Lonsdale Gallery
410 Spadina Road M5P 2W2 Toronto, ON, Canada

In photography there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality.- Alfred Stieglitz

Happy Monday! We're looking forward to the week ahead! Catch Awaken After A Long Dream in our upper gallery! It's been extended until December 15th! YAY! We are currently closed to the public but you can catch the show in our online viewing room! https://buff.ly/2PXxvTY . Awaken After A Long Dream Installation View

Art is never finished, only abandoned. - Leonardo da Vinci

Today's artist feature from Awaken After A Long Dream is Kristin Diemer . Working with alternative and historic photographic processes, artist Kristin Diemer explores themes of destruction, resilience, healing and recovery. In her series ‘Transformation’, the artist creates tactile intimate compositions. She imbues them with a sense of fragility, through her adoption of the Mordanage process an alternative photographic process that alters silver gelatin prints to give th...em a degraded effect. . After subjecting the original analogue prints to various chemical processes, the black areas of the photographic emulsion lift causing the resulting image appear in relief. Images include the new growth or aftermath from bushfires, wildfires, hurricanes, deluges of unseasonably heavy rain, or periods of drought. Her photographs make visible the physical transformation and rapid changes occurring in the environment. . Kristin Diemer Transformation 1 (Left) Transformation 2 (Right) 2017 silver gelatin, mordancage unique print, ed. 1/1 22 x 19 inches (framed) See more

Now extended until December 15th! You can catch Awaken After A Long Dream in our upper gallery or via our online viewing room. https://buff.ly/2PXxvTY . Awaken After A Long Dream Installation View

Today's artist feature is Rachel Scheinfeldt in Awaken After a Long Dream . Rachel Scheinfeldt’s formalist photographs explore the hidden beauty of the built environment. Scheinfeldt investigates the passage of time by capturing the fascinating shapes and forms created by the way light and shadow move across the architecture found in various neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Close-ups, dynamic angles, and unusual points of view transform the everyday, the seemingly mundane, into... striking eye-catching compositions. . In Scheinfeldt words we pass by the same buildings on a regular basis but fail to even look at, appreciate or really observe them. With this series, the artist encourages others to take the time to slow down, and break free from their routine, to actively appreciate and find the wonder in their surroundings. . Rachel Scheinfeldt Untitled 4 (Urban Formalism Series) 2019 silver gelatin print 14 x 11 inches (framed) . Untitled 2 (Urban Formalism Series) 2019 silver gelatin print 20 x 26 inches (framed) . Untitled I (Urban Formalism Series) 2019 silver gelatin print 20 x 16 inches (framed) . Untitled 3 (Urban Formalism Series) 2019 silver gelatin print 16 x 20 inches (framed) See more

Joan Kaufman will be on-site tomorrow between 2-4pm! Book your complimentary viewing with the artist today! Email us here --> https://buff.ly/2PXxvTY . Joan Kaufman Woodlands 8 2019 ... c-print face mounted on plexi, back mounted on dibond ed. 1 of 5 18 x 32 inches See more

Today's artist feature is Kit Martin from Awaken After A Long Dream . Kit Martin’s photographs reveal a curious and intrepid mind. She uses camera-less historical processes such as cyanotype, argyrotype, lumens and photograms to record fleeting moments and impressions. Her approach to photography seeks to locate beauty in small things: be it, the wing of an insect, or the sublime quality of light dancing on the surface of water. Martin immerses herself in the outdoors... to produce her sophisticated compositions, drawing inspiration from the details, textures and fragility of nature. . The sun is central to Martin’s practice She frequently creates and exposes her cyanotypes outdoors, rather than in studio. This might result in prints being made at the seashore, or at a river’s edge: as in Lightwave, a unique print created using direct sunlight, waves and sand. In Insect Armageddon, the artist examines pollinators (and other beneficial insects) alongside the wild flowers they depend on, in order to illustrate the synergy and delicate balance within natural ecosystems. . Kit Martin Lightwave vi 2018 cyanotype unique print, ed. 1/1 40 x 20 inches (framed) . Insect Armageddon i 2019 cyanotype on jute paper ed. 1/15 22 x 30 inches See more

Joan Kaufman's Woodlands is on view in the main gallery If you can't make it in-person, enjoy this vitrual tour of the exhibition! . Woodlands is on view until November 29th. And don't forget! You can book private viewings with the artist on November 21st between 2-4pm. Email us! Link in bio.

Book a private viewing with the artist! Joan Kaufman will be visiting the gallery between 2-4pm on Saturday November 14th. You can two other guests can book the space for a 20-minute private viewing! Did we mention it's complimentary? Email us today to book yours by clicking on this link! https://buff.ly/2PXxvTY . Joan Kaufman Woodlands 1, 2019 c-print with pro lustre laminate float mounted... ed. 1 of 5 34.5 x 61 inches (framed)