I will be in Booth 21 at the Riverdale Art Walk this weekend, listed as one of the top 5 art fairs in Toronto. Come visit, it should be a great show, and great weather this year!

I have a painting in the 'Big Draw' at OCADU. There will be games, music, drinks and entertainment there. Should be a good time!


The Big Draw
OCADU Auditorium

5:00pm, Tuesday February 11, 2014

The Big Draw is back this year at OCAD University!
A silent auction of juried work from Drawing and Painting students, alumni and faculty should first draw you in. There will be cocktails, a draw for prizes and this year our first ever Name that Painting game show event hosted by none other than the effervescent and charming Keith Cole!!





One of my paintings, 'Nest', is part of a group show called 'LOVE' at Quince Flowers Gallery.

Quince Flowers - 660 Queen Street East, Toronto

Thursday, February 6 – Thursday, February 20, 2014.
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 8, 2:00pm – 5:00pm


'Nest'
Mixed Media on Mylar
12" x 12" (22.5" x 22.5" framed)

I will be participating in the Sunnyside Beach Juried Art Show from May 31-June 2. http://www.artinitiatives.ca/sunnyside/home.html


May 31-June 2, 2013

Friday 4 pm - 8 pm
Saturday 11 am - 8 pm
Sunday 11 am - 6 pm

Free Admission

SHOW LOCATION: Sunnyside Pavilion is situated by Lake Ontario, just south of High Park at 1755 Lake Shore Blvd. W., Toronto, Ontario M6S 5A3


I will also be participating in the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition from July 5-7... I'll post more information after the Sunnyside show! http://www.torontooutdoorart.org/

I will be participating in the TDSB @ Propeller 2 exhibition at Propeller gallery in Toronto. Come by if you're in town! The opening is on January 23 from 6-9 pm.

Currently I am working on commissioned projects, and accepting new commissions for artwork in a variety of paint media. Please contact me if you are interested in some custom artwork, or in purchasing existing artwork at: live_in_colour@hotmail.com

I have the fantastic opportunity to exhibit my work at Toronto City Hall from Monday May 14 until Friday May 18. This exhibition is in association with the Fatal Light Awareness Program and Lights Out Toronto. There will be an informal opening on Monday from 5-7 pm, and an exhibition tour on Wednesday from 11 am- 12 pm.

My solo MFA thesis exhibition will run from March 30-April 14, 2012.
Opening Reception: March 30, 6-9 pm.

Gallery 918, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario.
Gallery hours: Wed-Sat 1-5, Thurs 1-8.

I am exploring bird-building collisions in Toronto, and using collage as a metaphor for the fragmented perception of the city that migratory songbirds may experience. For more information about bird-building collisions, and how you can help, please visit the Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP) at www.flap.org

To see some of my thesis artwork, please visit the 'Recent Artwork> MFA Thesis- Fenestration' section of this website.

One goal of my MFA thesis project was to raise awareness and to initiate discussion about bird-building collisions in Toronto and other urban centres. Here is the abstract from my thesis paper:

The city of Toronto is located on a flight path used by millions of migratory birds. It is estimated that, “1 to 10 birds will hit each building, each year, in North America alone. In Toronto, that amounts to between 1 to 10 million migrating birds lost every year.”[1] Although these collisions account for more bird deaths every year than anything else, this knowledge is not widespread or collectively seen as a need for concern. The overall objective of my interdisciplinary thesis project was to expose this issue through collage. The project aims to increase people’s awareness of bird-building collisions and avian perception, and to lead to new questions for future interdisciplinary research.

[1] "The Danger of City Lights to Migrating Birds: Lights Out Toronto," FLAP - Fatal Light Awareness Program, http://flap.org/toronto-lights-out.php (accessed February 12, 2012). 

Five OCAD MFA students (David Clarkson, Susan Campbell, Po Chun Lau, Christine Walker and Marian Wihak) and OCAD faculty member Catherine Beaudette are having an exhibition to display work created during an artist residency on Fogo Island in May, 2011. http://artscorpfogoisland.ca/

The show runs November 1st and 2nd, and the opening is on Tuesday November 1st, from 6-9 pm. It is in the OCAD Graduate Gallery, located at 205 Richmond Street West. When you enter the elevator, press 'G'. When you exit the elevator, turn right to enter the gallery.

