{"id":5173,"date":"2013-02-27T07:28:41","date_gmt":"2013-02-27T14:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reactorart.com\/blog\/?p=5173"},"modified":"2019-06-13T15:54:03","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T19:54:03","slug":"art-exhibition-featuring-alena-skarina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reactorart.com\/blog\/art-exhibition-featuring-alena-skarina\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Exhibition featuring Al\u00c3\u00abna Skarina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OPENING RECEPTION: March 1st<br \/>\n6pm-11pm<\/p>\n<p>Oz Studios, 134 Ossington Ave, Toronto<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Posers&#8221; is a group exhibition that explores portraiture as a method of documentation and self-expression.<\/p>\n<p>Local artists, illustrators and photographers will go beyond capturing physical likeness, challenging a traditional convention by using a diverse range of visual language &#8211; both cultural and contemporary. In examining the poser&#8217;s subtleties, the artist not only reveals the subject&#8217;s personality and history, but also his\/her personal significance to the artist.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring<br \/>\nAl\u00c3\u00abna Skarina, Alex Beaton, Ben X Caplan, Caitlin Taguibao<br \/>\nChelsea Canlas, Christina Ung, Diana Luong, Frances Lee<br \/>\nGillian Goerz, Irva Saraci, Jesse Graham, Kat Verhoeven<br \/>\nKate Thornley, Kira Shaimanova, Kohsin Hong, Laura Harte<br \/>\nLiz Emirzian, Nat Janin, Sarah Virag, Taj Nabhani, Terry Baker<br \/>\nWill Cardona, Yalda Pashai<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-5177\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reactorart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Reactor-Alena-Skarina-catspaceface-550x541.jpg\" alt=\"Reactor-Alena-Skarina-catspaceface\" width=\"550\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reactorart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Reactor-Alena-Skarina-catspaceface-550x541.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.reactorart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Reactor-Alena-Skarina-catspaceface-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reactorart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Reactor-Alena-Skarina-catspaceface.jpg 1144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OPENING RECEPTION: March 1st 6pm-11pm Oz Studios, 134 Ossington Ave, Toronto &#8220;Posers&#8221; is a group exhibition that explores portraiture as a method of documentation and self-expression. 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