RAGE5 at The Emporium Gallery.

RAGE5's PURGATORY (or some place like it) exhibition opens at The Emporium Gallery (3035 St. Antoine Ouest) on Thursday, November 5th from 7-11pm. The exhibition will also be open Saturday, November 7th - Sunday, November 8th. Private viewings available by appointment from Monday, November 9th to Wednesday, November 11th.

About PURGATORY (or some place like it)
Appropriating religious iconography in order to develop an aesthetic that takes cues its from the uncanny and the metaphysical, PURGATORY (or some place like it) is an exhibition that exemplifies the state of limbo and unease that RAGE5, a Montreal-based street artist, feels as he increasingly operates within a gallery environment. Bold and immersive, About PURGATORY (or some place like it) is as much a stunning visual statement as it is an insight into a state of mind.

Artist Statement
"Having made a name for myself as a graffiti artist, I now find myself experiencing a rite of passage as I attempt my way into the gallery scene. While keeping a foot firmly set in the urban landscape with my street art, I am now experiencing a state of limbo which PURGATORY (or someplace like it) refers to. The religious imagery and symbols adopted in this new work metaphorically portray my inhibitions, fears, hopes and desires as I now transition from a seemingly unregulated world to an organized system. This new series of work illustrates my limited yet growing understanding of the constructs that make up the art milieu vs. my anarchic approach to street art." -RAGE5

About RAGE5
RAGE5 is a Montreal-based multi-discinplinary artist. Having studied visual arts at Dawson College and film at Concordia University, RAGE5 is an avid graffiti writer, painter, illustrator, photographer and filmmaker- which explains why his creative outputs can be found in the streets, galleries and cinemas. His iconic posters and stickers can be found throughout the urban landscapes of Montreal, Baja Mexico and Tokyo. He has previously participated in numerous group exhibitions (such as En Masse) and art festivals (having participated in Under Pressure on four different occasions) and, his new film is set to be released very shortly. RAGE5 is undeniably prolific, expressive and a genuine contributor to Montreal's arts scene.

This exhibition is presented by The Emporium Gallery, Switzerland CS and Bierbrier.

Agnes Thor's A Place of One's Own. Emporium Gallery.

Agnes Thor's A Place of One's Own opens at the Emporium Gallery (3035 St. Antoine Ouest #74) on Thursday, October 22nd from 7-11PM. The exhibition will also be open on Saturday, October 24th and Sunday, October 25th from 12-5PM. Private viewings available by appointment from Monday, October 26th to Wednesday, October 28th.

About A Place of One's Own-
Sweden's Agnes Thor makes her Canadian solo exhibition debut with A Place of One's Own- a new, transportive photographic exhibition depicting a manufactured world comprised of invented memories. It’s an expedition in both familiar and unfamiliar surroundings where scenes have been collected to create a space which only now exists.

Artist Statement-
A Place of One's Own is an exhibition that concerns memories- not the ones you actually remember, but the ones you create on your own. By travelling to France, the place from where I can recall my first memory at the age of three, and returning back to my family home, I imagined I could discover memories that were hidden within me. However, I found nothing. Instead, I created memories in these photographs- they're neither fictional or real, but nevertheless true.

Artist Biography-
Sweden's Agnes Thor, who at just 23 years old, has already exhibited her photographs around the world and won Tim Barber's endorsement through both Tiny Vices and his involvement in the '08 NYPH, is an emerging photographer who has won international attention for her nature laden photographs that depict idyllic scenes of personal reflection.
agneskarin.se

*Presented by The Emporium Gallery, Switzerland CS and Bierbrier

Hatchmatik + The Emporium Gallery. MTL.

Hatchmatik's The Apprenticeship of Bobby Swinzilla opens at the Emporium Gallery (3035 St. Antoine Ouest #74) on Thursday, October 8th from 7-11pm. The exhibition will also be open on Saturday, October 10th and Sunday, October 11th from 12-5pm. Private viewings available by appointment from Monday, October 12th to Wednesday, October 14th.

About The Apprenticeship of Bobby Swinzilla
Montreal producer/DJ and visual artist, Hatchmatik makes his long awaited return to the art world with The Apprenticeship of Bobby Swinzilla- a sensory overloading multi-media 'mix tape' installation that takes its cues from his experiences as a renowned, world traveling producer/DJ.

