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Fall 2014 Volume 21, Issue 3

RICHMOND

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COVER IMAGE
Green beans growing in
our new rooftop farm
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MOVING IN
NATHALIE QUAGLIOTTOs conceptual
art practice has a new home in Studio
381. Nathalies work will be on display
this fall at Scotiabank Nuit Blanche in a
nearby curated zone and here at 401.
KOYAMA PRESS printers of comics,
graphic novels, art books, and zines that
promote and support a wide range of
emerging and established artists has
moved their small press operation into
Studio 209.

GUIDO COSTANTINO is an architect
and designer working out of Studio 226.
SEED CAPITAL PARTNERS have
moved their social enterprise focused on
sustainable investments into Studio 404.
MOVING UP
RICHARD PAUL CONCERT ARTISTS,
who represent Canadas nest classical
and jazz musicians have moved from the
fourth oor to Studio 220.
MOVING ON
ART OF KARUNA has moved out of
Studio 209, but Kalyna Pidwerbesky
will continue to build her textile and
wearable art practice.
ARCHETYPE who produced custom
typography and fonts at 401 for many
years, has bid farewell to Studio 226.
COMMUNITY POWER FUND has
completed their mandate of nancing
solutions for the community power
sector and moved out of Studio 404.
FUSE MAGAZINE will no longer be
publishing their award-winning magazine
on art, culture, and politics after a thirty-
eight year run. However, youll be able to
nd Fuses entire publishing repertoire
on e-artexte, a digital repository for
contemporary Canadian art publications.
NEWS
ON THE COVER
TENANT PROFILE
SPOTTED &
APPLAUDED
LISTINGS
PRESS CHECK
THE BACK PAGE
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Fall 2014 Volume 21, Issue 3
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Jacquie Greens studio during our Artist Open
Studio event last December (see Prole)
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news
Canadian Artists Representation/le front des artistes
canadiens (CARFAC Ontario) is the professional
association for visual and media artists in Ontario. Were
located right beside the rooftop garden in Studio 440.
We are part of a national network of similar organizations
that are situated in different provinces throughout
Canada and pride ourselves on the advocacy work that
we do for artists across Canada. You may not know this,
but we are the organization that determines the fees
that visual artists get paid when they exhibit in galleries
like the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Recently, we achieved noteworthy success at the
Supreme Court of Canada. On May 14, 2014 CARFAC
headed to Ottawa for our nal day in court with the
National Gallery of Canada. Twelve years in the
making, the core of the argument was the Gallerys
reluctance to pay artists to exhibit within its walls as
part of a rst collective agreement. Seven Supreme
Court justices listened to lawyers representing both
CARFAC and the National Gallery. After two and a half
hours of presentations and questioning, an unusually
quick decision was made and all the justices supported
CARFACs position. A minimum fee for exhibiting at
the National Gallery was reasonable and the Status of
the Artist Act (SAA), which gives CARFAC the right to
negotiate collective agreements and the Copyright Act,
which governs visual artists right to get paid for public
exhibitions, were not acting at cross purposes.
Through hearing our case and supporting our arguments,
Canada has proclaimed the value of artists as
professionals. For more information about the case
check out: www.carfac.ca
Above: CARFAC artists, staff, and supporters celebrate
the momentous victory on the steps of the Supreme Court
of Canada
IN THEIR OWN WORDS // CARFAC ONTARIO
THANKS GILMORE
Jacknife Design (Studio 430) struck
gold (gold medal that is) with their recent
Thanks Gilmore campaign hot on the
heels of the 2014 Sochi Olympics. The
Jacknife team spearheaded a crowd-
funding initiative to secure speed skater
Gilmore Junio a medal in recognition of
his seless act of giving his race spot
to teammate Denny Morrison. The
$7,500 raised by the campaign was
used to fabricate a Canadian-made
medal of honour that was designed
by the Jacknife team.
Left: The Jacknife Design team with
Gilmore Junio (centre) in the roof garden.
