VISUAL ARTS
9 & 99: THE HOWE/GRETZKY
EXHIBITION pays homage to “Mr. Hockey” and “The Great One,” two of hockey’s most prolific scorers. Milestone artifacts and rare personal memorabilia have been hand-selected from the Howe and Gretzky family collections. Hockey Hall Of Fame (30 Yonge St., 416360-7735). Until March 15.
ARCHIVING EDEN: EXCHANGE is a vault-like installation of X-ray images of 5,000 seeds by artist Dornith Doherty. Coming to life during seed exchange events, this exhibit transforms as visitors remove an image from the vault’s walls and replace it with a transparent envelope containing a single Canadian seed. Museum of Contemporary Art (158 Sterling Rd., 416-530-2500). Until May 1.
THE BIG HOLIDAY SMALLS SHOW A group exhibition featuring 12x12 original art pieces available for purchase. A show that is seen as an integral part of the holiday festivities of the Leslieville community. Artists’ Network Gallery (1158 Queen St. E., 416-4650302). Until Sunday.
BLOODSUCKERS: LEGENDS
TO LEECHES At this immersive exhibit you will learn that there are over 30,000 species that feed on blood, from leeches and lampreys to birds and moths. They have influenced the medical field, pop culture and folklore, from the story of Dracula to the legend of the Chupacabra. Royal Ontario Museum (100 Queen’s Park, 416-586-8000). Until March 22.
CROSSING THE LINE: POLITICAL SATIRE FROM 1800 TO
TODAY Featuring historical prints and drawings showing how visual humour has not changed much over the past several centuries. Satirical art by illustrator Walter Trier (1890–1951), Sandow Birk’s series lampooning U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration and others. Art Gallery of Ontario (317 Dundas St. W., 416-979-6648). Until Feb. 23.
THE DIANA REITBERGER
COLLECTION of modern and contemporary ceramics represents a spectrum of contemporary approaches, including vessels, figurative sculpture and abstract forms. Included with $9-$15 general admission. Gardiner Museum (111 Queen’s Park, 416-586-8080). Until Wednesday.
EXTRACTING THE ABSTRACT is a group exhibit that challenges traditional views on art, eliminating objects, figures and representation to birth a new perspective. Step into a new world and take in these
altered views of reality. Don’t miss the Opening Reception tonight from 6-9 p.m. Twist Gallery (1100 Queen St. W., 416-588-2222). Until Feb. 28.
HINDSIGHT A group exhibition with pieces that contemplate personal understandings of a situation or event only after it has happened or developed. Ingram Gallery (24 Hazelton Ave., 416-929-2220). Saturday until Feb. 1.
JACK BUTLER: FATEMAPS follows the destiny of three extended performative installation drawings at the intersection of developmental biology and visual art, which includes “Genesis” (1982), “The Body As Camera” (1993) and “Vortex” (2019). Don’t miss the Opening Reception this Saturday from 1-4 p.m. Red Head Gallery (401 Richmond St. W., Suite #115, 416-504-5654). Until Jan. 25.
SCENIC ROUTE: EMERGING PERSPECTIVES Presented by the 58th Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, this exhibit features art from the 2019 Emerging Artist winners: David Brandy, Golrokh Daneshgar, Ivanna Hreshchuk and Shaylah Marsh. Don’t miss the Opening Reception along with an Artist & Curator Talk this Saturday at 2 p.m. Propeller Art Gallery (30 Abell St., 416-5047142). Until Jan. 19.