The 8th Annual and Original Square Foot Show Opens in Toronto!

Masquerade I, Mixed Media 12x12 

by Ingrid Mida 2009

AWOL Gallery's 8th annual Square Foot Show opens today in Toronto. All works are 12x12 and sell for $225, even though many of the artists at the show sell works of this size for much more than that! It is an art lover's paradise as their are hundreds of works to chose from, stacked from floor to ceiling at 100A Ossington Avenue, 2nd floor. 

The work shown above is one of three that I submitted to the show. When I dropped off my pieces, the gallerina told me that she remembered my work from last year because one of my works was sold to a man from Italy. He wasn't going to be in town at the end of the show and had to take it with him right then and there. I love the idea of my work hanging in Italy. I envision it in a beautiful villa in the rolling hills of Tuscany, perhaps in a lady's dressing room, near an ornate gilded mirror.....

Square Foot Show

August 21st - September 5, 2010

Gallery Hours: Thursday - Saturday, 12-8 pm, Sundays 12-5 pm

100A Ossington Avenue, 2nd Floor, Toronto

email: awol@awolgallery.com

416-535-5637

Three Square Feet of Art

One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art. (Wilde)
Mixed media 12x12.
Copyright of Ingrid Mida 2009 (SOLD)


The truly fashionable are beyond fashion. (Beaton)
Mixed Media 12x12
copyright of Ingrid Mida, 2009


Carelessness in dressing is moral suicide. (Balzac)
Mixed Media 12x12
Copyright of Ingrid Mida, 2009 (SOLD)


In an effort to make something more than just three pretty pictures for the Square Foot Show at AWOL Gallery, I incorporated a witty quote about fashionable dress into my fashion plates. I had no idea that embroidering letters would be so time-consuming and so painstaking. (I ripped out stitches over and over and I still was not able to achieve the level of perfection that I had hoped for.) Nevertheless, I am pleased with the result as the quotes add a level of intellectual whimsy to the work. What do you think?

Square Foot Show at AWOL Gallery
101A Ossington Avenue, Toronto
Saturday, August 15 - September 6, 2009
416-535-5637

The Square Foot Show

One of Toronto's hottest art show opens in a week and I'm scrambling to have my submission of three artworks ready for tomorrow's deadline!!! (This is one of the reasons I've not been posting much lately).

All artworks in the show are 12"x12" and are priced at $200. The walls of the gallery are jam packed from floor to ceiling with art including drawings, paintings, mixed media, and photography. It is an art lovers paradise! Many of the artists typically sell their work for more making it a bargain to boot!

Mark your calendars for Saturday, August 15th when the gallery opens to the public. The show will be on until September 6th.

AWOL Gallery
100A Ossington Avenue, Second Floor
(1 block north of Queen Street West on the west side of Ossington)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada