Current Exhibition
Opening Thursday, September 5, 7-9 pm
Until Saturday, September 21, 2024
Annie Briard - In Possible Lands
Annie Briard, In Possible Landscapes XIII, 2023, Ed. 3
In Possible Lands pairs superimposed photographs of the landscape—one captured 45 years ago by the artist’s father, and the other a present-day image taken by Annie Briard—that together evoke a sense of wonder with their vivid colours and majestic yet familiar subjects. But examined up close, they reveal a world altered by human action.
For Annie Briard's fifth solo exhibit with the gallery we are presenting 8 new photo based works and 3 colour changing light boxes in the style that the artist has been developing for the past 8 years.
Please join us as we celebrate Annie's unique vision and talent on Thursday, September 5 from 7-9pm (drinks and appetizers reception)
For Annie Briard's fifth solo exhibit with the gallery we are presenting 8 new photo based works and 3 colour changing light boxes in the style that the artist has been developing for the past 8 years.
Please join us as we celebrate Annie's unique vision and talent on Thursday, September 5 from 7-9pm (drinks and appetizers reception)
Annie Briard at MKG127 in Toronto
Lightbox installation and Book Launch
Annie Briard, The Light of Six Moons
Book Launch: 2PM, Sunday, September 22nd, 2024
In association with a new MKG127 Lightbox installation, The Light of Six Moons by Annie Briard, we invite you to celebrate the launch of the accompanying artist book The Glow of One Hundred Moons.
The Glow of One Hundred Moons explores the properties of light waves and color perception through a metaphorical moon. The publication includes images from the artwork and 28 notes on the moon by Toronto-based writer, critic, and curator, Jayne Wilkinson. The artist will be present for this event.
MKG127 opened in June 2007.
Since 2007, MKG127 has presented more than 120 exhibitions that engage in conceptual risk-taking, intellectual investigation, a fascination with materials and processes, including contributions from Canadian and international artists, and guest curators. We have also participated in more than two dozen art fairs in Toronto, Montreal, New York, Miami Beach, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco and London.
Book Launch: 2PM, Sunday, September 22nd, 2024
In association with a new MKG127 Lightbox installation, The Light of Six Moons by Annie Briard, we invite you to celebrate the launch of the accompanying artist book The Glow of One Hundred Moons.
The Glow of One Hundred Moons explores the properties of light waves and color perception through a metaphorical moon. The publication includes images from the artwork and 28 notes on the moon by Toronto-based writer, critic, and curator, Jayne Wilkinson. The artist will be present for this event.
MKG127 opened in June 2007.
Since 2007, MKG127 has presented more than 120 exhibitions that engage in conceptual risk-taking, intellectual investigation, a fascination with materials and processes, including contributions from Canadian and international artists, and guest curators. We have also participated in more than two dozen art fairs in Toronto, Montreal, New York, Miami Beach, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco and London.
Art Toronto
Announcing the Selected Galleries of Discover, Presented by RBC, at Art Toronto 2024
Monica Reyes Gallery is delighted to share that the gallery has been selected as one of the 9 galleries selected in the Discover category.
Art Toronto is delighted to announce the 2024 galleries selected for Discover, presented by RBC. This program, co-created by Art Toronto and RBC, offers galleries exhibiting at the fair unparalleled opportunities to spotlight emerging artists, as well as artists who are reemerging, to new audiences. Eight galleries were selected by a committee made up of Stefan Hancherow, RBC Curator; Mia Nielsen, Director, Art Toronto and Rhéanne Chartrand, Art Toronto Focus Exhibition Curator and the Hatch Curator of Indigenous Art & Culture, ROM.
At the 2024 edition of Art Toronto, these galleries from across Canada and the United States will forge meaningful connections between their emerging artists and influential audiences such as curators and collectors, providing invaluable opportunities for their artistic journey.
On behalf of the selection committee, I'm thrilled to announce the lineup of selected galleries for the Discover program, presented by RBC,” says Mia Nielsen, Director, Art Toronto. “These galleries showcases a broad spectrum of works across various media, representing both national and international artists, with Canadian and US galleries participating. It's a privilege for Art Toronto to collaborate with RBC once again in providing a platform to highlight remarkable emerging artists at Canada's Art Fair this fall.”
“This year’s applicants brought forward an impressive and diverse range of artists coupled with considered curatorial concepts.” Says Stefan Hancherow, RBC Curator, “the presence of both emerging and re-emerging practices was paramount in the jury’s final selection. A sincere thank you to all the applicants for your thoughtful proposals this year and your continued advocacy for artists. RBC is excited to see the Discover section reach broader audiences and continue to support the artists and galleries where we live and work.”
“RBC Wealth Management is pleased to continue our sponsorship of Art Toronto,” says David Agnew, CEO of RBC Wealth Management. “This important event provides the opportunity for us to introduce our clients to renowned gallerists and curators, and to discover some of Canada’s most promising emerging artists as they launch their careers.”
Monica Reyes Gallery is delighted to share that the gallery has been selected as one of the 9 galleries selected in the Discover category.
