Artist Project Toronto

Laurie Skantzos () is a Toronto-born artist whose work is showcased in galleries across Toronto, Provincetown, Montreal, and Belgium. With over 20 years of experience in the art community, her pieces are part of private and public collections worldwide, including North America, Europe, and Asia. Laurie creates from her studio in Guelph.

Kelcy Timmons Chan is a Cantonese Canadian American q***r pop artist and mural painter based in Toronto. Through their lens as a biracial gender-fluid immigrant, Kelcy explores food as a love language, amplifying stories of immigrant and family-run restaurants while highlighting the connection between cultural foods, history, land, and community. Their signature "little purple people" motif celebrates the presence of the LGBTQIA+ community and the intersection of their Asian heritage and q***r identity, creating vibrant scenes that reflect immigrant and q***r spaces and the meaning of home and belonging.

Sherry Park is a landscape and figurative painter whose work has earned recognition as a finalist at the Salt Spring National Art Prize in British Columbia, where she also received the Juror's Choice Award. She spent a year off-campus in Florence, Italy, further enriching her artistic practice.

Miles Ingrassia's booth during 2026. Ingrassia’s practice explores contemporary masculinity and the contradictions within its performance; how emotions and actions like tenderness, aggression, desire, and shame coexist beneath inherited cultural norms.

Ana Falceta is a contemporary textile and mixed-media artist who integrates traditional hand-stitching techniques and textile practices into her abstract watercolor paintings. Her work is deeply influenced by the rich visual language of aerial imagery, exploring the dynamic interplay of texture, surface, and abstraction. Ana’s practice bridges the heritage of hand-stitching with the contemporary expressiveness of abstract watercolor.

Today, we celebrate the art of photography and the incredible talent of our Artist Project photographers. Through their lenses, they capture the beauty, emotion, and stories that connect us all. Swipe through to explore some stunning works by our talented artists.

Artworks by:
1. Finn O'Hara
2. Lori Ryerson
3. Vanessa Pejovic
4. Margaret Gdyczynski
5. Jon Laytner
6. Janne Reuss
7. Yu-Sheng Chiu
8. Maureen O'Connor

Tanya Fenkell is a Canadian textile artist, watercolor painter, and writer whose work explores our profound connection to nature. Using materials like birch bark and found metal, Tanya creates pieces that reflect cycles of change and renewal. The pictured artwork is part of her RUST PROOF series, which highlights the tension between decay and growth. Inspired by the discarded rusty metal she collects during her walks, Tanya’s work invites us to reconsider our relationship with the environment and discover beauty in unexpected places.

Tiffany April’s work explores the interconnectedness of human and more-than-human beings, blending painting, assemblage, and digital installations. Through sensual forms and layered compositions, she examines the relationship between the ecological, digital, and organic, challenging traditional notions of ‘Otherness.’ Her art invites viewers to consider the body as a continuum between the natural and technological worlds, offering a unique perspective shaped by her experiences as a q***r and neurodiverse individual.

Jared Olsever’s booth at 2026 featured works that explore themes of q***r identity, nostalgia, and playfulness. Through his dynamic compositions, Jared blends mediums to deconstruct societal norms and religious roots, offering a lighter perspective on everyday moments.