Category: The Curator’s View
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
In Memory of Lotti Thomas
"I first met Lotti Thomas through her work. I was volunteering at the art gallery at the Scarborough campus of the University of Toronto in the later 1980s and installed one of her amazing lithographs in a group exhibition of alumni. I actually ended up buying the work for my own nascent collection. Lotti would…
Read More
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Curator’s Choice – Robert Bourdeau
While the Canadian photographer Robert Bourdeau now uses digital technologies in shooting his images, he began in analogue – that is, film. In 2015, the RMG received a donation of twelve outstanding photographs by this Kingston-born artist. Like the slow food movement, Bourdeau’s practice is all about the slow and considered shot. Not only does…
Read More
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Meet Stephen Dick, our Manager of Protection Services
Stephen Dick is our Manager of Protection Services. You may recognise him as you walk into the gallery as the friendly greeter who knows everything about the gallery (and kindly asks you to leave your backpack at security). Ask Steve about the drums next time you visit! The RMG: What’s a typical day like for you? Stephen Dick: My typical day…
Read More
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Meet Alessandra Cirelli, our Assistant Curator
Alessandra Cirelli is the RMG’s new Assistant Curator. You may recognize her as our curatorial intern from last summer - from volunteer to assistant curator, we're thrilled to welcome her to the team! Come by and say hello. The RMG: How did you get into this field? Alessandra Cirelli: I studied Art and Art History at the University of Toronto…
Read More
Monday, July 11, 2016
Linda Jansma on the cartographer’s mistake: marigold map
Last October, I was put in touch with Dru Chillingworth, the Manager, Parks Maintenance Services for the City of Oshawa. I asked him if he could grow a map of marigolds for the RMG in the summer of 2016. He didn’t seem phased by the request, which left me hopeful! He and I, along with…
Read More
Monday, May 30, 2016
Noel Harding Remembered by Linda Jansma
I came across an “RIP” for Noel Harding on Facebook last Friday. I was both stunned and disbelieving and contacted the notification’s author for verification. The next day, emails and other postings would confirm that it was true: Noel had died suddenly on Thursday, May 26. Less than a week ago, Noel had called to…
Read More