The Power Plant Gallery Toronto
Emmanuel Osahor: To Dream of Other Places
On display until September 14, 2025
Beauty is a necessity - a respite, and a means of survival. Toronto artist Emmanuel Osahor typically focuses on lush gardens in his work. They're inspired by both real and imagined places, and the histories attached to them.
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| Emmanuel Osahor: To Dream of Other Places |
To Dream of Other Places at the Power Plant Gallery is Osahor's first major solo exhibition in his home city.
A central part of the exhibition is an installation by Leone McComas (above), a collaborator of Emmanuel's, consisting of murals. Esahor's paintings, inspired by both by backyards of the artist's friends and historic gardens he visited during a UK residency, are displayed within the installation.
These are contemplative spaces - beautiful with the organic shapes of nature, but also places where sadness can exist too.
Osahor's style is realistic without entirely espousing realism. It's rhythmic, and the brushstrokes emulate the natural shapes, as well as abstracting them to a certain extent. He juxtaposes flat shapes with realistic detail and depth.
It's an interesting show that's well worth the visit this summer.
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| Emmanuel Osahor: To Dream of Other Places |
The show is paired with Shelagh Keeley: Film Notebooks 1985–2017, an exhibition that displays the artist's encounters with various environments both artificial and natural, from Las Vegan to a Zen garden in Kyoto.
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| Shelagh Keeley: Film Notebooks 1985–2017 |
Her films are accompanied by the printed material, sketches, and other bits that contextualize the films.
- More info at the link.
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| Emmanuel Osahor at the Power Plant Gallery |
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