An auction in support of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
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ARTATTACK
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November 8, 2018 BuddiesinBadTimes.com
Presenting sponsor
Presenting sponsor
ART ATTACK November 8, 2018 Buddies in Bad Times Theatre 12 Alexander Street
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PRE-PARTY & FINAL VIEWING Starts at 7:00 pm
Framing sponsor
LIVE AUCTION Starts at 8:00 pm
Catering sponsor
TICKETS $40.00 Order online at buddiesinbadtimes.com/ artattack or by calling 416 975 8555
Beer sponsor
Design sponsor
WE ARE AWAKE.CA
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The contents
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Welcome to ArtAttack
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The ArtAttack Limited Edition Print
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The Curators
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A Message from our Presenting Sponsor
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The Live Auction
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The Tuck Shop
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The Silent Auction
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Artist Index
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Gallery & Donor Listing
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Credits & Special Thanks
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How the Auction works
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WELCOME TO ARTATTACK
For 40 years, Buddies has challenged and inspired audiences with innovative, cutting-edge, award-winning queer artistic programming. With the support of our community – people like you – we have made an unparalleled contribution to the acceptance and celebration of queer lives in Canada and advanced the possibilities of theatre into bold new territory.
on a show or just pay the bills, someone would throw a party, everyone would buy a few drinks, and we’d make enough money to get by. This idea that we can support what we love and have fun doing it is never more present than it is tonight. So many people - visual artists, theatre makers, volunteers, neighbours, friends, and supporters - come out to raise money for vital artistic and community programming in a huge, raucous celebration of contemporary art.
We’ve also thrown our fair share of parties. I love a party at Buddies because it brings together such an eclectic mix of queer folks. There is such an incredible community here at Buddies, and when they all come together, it’s magic. It’s this community that makes everything we do possible, and has allowed us to grow in to the largest queer theatre in the world. Because parties keep the lights on here at Buddies. So many times in our history, when we’ve needed money to put
So thank you for being here and for supporting Buddies. We couldn’t do this without you.
Yours,
Evalyn Parry Artistic Director 4
Steven Beckly is magic. To be precise, he is a magician when it comes to capturing light; not only from the technical standpoint of making an exposure, but from rendering light as subject. Beckly’s There’s a land that I heard of explores and uses light in the manner in which he so beautifully does throughout his practice and in so doing plays with and cultivates the poetics of both desire and intimacy. The wood paneling, a teenage memory of a suburban basement caught in the warm glow of early fall afterschool light. There are no ruby slippers to be found over this rainbow, but rather a dusting of glitter and that which exists outside of the photographic frame: a pot of gold that for many of us in the LGBT community, over the past forty years, is Buddies in – Bad Times Theatre.
Chris Ironside Co-Chair, ArtAttack Curatorial Committee
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Steven Beckly is a Toronto-based artist and photographer. Recent solo exhibitions include Meirenyu at Daniel Faria Gallery (Toronto) and A tender touch can bend the straightest of things at Eastern Edge Gallery (St. John’s). Active in the local arts and queer communities, Beckly has donated artwork to the AIDS Committee of Toronto, LGBT Youthline and Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. His work has been published and reviewed in Artforum, Border Crossings, C Magazine and Canadian Art. Beckly received his MFA from the University of Guelph.
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stevenbeckly.com Artwork courtesy of the artist and Daniel Faria Gallery Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects
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Printing by Image Foundry THE ARTATTACK LIMITED EDITION PRINT Steven Beckly There’s a land that I heard of 2018 Nail polish on inkjet print 10 ’’ x 14’’ Edition of 20 exclusive to Buddies in Bad Times PRICE $500
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The curators
CHRIS IRONSIDE Lordy, lordy look who’s forty! As Buddies In Bad Times Theatre marks their 40th anniversary this season, ArtAttack! celebrates that it has become one of the most anticipated (and most fun) auction parties of the season. Year after year the live auction and Tuck Shop boast an incredible line up of art from the best emerging, mid-career, and established Canadian artists, and this year is no exception! So much hard work goes into bringing ArtAttack! to life and there are whole bunch of wonderful people who I want to thank for their help in doing so. Thank you to the incredible curatorial team of Diane Borsato, FranciscoFernando Granados, Cole Swanson, Trixie & Beaver, Keith Cole, and Paul Dotey – the collection you have curated is outstanding. To each and every artist, thank you. Your generosity is overwhelming and your talent is immeasurable. I am honored that Steven Beckly brought his talent and magic to this year’s artist multiple. “There’s a land that I heard of” is a gorgeous work that embodies the spirit of Buddies. Thank you Steven. To Mark Aikman and the rest of the ArtAttack! steering committee who have worked tirelessly behind the scenes – you are an incredible source of inspiration and I am so thankful for all of you. Finally, thank you to all of you who are here tonight. Your support means so much to Buddies and the community as a whole. Now let’s kick this party off and remember to raise those paddles in the air, bid high and bid often!
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KEITH COLE
COLE SWANSON
Now that pot is legal…The Rock Hudson Memorial Tuck Shop is slowly and wonderfully moving into its formative years. The tuck shop has found itself and is in a really sweet groove. Each year the tuck shop gets busier, more popular, and more daring. 2018’s tuck shop is looking great thanks to fellow curator Paul Dotey and his keen eye. The queer future is bright. The queer kids are alright.
How can human beings, each expressing unique combinations of physical, psychological, and cultural worlds, have truly shared experiences in spite of their differences? Embedded in our flesh are systems, codes that connect us. Empathy is engaged through the creation and consumption of an artwork. In this collection, I have assembled pieces that elicit powerful moments of esthetic empathy; each communicates the artist’s process and performance as embodied knowledge. The works are rife with sensory information, generated both from their methods of creation and from the iconography within. We experience the artist’s labour in our flesh. We feel the tension of a brush and pen in hand. We detect the scent of flowers, the stroke of feathers and fronds across our fingertips, and the imminent threat of a razor sharp line. Through empathy and embodiment, this collection attempts to bridge the palpable gaps between each of us in the form of a fleshly union, a playground for the senses that appeals to our most ancient selves.
