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If you’ve enjoyed this preview and would like to support the exhibition, the McMichael and its initiatives, please consider making a donation<\/a><\/span>. We thank you for supporting the art of Canada!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Denyse Thomasos: Odyssey<\/span><\/h1>\nJune 14 –\u00a0October 24, 2021<\/span><\/h2>\nAbout the Exhibition<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nDenyse Thomasos (1964\u20132012) was a Trinidadian-Canadian artist whose epic paintings incorporate imagery from a range of sources, including Caribbean textiles, historic slave ships, industrial shipyards, graveyards, villages and maximum security prisons. Thomasos explained her choice of subject matter in an artist statement in 2012, shortly before her\u00a0untimely death:<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cI was struck by the premeditated, efficient, dispassionate records of human beings as cargo and also by the deplorable conditions of the slave ships\u2014so many Africans stacked and piled into the tiny, airless holds. In my artworks, I used lines in deep space to recreate these claustrophobic conditions, leaving no room to breathe. To capture the feeling of confinement, I created three large-scale black-and-white paintings of the structures that were used to contain slaves\u2014and left such catastrophic effects on the black psyche: the slave ship, the prison, and the burial site. These became archetypal for me. I began to reconstruct and recycle their forms in all of my works.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nThe structures that confine and define us \u2014 whether political, social or architectural \u2014 served as the subject of her works. With her lush painterly approach, Thomasos compounded these subjects into form and colour.\u00a0 The result is a body of work that recalls the history of the African diaspora with boundless energy and force. Thomasos’ art\u00a0enacts a delicate balance between representation and abstraction, and holds a unique place in the history of Canadian art, adding to a narrative from which Black, Indigenous, and people of colour’s voices have for too long been excluded.\u00a0The McMichael’s exhibition gathers works from all phases of Thomasos’ career in celebration of her historic contribution.<\/span><\/p>\nAbout the Artist<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nDenyse Thomasos was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, emigrating with her family to Toronto at the age of six, where they joined the city\u2019s dynamic Afro-Caribbean community. She\u00a0studied at the University of Toronto and Yale School of Art, eventually taking up a teaching position at Rutgers University. Her extensive international travels and research fuelled her understanding of the histories and legacies of oppression, examining the ways in which we organize ourselves in physical and social space.<\/span><\/p>\nThis exhibition is\u00a0co-curated by Ga\u00ebtane Verna, Director of The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto, and Sarah Milroy, Chief Curator of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.\u00a0The catalogue includes a curatorial conversation between Verna and Milroy, and an essay by Canadian author Esi Edugyan.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>Denyse Thomasos: Odyssey<\/span><\/h2>\nFebruary 28, 2022<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A Hidden History:\u00a0Slavery in Canada<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">May 12, 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"YouTube video player 2\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27360%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20360%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27360%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qTHdXx6FnZc?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">New Perspectives: Denyse Thomasos<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">February 23, 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"YouTube video player 3\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27360%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20360%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27360%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qYoR1DwdQGQ?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Black Women Artists in Canadian Art History<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">October 19, 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"YouTube video player 4\" 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\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37223542288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Denyse Thomasos (1964\u20132012),\u00a0<em>Sparrow<\/em>, 2010, acrylic on canvas,\u00a0 152.4 x 182.9 cm, Private collection, L2021.9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.3333333333%;width:calc(33.3333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><figure id=\"attachment_37223542289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37223542289\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-37223542289 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%271050%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201500%201050%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%271050%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/L2021.10_WEB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1050\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37223542289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Denyse Thomasos (1964\u20132012),\u00a0<em>Excavations: Jodhpur Rooftops<\/em>, 2007, acrylic on canvas, 106.7 x 152.4 cm, Robin & David Young, L2021.10<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.3333333333%;width:calc(33.3333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.333333333333 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper 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About the Exhibition<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nDenyse Thomasos (1964\u20132012) was a Trinidadian-Canadian artist whose epic paintings incorporate imagery from a range of sources, including Caribbean textiles, historic slave ships, industrial shipyards, graveyards, villages and maximum security prisons. Thomasos explained her choice of subject matter in an artist statement in 2012, shortly before her\u00a0untimely death:<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cI was struck by the premeditated, efficient, dispassionate records of human beings as cargo and also by the deplorable conditions of the slave ships\u2014so many Africans stacked and piled into the tiny, airless holds. In my artworks, I used lines in deep space to recreate these claustrophobic conditions, leaving no room to breathe. To capture the feeling of confinement, I created three large-scale black-and-white paintings of the structures that were used to contain slaves\u2014and left such catastrophic effects on the black psyche: the slave ship, the prison, and the burial site. These became archetypal for me. I began to reconstruct and recycle their forms in all of my works.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nThe structures that confine and define us \u2014 whether political, social or architectural \u2014 served as the subject of her works. With her lush painterly approach, Thomasos compounded these subjects into form and colour.