Join us at Ali Jay Fine Art VR Gallery to meet Jai Mitchell - the artist behind “Sometime Before Sunday” exhibition that carries deep personal meaning for the artist. Come and learn about his journey through art and what it takes to create and live an artist life while healing and growing through life diversities: “as the trees, we grow and bloom through storms to give shade and fruit to those around us”. @ali_jay_art @artjaigantic
Emerging from, or receding into, the landscape, figures appear amidst a variety of settings in multiple mediums.
ARTISTS SPEAKING:
Judy Duggan-McCormack
Jason Rafferty
Thalia Berard
From expressive paintings to narrative driven photography, exhibiting artists invite you to explore the luminescence in each piece. Artists will be speaking about what the prompt "Source of Light" means to them.
Exhibiting artists: Peter Clive, Karen Abada, Courtney Aldrich, Kiley Ames, Kiley Ames, Brandin Barón, Jaina Cipriano, Bréa Corcoran, DaNice D Marshall, Chris D'Amore, John Diephouse, Caroline Gates, Victoria Guerina, Dave Hanson, Christy Hegarty, Susan Hong-Sammons, Terri Levine, Carrie M. Nixon, Sheila Nee Booth, Marsha Newby, Kristen Nyberg, Robert Obier, Gila Rayberg and Dale Tremblay
Featured cover image: Christine Hegarty
From expressive paintings to narrative driven photography, exhibiting artists invite you to explore the luminescence in each piece. Artists will be speaking about what the prompt "Source of Light" means to them.
Exhibiting artists: Peter Clive, Karen Abada, Courtney Aldrich, Kiley Ames, Kiley Ames, Brandin Barón, Jaina Cipriano, Bréa Corcoran, DaNice D Marshall, Chris D'Amore, John Diephouse, Caroline Gates, Victoria Guerina, Dave Hanson, Christy Hegarty, Susan Hong-Sammons, Terri Levine, Carrie M. Nixon, Sheila Nee Booth, Marsha Newby, Kristen Nyberg, Robert Obier, Gila Rayberg and Dale Tremblay
Featured cover image: Kiley Ames
Join us for Opening Reception of “Journey of Radiant Renewal” and Artist talk with "light painter" Montreal based artist Jeff Malo.
Jeff will share his story and the path of creation of these transformative Therapy Light series, as the show is named after the last piece in the series. This artwork symbolizes the testament of human spirit and resilience.
“Recovery is an ode to your own strength and a commitment to healing. As you gaze upon these pieces, let it stand as a reminder that your journey is an ongoing process of growth, connection, and self-acceptance.”
See you at Ali Jay Fine Art Gallery for this exciting event!
Come share in the conversation about art as a medium to heal and grow through trauma and pain. Self-taught artist Jai Mitchell will be letting us into his world by sharing his story of soul evolution and where his art led him through the years of daily practice.
Jai explores many dimensions of his trauma experience through art while creating powerful and meaningful statements on canvas and paper.
Come prepared with questions or just an open heart to hear his life story and perhaps find your own healing through his art.
Join us on Friday, May 3rd, for a unique gallery tour led by Canadian artist Heran Genene in Art Gate VR. Dive into "Pro-Practice," an immersive installation curated for the Floating Point Gallery.
This innovative experience merges the dynamics of basketball practice with the boundless possibilities of virtual reality.
Engage your senses and your body in a space where movement and presence transform into art. Don't miss the chance to explore this invisible game where you are both the artist and the canvas. Experience proprioception as never before!
Join contemporary artist Brendon McNaughton on a captivating tour of his retrospective exhibition, where art meets cutting-edge technology. Traverse through a decade of groundbreaking work, from robust marble sculptures to pioneering virtual reality installations. Discover how McNaughton harnesses 3D printing, AI, and robotic carving to challenge and reshape our cultural landscapes. This tour is a unique opportunity to experience the transformative power of art and technology firsthand, guided by the artist himself. Don't miss the chance to see how traditional methods blend with modern innovation to forge new artistic frontiers.
Derek Samaha is a self-taught Toronto-based photographer with a decade of experience. He has a passion for shooting cinematic moody scenes with dramatic lighting that share common themes of the human experience or tap into sci-fi/fantasy worlds and lean into some form of tension or suspense.
Join us for a deep discussion on how art helps us process, reflect, express and heal. Represented artists Michelle Lubin, Jai Mitchell and Antonio Nogueira will share their stories, art practices and take on this powerful way to live our better lives. We will welcome questions and input from the audience as these topics usually ignite interesting conversations. Bring your questions!
When art is in a dialogue with nature. Italian artist Elena Dell'Andrea and Canadian artist Jennifer Macklem from the gallery Italy & Beyond present their art that is constantly inspired by a deep connection with Nature: the investigation of the Wild and the MacroCosm, the Environment and the MicroCosm.
Come see unique, deeply provocative and deeply profound pieces created by Jai Mitchell for Book Four of "The Reckoning Series" by Jeff Pierce (actor "The Last of Us") and bring your questions for this talented and very humble artist. Jai will share the stories of working with Jeffrey Pierce through the series of four books and answer pretty much any question you may throw at him.
We have started with an Exhibition Tour on November 2 and will go deeper into the stories and the art along with them at Jai's Artist Talk on November 16th.
Don't miss this. Attendance does not require any attire, so no excuses to not be there!
