= Critics' pick (highly recommended)

openings

Beverly Owens Project Mixed media: Greg Shegler, Wendy Walgate and Beverly Owens, Jul 2-Aug 2, reception 7-10 pm Jul 2. 1140 Queen W. 647-402-3570.
Blackwood Gallery The Projects: Port Credit, Jul 5-30, reception 1-4 pm Jul 5 (bus from Gladstone, 12:30-3 pm). Offsite location, 55 Port E (Port Credit). 905-828-3789.
Cobalt Textiles/painting/photos: Anne Garwood Roney, Shelley Cinnamon and Janos Gardonyi, Jul 4-Aug 2, reception 1-4 pm Jul 4. 870A Kingston Rd. 416-694-0156.
Creative Spirit Art Centre Kindred Spirits group show, Jul 4-30, reception 2-5 pm Jul 4. 999 Dovercourt. 416-588-8801.
Edward Day Gallery Storm Of Painters group show, Jul 2-Aug 2. 952 Queen W. 416-921-6540.
Engine Gallery Distillery Gallery artists, Jul 2-19. 37 Mill, bldg 37. 416-531-9905.
Gallery Hittite Group show, Jul 8-29, reception 6-9 pm Jul 8. Painting: Dominique Leroy Prince, to Jul 4. 107 Scollard. 416-924-4450.
GalleryDK Photos: Karen Moe, Jul 2-26, reception 7-10 pm Jul 2. 1332 Queen W. 416-913-7116.
Gladstone Hotel Painting: Vicky Vyas, Jul 8-21. Painting: Marie Bourdages, to Jul 5. Design: Twenty + Change , to Aug 23. 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635.
John B Aird The Print Show, to Jul 24, reception 6-8 pm Jul 2. 900 Bay. 416-928-6772.
Launch Projects Mixed media: Louise D'Andrade, to Jul 12, reception 6-9 pm Jul 2. 404 Adelaide W. 416-364-2475.
Le Gallery Young Canada: Barometric Reading Series 1, Jul 8-Aug 2. 1183 Dundas W. 416-532-8467.
Mercer Union Video: Sarah Gregg Millman and Johanna Billing, Jul 3-Aug 15, reception 7 pm Jul 3. 1286 Bloor W. 416-536-1519.
Naco Gallery Cafe Our Animals In The Woods group show, Jul 2-31, reception 7 pm-2 am Jul 2. 1665 Dundas W. 647-347-6499.
mkg127 Common Wealth group show, Jul 4-Aug 1, reception 2-5 pm Jul 4. 127 Ossington. 647-435-7682.
Offthemap Textiles: Philip Hare, Jul 4-30. 712 Lansdowne. 416-642-2113.
Paul Petro Painting: Sadko Hadzihasanovic and Mélanie Rocan, Jul 3-Aug 1. 962/980 Queen W. 416-979-7874.
Peak Claster group show, Jul 8-Aug 1. Painting: Howard Podeswa, to Jul 4. 23 Morrow. 416-537-8108.
Pikto Photos: Lotte Floe, Jul 3-Aug 3, reception 6-9 pm Jul 3. 55 Mill, bldg 59. 416-203-3443.
Presse Club Painting: Vashty Hawkins and Jonathan Brett, Jul 4-31, reception Jul 4 (benefit for CANFAR, pwyc). 850 Dundas W. 416-364-7183.
Propeller Painting/film: Bill Buzadi, Jul 8-19. Sculpture/drawing: Daniel Yu and Daphne Gerou, to Jul 5. 984 Queen W. 416-504-7142.
Rouge Concept Forces Of Nature group show, Jul 2-Aug 2. 732 Queen E. 416-778-0555.
2nd Half Comic art: Theresa Wai-chun Lee, to Jul 9, reception 4-6 pm Jul 4. 250 Queen W, 2nd fl. 416-599-4253.
