New Projects

Holiday Show at Arta Gallery in the Distillery District

2011-11-28T10:25:00.005-05:00

This Friday December 2nd from 6 to 8 pm, Arta Gallery holds its annual Holiday Exhibition. My piece, Fibonacci, will be on display.

Nuit Blanche - this Saturday October 1st from 7 pm to 7 am

2011-09-26T09:05:00.004-04:00

This Saturday evening starting at 7 pm, Nuit Blanche takes over Toronto. I will be part of an interesting interactive exhibit at Propeller (984 Queen Street West). If you are in the neighbourhood, drop by and say hello. I will be in the gallery from 7 pm to 9 pm and then out taking in the festivities. My piece, the first 32 prime numbers, will be on display. For directions to propeller, click here; for help planning your Nuit Blanche evening, click here.

Propeller celebrates 15 years at Queen and Ossington

2011-08-20T13:53:00.006-04:00

On Thrusday August 18th, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts celebrated 15 years on the Queen West strip. An exhibition of current and past members is on until August 28th. Geoff Pevere of the Toronto Star wrote a nice review of the exhibit, gallery and its celebration of 15 years. My piece, Stopped at 20, is featured in this exhibit.

Contemporary Banking

2011-06-20T20:05:00.005-04:00

I was recently included in a project called Bank on Art which showcases contemporary art on the display screen of a functional bank machine.

Art Auction and Raffle, this Friday April 8th 7 - 10 pm

2011-04-08T10:38:00.004-04:00

My painting "Building Diversity" will be auctioned to raise funds for the Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre.

Black and White Ball, Propeller Gallery, Feb 17 - 27th

2011-02-20T11:48:00.003-05:00

A great collection of art in black and white is on the walls at Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, 984 Queen Street West. My photo, Bloor Street Viaduct, from the Urban Canoe Trip is on display.

Michael Brown submission for Gallery Lambton

2010-11-15T00:11:00.008-05:00

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Thinking About Art opens this Thursday Nov 4th @ Arta Gallery

2010-10-31T10:35:00.003-04:00

"The Rat Race" to be screened on all TTC subway platforms October 18 - 25, 2010

2010-10-12T20:41:00.010-04:00

For those that ride the TTC, next week a new animation that Adeyemi Adegbesan and myself put together down at the Leslie Spit will be screened on subway platforms. Our piece is called the Rat Race:

Bricks and Cinder Block come alive down at Toronto’s Leslie Spit in this 1-minute animation by Adeyemi Adegbesan and Michael Brown. This discarded material of demolished Toronto buildings takes on a range of personalities. Scurrying out from behind big boulders and clambering up and over slabs of cement sub-flooring, the material orders itself and encounters a little magic, looking east out over Lake Ontario.

Thanks for the support from the Toronto Animated Image Society who put together the project and to Madi Piller and Tara Schorr from TAIS who mentored and inspired the 6 artist teams over the summer. The project was a lot of fun!

There's Math in Art

2010-08-29T09:08:00.004-04:00

These 3 paintings are a continuation of the project, "What does a quart of paint look like?" In the first piece I stencilled out the contents of a 200ml tube of Winton Ivory Black--starting with 1, 2, 3 and so on until I ran out of paint at number 27. The second piece I stencilled a 200ml tube of Titanium White 25 times and in the third piece I emptied the contents of a can of Montana Gold, 1 number at a time until the can died at number 109. In this series, the content and look of the painting are decided by the quantity of paint in the container being used.

Submission for Palladium Park Benches, Burlington

2010-07-20T18:42:00.007-04:00

Below are the 3 designs I recently submitted to the City of Burlington for the soon to be built Palladium Park. The first image is the GPS coordinates of the bench's location. The second are 3 species of fish (Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout and Chinook Salmon) that return every year to spawn in the nearby Bronte Creek. The third image has been created using digital photos that I shot of tree bark, wheat on the ground and the earth that is found in this area of Burlington.

Submission for Liberty Village BENCHmark program

2010-07-07T11:01:00.003-04:00

This submission was created by photographing address plates and ad hoc signage in Toronto's Liberty Village. BENCHmark is an initiative that commissions Artists to create one of a kind park benches. My bench "Wired Up" was installed in 2006 on Mowat Avenue opposite Lamport Stadium.

What does 1 quart of paint look like?

2010-05-10T11:55:00.024-04:00

Thanks to Adeyemi Adegbesan for his amazing video and photography work. For a full length version of this clip on youtube, and a bit of background on the project, click here.

Design Hope Toronto: An auction to benefit homeless people

2010-04-13T19:41:00.014-04:00

If you are looking for something to do this Friday evening April 16th, come and take part in the fifth annual Design Hope Toronto gala event.

My Photo, East Don Campsite will be in the show.

Street Poster Embroidery

2010-02-03T10:03:00.014-05:00

This is part of a new series of embroidered canvas swatches done from street posters (In this case part of the text from a lost bracelet).

Oliva Chow Art Show, Jan 17, 2010

2010-01-18T11:57:00.002-05:00

Olivia Chow, Ryan Beckford, Anton Bacchus, Jessey Pacho and myself display some art at her consituency office in Kensington Market.

New work on Mylar

2009-11-14T15:30:00.006-05:00

Agawa Canyon Apartment Block, 19" x 19" (31" x 30" framed), Oil and graphite on mylar, 2009

Painting for the community

2009-08-29T16:24:00.006-04:00

On August 4th Patrick John Smith passed away. He was a youth living in my neighbourhood. I painted this canvas for Bubba's Family with Jared, a youth artist painting with Harbourfront Community Centre Mural Project.

