Pearson Ripley, Veiled, 2018, inkjet print. Courtesy of the artist

Summer events at the Ryerson Image Centre: opening party, artist talk, and tours!

Opening party and artist talk for Pearson Ripley: Shut Away
Wednesday, June 19, 6 – 8 pm
Using still photographs, audio, and video, Pearson Ripley shares the stories of undocumented immigrants who have taken refuge in churches in North Carolina after receiving deportation orders. Shut Away explores a complex situation at the intersection of immigration, religion, and politics. At 6:30 pm, Pearson Ripley will be in conversation with artist Jorge Ayala-Isaza.

Special tour of Scotiabank Photography Award: Moyra Davey
Wednesday, July 17, 6 pm
Join RIC Exhibitions Curator Gaëlle Morel and writer/curator Brian Sholis for a special behind-the-scenes tour of Scotiabank Photography Award: Moyra Davey, the first survey exhibition of the work of the Toronto-born, New York-based artist. Tours are free and open to the public.

Daily drop-in tours
Tuesday-Sunday, 2:30 pm
Learn more on a guided tour! Participate in a free guided walkthrough of our current exhibitions and have an insightful exchange with one of our knowledgeable docents. Offered daily at 2:30 pm from Tuesday-Sunday, tours meet in the Great Hall of the RIC. No reservation is required. More information about our daily drop-in tours, scheduled group tours and Youth in Focus program can be found on our website.

All events take place at the Ryerson Image Centre (33 Gould Street) unless otherwise noted. The RIC is an accessible space.

Scotiabank Photography Award: Moyra Davey (opening party), Ryerson Image Centre, 2019 © Clifton Li, Ryerson Image Centre

Don’t miss our summer season of shows, on view until August 4:

Scotiabank Photography Award: Moyra Davey
This first survey exhibition celebrates the work of Toronto-born artist Moyra Davey, winner of the 2018 Scotiabank Photography Award. Based in New York and renowned internationally for her photographs, videos, writings, and artist books, Davey’s work examines interiority and disclosure, and the intersection of private and public discourse. The exhibition includes portraiture, still life and photographs of subway scenes, along with a suite of Davey’s visually arresting films, which interweave subjective narratives with the texts and lives of her influences, such as Mary Wollstonecraft, Sigmund Freud, Jean Genet, and most recently, Pierre Vallières.

Meryl McMaster: As Immense as the Sky
Wearing various designed costumes, sculptural garments, makeup, and custom-made props, Meryl McMaster examines the overlapping cultures and histories of both her Indigenous and European ancestors in this series of performative self-portraits. Documented at ancient sites in Saskatchewan and the shores of early settlement in Ontario and Newfoundland, her images originate from her interpretation and reenactment of patrimonial stories told by relatives, knowledge keepers, and friends. McMaster’s otherworldly personas pose theatrically in front of these majestic panoramas, speaking to how inherited historical narratives inform her dual identity.

Pearson Ripley: Shut Away – Opening June 19!
Shut Away explores the stories of undocumented immigrants who have taken refuge in churches in North Carolina after receiving deportation orders. Despite rising nationalism in the country, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have avoided raiding “sensitive locations” such as churches. While the churches provide safety from deportation, the spaces become a prison of a different sort. Using still photographs, audio, and video, Shut Awayexplores a complex situation at the intersection of immigration, religion, and politics. Co-presented with DOC NOW.

Ryerson Image Centre
33 Gould Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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