My thanks go to my fellow ArtAttack! committee members, the staff, volunteers, and board at Buddies, and all the many ArtAttack! guests. G. Kyle Shields joins us this year as the Tuck Shop’s visual merchandiser and Shellie Zhang designs the exclusive tuck shop bag for 2018. My biggest thanks goes to the artists who have generously donated work – thank you. We would be nothing without you.
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PAUL DOTEY Each year, each ArtAttack and each work of art is a reason for celebration, and this year I’m so proud to be here for Buddies’ 40th anniversary.
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TRIXIE & BEEVER
Queer people look out for each other and geography is no barrier. We watch what happens in the world and we reach out in any way we can to make sure our lives get better. We march, we speak out, we make art and we make sure we know what’s going on. This year, as always, I’m happy to bring artists from Europe, the UK and the States to the Tuck Shop as well as our local friends. We strengthen ties with our friends when we make art, and each November Buddies celebrates everything that’s strong in our community.
After many years of being involved with Buddies and the ArtAttack auction as volunteers, donors, buyers, and attendees, we were thrilled to be asked to join the curatorial team for 2018. Our approach was quite simple: we asked some of the most talented artists we know to consider donating to this vital and vibrant theatrical and community institution. We are especially happy to have secured wonderful pieces from artists whose work may be unfamiliar to ArtAttack patrons, and hope that the introductions foster new relationships. Our sincere gratitude to the artists for their generosity!
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who puts in their time and love.
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FRANCISCO-FERNANDO GRANADOS There is no queerness without bodily agency. The selection of work put forward here as a proposition for collectors draws out four directions in queered aesthetics that offer possibilities for becoming beyond the boundaries of what is already known. Each artist, in their own way, transforms predetermined ideas of what it means to be in a body, and what it is that bodies can do. The bodies imagined in these works are extended, absented, abstracted, and allied. In becoming, queer bodies renegotiate the boundaries between the individual and the collective, between the human and all other material and immaterial forms. 9
Presenting sponsor
BMO Financial Group is proud to return for the eighth year as the presenting sponsor for ArtAttack. The funding and promotion of the arts in Canada is an important priority for BMO, and we are especially pleased to be able to bring the visual arts together with the theatre arts for this evening in support of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Respect for the individual and differing viewpoints, inclusion, and diversity are the fundamental values that shape the productions that Buddies in Bad Times stages. They are also values shared by BMO – values that shape our success. We at BMO look forward to building on the strength of our ongoing partnership with Buddies in Bad Times so that we can continue to amplify the voices and experiences of often marginalized people in our community. 10
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Be sure to register and pick up your BMO Bidding Paddle in the Cabaret. With your paddle, you can bid on any lot in our live and silent auctions, and make purchases at the Tuck Shop. Spend less time in the checkout line by authorizing the purchase of your items to either your Visa or Mastercard when you register and items successfully bid on can be immediately purchased. All you have to do is pick them up at the end of the evening!
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LOT 2
ESTIMATE $3,250
Curated by Diane Borsato
Stephen Andrews Untitled (Tree Pruning ) 2016 Watercolour pencil crayon on mylar 17’’ x 11’’
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LOT 1
Stephen Andrews was born in 1956 in Sarnia, Ontario Canada. Over the last thirty five years he has exhibited his work in Canada, the U.S., Brazil, Scotland, France and Japan. He is represented in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Belkin Art Gallery as well as many private collections. He has recently completed a large scale mosaic for the new Canadian Chancellory in Paris. His work deals with memory, identity, technology and their representations in various media including drawing, animation, dance, ceramics, and painting.
ESTIMATE $750
Curated by Francisco-Fernando Granados
Eduardo Gutierrez All That’s Best of Dark and Bright, version #2 2018 Fineliner pens and golden ink on cotton paper 22’’ x 30’’
stephenandrewsartist.com Artwork courtesy of the artist and Paul Petro Contemporary Art
Working mainly on paper using fineliner pens, Eduardo Gutierrez’s drawings are inspired by the Symbolism and Romanticism movements. Mixing poetry with asymmetry, contrasting organic and geometric forms, lines and shapes, they freely introduce alchemy and mythology to portrait desire as a spiritual search. With pride and mystery, their characters are going through a mystical transformation. They are a visual artist born and raised in Colombia; presently living in Toronto. They have been using érre Le Phénicien, their nom de guerre, to sign their work.
Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects
edworkto.wixsite.com/artist Artwork courtesy of the artist Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects
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LOT 3
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ESTIMATE $1,750
LOT 4
Buddies Pick
ESTIMATE $1,025
Curated by Diane Borsato
Lucas Murnaghan mind over matter
Hazel Meyer Tits/Tape 2015 Three colour screen print 33’’ x 47’’ Edition 1 of 5
Hazel Meyer is an interdisciplinary artist who works with installation, performance, drawing and text to investigate the relationships between sport, sexuality, feminism, and material culture. Drawing on archival research, she creates scenarios that bring various troublemakers— lesbians-feminists, gender outlaws, leather-dykes—into the performative spaces of athletics. Recent exhibitions include Tape Condition: degraded with Cait McKinney at the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives in Toronto and a commission to produce the installation and performance Where Once Stood a Bandstand for Cruising & Shelter for Nuit Blanche Toronto. She holds degrees from OCAD University (Toronto) and Concordia University (Montréal).
2017 Photograph, 36’’ x 36’’ Edition 3 of 8
hazelmeyer.com
Lucas Murnaghan is a Toronto-based photographer focusing on images that involve water and its surroundings. Murnaghan brings a fresh eye to a challenging medium and takes his audience with him, below the surface, to see things from a novel perspective. Slipping underwater, he removes traditional constraints and conventions and frees his subjects of their earth bound conceptions and societal norms. With the rules changed, they are liberated to explore themselves in a parallel universe and express what lies beneath.