Artist Statement
"Since finishing my BFA, I have been producing music and performing around the world as Hatchmatik. Building on these experiences and taking from the work I was doing as a student (dance video and printmaking), this new exhibition is an amalgamation of my previous visual arts practices, the experiences I've had in the club world and my latest venture collaborating with Jonah Leslie on dance video work- furthering the skavonost esthetics of the OLDgOLD empire. The exhibition is an immersive environment installation which includes elements of music production, video projection, video sculpture and mild insanity" -Hatchmatik

Artist Biography
Despite being more widely known for his production and DJ work (he's a member of the Peer Pressure party crew and recently made URB's much lauded 2009 Next 100 list), Montreal-born Hatchmatik (Matt Morein) is in fact an award winning visual artist who has numerously exhibited across Canada. Graduating with a BFA from Concordia in 2004, Hatchmatik has long combined his love of both dance and music with video and printmaking. A producer, DJ, visual artist and gallery assistant, Hatchmatik is an integral part of, and contributor to, Montreal's unique cultural fabric.
hatchmatik.com

*Presented by The Emporium Gallery, Switzerland CS, Bierbrier and Art Pop

Dennis Chow at the Emporium Gallery. Montreal.

Dennis Chow's Sinisterly yours, GlamNation opens at the Emporium Gallery
(3035 St. Antoine Ouest #74) on Thursday, September 24th from 7-11pm
The exhibition will also be open on Saturday, September 26th + Sunday September 27th from 12-5pm. Private viewings available by appointment from Monday, September 28th to Wednesday, September 30th.

About Sinisterly yours, GlamNation
Brooklyn-based illustrator Dennis Chow makes his return to The Emporium Gallery with 'Sinisterly yours, GlamNation'- a new exhibition of illustrative works on 'cels' that depict an alternate world of fantasy and rebellion ruled by colourful cartoon villains and loveable anti-heros.

Artist Statement
"Sinisterly yours, GlamNation was inspired by my lifetime adoration for cartoons and the magic they posses. The work in this exhibition is my hommage to two simple pleasures from my youth- Saturday morning cartoons and animated intermissions at matinee 'double features'.

The exhibition is also a personal look at how I have become everything that has ever inspired me. All the characters and stories that I have ever imagined have taken over and, they have forced me to release them into this waiting world. The outcome is an exhibition that is an alternate utopia where heroes don't exist and bad guys forever rule." - Dennis Chow

About Dennis Chow
Dennis Chow, who works under the GlamNation moniker, has exhibited the world over and been commissioned to illustrate for brands like Nike, Vice, Mishka NYC (and many other street wear companies), bands like The Handsome Furs and Death from Above 1979 (he created the album cover for their final remix album) and publications like the Walrus. He has previously been profiled in Lodown Magazine and Beautiful Decay.
glamnation.ca

*Presented by The Emporium Gallery, Switzerland CS and Bierbrier

Doug Brown at The Emporium Gallery.‏

Doug Brown's Black on Black pens at the Emporium Gallery (3035 St. Antoine Ouest #74) on Thursday, September 10th (7-11pm). The exhibition will also be open on Saturday, September 12th + Sunday September 13th (12-5pm). Private viewings available by appointment from Monday, September 14th- Wednesday, September 16th.

About Black on Black
Toronto's Doug Brown returns to The Emporium Gallery to showcase new oversized, mixed media artworks chock full of mythical, folkloric iconography inspired by the existential darkness and malaise associated with the current global recession and, his own trials and tribulations over the past year. Black on Black is bleak, ominous and begs one to consider how much things will worsen before they improve.