Smith Zone Alexandra Agudelo, Jul 2-22, reception 6-8 pm Jul 2. 2422 Lake Shore W. lakeshorearts.ca.
Studio Vogue Group show, Jul 8-29. 274 Avenue Rd. 416-459-9809.
Toronto Image Works Photos: Richard Johnson, Jul 2-Sep 5, reception 5-7 pm Jul 2. 80 Spadina. 416-703-1999.
Trinity Square Video Installation: Janis Cole, Jul 4-Aug 8, reception 2-5 pm Jul 4. 401 Richmond W ##376. 416-593-1332.
Wynick/Tuck Summer group show, Jul 4-Aug 8. 401 Richmond W. 416-504-8716.
Xpace Installation: Alison SM Kobayashi and Gintas Tirilis, to Jul 25, panel 2-4 pm Jul 4. 58 Ossington. 416-849-2864.

ongoing

Academy of Spherical Arts Painting: Elizabeth Barry and Don Newgren, to Jul 12. 1 Snooker. 416-532-2782.
AGO Art Rental and Sales First Nations And Inuit Spirits - From Traditional To Abstract, to Jul 31. 481 University. 416-977-4654.
Akau Installation: Yvonne Singer, to Aug 8. 1186 Queen W. 416-504-5999.
Aldridge Art ...And Proud Of It group show, to Jul 20. 159 Gerrard E. 416-964-8824.
Alzheimer Society Mindscapes 2008 group show, to Aug 31. Mon-Fri. 20 Eglinton W, 16th fl. 416-322-6656.
Art Gallery of Mississauga Man's Ruin; Bazgasht group shows, to Jul 12. 300 City Centre (Mississauga). 905-895-5088.
Beckett Fine Art Gallery artists, to Jul 31. 120 Scollard. 416-922-5582.
Birch Libralato Installation: Sylvie Bélanger and others, to Jul 25. 129 Tecumseth. 416-365-3003.
Board of Directors Painting: Adrianne Rubenstein, to Jul 18. 1082 Queen W. 416-993-6510.
Brayham Contemporary Art Drawing/ceramics: Betty Kaser and Mary McKenzie, to Aug 16. Thu-Sun or by appt. 1318 Queen E. 647-435-7367.
Burlington Art Centre Installation: Sally Michener, to Sep 27. 1333 Lakeshore (Burlington). 905-632-7796.
Canadian Sculpture Centre Sculpture grads, to Jul 10. 500 Church. 647-435-5858.
Casuccio Gallery Cuban artists, ongoing. 972 Queen W. 416-913-7603.
Christopher Cutts Painting: Max Johnston, to Aug 1. 21 Morrow. 416-532-5566.
City of Toronto Archives An Infectious Idea: 125 Year Of Public Health In Toronto, to Dec 31. 255 Spadina Rd. 416-397-0778.
Clark & Faria Mixed media: Douglas Coupland, to Jul 26. 55 Mill, bldg 2. 416-703-1700.
Come as You Are Painting/textiles: Nicole Dawkins, to Jul 31. 701 Queen W. 416-504-7934.
Convenience Video installation: Nina Levitt, to Jul 21. 58 Lansdowne. conveniencegallery.com.
Diaz Contemporary Painting: Miguel Castro Leñero, to Jul 25. 100 Niagara. 416-361-2972.
Drabinsky Drawing/painting: Leonard Cohen and Janine Miedzik, to Jul 11. 114 Yorkville. 416-324-5766.
Drake Hotel Installation: Public Spaces group show, ongoing. Queen West gallery tour, ongoing (Sat noon, $15). 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042.
18Karat Mosaics: Murat Tunc, to Jul 31. 275 Dundas W. 416-593-1648.
Elaine Fleck Gallery (Doc Now - Ryerson documentary media grads): Inger Whist, to Jul 14. 888 Queen W. 416-469-8005.
