OCAD U’s partnership with Partial Gallery commenced in October 2018 as a destination for art collectors and patrons of the university to collect art by OCAD U students and alumni. Today, with over 100 artists and 1200 works of art on Partial’s OCAD U Showcase, this curated list features a range of fresh voices and innovative styles from both students and recent graduates.
Whether you experienced Art Intelligence in person or missed out, relive all the highlights here. An intersection of art and technology, featuring over 25 emerging artists, discover the immersive experience that marked our return to in-person shows after 4 years.
Partial's kicking off 2024 with an art event as part of DesignTO. Part group show, part tech space, part speakers hub, this art fair will explore the near future of art in Canada, and feature the work of over 25 emerging artists. It has long been a dream of ours to participate in this design festival in Toronto, and we hope you'll join us!
In honour of Pride Month, WeirFoulds LLP partnered with Partial to celebrate the amazing artwork of Toronto’s 2SLGBTQIA+ community, with several stunning pieces on display in the law firm’s reception area throughout the month of June.
Partial is delighted to announce the David Suzuki Foundation as our 2023 charity of choice and will be donating 1% of art sales and rentals to the Canadian science-based non-profit environmental organization.
The impact of art in the workplace is often under-estimated. With employees being called back to the office on a full-time or hybrid basis, splashes of colour in a painting can alter the mood of a meeting room, or a piece of unusual artwork can provide a talking point as co-workers interact in an otherwise plain corporate space. Meet Partial's Art Sommelier for Canadian companies.
Partial is thrilled to announce our first-ever sitewide summer sale ☀️ along with an incredible artist-led programming schedule sure to inspire. Discover and own art from the best emerging artists at the best price of the year.
You’ve added some original art to your wishlist on Partial – now have you seen them in your space? We are happy to announce Partial’s new WallSpacer AR feature. You can now use your smartphone to situate the artwork from your wishlist as a 3D model. (We know, very cool indeed.)
FACES has partnered with Partial, Artscape Gibraltar Point, and Urban Alliance on Race Relations to offer a week-long residency inviting emerging BIPOC artists’ to participate in dialogue, artmaking, and inclusive community building revolving around lived experiences with the intention of further diversifying the arts community in Toronto.
OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers and Partial are excited to share that artist Hau Pham currently has work installed as part of Gladstone House’s Art Program.
Partial recently collaborated with Toronto real estate agent Miranda Caldwell, a boutique real estate provider whose savvy use of digital media has made her one of Toronto’s most successful sellers. She shares why she chooses original art to shine in today's competitive market.
The podcast Bet on Yourself is back with another incredible innovator, as Fred VanVleet and Derek Folk are joined by Tammy Yiu Coyne; she's the co-founder and CEO of Partial, an online art platform and marketplace for collectors to discover and elevate outstanding Canadian and BIPOC artists.
Parallax, a Toronto-based premier developer, partnered with Partial, a proudly Canadian online marketplace for Canadian artwork, to display the work of Canadian artists in its latest condominium development, Theory Condos.
Art can be a big purchase, so it’s important that each step in the buying process is concise and easy. We created a new and better way to connect in an art buying transaction.
Partial, a proudly Canadian online marketplace for Canadian art work, is delighted to announce a partnership with The Indigenous Curatorial Collective (ICCA), an Indigenous run and led non-profit organization. Through this partnership, Partial will direct 1% of its 2021 sales to the ICCA.
We are thrilled to announce the addition of Maggie Fairs to the Partial team, who is bringing her passion and know-how of the Canadian arts sector to grow Partial's platform into new cities across Canada as Head of Strategic Partnerships.
The artist's work is the most important thing on the screen, and our new artwork pages reflect that. Larger pictures, cleaner layouts, with more artist information on each page. "Individual artworks are the heart of Partial, and ultimately what artists and collectors exchange with one another," says CPO Travis Hines.
Congratulations to David Brandy for being selected amongst a short list of artists to exhibit their work in the York Art Gallery in the United Kingdom for the 2021 Aesthetica Art Prize.
Partial moved more Canadian art than ever before. Through 2020, Partial proudly housed close to 6,000 artworks by 354 active artists, generating 26 million art impressions. Dive in and see our first-ever Year in Review blog post!
Recent OCAD University graduates and upper year student artists applied to an open call announced in October 2020 and were selected through a juried process. To celebrate the new year, an initial round of eight new artists have launched their profiles on Partial’s platform with original artwork for purchase and rent.
Announcing... Season 2 of Art Talks! Ep. 1 of Art Talks launches this coming Wed., Nov. 4 with new interviews released each week on Artifier's Instagram and YouTube, in partnership with Culture Fancier and Partial.
In November 2019, Partial Gallery and OCAD University announced an inaugural opportunity for OCAD U students and recent grads to display and sell their work on Partial’s online platform. This season, 10 new artists were added to the OCAD U Showcase.
While the shutdown has turned otherwise vibrant and diverse neighbourhoods into ghost towns, a small but powerful act of visual art is helping to revitalize some of Toronto’s neighbourhoods.
Introducing Partial Gallery x OCAD University Artist Showcase! Art lovers can now buy and rent art by outstanding OCAD U emerging artists. Read on about our partnership.
Art collectors, take note! As the sole Canadian exhibitor at Daegu, we considered a few factors when selecting works to showcase. Here are the six art pieces making their way to Korea to show internationally.
Partial Gallery will be presenting selected artworks by emerging artists from Toronto, Ontario: Nelson Cheng, Jordan Clayton, Leone McComas, Laura Keeling, Melissa Patel, and Bianca Roco. This will be the first time that these artists have shown work outside of North America.
The Artist & The Viewer is a Toronto Art Newspaper with the goal of "Making Art accessible in Toronto". It is our pleasure to announce a new collaboration with them beginning with their September-October 2019 issue.
Partial partners with OCAD University, Canada's largest and oldest educational institution for art and design, for an exciting pilot project.
The Daegu Art Fair in South Korea is a 5-day event which will provide the attendees with the opportunity to explore the exhibits of various art forms, meet various renowned artists and designers, and much more.
Let's revisit the 58th Toronto Outdoor Art Fair. Here's a recap of artworks and art talks at the Partial Lounge + TOAF artists in the spotlight.
The unassuming lower level of Artscape Youngplace, the bustling cultural centre that was once a vacant public school in Toronto’s west end, is where SKETCH has called home for the past four years.
Toronto designer Alexandra Gater is all about beautiful spaces on a budget and features Partial Gallery's unique rental model as one of her top 5 ideas.