, full moon and harvest, I rarely refuse cake: especially if custard or red bean is involved. Boxes are piled up like the season’s other staple – apples – varieties overtaking ...

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You’re invited to my first-ever installation, Indoor Fireworks, at Mon Ton Window Gallery, 61a Bellevue Avenue – at  the corner of Bellevue Avenue and Nassau Street – Kensington Market, Toronto! The installation is inspired by the themes and ideas presented in Bernardo Bertolucci’s cinematic classic, The Last Emperor. First watching this movie as a child, I was struck by the similarities I shared of the ...

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ART ON PAPER NY 2023 Get your bags, umbrella, and BIG Babsenergy!–That’s Barbra-Streisand chutzpah and arguably, the OG Barbie! Make like our “Funny Girl” did, more than *ahem* fifty-years ago, on the set of the film of the same name, down to Pier 36, NYC! This time however, for the 2023-version of, “Hey Mister Arnstein, Here I am,” the Art on Paper fair, September 7-10, where my work will be showing at BoxHeart ...

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ARTISTS ANDREW OOI AND TYLER MATHESON EXHIBIT AT LONSDALE GALLERY, TORONTO Between the cottage weekends and canned cocktails to toast the season, there’s much happening this summer, including my two-person show, a matter of perspective, with artist Tyler Matheson, curated by Simone Rojas-Pick exhibiting Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, June 29 to August 13, 2022. Reception for the exhibit is Saturday July 9, 2-5pm, so I’m ...

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REGISTER NOW FOR THE MATTRESS FACTORY’S “FACTORY 500 EXCURSION: BACK TO BLOOMFIELD” As June’s twilight fools us into believing that there are more hours in a day than usual, it’s likely you’re making use of that “extra” time while it’s still around. Before booking your calendar completely, consider registering for Mattress Factory’s “Factory 500 Excursion: Back to Bloomfield,” happening at BoxHeart ...

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TOURING EXHIBIT, WITHOUT INTERRUPTING THE SYSTEM, MAKES ITS LAST STOP AT BOXHEART GALLERY, PITTSBURGH PA Do you know that feeling of returning home to your own bed, to your own comforts, after a tiring, circuitous trip? A feeling similar to Dictionary of Obscure Sorrow’s, except instead of feeling empty, you felt full? That despite whatever process needed to be completed, be it a major life event or milestone as the ...

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