Hayden Menzies at the Emporium Gallery!

Hayden Menzies' Things Change exhibition will open at the Emporium Gallery (3035 St. Antoine Ouest, #74) on Thursday, November 6th from 7PM-11PM (artist will be in attendance). The exhibition will also be open Friday, November 7th to Sunday, November 9th from 12PM to 6PM. Private viewings will be available by appointment only from Monday, November 10th to Wednesday, November 12th.

About Things Change-
Hayden Menzies is a Toronto-based artist. His exhibition at the Emporium Gallery will feature new artworks created specifically for his Things Change exhibition. Exploring such themes as hope, anxiety and duality, Menzies is set to exhibit mix media paintings that combine acrylic, pastel, charcoal, ink, and graphite.

Artist Statement-
"My work deals with various subject matters but most commonly explores themes of family, stability, security, home life along with immediate issues that affect me personally. Larger issues are often integrated into these topics but are done so through experiences and examples that I can relate to personally- and, shed personal sincerity and conviction into issues that seem microcosmic, but lend themselves quite easily to a macrocosmic mentality. " - Hayden Menzies

About Hayden Menzies-
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1979, Hayden Menzies moved frequently as child due to his father's service in the military. After living in many Canadian and European cities, Menzies settled in Ottawa for a number of years. After high school, he focused on art- studying at both the Ottawa School of Art and Concordia University in Montreal. Hayden Menzies currently lives and works in Toronto, Ontario. To see more of Hayden Menzies' artworks click here.

For more information click the eflier above or visit the Emporium website here. Hope to see you there, Ben Pobjoy

Hey Ottawa- Hayden Menzies exhibition opening this Friday

Toronto-based visual artist, Hayden Menzies (who is exhibiting at the Emporium Gallery in November) is exhibiting in Ottawa from September until October. His latest solo exhibition opens this Friday at the Artguise Gallery (590 Bank Street). The opening runs from 7:30PM to 10:30PM and Menzies will be in attendance. For more information, visit the Artguise Gallery website here. Enjoy, Ben Pobjoy

The Emporium Gallery website has been massively updated

We have massively updated the Emporium Gallery website with all of our 2008 programming. In addition, we have integrated a new, virtual archive for the majority of our previous shows. The virtual archive features a virtual tour, the exhibition description, the artist statement, the artist biography, still images from the exhibition and the exhibition flier. The virtual archive can be found in the bottom right hand corner of the website's main page or within the Archives subsection within the Exhibition section. You can see the Emporium Gallery website here.

Also, take note of the following exhibitions at the Emporium Gallery (all artist web links are active);

AUGUST-
Doug Brown / Colours
Thursday, August 28th - Wednesday, September 23rd
eatyourart.blogspot.com

SEPTEMBER-
Dennis Chow / The Horrible World of Glamnation
Thursday, September 25th - Wednesday, October 1st
www.glamnation.ca

OCTOBER-
Scott Lewis, Jim, Holyoak, Matt Shane / When I Get Back Home
Friday, October 3rd to Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
www.monstersforreal.com/index7.htm

Jamie-James Medina and Matthew Salacuse / Sanza Hanza
Thursday, October 16th - Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
www.jjmedina.com
www.salacuse.com

Kit Malo / The Art of Getting Along
Thursday, October 23rd - Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
www.lambsamongwolves.com

NOVEMBER-
Hayden Menzies / Things Change
Thursday, November 6th - Wednesday, November 12th
www.haydenmenzies.com

Julia Deakin / Untitled
Thursday, November 20th - Wednesday, November 26th
www.juliadeakin.com

DECEMBER-
Joel Birch, Luke Shirlaw and Elana Mullaly / Highlights of a Lowlife
Thursday, December 11th - Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
www.thekingdomofsadmachines.com

Thanks, Ben Pobjoy

Hayden Menzies

It's just been confirmed that Hayden Menzies will be exhibiting at the Emporium Gallery in Montreal this November. More details to follow closer to the date of the exhibition. In the interim, you can check out Menzies' work here. Enjoy, Ben Pobjoy