Artist Statement
"After my previous exhibition last fall, which was colorful and optimistic, I was creatively exhausted and simultaneously affected by the general grimness surrounding the global financial crisis. There was just something different in the air, a new mood of sorts, where everyone was bummed out- a malaise that was compounded, at least where I live, by the fact that winter which was quickly approaching. Black on Black isn't a statement about, or a criticism of, these grim times. Rather, it's a visual exemplification of a perceived universal sentiment that I and others felt- which, when I got down to working, resulted in menacing 'black monk faces' that stare down at us and challenge us."
- Doug Brown

About Doug Brown
Doug Brown (b. 1977, Canada) is a Toronto-based visual artist. Very much multi-disciplinary with regards to his artworks, Brown is known for his bold, oftentimes oversized stencils, paintings, sculptures and mixed media pieces. Having already exhibited in numerous Canadian cities (such as Vancouver where he was part of the launch event for the paperback version of Beautiful Losers), Brown is continually taking his artworks to the masses- intriguing exhibition attendees with the visual onslaught of his artworks' patterns, characters and tactility.

*Presented by The Emporium Gallery, Switzerland CS and Bierbrier

Gordon Ball at the Emporium Gallery. Montreal.

Gordon Ball's I am sorry. Sincerely, Frankenstein opens at

the Emporium Gallery

3035 St. Antoine Ouest #74

Thursday August 27th (7-11pm)

The exhibition will also be open on Sat August 29th + Sun August 30th (12-5pm). Private viewings available by appointment from Monday August 31st to Wednesday September 2nd 2009.

About I am sorry. Sincerely, Frankenstein
'I am sorry. Sincerely, Frankenstein' is a new collection of photographs by Montreal-based photographer, Gordon Ball. Depicting self-destruction in relation to the social order, in both a fantastical and journalistic capacity, 'I am sorry. Sincerely, Frankenstein' is Ball's first solo exhibition in Montreal in over 2 years.

Artist Statement
In 1994, I started photographing my teenage friends- doing drugs for the first time, stealing booze from their parents, fighting security guards at skate spots, skinny dipping with chicks, experiencing 'first love', etc. However, in recent years I moved away from this candid, personal documentary style of photography as I was increasingly photographing for corporate clients. And, it left me feeling somewhat unfulfilled.

This exhibition represents a photographic return to a subject matter and style of photography that I originally started out with. It all takes cues from a quote I once heard that, "we may be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us"- something that I genuinely believe to be true after working on this project." - Gordon Ball

About Gordon Ball
It could be argued that Montreal-born photographer, Gordon Ball was genetically predisposed to practice photography. A third generation photographer, he is the son of Doug Ball, a two-time National Newspaper photography award winner- which explains why Gordon began photographing at a very early age. In his teens, he documented both skate and punk culture, was published the world over in album layouts and publications, then attended OCAD on a scholarship. Ball has since exhibited numerously across Canada, been commissioned to photograph for Nike, Audi and IMG and, been published in Dazed and Confused, Spin and Penthouse.
gordonball.ca

*Presented by The Emporium Gallery, Switzerland CS and Bierbrier
theemporiumgallery.com

Dave Arnold. Teenage Nudes. The Emporium Gallery.

Dave Arnold's Teenage Nudes opens at the Emporium Gallery
3035 St. Antoine Ouest #74
Thursday, August 20th from 7-11pm
Also open on Saturday, August 22nd + Sunday, August 23rd from 12-5pm
Private viewings available by appointment from Monday, August 24th to Tuesday, August 25th 2009.

About Teenage Nudes
Montreal-based visual artist Dave Arnold makes his return to Emporium Gallery with Teenage Nudes- a new collection of Pop Art-infused paintings that depict ubiquitous childhood iconography, corrupted and re-imagined by the artist. Lawless and deviant, Teenage Nudes is nothing short of a warped Freudian collision of childhood and adulthood.

Artist Statement
"After years of developing an enormous collection of Archies, the stories they presented somehow lost their original appeal. As a young sexually inexperienced child I began to fantasize about what could possibly exist under the clothes of Betty and Veronica. Luckily, my older brother took the guess work out of it when, in 1991, he slipped me an extremely precise tracing he had made of Veronica Lodge's tits- which obviously blew my mind. This collection of new works is dedicated to my childhood self and all future generations of baby faced perverts."
- Dave Arnold

