Northern Ontario Photographers in Toronto - Feb 10-22

Northern Ontario photographers John Knox of Espanola and Jon Butler of Willisville are exhibiting photographs as part of a group exhibition at the Arta Gallery in the Distillery District of Toronto from February 10 - 22.

The predominant theme of this landscape group show "rebirth" is the vital connections between humanity and nature. All of the artworks in the exhibition were created to address the idea of interdependence of human beings and nature. They represent our innate desire to comprehend the world around us; to look beyond the rational and the visible, to reveal some essential truth about the world and our place in it.

In 2007, Butler's solo exhibit 'Visions of La Cloche: Ontario's Spiritual Mountains' will be at The Temiskaming Art Gallery, Haileybury, Feb. 26 – April 14; Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts 984 Queen St. W., Toronto, May 23 – June 12;Centennial Museum & Gallery, Sheguiandah, Sept. 7 – Oct.13 and Museum of Northern History, Kirkland Lake, Oct. 17 – Nov. 18.

The ARTA Gallery is located in Toronto at 55 Mill Street, Building 9, Suite 102. The group exhibition runs from February 10 -22 with the opening reception February 10 from 4 -6 p.m. Phone 416-364-2782. The easiest way to get to the gallery is to go into the south parking lot off Parliament St., close to the Gardiner Expressway. The ARTA Gallery is near the parking lot entrance off Parliament Street.