Art Gallery of Mississauga 2025 Juried Show of Visual Arts

This year’s juried show award winners (left to right): Ryan MacPherson, The Blues, 2025; Fei Ji, Three Bodies, 2022; Chris Myhr, Ab-Solutes: Lake Ontario, 2025; Mya Wynter Hewston Gates, Redeem Your Reputation, 2025.

Fifth Annual Juried Show of Visual Arts

Art Gallery of Mississauga
October 25, 2025 – January 11, 2026

Jurors: Lyla Rye | Gary Taxali | Tamara Toledo

Participating artists: Joy Adeola | Monique Campbell | Sheila Cavanagh | Maria Drazilov | Bernard Duah | James Fowler | Robin Fox | Pumudi Gardiyawasam | Mya Wynter Hewstan-Gates | Fei Ji | Fanny Ku | Jennifer Lantz | Kyungmin Kate Lee | Gordon Leverton | Emmette Lewis | Kaeli Macdonald | Ryan Macpherson | Irma Makariunaite | Hafsa Murtaza | Chris Myhr | Railey Neegan | Sierra Peca | Elnaz Hessami Pilehrood | Kiran Reilly-Gill | Faseeh Saleem | Mikael Sandblom | Udo Schliemann | Krisha Shaw | Jenelle Smith | Dinesh Subramanian | Hau Truong | Shye Zhang

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

This exhibition includes sculpture, textiles, photography, drawing, and painting, as well as video and multimedia. As with any juried show, the themes explored here are wide-ranging. However, some common threads emerged in this year’s selection of works. Several pieces explore aspects of cultural memory and identity, on both a personal level and across generations and communities. Other works are inspired by architectural spaces, explore the boundaries between different artistic mediums and styles, or confront our impact on the environment. An emphasis on acts of survival and resilience shines through in many of these works.

Congratulations to this year’s winners, with prizes presented by TD Bank Group:

Juror’s prize (Gary Taxali)
Ryan MacPherson, The Blues, 2025

Juror’s prize (Lyla Rye)
Fei Ji, Three Bodies, 2022

Juror’s prize (Tamara Toledo)
Chris Myhr, Ab-Solutes: Lake Ontario, 2025

AGM TD Programming Curator’s Choice (Musha Neluheni)
Mya Wynter Hewston Gates, Redeem Your Reputation, 2025

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.

We gratefully acknowledge the support and generosity of our funders: the City of Mississauga, Canada Council for the Arts, TD Bank Group, Rama Gaming House and Charitable Gaming Community Good.

Special Exhibition | Spotlight on the Permanent Collection

During the Fifth Annual Juried Show of Visual Arts, the Art Gallery of Mississauga’s rotating exhibition, Spotlight on the Permanent Collection, will highlight artists that are part of the AGM’s permanent collection.

The spotlight features the following artists and dates:

October 25, 2025 – November 29, 2025
Jorian Charlton and Fausta Facciponte

December 2, 2025 – January 11, 2026
Don Carr

Curated by Musha Neluheni, AGM TD Programming Curator

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