About Dave Arnold
Dave Arnold (b. 1981, Canada) is a Montreal-based visual artist. Known for his irreverent perspective and unique Pop-Art aesthetic which combines a modern sensibility with a penchant for nostalgia, Arnold is as obsessed with executing the perfect line as he with augmenting the charm of imperfection. Having previously exhibited D-DAY and Man International, two solo exhibitions in 2008, Dave Arnold is increasingly winning attention- with Teenage Nudes being highlighted as an anticipated exhibition in the Montreal Mirror's 2009 Hot Summer Guide. Bold and commanding, Arnold's artworks are strong visual statements peppered with satire.
davearnoldart.com
*Presented by The Emporium Gallery, Switzerland CS and Bierbrier

Patrick Tsai+Coley Brown. The Emporium Gallery. Montreal

Growing Up will open at the Emporium Gallery (3035 St. Antoine Ouest #74) on Thurs July 30th (7-11pm). The exhibition will also be open on Sat, August 1st + Sun, August 2nd (1-5pm). Private viewings available by appointment from Mon, August 3rd to Wed, August 5th 2009.

About Growing Up-
Growing Up is an ongoing collaboration between Tokyo-based photographer, Patrick Tsai and NYC-based photographer, Coley Brown. Documenting this lifelong act, which they have done across the world, their exhibition features candid photographs of personal moments that are both intimate and magical. The outcome is a mesmerizing survey of growing up- one of life's most universal experiences.

Artist Statement-
"Growing Up was spurred by a spontaneous scene we witnessed together at Shibuya station in Tokyo, Japan- where two high school girls were leaning against a wall, one was crying while the other was trying to comfort her. Even though they were surrounded by a city of millions, they were the only ones that existed for that brief moment. The photograph we took of them that day eventually became the genesis of our project, a project whose intention was to document and explore the inevitable process of growing up."
growing--up.blogspot.com

About Patrick Tsai
Patrick Tsai was born in America in 1981. After graduating from the film program at NYU, he moved to Taiwan to practice photography. Three years later he met Chinese photographer, Madi Ju and moved to China. Together they started the online studio/photo diary, 'My Little Dead Dick' which obtained cult status and was thereafter shortlisted at the 2008 Hyere’s festival. After his break up with Ju, Patrick moved to Tokyo- where he now resides. His work has been featured in various publications such as Vice Magazine’s Annual Photo Issue and Foam Magazine.
hellopatpat.com

About Coley Brown
Coley Brown was born in Louisiana in 1987. At age 19, he moved to New York City where, for the next two years, he traveled the USA assisting photographers such as Ryan McGinley. His work, the result of his constant traveling and exploration of the world around him, recently resulted in 'Jam Jelly Honey Wild Rice'- his first monograph and, his first solo exhibition in Osaka, Japan.
coleybrown.com

Presented by The Emporium Gallery, Switzerland CS, Bierbrier + Converse.

The Vice Photo Show. The Emporium Gallery‏. Montreal.

The Vice Photo Show at the Emporium Gallery
Opening Thursday, July 16th from 7-11pm
Also open Saturday, July 18th and Sunday, July 19th from 12-5pm
3035 St. Antoine Ouest #74

About the Vice Photo Show Exhibition
Since 2002, Vice magazine has published yearly photo issues that are definitive surveys of what's happening in contemporary photography. Responsible for popularizing the early work of some of today's most respected and imitated photographers, the Vice Photo Issue is, well straight up influential. In celebration of this year's issue, Vice is showcasing the work of Dana Goldstein and Jamie Taete; two emerging photographers that the magazine is fond of.

Vice Statement
"In honour of the 2009 Photo Issue, Vice is putting together two photo exhibitions in Montreal and Toronto to celebrate and supplement some of the new and founding talent we'll be featuring in this issue. Both shows will profile the work of two emerging and regular contributing photographers that we've become quite fond of— Dana Goldstein and Jamie Taete."