Artwork courtesy of the artist
lucasmurnaghan.com Artwork courtesy of the artist Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects 13
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LOT 5
ESTIMATE $6,250
Curated by Cole Swanson
Tazeen Qayyum Yaar (trusted friend/buddy/lover) 2018 Archival pigment ink on paper 18’’ x 24’’
Raise Your Paddle We take a break from the bidding to give everyone in the room a chance to show their support. Get your paddle in the air to donate $40 to Buddies in honour of our 40th Anniversary. Here’s what your donation supports:
A Full Season of Queer Theatre full of original queer performance, new works festivals, and special events.
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New Play Development supporting dozens of artists every year in the creation of new theatrical work.
Tazeen Qayyum (b.73) is a contemporary artist working in Ontario, Canada. She was nominated for the Jameel Prize (2013) and K.M. Hunter Award (2014), and received the Excellence in Art Award 2015 from the CCAI (Canadian Community Arts Initiative). Primarily trained as a miniature painter of the Persian and South Asian tradition, Tazeen continues to explore new materials and processes through mediums such as drawing, installation, sculpture, video and performance. Drawing from complex issues of belonging and displacement within a sociopolitical and religious context, her art is a way for her to navigate identity and beliefs living in the diaspora.
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A Vital Program for Queer Youth and Elders providing a safe and empowering space for our community to discover and develop their creative voices.
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Access to the Arts ensuring that everyone can be part of Buddies, from ASL Interpretation, to a barrier free space, to a huge selection of Pay-What-You-Can ticket options.
tazeenqayyum.com
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Artwork courtesy of the artist Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects
All donations receive a charitable tax receipt. If you don’t have a paddle, you can still make a donation at the Tuck Shop or the Registration Table.
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LOT 6
ESTIMATE $395
Buddies Pick
Ashlee Marcus Hello Gorgeous 2018 Textile, counted cross stitch, cotton fabric and threads 5’’ x 7’’
Ashlee Marcus is a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist currently residing in Toronto, Ontario. In a world that moves so quickly and feels obsessed with instant gratification, Ashlee appropriates erotic and pop culture images and transforms them into beautiful, painstakingly crafted heirlooms, giving meaning and permanence to ideas that might otherwise get lost or forgotten in the sea of selfies and trending topics. Recent showings include Stitch Fetish 6, (The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles) Hard Twist 12, (The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto) Stitch Fetish San Francisco,(Center for Sex and Culture) and The Dirty Show 18, (Russel Exhibition Center, Detroit).
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LOT 7
ESTIMATE $750
Curated by Francisco-Fernando Granados
Manolo Lugo white on white 2011 Photograph 27’’ x 34’’ Artist proof
Manolo Lugo is a Mexican born Toronto-based artist and educator working in performance, video, photography, and installation. His work speaks to the conditions of migrancy, precarity and queerness in advanced capitalism. He has performed and exhibited nationally and internationally in venues including the University of Toronto’s Art Centre, AGO’s First Thursdays, TRANSMUTED International Festival of Performance Art (Mexico City), and LIVE Biennial of Performance Art (Vancouver). He has worked as a faculty at the University of Toronto and at OCAD University; he is currently the Digital Media Technician in the Department of Arts, Culture and Media at the University of Toronto Scarborough.
ashleemarcus.com Artwork courtesy of the artist
manololugo.blogspot.ca Artwork courtesy of the artist Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects
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LOT 8
ESTIMATE $4,000
Curated by Trixie & Beever
Jennifer Wardle Daisy 2009 Oil on canvas 60’’ x 48’’
Jennifer Wardle is a Toronto based artist. She studied at the Ontario College of Art and Design and completed her final thesis year in the studio program in Florence, Italy. Jennifer’s paintings, drawings and installations have appeared in galleries and festivals in North America and Europe and in 2007, she was one of eight Canadian artists chosen to exhibit in “Parca, Canada in New York”, at the 511 Gallery in Chelsea. Her work is included in the collections of Molson Breweries, Knox College University of Toronto, Canadian Almanac & directory, Copp Clark Professional, Artpool Art Resource Centre Budapest, and numerous private collections.
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LOT 9
ESTIMATE $1,400
Curated by Cole Swanson
Erin Vincent Spike Form 2018 Foam, paper, acrylic, polymer clay 9’’ x 7’’ x 4’’
jenniferwardle.ca
Erin Vincent (1977) is a Toronto based-artist whose work draws on a variety of repetitive and labour intensive processes and materials. She explores themes of emotional intensity, intuition and the relationship between things. Erin completed her MFA at York University, focusing on sculpture and installation. Vincent has exhibited her work in Canada, United States and England, with shows at Art Mur (Montreal, QB), Renann Isaacs Contemporary (Guelph ON) and Gales Gallery - York University (Toronto ON). Her work is held in Canadian and international collections and she is the recipient of a 2017 Emerging Artist Grant from the Ontario Arts Council and a 2016 SSHRC Grant.
Artwork courtesy of the artist
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LOT 10
ESTIMATE $800
Buddies Pick
Marjan Verstappen Vegetable Sheep 2016 Graphite on paper 22’’ x 30’’
Marjan Verstappen’s practice encompasses drawing and sculpture. Through these disciplines she explores concepts of mystery, truth, and how narratives about a place can be woven through objects and drawings. Through research, and a passion for drawing mundane things, she shows us the beauty, and absurdity, in specificity.
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LOT 11 ESTIMATE $8,500 Curated by Trixie & Beever
Recent exhibitions include Gallery Galleria (Galleria Shopping Centre, Toronto), curated by Aisle 4, The Fung Wah Biennial (Flux Factory, NYC), curated by Sally Szwed, Will Owen and Mattias Borello, and Art of the Danforth festival (Toronto), curated by Asad Raza. She is based in Toronto where she is co-director of Younger Than Beyoncé (YTB) Gallery.
