January 5 - 16 January 19 - 30 CAROL SHUMAS -*!----QUEEN STREET OFF MAIN seven Toronto artists Stephen Andrews Andy Fabo Stephen Graham Lisa Nieghbour Micheal Merrill Julie Voyce Ben Walmsley "The Joy of Life" Voyce and Graham will accompany the exhibition. There will be an artists talk with slides about current Toronto art and artists, Thursday January 21 at 8 pm Shumas' colourful paintings of social gatherings and events of years past starts the new year off on an uplifting note. Self-taught, Shumas has been painting for 7 years. Influenced by Henri Rousseau and Grandma Moses her paintings are detailed and colourful, yet simple and domestic. 09 east 6th ave 75-9516 ed-sat noon-6pm opening Tuesday January 5 8 pm opening Tuesday January 19 8pm Funded through the Exhibition Assistance program of the Canada Council February 2 - 13 February 16 - 27 MIKE SYMONDS The Doors Door : (dor) hinged or sliding arrler to close any entrance. Representing a physical object of nctioning everyday use; a defunct ck group; or seen on a 'higher' piritual level in rellglous doctrine, a oor is not always just a door. HILLARY WOOD Urban Icons Reality seems to consist of layers of meaning - transparencies and metaphor. The theme of transparency has dictated many choices about the paintings. The widow frames suggest the continual dialogue between interior and exterior. We look through them to the simple geometries of small factories, and to windows beyond windows. opening Tuesday February 2, 8pm opening Tuesday February 16 8pm March 1 - 12 March 15 - Aprl! ~ JACKIE DIONNE GEORGE SAWCHUK This exhibition is co-produced by grunt and the Western Front and will be Installed In both galleries. A publication, YARD WORK, will be available Artist Talk: grunt Fri. April 1 8pm Curated by Annette Hurtig opening Tuesday March 15 8pm Funded through the Exhibition Assistance program of the Canada Council What I'm questioning is how we perceive things In order to slip the bonds of Intellectual fantasy. Millennia of books, voices defining an experience for us, ripping us of our eyes, nose, skin, mind, experience of body and identity. opening Tuesday March 1 at 8pm 'But