One reason why I want to do paintings with stories is not so much that I am a frustrated film maker, but I just feel there isn't enough drama going on in the single figure pieces.

-Rachel Berman

Resolutely courageous, Berman inspires artists, art lovers and gallery visitors on a daily basis.  Anyone that meets Rachel Berman, or even those that just 'meet' her through her work, remember her -- and they remember her for who she is and why she does what she does. In the words of Brian Grison: 'It is pleasant to write about a real painter, someone who knows that art is not entertainment or decoration, whose art comes out of her old soul, who doesn't care if we understand, who yet offers up her skill and knowledge as a sacrifice for our greater wisdom."  

Complementing the small collection of new 2014 Rachel Berman paintings are large scale early Berman works, some going back to the 1990s.  As easel, studio and home are one and the same to Rachel Berman -- her early works feature artists in their studios.  Whether amongst a stack of blank canvases, or pausing for a break to consider their progress, the artists in Berman's works welcome us and offer a unique window into her 'home'.

I have been inspired by the tones and textures found in the ice; they are forms that are familiar, nostalgic and meaningful... -Ryan Dineen


Based in Toronto, Ryan Dineen has been exhibiting professionally since 2007 in Canada, as well as in the United States. Dineen has been in studio for the greater part of the last year working on the new pieces for his first solo exhibition with Ingram Gallery.  Accomplished and focused, Dineen is mindful of what it takes to make great work.  His ability to render unique compositions and subject matter in a fluid manner has many anticipating what awaits us next month.



Please save the date to join Ryan Dineen at the gallery as we mark the opening of his solo exhibition on Thursday, May 8th.