ArtAttack 2017 Catalogue

BUDDIESINBADTIMES.COM

AN AUCTION IN SUPPORT OF BUDDIES IN BAD TIMES THEATRE

11.09.17

PRESENTING SPONSOR

12 ALEXANDER STREET

Art Attack

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Art Attack 11.09.17 12 Alexander Street

Pre-Party & Final Viewing STARTS AT 7:00 PM

Live Auction STARTS AT 8:00 PM

Tickets $40 – ORDER ONLINE AT BUDDIESINBADTIMES.COM/ARTATTACK OR BY CALLING 416 975 8555

PRESENTING SPONSOR

FRAMING SPONSOR

CATERING SPONSOR

BEER SPONSOR

DESIGN SPONSOR

WE ARE AWAKE.CA

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CREDITS & SPECIAL THANKS

WELCOME TO ARTATTACK

THE CURATORS

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ABOUT BUDDIES

THE ARTATTACK LIMITED EDITION PRINT | SAVE LIVES!

A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESENTING SPONSOR

THE TUCK SHOP

THE SILENT AUCTION

12 28 36 THE LIVE AUCTION

39 40 41 ARTIST INDEX

GALLERY & DONOR LISTING

HOW THE AUCTION WORKS

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CREDITS HOSTS The B-Girlz CURATORIAL COMMITTEE

Steven Beckly Keith Cole Paul Dotey Elain Gaito Chris Ironside Darren Rigo Josh Vettivelu AUCTIONEER

Charlene Nero OFFICIAL TUCK SHOP BAGS

John Sissydude Webster PRODUCTION MANAGER

Charissa Wilcox

LIGHTING DESIGNER

Adrien Whan

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Awake Studio DEVELOPMENT

Mark Aikman Alysha Haugen

SPECIAL THANKS Daryl Vocat, Nada Ristich & Louis-Michel Taillefer at BMO, Kelly & Sonja at Akasha Art Projects, Dimitri at Image Foundry, Lindsey Cassel, Vasko Kocovski, Johnnie Walker, Josh Wiersma and Troy Seidman, Phil Villeneuve, Greg Wong, Cathrin Winkelmann, Claire Burns, Mathew Ballantyne, Shazad Hai, Mark German, our steering committee, staff, volunteers, and all of the people who generously donated the items up for bids tonight.

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WELCOME TO ARTATTACK

This is an important night for us – thank you all for being here. ArtAttack is not only our biggest fundraiser, it is also our chance to introduce you to some exceptional artists and showcase the amazing talent that our community has to offer.

I am overwhelmed by the incredible generosity of these artists, and by how willing people are to give their time and energy to ensure this night is a success.

This event would not be possible without the hard work and dedication of so many people. I want to acknowledge the artists, curators, local businesses, and individuals who donated to tonight’s event. Buddies is committed to keeping ArtAttack accessible to all and I am confident that everyone, at any budget, will be able to find a treasure to take home.

I want to thank the Buddies staff, board, volunteers, and the auction steering committee that have devoted countless hours to this event. It takes a lot of work to make ArtAttack happen and these are the people who made tonight possible. You have my ongoing gratitude

for the time, passion and imagination that you have put into this event.

I also want to acknowledge all our sponsors, and especially our Presenting Sponsor, BMO Financial Group, whose support and commitment to ArtAttack has been a crucial part of our success.

And thank YOU for continuing to support Buddies. When I say we really couldn’t do it without you, I mean it wholeheartedly.

Enjoy the evening!

Evalyn Parry Artistic Director

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Chris Ironside It’s good to come home!

The experience of retuning to ArtAttack has been a wonderful one, which has been made all the more special by the fantastic steering committee, curators, and artists that have worked so hard and given so much of themselves in support of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre.

The curators

This year’s curatorial line-up of Steven Beckly, Elaine Gaito, Darren Rigo, and Josh Vettivelu is inspiring!

That inspiration extends to the diverse and exciting collection the curators have worked to bring together, which showcases some of Canada’s most talented emerging, mid-career, and established artists.

I would like to thank Steven, Elaine, Darren, and Josh for your curation and commitment. To all of the artists who have donated work, thank you! ArtAttack could never be possible without your support and generosity.

The Artist’s Limited Edition, which was launched four years ago, continues to be an ArtAttack highlight.

It is such an honour to have had Daryl Vocat come on board as this year’s artist. Daryl’s Save Lives, like his queer reworking of imagery from Boy Scout handbooks, looks for signs and signals of queerness where they might not exist. Thank you, Daryl for this absolutely beautiful work.

On November 9th, I look forward to seeing you bidding high and bidding often in support of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre!

Chris Ironside is a Toronto-based artist dealing in the currency of gay images. He draws and photographs, decontextualizes song lyrics and glitters with aplomb. He exhibits his drawings and photographs throughout North America.

Recent commissions, publications, exhibitions and installations include Headmaster Magazine, C Magazine, Four Eleven Gallery in Provincetown, the Art on Paper Fair in New York City, The Window Gallery in Toronto, and Culture Days in London.

Currently, he teaches photography in the Faculty of Fine Arts at York University.

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Paul Dotey It’s my most favourite time of the year! Each autumn I look forward to this night, when creative people join forces for Buddies. Each year is different; with its own style, substance, and antics, but every year has the same goal: to support the programs that Buddies offers, and to support the people that make Buddies so great. In an age when forces conspire to make us feel small and ineffective, Buddies and ArtAttack remind us that we are here to use our creative power to affect change. Our talents give life to our ideas and our ideas help move mountains. I’m so proud to bring these artists into the Buddies fold, and I thank them for their time and skills. Here’s to another amazing year. xo Paul Paul Dotey has worked in publishing and design for over a decade, creating maps, books and illustrations for clients in Canada and internationally. He is currently drawing whatever he has been asked.