Shaun Downey Polka Dot Curtain 2016 Oil on canvas 24” x 22”
marjanverstappen.com
Shaun Downey strives to breathe fresh life into realist painting by combining classical ideals within the context of his own life and surroundings. His paintings have elements of decades past, but are firmly grounded in present day. Often painting his wife and friends within the confines of his home, we are allowed a voyeuristic glance into his world as he reveals his efforts to capture the fleeting beauty of modern life. His meticulously rendered paintings call out to be understood, but we the viewers are left to make our own assumptions.
Artwork courtesy of the artist Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects
shaundowney.com Artwork courtesy of the artist
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LOT 12
ESTIMATE $700
Buddies Pick
Nancy Clemo tonal occulus 4 2018 C-print photography collage 20’’ x 20’’
Nancy Clemo is a multidisciplinary artist who studied drawing & painting at OCADU with a minor in photography. Toronto-born Clemo has exhibited her work throughout the city including ACT’s SNAP! silent auction and in 2013 exhibited with Leap-Second Gallery in London England. Clemo has been granted through CUE, OAC & ARTREACH, through the artist collective Catscan, in support of their work with marginalized youth artists. The tonal occulus series was printed from film in a homemade darkroom, pushing the boundaries of what photography means, creating a series of images with no subject matter using a meditative gradation of tones.
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LOT 13 ESTIMATE $1,400 Curated by Cole Swanson
Yannick De Serre Bouquet #4 2015 -16 Graphite and embossing on paper 22’’ x 30’’
nancydawnclemo.wordpress.com Artwork courtesy of the artist
Artist Yannick De Serre holds a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts from Laval University. He exhibits throughout Quebec and also provides a presence in major international fairs (Paper - 2015 to 2018, Art Basel - 2013, TIAF - 2011, Sydney and New York – 2010). His works are shown in many institutional and private collections, including the Museum of Contemporary Art of Baie-Saint-Paul. His recent production emphasizes the omnipresence of emptiness in our respective lives through clean, minimalist techniques. Since 2016, he has been represented by Galerie Bernard in Montreal.
Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects
yandesse.wixsite.com/ yannickdeserre Artwork courtesy of the artist 18
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LOT 14
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ESTIMATE $4,650
LOT 15
Curated by Cole Swanson
ESTIMATE $450
Curated by Francisco-Fernando Granados
Rafael Ochoa Two Birds
Tyler Durbano Graham 1
2015 C-print 16’’ x 20’’ artist proof
Rafael Ochoa’s art brings a postmodern sensibility to the still life, one of the most enduring of painting genres. His earlier digital works, based on elements derived from Old Master paintings, were created using a unique rendering process he developed over several years. During the past year, Ochoa has taught himself to paint using a conventional brush, palette and canvas, continuing to re-mix elements from images of Classical paintings sourced online. Ochoa has been an instructor at OCADU and York University. His work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions in public and commercial galleries throughout Toronto.
2018 Photograph 20’’ x 15’’
rafaelbenjaminochoa.com
Durbano’s practice employs hair and silicone as primary materials, using juxtaposition, and assemblage as tools to produce sculptural works that evoke a bodily feeling. Many of the sculptures are created by inserting single strands of hair, one at a time, into corresponding silicone forms, to begin a conversation about labour and queer identity. Referencing modes of drag, and their associated props, the work explores ideas of vulnerability, maintenance of the body, and performance. With this new work, Durbano creates a conceptual entry point through which the relationship people have to their identities, their bodies, and to one another can be explored.
Artwork courtesy of the artist Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects
tylerdurbano.com Artwork courtesy of the artist Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects 19
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LOT 17
ESTIMATE $350
Curated by Trixie & Beever
Lauren Hortie Siouxie 2018 Paper cut 8’’ x 10’’
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LOT 16 ESTIMATE $2,000
Lauren Hortie is an artist, educator and DJ based in Toronto Ontario. She’s inspired by xacto knives, black markers and nightlife. Her bodies of work include the paper cut Mexican rodeo series Charreada Hoy!, large scale and nightlife portrait series, and the My First Lesbian Colouring Book series. She has also co-created awardwinning original shadow puppet films with filmmaker Sonya Reynolds. Her work has been displayed and screened at The Gladstone Hotel, the CLGA, Mardi Gras Film Festival Melbourne Australia, ACE Art Winnipeg, the Ontario Craft Council, Cube Cinema Bristol UK and the phone pole across the street from your house.
Curated by Diane Borsato
Sameer Farooq Sausage (from Pouf, Sausage, Weight, Arc) 2017 Unglazed fired porcelain 21’’ x 5’’ x 5’’
lauren-hortie.squarespace.com
Sameer Farooq is a Canadian artist of Pakistani and Ugandan Indian descent. He completed an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design (2014) and a BFA from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam (2005). His interdisciplinary practice investigates tactics of representation and enlists the tools of installation, photography, documentary filmmaking, writing and the methods of anthropology to explore various forms of collecting, interpreting, and display. Recent projects include an ambitious public installation at the Aga Khan Museum, Toronto and an upcoming solo exhibition inaugurating the University of Nevada Reno’s new arts centre.