\u00a0 The result is a body of work that recalls the history of the African diaspora with boundless energy and force. Thomasos’ art\u00a0enacts a delicate balance between representation and abstraction, and holds a unique place in the history of Canadian art, adding to a narrative from which Black, Indigenous, and people of colour’s voices have for too long been excluded.\u00a0The McMichael’s exhibition gathers works from all phases of Thomasos’ career in celebration of her historic contribution.<\/span><\/p>\nAbout the Artist<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nDenyse Thomasos was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, emigrating with her family to Toronto at the age of six, where they joined the city\u2019s dynamic Afro-Caribbean community. She\u00a0studied at the University of Toronto and Yale School of Art, eventually taking up a teaching position at Rutgers University. Her extensive international travels and research fuelled her understanding of the histories and legacies of oppression, examining the ways in which we organize ourselves in physical and social space.<\/span><\/p>\nThis exhibition is\u00a0co-curated by Ga\u00ebtane Verna, Director of The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto, and Sarah Milroy, Chief Curator of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.\u00a0The catalogue includes a curatorial conversation between Verna and Milroy, and an essay by Canadian author Esi Edugyan.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>Denyse Thomasos: Odyssey<\/span><\/h2>\nFebruary 28, 2022<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A Hidden 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\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37223542288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Denyse Thomasos (1964\u20132012),\u00a0<em>Sparrow<\/em>, 2010, acrylic on canvas,\u00a0 152.4 x 182.9 cm, Private collection, L2021.9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.3333333333%;width:calc(33.3333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><figure id=\"attachment_37223542289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37223542289\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-37223542289 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%271050%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201500%201050%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%271050%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/L2021.10_WEB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1050\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37223542289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Denyse Thomasos (1964\u20132012),\u00a0<em>Excavations: Jodhpur Rooftops<\/em>, 2007, acrylic on canvas, 106.7 x 152.4 cm, Robin & David Young, L2021.10<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.3333333333%;width:calc(33.3333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.333333333333 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><figure id=\"attachment_37223542287\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37223542287\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-37223542287 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%271117%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201500%201117%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%271117%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/L2021.6_WEB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1117\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37223542287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Denyse Thomasos (1964\u20132012),\u00a0<em>Untitled<\/em>, 2012, acrylic on canvas, 45.7 x 61 cm, Private collection, L2021.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth 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Denyse Thomasos (1964\u20132012) was a Trinidadian-Canadian artist whose epic paintings incorporate imagery from a range of sources, including Caribbean textiles, historic slave ships, industrial shipyards, graveyards, villages and maximum security prisons. Thomasos explained her choice of subject matter in an artist statement in 2012, shortly before her\u00a0untimely death:<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cI was struck by the premeditated, efficient, dispassionate records of human beings as cargo and also by the deplorable conditions of the slave ships\u2014so many Africans stacked and piled into the tiny, airless holds. In my artworks, I used lines in deep space to recreate these claustrophobic conditions, leaving no room to breathe. To capture the feeling of confinement, I created three large-scale black-and-white paintings of the structures that were used to contain slaves\u2014and left such catastrophic effects on the black psyche: the slave ship, the prison, and the burial site. These became archetypal for me. I began to reconstruct and recycle their forms in all of my works.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nThe structures that confine and define us \u2014 whether political, social or architectural \u2014 served as the subject of her works. With her lush painterly approach, Thomasos compounded these subjects into form and colour.\u00a0 The result is a body of work that recalls the history of the African diaspora with boundless energy and force. Thomasos’ art\u00a0enacts a delicate balance between representation and abstraction, and holds a unique place in the history of Canadian art, adding to a narrative from which Black, Indigenous, and people of colour’s voices have for too long been excluded.\u00a0The McMichael’s exhibition gathers works from all phases of Thomasos’ career in celebration of her historic contribution.<\/span><\/p>\nAbout the Artist<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nDenyse Thomasos was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, emigrating with her family to Toronto at the age of six, where they joined the city\u2019s dynamic Afro-Caribbean community. She\u00a0studied at the University of Toronto and Yale School of Art, eventually taking up a teaching position at Rutgers University. Her extensive international travels and research fuelled her understanding of the histories and legacies of oppression, examining the ways in which we organize ourselves in physical and social space.<\/span><\/p>\nThis exhibition is\u00a0co-curated by Ga\u00ebtane Verna, Director of The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto, and Sarah Milroy, Chief Curator of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.\u00a0The catalogue includes a curatorial conversation between Verna and Milroy, and an essay by Canadian author Esi Edugyan.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>Denyse Thomasos: Odyssey<\/span><\/h2>\nFebruary 28, 2022<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A Hidden History:\u00a0Slavery in Canada<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">May 12, 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"YouTube video player 2\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27360%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20360%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27360%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qTHdXx6FnZc?