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    Studio View   Do you think art matters during a crisis? I believe art plays a critical role in society. In times of crisis even more so. Particularly when the crisis is microscopic with massive, life altering consequences. We see the disastrous and terrifying results of this disease and the only advisable action, […]

    Tracy King (neice); Arlene Lovett (sister); Cornelia Schulz   Art matters in a time of crisis, for the connection to the energy and spirit of creativity is a vital life force, not just for culture but for civilization itself.     Art Toronto 2019   The arts bind us to the lineage of cultures past […]

  Toshiaki Noda – (Link to a small body of ceramic sculpture completed a few months ago)   I believe art always matters to us regardless of the time in which we live. It matters even when we are in a crisis like this. I believe there are more important things in our daily lives that […]

    We’re all deeply concerned how this crisis is affecting so many lives, loved ones and communities throughout the world. I’ve tried many times to find words to express something meaningful, only to find with each attempt I come up woefully bankrupt. Maybe it’s because what I want to say, all the comfort I […]

APRIL 1, 2020 BY CATHERINE KIRKPATRICK Artists on Coping: Helen O’Leary During the Coronavirus pandemic, Art Spiel is reaching out to artists to learn how they are coping. Photo by Eva O’ Leary, Fader Magazine  Helen O’Leary is an Irish-born artist best known for constructions that blur the boundaries between painting and sculpture, object and image. She trained […]

March 7, 2020 – July 26, 2020 East Building, Level B, Joyce W. Pope Gallery  Throughout modern art history, painting has been declared dead and later resuscitated so many times that the issue now tends to has largely been ignored. Despite any debate over painting’s viability, artists continue to persevere in keeping the medium fresh […]

PSG is pleased to announce our participation in Art Toronto 2019 Linda Sormin – ceramic sculpture Cornelia Schulz – painting Jacqueline Surdell – tapestry Ramekon O’Arwisters – textile sculpture DATES & LOCATION October 25 – 27, 2019 Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building 255 Front Street West, Toronto Public Hours Friday, October 25, 2019: 12:00 – 8:00PM […]

    Linda Sormin joins New York University in her new position as a Steinhardt Studio Faculty, commencing Septemer 2019. She will be departing her current position as Professor of Ceramic Art at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University where she’s been a valued faculty member since 2016. Linda Sormin is […]

  Helen O’Leary, Visual Arts Fellow at the American Academy in Rome, talks of her life and art. A film Directed by Gael Towey Cinematography by Joe Tomcho & Jeff Tomcho Edited by Maria Juranic Titles by Doyle Partners

Image: Sketch for Wet Dream Architecture Linda Sormin, Museum of Ceramic Art Denmark, Ceramic Momentum – Staging the Object, May 11 – November 3, 2019. A group exhibition including Anton Alvarez, Karen Bennicke, Takuro Kuwata, Anders Ruhwald… May 11 – November 3, 2019