Artwork courtesy of the artist Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects
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Buddies Pick
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Diane Borsato Lily (From the Reykjavik Arrangements)
Neil Harrison White Square (Blue with Brown)
2014 Archival inkjet print 16’’ x 24’’
2018 Latex on canvas over panel 24’’ x 24’’
LOT 18
LOT 19 ESTIMATE $2,300
ESTIMATE $650
Curated by Cole Swanson
Neil Harrison (b.1981, Winnipeg) holds an MFA from York University, a Bachelor of Education from the University of Toronto, and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Victoria. His paintings have been exhibited in Canada, the UK, and Europe. In 2013 he received an honourable mention in the 15th annual RBC Canadian Painting Competition. His work was recently included in Entangled: Two Views on Contemporary Canadian Painting at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Neil Harrison is represented by Angell Gallery in Toronto. neilharrison.ca Artwork courtesy of the artist Diane Borsato was awarded the Victor Martyn-Lynch Staunton Award from the Canada Council for the Arts, and was twice nominated for the Sobey Prize. She has exhibited and performed at the Art Gallery of Ontario, The Power Plant, the Art Gallery of York University, the Art Museum at the University of Toronto, the Vancouver Art Gallery, the National Art Centre and in galleries and museums internationally. In her projects she explores social and experiential modes of learning, and has worked closely with various practitioners including artists, dancers, and amateur naturalists. dianeborsato.net Artwork courtesy of the artist Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects 21
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LOT 20
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LOT 21 ESTIMATE $1,800
ESTIMATE $1,150
Curated by Trixie & Beever
Buddies Pick
Kelly Grace Secret Agent
Maurice Vellekoop Untitled 2000 Watercolour on paper 15” x 12”
Maurice Vellekoop is a Toronto illustrator and comic book artist whose work has appeared in major magazines, advertising, and his own books. Clients include The New Yorker, The New York Times, American Vogue, Wallpaper, Abercrombie and Fitch, and The Walrus. Cockadoodle, Maurice’s first solo show in over fifteen years, opened in Manchester, England as part of Manchester Pride in August of this year. It then traveled to Liverpool as a feature of the annual Homotopia Festival for the month of November. Maurice lives on Toronto Island with his partner, writer and editor Gordon Bowness.
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mauricevellekoop.com Artwork courtesy of John Maguire
Kelly Grace uses painting as a vehicle in which to travel back in time through imagination. Her work is the end result of a culmination of efforts to bring her childhood nostalgia to life. Kelly tries to express her love of retro inspired themes and subject matter in a modern voice. Her paternal grandparents were travelling puppeteers in the local fair and carnival circuit in California in the 1950’s. This grandfather was also a clown and a painter. She hopes to channel this familial creative influence in her work. Kelly lives and works out of Toronto.
Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects
kellygracefineart.com Artwork courtesy of the artist
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LOT 23
ESTIMATE $150
Curated by Francisco-Fernando Granados
Golboo Amani Unsettling Settlers: Intervention Game
LOT 22
2018 Cardboard box, cards, game pieces 2’’ x 5’’ x 10’’ Edition of 100
Everybody’s Pick
Steamwhistle Brewing Steam Machine
Multi-disciplinary artist Golboo Amani is best known for her performance and social practice works. Critical of systemic social patterns, the artist views social situations as ready-made sites for aesthetic intervention. By expanding sites of pedagogy to include the streets, backyards, homes, public transit, Amani intends to produce non-hierarchical pedagogical experiences that speak to collective agency and egalitarian epistemology. Amani’s work has shown nationally and internationally in venues including the Creative Time Summit, Art Gallery of Ontario, Articule, XPACE Artist-Run Centre, Encuentro: Hemispheric Institute, Blackwood Gallery, Rats9 Gallery, TRANSMUTED International Festival of Performance Art (Mexico City), 221A Artist-Run Centre, and the LIVE Biennial of Performance Art.
The Steamwhistle boys take to the stage to auction off a catering package from Steamwhistle Brewing that includes two kegs of beer, a handsome server, and glassware delivered straight to your house in a vintage car for your next party.
golbooamani.com Artwork courtesy of the artist
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Rajni Perera NATARAJASANA
Jackson Klie Between the Tongue and the Taste
LOT 24 ESTIMATE $3,600
LOT 25
Buddies Pick
ESTIMATE $400
Curated by Diane Borsato
2018 Gouache on paper 48’’ x 48’’
2015 Collage 6’’ x 6’’
Jackson Klie works with image-based media to investigate the material and ontological anxieties of contemporary photography. By expanding on ideas surrounding the contingency and performativity of images, his multidisciplinary practice highlights the slippery nature of identity. He is currently an MFA candidate at the University of Guelph.
Rajni Perera’s approach to the deconstruction of the non-European, female body image, delves into the miniaturist aesthetic, manifesting itself in the form of re-appropriated religious icons. By painting these object-beings, Perera engages in discussion with the viewing audience about the aesthetic treatment of gender and the non-European sacred and secular body in a popular culture context. She is creating a subversive aesthetic that counteracts antiquated, oppressive discourse, and acts as a restorative force through which people can move outdated, repressive modes of being towards reclaiming their power.
jacksonklie.com Artwork courtesy of the artist Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects
rajniperera.com Artwork courtesy of the artist and Project Gallery 24
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LOT 27 ESTIMATE $1,950 Buddies Pick
Richard Anuskewicz Spectral 9F 1969 Screen print 16’’ x 16” Edition 10 of 125
Richard Anuszkiewicz (b. 1930) is a major player in both Op Art and HardEdge Abstraction. His work is typically composed of neon candy colors in strict geometries. Anuszkiewicz was included in the landmark exhibition, “Americans 1963” held at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York. The artist’s work can also be found in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Guggenheim (New York), the Whitney (New York) and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery (Buffalo), among others.
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LOT 26 ESTIMATE $2,000 Buddies Pick
David Grenier Twin Dahliaheads 2012 Archival ink on paper 17’’ x 25’’
Artwork courtesy of Caviar20
David Grenier is a Torontobased artist working primarily in drawing, installation and performance. His work is informed by queer culture, self-identity and his homo fantasies. He has shown across Canada, in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects
Artwork courtesy of the artist
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LOT 28
ESTIMATE $675
Curated by Trixie & Beever
Tanja-Tiziana Gypsy & Me 2005 Chromogenic print 24’’ x 32’’ Edition 2 of 20
Tanja-Tiziana is a visual artist & photographer whose work you will recognize from your Buddies brochures. They have been proudly collaborating with the team at Buddies since 2010 to create each new season’s imagery. Tanja’s work can be seen throughout the independent theatre scene in Toronto and their Editorial photography appears in magazines across the country.
