“Perimeter” an exhibition of recent Work by Bernadette Peets at #Hashtag Gallery

“Perimeter” is an exhibition of recent work by Bernadette Peets of Akin Dupont coming soon to #Hashtag Gallery (830 Dundas St West). The show runs from March 28 - April 7, 2019.

Bernadette’s work explores the natural beauty of the Canadian landscape and the concept of ‘sharing space’. Opening Reception is March 30th from 7:00-11:30pm.

About Bernadette Peets
Bernadette is a Toronto born artist and an Akin Dupont studio member. Although she mainly uses painting as her medium she has also included three dimensional installation work as well as other pictorial devices that include shadow boxes, photographs, drawing and printmaking. Her subjects of interest have been rooted in her political, social and aesthetic ideals and her approach is always connected to her strong sense of design, colour and technical precision. www.bernadettepeets.com

CAKE: A Duo Art Exhibition Featuring Shanna Van Maurik of Akin Dupont →

CAKE: an art exhibition and birthday celebration featuring Shanna Van Maurik of Akin Dupont and Christina Mazzulla. For this show, the duo has joined forces to create an exciting collection of new works that create a playful dialogue between their intertwining worlds.

April 27th 2018

7PM-11PM

DCP's 1444 Dupont Street

Featuring music by THE GRUMP

Light snacks and refreshments available.

Exhibition on until May 2nd 2018 by appointment.

Shanna Van Maurik is a Canadian artist who lives and works in Toronto. Her practice is centered on the creation of invented characters in painting. Shanna received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from OCAD University in Drawing and Painting with a minor in Art History.

Unexpected Subway Living by Jordan MacLachlan of Akin Dupont at the Outsider Art Fair in New York City this weekend

Unexpected Subway Living is an exhibition of over 100 clay sculptures by Jordan MacLachlan of Akin Dupont. The exhibition will be at the Outsider Art Fair in New York City happening January 18-21, 2018 at the Metropolitan Pavilion , 125 W. 18th street, New York, NY.

Unexpected Subway Living imagines a catastrophic event that finds both humans and beasts co-habiting in the equivalent of an underground city. A place where nightmare scenarios and lullaby lyrics collide, it is a paradigm for a reality we have come to know.

Jordan Maclachlan is a storyteller describing to us what is and what could be. A self-taught sculptor, her ceramics are masterworks of detail depicting life in all its layered complexity. They suggest parallel worlds where possibilities become reality in another dimension.

She is unflinching in her narration of what she defines as the endless unexpected ways of subway living. A man wrestles with a giant rat, a woman gives birth on the white tiled floor and primates couple in complete oblivion to the swirl of quotidian chaos around them.

MacLachlan believes that where we live determines how we live. Her work is devoted to exploring the various ways to be.  She has created four environments over the last twenty years - Uncontrollable Worlds; Condo Living; Zoo Living and Unexpected Subway Living. Each one amplifies the concept and context that every action taken, every decision made ripples through the universe leading to unforeseen and often bizarre consequences.

After successful exhibits in Toronto and Quebec, the debut of the entire body of work of over 100 sculptures from Unexpected Subway Living will be for sale in a specifically designed booth measuring 42’ x 4’.  Although only recently available for purchase, Jordan MacLachlan’s work is included in private and museum collections: She will be making a rare visit from Toronto to be present at New York’s Outsider Fair to meet collectors and clients.

Exhibition Dates:
Thursday, January 18, 2018 (VIP Early Access Preview): 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Friday, January 19, 2018: 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday, January 20, 2018: 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday, January 21, 2018: 11:00 - 6:00 PM