NEWS
Current:
Join me and four other artist for Indoor/Outdoor at Worth Gallery, 830 Dundas St. West, group show runs from Jan 11 - 28, 2024 www.worthgallery.ca
I have a limited number of 8”x10” prints available of some favourite paintings, email me or watch my instagram for more details soon, available for pick-up or I can ship to you and add the cost of shipping.
Past News:
Recipient of The Worth Gallery Award at The 2023 Toronto Outdoor Art Fair. Visit my profile here: TOAF
Participating in THE ARTIST PROJECT, April 13-16th, 2023 at The Better Living Centre, with @akinprojects …come find us at booth #1009 and see what we’ve been up to! Show info and tickets here: The Artist Project
Recipient of The Major’s Purchase Prize at The 2022 Toronto Outdoor Art Fair. Visit my profile here: TOAF
“Bread Factory” is on display through 2023 at the 60 Works/60 Years Exhibition at The Market Gallery, www.toronto.ca
PRINTS!..
Available for purchase, contact me at emily.maclennan@gmail.com
ABOUT THE ARTIST
The predominant subjects of my work are the back alleys of Little Portugal and Parkdale in Toronto; oddly peaceful, and still locations sandwiched between frenetic blocks of city, where unusual colours, textures and shapes meet in unintended ways. I enjoy finding and carefully painting a view that appeals to my sense of design – and sometimes humour – in an otherwise quite utilitarian part of the neighborhood.
Recently, I’ve circled back to the streets and the storefronts that line them. Some have seen better days, but they all share a quality of self-sufficiency, individualism, and yet also community. In my mind these store fronts convey aspects of the personality of the people that own and operate these one-of-a-kind businesses.
I paint in acrylic and watercolour and have painted since childhood. I earned a Bach. of Design degree from The Nova Scotia College of Art and Design where I completed courses in drawing, typographic design, illustration, photography, and art history.
