{"id":38181,"date":"2016-10-24T16:00:06","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T20:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/?p=38181"},"modified":"2016-10-31T09:31:06","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T13:31:06","slug":"independent-art-galleries-in-toronto-to-visit-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/2016\/10\/independent-art-galleries-in-toronto-to-visit-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Independent Art Galleries In Toronto To Visit Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it comes to leaders in Toronto\u2019s thriving art scene, we tend to think of major venues such as the AGO or the ROM first. Though the city has its fair share of amazing major galleries, there are also a number of smaller galleries that are making a big impact in the art world. Whether you\u2019re photography-obsessed or interested in local creative forces, the 6ix has something to offer for every type of art lover. We\u2019ve rounded up a few independent art galleries in Toronto.<\/p>\n

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Angell Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since opening its doors 20 years ago, the Angell Gallery has dedicated itself to representing artists who are known for taking artistic risks and challenging norms.\u00a0Located in the Junction, this unconventional gallery showcases a variety of mediums, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, video, and digital. Perfect for lovers of artworks that are slightly outside of the box, the Angell Gallery is known for its unique and progressive curation.\u00a0From October 14-29th<\/sup>, the gallery will showcase Kim Dorland\u2019s solo exhibition, \u201cI Know That I Know Nothing,\u201d in which Dorland discovers his wife Lori through art.<\/p>\n

Daniel Faria Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n

Though this gallery opened as recently as 2012, its owner, Daniel Faria, has quickly become a big name in Toronto\u2019s artistic community. As the representative of artists such as Shannon Boul and Douglas Coupland, it\u2019s no surprise that Faria\u2019s gallery draws in exhibitions from leaders in contemporary art. Located in the Bloordale neighbourhood, this bright gallery space is housed in a renovated automatic shop, though you wouldn\u2019t know it upon stepping inside the sleek and elegant setting. Up next for the gallery is \u201cThrummer,\u201dan exhibition of the works of Toronto based artist Jennifer Rose Sciarrino.<\/p>\n

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Stephen Bulger Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n

When it opened its doors in 1995, the Stephen Bulger Gallery was one of Toronto\u2019s first galleries that exclusively showcased photography. Though he studied the subject at Ryerson, Bulger decided he was better at curating photographs than actually taking them, and since then, his gallery has played a critical role in the growth of Toronto\u2019s photography scene. Located on Queen West, this gallery has an impressive inventory of over 15,000 photographs. The space is also home to a lounge with a private screening room, which hosts free screenings every Saturday afternoon. \u00a0Beginning October 22nd<\/sup>, the Stephen Bulger Gallery will present \u201cAboretum,\u201d an exhibition of work by Canadian artist Sara Angelucci.<\/p>\n

Mercer Union<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mercer Union is unique in that it is entirely artist-run and has been since its establishment\u00a0in 1979. The gallery\u2019s primary focus is the advancement of contemporary art. Though Mercer Union is known for its innovative art exhibitions, they also host exciting events such as lectures, performances, and in-studio visits with artists. Though the gallery\u2019s name stems from its previous location on Mercer Street, they are now located in Bloordale Village in a beautiful 19th<\/sup> century building designed by Casa Loma architect E.J. Lennox. Now on at the Mercer Union is Diane Linklater\u2019s \u201cFrom Our Hands,\u201d an exhibition that utilizes\u00a0installation, performance, film and photography to address cultural loss, recovery and sovereignty in Canada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Though the city has its fair share of amazing major galleries, there are also a number of smaller galleries that are making a big impact in the art world. Whether you\u2019re photography-obsessed or interested in local work, this city has something for every kind of art lover. We\u2019ve rounded up our top independent art galleries in Toronto.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":38182,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20189],"tags":[25192,25193,25195,25194,18332,25261,25260],"class_list":["post-38181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","tag-angell-gallery","tag-daniel-faria-gallery","tag-mercer-union","tag-stephen-bulger-gallery","tag-toronto-art","tag-toronto-art-galleries","tag-toronto-independent-art-galleries"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38181"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38387,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38181\/revisions\/38387"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}