exhibition: viva voce

Viva Voce:

40th Anniversary of the Art & Art History Program

(A Joint Program between Sheridan and the University of Toronto Mississauga)

September 14 – October 23, 2011

Dorian FitzGerald, Alison S.M. Kobayashi, Richie Mehta & Stuart A. McIntyre, Johnson Ngo, Denyse Thomasos, Carolyn Tripp, Jessica Vallentin, Rhonda Weppler & Trevor Mahovsky, Andrew Wright and Robert Zingone

Graphic design by Matthew Hoffman.

 

Curated by Shannon Anderson

 

Opening Reception
Wednesday September 14th, 5 – 9pm
A FREE shuttle bus departs from OCAD (100 McCaul St.) at 6:30pm, returns for 9pm.

 

For directions and campus maps, click here.

 

 

EXHIBITION STATEMENT

 

This exhibition marks the 40th anniversary of the Art and Art History Program. Given the occasion, the curatorial method focused on the complex relationships between students and professors, as the participating alumni were selected through recommendations from past and present faculty members.

The Latin phrase “viva voce,” meaning “with the living voice,” is playfully adopted here to highlight the celebratory nature of an anniversary, while making reference to the outspoken professors who responded to an invitation to participate in the process. It connects to the notion of sharing information by word of mouth, or through reputation. By relying on the experiences of the program’s professors (in keeping with the anniversary date, 40 were contacted to provide a recommendation), the selection process became a collective effort. Importantly, this exhibition brings the connection between student and teacher to the forefront, underscoring the ongoing support that occurs after graduation, in the transition from student to colleague.

Focusing on recent work by both new graduates and those from decades past, Viva Voce reflects the diverse mediums embraced by the Art and Art History Program, including photography, film/video, sculpture, design and painting. Given the hundreds of practitioners who have graduated from this program over the last 40 years, the task of gathering a small selection for an anniversary exhibition is compelling and, truth be told, somewhat daunting. While the artists in Viva Voce necessarily represent a small sampling of the stellar graduates from this program, this particular group can be distinguished by being among those handpicked by professors who have watched their careers flourish.

Shannon Anderson, guest curator

SPECIAL EVENTS

 ARTBus
Sunday, September 25^th

12 to 5:30pm
Tour starts at 12noon at the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery (Hart House) and departs for the Blackwood Gallery and Oakville Galleries. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. Cost: $10. To reserve a seat, call Oakville Gallery at 905.844.4402, ext. 27 or email artbus@oakvillegalleries.com by Friday September 23rd.

 

Doors Open
Saturday, October 1^st
10am to 4pm
Presented in partnership with the Culture Division, City of Mississauga.
Join us for a guided tour with curator Shannon Anderson at 11am & 1pm.
For more information on Doors Open Mississauga 2011, click here.

 FREE Contemporary Art Bus Tour
Sunday, October 16^th

12 to 5pm
Tour starts at 12noon at the Koffler Gallery Off-Site exhibition located at 80 Spadina (Unit #501), the bus then departs for the Blackwood Gallery, the Art Gallery of York University and the Doris McCarthy Gallery (UTSC) and returns to Spadina by 5pm. To reserve a seat, call the Doris McCarthy Gallery at 416.287.7007 or email jthalmann@utsc.utoronto.ca by Friday October 14th.

Out of Joint: Voices on Mentoring
Friday, October 21^st

10am to 2pm
Presentation Room, Student Centre, UTM
Join us for a mini-conference featuring faculty and students discussing the meanderings of mentorship as it navigates the fields of artistic and curatorial practice, the writing and research skills requirements of art history, and the transition to graduate school.

Sheridan: Artist Talks
09.06.2011:  Robert Zingone
09.08.2011:  Richie Mehta
09.15.2011:  Rhonda Weppler
09.29.2011:  Andrew Wright
10.04.2011:  Carolyn Tripp
10.11.2011:  Dorian FitzGerald

ALL artist talks are FREE and open to the public, and will take place from 12:30pm to 1:30pm in the mezzanine of Annie Smith Hall at Sheridan College (1430 Trafalgar Road, Oakville.)
For directions click here and go to the Contact Us link.

In partnership with the Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning and the Department of Visual Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga and generously supported by the Canada Council for the Arts.

Blackwood Gallery

University of Toronto Mississauga

3359 Mississauga Rd. N.

Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6

www.blackwoodgallery.ca

blackwood.gallery@utoronto.ca

905.828.3789

Gallery Hours

Monday to Friday 12 – 5 pm

Wednesday to 9 pm
Saturday & Sunday 12 – 3 pm
(closed on civic holidays)