I coordinate the Mural Project @ HCC

Toronto Star Visual Arts columnist Murray Whyte blogs about Crossing Toronto by Canoe

2009-08-25T16:24:00.007-04:00

During the "Crossing Toronto by Canoe" exhibit, the following article appeared in Murray Whyte's Untitled Blog

Crossing Toronto by Canoe at Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts

2009-04-17T17:14:00.008-04:00

Please join me for an exhibition of images shot during a 10 day paddle across the City of Toronto in the spring of 2008

Opening Reception: Thursday May 14th, 7 - 10 pm

Exhibition runs May 13 - 24th, 2009

Live Jazz & Q and A: Saturday May 23, 1 - 3 pm

http://www.propellerctr.com/

http://www.contactphoto.com/view.php?eventid=1351

the Toronto Artist Project, March 5 - 8, 2009

2009-03-02T19:01:00.004-05:00

New works on mylar will be on display at Booth 203, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts.

Liberty Grand is located in Exhibition Place

Hours:

Thursday 7 – 10pm (Opening Night Preview Party)
Friday 11am – 8pm
Saturday 11am – 8pm
Sunday 11am – 6pm

www.theartistprojecttoronto.com

Exhibition opens @ Arcadia Gallery, Thursday Dec. 4th, 7 - 10 pm

2008-12-02T09:43:00.005-05:00

2008-12-02T09:41:00.000-05:00

Urban Canoe Trip spread in Summer/Fall issue of Spacing Magazine

2008-09-17T12:36:00.002-04:00

If you haven't picked up your copy, check out this piece (Click to enlarge) that appeared on pages 22 and 23 of the Summer/Fall 2008 issue of Spacing magazine (www.spacing.ca)

Artwork on display at Queen West Art Crawl, Sat Sept 13 and Sun Sept 14

2008-09-09T10:52:00.012-04:00

Michael Brown, Booth K20

Queen West Art Crawl

Date: Saturday Sept 13th and Sunday Sept 14th, 2008
Place: Trinity Bellwoods Park
Time: 11 am - 6 pm

Image: Flattened at Spadina and Dundas, oil on flattened pop can, 2008 (Click to enlarge)

http://www.queenwestartcrawl.com/

Borrowing from Andy Warhol while painting in Liberty Village

2008-09-05T16:46:00.004-04:00

My partner Ana and I went out and shot images of Liberty Village. Then by dropping colours from this Andy Warhol piece (click to enlarge), we painted up 3 utility boxes at the foot of Atlantic Avenue (north entrance to the Exhibition GO station). See below.

Utility Boxes painted by Michael and Ana Silva September 2008 in Liberty Village, Toronto

2008-09-05T16:33:00.013-04:00

This water tower was photographed from the Dominion parking lot on Lynn William Street. (Click to enlarge)

The building pictured here is of the Toy Factory which is located on the North East corner of Liberty Street and Hanna Avenue. (Click to enlarge)

Painting in the July/August issue of Home Magazine

2008-08-21T17:29:00.006-04:00

In the most recent issue of Home Magazine one of my paintings (left of the window) appeared--Click on Image to enlarge

Thanks Canvas Gallery (http://www.canvasgallery.ca/)

Rhyme the Image Festival: An evening of Performance Art organized by the Latino Canadian Cultural Association (LCCA)

2008-07-02T08:27:00.008-04:00

My partner Ana Silva and I will be performing this Friday, July 4th, at Hotshot Gallery, 181 Augusta Avenue, 7 - 10 pm.

The event is being curated by Amelia Jimenez and organized by Sojin Chun of the LCCA.

Disintegration Disintegration @ DeLeon White Gallery

2008-06-25T14:11:00.005-04:00

Over the course of 10 weekdays in late May and early June 2008, myself and 9 GTA residents paddled a canoe across Toronto from West to East visiting parts of Lake Ontario and the streams, rivers and ponds of the city (Humber, Black Creek, Etobicoke Creek, Mimico Creek, Grenadier Pond, Cat Fish Pond, the Don, Highland Creek and the Rouge). In each of these bodies of water, I collected a sample of water that is included in this exhibit at DeLeon White Gallery

Grind: Getting through the 9 to 5

2008-05-28T19:14:00.013-04:00

Above Image: Dundas and Annette, Oil on Donut Wrapper, 2007

Urban Canoe Trip

2008-04-27T13:51:00.032-04:00

A 9-day performance crossing Toronto by canoe

May 22 - June 3, 2008

This project will be realized on weekdays between May 22 and June 3, 2008. The trip will start at Finch and Highway 427 and crisscross Toronto using Lake Ontario and the major streams, rivers, and ponds in the city (Etobicoke Creek, Mimico Creek, Black Creek, Humber River, Grenadier Pond, Cat Fish Pond, Don River, Highland Creek and Rouge River).

At times, in order to cross from one body of water to another, the canoe will be portaged along city streets/parks. The trip will conclude in the Rouge Valley in the north eastern part of Toronto.

The route will be paddled by 10 GTA residents: Michael Brown, Scott Brown (Brampton), Stephen Brown, Nick Gamble, Soren Mikson, Steve Pollitt, Ben Scholes, Bob Sexton, Ana Silva and Erin Zimerman.

For more information or to see pictures/video of the journey, visit: http://www.urbancanoetrip.blogspot.com/

"I am a Canadian Smoker" at Framework Foundation's Toronto Timeraiser

2008-03-31T11:45:00.013-04:00

Please join me at Framework Foundation's Toronto Timeraiser event where one painting of my smokers' series will be up for auction.

Saturday April 5th, 2008

@ the Fermenting Cellar, Distillery District, 55 Mill Street, Toronto

Doors Open at 7 pm

$20 TICKET

Image: I am a Canadian Smoker, oil on discarded cigarette packaging, 15 cm x 11 cm, 2007

For more info: http://www.timeraiser.ca/