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on the
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This Spring, ve large raised gardens were installed and planted on a section of roof dedicated to urban
agriculture. The large wood planters were lled with apples, chums (a cross between a cherry and a plum),
blueberries, strawberries, and goji berries. Alongside these planters, our farmer, Katherine Bravo is also
growing zucchini, summer squash, tomatoes, tomatillos, watermelon, and beans which she will harvest for a
building market in the fall. To see more photos of our fruits and veggies, you can follow Katherine on
Instagram @farming401.
Above: Katherine Bravo in our rooftop farm
WHERE ARE THEY NOW
Cyble Young had one of the smallest
studios in 401 Richmond, but the perfectly
appointed space t her practice to a tee.
Cybele spent her time here fashioning
miniature sculptures from Japanese washi
paper inspired by everyday objects and
mundane occurrences. Depicting seemingly
common place items, these objects were
part of a rich narrative (often told through
witty titles) that Cyble naturally spun into
storytelling. Now the author of a number
of childrens books, she won the Governor
Generals Award for Illustration in 2011
for her rst book Ten Birds. Her most
recent story, Nancy Knows, has brought
her sculptural world to the page featuring
a collection of her whimsical marvels.
You can nd a selection of Cybles titles
at Swipe Design Books + Objects.
Left: Artist Cyble Young
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Jacquie Green (Studio 253) is learning to draw. Seeing
this artists work, youd think she already knows everything
there is to know about drawing, but Jacquie tells us she
works on it all the time. Shes compelled to continuously
rene her skills because, in her words the ability to draw
uently, sensitively, and intelligently underlies the work I
nd most compelling. In her spacious, light-lled studio
on the second oor, Jacquie not only draws, but prints,
paints, and collages intriguing gurative works that
speak to her love affair with the human form.
Jacquie didnt start her education wanting to become
an artist. She studied History and French before doing
a degree in education and a Masters in Curriculum
Development. She liked teaching, but made the move
to the Ontario College of Art and Design University
(OCADU) where she graduated in printmaking. It was
while she was learning the technical skills of etching
and woodcut that it became apparent to her she
needed to learn to draw.
In order to do this, Jacquie had to shift perspective and see
image-making in a completely new way that has come to
dene her practice. I notice interesting shapes, colours
(both subtle and strident), unusual edges, graceful lines,
people or postures that I nd powerful or funny, or those in
the surprising zone where ugliness and beauty overlap.
Nothing is more moving or fascinating to me than the power
of the human form. A person or photo of someone will stick
in my mind and if theyre there long enough, I know theres
something worth investigating. Jacquies background in
education also led her to develop a series of ten lessons in
beginner drawing that she teaches in her studio.
Stepping into Jacquies studio today, youd see a few
pieces from a mixed media series shes continuing of
people in urban settings dog walkers and their packs are
a favourite subject that captured the artists eye. Alongside
these is a strip of small canvases of male gures studding
the wall. They are studies in oil paint that give Jacquie a
sense of which compositions to consider scaling up to
larger canvases. Shes working on just the right soft
colours and appealing glazes to make seductive images
that are alluring despite being cropped in uncomfortable
and disconcerting ways (you can see an unnished piece
from this series behind Jacquie in the photo above).

Since I nd people in the world endlessly fascinating,
most of my work could be defined as studying the
figure. I like to learn about the form removed from
context, and to look at its internal relationships. I want to
understand the structure of shape; how parts relate to
wholes, how the interior tensions are resolving or not. I
create a generalized volume or space and study specics
of the human form within that space. If theres a narrative
to be drawn, I leave that to the viewer.
Jacquie will be part of our Scotiabank Nuit Blanche
independent program The Shape and Form of the
Future on October 4. Shes still working out the details,
but her project promises to be engaging and interactive.
For those of you who participated in Jacquies Collage
Shop at last years event, the nished pieces will also
be on display, so you can come and nd yourself in the
tiny collages.
www.jacquiegreen.com
JACQUIE GREEN: DRAWING LESSONS Studio 253
tenant prole
Left: Artist Jacquie Green in her studio
Above: Tenth Avenue Walkers, 2013
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spotted & applauded
SPARTY BLOCK PARTY
June 5, 2014
PREFIX PHOTO
MAGAZINE
took home gold at this years
National Magazine Awards,
which recognize excellence
in the Canadian consumer
magazine industry. Also
nabbing three honourable
mentions, their top prize was
for the article Not in the Age
of Pharaohs by Bruce W.
