Beaver Hall Gallery

Pananglagip
Jonathan Andrew B. Taala
June 18-June 30 2026, 12pm-6pm
Opening Reception: Friday June 19, 6pm-9pm

Artist Statement:
The work began over a decade ago with a simple observation; I’m getting older and so are my parents. I began photographing them as a way of bearing witness to their ongoing process of aging.

Four years into making photographs, my father was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. I continued to photograph him during this time, thinking about how his absence would affect me. Less than three years later, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, he passed away. I began to think about how I didn’t know much about him as a person, aside from the fact that he was my father. It made me reflect on who my father was and what choices he made in life that affected the outcome of who I am today as a second generation Filipino American. I felt compelled to learn more about him as my way of processing grief.

Pananglagip is an Ilocano word that encompasses the active process of remembering through ritual. Through the use of photographs, ephemera, and the passing down of oral history, I construct a material narrative that keeps the memory of my late father alive as a way to navigate family history and situate myself within diaspora. Using the color carbon printing process, which relies on manually registering layers of pigmented gelatin on paper to make a print, each photograph is slowly built by hand making each print a ritual of remembrance.

Meet in the Middle (Sresti u Sredini)
Amelia Sopta
June 3rd – 15th, 2026, 12–6 PM
Opening Reception: Wednesday June 3rd, 6–9 PM

Meet in the Middle (Sresti u Sredini) documents contemporary Bosnia and Herzegovina and the ways in which it is left fragmented by and tethered to its past. Although thirty years have passed since the Yugoslav wars, this nation continues to face seemingly never-ending political, religious and ethnic tensions.

The history of Bosnia and Herzegovina is complex, still unfolding and often overlooked. Western audiences are used to seeing the photographs taken amidst the war or directly after. This series examines what remains long after the world has looked away. It is not just about Bosnia and Herzegovina, but about the human condition and the ways in which this nation’s inhabitants carry on and seek to persist, without the guarantee of ever being whole.

There is a dissonance surrounding these images that I also felt while photographing. I do not belong to this place and I do not speak the language. My relation to this country is shaped by both proximity and distance. My camera is my point of entry. It allows me to explore, connect to and linger while also being an observer.

As a Canadian-Croatian, with most of the paternal side of my family residing in Bosnia and Herzegovina, I recognize myself as both an insider and an outsider; welcomed into private spaces but never quite feeling like I should be there. I find myself extremely aware of the history, the grief that lingers and the questions that may always be left unanswered. This series emerges from these tensions. Rather than seeking resolution, it invites reflection on an impossible place.

OCADU 3rd YEAR SCULPTURE/INSTALLATION EXHIBITIONS
OCAD University's Sculpture/Installation Program— in collaboration with Beaver Hall Gallery— is pleased to announce the second of two 3 Year Sculpture/Installation Exhibitions taking place from April 8 – 17th, 2026. These exhibitions in professional Toronto galleries have been made possible by the generous support of the Nora Vaughan Bequest to the Sculpture/Installation Program.

PARTS UNKNOWN
Gallery Hours:
Wednesday, April 8th – Friday, April 17th, 2026
Wednesday – Saturday, 12 – 5 pm
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 9th

Featuring work by artists:
Athena Graves
Clara Adams
Evan Sagman
Gabbi Greco
Mupeng Zhang
Rae Sigrist
Riley Midroni
Ruby Davies
Sadie Wasylko

OCADU 3rd YEAR SCULPTURE/INSTALLATION EXHIBITIONS
OCAD University’s Sculpture/Installation Program— in collaboration with Beaver Hall Gallery— is pleased to announce the first of two 3rd Year Sculpture/Installation Exhibitions taking place from March 25th – April 4th, 2026. These exhibitions in professional Toronto galleries have been made possible by the generous support of the Nora Vaughan Bequest to the Sculpture/Installation Program.

VICISSITUDES
Wednesday, March 25th – Saturday, April 4th, 2026
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 26th, 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Gallery Hours:
Wednesday – Saturday, 12 – 5 pm (Closed Good Friday, April 3rd)

Featuring work by artists:
Amy Pham
Billie McFarland
C.J. Mullen
Ellie Nakamura-Corfield
Helena Morell
Jet Payumo
Luke Besson
Luxshana Jegarajah
Victoria Slobodian
Zenab Kazmi
Zenia Saiz
Zoe Cezar-White

Beaver Hall Gallery

collage • assemblage • photo work
Opening reception – Saturday, November 29, 2025, 4 – 9 pm
Beaver Hall Art Gallery
29 McCaul Street, Toronto , ON
The gallery will remain open on Sunday, November 30, 2025, 2 – 7 PM
By appointment until Saturday, December 6. 2025, 5pm
Contact: [email protected]

A Song About A Book
A group show of multi media artists
November 20th - 25th, Noon - 5pm
Opening reception Friday November 21, 5pm - 10pm

Featuring artworks by:
Corinne Carlson
Jacques Oule
Craig Boyko
Scotch Camera
Benjamin Oakley
Henry Mark

I hope everyone is enjoying the beaver moon..I certainly am! 🦫🌝🌚🙏

In pictures: Beaver supermoon seen around the world Photographers have been out and about capturing the Beaver Moon as it rose on Wednesday.