Stephen Bulger

Stephen Bulger (b. Toronto, 1964) engaged in photography as a hobby throughout his youth. Eventually studying at Toronto Metropolitan University’s School of Image Arts, he became interested in the history of photography and began organizing exhibitions. He was asked to be the founding director of the Ryerson Gallery (located at 80 Spadina Ave., Toronto) where he sat on the exhibition review committee and managed over thirty exhibitions. After graduating from TMU with a BA in 1991, he worked in the photography department of OCADU and began working on the idea of opening a gallery of his own. While employed as a Technician at OCADU, he opened Stephen Bulger Gallery (700 Queen St. West, Toronto) on March 23, 1995; moving to 1026 Queen Street West in 2004, and to 1356 Dundas Street West in the fall of 2017. Since that time, he has curated over 300 exhibitions, represented numerous Canadian and international photographers, published catalogues and books, and participated in many North American and European art fairs. He is on the Board of the Art Dealers Association of Canada, as well as the Canadian Art Foundation. He served as Chair of the Advisory Board for the Image Centre at TMU, Toronto; President of the Board for the Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD), Washington, D.C.; and the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board. He is also a co-founder of CONTACT, Toronto’s annual photography festival.