Eric Arthur Gallery Architecture: Elin and Carmen Corneil, to Jul 17. 230 College. 416-978-5038.
Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery Hungarian Visual Artists of Canada, to Sep 10. 399 the West Mall. 416-394-8628.
Feheley Fine Arts 2009 Baker Lake prints; Igloolik sculpture collection, to Jul 25. 14 Hazelton. 416-323-1373.
First Canadian Place Summer Salon, to Aug 21. Mon-Fri. 1 First Canadian Pl. fcpevents.com.
Fly Gallery Installation: Sanja Huibner, to Jul 26. 1172 Queen W. 416-539-8577.
Gallery at 129 Ossington Little Works group show, to Jul 25. 416-532-1310.
Gallery Gevik Still Life/Nature Morte group show, to Jul 10. 12 Hazelton. 416-968-0901.
Gallery in the Garden Painting/sculpture: Marie Manger Beamish, Jennifer Koivu and Quan Luc Steele, to Jul 25. Sherway Gardens, 25 the West Mall. 416-621-1070.
Gallery Moos Summer group show, to Sep 1. 622 Richmond W. 416-504-5445.
Gallery One Painting: Mary Pavey, to Jul 11. 121 Scollard. 416-929-3103.
Gallery 260 Painting: Christian Bergeron, to Jul 31. 260 Richmond E. 416-777-0260.
Hang Man Painting: Laura Culic, to Jul 12. Sculpture/photos/painting Paul Brandejs, Don Michie and Andree Tardif, to Jul 26. 756 Queen E. 416-465-0302.
Harbourfront Centre Respect: Canada's Boreal Forest; Alternation group show (Planet IndigenUs); 2 X 6 (Craft Studio); architecture: Building For The Economy and more, to Sep 13. 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. harbourfrontcentre.com.
IndexG Galleries Mixed media: Leung Kui Ting, to Jul 5. Poetry/photos: Leung Ping-kwan, Patrycja Orzechowska and Sang-Taek Oh, to Jul 26. 50 Gladstone. 416-535-6957.
Inquisitive Kid Painting: John Tierney, ongoing. 178 Davenport. 416-642-0752.
Italian Cultural Institute Sculpture: Guido Moretti, to Aug 30. Mon-Fri or by appt. 496 Huron. 416-921-3802.
IX Gallery Group Collective, to Jul 11. 11 Davies. 416-461-3233.
Japan Foundation Photos: Katsuhiko Mizuno, to Aug 27. Mon-Fri, plus Sat Jul 4 and 18. 131 Bloor W. 416-966-1600.
Jessica Bradley Art + Projects Photos: Transformer group show, to Jul 18. 1450 Dundas W. 416-537-3125.
Joseph D Carrier Painting: Jeff Jackson, to Jul 11. Columbus Centre, 901 Lawrence W. 416-789-7011.
Jspace Painting/sculpture: Kineko Ivic, to Jul 18. Sat or by appt. 2013A Dundas W. 416-579-4638.
Julie M. Gallery Drawing: Joshua Neustein, to Jul 19. 15 Mill, bldg 37. 416-603-2626.
Justina M. Barnicke Drawing/installation: Shuvinai Ashoona and Shary Boyle, to Aug 23. 7 Hart House. 416-978-8398.
Katharine Mulherin Painting: Kris Knight, to Jul 18. 1082 Queen W. 416-993-6510.
Lausberg Contemporary Painting/sculpture: Sophie DeFrancesca and Marc Rembold, to Jul 19. 880 Queen W. 416-516-4440.
Leo Kamen Mongrel Love group show, to Jul 18. 80 Spadina, suite 406. 416-504-9515.
Leonardo Painting: Anne Barkley and Rita Vindedzis, to Jul 11. 133 Avenue Rd. 416-924-7296.
Leslie Jones Painting: Catherine and Lisa Cote, to Jul 10. 1182 Queen E. 416-463-5663.