Art Toronto is delighted to announce the 2024 galleries selected for Discover, presented by RBC. This program, co-created by Art Toronto and RBC, offers galleries exhibiting at the fair unparalleled opportunities to spotlight emerging artists, as well as artists who are reemerging, to new audiences. Eight galleries were selected by a committee made up of Stefan Hancherow, RBC Curator; Mia Nielsen, Director, Art Toronto and Rhéanne Chartrand, Art Toronto Focus Exhibition Curator and the Hatch Curator of Indigenous Art & Culture, ROM.
At the 2024 edition of Art Toronto, these galleries from across Canada and the United States will forge meaningful connections between their emerging artists and influential audiences such as curators and collectors, providing invaluable opportunities for their artistic journey.
On behalf of the selection committee, I'm thrilled to announce the lineup of selected galleries for the Discover program, presented by RBC,” says Mia Nielsen, Director, Art Toronto. “These galleries showcases a broad spectrum of works across various media, representing both national and international artists, with Canadian and US galleries participating. It's a privilege for Art Toronto to collaborate with RBC once again in providing a platform to highlight remarkable emerging artists at Canada's Art Fair this fall.”
“This year’s applicants brought forward an impressive and diverse range of artists coupled with considered curatorial concepts.” Says Stefan Hancherow, RBC Curator, “the presence of both emerging and re-emerging practices was paramount in the jury’s final selection. A sincere thank you to all the applicants for your thoughtful proposals this year and your continued advocacy for artists. RBC is excited to see the Discover section reach broader audiences and continue to support the artists and galleries where we live and work.”
“RBC Wealth Management is pleased to continue our sponsorship of Art Toronto,” says David Agnew, CEO of RBC Wealth Management. “This important event provides the opportunity for us to introduce our clients to renowned gallerists and curators, and to discover some of Canada’s most promising emerging artists as they launch their careers.”
Jan Wade, Make it Funky...Get on up to the Bridge Goin Down to Funkytown, 2021-2022 (Mónica Reyes Gallery)
ABOUT THE GALLERY
Mónica Reyes Gallery (MRG) has been backing the growth and development of emerging and mid-career artists since 2013. Serving the local and international art scene, MRG promotes artist initiatives invested in shaping the economies of art and culture. Once located in the heart of Strathcona for 10 years, the gallery relocated to a new address on the west side in October of 2023 after first opening this location as a secondary space in February 2022. This new location in the very heart of Vancouver's west side, has provided us with a unique opportunity for the gallery’s roster of artists to connect with a new audience.
Mónica Reyes Gallery is committed to presenting the work of artists who reflect the diversity of the visual arts community in Vancouver, BC. In particular, we are committed to providing space for artists to present narratives that are often underrepresented in many art galleries. MRG acknowledges it’s role as a commercial gallery in the Vancouver art community and recognizes the importance of continually reflecting on this position in relation to the ongoing impacts of colonialism within our institutional systems. We strive to centre the gallery’s programming around equity, diversity and inclusion and invite our community to engage with us to create a more just and sustainable future for the visual arts.
A project that was inspired by the pandemic and its need to return to the local and foster the community around us, Monica Reyes was one of the founding galleries of a new art fair, called COMBINE hosted annually by Griffin Art Projects in North Vancouver. It's purpose is to serve as a platform for new and aspiring art collectors to learn about the West Coast art scene and as an opportunity for seasoned collectors to discover the latest local talents. The predominant concept of collaboration is visible in the make-up of the fair, and the emphasis of interconnected elements of artists, collectors, galleries and institutions.
MRG's regular exhibition program and special events provide artists with opportunities to show work that includes range of practices from more traditional forms of painting, sculpture and photography to experimental video, durational performance and installation.
We respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on unceded, traditional and ancestral xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) territories.
Mónica Reyes Gallery is committed to presenting the work of artists who reflect the diversity of the visual arts community in Vancouver, BC. In particular, we are committed to providing space for artists to present narratives that are often underrepresented in many art galleries. MRG acknowledges it’s role as a commercial gallery in the Vancouver art community and recognizes the importance of continually reflecting on this position in relation to the ongoing impacts of colonialism within our institutional systems. We strive to centre the gallery’s programming around equity, diversity and inclusion and invite our community to engage with us to create a more just and sustainable future for the visual arts.
A project that was inspired by the pandemic and its need to return to the local and foster the community around us, Monica Reyes was one of the founding galleries of a new art fair, called COMBINE hosted annually by Griffin Art Projects in North Vancouver. It's purpose is to serve as a platform for new and aspiring art collectors to learn about the West Coast art scene and as an opportunity for seasoned collectors to discover the latest local talents. The predominant concept of collaboration is visible in the make-up of the fair, and the emphasis of interconnected elements of artists, collectors, galleries and institutions.
MRG's regular exhibition program and special events provide artists with opportunities to show work that includes range of practices from more traditional forms of painting, sculpture and photography to experimental video, durational performance and installation.
We respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on unceded, traditional and ancestral xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) territories.
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