BEING SCENE Juried Exhibition, 2025. Photo by Henry Chan.

In 2025, we launched Open Studio Series as part of BEING SCENE to connect our member artists with curators and art professional across Toronto.

We strongly believe that such connections are essential to our community as we find solidarity in sharing our work with the larger community. On selected Thursday evenings, we will have a guest curator/art professional meeting with a group of 4-5 artists who participated in BEING SCENE juried exhibition this year.

The Open Studio format allows us to support our artists in a more relaxed setting, give them the space and time to speak about their practice with the visiting curator and the public.

Open Studio with Liz Ikiriko, 2025. Left to right: Marie Ruisseau, Jan Swinburne, Liz Ikiriko, Fatma Hendawy.
Open Studio with Liz Ikiriko, 2025. Left to right: Marie Ruisseau, Jan Swinburne, Liz Ikiriko, Fatma Hendawy.
Open Studio with Sarah Edo, 2025. Left to right: Stephanie Avery, Sarah Edo, guest.
Open Studio with Sarah Edo, 2025. Left to right: Stephanie Avery, Sarah Edo, guest.
Open Studio with Sarah Edo, 2025. Artist V Vallières and their artwork.
Open Studio with Sarah Edo, 2025. Artist V Vallières and their artwork.
Open Studio with Marina Fathalla, 2025. Left to right: Sam Paboudijan, Mei Chan-Long, Marina Fathalla, Clare McIntyre.
Open Studio with Marina Fathalla, 2025. Left to right: Sam Paboudijan, Mei Chan-Long, Marina Fathalla, Clare McIntyre.
Open Studio with Heather Canlas Rigg, 2025. Artwork by Leslie Ordal.
Open Studio with Heather Canlas Rigg, 2025. Artwork by Leslie Ordal.

OPEN STUDIO SERIES ARCHIVE

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Liz Ikiriko is a Tkaronto/Toronto-based artist and curator. Drawing on her experiences as a mixed Nigerian Canadian, prairie-raised queerspawn daughter and mother, her projects and curiosities engage, question and confront strategies of oppression and systems of power.

PARTICIPATING BEING SCENE ARTISTS:

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