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LOT 29
ESTIMATE $550
Buddies Pick
Neil Gilks Blue Boy 2018 Acrylic and oil pastels 9’’ x 12’’
tanja-tiziana.com Artwork courtesy of the artist
Neil Gilks is a British trained creative schooled at Central St.Martins College of Art and Design (CSM). As a fashion designer he worked through the ranks to Design Director level, for fashion brands in London and NYC. He is co-founder of Daniel Reynolds Studio, a fashion textiles design service that works with many of the world’s leading design brands. His current professional practice within illustration examines masculinity and the male form and has been featured in numerous editorials and exhibitions internationally. In addition his work can be seen in an illustrated children’s book, album covers and feature as graphics in fashion collections.
Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects
instagram.com/neilsecluded Artwork courtesy of the artist Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects 26
THE TUCK SHOP
Part queer art salon and part gift shop, this is a chance for aspiring – collectors to take home some amazing treasures. The Rock Hudson Memorial Tuck Shop sells multiples, prints, books, and other artist-made treasures at set prices throughout the night. That means no getting outbid at the last minute – just pick out the items you want, and they will be waiting for you when you check out at the end of the evening. The Rock Hudson Memorial Tuck Shop is the brainchild of legendary local artist Keith Cole. The Tuck Shop is brought to you this year with the assistance of curators Keith Cole and Paul Dotey and your official Tuck Shop Visual Merchandiser G Kyle Shields. Every purchase at the Tuck Shop is sent home in a hand-made one-of-a-kind bag by Shellie Zhang.
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Christopher Rouleau 1 Active Tops
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2018 – One shot enamel paint on bristol – 12’’ x 16’’– $60
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Active Bottoms
2018 – One shot enamel paint on bristol – 12’’ x 16’’– $60
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–The Cute Brute 3
Beach Burn
2016 – Giclée digital print 8’’ x 8’’ – $100
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Steam Works
2016 – Giclée digital print 8’’ x 8’’ – $100
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–Chris Ironside
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Call Me Daddy
2018 – Archival pigment print and glitter – 8.5’’ x 11” – Edition 1 to 4 of 25 – $30
–Florent Manelli 6
Blue man
2017 – Acrylic – 8’’ x 11’’ – $100
–Pansyass Ceramics 7
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Faggot
2018 – Silk screen on pink archival paper 12’’ x 18’’ – $100
–Nic Stevenson 8 8
Bon Appetit
2018 – Textile 18’’ x 18’’ – $120
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Butt
2018 – Textile 18’’ x 18’’ – $120
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Kelly Bastow 10 You’re Better 2017– Ink and water colour 6” x 7” – $40
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Your Life
2017 – Ink and water colour 8”x 8”– $40
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–Levi Hastings
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Amalfi Affair
2018 – Fine art Giclée print 11’’ x 14’’ – $30
Call Me By Your Name 13
2018 – Fine art Giclée print 11’’ x 14’’ – $30
–Jackie Lee 14
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Low Light I
2018 – Screen print – 30” x 22” Edition 6 of 25 – $150
–Andrew
Sedgwick Guth 15 Acadia II (I won’t always be so young)
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2017 – Giclée print – 14” x 11” Edition 1 of 50 – $125
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I’m just on here to make friends 17
2017 – Giclée print – 11’’ x 14’’ Edition 1 of 50 – $125
–J Bone
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The Shirtless Jogger 16
2018 – Digital print 9’’ x 12’’ – $40
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Six Pack
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Rob Wilson 19 Untitled
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2018 – Print – 11’’ x 14’’– $100
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Untitled
– Sandi Falconer
2018 – Print – 11’’ x 14’’– $100
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Boathouse
2017 – Giclée print 12’’ x 12’’ – $50
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Cabin
2017 – Giclée print 14’’ x 11’’ – $50
– Andrew Zealley 24
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Infecting Postal
2018 – Set of 4 printed postcards – 4” x 6” Edition 20 and 30 of 100 – $20
– Ken Fraser 24
Untitled
2017 – Acrylic various sizes – $20 each
– Johnny Sampson
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Creative Diff’rences #44 25
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2017 – Screen print on paper 12” x 12” – Edition 22 of 100 $40
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Follow Your Bliss
2016 – Screen print on paper 18’’ x 24’’ – Edition 65 of 100 $40
– Tracy Hand
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Untitled
2018 – Screen print – 14’’ x 18’’ edition 1 of 20 – $25
– Alexx Boisjoli 28
Pray Mix Tray
2018 – Ceramic, gold lustre 7.5’’ x 1.25’’ – $40 30
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Darryl Mabey 29 Cher 30 Divine 31 Kylie 32 Whitney 33 Stevie
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2018 – Digital art print 12’’ x 12’’ – $40
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–Graham Roumieu Nothing Pleases You 34
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2017 – Pen ink and water colour on water colour paper 5’’ x 7’’ – $225
–Andrew James
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Paterson 35 Not Joy Division 2018 – Novelette 5” x 7” – $25
–Drew Shannon
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Protected
2017 – Giclée digital print 14’’ x 14’’ – $200
–Beever 37
Let’s Get Wet
2018 – Acrylic on found art 16’’ x 11’’ – $175
–Anna May Henry
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No Name 2
2018 – Risograph print 11’’ x 15’’ – edition 25 of 100 $20
–Andrés
Fernando Quijano 39 Queer 2018 – Ink and pastels 9’’ x 12’’’ – $150
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Paul Dotey 40 New York Food Carts
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2016 – Giclée print – 12’’x 18’’ Edition 6 of 20 – $30
–Jay Isaac 41 & 42
Untitled
2018 – Marker on paper 9’’ x 12’’ $200
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–Ron Loranger 43 Untitled
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–Trixie & Beever
Various – Ink and paper – $20
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Harry
2017 – Mirror, glitter, film, wood, resin – 12” x 12” Edition 1 of 3 – $200
–Keith Cole
Swanson Security
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Security Christmas Ornaments
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2017 – Mixed-media $10 - $60
–Finn Zygowski 46 Rocketdyne 47
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–Romas Astrauskas 47
Sunny-Side Up
2018 – Acrylic on wood 10” x 14” – $200
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Pineapple
2018 – Acrylic on wood 10” x 14” – $200
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F1
2018 – Risograph print 18’’ x 24’’ – $50
Silent Auction A – DRAMA QUEEN The ultimate Toronto theatre package, complete with a 12-ticket pass to Buddies 40th Anniversary Season, plus tickets from our friends at Canadian Stage, Factory Theatre, Nightwood Theatre, Tarragon Theatre, Obsidian Theatre, Tafelmusik, The Musical Stage Company, and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. AA – ON POINT Signed ballet pointe shoes courtesy of National Ballet of Canada. AB – A LIKELY PACKAGE A basket of goodies from Likely General. B – ON THE COUCH A framed and signed black and white Norman Hatton photograph, courtesy of Dean Odorico. C – BUTT A framed and signed black and white Norman Hatton photograph, courtesy of Dean Odorico. D –THE GIRL WITH THE PEARL NECKLACE What is a queen without her jewels? Make your own at a jewelry-making workshop for four people for at Anice Jewellery.