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Steven Beckly Having been a part of ArtAttack in the past as an artist, I was thrilled when Buddies asked me to join this year’s curatorial team. I’m moved by the generosity of Phu Bui, Patrick Cruz, Jihee Min, Ryan Park, and Shellie Zhang, five exciting artists who share Toronto as their primary home yet whose works reach beyond their geographical borders.

Their concerns range from the intimate to the global, each thinking about their unique place in today’s rapidly changing and interconnected world. Jihee Min’s vibrant cyanotype and Patrick Cruz’s enigmatic painting show the artists exploring their crosscultural identities against a shifting contemporary landscape. Ryan Park’s karaoke video and Shellie Zhang’s intricate cutout playfully combine image and text, altering and morphing Eastern stereotypes into cheeky new forms. Lastly, Phu Bui’s spectrum painting magnifies the beautiful patterns of nature, pointing to the deep, cosmic bond that connects all of us. I’m very excited to share these five incredible artworks with you, the public. Bid often and generously—your support ensures the continuation of Buddies’ vital legacy!

Steven Beckly is a Toronto-based artist and photographer. He received his MFA from the University of Guelph. Active in the local arts and queer communities, Steven has donated artwork to various LGBTQ+ organizations including the AIDS Committee of Toronto, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, the LGBT Youthline, and the Canadian Lesbian & Gay Archives.

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Josh Vettivelu The works in this selection all look at what happens to love (for another, for self, for place) over time.

Anique Jordan’s Salt is a photoseries of the artist standing in places from the stories of women in her family, archiving the inheritance of their resilience.

Jeff Bierk’s pensive cyanotype, titled 2010 - 2016, gives the viewer a time frame and an image; 5 years and a hospital curtain. Ness Lee’s Sinking Ships (Let’s Go Together) creates an internal world where parts of the self become indistinguishable from the landscape. Andil Gosine’s God’s on the Beach series documents the remnants of prayers that were meant for the sea. Lastly, Vera Frenkel’s video, Once Near Water: Notes from the Scaffolding Archive, is a seminal piece of Canadian video art about a city cut off from its lake and in trouble, where scaffolding serves as metaphor for both aspiration and loss.

A heartfelt thank you to the artists involved for your complex and touching work and a thank you to Buddies for providing the opportunity to bring them together.

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Keith Cole Still going strong after 6 years! The Rock Hudson Memorial Tuck Shop (“the tuck shop”) was once considered the fringe of the fringe but now we have quickly become the backbone of the entire operation! Not quite - but still super necessary, mondo interesting, sexy and all things cool. Now, you might ask… How Come? Why? How Did They Do It? Easy. Because of the artists, donors, buyers, volunteers and YOU. The Tuck Shop has exploded onto the art scene and is the desire of many. Envied and copied a dozen times over - the Tuck Shop at ArtAttack is authentic. Thanks to the 2017 ArtAttack committee, staff and Board of Directors at Buddies, the curious, the queerious and especially the donating artists.

Keep it real.

Keith Cole is scheduled to teach a free 5-day course lecture on Jacqueline Susann’s “Valley Of The Dolls” in 2018 through FADO Performance Art Centre.

Registration is limited. There is a free copy of “The Valley Of The Dolls” included. The classroom is a hotel room in a downtown Super8 Hotel. Keith Cole is gay. Just ask around…

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Darren Rigo I’m very excited to become more closely involved with the Buddies Auction this year bringing five new artists to the stage. For my selection I looked to rising talents who are using their mediums in innovative ways. Each of their works express a traditional aesthetic appeal but upon closer inspection you begin to pick up on how they subvert, combine and redefine traditional methods of creation. They are all pieces one can return to again and again and still notice new things and make new connections. I’m thankful to these artists for generously donating their work, to the collectors for showing their support and to Buddies for throwing the most exciting auction in town.

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About Buddies Buddies in Bad Times Theatre is Toronto’s leading destination for artistically-rigorous, alternative theatre and a world leader in developing queer voices and stories for the stage.

For 38 years, Buddies has challenged and inspired audiences with innovative, cutting edge, and award-winning queer artistic programming.

With the support of our community – people like you – we have made an unparalleled contribution to the acceptance and celebration of queer lives in Canada and advanced the possibilities of the theatre into bold new territory.

It is thanks to you that this work is possible.

ArtAttack is a vital source of funding for our artistic programs, which increasingly rely on donor support. So bid early and bid often!

HOW YOU HELP Thanks to your support, Buddies is able to strengthen and empower our queer community through a diversity of activities.

A FULL SEASON OF QUEER THEATRE Every year, our community of donors play a vital role in bringing a full season of artistically rigorous queer theatre to the stage. These productions are consistently met with critical and popular acclaim, and introduce Toronto audiences to some of the most daring, exciting, and important artists our city has to offer.

NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT Each year, the Buddies Residency Program supports dozens of artists in the creation of new theatrical works. We provide resident artists with the tools to create and the space to experiment, ensuring that queer artists in Toronto are given what they need to succeed.

A VITAL ARTS PROGRAM FOR YOUTH Our Queer Youth Arts Program is a safe and empowering space for over 700 queer-identified young people every year. This is a place where young people can get free access to our artists and artistic programs, and to gain the skills and confidence to create their own work through a year-round program of performance and training opportunities.

A COMMITMENT TO ACCESSIBILITY Buddies firmly believes that everyone should have access to the arts. That is why our ticket prices remain among the lowest in the city, and why we have several programs in place to provide affordable or free tickets to people who need them. We also offer our events spaces at little to no cost to many charitable groups every year for their programming and activities.

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THE ARTATTACK LIMITED EDITION PRINT

With Save Lives, Daryl Vocat takes the intimacy of a life-saving act and makes it explicitly queer.

For most of us, that life-saving act happened the first time we stepped onto the dance floor at a gay bar. The disco ball, our sun; and for the rest of that night, we found home.