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">New Perspectives: Denyse Thomasos<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">February 23, 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"YouTube video player 3\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27360%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20360%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27360%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" 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\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37223542288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Denyse Thomasos (1964\u20132012),\u00a0<em>Sparrow<\/em>, 2010, acrylic on canvas,\u00a0 152.4 x 182.9 cm, Private collection, L2021.9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.3333333333%;width:calc(33.3333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><figure id=\"attachment_37223542289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37223542289\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-37223542289 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%271050%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201500%201050%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%271050%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/L2021.10_WEB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1050\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37223542289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Denyse Thomasos (1964\u20132012),\u00a0<em>Excavations: Jodhpur Rooftops<\/em>, 2007, acrylic on canvas, 106.7 x 152.4 cm, Robin & David Young, L2021.10<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.3333333333%;width:calc(33.3333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.333333333333 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><figure id=\"attachment_37223542287\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37223542287\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-37223542287 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%271117%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201500%201117%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%271117%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/L2021.6_WEB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1117\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37223542287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Denyse Thomasos (1964\u20132012),\u00a0<em>Untitled<\/em>, 2012, acrylic on canvas, 45.7 x 61 cm, Private collection, L2021.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth 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\u201cI was struck by the premeditated, efficient, dispassionate records of human beings as cargo and also by the deplorable conditions of the slave ships\u2014so many Africans stacked and piled into the tiny, airless holds. In my artworks, I used lines in deep space to recreate these claustrophobic conditions, leaving no room to breathe. To capture the feeling of confinement, I created three large-scale black-and-white paintings of the structures that were used to contain slaves\u2014and left such catastrophic effects on the black psyche: the slave ship, the prison, and the burial site. These became archetypal for me. I began to reconstruct and recycle their forms in all of my works.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nThe structures that confine and define us \u2014 whether political, social or architectural \u2014 served as the subject of her works. With her lush painterly approach, Thomasos compounded these subjects into form and colour.\u00a0 The result is a body of work that recalls the history of the African diaspora with boundless energy and force. Thomasos’ art\u00a0enacts a delicate balance between representation and abstraction, and holds a unique place in the history of Canadian art, adding to a narrative from which Black, Indigenous, and people of colour’s voices have for too long been excluded.\u00a0The McMichael’s exhibition gathers works from all phases of Thomasos’ career in celebration of her historic contribution.<\/span><\/p>\nAbout the Artist<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nDenyse Thomasos was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, emigrating with her family to Toronto at the age of six, where they joined the city\u2019s dynamic Afro-Caribbean community. She\u00a0studied at the University of Toronto and Yale School of Art, eventually taking up a teaching position at Rutgers University. Her extensive international travels and research fuelled her understanding of the histories and legacies of oppression, examining the ways in which we organize ourselves in physical and social space.<\/span><\/p>\nThis exhibition is\u00a0co-curated by Ga\u00ebtane Verna, Director of The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto, and Sarah Milroy, Chief Curator of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.\u00a0The catalogue includes a curatorial conversation between Verna and Milroy, and an essay by Canadian author Esi Edugyan.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>Denyse Thomasos: Odyssey<\/span><\/h2>\nFebruary 28, 2022<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A Hidden 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fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">New Perspectives: Denyse Thomasos<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">February 23, 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"YouTube video player 3\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27360%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20360%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27360%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" 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\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37223542288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Denyse Thomasos (1964\u20132012),\u00a0<em>Sparrow<\/em>, 2010, acrylic on canvas,\u00a0 152.4 x 182.9 cm, Private collection, L2021.9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.3333333333%;width:calc(33.3333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><figure id=\"attachment_37223542289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37223542289\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-37223542289 size-full\" 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The structures that confine and define us \u2014 whether political, social or architectural \u2014 served as the subject of her works. With her lush painterly approach, Thomasos compounded these subjects into form and colour.\u00a0 The result is a body of work that recalls the history of the African diaspora with boundless energy and force. Thomasos’ art\u00a0enacts a delicate balance between representation and abstraction, and holds a unique place in the history of Canadian art, adding to a narrative from which Black, Indigenous, and people of colour’s voices have for too long been excluded.\u00a0The McMichael’s exhibition gathers works from all phases of Thomasos’ career in celebration of her historic contribution.<\/span><\/p>\nAbout the Artist<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nDenyse Thomasos was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, emigrating with her family to Toronto at the age of six, where they joined the city\u2019s dynamic Afro-Caribbean community. She\u00a0studied at the University of Toronto and Yale School of Art, eventually taking up a teaching position at Rutgers University. Her extensive international travels and research fuelled her understanding of the histories and legacies of oppression, examining the ways in which we organize ourselves in physical and social space.