Xpace

Like There's No Tomorrow
XPACE Cultural Centre

Wednesday April 13, 2011 to Sunday April 17, 2011

Opening Reception: Friday, April 15, 7 p.m.

Group show of students in the Interdisciplinary Master’s in Art, Media and Design

Like There’s No Tomorrow is a group show with 19 participating artists. This electric group has come together in The Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD U) Interdisciplinary Master’s in Art, Media and Design. Each artist is in an individual creative growth process in his or her respective career, artistic practice and creative path. Under the guidance and tutelage of Mary MacDonald, this vibrant and lively group of contemporary artists showcases works from drawing, painting and sculpture, new media and multi-media, sound, video, design and performance.

Like There’s No Tomorrow — never a dull moment and always a good time.

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the artists of Like There’s No Tomorrow:

Rebecca Baird, Lisa Binnie, Susan Campbell, Pedro Bonatto de Castro, Fareena Chanda, Keith Cole, Philip Cote, Gloria Caballero, David Clarkson, Benjamin Edelberg, Julian Higuerey Nunez, Rita Camacho, Po Chun Lao, Nermin Moufti, Rachel Pulfer, Frank Tsonis, Christine Walker, Marian Wihak and Britt Wray.

XPACE Cultural Centre
58 Ossington Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
416-849-2864

www.xpace.info

Free

(encaustic painting by Po Chun Lau)

The Pace of Place

Lisa Binnie | Po Chun Lau | Christine Walker

Graduate Gallery, OCAD University
205 Richmond Street West, Ground Level
Thursday February 3rd to Sunday February 6th
Noon – 5 pm

Opening reception Saturday February 5th

The three artists in “The Pace of Place” each live in contrasting worlds. Their work explores this contrast by focusing on both the culture and the pace exhibited within different parts of Canada. In particular, they are looking at the difference between rural maritime villages and eastern Ontario wilderness compared with the urban centre that is Toronto, Ontario.

Travelling back and forth between places always requires a period of adjustment and transition before one can really belong there. This also provides a fresh perspective, and allows for a rediscovery of things sometimes forgotten or taken for granted.

Christine, Po and Lisa’s explorations of these themes are expressed in the medium of encaustic painting, sometimes incorporating photographic elements into the works, sometimes inspired by photographs of the places themselves.

 

{dis}PLACEMENT

October 14th – 17th 2010

Graduate Gallery, OCADU

205 Richmond Street, Ground Floor

***Opening Reception Thursday October 14th 6-9pm***

 "To see far is one thing: going there is another." -Brancusi

 {dis}Placement presents 22 emerging artists in the Interdisciplinary Master’s in Art Media and Design program who investigate, synthesize and locate shifting terrains of physical and intangible identity. Moving outside boundaries of traditional media, each artist invites us to join them on their travels through innovative techniques and critical thinking.

 This exhibition features students from the Interdisciplinary Art Media & Design Graduate Program at OCAD U that combines visual and social research to create new connections about culture and communication.

IAMD Artists: Rebecca Baird, Lisa Binnie, Susan Campbell, Pedro Castro, Fareena Chanda, Keith Cole, Philip Cote, Gloria Caballero, David Clarkson, Ben Eldenburg, Brian Hladin, Julian Higuerey Nunez, Rita Kamacho, Po Chun Lao, Nermin Moufti, Rachel Pulfer, Frank Tsonis, Christine Walker, Marian Wihak, Britt Wray,

CCP & IAMD Curators: Kim Armstrong, Katherine Dennis, Laura Dimarco, Javier Espino, Beverly Kelly, Christine Kim, Jaimie Lewis, Mary MacDonald, Josh Morden, and Zach Pearl.

This exhibition is supported by Liaison College Cooking School, the Department of Interdisciplinary Art Media & Design and the Department of Criticism and Curatorial Practices of OCADU.