E – FINE DINING Dinner for four at Sassafraz in Yorkville.
O – HEAVY METAL A 3-D chain-link nude portrait, courtesy of Dean Odorico.
F – PIG A piggy bank – except it’s not a piggy – it’s a pink giraffe. Keep your coins safe in an inconspicuous animal, courtesy of The Tate Group.
P – OUTER LAYER A gift basket full of games, accessories, and beauty products to light up your life from Outer Layer.
G – COOKIE MONSTER Indulge your sweet tooth with a gift-card to highly addictive cookie shop Craig’s Cookies. H – STRETCH Stretch out, and unwind with a private in-home yoga session with professional yoga instructor Aman Banwait, and continue your practice with a $100 gift card towards another class. I – STAGE TO PAGE A collection of published Buddies plays, including an autographed copy of Gertrude and Alice, from Playwrights Canada Press. J – PURE PLEASURE Spice things up with a fun pack of goodies from Good For Her, Toronto’s premiere sexuality store and workshop. K – A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Two complimentary Member For A Day one-day membership passes to the Royal Ontario Museum, and four general admission passes to the Gardiner Museum.
Q – STITCH PLEASE Get crafty with a $65 gift card to go towards any class at The Workroom. R – PIZZA PARTY A $50 gift card to Terroni. S – ROCK STAR A Revstar 720B electric guitar in “Wall Fade” finish, with a THR10 amplifier, complete with a cable, strap, and guitar picks, courtesy of Yamaha. T – PEN PAL Step up your writing game with a gift bag of assorted paper, stationery, and other gift offerings from TOWN. U – SPIN Experience a new kind of workout with a three-class pass to SoulCycle. V – STAYCATION Enjoy a one-night stay in a classic room at Gladstone Hotel – a lady-led and owned, queer driven, art and design hub in Toronto’s West Queen West neighbourhood. W – BOOK CLUB An assortment of graphic novels and creative merch from Koyama Press.
L – BOOTS ON THE RUNWAY Stomp your way through the winter with a pair of Blundstone boots from The Australian Boot Company.
X – PEACE & LOVE Let your love shine with a pair of illuminated PEACE and LOVE wall art pieces, courtesy of Dean Odorico.
M – TANK GIRL Let the world slip away with a gift certificate for two single float sessions, courtesy of Float Toronto.
Y – HAIROGRAPHY Treat yourself to a haircut and colour or highlights courtesy of Mikah Styles.
N – SCREEN QUEEN A Benefactor Membership to InsideOut that includes 16 free screening tickets to the 2019 InsideOut Toronto LGTB Film Festival, plus 10 tickets to screenings at the Hot Docs 2019 Festival.
Z – GOD SAVE THE QUEEN A mint condition Queen Elizabeth silver coin collection, courtesy of Dean Odorico.
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ARTIST INDEX
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David Grenier 25 instagram @drgrenier
Golboo Amani 23 golbooamani.com
Eduardo Gutierrez 12 edworkto.wixsite.com/artist
Stephen Andrews 12 stephenandrewsartist.com
Andrew Guth 29 andrewsedgwickguth.com
Richard Anuskiewicz 25 caviar20.com
Tracy Hand 30 instagram @tracyhandprints
Romas Astrauskas 32 instagram @romasastrauskas
Neil Harrison 21 neilharrison.ca
Kelly Bastow 29 kellybastowart.com
Levi Hastings 29 levishastings.com
Bearpad 29 thebearpad.com
Anna May Henry 31 instagram @annamayday
Steven Beckly 6 stevenbeckly.com
Lauren Hortie 20 lauren-hortie.squarespace.com
Alexx Boisjoli 30 rcboisjoli.com
Chris Ironside 28 chrisironside.com
Diane Borsato 21 dianeborsato.net
Jay Isaac 32 jayisaac.ca
Nancy Clemo 18 nancydawnclemo.wordpress.com
J Bone 29 instagram @originaljbone
Cute Brute 28 instagram @thecutebrute
Jackson Klie 24 jacksonklie.com
Yannick De Serre 18 yandesse.wixsite.com/ yannickdeserre
Jackie Lee 29 jackieleeart.ca
Paul Dotey 32 pauldotey.ca Shaun Downey 17 shawndowney.com Tyler Durbano 19 tylerdurbano.com Sandi Falconer 30 sandifalconer.com Sameer Farooq 20 sameerfarooq.com Ken Fraser 30 instagram @k.fray Neil Gilks 26 instagram @neilsecluded Kelly Grace 22 kellygracefineart.com
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Ron Loranger 32 instagram @dustmopp Manolo Lugo 15 manololugo.blogspot.ca Darryl Mabey 31 darrylmabey-art.com Florent Manelli 28 florentmanelli.com Ashlee Marcus 15 ashleemarcus.com Hazel Meyer hazelmeyer.com
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Lucas Murnaghan lucasmurnaghan.com
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Rafael Ochoa 19 rafaerlbenjaminochoa.com Pansyass Ceramics pansyasscermanics.com
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Andrew James Paterson 31 andrewjamespaterson.com Rajni Perera 24 rajniperera.com
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GALLERIES
John Maguire Jon Steen
Angell Gallery angellgallery.com
Koyama Press koyamapress.com
Tazeen Qayyum 14 tazeenqayyum.com
Caviar20 caviar20.com
Andrés Quijano 31 behance.net/andresquijano
Daniel Faria Gallery danielfariagallery.com
Christopher Rouleau 28 christopherrouleau.com
Katharine Mulherin Gallery and Projects katharinemulherin.com
Graham Roumieu roumieu.com