Living Arts Centre Photo installation: Evergreen group show, to Aug 16. 4141 Living Arts (Mississauga). 905-306-6000.
Loop Painting: Libby Hague and Liz Parkinson, to Jul 19. 1174 Queen W. 416-516-2581.
Lovecraft Painting: Sheila Denaburg, to Aug 31. 27 Yorkville. 416-923-7331.
Lux Spa Photos: Elizabeth Gesicki, to Jul 12. 25 Bellair. 416-921-1680.
MADE Installation: Lauren Nurse, to Aug 1. 867 Dundas W. 416-607-6384.
Magic Oven Painting: Lindsay A Veh, to Jul 31. Painting: Kyle Tonkens, to Aug 15. 360 Queen E.
Melanie's Bistro Photos: Frank Michael, to Dec 31. 1870 Danforth. 416-422-1879.
Meta Gallery Painting: Alex Grey, to Sep 6. 37 Mill, ##107. 416-955-0500.
Mira Godard Summer Landscapes group show, to Aug 31. 22 Hazelton. 416-964-8197.
Montgomery's Inn Edgelight Photographic Group, to Aug 30. 4709 Dundas W. 416-394-8113.
Museum of New New Painting Joseph Drapell, to Aug 8. Sat 2-4 pm or by appt. 123 Bellwoods, rear laneway. 416-603-4111.
Narwhal Art Projects Painting: Junko Mizuno, to Jul 26. 680 Queen W. 416-861-1684.
Neilson Park Creative Centre Golden Age Academy; Wednesday Open Studio Painters, to Jul 11. 56 Neilson. 416-622-5294.
New Gallery White group show, to Aug 2. 906 Queen W. 416-588-1200.
Nicholas Metivier Painting: Greg Hardy, to Jul 17. 451 King W. 416-205-9000.
O'Connor Photos: Beefcake: Champions & Rogues, to Jul 12. 145 Berkeley ##100. 416-921-7149.
Oakville Galleries Installation/photos: Micah Lexier (Gairloch, 1306 Lakeshore E); Vid Ingelevics (Centennial, 120 Navy), to Sep 6. Installation (Gairloch): Alex Metcalf, to Nov 1. 1306 Lakeshore E (Oakville). 905-844-4402.
O'Born Contemporary HOT! group show, to Aug 8. 710 Yonge. 416-413-9555.
OCAD The Path Of Most Resistance group show, to Sep 13 (Professional Gallery). 100 McCaul. 416-977-6000.
Olga Korper Painting: John Brown, to Jul 11. 17 Morrow. 416-538-8220.
Ontario Crafts Council OCC Awards & Scholarship Winners, to Jul 11. 990 Queen W. 416-925-4222.
Open Studio Prints: Tara Cooper, Denise Hawrysio and others, to Jul 18. 401 Richmond W ##104. 416-504-8238.
Pearson International Airport Photos: Geoff Fitzgerald and Rob MacInnis, to Sep 8. Coming Home group show (Terminal 2), ongoing. Hwy 401 and 427 (Malton). gtaa.com.
Pentimento Fagart group show, to Jul 12. 1164 Queen E. 416-406-6772.
The Power Plant Universal Code group show, to Aug 30. 231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4949.
QueenSpecific Photos: Michael Klein, to Jul 28. 787 Queen W.
Rebas Painting: Creative Works Studio, to Jul 31. 3289 Dundas W. 416-626-7372.
Rectory Mixed media: Claudette Abrams, to Aug 1. 102 Lakeshore, Ward's Island. 416-203-2152.
Rhino Painting: Sam Sueshi Miya, to Jul 20. 1249 Queen W. 416-535-8089.
Robber Drawing/painting/prints: Sarah McNeil, to Jul 31. 863 Queen W. 647-351-0724.
Roberts Sketches group show, to Jul 10. 641 Yonge. 416-924-8731.
