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I once met a Leslieville gallery owner who asked where I went to school, and when I said I didn't, they said, "Sometimes, that's better."

By Asima Samam Asima's Instagram Asima Samam, Silhouettes at Sundown , Acrylic on Canvas, 24x36, 2025 Moving from Bangladesh to Canada at...

"I feel like there's a real effort to swing more into a contemporary space in the city, and I think that it's a small group of people trying really hard to create platforms and champion these artists."

The more I make, the freer the expression, experimentation, and pure joy emanate from the creative flow.

Growing up far from Iran but still within its cultural space, I often felt like I was speaking a language that had no safe place. My queerness and my heritage were never in conflict, but others constantly framed them that way.

When I painted Mother with the Royal Earring, I wanted to pay tribute to my mother, a strong and talented woman who could always solve life's problems with confidence and peace in her heart.

Parallel Thinking is a series in which two artists compare works on the same themes, motifs, or content by responding to shared prompts.

I came to the conclusion that the expression of good art is honesty. The closer you get to that truth, the better it is.

Show don’t tell is a maxim for writers that trickles in to every art form. Artists are broadly advised to explore rather than instruct...

Often confused with the symbol itself, semiotics is the study of how symbols acquire their meaning...

Social history as part of art criticism means that contextual influences of culture and society can never be too far removed from art.

The reality of life as a professional artist is a topic not well-represented in the public...

An Interview with Viktor Mitic by Laura Thipphawong Viktor Mitic, Instagram This interview was originally published by Arts Help...