Coming Soon!
Please join us at the Art Gallery of Mississauga on July 21st, 2022 at 6pm for the
10th 10X10 Exhibition and Book Launch. Reserve your copy of the 10th edition book here.
Portraits will be published online in September, 2022.
Brent Everett is a porn star and entrepreneur. He has been featured in countless adult films and magazines, been the subject of a documentary and television show, and is widely considered to be one of the most preeminent gay adult performers of his generation.
Photo by Adam Zivo
from 10×10 Volume 6 (2016)
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Juul Haalmeyer is an iconic costume designer, terrible dancer, mediocre singer and an accomplished bad actor who has happily pulled the wool over so many eyes for oh so many years. He has designed frocks for every Canadian show you can think of… from “The Pig And Whistle” to “SCTV.”
Portrait by John Webster
from 10×10 Volume 6 (2016)
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LAURENCE TREMBLAY-VU is a multi-disciplinary circus artist. He cultivates his soul and his balance in harmony with the energy of movement, his sensitivity to matter and spatial awareness. His vision articulates around the captivating universe of imagination, spiritual poetry and conceptual artistry. Before graduating from circus school (NCS), he completed university studies in environmental design and architecture.
Photo by Damian Siqueiros
from 10×10 Volume 6 (2016)
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The opening reception for 10X10 is quickly approaching!
We’re cleaning the glass, straightening the frames, making sure everything is ready for June 26th at the Gladstone Hotel. All the of the 2014 photographers will be there and many of the subjects have already RSVP’d. Let us know you’ll be there to celebrate with us by joining our Facebook Event.
To celebrate our talented subjects this year, each day from now until June 26th we are sharing ONE portrait for the current exhibition. Thee exception Canadians represent some of Canada’s LGBT celebrities and new rising stars. They have contributed to the arts through their creative practice in a variety of disciplines or have supported the arts as arts workers, activists, philanthropists, and educators. During Pride week in Toronto, we come together to celebrate both their contributions and who they are – bright, bold and brave people, living out proud lives.
First up, a man who needs little introduction…
CHARLES PACHTER | visual artist
One of Canada’s leading contemporary artists, Charles Pachter is a painter, printmaker, sculpture, designer, historian and lecturer. Born in Toronto, his work has been exhibited at the Art Gallery of Ontario, The Royal Ontario Museum, and the McMichael Gallery., and he has held solo ehibitons in France, Germany, Japan, the UK, and India. His images of the queen, moose, and maple leaf flag are icons of Canadian contemporary art. His murals HOCKEY KNIGHTS IN CANADA can be seen in Toronto’s College subway station.
Portrait of Charles Patcher by Pascal Arseneau.
The 10X10 book is now available online for pre-order. Don’t miss your opportunity to get this years limited edition book. Reserve your copy today!
For a full list of previous 10X10 subjects, please see our subjects list. Know some not on the list who you think should be a future subject? Nominate them here.
2014 10X10 Book Now Available for Pre-Order
DON’T MISS OUT! Reserve your your copy of 10X10: Volume 4 now! This limited edition book includes portraits by 2014 10X10 photographers: Pascal Arseneau, Christopher Cushman, Michael Chambers, Evergon, Zoe Gamelli, Mikka Gia, Marni Grossman, April Hickox, Mitchel Raphael and Alejandro Santiago.
You can reserve your copy to pick up during the exhibition reception and book launch at the Gladstone Hotel on June 26th, 2014, or pre-order a book which will be shipped on Wednesday, July 3rd, 2014.
Peter Kingstone is a Toronto-based visual artist and curator, working primarily in video and photography. Peter’s installation pieces have been shown across Canada
and internationally, and he was awarded the Untitled Artist Award in 2005 for his installation The Strange Case of peter K. (1974-2004). Peter holds a degree in
Philosophy/Cultural Studies from Trent University and a Masters of Fine Art focusing on video and new media from York University. Peter has presented at many
conferences on the ideas around storytelling and social engagement.
Portrait by Lise Beaudry
2013
Jade Rude is a Canadian-based artist who works in a variety of media including sculptural, installation, photography and video. Through a variety of perception shifting tactics she aims to disrupt our familiar responses to certain objects through playful strategies. Rude studied social theory in Norway, art and design in England and graduated from the Alberta College of Art. Rude has exhibited in Canada, the US, England, Japan, Columbia and MAMBA in Buenos Aires.
Photo by Bruno Billio.
2013
10X10 Photography Project 