Daryl Vocat, born in Regina, Saskatchewan, is a visual artist living and working in Toronto. He completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, and his Master of Fine Arts degree at York University in Toronto. His solo exhibitions include the Dunlop Art Gallery in Regina, Thrush Holmes Empire, Open Studio, and York Quay Gallery in Toronto, SNAP gallery and Latitude 53 in Edmonton, Eastern Edge Gallery in St John’s, Blackburn 20/20 in New York City, and Malaspina Printmakers Gallery in Vancouver.

He has participated in several group exhibitions both in Canada and beyond, including an internationally touring exhibition titled Further, Artists From Printmaking at the Edge.

His work has been acquired by the New York Public Library Print Collection, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, The Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop in NYC, The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery permanent collection in British Columbia, The Saskatchewan Arts Board permanent collection, and the City of Toronto Fine Art collection. His artwork has been published in YYZine from YYZ Gallery in Toronto, and Printmaking at the Edge by Richard Noyce, published in Great Britain. darylvocat.com artwork courtesy of the artist. framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects printing by Image Foundry

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SAVE LIVES

2017

screen print on archival pigment print

DARYL VOCAT

14” x 18”

edition of 20 exclusive to Buddies in Bad Times

PRICE $500

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PRESENTING SPONSOR

Art Attack AN AUCTION IN SUPPORT OF BUDDIES IN BAD TIMES THEATRE

BMO Financial Group is proud to return as the presenting sponsor for this year’s ArtAttack. The funding and promotion of the arts in Canada is an important priority for BMO, and we are especially pleased to be able to bring the visual arts together with the theatre arts for this evening in support of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre.

Respect for the individual and differing viewpoints, inclusion, and diversity are the fundamental values that shape the productions that Buddies in Bad Times stages. They are also values shared by BMO – values that shape our success.

We at BMO look forward to building on the strength of our ongoing partnership with Buddies in Bad Times so that we can continue to amplify the voices and experiences of often marginalized people in our community.

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RAISE YOUR PADDLES

It’s live auction auction Be sure to register and pick up your BMO Bidding Paddle in the Ante Chamber. With your paddle, you can bid on any lot in our live and silent auctions, and make purchases at the Tuck Shop.

Spend less time in the checkout line by authorizing the purchase of your items to either your Visa or Mastercard when you register and items successfully bid on can be immediately purchased.

All you have to do is pick them up at the end of the evening!

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LOT 1

LOT 2

BUDDIES PICK

BUDDIES PICK

Adam Brooks Grapple No. 4

Alison Postma Day Trip

2017

charcoal on paper 20” x 20”

ESTIMATE $450

2017

photograph archival inkjet print 12” x 18”, edition 1 of 5

ESTIMATE $400

Adam Brooks is an OCAD graduate living and working in Toronto. Working with the male figure Adam conveys ideas of queerness and the contemporary consumption of imagery. The work presents male figures in an aggressive, physical interaction. The figures collide and support each other expressing the dichotomy of male intimacy, competition and comradery. The visceral quality of the materials further exhibit the passion, sensuality and sexuality of each encounter as well as the dynamic nature of the male form.

Alison Postma is an artist living and working in Toronto. She graduated from the University of Guelph’s Studio Art Undergraduate Program in 2016 and has since been showing work locally and internationally. Her work is primarily photographic and sculptural, using video as a medium in-between the two. Postma’s practice focuses on the translation of objects between these two and three dimensional planes and what is lost and gained in the process.

adamxbrooks.janellucia.com

alisonpostma.ca

Artwork courtesy of the artist Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects

Artwork courtesy of the artist Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects

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LOT 3

LOT 4

CURATED BY DARREN RIGO

CURATED BY DARREN RIGO

Justin Somjen Lemon Water

Caitlyn Murphy Wimbledon

2017

chromogenic print acrylic cast lemon 14” x 27”

ESTIMATE $1,200

Justin Somjen is a Toronto-based artist who works in photography, sculpture and installation. His work blends photography and sculpture together to create formal allegories that explore abstraction, the relationship between flatness and depth, identity, and lifestyle. By simultaneously abandoning and embracing photography, Justin’s work arrives at a place where the medium’s essences are tested or revealed. He studied photography at Ryerson University where he received his BFA in 2014.

He has exhibited work in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, and Toronto.

justinsomjen.com Artwork courtesy of the artist

2015

gouache on paper 9” x 9”

ESTIMATE $500

Caitlyn Murphy lives and works in Toronto, ON. She received her BA from McMaster University in Hamilton and her BDes from the Ontario College of Art & Design in Toronto. Recently, her work has been shown at Atlanta Contemporary Art Center in Atlanta, Harbourfront Centre in Toronto and No Foundation in Toronto.

caitlynmurphy.ca Artwork courtesy of the artist Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects

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LOT 5

LOT 6

CURATED BY DARREN RIGO

BUDDIES PICK

Randy Grskovic Soleil Levant

Jordan Browne Untitled

2017

gelatin silver print, selenium toned, hand tinted photo oils 18” x 22”

ESTIMATE $2,200

Randy Grskovic is an artist and collector living in Toronto. He holds a BFA in Advanced Media Communication, from the University of British Columbia, Okanagan. He has shown his artwork and curated others in exhibitions across Canada. Galleries include Equinox and Centre A in Vancouver, V-Tape in Toronto, L’oeil de Poison in Quebec City, and Eastern Edge in St. John’s, NL. Grskovic is the former owner of experimental short-term galleries including The Age of Info(rmation), Cutty Contemporary, and Good Luck Art Gallery.

randygrskovic.com Artwork courtesy of the artist

2016

archival pigment print 12” x 12” edition 1 of 5

ESTIMATE $450

Jordan Browne is a photo-based artist located in Toronto whose work focuses on the nude form and the ways in which body language and gesture can communicate underlying emotions. Browne obtained his BFA in Photography at the School of Image Arts, Ryerson University, in Spring 2016. He has participated in group exhibitions and auctions within the Toronto community and recently held his first solo exhibition Sweet Dreams, Francis at the Ryerson Image Centre’s Student Gallery.

jordan-browne.com Artwork courtesy of the artist Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects

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LOT 7

LOT 8

CURATED BY JOSH VETTIVELU

BUDDIES PICK

Anique Jordan Salt

Maurice Vellekoop Wee Willy

2015

chromogenic print 12” x 8” open edition

ESTIMATE $1,100

Anique Jordan is an artist, award-winning writer, educator and curator. Her recent work thinks about working class aesthetics, time travel, invisibility, Caribbean carnival, and Black Canadian futurities.