About Dana Goldstein
Dana Lauren Goldstein was born in Louisville, Kentucky. After receiving her BFA in photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design, she moved to New York City where she spent a year interning and assisting with eminent fashion photographer Kenneth Cappello. Dana’s work has since been exhibited all over the globe, and has shown with the Pulse Art Fair through the Saatchi Gallery,Tiny Vices, ITIWA, NOfound, Dazed Digital, and Puma. Her work has also appeared in the pages of i-D, Dazed and Confused, Vice, Bad Day, WAD, Intersection, QVest, and Sup among many others. Dana currently resides in lower Manhattan where she is pursuing a book which will be released later this year, and in her spare time she curates raging art parties that feature emerging artists and international talent.
danalaurengoldstein.blogspot.com

About Jamie Taete
Jamie Taete is a 24-year-old photographer from the exact center of England, whose general celebrity fixation runs so deep he legally changed his name to Jamie Lee Curtis Taete.Like most photographers we admire, Jamie seems able to seek out scenes that are beyond weird, yet they all seem to be happening just down the street from his apartment. His photos have appeared in publications such as Vice, Chief, and The Guardian. His work has also been featured in the Tiny Vices traveling exhibition in USA, Mexico, France, Britain, and Japan. He is currently a staff photographer and regular contributor to Vice UK, and he blogs at jamietaete.blogspot.com

About Vice
"Vice Magazine is the first free, internationally distributed lifestyle magazine in the history of civilization. Founded in Montreal, Quebec and now currently based in New York City, we've been constantly expanding our reach to global proportions. With 18 satellite offices located around the world, simultaneous monthly issues are published from Japan to Brazil to Holland to France and back, with our editions reflecting the latest news and opinions from smart and funny people on the ground in each of our territories. In other cultural sects, you can find us producing our own brand of films, books, dvds and records, as well as our wide-reaching online television network, VBS.tv. In many ways, it's not easy to get rid of us."
viceland.com

*Presented by WeSC, Bierbrier and the Emporium Gallery and is additionally sponsored by GekaSkins and Pikto.

Seripop. The Emporium Gallery. Montreal.

Seripop's No Henge exhibition will open at the Emporium Gallery
3035 St. Antoine Ouest #74
Thursday, July 2nd 7PM-11PM
The exhibition will also be open on Saturday, July 4th + Sunday, July 5th from 12PM-5PM.
Private viewings will be available thereafter by appointment from Monday, July 6th to Wednesday, July 8th.

About No Henge
Seripop is a Montreal-based, award winning creative duo that is internationally recognized for its stylistically distinct street posters and sculptural print installations. No Henge, their first solo exhibition in Montreal (and first Canadian exhibition in almost 2 years), elaborates on Seripop's penchant for psychedelic exuberance through an immersive, silkscreen-based kaleidoscopic take over of the Emporium Gallery. No surface will be left bare so be prepared for the onslaught.

Artist Statement
In 2005 Seripop started experimenting with sculptural print installations. The installations are aesthetically informed by poster making and comprise of large totem-like folded origami structures that look both like buildings and meat grinders. These sculptures and environments around them are made with screenprinted stock that is folded or pasted in overlapping layers on the gallery walls and floors, much like the layers of posters that accumulate on city walls. Ultimately, the installations are abstracted visual comments on the relations between urban landscape and design, graphic design, the evolutionof form within fine arts and the urban person. This is made by the use of imaginary 'logotypes' and forms evocating the urban environment, art and design history and clichés. Screenprinting on paper is a medium that is historically associated with these subjects; its flexibility allows the dimensions necessary for the installations to put the viewer in context.

About Seripop
Formed in 2002, Seripop is the nom de guerre of Chloe Lum and Yannick Desranleau, the award-winning creative duo behind Seripop. Based in Montreal, Seripop has earned international attention for its stylistically distinct, silkscreened street posters which have been featured in notable books such as 'New Vintage Type', 'New Masters of Poster Design' and 'Print Liberation: The Screen Printing Primer' among many others. In 2005, Seripop began experimenting with sculptural print installations which led to Seripop having solo exhibitions at Peacock Visual Arts in Aberdeen, Scotland, Bongout Gallery in Berlin, Germany and Spedition in Bremen, Germany. They have also exhibited at the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft in Louisville, Kentucky and are preparing for an exhibition at Baltic Contemporary Arts in Gateshead, England. In addition to Seripop, Lum and Desranleau play in AIDS Wolf, a noise-rock band and Hamborghinni, a drums and electronics project.
artofseripop.blogspot.com
*Presented by the Emporium Gallery, Switzerland and Bierbrier.

The Emporium State of Mind.

