Art is akin to the "cherry-on-top" when it comes to the world of interior design. Adding "soul" to a vacant space through design and art is relevant, if not essential, in today's wild real estate environment, and Toronto-based realtor Parimal Gosai embodies this philosophy.
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.
We are so happy to be supporting Lauren Pirie's COVID RELIEF SALE. As if there wasn't already a reason for adding her work to our collection now, we've just added two more very good reasons to.
A collector's treasure trove: our January 2020 picks for original art by emerging artists under $200 from artists like Donny Nie and Jill Huang. May art find you this year!
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.
We had the pleasure of attending the Opening Party on Thursday, Feb. 21 for a sneak preview and said hello to many familiar faces from our roster on Partial, and met a slew of new talents as well. Here are some of our favourites from the show.
What does it mean to be an art collector? Meet Regina Sheung, shop owner of Labour of Love in Toronto: "I look out for art that conveys emotion, that makes you pause, think beyond what is in front of you and provokes your imagination."
Design Week in Toronto kicked off last week with the Media & VIP Preview of CUTMR2019 with our partners DesignTO, featuring over 20 projects by artists and designers. We picked a few of our standout installations for 2019's theme of BAM! KAPOW! ZAAAP!
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.
This past fall, we had the pleasure of taking over the Art Nook walls in the back of Labour of Love, a Cabbagetown shop (and neighbourhood darling) in collaboration with a special Cedar and Vine trunk show. The art here helped transform an empty space into a room that fully encapsulated the modern country mood of the show.
Canadian artist Gwynne Giles is of Anglo-Welsh ancestry who came from an academic background but began painting when he retired from a successful career in the hospitality industry. He has lived in the Beaches in Toronto for 35 years and is “as happy as a pig in muck”. With no formal training in art, his ideas are at times quirky but always original. His work has been described by collectors as 'something new and completely different’.