She is the co-curator of the widely celebrated exhibition Every.Now.Then: Reframing Nationhood at the Art Gallery of Ontario and is the Executive Director of Whippersnapper Gallery.

aniquejjordan.com Artwork courtesy of the artist Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects

2008

watercolour on paper 11” x 15”

ESTIMATE $1,000

Maurice Vellekoop is a Toronto illustrator and comic book artist whose work has appeared in major magazines, advertising, and his own books. Clients include The New Yorker, The New York Times, American Vogue, Wallpaper, Abercrombie and Fitch, and The Walrus. Cockadoodle, Maurice’s first solo show in over fifteen years, opened in Manchester, England as part of Manchester Pride in August 2015. Maurice lives on Toronto Island with his partner, writer and editor Gordon Bowness

mauricevellekoop.com Artwork courtesy of the artist

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LOT 9

LOT 10

BUDDIES PICK

CURATED BY ELAINE GAITO

Jessica Thalmann Star Charts

Chris Shepherd Four Huron Horizons, Rolled

2017

archival pigment print 11” x 14” edition 3 of 10

ESTIMATE $800

2016

chromogenic print 36” x 36” edition 1 of 7

ESTIMATE $3,300

Jessica Thalmann is an artist, curator and educator currently based in Toronto and New York City. She received a MFA in Advanced Photographic Studies from ICP-Bard College and a BFA in Visual Arts from York University. She has shown at various venues in Toronto, Vancouver, and New York City including the Art Gallery of Mississauga, Flash Forward Festival, Gallery TPW, Nuit Blanche, Aperture Foundation, International Centre of Photography, Photoville, Camera Club of New York and Printed Matter’s New York Art Book Fair.

Toronto artist Chris Shepherd works to document, interpret and make sense of the rapidly changing world around us. His process is directed by composition, colour and form, and strongly influenced by contemporary architecture, design, painting, sculpture, literature and music. Interwoven with his observational approach is a fascination with the process of making and the definition of a work itself.

Shepherd’s work has been exhibited across North America and is included in major corporate and private collections in Canada and the United States.

jessicathalmann.com

chrisshepherd.net

Artwork courtesy of the artist Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects

Artwork courtesy of the artist and Beau-Xi Photo Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects

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LOT 11

LOT 12

BUDDIES PICK

CURATED BY STEVEN BECKLY

Weegee Untitled Abstraction

Patrick Cruz Three Fold Mantra

1955

gelatin silver print 8” x 10”

ESTIMATE $1,250

2016

acrylic on canvas 18” x 24”

ESTIMATE $2,200

Weegee (1899-1968) began shooting scenes of crime, drama, tragedy and depravity throughout New York City in the 1930’s for Acme newspapers. The New York Photo League exhibited his work in 1941 and he was included in the MoMA’s seminal exhibition 50 Photographs by 50 Photographers (curated by Edward Steichen) and in 1945 Weegee published his widely admired and commercially successful Naked City. Known primarily for his documentary photography, this piece is a paradigm of Weegee’s mid-century abstract work.

Patrick Cruz is a Filipino-Canadian artist and organizer working between Vancouver, Toronto, and Manila, Philippines. Cruz studied painting at the University of the Philippines Diliman and received his BFA from Emily Carr University of Art + Design and an MFA at the University of Guelph. Driven by folk sentiment, his multi-disciplinary practice is informed by his interest in cultural hybridity, bio-politics and the paradoxical effects of globalization. In 2015, Cruz won the national title for the 17th annual RBC Canadian Painting Competition.

caviar20.com

patrickcruz.org

Artwork courtesy of Caviar 20

Artwork courtesy of the artist

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LOT 13

LOT 14

CURATED BY DARREN RIGO

BUDDIES PICK

Aidan Cowling Craigslist

Andrew Harwood Lonely Island, Oliphant

2014

photo transfer on rag paper 33” x 25”

ESTIMATE $300

Aidan Cowling is a Toronto based artist, curator, cultural animator and has exhibited his work internationally. His artistic practice explores the intersection of queerness and materiality, investigating technology’s mediation of our search for connection, communication and community online. How does technology shape our understanding of queerness and what is the meaning of our material bodies within this mediated experience? Aidan is currently doing his Masters of Fine Art at The University of Guelph.

aidancowling.com Artwork courtesy of the artist

2017

oil on masonite 15” x 20”

ESTIMATE $750

Andrew Harwood is a Toronto-based artist, curator and writer. He is the former gallery owner at Zsa Zsa, Toronto and Zsa Zsa West, Winnipeg. He has most recently exhibited at The Fleishman Gallery and No in 2017. His works are in the collections of the University of Guelph, Queen’s University, The University of Toronto, Tom Thompson Memorial Gallery, Sheridan College, Centennial College, The Bank of Montréal, TD Bank and private collections in Canada and internationally.

paulpetro.com Artwork courtesy of the artist Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects

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LOT 15

LOT 16

CURATED BY JOSH VETTIVELU

BUDDIES PICK

Andil Gosine Untitled No. 1

Allanah Vokes Mr. September

2016

digital photograph 36” x 36” edition 1 of 3

ESTIMATE $2,750

2017

collaged Playgirl magazines on bristol 30” x 30”

ESTIMATE $1,000

Andil Gosine, PhD, is Associate Professor in Artistic Practices and Politics at the Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University. His practices explore imbrications of ecology, desire and power. Recent solo exhibitions include Coolie Coolie Viens at Glenhyrst and McIntosh galleries (2017 & 2018), and All the Flowers at McLaughlin (2018). His contributed work to this auction, Untitled No. 1, emerged from a consideration of shifting articulations of religion and nature, through observation of the environmental work of “progressive Hindu organization” Sadhana in Jamaica Bay, Queens.

