Reviews

Natural History:

David Balzer: “At the zoo: Two new U of T exhibitions explore creatures in captivity.” Eye Weekly, May 12 2010
R.M. Vaughan: “Bursts of light and fury.” The Globe and Mail, May 8 2010
Leah Sandals: “Natural talents: Artists and animals meet at Barnicke.” Now Magazine, April 29 2010
Kelly Rankin: “Student show reopens Barnicke.” The Bulletin, April 27 2010

 

Extra-Curricular: Between Art & Pedagogy:

Gabrielle Moser: “Adrian Blackwell, Model for a Public Space [knot].” Esse: Arts + Opinions, Spring-Summer 2010
May Jeong: “Where art meets activism.” The Varsity, March 11, 2010

 

Misc. Press 2009:

Megan Lawson: “Campus Art Attack.” The Varsity, 22-23. Jan 19, 2010
Sarah Milroy: “Visual arts 2009: Big splashes in small ponds.” Globe and Mail, R1-R2. Dec 30 2009
David Balzar: “The Year in Visual Art: Business as usual.” Eye Weekly, 38. Dec 17, 2009
David Jager, Leah Sandals & Fran Schechter: “Top 10 art shows.” NOW Magazine, 50. Dec 17 2009

 

Will Kwan, Multi-lateral: November 12 - December 20, 2009

Laura Legge. “Mining the Archive”.  Hart Beat, 2-4. Feb 2010
David Jager. “Burning Issues”. NOW Magazine, 68. Dec 17, 2009
Sarah Milroy: “Will Kwan’s alternative world maps”. The Globe and Mail, R1, R4. Dec 1, 2009
Tammy Thorne: “Everything is political – especially art – in Will Kwan’s world”. The Bulletin, 7. Nov 24, 2009
Murray Whyte: “Will Kwan and the culture of cash”.  Toronto Star, E8. Nov 15, 2009

 

Mark Lewis: In a City: September 8 - October 26, 2009

David Jager: “Toronto the Star: Mark Lewis Muses on T.O. as Setting.” Now Magazine, 68.  Oct 15, 2009
Kasia Swica: “Cold Morning: scenes from a city in film.” The Strand. Sep 17, 2009
Peter Goddard: “TIFF nurtures its crossover capital.” Toronto Star, E13. Sep 16, 2009
Brigit Katz: “At Justina M. Barnicke: In a City.” The Varsity. Sep 14, 2009
Sarah Milroy: “The accidental Torontonian.” Globe and Mail, R12-13. Sep 12, 2009
Sarah Milroy: “Odes to a digital industry’s handmade past.” Globe and Mail, R5. Sep 11, 2009
Colleen Hale-Hodgson: “Urban Planner" September 8, 2009.” Torontoist. Sep 8, 2009
Julie Matlin: “Q&A with artist and filmmaker Mark Lewis.” NFB.ca Blog.  Sep 4, 2009

 

Noise Ghost: May 28 - August 28, 2009

Carol-Ann M. Ryan: “Noise Ghost: Shuvinai Ashoona and Shary Boyle, Justina M. Barnicke Gallery.” Magenta. September 6 2009
Sarah Millroy: “Colonies of Interconnected Dreams.” The Globe and Mail, R11. July 18 2009
Sharon Boyle: “Shary Boyle on Shuvinai Ashoona.” Canadian Art, 176. Fall 2009
Murray White: "From Two Worlds, An Unlikely Artistic Synergy". The Toronto Star. May 28, 2009

 

53rd International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia
Mark Lewis: Cold Morning: June 7 - November 22, 2009