Opening Thursday, June 18th 2009 7PM -11PM

Extended hours Saturday, June 20th - Sunday, June 21st 2009 12PM-5PM

Private viewings available by appointment Monday, June 22nd to Wednesday, June 24th 2009.

About Emporium State of Mind-
The Emporium Gallery and Montreal State of Mind (Montreal's most important blog focused on local bilingual arts and culture) will be combining forces to present 'Emporium State of Mind', a media spanning group exhibition that will exemplify Montreal State of Mind's mission- to promote the inherent creativity of those who live in Montreal done through the Emporium Gallery's curation. 'Emporium State of Mind' will feature the work of almost 15 Montreal-based visual artists (who will each be exhibiting one artwork priced at a maximum of $200CAD). The intent of the 'Emporium State of Mind' is to celebrate both Montreal's inherent creativity and the city's emerging artists all while giving attendees the opportunity to buy artwork at an incredibly affordable price.

Curation Statement-
"The objective of this exhibition is to exemplify Montreal State of Mind's noble mission to promote the inherent creativity of those who live in Montreal by highlighting the media spanning work of Montreal's most exciting and emerging painters, illustrators, photographers, designers, graffiti artists and multidisciplinary artists. Chock full of diverse works (unified, of course, by their state of mind), the exhibition exists to celebrate Montreal's creativity and provide a snapshot of what's happening in Montreal right now- all while giving attendees the chance to buy artworks at affordable price. This is Montreal."

Participating Artists-
Fangs
Fangs is a mysterious Montreal-based consortium of successful commercial artists hell bent on creating subversive artworks that cynically and sarcastically attack popular culture.

Amber Albrecht
Amber Albrecht is an award winning Montreal-based artist and illustrator. Appearing courtesy of Division Gallery, Albrecht's work appears in numerous private and public collections.
amberalbrecht.com

Sean Orena
Sean Orena is a Montreal-based photographer. Currently studying at Concordia, Orena has already participated in international group exhibitions.
seanorena.blogspot.com

Alexi Hobbs
Alexi Hobbs in a Montreal-based photographer. His photographs have been featured in a number of online exhibitions such as the Humble Arts Foundation group show, the Photographic Dictionary and mus-mus.org's @600 project. He was chosen for, and participated in, the Daniel Cooney Fine Art's Spring 2009 Emerging Photographers Auction in New York City.
alexihobbs.com

123Klan
123Klan is a Montreal-based creative studio that was founded by Klor and Scien, in France, in 1992. 123Klan has previously been commissioned to create artwork for clients such as Adidas, Coca Cola, Nike, Wieden & Kennedy and many others.
123klan.com

RAGE5
RAGE5 is a Montreal-based graffiti artist and filmmaker. A staple of the Montreal arts scene, RAGE5 is a member of 24 Karrots who has previously contributed to Galerie Pangee's mind bending En Masse group exhibition
24karrots.com

Robb Jamieson
A recent graduate of Goldsmiths University in London, Robb Jamieson is a Montreal-based multidisciplinary artist. Having previously exhibited in Canada, England, South Korea, Iceland, Sweden and the US, Robb Jamieson is making his presence known on the international stage.
re-title.com/artists/robb-jamieson.asp

Kit Malo
Kit Malo is a Montreal-based illustrator. A staple of the Montreal arts scene, Kit Malo is one of the principal organizers of Art Pop and co-founder of the Inside the Frozen Mammoth blog. Malo has exhibited in Finland, Mexico and Canada and has contributed artwork to albums by Snailhouse and Gentleman Reg.
lambsamongwolves.com

Julien de Repentigny
Julien de Repentigny is a Montreal-based graphic designer. A graduate of UQAM's École de design and, formerly of Sid Lee, Julien de Repentigny's work has been featured in Design & Design Book of the Year, Typeplayer, Computer Arts, Applied Arts, Esquire (Taiwan), Nightlife Magazine, Grafika, EnRoute, etc. Prolific, his many projects have equally concerned fashion, television and visual art.
visualadvice.com

Astro
Astro is a Montreal-based graffiti artist. Widely known for his monster/character-based pieces that are visible around town, Astro has recently begun to delve into graphic design and apparel design.
astrografik.com