Allanah Vokes transforms information and imagery through elaborate systems of analysis, dissection, notation, and translation, creating works that sit between representation and abstraction. Central to her practice is an investigation into the nuances of human pattern-seeking behaviour: how we engage these behaviours when making sense of art, and how we use them to navigate visual culture during the age of too many images. She received her BA Honours from the University of Guelph and placed first in the University’s 47th Annual Juried Art Show.

andilgosine.com

allanahvokes.com

Artwork courtesy of the artist Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects

Artwork courtesy of the artist Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects

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LOT 17

LOT 18

CURATED BY STEVEN BECKLY

CURATED BY STEVEN BECKLY

Phu Bui Repeating, Repeating

Jihee Min

2014

oil and glitter on canvas 48” x 60”

ESTIMATE $2,375

Phu Bui is an emerging artist based in Toronto.

He received his BFA from OCADU (2012) specializing in drawing and painting. His work is inspired by his interests in astronomy and philosophy. He has work in the 401 Richmond Private Collection, Toronto, Ontario as well as private collections in Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe and United States.

phubui.com Artwork courtesy of the artist

How to Catch a Cloud and Pin it Down (Part of series “Being Part of Here”) 2017

cyanotype on paper 30” x 22” varied edition 1 of 3

ESTIMATE $1,200

Min has received an MFA in Studio Arts (Sculpture) at Concordia University (2008) and BFA with Honours in Sculpture & Installation at OCAD (2005). Past residencies include Est-Nor-Est (2015, St-JeanPort-Joli, Qc), Cedar Ridge Creative Centre (2014, Toronto), Raumars (2011, Finland), and Banff Centre for the Arts (2005, Banff). She has exhibited nationally across Canada and internationally, in USA, Italy, Finland and Korea. Her work is part of various public collections such as the city of Toronto, St-Bruno, and Rauma (Finland).

jiheemin.com Artwork courtesy of the artist Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects

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LOT 19

LOT 20

BUDDIES PICK

CURATED BY ELAINE GAITO

Ashlee Marcus

Shanna Van Maurik Summer Vacation

Instructional Series #1 and #2 2010

textile, counted cross-stitch, cotton fibre threads 21” x 10” each

ESTIMATE $575

2016

oil on panel 8” x 10”

ESTIMATE $425

Ashlee Marcus is a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist currently residing in Toronto. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours degree from York University and is a member of the Embroiderers Association of Canada. Recent showings include Stitch Fetish 5 (The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles), Hard Twist 12 (The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto), and The Dirty Show 18 (Russel Exhibition Centre, Detroit). Her work has also appeared in Australia’s Textile Fibre Forum Magazine and the contemporary embroidery and needlecraft website Mr.XStitch.

Shanna Van Maurik is a Canadian artist who lives and works in Toronto. Her practice is centered on the creation of invented characters in painting.

Shanna received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from OCAD University in Drawing and Painting with a minor in Art History.

ashleemarcus.com

shannavanmaurik.com

Artwork courtesy of the artist

Artwork courtesy of the artist

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LOT 21

LOT 22

BUDDIES PICK

BUDDIES PICK

Brendan Fernandes Landmarks

Gustavo Cerquera Benjumea

2014

digital archival print 30” x 20” edition 1 of 6

Room 2 ESTIMATE $1,750

2017

archival pigment print 20” x 20” edition 1 of 2

ESTIMATE $850

Brendan Fernandes is a Canadian artist of Kenyan and Indian descent. He completed the Independent Study Program of the Whitney Museum of American Art (2007) and earned his MFA from the University of Western Ontario (2005) and his BFA from York University in Canada (2002). Fernandes has exhibited widely domestically and abroad, has been awarded many highly regarded residencies around the world, and was a finalist for the Sobey Art Award in 2010.

He is currently represented by moniquemeloche gallery in Chicago.

Gustavo is a Colombian-born Toronto-based digital media artist, animator, and teacher. He specializes in computer animation, video installation, and drawing.

His work has exhibited across Canada including at: the Ottawa International Animation Festival, the Toronto Animated Image Society, the Niagara Artist Centre, Summerworks Festival, and Nuit Blanche.

He also directed the music video for Lido Pimienta and Chancha Via Circuito’s “Jardines”. Gustavo teaches at OCADU and Brock University.

brendanfernandes.ca

gcerquera.com

Artwork courtesy of the artist and Caviar 20 Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects

Artwork courtesy of the artist Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects

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LOT 23

LOT 24

CURATED BY ELAINE GAITO

CURATED BY STEVEN BECKLY

Balint Zsako Untitled (Modern Dance)

Ryan Park Far East, Far Out

2017

ink on paper drawing 6” x 8”

ESTIMATE $250

Often including wild animals and multicolored figures bound or fettered together, Balint Zsako’s erotically charged works possess a shamanistic quality. Working in mixed media, collage, painting, sculpture, drawing, and photography, Zsako has recently focused on watercolors that feature intertwined naked figures. The artist’s practice also involves soliciting audience participation. In a recent exhibition, he placed his paintings loosely on a shelf and allowed viewers to rearrange their order, inviting them to construct new narratives for his work.

2011

SD video, 5 minutes edition 1 of 3

ESTIMATE $1,200

Ryan Park works with the vernacular and its potential to evoke social and personal histories, associations, and values. Far east, far out recombines eastern and western pop-cultural products in both familiar and disparate ways to comment on masculine aesthetic reinvention, and ideas of the alien. Recording distortions, breakup in the video and magnetic audio hiss, interfere with clear transmission, suggesting distances of space, time and culture. Park’s work has been exhibited and screened in Canada, the US, and internationally.

inconclusiveresults.com Artwork courtesy of the artist and Birch Contemporary Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects

Artwork courtesy of the artist Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects

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LOT 25

LOT 26

CURATED BY JOSH VETTIVELU

EVERYBODY’S PICK

Jeff Bierk 2010-2016 (Curtain)

Steamwhistle Brewing Steam Machine

2017

cyanotype 8” x 12”

Jeff Bierk is an artist in Toronto.

