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Toronto International Art Fair (TIAF)






On Friday I  went to the TIAF with my artist friend Shirley Williams to spend the day at the Toronto Convention Centre and check out the show.  There were 82 exhibitors, mostly Canadian, many from Toronto and Montreal. There were several galleries from the US--New York, Chicago and Minneapolis--and a few international galleries from London,  Madrid, Paris, Vienna, Barcelona, and Antwerp.





I was surprised at the number of representational works in the Art Fair.  I haven't gone for a few years and I found the fair to be very different, not nearly as edgy as in previous years, although there was lots of abstract work as well.  I noticed that there were a good number of sales and when we asked, the galleries mentioned that it was  larger works that  were selling and they seemed pleased with the number of sales.  Is the recession over then? 

Here is some of the work that I liked:





Galerie Lacerte, Quebec City
Jean-Robert Drouillard
Le balle est partie vers toi II
wood and acrylic
63x28x16"












Susan Hobbs Gallery, Toronto
Kevin Yates
Main Street 2009
Bronze, painted wood
20x15x15"

(wall mounted)








Dale Chihuly Installation

 My favorite:

 Purchased by the Art Gallery of Ontario:

Cal Lane
Love Rug 2008
Petroleum Barrel, Plasma Cut

from Art Mur
Montreal




and below
Cal Lane
Wheelbarrow
Private Collection



 
My favorite dress at the show, just like one I had in the 60's only I wore mine quite differently then.












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  1. Susan BuretOctober 26, 2009 at 11:31 PM

    Thank you for taking us to the TIAF. The Cal Lane works look exquisite and I can see why you would love them. I like the red dress too!

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  2. Liz CrainNovember 8, 2009 at 2:28 PM

    Wow! Great works...thanks for sharing all of them!

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