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Exhibitions at Artword Gallery, 1999
	In April 1999, Artword Theatre and Artword Gallery opened its newly renovated space in a former garment factory at 75 Portland, Toronto. Monad, an exhibition of photographs by Wayne Parent, was the inaugural show in the new gallery.
	Monad: Photographs of Flowers and Other Singular Compositions by Wayne Parent April 24 - May 29, 1999 The first exhibition in the new Artword Gallery. Part of Contact '99, the 3rd Annual Toronto Photography Festival, May 1999. More about Monad Hourglass Memories: Paintings and drawings by Réjeanne Lizotte June 2 to 30, 1999 A series of new works by noted Quebec painter Réjeanne Lizotte. Hourglass Memories has two parts. The first, "A Place to Be", is about place and architecture. The artist interprets her memories of places and the warmth of the people living there. The second part, titled "The sacred and the millenium" translates in movement and colour the mood of New York City. Surrounded by the buzz of human activity, the artist questions the millenium and our relation with spirituality. More about Hourglass Memories. Shona Sculpture from the Jordan Collection (ongoing) The phenomenon of Shona sculpture originated about thirty years ago in the great southern African tableland where the savannah is dominated by gigantic majestic boulders, often piled together. Shona sculptors prefer serpentine stone because its remarkable hardness guarantees its durability. Serpentine is often multicoloured, allowing the artists to discover and reveal the delicate hues. 1. Hope by Newman Chikuni, serpentine stone, original, signed 2. Pregnant Woman by Newman Chikuni, serpentine stone, original, signed 3. Chief by Dennis Chatsani, serpentine stone, original, signed States and Transformations: The Lithograph Project by Judith Sandiford July 10 to August 12, 1999 Suite 3: a 12-state lithograph + 1 relief print Suite 2: a 11-state lithograph + 1 relief print One stone drawn, printed, opened, redrawn, printed = frames in a film (This project was done in 1994 with assistance from Open Studio. It has only been exhibited once in Open Studio's tiny gallery. It has not yet been made into a film.) Private: A sequence of 12 oil paintings by Chris Ross August 14-September 15, 1999 A sequence of 12 paintings in which the viewer becomes a private-eye at a crime scene in the suburbs. Opening reception Thursday August 19 from 5 - 7:30 pm. Click for more on Private. South of the Border: New paintings by Andrew Glinski September 18 to October 16, 1999 Opening reception Saturday, September 18 from 2 - 5 pm. A series of new acrylic paintings on canvas, large, colourful and abstract. Colours are used for their emotive strength. The forms are powerful plays on shapes that evoke the familiar. Click for more on South of the Border. Serial Works: Paintings and Drawings by Barbara Caruso October 20 to November 20, 1999 Opening reception Tuesday, October 26 from 5 - 7 pm. A rare Toronto exhibition by one of Canada's foremost painters. "My paintings are about colour..." Press Zero: Works by Tracey Bowen, Eva Chris Goldberg and David McClyment November 23 to December 17, 1999 Opening reception: Saturday, November 27, 2 - 5 pm "Press Zero...."