Artwork courtesy of the artist

ESTIMATE $500

The Steamwhistle boys take to the stage to auction off a catering package from Steamwhistle Brewing that includes two kegs of beer, a handsome server, and glassware delivered straight to your house in a vintage car for your next party.

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LOT 27

LOT 28

CURATED BY JOSH VETTIVELU

CURATED BY ELAINE GAITO

Ness Lee

Amanda Rhodenizer Blue Room

Sinking Ship (Let’s Go Together) 2017

ink on handmade paper 14” x 11”

ESTIMATE $650

Ness Lee is an illustrator/artist based in Toronto. Her illustrations have been chosen for award publications such as American Illustration 35 and The Society of Illustrators 57 and has exhibited her works at galleries in Toronto, New York, Boston, and Tokyo. Ness Lee graduated from OCAD with a Bachelors of Design in Illustration. She has continued to explore her practice using a wide range of mediums such as ceramics, drawing, painting and mixed media sculpture. She is currently represented by Art Works Consulting.

nesslee.com Artwork courtesy of the artist Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects

2016

oil on canvas 14” x 18”

ESTIMATE $1,000

Amanda Rhodenizer’s narrative paintings often exist in ‘liminal’ spaces and engage with ideas of presence and absence, permanence, and invasiveness.

Rhodenizer received her BFA from the NASCAD in 2006 and an MFA from the University of Waterloo in 2015. Rhodenizer’s work has been presented in solo exhibitions at Open Sesame in Kitchener and ARTsPLACE Artist-Run Centre in Annapolis Royal, as well as in group exhibitions at Art Mûr (Montréal) and in the survey exhibition Terroir at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (Halifax).

arhodenizer.com Artwork courtesy of the artist

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LOT 29

LOT 30

CURATED BY DARREN RIGO

CURATED BY STEVEN BECKLY

Alia Youssef Rosalind Wade

Shellie Zhang Heir To... (Dark Green)

2016

photography 30” x 30”

ESTIMATE $1,400

2017

arches paper and obonai ESTIMATE feather paper on chiyogami $550 paper, 20” x 16”, edition 1 of 5

Alia Youssef’s environmental portraits and videos connect to and explore relationships, personalities, and the mindsets of their family and the communities they are a part of. In 2017, Youssef received their BFA in Photography with distinction from Ryerson University. Their work has exhibited in Toronto and Vancouver, and has been published in an extensive amount of online articles, interviews, magazines, and physical publications. Recently, they were awarded the Dr. Julius Lukasiewicz Award and the First Edition Photobook Award.

Shellie Zhang is a Toronto-based artist, born in Beijing and raised in various parts of China, the United States, and Canada. She has exhibited at venues including WORKJAM (Beijing), Scope Art Fair (Switzerland), and Public House of Art (Netherlands). She is a recipient of grants such as the RBC Museum Emerging Professional Grant and the Canada Council’s Project Grant to Visual Artists. Recent projects include a residency at the Art Gallery of Ontario with EMILIAAMALIA and an ongoing year-long peer mentorship program with Whippersnapper Gallery.

aliayoussef.com

shelliezhang.com

Artwork courtesy of the artist Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects

Artwork courtesy of the artist Framing courtesy of Akasha Art Projects

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The DON’T JUST STAND THERE, GET YOUR TUCK ON.

shop

tuck Part queer art salon and part gift shop, this is a chance for aspiring collectors to take home some amazing treasures. The Rock Hudson Memorial Tuck Shop will be selling original sets of multiples and limited edition prints at set prices throughout the night.

That means no getting outbid at the last minute – just pick out the items you want, and they will be waiting for you when you check out at the end of the evening.

The Rock Hudson Memorial Tuck Shop is the brainchild of legendary local artist Keith Cole who has curated this year’s collection along with Paul Dotey. The Tuck Shop is brought to you this year with the assistance of your official Tuck Shop Visual Merchandiser Johnnie Walker and every purchase comes in a hand-made oneof-a-kind bag by John Sissydude Webster.

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Stephen Andrews POV

Stephen Andrews Stephen Andrews POV

Crafty Chas Knot Naked

2015, hardbound exhibition catalogue, signed, 10” x 12”, $60

2016, wool, 14” x 9” x 4”, $100

Nic Stevenson Untitled

Ken Fraser Untitled

Ken Fraser Untitled

2017, embroidered pillow, 20” x 20”, $100

2017, acrylic on board 4” x 7”, $20

2017, acrylic on board 3” x 12”, $20

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Sholem Krishtalka A Berlin Diary (Book 1-6) 2016, printed, softbound books, 8” x 11” edition 55 of 100. $90

Andrew Sedgwick Guth Cockey-Tine (Straight Shooter) 2017, blockprint on bristol, 8” x 10”, edition 10 of 10, $125

Andrew James Paterson Collection Correction 2016, artist’s book, signed, 9” x 11” edition 1 of 750, $42

Jackie Lee Low Light II

Pinup Boy Art Mermen

2017, screen print, 16” x 20”, open edition, $75

2017, digital print, 17” x 13”, $50

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Florent Manelli Men Portrait

Paul Dotey Overwhelmed

2016, acrylic, 8” x 12”, $70

2015, screen print, 15” x 22”, edition 3 of 5, $80

Nancy Loeber Forrest

Chris Ironside All Things That Glitter Can’t Be Gold #11 and #15

2015, woodcut, 12” x 13”, $200

2017, archival glue and glitter on paper. 9” x 12” $100 each

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Emily Filler Colour Study (on the lake) 2016, mixed media on paper collage, 7” x 6”, $150