Joanne Shurvell: “Pictures of Life.” Zoomer Magazine, 24-25. Oct 1, 2009
Jennifer Davis: “Cold, Hard Look.” Canadian Architect, 35-36. Sep 1, 2009
Valentine Moreno: “Brava, Biennale!” The Bulletin. 25 Aug 2009
Diana Sherlock: “Canadian Artist Sees Through Own Lens: Lewis’s Films Trace Pictorial Traditions.” Calgary Herald.  July 19, 2009
Sarah Milroy: “A Canadian in Venice Captures the Zeitgeist.” Globe and Mail, R1. July 7, 2009
Mark Peranson: “Garden Party: Film and Video Highlights at the 2009 Venice Biennale.” Moving Image Source. July 7, 2009
Barbara Fischer: “Barbara Fischer’s Diary.” National Post, AL2. June 30, July 2, July 3, 2009
Mark Peranson: “Backstory.” Cinema Scope. July 1, 2009
Della Rossi: “Symptoms of Apprehension.” LAPIZ,41-47. July 1, 2009
Tous: “Mark Lewis’ Backstory.” Calgary Herald. June 23, 2009
Blake Gopnik: “Mark Lewis’s Semi-Candid Camera”. The Washington Post, June 12, 2009
Maurizio G. De Bonis: “Cold Morning. Mostra di Mark Lewis...” CultFrame.  June 11, 2009
Leah Sandals: “Skating in the city of gondolas.” National Post, AL8. June 10, 2009
Shinan Govani: “Tiki on the Lido.” National Post, AL1. June 9, 2009
Peter Goddard: “The Canadian Pavilion is asking for it.” Toronto Star, E1, E10.  June  7, 2009
Kelly Crow: “The Art World’s Olympics.” The Wall Street Journal, W1. June 5, 2009
Lea Catherine Szacka: “La 53e Biennale d’art de Venise – L’art comme vison du monde.”  Le Devoir.  June 1, 2009
Daniel Baird: “Man with a Movie Camera.” The Walrus. June 1, 2009
Shepherd Steiner: “The Beautiful and the Everyday in the Films of Mark Lewis.” C Magazine, 30-39. June 1 2009
Evence Verdier: “Mark Lewis: l’art de se fair une toile ”  Art Press: The Contemporary Art Journal, 64-68. June 1, 2009
Nancy Tousley: “The Films of Mark Lewis: So Much to See.” Canadian Art Magazine, 48-61. June 1, 2009
Murray Whyte: “Toronto streets, with added fantasy.” Toronto Star, E2. May 31, 2009
James Bradshaw: “The Pavilion doesn’t even have a bathroom.” Globe and Mail, R11. May 30, 2009
Jakob von Baeyer: “Candid Camera.” CBC News. May 29, 2009
Kathleen O’Brien: “Museum studies student U of T's Venice Apprentice.” The Bulletin.  May 26, 2009
Tatiana Mellerna: “Bringing Toronto to Venice and Back.” Hart Beat, 7-10. May 15, 2009
Laura Mulvey: “Exploring the mirage behind the movie star.” Modern Painters, 60+. May 1, 2009
Murray Whyte: “To Venice with Vigor.” Toronto Star, E2. Apr 25, 2009
Peter Goddard: “Pushing Film’s frontiers to Venice.” Toronto Star. Jan 24, 2009
Charbonneau & Aquin: “The 2009 Venice Biennale: Mark Lewis to Represent Canada.” MMMArts, 23. Sept 1, 2008
Kate Taylor: "Expat Film Artist to Represent Canada at Venice Biennale". The Globe & Mail. July 17, 2008

 

South South: April 2 to May 19, 2009

Derek Brunelle: “Barnicke Gallery Looks South.” The Varsity, P9.  April 6, 2009

 

Funkaesthetics: February 12, 2008 - March 23, 2009

Sholen Krishtalka: "A Raucous Theory of Funk, Fun is the Best Revenge". Xtra. March 12, 2009
David Balzer: "Funkaesthetics". Eye Weekly. February 25, 2009
David Jager: "Let's Get Funky". Now Magazine. February 2009

 

James Carl: do you know what: November 22, 2008 - January 25 , 2009

Sarah Milroy: "Getting Under the Skin of Things". The Globe & Mail. Jan 10, 2009
Dan Adler: "James Carl". Artforum, PP 202. February 2009
Murray Whyte: "James Carl: Turning Trash into Treasure". The Toronto Star. Nov 27, 2008

 

* Hnatyshyn Foundation Award:

Curator Barbara Fischer Receives Hnatyshyn Award

 

Empty Orchestra: October 16 - November 13 , 2008

Leah Sandals & Maiko Tanaka: "Singing Together in Harmony". The National Post, October 23, 2008
Peter Goddard: "Humiliating Music Makes Amusing Art". The Toronto Star, October 18, 2008

 

* OAAG Awards:

Exhibition of the Year Award: "Projections"

 