<\/span><\/p>\nThis exhibition is\u00a0co-curated by Ga\u00ebtane Verna, Director of The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto, and Sarah Milroy, Chief Curator of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.\u00a0The catalogue includes a curatorial conversation between Verna and Milroy, and an essay by Canadian author Esi Edugyan.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>Denyse Thomasos: Odyssey<\/span><\/h2>\nFebruary 28, 2022<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A Hidden 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fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">New Perspectives: Denyse Thomasos<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">February 23, 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"YouTube video player 3\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27360%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20360%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27360%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" 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\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37223542288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Denyse Thomasos (1964\u20132012),\u00a0<em>Sparrow<\/em>, 2010, acrylic on canvas,\u00a0 152.4 x 182.9 cm, Private collection, L2021.9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.3333333333%;width:calc(33.3333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><figure id=\"attachment_37223542289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37223542289\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-37223542289 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%271050%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201500%201050%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%271050%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/L2021.10_WEB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1050\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37223542289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Denyse Thomasos (1964\u20132012),\u00a0<em>Excavations: Jodhpur Rooftops<\/em>, 2007, acrylic on canvas, 106.7 x 152.4 cm, Robin & David Young, L2021.10<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.3333333333%;width:calc(33.3333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.333333333333 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><figure id=\"attachment_37223542287\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37223542287\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-37223542287 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%271117%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201500%201117%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%271117%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/L2021.6_WEB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1117\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37223542287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Denyse Thomasos (1964\u20132012),\u00a0<em>Untitled<\/em>, 2012, acrylic on canvas, 45.7 x 61 cm, Private collection, L2021.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth 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About the Artist<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nDenyse Thomasos was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, emigrating with her family to Toronto at the age of six, where they joined the city\u2019s dynamic Afro-Caribbean community. She\u00a0studied at the University of Toronto and Yale School of Art, eventually taking up a teaching position at Rutgers University. Her extensive international travels and research fuelled her understanding of the histories and legacies of oppression, examining the ways in which we organize ourselves in physical and social space.<\/span><\/p>\nThis exhibition is\u00a0co-curated by Ga\u00ebtane Verna, Director of The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto, and Sarah Milroy, Chief Curator of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.\u00a0The catalogue includes a curatorial conversation between Verna and Milroy, and an essay by Canadian author Esi Edugyan.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>Denyse Thomasos: Odyssey<\/span><\/h2>\nFebruary 28, 2022<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A Hidden History:\u00a0Slavery in Canada<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">May 12, 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"YouTube video player 2\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27360%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20360%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27360%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qTHdXx6FnZc?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">New Perspectives: Denyse Thomasos<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">February 23, 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"YouTube video player 3\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27360%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20360%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27360%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" 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\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37223542288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Denyse Thomasos (1964\u20132012),\u00a0<em>Sparrow<\/em>, 2010, acrylic on canvas,\u00a0 152.4 x 182.9 cm, Private collection, L2021.9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.3333333333%;width:calc(33.3333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><figure id=\"attachment_37223542289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37223542289\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-37223542289 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%271050%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201500%201050%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%271050%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/L2021.10_WEB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1050\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37223542289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Denyse Thomasos (1964\u20132012),\u00a0<em>Excavations: Jodhpur Rooftops<\/em>, 2007, acrylic on canvas, 106.7 x 152.4 cm, Robin & David Young, L2021.10<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.3333333333%;width:calc(33.3333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.333333333333 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper 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Denyse Thomasos was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, emigrating with her family to Toronto at the age of six, where they joined the city\u2019s dynamic Afro-Caribbean community. She\u00a0studied at the University of Toronto and Yale School of Art, eventually taking up a teaching position at Rutgers University. Her extensive international travels and research fuelled her understanding of the histories and legacies of oppression, examining the ways in which we organize ourselves in physical and social space.