Dave Arnold
Dave Arnold is a Montreal-based painter. He exhibited numerously in 2008 and has produced artwork for Fucked Up, Yo Majesty, More Proof and many others.
davearnoldart.com

Ben Pobjoy
Ben Pobjoy is a Montreal-based photographer, curator and writer. His photographic work has been featured globally in magazines (Vice, Snap, Bad Day, Alternative Press, etc.) and album layouts and is currently represented in numerous private and corporate collections. Having exhibited extensively, Pobjoy has previously earned press from Vice, Urban Outfitters, the Montreal Gazette, the Montreal Mirror, Le Journal de Montreal, Musique Plus and many others.
benpobjoy.com

Danielle Levy
Danielle Levy is a Montreal-based emerging photographer. The tiny powerhouse behind the amazing 'Scrapbook' blog, Levy shines at documenting global trends in arts and culture. And, in her spare time, she captures candid scenes with her camera.
fantastic-dl.blogspot.com

Montreal State of Mind-
Created in 2008, Montreal State of Mind is a cultural blog that focuses on bringing awareness to the local creative scene. With backgrounds in various avenues of art and design, founders Jean-Aymeri de Magistris and Monica Giliati use their passion for Montreal to fuel the need to promote the creative capacity and emerging talent within the city, while offering a fresh look on daily events and social activities. With the help of friends and enthusiastic readers from Montreal and around the world, MSOM has become an important hub for the creative community as well as a tool for exchanging valuable opinions and information
montrealstateofmind.com

The Emporium Gallery-
The Emporium Gallery was founded in 2007 with the operational intent of bringing quality arts programming to Montreal all while giving established and emerging artists from both Canada and abroad the opportunity to exhibit their artwork in a professional, artist-centric environment. Focused on exhibiting contemporary artwork of any medium, the Emporium Gallery exists to exhibit artwork that is as relevant as it is interesting.
theemporiumgallery.com

Niall McClelland. The Emporium Gallery.

Niall McClelland's 'Losers' exhibition Thursday, May 21st 7-11pm

the Emporium Gallery
3035 St. Antoine Ouest #74
Montreal

Open Saturday May 23rd + Sunday May 24th. 12-5pm
Private viewings available by appointment Mon May 25th - Wed May 27th

Niall McClelland is a Toronto-based multi-disciplinary artist whose work has been featured in such publications as Adbusters, Arkitip, Nylon, The Walrus and Tokion. Losers, his first Montreal exhibition, is a collection of new artworks that are in fact a series of imagined and forgotten flags- each of which exemplify McClelland's interest in absurdity, misspent youth, graphic systems of identity and the language of mark making.

Gaetanne Lavoie. The Emporium Gallery.

Presented by The Emporium Gallery, Switzerland CS and Bierbrier

Gaetanne Lavoie's Moments in Time exhibition opening Sat, May 9th (7-11pm) at the Emporium Gallery:
3035 St. Antoine Ouest #74, Montreal

The exhibition will also be open on Sun, May 10th (12-5pm) + private viewings will be available by appointment from Mon, May 11th-Fri, May 15th.

Gaetanne Lavoie is a Montreal-based painter who has previously exhibited in Brooklyn and San Francisco. Moments in Time is a new collection of over 20 oil paintings that beautifully capture life's unacknowledged moments through portraits. Moments in Time represents Gaetanne Lavoie's first Montreal exhibition in over 2 years.

Gaetanne Lavoie. The Emporium Gallery.

Presented by The Emporium Gallery, Switzerland CS and Bierbrier

Gaetanne Lavoie's Moments in Time exhibition opening Sat, May 9th (7-11pm) at the Emporium Gallery:
3035 St. Antoine Ouest #74, Montreal

The exhibition will also be open on Sun, May 10th (12-5pm) + private viewings will be available by appointment from Mon, May 11th-Fri, May 15th.

Gaetanne Lavoie is a Montreal-based painter who has previously exhibited in Brooklyn and San Francisco. Moments in Time is a new collection of over 20 oil paintings that beautifully capture life's unacknowledged moments through portraits. Moments in Time represents Gaetanne Lavoie's first Montreal exhibition in over 2 years.