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Johnny Sampson 30 johnnysampson.com Drew Shannon 31 drewshannon.ca Nic Stevenson 28 instagram @drsteves Keith Cole Swanson Security 32 coleswanson.org Tanja-Tiziana 26 tanja-tiziana.com Trixie & Beever 32 instagram @bbjdotca Maurice Vellekoop 22 www.mauricevellekoop.com Marjan Verstappen marjanverstappen.com
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Erin Vincent 16 erinvincent.ca Jennifer Wardle jenniferwardle.ca
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Rob Wilson 30 robwilsonwork.com Andrew Zealley 30 andrewzealley.com Shellie Zhang shelliezhang.com
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Finn Zygowski 32 irondisease.xyz
Likely General likelygeneral.com
pas de chance press pasdechance.com Paul Petro Contemporary Art paulpetro.com
Mikah Styles @ eleven bit.ly/mikahstyles The Musical Stage Company musicalstagecompany.com National Ballet of Canada national.ballet.ca Nightwood Theatre nightwoodtheatre.net Obsidian Theatre obsidiantheatre.com
Project Gallery projectgallery.ca
Outer Layer www.outerlayer.com
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DONORS Aman Banwait Yoga instagram @amanbanwaityoga Anice Jewellery anicejewellery.com Australian Boot Company australianboot.com Canadian Stage canadianstage.com Craig’s Cookies craigscookies.com
Playwrights Canada Press playwrightscanada.com Royal Ontario Museum rom.on.ca Sassafraz sassafraz.ca SoulCycle soul-cycle.com Steamwhistle steamwhistle.ca
Dean Odorico
Tafelmusik tafelmusik.org
Factory Theatre factorytheatre.ca
Tarragon Theatre tarragontheatre.com
Float Toronto float-toronto.com
The Tate Group thetategroup.com
Good for Her goodforher.com
Terroni terroni.com
Gardiner Museum gardinermuseum.on.ca
TOWN townthestore.wordpress.com
Gladstone Hotel gladstonehotel.com
Toronto Symphony Orchestra tso.ca
Hot Docs hotdocs.ca
The Workroom theworkroom.ca
Inside Out insideout.ca
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ArtAttack
2018
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CREDITS
SPECIAL THANKS
HOST Johnnie Walker
Steven Beckly, Nada Ristich & Louis-Michel Taillefer at BMO, Kelly, Sonja, & Nancy at Akasha Art Projects, Dimitri at Image Foundry, Lindsey Cassel, Vasko Kocovski, Johnnie Walker, Troy Seidman, Cathrin Winkelmann, David Taylor at Awake Studio, Shane MacKinnon, Claire Burns, Tanya Cheex, Heath V Salazar, G Kyle Shields, Sharon & Barb at Ballyhoo, Mel Hague, Kelly McCray, Paul Petro, Gustavo Cerquera Benjumea, Connie Tsang, Stefan Maroni, Sebastien Marziali, Greg Wong, Aaron Rothermund, our steering committee, staff, volunteers, and all of the people who generously donated the items up for bids tonight.
CURATORIAL COMMITTEE Chris Ironside Keith Cole Paul Dotey Diane Borsato Francisco-Fernando Granados Cole Swanson Trixie & Beever AUCTIONEER Charlene Nero OFFICIAL TUCK SHOP BAGS Shellie Zhang PRODUCTION MANAGER Charissa Wilcox LIGHTING DESIGNER Adrien Whan GRAPHIC DESIGN Awake Studio EVENT PRODUCERS Mark Aikman Sabah Haque Aidan Morishita-Miki 37
How it works
REGISTER Be sure to register and pick up your BMO Bidding Paddle in the Cabaret as soon as you arrive. With your paddle, you can bid on any lot in our live and silent auctions. Spend less time in the checkout line by authorizing the purchase of your items to either your Visa or MasterCard when you register and items successfully bid on can be immediately purchased. All you have to do is pick them up at the end of the evening! SILENT AUCTION You can bid on items in the silent auction as often as you like using the same bidder number you use for the live auction. Bidding will close shortly after Lot 22 in the live auction. The highest bid received by our staff at the time of closing wins – winning bids will be posted on the boards within 10 minutes of the silent auction closing. 38
THE ROCK HUDSON MEMORIAL TUCK SHOP All items are available for purchase at set prices, which are listed in the catalogue and on display. Items can be purchased ‘cash-and-carry’ or put on account using the same bidder number you use for the live and silent auctions.
TAX RECEIPTS If the final purchase price of an item in the live auction is equal to or greater than 120 % of the posted estimated value, the purchaser will be issued a charitable tax receipt for the difference between the estimate and the selling price.
PAYMENT You can pick up and pay for your items any time throughout the evening. Buddies accepts Visa, MasterCard, debit, and cash.
CONDITIONS OF SALE Each lot contains an estimated value obtained from sources the ArtAttack steering committee believes to be reliable, but no representation or warranty as to the actual resale value is made or implied. Estimate values include value of framing, where applicable. All sales are final. No purchase can be returned, refunded, or exchanged. All items are sold as is, as exhibited. Buddies reserves the right to share the contact information of successful bidders with the artists whose work they have purchased.
PAYING BY INSTALMENT Any purchase total of $1,000 or more can be paid for by instalment if you so choose. Speak to a staff member at the registration desk for more information or to set up an instalment plan before you start bidding.
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