IAN FRANKS | MY BIG GAY ART SHOW
Ian Franks | MY BIG GAY ART SHOW was on view in downtown St. Catharines for the month of April 2025 : this is the first solo exhibition by the artist.
KAYLEE DAMBRAUSKAS | WOODLAND FAE SERIES AND SELECTED WORKS
KAYLEE DAMBRAUSKAS | WOODLAND FAE SERIES AND SELECTED WORKS was on view for the month of March 2025 in the downtown St. Catharines Mahtay space.
DAVY BAKER | SELECTED WORKS
DAVY BAKER | SELECTED WORKS was the first new exhibition of 2025 in downtown St. Catharines and is the first solo show by the St. Catharines artist. This exhibition also marks 25 shows that I’ve curated in the Mahtay main space.
SELECTED WORKS | ST. CATHARINES ART ASSOCIATION
The exhibition SELECTED WORKS | ST. CATHARINES ART ASSOCIATION is on view in the Mahtay Café & Lounge in downtown St. Catharines. This show included 16 artists that I curated from submissions from the members of the STC Art Association.
CHANDI JAYAWARDENA | BREEZY MOODS
Chandi Jayawardena’s exhibition BREEZY MOODS was in the main space at Mahtay Café & Lounge in Downtown St. Catharines for the month of November 2024.
SALEEM RAJABALEE | COLOURS OF THE ISLAND
Sakeen Rajabalee’s exhibition COLOURS OF THE ISLAND was on view for the month of October 2024 in downtown St. Catharines and marked two full years of my curatorial project in the Mahtay Space.
CARL RITTENHOUSE & RYAN RITTENHOUSE | DISSOLVING BOUNDARIES
Carl Rittenhouse & Ryan Rittenhouse | DISSOLVING BOUNDARIES was a two person show in September of 2024. This was a selection of works that were both traditional and digital photography.
PAULINE HALL | SELECTED PAINTINGS
Pauline Hall | Selected Paintings was on view at Mahtay Cafe in downtown St. Catharines for August 2024. This was the first exhibition of Hall’s work.
CHRIS REILLY | LOVE | LOST | RUINS
The exhibition CHRIS REILLY | LOVE | LOST | RUINS was on view at AIH Studios | Art Is Hell in downtown Welland through the months of May to mid July 2024.
TONY CALZETTA | PECULIAR PRACTICES
Tony Calzetta | Peculiar Practices was on view for the month of July 2024 in my continuing series platforming visual artists of Niagara in the downtown of St. Catharines
BARRY SMITH | WHAT’S YOUR STANCE?
BARRY SMITH | WHAT’S YOUR STANCE? was on view at Mahtay Café & Lounge in downtown St. Catharines for the majority of the month of May 2024 and into early June.
ROBERT ‘BEAR’ ROYAL | LANDSCAPES, FLORA AND FAUNA
Robert ‘Bear’ Royal | Landscape, Flora and Fauna was on view for the month of April in my continuing series platforming visual artists of Niagara in the downtown of St. Catharines.
JERRY LIU | SELECTED PAINTINGS
Jerry Lui | Selected Paintings was the fifteenth exhibition in my continuing series platforming visual artists of Niagara in the downtown of St. Catharines.
J GREBE | GARDEN CiTY SLEUTHS
The exhibition J Grebe | GARDEN CiTY SLEUTHS featured illustrations from his latest graphic novel and was the 14th exhibition in the Mahtay space.
GEOFF FARNSWORTH | SELECTED PAINTINGS
Geoff Farnsworth| Selected Paintings was on view from early December until the end of January 2024.
TAMARA SUTTON | SELECTED WORKS
Tamara Sutton | Selected Works was the second to last exhibition of 2023, and was the twelfth exhibition mounted in the Mahtay space in Downtown St. Catharines.
MABO | POETRY WITHIN COLOUR
The exhibition that marked a year anniversary of my curatorial project in downtown St. Catharines was Matthias Friedrich Bork a.ka. MABO | POETRY WITHIN COLOUR.
CHRIS ALIC & AMBER LEE WILLIAMS | TRANSIENCE OF MEMORY
Chris Alic & Amber Lee Williams | Transience of Memory is the tenth in my ongoing curatorial series focusing on Niagara based artists. This exhibition grew out of a conversation with the artists at a past 5 x 2 Visual Conversations.
MARY IVISON | SPACE, PLACE & SPIRIT
The August 2023 exhibition at Mahtay Cafe in downtown St. Catharines is Mary Ivison | SPACE, PLACE & SPIRIT. This is the ninth in my continuing series featuring Niagara visual artists.
CHRIS REILLY | LOVE | LOST
The July exhibition at Mahtay Cafe – as part of my continuing series in downtown St. Catharines focused upon Niagara visual artists – was CHRIS REILLY : LOVE | LOST.
DIANE BEARD | WALKING FROM THE DARKNESS TO THE LIGHT
Diane Beard’s exhibition WALKING FROM THE DARKNESS TO THE LIGHT was on display at Mahtay Cafe & Lounge for the month of June, 2023.
ANDRÉA LÉTOURNEAU | WOMEN
Andréa Létourneau’s exhibition WOMEN was on display at Mahtay Cafe & Lounge for the month of May, 2023. This is the sixth in an ongoing series.
ROSS BEARD | A LEGACY OF LIGHT AND THE LOCAL
ROSS BEARD | A LEGACY OF LIGHT AND THE LOCAL was on view at Mahtay Café & Lounge for the months of March and April 2023, in downtown St. Catharines at 241 St. Paul Street.
SYDNEY JARRETT | TO TEETER – TOTTER ALONE
TO TEETER-TOTTER ALONE : NEW PAINTINGS BY SYDNEY was on view at Mahtay Café & Lounge for the month of February 2023, in downtown St. Catharines at 241 St. Paul Street.
SANDY FAIRBAIRN | SELECTED WORKS
Sandy Fairbairn’s exhibition of images of St. Catharines was the third exhibition of six I curated for the Mahtay Café in downtown St. Catharines. It was on display from mid December 2022 to the end of January 2023.
GABRIELLE DE MONTMOLLIN | SELECTED WORKS
A selection of images by Gabrielle de Montmollin was on display at Mahtay Cafe (241 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines) in the Fall of 2022. These include works from the series Bird Women, Leading Ladies and Carnevale at the Hotel of the Bridge of Sighs.
Gabrielle de Montmollin is a Welland based artist and co founder of AIH Studios (179 East Main in downtown Welland). This is the second in a series of six exhibitions of Niagara based artists I’m curating in the Mahtay space.
JULIANNA D’INTINO | CONNECTING RODS: A SURVEY OF INDUSTRY IN THE NIAGARA REGION, 2015 – 2022
Julianna D’Intino’s Connecting Rods: A Survey of Industry in the Niagara Region, 2015 – 2022 was on display at Mahtay Café & Lounge in their main space in the Fall of 2022.
This was the first in a series of curated exhibitions of Niagara based artists, that I’ve put together to show in the downtown of St. Catharines, beginning in the Fall of 2022 and coming to a close in the Spring of 2023.
Curated Now & other projects
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything here, as I’ve been publishing with several online publications, and curated an exhibition. This is just an update on where to read my writing, right now, and where to experience some projects I’ve been working on.