Anton Russ Through the Hotel Window Voyeur Series 2002, photograph triptych, 8” x 18”, $100 each

Bearpad Six Pack

Bearpad Six Pack T-shirt

2017, digital print, 9” x 12”, $20 each

2017, screen printed cotton t-shirt, size L edition 1 of 18, $20

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Christopher Rouleau This Pussy Bites Back 2017, acrylic, 10” x 14”, $100 each

Graham Roumieu Stage Fright 2016, pen, ink, and watercolour on bristol 4” x 5”, $150

Cutebrute Hey Sailor 2017, digital archival print, 8” x 10” each, $80 (sold as set)

Rob Wilson Untitled

Kelly Bastow You’re Better

Kelly Bastow Your Life

2017, digital print, 8” x 10”, $200

2017, ink and watercolour on paper, 6” x 7”, $40

2017, ink and watercolour on paper, 8” x 8”, $40

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Pansy Ass Ceramics Gag Bowl Pink

Pansy Ass Ceramics Butt Plug Vase

2017, porcelain, 9” x 5” x 10”, $200

2017, porcelain, 2” x 6”, $60

Jesse Purcell B2 2015, screen print, 12” x 12”, $40

Jesse Purcell Skidick: Harper and Putin Destroy the North 2011, screen print, 25” x 19”, $100

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Trixie & Beever Diana Ross Hairstyles of the Rich and Famous left: 2015, mirror, glitter, film, digital print, wood 12” x 12”, edition 1 of 1, $200

Disco lives, Disco loves Andrew Zealley Black Light District

right: 2017, mirror and digital print on pinback button, 1”, $15 each

2015, artist’s book, signed, 5” x 8”, edition of 50, $50

Garry-Lewis James Osterberg Pussy Power

Rob Shostak City Yarn: Church-Wellesley Village

left: 2009, photograph, 8x10, $50

2016, sheep’s wool, wood, 11” x 24”, $150

Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell right: 2010, photograph, 8X10, $50

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The silent The silent auction features a great collection of design treasures, cultural excursions, and sexy packages. You can bid as often as you like using the same bidder number you use for the live auction. The silent auction will close just before the end of the live auction (listen for an announcement from the stage). The highest bid at the time of closing wins, so keep your eye on your favourites.

SHHH. GET YOUR HANDS ON THE GOOD STUFF.

auction

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AA - Sex

on the Beach

A bluetooth remote-controlled butt plug, silicone vibrating dildo, and more from Good for Her. AB - Home

Studio

A UR22mkII Recording Pack, which includes an interface, microphone, mic cable, and headphones. It also includes Cubase AI and Wavelab LE software for Mac and PC, and Cubasis LE for iOS, courtesy of Steinberg.

AC - Beach

Body

A Personal Training Package with SHANE TRAIN. CFES Certified Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor, Shane MacKinnon, will see you through 5 personal training sessions, plus one assessment session. Shane welcomes you into his home studio or will do out calls if you have a gym in your building.

AD - Culture

Vulture

Two tickets to Jurassic Park in Concert, courtesy of Toronto Civic Theatres, four passes to the Gardiner Museum, 10 tickets to screenings at the Hot Docs 2018 Festival, and two tickets to Acha Bacha a new play by Bilal Baig at Theatre Passe Muraille.

AE - I

Want Candy

A gift basket of tasty treats from The Candy Bar. AF - Beach

Blanket Bingo

A luxurious Klippan wool blanket, courtesy of Likely General.

AG - Inside

Out

A Benefactor Level membership to the 2018 Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival, including access to festival parties, 16 free tickets to regular festival screenings and 4 gala screenings, along with a host of other benefits.

AH - Tick

Tock

A Ribbonwood Wall Clock from Umbra.

AI - Glamour A collection of studio quality makeup from MAC Cosmetics.

AJ - Vinyl A $50 gift certificate to Sonic Boom.

AK - Pool

Party

A package of beach party goodies complete with a giant mermaid, a pair of unicorns, and tiki glassware courtesy of Outer Layer.

AL - Fine

Dining

Dinner for four at Sassafraz.

AM - Boots

on the Runway

A pair of regular adult Blundstone Boots, courtesy of the Australian Boot Company.

AN - Treat

yourself

A gift bag with Lavish&Squalor’s all natural soap, bath salts and soy candles. And another gift bag from our cafe with coffee, mugs, and sweet treats.

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AO - Serve

AV - Beach

A Savore Serving Tray from Umbra.

A session for a cut and colour or highlights with Mikah Styles.

AP - Pedal

Power

A 5 Class Pass at SoulCycle complete with a bunch of fun cycling swag.

AQ - Brunch

Blonde

AW - Float Two single float sessions at Float Toronto.

AX -

Guitar Solo

Enjoy brunch for two at The Drake’s creative culinary hub in the heart of the Junction Triangle, The Drake Commissary.

Revstar RS420 electric guitar with a hardshell case and a THR10 amp, courtesy of Yamaha.

AR - On

AY -

the Couch #1

Framed, signed Tom Bianchi original photograph model proof from the On The Couch series, courtesy of Dean Odorico.

AS - On

the Couch #3

Framed, signed Tom Bianchi original photograph from the On The Couch series, courtesy of Dean Odorico.

AT - On

the Couch #7

Cover Girl

A vintage 1920’s Eaton’s Catalogue cover with certificate of Authenticity, courtesy of Ed Cabell and Roy Forrester.

AZ -

Liza with a Z

A signed photo of Liza Minelli from the film The Sterile Cuckoo, courtesy of Ed Cabell and Roy Forrester.

BA -

Beach Reading

Framed, signed Tom Bianchi original photograph from the On The Couch series, courtesy of Dean Odorico.

A framed autograph from legendary 1940’s socialite and columnist Elsa Maxwell along with a copy of her biography, courtesy of Ed Cabell and Roy Forrester.