Ryerson Gallery Chang School photography students, to Jul 11. 80 Spadina, suite 305. 416-703-2235.
St Michael's College Contemporary art: The Donovan Collection, ongoing. Mon-Fri or by appt. Odette Hall, 50 St Joseph. 416-926-7253.
Side Space Fibreworks group show, to Jul 10. 1080 St Clair W.
Simone Interiors Painting: Susan Rowe Harrison, to Jul 12. 1690 Queen W. 416-530-2948.
Soho Lobby Gallery Photos: Christine D'Onofrio, to Jul 31. 36 Blue Jays Way. 416-204-9900.
Spence Gallery 4th Anniversary silent auction, to Jul 16. 588 Markham. 416-795-2787.
Stephen Bulger Photos: Sunil Gupta, to Jul 18. 1026 Queen W. 416-504-0575.
Susan Hobbs Feelers group show, to Aug 15. Thu-Sat or by appt. 137 Tecumseth. 416-504-3699.
TD Centre Art@suite 500: York U students, to Feb 1, 2010. Mon-Fri. Miles S Nadal Mgmt Ctr, 222 Bay ##500. 416-360-8850.
Thompson Landry Painting: Carol Bernier and Nathalie Maranda, to Jul 31. 55 Mill, bldg 5. 416-364-4955.
Todmorden Mills Willowdale Group of Artists, to Jul 12. 67 Pottery. 416-396-2819.
Toronto Sculpture Garden Disco Fallout Shelter: Instant Coffee, to Sep 15. 115 King E. 416-515-9658. torontosculpturegarden.com.
2of2 Gallery Painting/drawing: Galen Johnson and Lorenzo Pepito, to Jul 11. 254 Niagara. 416-591-6464.
Varley Carnival: The Spirit And The Soul, to Oct 11. $4, stu/srs $3. 216 Main (Unionville). 905-477-9511.
YYZ Installation: Daniel Borins and Jennifer Marman, Roula Partheniou, Dax Morrison, to Aug 8. 401 Richmond W. 416-598-4546.

last chance

Angell Painting: Jason Gringler and Jeremy Chance, to Jul 4. 890 Queen W. 416-530-0444.
AWOL Gallery Mixed media: Janet Gasparotto, to Jul 5. 76 Ossington. 416-535-5637.
Delong Painting: Sybil Goldstein, to Jul 5. 965 College. 416-531-1744.
Gallery 533 Painting: Alan Glicksman, to Jul 4. 533 Richmond W. 416-955-0004.
Gallery 44 Photos: Margarida Correia, Erika DeFreitas, Kegan McFadden and Kim Waldron, to Jul 4. 401 Richmond W ##120. 416-979-3941.
Gallery 1313 A Collection Of Weeks In Parkdale, to Jul 5. 1313 Queen W. 416-536-6778.
Hotshot Will You Be My Bicycle?, to Jul 3. 181 Augusta. hotshotkensington.com.
Hunter and Cook Work on paper: Keith Jones, to Jul 5. 15 Ossington. 416-588-3500.
Impressions Painting: Michelle Montague, to Jul 7. Painting: Suzanne Gardner, to Jul 12. 102 Yorkville. 416-922-3944.
Japanese Paper Place Inspired By The Summit: Further Explorations With Washi, to Jul 3. 77 Brock. 416-538-9669.
Marben Art'd group show, to Jul 8. 488 Wellington W. 416-979-1990.
Mark Siddall Gallery Photos: Mark Siddall, to Jul 4. 40 Wynford ##106. 647-728-4700.
Out/Aut Calligraphy: Ranko Pavic, to Jul 2. 1346 St Clair W. 416-556-9117.
Parts Gallery Painting/drawing: Siobhan Humston and Kelly Grace, to Jul 5. 1150 Queen E. 416-465-8500.
RedEye Studio Mixed media: Diana Meredith, to Jul 5. 55 Mill, Case Goods Bldg. 416-366-3393.
