Art Gallery of Mississauga 2024 Juried Show of Visual Arts

This year’s juried show award winners (left to right) – First prize: Sumaira Tazeen, (Dis)Entangle, 2024; Second prize: Raha Fard, The Routes of Blood 2, 2024; Third prize: Wen Li, Tangible Experience_England, 2023.

Fourth Annual Juried Show of Visual Arts

Art Gallery of Mississauga
October 19, 2024 to January 12, 2025

Jurors: Atanas Bozdarov | Hibah Mian | Sarah Quinton

Participating artists: Kulwant Singh Bhullar | Nadiyah Brown | Monique Campbell | Omar Canales-Cisneros | Danielle Cole | Jennifer Cole | Raha Fard | Michèle Guevara | Anran Guo | Samantha Gurrey | HAUI™ | Gustavo Jabbaz | Wesley Jackson | Gayle Kells | Mina Keykhaei | Wen Li | Xiaoyin (Anna) Luo | Ryan Macpherson | Carmen Mahave | Ava Margueritte | Jessica Mitchell | Hafsa Murtaza | Mahnaz Nezarati | King-David Olajuwon | Jeannie Pappas | Omar Preza | RZLBD | Colleen Schindler | Bonnie Sheckter | Sumaira Tazeen | Dinesh Subramanian | Jonathan Tang | Anita Van Zeumeren | Jocelyn Williams | Jasmine Yiweza | Zoey Zoric

Following an Ontario-wide open call and after reaching our capacity limit of 300 submissions this year, three jurors—Atanas Bozdarov, Hibah Mian, and Sarah Quinton—carefully assessed the artworks based purely on the images and anonymous artist statements provided to determine the final selection. Their choices reflect the broad range of subject matter, techniques, and approaches that came forward in this open call.

Images (left to right) – Honourable mentions: Hafsa Murtaza, Ambivalence of Mimicry, 2024 and Omar Canales-Cisneros, Hermanos, 2024; Curator’s choice: Carmen Mahave, Canis Cervicapir, 2023.

This exhibition includes sculpture, textiles, photography, drawing, and painting, as well as interactive, digital, and multi-media works. This year’s selection is notable for the many pieces that adopt an inventive use of materials—such as silicone, kami-ito, and sand—or work with reclaimed objects. As with any juried show, the themes explored here are wide-ranging. However, some common threads emerged in this year’s selection of works. A number of pieces explore spaces of personal interconnections, challenge gender norms, or reflect on untold stories and experiences of immigration. An emphasis on acts of empathy, transformation, and the desire to consider new perspectives shines through in many of these works.

Our thanks extend to all of the artists who shared their work with us this year through our open call. We continue to be inspired by your creativity and commitment to your artistic practices.

Congratulations to this year’s winners:

First prize
Sumaira Tazeen, (Dis)Entangle, 2024

Second prize
Raha Fard, The Routes of Blood 2, 2024

Third prize
Wen Li, Tangible Experience_England, 2023

Honourable mentions
Hafsa Murtaza, Ambivalence of Mimicry, 2024
Omar Canales-Cisneros, Hermanos, 2024

Curator’s choice
Carmen Mahave, Canis Cervicapir, 2023

Special Exhibition: Spotlight on the Permanent Collection

During the Fourth Annual Juried Show of Visual Arts, the Art Gallery of Mississauga’s rotating exhibition, Spotlight on the Permanent Collection, will highlight recent acquisitions that are now part of the AGM’s permanent collection. The spotlight features the following artists and dates:

October 19 to November 14, 2024
Jeffrey Chong Wang and Joanne Tod

November 16 to December 12, 2024
Barbara Astman and Greg Murdock

December 14, 2024 to January 12, 2025
Gordon Rayner and Jorian Charlton

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