Stories In Pieces: July 10 - August 24, 2008

Whitney Light: "Stories, in Pieces: Intrigue and Enchantment" Canadian Art (Web) July 17, 2008

 

Stutter & Twitch: May 8 - June 29, 2008

Naomi Freeman: "Exhibit Explores Notions of Time, Narrative and Meaning". Excalibur, May 28, 2008

 

Signals in the Dark: Art in the Shadow of War: January 17 - March 2, 2008

Andrea Carson: "Bridging the Gap Between War's Myth & Reality". The Globe & Mail, R5, February 27, 2008
Leah Sandals & Seamus Kealy: "Drawing Enemy Lines". National Post. January 2008
Jade Colbert: "Violent Signals".The Varsity. January 17, 2008
Peter Goddard: "Galleries Becoming War Zone". The Toronto Star. January 3, 2008
Fran Schechter: "War Shows Battle Convention". Now Magazine. January 2008
Andrea Grassi: "The Art on War". The Medium. January 2008

 

Rightfully Yours: November 16 - December 30, 2007

David Balzer: "Rightfully Yours". Eye Weekly. December 26, 2007
Gabby: "Rightfully Yours". Gabrielle Moser Projects & Things (Blog). December 19, 2007

 

Kelly Mark: Stupid Heaven: September 13 - October 28, 2007 (Traveling Exhibition)

Jérome Delgado: "La Mesure du Tempts ". Le Devoir, October 5, 2008
Laura Kenins: "Work in Progress". The Coast, May 29, 2008
Robert Enright: "Elegant Stupidities". Border Crossings, PP 20-21, Issue #105, 2008
Robert Reid: "Visual Poet Finds Lyricism in Life's Prosaic Moments". The Record, February 4, 2008
Sandra Firmin: "Kelly Mark". Art Papers, Jan/Feb 2008
Nicholas Walsh: "Kelly Mark's Stupid Heaven". Echo Weekly. January 10, 2008
Rosemary Heather : "Kelly Mark: Always Working". Canadian Art. Winter 2007
Dan Adler: "Kelly Mark: Justina M Barnicke Gallery". Artforum. December 2007
Sarah Milroy: "Passing Time, Wasting Time, Marking Time". The Globe & Mail. September 26, 2007
Fran Schechter: "Mark Pushes Paradoxes". Now Magazine, October 4, 2007
Jade Colbert: "Stupid Heaven". The Newspaper (UofT). September 27, 2007
Andrea Grassi: "Some Recognition for the Previously Un-Marked". The Medium. October 1, 2007

 

Scotia Bank Nuit Blanche 2007: September 29, 2007

David Moos: "A Curators Top Art Encounters in 2007". Digital Media Tree Blog, January 2, 2008
Elaine Smith: "Nuit Blanche Brings the Community to Campus". The Bulletin, PP 4, October 10, 2007
Sarah Milroy: "A Fun Night at the Art Circus". The Globe & Mail, October 1, 2007
Jade Colbert: "Nuit Blanche: Night School". Heartbeat, October 2007
Maria Saros Leung: "Nuit Blanche Night School Turns Traditional Teaching on its Head". The Newspaper. Sept. 27, 2007
David Balzer: "How do you Nuit B?". Eye Weekly, PP 42, September 27, 2007

 

PROJECTIONS: April 8 - June 17, 2007

E.C. Woodley: "In Review: Projections" Canadian Art, PP 43, Volume 24, Issue 3, Fall 2007
Dan Adler: "Projections: A Survey of Projection-Based Works in Canada, 1964-2007" C Magazine, Issue 95, Fall 2007
Shana Macdonald: "In Review: The Art of Viewing Light on a Surface" The Artery, PP 6, Summer 2007
Terence Dick: "Projections". Border Crossings, Issue #103, 2007
Leah Sandals: "Unfolding Frames". The National Post. June 17, 2007
Terence Dick: (Blog Review) Akimbo Blog, June 7, 2007
Iliana Adamo: "Projections Exhibition Offers a Fresh Take on Cinema". The Newspaper. May 2007
Sarah Milroy: "Doing it in the Dark" The Globe & Mail, May 5, 2007
Guy Dixon: "Images Festival Hands Out Awards in Toronto" The Globe & Mail, April 17, 2007
Peter Goddard: "Where the Gallery & Cinema Meet". Toronto Star, G8 April 5, 2007