Artist Project Toronto

Esther Slevinsky is a multidisciplinary artist based in Waterloo, Ontario. Her work explores our complex relationship with food and its many roles, including celebration, comfort, nourishment, love, cultural reflection, luxury, and waste. Inspired by Medieval painting, Esther incorporates its unique sense of depth, featuring oddly spaced objects and tipped surfaces that invite viewers into her richly layered compositions.

Rachel Sardella's work beautifully explores the fleeting nature of perception, crafting dreamlike, abstract landscapes inspired by organic forms and her deep connection to the natural world.

As art lovers, we continue to be inspired by Canada’s beauty and the art it nurtures. This , we’re proud to feature Alexandra McLaughlin, a self-taught painter whose work reflects her lifelong connection to Georgian Bay.

A childhood spent exploring the rocks, swimming off the dock, and boating through the world’s largest freshwater archipelago fostered a deep bond with the place that would become her muse. Alexandra’s vibrant, visceral paintings, like "Afternoon at the Lizard," capture the patterns, textures, and interactions of nature with remarkable depth and authenticity.

Michael Bedford’s captivating oil painting invites us to reflect on themes of isolation, desire, and identity through a modern, q***r lens. With expressive brushstrokes and a focus on light and shadow, his work explores the human psyche and our evolving connection to each other and the world.

Mallory Tolcher's Dress Code: FW25, showcased at the 2026 Artist Project, reimagined four basketball nets as sculptural “looks” tracing the NBA’s evolving dress code. Crafted from reclaimed jewelry, the installation transformed the court into a runway where sport, fashion, and power collided.

Pictured in fron of her 2026 booth, Nicole Schultz’s work uniquely blends her hard-edge geometric expressionist painting style with her passion for woodworking and custom framing. Her practice is well known for her innovative ongoing 'fractured frame' series, where art and frame seamlessly intertwine in broken sculptural forms that expand both the geometry of the piece, and drive their conceptual narrative.

Ottawa-based artist Jian Zhang's still-life paintings explore order, quietude, and time through carefully composed arrangements and a restrained, luminous palette.

Through narrative paintings and ambiguous imagery, 2026 Artist Project Untapped artist Billie MacFarland explores themes of truth, authenticity, and connection, fueled by their passion for building meaningful relationships and continuing to create.

Toronto-based painter and watercolor illustrator Henry Hao brings the warmth and poetry of urban life to his work. Through his art, he reflects everyday moments with a personal and heartfelt perspective.