Norman Allan 

Michael Dorang

Michael has been playing with different art types all his life but it was when he found clay that he found his medium. The combinations of earth, water, and fire appeal to him on a primal level. Michael aspires to create pieces that combine form and function with unusual and playful finishes. Each of his pieces is unique and different. This has also lead Michael to explore jewelry making using natural elements such as clay, stone, shell and glass to create fun and unique pieces.

Gordana Olujic Dosic

Gordana has been creating and exhibiting her work over the last four decades, following her studies at the Faculty for Applied Arts in Belgrade, Serbia (then Yugoslavia). She thinks of art making primarily as a way of sharing and communicating, recognizing the universal human nature regardless of all the outward differences. In the current deeply divided world that might be more important than ever. Idealistic, perhaps, but isn’t that the foundation of all hope?

www.gordanaolujicdosic.com gordanaolujic@yahoo.ca

Instagram: gordana6842

 Leah Gillespie

Leah, is 12 years old. I have been to this art show once before. I have taken art classes at the AGO, and also some online art. I work with many different mediums, but I will be using needle felting and some nature items to make adorable little critters.

Meenakshi Joshi

Meenakshi Joshi, a Rhodes resident, has been drawn to creativity since childhood, exploring painting, decoration, design, and gardening as natural forms of expression. Her artistic journey, long intertwined with her professional life as a physician and wellness writer, has now returned to the canvas with renewed focus after her voluntary retirement from demanding work.

In recent years, she has rekindled her passion for writing books on wellness, creating awareness SM posts and for painting. She joined classes at the Art Gallery of Ontario and took up acrylics with fresh curiosity. She considers herself an amateur, her work reflects a deep sensitivity to color, nature, and the harmony of spaces that also shine through in her lifelong love for interiors and landscaping. 

Her art reflects the same sensibility that guides her broader life—bringing harmony, beauty, and a thoughtful touch to the spaces and communities around her.

Erin McGuire

Erin has become one of those people who carries a camera at all times and isn’t afraid to use it. My favourite subjects are historical portraits, architecture, graffiti and sunsets, and I enjoy reworking my artwork to see what new framings or renderings will create an entirely new experience. My current obsession is adding foil to my prints, bookmarks, pins and magnets for a flash of colour.

Julia McNeely

Julia has always loved my animals; I want to paint them as beautiful, living beings with souls. The farm scenes I choose resonate with the heart; they make people happy.  I believe that people have a strong connection to animals and that animals reflect how they see themselves. My animals are a mirror held up to my viewer for reflection, contemplation and smiles. I play with colour—smooth, liquid brush strokes that sculpt, building the painting.

layer-by-layer and glaze-by-glaze. From early morning, bright reds and oranges to the moody blues and purples of a summer evening, I capture those little moments, the specks in time that make a day special. For me, paintings have to have a life in them—a heart. I paint everyday!

Brandy Ryan

Brandy is a queer poet and collage artist who likes to slip between genre and form. she became began to explore collage during the pandemic and has become obsessed, leaving tiny bits of paper and sticky surfaces in her wake. Two of her collage series have appeared in Contemporary Collage Magazine 31 and Beautiful Trash Vol. 3. a chapbook of visual poetry + collage (erasage) was just published by Gap Riot Press. A series of “strange creature” collage can be seen as part of a group show (4:4 Time) at The Secret Handshake Gallery, alongside Kate Siklosi, Brian Dedora, and Kate Sutherland (up until 14 September).

Rick Shea

A long-time hobbyist, part-time professional and lifetime lover of photography, Rick loves to explore the world, both near and far, with his camera. He is primarily an outdoor shooter drawn to nature, landscapes, cityscapes, abstracts and interesting moments. Moments can be especially fleeting and so those often make for his favourite captures.

To contact Rick, or see more of his work:

rickshea11@gmail.com https://rick-shea.pixels.com

Artwork Description

Digital photography featuring 60+ framed prints of birds, landscapes, abstracts, macros, interesting moments and local images from Monarch Park and Toronto.

Eli Sivan

Nicola Semeniuk

Nicola is a young Toronto-based artist, who enjoys experimenting with watercolour and occasionally other mediums. Nico is influenced by abstract expressionists Lee Krasner and Helen Frankenthaler and inspired by the beauty of the natural world. To get in touch for a commission, email tisactually.nico@gmail.com. 

Allison Travers

Juno Travers is a young artist who has been making polymer clay earrings for 3 years. They have also started making stickers more recently. Their main goal for their art is to bring a little bit of joy and whimsy into everything they create.