<\/span><\/p>\nThis exhibition is\u00a0co-curated by Ga\u00ebtane Verna, Director of The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto, and Sarah Milroy, Chief Curator of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.\u00a0The catalogue includes a curatorial conversation between Verna and Milroy, and an essay by Canadian author Esi Edugyan.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>Denyse Thomasos: Odyssey<\/span><\/h2>\nFebruary 28, 2022<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A Hidden History:\u00a0Slavery in Canada<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">May 12, 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"YouTube video player 2\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27360%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20360%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27360%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qTHdXx6FnZc?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">New Perspectives: Denyse Thomasos<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">February 23, 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"YouTube video player 3\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27360%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20360%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27360%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" 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\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37223542288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Denyse Thomasos (1964\u20132012),\u00a0<em>Sparrow<\/em>, 2010, acrylic on canvas,\u00a0 152.4 x 182.9 cm, Private collection, L2021.9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.3333333333%;width:calc(33.3333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><figure id=\"attachment_37223542289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37223542289\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-37223542289 size-full\" 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fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><figure id=\"attachment_37223542287\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37223542287\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-37223542287 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%271117%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201500%201117%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%271117%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/L2021.6_WEB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1117\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37223542287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Denyse Thomasos (1964\u20132012),\u00a0<em>Untitled<\/em>, 2012, acrylic on canvas, 45.7 x 61 cm, Private collection, L2021.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth 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This exhibition is\u00a0co-curated by Ga\u00ebtane Verna, Director of The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto, and Sarah Milroy, Chief Curator of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.\u00a0The catalogue includes a curatorial conversation between Verna and Milroy, and an essay by Canadian author Esi Edugyan.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>Denyse Thomasos: Odyssey<\/span><\/h2>\nFebruary 28, 2022<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A Hidden History:\u00a0Slavery in Canada<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">May 12, 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"YouTube video player 2\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27360%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20360%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27360%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qTHdXx6FnZc?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">New Perspectives: Denyse Thomasos<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">February 23, 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"YouTube video player 3\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27360%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20360%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27360%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qYoR1DwdQGQ?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Black Women Artists in Canadian Art History<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">October 19, 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"YouTube video player 4\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27360%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20360%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27360%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/asCu0mvFrfI?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.3333333333%;width:calc(33.3333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><figure id=\"attachment_37223542288\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37223542288\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-37223542288 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%271238%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201500%201238%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%271238%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/L2021.9_WEB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1238\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37223542288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Denyse Thomasos (1964\u20132012),\u00a0<em>Sparrow<\/em>, 2010, acrylic on canvas,\u00a0 152.4 x 182.9 cm, Private collection, L2021.9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.3333333333%;width:calc(33.3333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><figure id=\"attachment_37223542289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37223542289\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-37223542289 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%271050%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201500%201050%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%271050%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/L2021.10_WEB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1050\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37223542289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Denyse Thomasos (1964\u20132012),\u00a0<em>Excavations: Jodhpur Rooftops<\/em>, 2007, acrylic on canvas, 106.7 x 152.4 cm, Robin & David Young, L2021.10<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.3333333333%;width:calc(33.3333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.333333333333 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><figure id=\"attachment_37223542287\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37223542287\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-37223542287 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%271117%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201500%201117%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%271117%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/L2021.6_WEB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1117\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37223542287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Denyse Thomasos (1964\u20132012),\u00a0<em>Untitled<\/em>, 2012, acrylic on canvas, 45.7 x 61 cm, Private collection, L2021.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" 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