Switch Contemporary Digital art Alex McLeod, to Jul 5. 2217 Dundas W. 416-530-0220.
Workshop Gallery Painting: Angela Hanuse, to Jul 2. 478 Cosburn. 416-425-9348.

museums

Art Gallery of Hamilton New Dawn: Italian Renassiance Art; From The Edge Of Your Seat: Italian Chairs; Turn On: Contemporary Italian Art, to Sep 27. Scultori Italiani, to Feb 14, 2010. $12, stu/srs $10. 123 King W. 905-527-6610.
Art Gallery of Ontario Remix: New Modernities In A Post-Indian World, to Aug 23. Painting As A Weapon: Progressive Cologne 1920-33; Angelika Hoerle; Surreal Things, to Aug 30. $18, srs $15, stu $10, free Wed 6-8:30 pm. 317 Dundas W. 416-979-6648.
Bata Shoe Museum Chronicle Of Riches: Treasures From The Museum, to Oct 25. Bound For Glory: Cutting Edge Winter Sports Footwear, to Mar 21, 2010. $12, srs $10, stu $6. 327 Bloor W. 416-979-7799. batashoemuseum.ca.
Baycrest Heritage Museum The Sephardi, to Sep 21. 3560 Bathurst. 416-785-2500 ext 2802.
Design Exchange Process Through Prototype: Highlights From The Fred Moffatt Collection, to Aug 26 (free). Québec In Design, to Oct 4. $5, stu/srs $4. 234 Bay. 416-363-6121.
Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art Clay Canvases: The Fine Art Of Painted Ceramics, to Aug 9. George Ohr, to Aug 23. $12, stu $6, srs $8; half-price Fri after 4 pm. 111 Queen's Park. 416-586-8080.
MacLaren Art Centre Installation: Katharine Harvey and Kim Kitchen, to Aug 30. Pwyc. 37 Mulcaster (Barrie). 705-721-9696.
McMaster Museum of Art Photos/installation: Fausta Facciponte and Matt Sparling, to Aug 29. Prints: Leonard Baskin, to Oct 17. 1280 Main W (Hamilton). 905-525-9140.
McMichael Canadian Art Collection Challenging Traditions: Contemporary First Nations Art Of The Northwest Coast, to Sep 20. $15, stu/srs $12. 10365 Islington (Kleinburg). 905-893-1121.
MOCCA Pulp Fiction group show, to Aug 23. Pwyc. 952 Queen W. 416-395-0067.
Museum of Inuit Art Sculpture/prints/drawing from the collection, ongoing. $6, stu/srs $5. 207 Queens Quay W. 416-603-7591.
Ontario Science Centre The Moving Figure: OCAD students, to Jul 5. Installation: David Rokeby, Steve Mann and Stacy Levy, ongoing. $18, stu/srs $13.50. 770 Don Mills. 416-696-1000.
Royal Ontario Museum Housepaint Phase 2: Shelter; Wedgwood: Artistry And Innovation, to Jul 5. Brilliant Strokes: Chinese Painting From The Mactaggart Collection, to Sep 7. Light & Stone: Gems From The Collection Of Michael Scott, to Nov 15. The Dead Sea Scrolls; installation (Koffler offsite): Joshua Neustein, to Jan 3, 2010. $22, stu/srs $19; Fri 4:30-9:30 pm $11, stu/srs $9.50; free Wed 4:30-5:30 pm. 100 Queen's Park. 416-586-8000.
Textile Museum of Canada The Cutting Edge, to Jul 7. She Will Always Be Younger Than Us group show; Judy Chicago, to Sep 7. $12, srs $8, stu $6; pwyc Wed 5-8 pm. 55 Centre. 416-599-5321.
University of Toronto Art Centre One Year Drawing Project (SAVAC); Sense Of Place (Windsor Printmaker's Forum), to Aug 1. 15 King's College Circle. 416-978-1838.