Sam Friedman. The Emporium Gallery. Montreal.

Presented by The Emporium Gallery, Switzerland CS and Bierbrier
So, is it just bacon here? By Sam Friedman

Opening Thursday, April 16th 2009
7-11pm

Extended Hours Sat, April 18th- Sun, April19th 09
12-5pm

Private viewings available by appointment
Mon, April 20th- Wed, April 22nd

Sam Friedman is a Brooklyn-based artist who has contributed art to the New York Times, the Village Voice, Business Week and many others. Having already exhibited in New York, Los Angeles and Boston, So, is it just bacon here? represents Friedman's first Canadian exhibition- one that will feature 40 new, small artworks made especially for this exhibition.

About The Emporium
The Emporium Gallery was founded in 2007 with the operational intent of bringing quality arts programming to Montreal all while giving established and emerging artists from both Canada and abroad the opportunity to exhibit their artwork in a professional, artist-centric environment. Focused on exhibiting contemporary artwork of any medium, the Emporium Gallery exists to exhibit artwork that is as relevant as it is interesting.

The Emporium Gallery
3035 St. Antoine Ouest, studio #74
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H3Z 1W8

Sam Friedman. The Emporium Gallery. Montreal.

Presented by The Emporium Gallery, Switzerland CS and Bierbrier
So, is it just bacon here? By Sam Friedman

Opening Thursday, April 16th 2009
7-11pm

Extended Hours Sat, April 18th- Sun, April19th 09
12-5pm

Private viewings available by appointment
Mon, April 20th- Wed, April 22nd

Sam Friedman is a Brooklyn-based artist who has contributed art to the New York Times, the Village Voice, Business Week and many others. Having already exhibited in New York, Los Angeles and Boston, So, is it just bacon here? represents Friedman's first Canadian exhibition- one that will feature 40 new, small artworks made especially for this exhibition.

About The Emporium
The Emporium Gallery was founded in 2007 with the operational intent of bringing quality arts programming to Montreal all while giving established and emerging artists from both Canada and abroad the opportunity to exhibit their artwork in a professional, artist-centric environment. Focused on exhibiting contemporary artwork of any medium, the Emporium Gallery exists to exhibit artwork that is as relevant as it is interesting.

The Emporium Gallery
3035 St. Antoine Ouest, studio #74
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H3Z 1W8

Bad Day Magazine + The Emporium.

Bad Day Mag is launching its 4th issue with an exhibit at the Emporium Gallery.
Opening Wednesday April 1st. 09. 7-11pm.
Until April 5th between 12-5pm.
3035 St. Antoine West.
Montreal, QC.
Bad Day is a (rad) Toronto-based magazine founded by filmmaker/photographer Eva Michon + designer/musician Colin Bergh. Past issues have included artists such as Harmony Korine, Tim Barber, and others.
The current issue+exhibit features Parra of Amsterdam, T.O's Lukas Geronimas + Wzrd Gang of Vancouver (wot wot).
theemporiumgallery.com
baddaymagazine.com

check my previous post on Parra here.

Bad Day Magazine + The Emporium.

Bad Day Mag is launching its 4th issue with an exhibit at the Emporium Gallery.
Opening Wednesday April 1st. 09. 7-11pm.
Until April 5th between 12-5pm.
3035 St. Antoine West.
Montreal, QC.
Bad Day is a (rad) Toronto-based magazine founded by filmmaker/photographer Eva Michon + designer/musician Colin Bergh. Past issues have included artists such as Harmony Korine, Tim Barber, and others.
The current issue+exhibit features Parra of Amsterdam, T.O's Lukas Geronimas + Wzrd Gang of Vancouver (wot wot).
theemporiumgallery.com
baddaymagazine.com

check my previous post on Parra here.

Julia Deakin. Toronto. The Emporium.

Thursday, November 20th. 7-11pm
The Emporium Gallery.
3035 St. Antoine Ouest. #74.
Montreal.
Open Nov 21st-23rd. 12-6pm.

Hayden Menzies. The Emporium.

Opening Thurs Nov 6th- 7-11pm. Until Nov 7th-9th. 12-6pm.
3035 St. Antoine O. Studio #74
Montreal.