AU - Soap

BB -

Opera

Four luxury gift packs from LUSH, including bath bombs, hand creams, face masks, and more.

Screen Time

A painted four­panel room divider screen, courtesy of Ed Cabell and Roy Forrester.

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Artist Index Stephen Andrews paulpetro.com

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Kelly Bastow kellybastowart.com

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Bearpad 32 thebearpad.com

Ken Fraser instagram.com/k.fray

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Pansy Ass Ceramics 34 pansyassceramics.bigcartel.com

Andil Gosine andilgosine.com

20

Ryan Park inconclusiveresults.com

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Randy Grskovic randygrskovic.com

15

Andrew James Paterson andrewjamespaterson.com

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Andrew Guth andrewsedgwickguth.com

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Pinup Boy Art pinupboyart.com

30

Andrew Harwood paulpetro.com

19

Alison Postma alisonpostma.ca

13

Jeff Bierk

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Adam Brooks adamxbrooks.janellucia.com

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Chris Ironside instagram.com/chris.ironside

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Jesse Purcell justseeds.org

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Jordan Browne jordan-browne.com

15

Anique Jordan aniquejjordan.com

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Amanda Rhodenizer arhodenizer.com

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Phu Bui phubui.com

21

Sholem Krishtalka sholem.ca

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Christopher Rouleau christopherrouleau.com

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Jackie Lee jackieleeart.ca

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Graham Roumieu instagram.com/graaaham

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Ness Lee nesslee.com

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Anton Russ

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Chris Shepherd chrisshepherd.net

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Gustavo Cerquera Benjumea 23 gcerquera.com Cutebrute 33 instagram.com/thecutebrute Aidan Cowling aidancowling.com

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Nancy Loeber nancyloeber.com

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Florent Manelli florentmanelli.com

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Rob Shostak instagram.com/robonto

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Crafty Chas Patrick Cruz patrickcruz.org

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Ashlee Marcus ashleemarcus.com

22

Justin Somjen justinsomjen.com

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Paul Dotey pauldotey.ca

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Jihee Min jiheemin.com

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Nic Stevenson stevenandsons.com

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Brendan Fernandes brendanfernandes.ca moniquemeloche.com

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Caitlyn Murphy caitlynmurphy.ca

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Jessica Thalmann jessicathalmann.com

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Trixie & Beever trixieandbeever.com

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Emily Filler instagram.com/emilyfiller

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Garry-Lewis James Osterberg 35 garrylewisjamesosterberg.com

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Galleries

Shanna Van Maurik shannavanmaurik.com

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Maurice Vellekoop mauricevellekoop.com

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Daryl Vocat darylvocat.com

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Bau-Xi Photo bau-xi.com

Allanah Vokes allanahvokes.com

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Caviar20 caviar20.com

John Sissydude Webster instagram.com/ sissydudevintagehead

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Weegee 18 caviar20.com

Paul Petro Contemporary Art Projects paulpetro.com

Donors

Rob Wilson robwilsonwork.com

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Alia Youssef aliayoussef.com

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Australian Boot Company australianboot.com

Andrew Zealley andrewzealley.com

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The Candy Bar thecandybar.ca

Shellie Zhang shelliezhang.com

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Civic Theatres Toronto sonycentre.ca

Balint Zsako

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The Drake thedrake.ca Dean Odorico woodystoronto.com Ed Cabell & Roy Forrester Float Toronto float-toronto.com Gardiner Museum gardinermuseum.com Good For Her goodforher.com Hot Docs hotdocs.ca

Inside Out and the Toronto LGBT Film Festival insideout.ca Lavish and Squalor lavishandsqualor.com Likely General likelygeneral.com LUSH lush.ca Outer Layer outerlayer.com MAC Cosmetics maccosmetics.com Mikah Styles @ eleven bit.ly/mikahstyles Sassafraz sassafraz.ca Shane Train shanetrain.ca Sonic Boom sonicboommusic.com SoulCycle soul-cycle.com Steamwhistle steamwhistle.ca Steinberg ca.yamaha.com Theatre Passe Muraille passemuraille.ca The Umbra Store umbra.com Yamaha ca.yamaha.com

How it works Register Be sure to register and pick up your BMO Bidding Paddle in the Ante Chamber as soon as you arrive. With your paddle, you can bid on any lot in our live and silent auctions.

Spend less time in the checkout line by authorizing the purchase of your items to either your Visa or Mastercard when you register and items successfully bid on can be immediately purchased. All you have to do is pick them up at the end of the evening!

Silent Auction The silent auction features a great collection of design treasures, cultural excursions, and sexy packages. You can bid as often as you like using the same bidder number you use for the live auction. The silent auction will close just before the end of the live auction (listen for an announcement from the stage or keep your eye on the countdown clock).

The highest bid at the time of closing wins, so keep your eye on your favourites.

The Rock Hudson Memorial Tuck Shop All items are available for purchase at set prices, which are listed in the catalogue and on display. Items can be purchased ‘cash-and-carry’ or put on account using the same bidder number you use for the live and silent auctions.

Payment You can pick up and pay for your items any time throughout the evening. Buddies accepts Visa, Mastercard, debit, and cash.

Paying by Installment Any purchase total of $1,000 or more can be paid for by installment if you so choose.

Speak to a staff member at the registration desk for more information or to set up an installment plan before you start bidding.

Tax Receipts If the final purchase price is equal to or greater than 120% of the estimated value, the purchaser will be issued a charitable tax receipt for the difference between the estimate and the selling price.

Conditions of Sale Each lot contains an estimated value obtained from sources the ArtAttack steering committee believes to be reliable, but no representation or warranty as to the actual resale value is made or implied. Estimate values include value of framing, where applicable. All sales are final. No purchase can be returned, refunded, or exchanged.

All items are sold as is, as exhibited. Buddies reserves the right to share the contact information of successful bidders with the artists whose work they have purchased.

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