Poster for The Birth of The Gods
A translation of Hesiod’s Theogony by the brilliant Sword and Oar productions, in collaboration with Lynn Kozak
Mother’s Day (May 10th) @ La Sala Rossa
Doors: 5pm / Show: 5:30pm
Tickets + more info: @swordandoar
It’s gonna be electric ⚡️
Firestarter
Watercolour pencil and oil pastel on mylar
39 ¾ × 25 inches
2025
Drawing has been pulling me back in lately. I’ve started moving away from depicting crowds directly, instead using bodies as a way to think through space, letting them overlap, vanish, and drift somewhere between the real and the potential. Can never escape that red 📌
Photo Credit: @priyatakespictures
6 Artists to Watch this Month
Six artists to start the year with.
Each brings a distinct approach to painting and drawing, from intimate gestures to collective memory.
1. Guillermo Serrano Amat’s paintings distort familiar figures and spaces, creating intense, almost theatrical emotions.
2. Adrian Kay Wong paints quiet moments, working from memory and mood with a thoughtful use of light.
3. Bob Geerts is a visual artist and tattooist whose art focuses on the human body as a site of memory and pressure.
4. Alissa Zilber’s paintings distill the pulse of nightlife and the rhythm of crowds, where movement shapes the composition.
5. Mosa Zhao uses fine lines and detailed patterns to explore ideas around memory, transformation, and spirituality.
6. Emma Cousin’s paintings often begin with a word or phrase. Her process follows its own rhythm, led by language, movement, and instinct.
Full interviews with each artist are available now on Curatory Magazine online→ Link in bio.
Which artists are on your radar this year?
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Next up in our current Painting cohort is Alissa Zilber (MFA Painting ‘27)!
⭐️🌙 Zilber is a Canadian visual artist based in Philadelphia. Merging abstract and representational forms, her work exposes the delicate, often unspoken connections between individuals, their spaces, and the emotional currents that flow between them. Her recent work is centered around people’s individual, vulnerable moments within the lively energy of mosh pits, crowds, and nightlife. Through drawing and painting, Zilber reimagines tender glimpses of daily life, layering and manipulating the surface to evoke the ebb and flow of a room as it fills and empties with people.
Zilber’s work has been exhibited in Toronto, Montréal, Victoria, New York, Berlin, and Philadelphia. Alongside her studio practice, she guest hosts radio shows on CKUT 90.3 FM and collaborates on visual projects for music and film.
(Photos 2 & 3 by @priyatakespictures )
Last week’s screening was such a special night. Thank you to everyone who joined us, and huge thanks to Tobin at @and_artspace for your generosity, support, and all the help in making it happen ✨
The screening was particularly special in light of the fact that this may be the only time we get to screen the series in its entirety. Unfortunately, the only copy of the film was destroyed in a laptop smash accident, meaning we would have to reconstruct it from scratch (which is a lot of work) if we want to show it again. We are currently weighing our options.
Photos by @tahajamai and our other wonderful friends
After years of fines, litigation, and negotiation with the BIXI corporation we are finally ready to tell all! On Thursday November 27, we’re screening BIXI Thieves, a four-part, ~45 minute digital odyssey following Nic as his life unravels as he searches for his missing bike.
Come watch the chaos unfold:
Thursday, November 27th at @and_artspace
6311 Boul St-Laurent
Doors: 19h30
Screening: 20h00
Free and open to all!
Philly folks! Come on out and say hi at Tyler’s MFA Open Studios tomorrow night! Tons of amazing artists are opening their doors—it’ll be a ball 🪩
Friday November 7th
2001 N 13th St
6-8pm
Very happy to announce that our short film Has anyone seen my bike? will premiere at the 25th edition of the Bicycle Film Festival in New York! Hard to believe that after two years, thousands of dollars of fines from BIXI, and many damaged friendships, our film will premiere at the world’s preeminent bicycle-centric film festival. Huge thank you to Brendt and the team at @bicyclefilmfestival for including our film in this year’s roster.
In honour of this momentous occasion, Nic will make his way to the festival from Montreal to New York on his trademark electric BIXI! He starts his journey on Thursday, November 6 at 4:00am. Follow along for live updates from the road.
🎬Screenings:
New York — Saturday November 8 at 7:30pm (w/ Q&A)
Vancouver — Wednesday November 19 at 8:30pm
🎟️ Ticket links in bio.
I’m so delighted to announce my first solo exhibition, 𝒲𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓋𝑒𝒾𝓁 𝒻𝑒𝑒𝓁𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝓃𝑒𝓇, opening August 14th at @and_artspace !
This show is a meaningful milestone for me, bringing together a new body of work made over the past year—most of which hasn’t yet been shown publicly.
Hope to see you there xx
Thursday August 14th
AND Art Space
6311 Boul. Saint-Laurent
5pm - late
Curated and produced with the generous support of Jackie Cheng, @juliette.duhe , @sasha.cay , and @sampson_mcferrin 💙
Tomorrow my pal Harry and I are hosting New Shit! We’ll be sharing new tunes we can’t get off our minds and gabbing away in between. Tune in from 3-5pm EST on ckut 90.3 fm 🌞
