Group Exhibition Two and a Quarter
- Steven Beckly
- Rebecca Cairns
- Jamie Campbell
- Kevin Chaves
- Michael Clarke
- Nathan Cyprys
- Shane Fester
- Kimon Kaketsis
- Brendan George Ko
- Sabrina Maltese
- Mike Morris
- Andrew B. Myers
- Juliana Neufeld
- Sarah Palmer
- Jade Lee Portelli
- Sammy Rawal
- Elise Victoria Louise Windsor
The nostalgic qualities associated with analogue photography—aged, square prints, exposure flaws, soft focus, and light leaks—reappear in our contemporary snapshot imagery. Exploring the theme of nostalgia as trend and inspiration, this group exhibition highlights the creativity possible within the square image. In the spirit of the square revolution, each artist has created their own unique and imaginative image with the classic Diana F+ camera.
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Curated by Kimon Kaketsis
Steven Beckly
Steven Beckly (he/they) is a Chinese-Canadian photographic artist residing in Tkaronto/Toronto. Recent solo exhibitions include: Daniel Faria Gallery, Toronto; Stride Gallery, Calgary; and Centre3, Hamilton. Beckly’s work has been featured in exhibitions at the Doris McCarthy Gallery at the University of Toronto, Scarborough; Remai Modern, Saskatoon; the MusĂ©e d’art contemporain de MontrĂ©al; and The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Beckly is represented by Daniel Faria Gallery.
Nathan Cyprys is a photographer based in Toronto, Canada. Born in Montreal, he studied Photography at OCAD (BFA ’10), then continued his education as an apprentice to a successful commercial photographer. Nathan’s clients now include include The New York Times, The Globe & Mail, Nike, Staples, Hudson’s Bay Company and more. He loves to collaborate and bring a creative vision to life. When not busy shooting, he can be found playing guitar or tending to his flower garden.
Brendan George Ko is a visual storyteller working in photography, video, installation, text, and sound. His work conveys a sense of experience through storytelling, and he describes the image as supplementary to the story it represents. In 2010, Ko received his BFA from the Ontario College of Art & Design University, where he majored in photography, and he went on to the Master of Visual Studies programme at the University of Toronto, where his practice focused on video and sound.
Sarah Palmer is a photographer based in Toronto whose work straddles the realm of journalism and fine art, questioning the conventional limits that both of these worlds hold for the viewer and artist alike. She explores pop culture and current events with a focus on the subcultures that these gatherings draw in. Palmer composes multi-frame exposures in camera, with no manipulation in post. By building layers of stories on the same piece of film, she creates a strong sense of environment while weaving together contrasts and similarities in the subject matter she’s photographing. She is a National Magazine Awards winner, Flash Forward and American Photography winner. Her work was included in TIME‘s Top 100 Photos of 2019, and has been generously supported by the Ontario Arts Council. Palmer’s work has been exhibited in galleries and exhibitions internationally including the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival and Gallery TPW.