Ferguson and was art directed
by former tenants Underline
Studio.
Emma Givera and Melissa Jim
from Big Soul Productions in
the garden party photo booth.
Volunteer Ayfer Samanciogoclu
from Saman Design
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listings September to November 2014
EXHIBITIONS
continues to SEPTEMBER 20
Prex Institute of Contemporary Art
Circuit Gallery presents Judy Natal: Future Perfect
Opening(Artist in attendance): Thursday September 11, 69 pm
Artist Talk and Panel: Saturday September 13, 13 pm
Urbanspace Gallery
Tapping the Potential of the West Toronto Rail Corridor
SEPTEMBER 2 27
Abbozzo Gallery
Naoko Matsubara
Olexander Wlasenko
SEPTEMBER 3 27
The Red Head Gallery
Sohelia Esfahani: My Place is Placeless
SEPTEMBER 12 OCTOBER 18
Gallery 44
Susana Reisman: Standardizing Nature: Trees, Wood, Lumber
Colin Miner, Lili Huston-Herterich, Maggie Groat: Data Mine
Opening: Friday September 12, 68 pm
Open Studio
Sean Cauleld: Floods and Shelters
Daryl Vocat: New Work
Jeannette Nguyen: Yesterdays News
Opening: Friday September 12, 6:308:30 pm
SEPTEMBER 13 OCTOBER 19
Trinity Square Video
Themed Commission Program TWO-D:
Sculptural Video featuring Adam David Brown, Alex Lee,
Jordan Loeppky-Kolesnic, Liana Schmidt, and Terrarea
(Emily Hogg, Janis Demkiw, and Olia Mishchenko)
SEPTEMBER 13 NOVEMBER 29
YYZ Artists Outlet
Lee Henderson
Andrew Rucklidge
Opening: Friday September 12, 810 pm
SEPTEMBER 25 NOVEMBER 22
Urbanspace Gallery
How Does Your Neighbourhood Grow?
PRESENTED BY THE CENTRE FOR CITY ECOLOGY
OCTOBER 1 5
The Red Head Gallery
Insomnia 2014
PART OF BUILT FOR ART, AN INDEPENDENT PROJECT WITH SCOTIABANK NUIT BLANCHE
OCTOBER 2 NOVEMBER 22
Prex Institute Of Contemporary Art
Los Carpinteros: Pellejo
Opening (Artists in attendance): Thursday October 2, 710 pm
OCTOBER 8 NOVEMBER 1
The Red Head Gallery
Teri Donovan: Circa

OCTOBER 22 26
Trinity Square Video
Jordan Bennett: Ice Fishing
CO-PRESENTED WITH THE IMAGINENATIVE FILM + MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL AND
THE NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA
The Listings Board is your opportunity to communicate
with other tenants and keep them informed about what is
happening in your organization. If you are having a sale,
exhibition, or event you would like advertised, email details
to update@401richmond.net. Listings are open to all tenants.
DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE: Friday October 31, 2014
GALLERY DIRECTORY
A Space Gallery (Studio 110)
Contact 416-979-9633 www.aspacegallery.org
Abbozzo Gallery (Studio 128)
Contact 416-260-2220 www.abbozzogallery.com
Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography (Studio 120)
Contact 416-979-3941 www.gallery44.org
Open Studio (Studio 104)
Contact 416-504-8238 www.openstudio.on.ca
Prex Institute of Contemporary Art (Studio 124)
Contact 416-591-0357 www.prex.ca
Red Head Gallery (Studio 115)
Contact 416-504-5654 www.redheadgallery.org
Trinity Square Video (Studio 376)
Contact 416-593-1332 www.trinitysquarevideo.com
Urbanspace Gallery (Studio 117)
Contact 416-595-5900 www.urbanspacegallery.ca
Vtape Video Gallery (Studio 452)
Contact 416-351-1317 www.vtape.org
WARC Gallery/Womens Art Resource Centre (Studio 122)
Contact 416-977-0097 www.warc.net
YYZ Artists Outlet (Studio 140)
Contact 416-598-4546 www.yyzartistsoutlet.org
Daryl Vocat at Open Studio (September 12 October 18)
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OCTOBER 24 NOVEMBER 22
Open Studio
Hazel Eckert
Annyen Lam: Waynding
Pamela Dodds: Undertow
Artist Talks & Opening: Friday October 24, 67 pm & 79 pm
OCTOBER 25 NOVEMBER 15
Abbozzo Gallery
Ron Eady: New Work
Opening (Artist in attendance): Wednesday October 29, 58 pm
NOVEMBER 5 29
The Red Head Gallery
Ian Mackay: Sense and Non Sense
NOVEMBER 12 DECEMBER 17
Trinity Square Video
Will Kwan: If All You Have is a Hammer, Everything
Looks Like a Nail
CO-PRESENTED WITH GENDAI AND THE REEL ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL
NOVEMBER 22 DECEMBER 13
Abbozzo Gallery
Jennifer Walton: New Work
Opening (Artist in attendance): Wednesday November 26, 58 pm
EVENTS
SEPTEMBER 24, OCTOBER 29 & NOVEMBER 26
401 Richmond
Last Wednesdays
Come by after work to visit the current gallery exhibitions and
our independent shops, join a guided tour, and have a cocktail.
Time: 58 pm, Free Admission
SEPTEMBER 25
Prex Institute of Contemporary Art
Urban Field Speakers Series: Theaster Gates with
Pamela Edmonds
Tickets: www.prex.ca
OCTOBER 4
401 Richmond
Built for Art presents The Shape and Form of the Future:
An Independent Project for Scotiabank Nuit Blanche. 401 is
a place where discoveries are made each day and people are
inspired to make, innovate, experiment, and play. It is a place
where people imagine the shape and form of the future. Come
play with us all night long!
SunsetSunrise
www.401richmond.net
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imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
Celebrating their 15th anniversary festival with the latest works
by Indigenous peoples at the forefront of innovation in lm,
video, radio, and new media.
Offsite: Various
ART CRAWL: Friday October 24, 58:30 pm, visiting A Space
Gallery, Gallery 44, Prex ICA, and VMAC Gallery
NOVEMBER 6 16
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
The 18th annual festival features contemporary Asian cinema
and work from the Asian diaspora.
Offsite: Various
www.reelasian.com
Left: Jennifer Walton at Abbozzo Gallery (November
22 December 13); Right: Hazel Eckert at Open Studio
(October 24 November 22)
Ian Mackay at The Red Head Gallery (November 5 29)
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press check
KRIS KNIGHTs
fantastical paintings have leapt from
canvas to fabric for Guccis Resort 2015
line. Knights original oral paintings
were translated to eye-catching patterns
used to fashion pieces like the owing
pants seen online in Vogue.
CPAWS WILDLANDS LEAGUE
was spotted in the Globe and Mail after
the leading wilderness advocates released
their annual report stating that the integrity
of Canadas parks is being threatened
by budget cuts, human activity, and
especially resource extraction.
WINDMILL
DEVELOPMENT GROUP
popped up in the Ottawa Business
Journal after securing a Toronto partner
for the mixed-use community they plan
to build on the former Domtar Lands.
401 RICHMONDs
roof top garden was
featured in Canadian
Property Management
Magazine in an article
showing how green
spaces can be valuable
tenant amenities.
JACKNIFE DESIGN
was featured in the May/June
issue of Applied Arts Magazine
showcasing their Thanks Gilmore
campaign and including them in
a batch of recent agency mergers
thats changing the face of design.
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issue. Disks will not be returned. This space is to showcase the talent in the building. It is not for advertising an event or sale.
THE BACK PAGE BRIGITTE NOWAK, Studio 250
Brigittes rst solo show of canoe paintings will be at
Latitude 44 Gallery, October 16 November 13 with a
portion of proceeds being donated to Project Canoe
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