Newsletter
401 Update – Spring 2025
Read the Spring 2025 edition of the 401 Update for a Tenant Profile on ceramicist Bill Greaves, tenant press and achievements, the Spring Gallery and Events Listing, and the Back Page artwork feature by painter Lindsay Chambers.
Community
Rob Nicholls
Second Floor
Rob’s work, since 2012, explores the effect of visual vibration in painting using repeated brushstrokes, pattern and dynamic colour relationships. He develops mark-making techniques from observing occurrences of repetition found within architecture. He currently instructs in the Drawing and Painting department at OCADU. “My teaching method focuses on material experimentation and exploration. I’m interested in…
Events & Exhibitions
Doors Open 2025
401 Richmond Building-Wide May 24, 202510 AM – 5 PM
401 Richmond opens its doors for Doors Open Toronto! Explore the building and the community of tenants, and observe the Three ‘C’s – community, culture, and commerce – at work. Join a guided tour or wander freely through galleries, shops, open artist studios and more. Fuel your visit with refreshments from our licenced café and…
“Other (please specify)” at Open Studio
Virtual Window Gallery
“Other (please specify)” at Open Studio on until May 25th
Victoria Day’s interdisciplinary practice is rooted in a love for detail-oriented analog processes and is shaped by her experiences as a mixed-race member of the Korean diaspora in Canada.
The sharp rise in anti-Asian sentiment spurred on by the COVID-19 pandemic sparked a period of reflection for Day; reflection on the role of Asianness in her identity, on the vulnerability of visible minorities to geo-political events, and on the complex pathways to cultural belonging in Canada. In response, her work has become a conduit to embracing her Korean heritage and bridging the gap between how she is seen and how she feels.
In Other (please specify), Day seeks to share her liminal identity through physically manipulating screenprints with barriers such as handmade glitches, paper pulp, and interruptive glass. These barriers create fractured interpretations of traditional Korean motifs called dancheong, and mimic Day’s journey: of seeing, yet not fully understanding.
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Victoria Day is an interdisciplinary artist working across printmaking, painting, ceramics, hand-papermaking, and murals. Her recent work has garnered support from the Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council and Canada Council for the Arts. In 2025, she has been invited to participate in a portfolio for SGCI, is slated to be an artist-in-residence at the Kala Art Institute, and has an upcoming solo exhibition at Martha Street Studio in Winnipeg. Day graduated from the University of Guelph’s Studio Art program in 2014 and is currently based in Tkaronto, Canada.
Victoria Day gratefully acknowledges funding support from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and Superframe’s Framing Fund.
The sharp rise in anti-Asian sentiment spurred on by the COVID-19 pandemic sparked a period of reflection for Day; reflection on the role of Asianness in her identity, on the vulnerability of visible minorities to geo-political events, and on the complex pathways to cultural belonging in Canada. In response, her work has become a conduit to embracing her Korean heritage and bridging the gap between how she is seen and how she feels.
In Other (please specify), Day seeks to share her liminal identity through physically manipulating screenprints with barriers such as handmade glitches, paper pulp, and interruptive glass. These barriers create fractured interpretations of traditional Korean motifs called dancheong, and mimic Day’s journey: of seeing, yet not fully understanding.
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Victoria Day is an interdisciplinary artist working across printmaking, painting, ceramics, hand-papermaking, and murals. Her recent work has garnered support from the Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council and Canada Council for the Arts. In 2025, she has been invited to participate in a portfolio for SGCI, is slated to be an artist-in-residence at the Kala Art Institute, and has an upcoming solo exhibition at Martha Street Studio in Winnipeg. Day graduated from the University of Guelph’s Studio Art program in 2014 and is currently based in Tkaronto, Canada.
Victoria Day gratefully acknowledges funding support from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and Superframe’s Framing Fund.