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Our gallery is free admission and showcases the talents of many local and emerging artists throughout the year.
REFLEX: Fanshawe Photography Program student exhibition
​April 8-April 12 in the Main gallery
Opening Reception on April 8, 6PM-8PM with remarks at 7PM
About the Exhibition
An exhibition of photography by students in the Fanshawe Photography Program is taking place at the TAP Gallery in downtown London from April 8-12.
The REFLEX show is a culmination of 2 years of learning for our 2nd year students who have completed the program, a continuation of learning for our 1st year students. A selection of images from all categories in the annual Student Image Competition will be on display, and the winners (best in category) will be announced at the private opening. Awards will be given for highest scoring image shot with Canon, Fuji, Nikon, Phase, and Sony cameras. Special award will be given for the highest scoring B&W image, sponsored by Amplis Foto.
"Almost Julli" by Wyn Gelenyse
Community Portraits 2023-2024 Madeline and Cory: Wyn Gelenyse
April 1 - April 26, 2025 in LAB 203
Opening Reception on April 3, 5PM-7PM - This event is part of Art Crawl Thursdays
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About the Exhibition
Originally conceived as a simple exercise in painting the portrait of a close friend and fellow artist, Geleynse saw a bigger project as more friends and acquaintances from his walk in life — from the person who prepares and serves his coffee, colleagues from the arts community, a shop keeper at his local stereo shop, co-workers at the Mission Store where Geleynse volunteers twice a week, the woman who cleans the building that houses his studio — various members of Geleynse’s community stepped forward to be caught in paint on his paper canvas. With forty-one portraits, a series was born from that simple exercise.
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This series of portraits is presented one or two at a time for a month, beginning at Milos Craft Beer Emporium last September to December and now at TAP Centre for Creativity. It’s an unusual method to display an exhibit but one that almost mimics the way we encounter our friends and cohorts and acquaintances in daily life, a pleasant reminder that our communal time together is slightly fragmented.
Excerpted from the exhibition write-up by Vince Cherniak, Dec.14, 2024.
In Flux: Jessica Kliza
March 13 - April 12, 2025 in LAB 203
Opening Reception on March 13, 5PM-7PM
Jessica Kliza is a trained photographer and studio resident artist at TAP Centre for Creativity. In “In Flux” she sources photographs from newspapers and magazines and uses them to create representational drawings and paintings that explore the power and beauty of the human body in motion.
“Photography has the unique power to capture subjects mid-motion. These dramatic forms are made all the more enthralling by their brevity. Through repetition, I have expanded these fleeting images into something much more tangible, anchoring them in the here and now and calling into question the uniqueness of a moment. I selected these subjects because of the emotions each evokes in me, both as an artist and as an athlete. I have used colour and technique as a way to convey these responses."
—Jessica Kliza, TAP Studio 2D