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Our Forgotten Ancestors
Cody Cochrane solo exhibition
107 Shaw is proud to present Our Forgotten Ancestors, a solo exhibition of new work
by Toronto based artist Cody Cochrane. Drawing inspiration from the aesthetic and traditions
of Native and First Nations culture, this first solo show in 2009 for Cody marks a year of
exploring new Mediums, as well as [...]

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Take Your Clothes Off — Group Vintage Sale
Take Your Clothes Off and 107 Shaw are getting ready again for the best smelling, stink free sale ever!
Come by this weekend (Aug 15th and 16th) and check out all the awesomess we have in store for you!
Vintage = Righteous 

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Portals
New Works By Eva Michon
Portals is a photographic series documenting puddles of water collected after a rainstorm. The water reflects images of the sky but often gives the impression of showing passage to another world. Eva Michon is interested in pursuing this suggestion in a playful way, but believes that one of these portals [...]

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So Depressed, Not Impressed: Install View
Jeremy came into the gallery and shot some awesome install pics of the show he did with Fran right before we took it down.
See more pics on Jeremy’s site here.
In addition to all the great photography and artwork at the opening, Jeremy had a zine he recent [...]

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“They Shoot Videos, Don’t They”
Vol 1. Event Photographs
‘They Shoot Music Videos, Don’t They’ is our bi-monthly music video screening series, curated by Scott Cudmore. Videos are presented on both a giant video screen as well as monitors within the gallery. Directors in this series included:
Bienvenido Cruz, Scott Cudmore, Patrick Daughters, Jesi The Elder, Jesse [...]

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So Depressed. Not Impressed.
Featuring new photo works by Jeremy Jansen
and Frances Allen.
So Depressed. Not Impressed. explores the social circles we inhabit and our motivations to document them. Contrasting light and shadow, Jeremy Jansen’s work is an exercise in duality. Whether capturing the frenetic energy of a punk show, or the quiet solitude of [...]

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Take Your Clothes Off — Group Vintage Sale and T-Shirt Garden Party
Guess what?! It’s that time again.
Take Your Clothes Off and 107Shaw are gearing up for our hottest sale yet! The dates are set for Saturday July 11th and Sunday July 12th. For July we’ll be extending the sale into the 107Shaw garden, [...]

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Seth Fluker Opening Party
We got together last Thursday to celebrate the opening of Seth Fluker’s new show “Everyone Needs Standards”. Seth was in attendance all the way from London, UK.
The show will be running until July 9th.
More pics after the cut.

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107Shaw Gallery in Eye Weekly
Profile on “They Shoot Videos, Don’t They?”

Eye Weekly did a piece on our bi-monthly music video screening series, “They Shoot Video, Don’t They?” and talked to our curator Scott Cudmore:
YouTube killed the video star. Yet Toronto director Scott Cudmore has a plan. “They Shoot Videos, Don’t They?,” a bi-monthly music-video screening [...]

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They Shoot Videos, Don’t They?
‘They Shoot Music Videos, Don’t They’ is a bi-monthly music video screening series held at 107Shaw Gallery, curated by Scott Cudmore. Focusing on the directors, the works will be presented on monitors within the gallery with headphones rather than as a formal screening. This way, viewers are free to explore [...]