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Finn O’Hara’s 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝙇𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 project reveals a unique engagement with the remote areas of Georgian Bay. His process involves multi-day trips to these hard-to-reach regions by boat (including the same islands visited by members of the Group of Seven) with specialized equipment. With an exploratory-experimental frame of mind, his camera and self-levelling laser beam are used to achieve the exciting - and unexpected - in-camera discoveries.

Join us this 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟕 @ 𝟐𝐩𝐦 for a conversational tour between O’Hara and Craig D’Arville for a behind-the-scenes look into the project!

*with limited capacity, RSVP to [email protected] to confirm your attendance*

artwork detail: 𝘛𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 2024, archival pigment print, edition of 10

Join us next 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟕 @ 𝟐𝐩𝐦 for a conversation between artist, 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐧 𝐎’𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐚, and active contributor to Canada’s visual arts community, 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠 𝐃’𝐀𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞! A conversational tour of O’Hara’s current exhibition will offer further insight into the inspiration, areas of exploration and creative processes behind his 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 project.

𝐑𝐒𝐕𝐏: [email protected]
*capacity for this event is limited, please RSVP to confirm your attendance*

Before the opening of his current solo-exhibition, we had the privilege to work with Finn O’Hara on the collaborative creation of a new hybrid print that expanded his imagery investigations. Through the making of this work, layering of a silkscreen printed element onto the surface of an archival printed photograph introduces a new approach to 
O’Hara’s engagement with the Northern Ontario landscape.

“Collaborating with Laine and Jonathan on ‘Astral Presage’ gave me the opportunity to finally realize an image I had been chasing for years. The laser light in Southern Lights is constrained by its breadth and scope, but merging star photography with wireframe illustration of the landscape has unlocked a creative direction I’m genuinely excited to explore further.”
-Finn O’Hara

Visit Smokestack Gallery to see the work in person! If you’re interested in learning/hearing more from the artist himself, mark your calendars for a conversation in the gallery on Saturday June 27th!

𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐧 𝐎’𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐚
𝘼𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚
archival pigment print with silkscreen print overlay
30” x 24”
edition of 10
2026

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The Art Dealers Association of Canada (ADAC) is celebrating its 60th anniversary! Founded in 1966, is the oldest trade organization for commercial art dealers in Canada, and we couldn’t be prouder to be a part of its inspiring membership community.

To mark the occasion, a 4-day pop up exhibition at Bau-Xi Gallery | Dufferin () in Toronto opens this THURSDAY! Presenting 90+ artworks, this curated exhibition features works from 52 ADAC member galleries across the country. We’re thrilled to have print-works by Kristin Sjaarda () and Tyler Bright Hilton () included in an impressive showcase that brings together over a century of Canadian art.

We hope to see you there!

ADAC 60th Anniversary Exhibition
OPENING NIGHT: Thursday, June 11, 6:30 - 9:30pm
June 11 - 14: 10am - 5:30pm

Bau-Xi, Dufferin
1384 Dufferin St.
Toronto, ON

Kristin Sjaarda
‘Summer’, 2025
archival pigment print, edition of 5
60” x 42 3/4”

Tyler Bright Hilton
‘That’s how it starts’, 2024
photopolymer gravure, edition of 5
16 1/2” x 22 1/2”

There’s still time to catch , The Hound, on now at .info until May 30th. It was an honour as always to work with Ian to bring this exhibition to life in print. It’s one not to be missed and his newly released photo book from which the exhibition is drawn is one to be snapped up for any photo book lovers collection. Get it while you can!

“Comprised of images captured over a 7-year period travelling across North America via Greyhound Bus, the exhibition charts the landscape and faces of a ceaseless journey, filled with tragic beauty, chance encounters, and convergences of fate.”

Join us NEXT FRIDAY for the opening of a solo-exhibition of works by 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐧 𝐎’𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐚! 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝙇𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 presents selections from O’Hara’s ongoing project that uniquely engages with the Georgian Bay landscape of the Canadian North.

𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝙇𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨
opening Friday, June 5, 6-9 pm
artist in attendance

Last Week!
𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐬’ 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤/𝐂𝐮𝐭 exhibition is on view for just a few more days. Visit the gallery today through Friday, May 29, to see his impressive project of monumental rock cuts from the Canadian Shield.

Smokestack Gallery is open 10am - 4pm.

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We’ve been excited to welcome 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐧 𝐎’𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐚 () into the studios to work on some special projects for his upcoming solo-exhibition! Mark your calendars, 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝙇𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨, opens on Friday, June 5 ✨

If you haven’t had the chance already, visit Smokestack Gallery this 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟑, 𝟏𝟎𝐚𝐦 - 𝟒𝐩𝐦 for opportunity to view the impressive rock cuts of Chris Nicholls’ current exhibition and check out the other happenings on Sherman Avenue North!

Smokestack Gallery will be open in alignment with the 3rd Annual 🎉 Visit the Flux Bazaar and neighbours of our vibrant Sherman Avenue North community.

Saturday May 23
10am-4pm

Harder to get a good look from your car window, but there’s lot’s of space and time for ample looking at the gallery!

Chris Nicholls’ 𝙍𝙤𝙘𝙠 / 𝘾𝙪𝙩 series presents the fascinating rock formations of the Canadian Shield (specifically those encountered in the Muskoka region, mostly around Parry Sound, as far north as Sudbury) with incredible detail and clarity. An opportunity to take a longer look at the intricacies of colour, shape and texture of some of the oldest formations on earth that you might have glimpsed, but never been able to really observe.

On view through May 29.