jorian charlton Untitled (Shai & Lex), 2020
The in-person exhibition at Gallery TPW has been postponed due to Ontario’s Health and Safety Regulations. Check Gallery TPW’s website and our social media for up to date information.
Programming
Antwaun Sargent & Yaniya Lee: In Conversation
Tuesday, February 9, 5 – 7pm
Online Zoom webinar. Click here to view the recorded talk.
In this conversation curator and art critic Antwaun Sargent, and writer and editor Yaniya Lee discuss Black aesthetics, public and private histories, and the transformative power of the family album.
Vintage Black Canada Instagram Takeover
February 15 – 21
Online Instagram @vintageblackcanada and @wedgetoronto
Throughout the week, Aaron Francis of Vintage Black Canada curates Jorian Charlton’s family archive via Instagram posts, stories, and live stories, and reflects on creating spaces for archived family histories. Special appearances on live stories by Jorian Charlton, Emilie Croning, and additional local artists.
Youth Reading Group: VIBE Arts
Wednesday, March 17, 1 – 3pm
Artist Jorian Charlton, curator Emilie Croning, and curatorial assistant Syndé Barnes-Wright lead a closed youth reading group from VIBE Arts through themes in the exhibition anchored in bell hooks’ “In Our Glory: Photography and Black Life”.
Panel Discussion: The Family Camera Network
Date TBC
Online Zoom webinar
Aligned with the ROM’s Family Camera Network, this programme explores changing perspectives around the family archive. Speakers to be confirmed. Please visit the exhibition website for registration and updates.
Exhibition Tour*
Date TBC
*An in-person tour is contingent on provincial health orders and regulations. Visit the website for updates.
Online Zoom webinar / In-person, Gallery TPW
Artist Jorian Charlton and curator Emilie Croning tour the audience through Out of Many reflecting on family histories and stories around immigration and identity. The tour will conclude with an extended Q&A and audience discussion.
All events are free admission.
Would you like an exhibition booklet?
Receive an Out of Many exhibition booklet through snail mail by making a “pay-what-you-can” donation to Wedge Curatorial Projects via the PayPal link below. Your contribution will support the printing and distribution of the publication. You can also email Gallery TPW.
Bios
Jorian Charlton is a portrait photographer based in Toronto. Her work focuses on Jamaican- Canadian culture through her personal experiences, highlighting beauty and style when it comes to contemporary modes of black representation. She explores reflections of identity and diasporic relationships to homeland, while her poetic approach to these themes characterizes her method of visual storytelling.
Emilie Croning is a Toronto-based emerging curator, artist, and scholar. Her work explores notions around identity and representation through visual language, working at the intersections of feminist theories, post-colonialism, and art history. She received her BFA in Art History & Studio Art from Concordia University (Montreal) and an MA in Art History with a Curatorial Studies in Visual Culture Diploma from York University (Toronto).
Sydné Barnes-Wright is a curious conscious whose creativity is formed through the exploration of storytelling with the fusion of garment making, photography and material culture. She is a graduate of George Brown College with a Diploma in Fashion Design and Techniques and is currently attending OCADU for Material Arts + Design.
Wedge Curatorial Projects is a non-profit organization with a focus on Black identity in contemporary art. Wedge organizes exhibitions and lectures that explore diasporic narratives, identity and issues of representation.
Gallery TPW is a leading artist-run centre dedicated to exhibiting underrepresented artistic and curatorial practices that push the boundaries of lens-based work. 170 St. Helens Avenue, Toronto. Visit the website for updated hours.
Out of Many is presented by Wedge Curatorial Projects in collaboration with Gallery TPW and with the generous support of the TD Ready Commitment.
For media information contact info@wedgecuratorialprojects.org. Contact Gallery TPW, info@gallerytpw.ca or visit their website for in-person gallery hours.
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