Race, Destruction And The Many Afterlives Of A Paki*

One of the finalists for this year's Sobey Art Award, Divya Mehra currently at the Art Museum, University of Toronto:

* I Am The American Dream/Still Just A Paki/Seminar Series On Race, Destruction And The Many Afterlives Of A Paki: A Private Talk For One By Your Less Than Ideal Representative is the title of one of Mehra's works on view.

Mystical geological de Haan

Representing Prairies and the North, Jason de Haan is the other finalist for the 2012 Sobey Art Award that I like.  Described as mystical geology, de Haan's works are poetically captivating, often with arresting transcendence.

De Haan at MOCCA (Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art), Toronto 2012:

Walking And Chewing The Fat At The Same Time*

One of the finalists for the 2012 Sobey Art Award, Ontario's Derek Sullivan is currently showing his drawings and sculptures at MOCCA (Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art):

Often referencing the history of modernist design, Sullivan's works shown at Jessica Bradley Art + Projects earlier this year were full of interesting surprises:

* Walking And Chewing The Fat At The Same Time is the title of Sullivan's previous show at Jessica Bradley.