Celebrating 20 Years of Excellence in Student Photography
The Chang School Photography Exhibition, organized by instructor Joël Bénard, gives our creative Image Arts students an opportunity to display their strongest work in a juried show. Each year, leading professionals from the photography community select several works for their particular merit. The winning artists receive valuable awards that include gifts from photography-supply outlets and arts organizations.
Exhibitors are welcome to invite guests to the opening reception, where they can mingle with their colleagues and gallery visitors.
Submit Your Work
- Review the submission guidelines (PDF) for information and instructions on how to submit your work.
- Complete the submission form (PDF).
The submission deadline is 11:59 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2020.
Volunteer Your Time
Exhibition volunteers are welcome! Volunteer roles may include social media set-up, distribution of advertising material, seeking award sponsorship opportunities, and assisting with the reception. Please contact photoex@ryerson.ca to express your interest in helping out this year; include “Volunteer” in the subject line of your message.
Attend the Exhibition
Exhibit: Wednesday, April 15 through Saturday, April 25, 2020 (see Helio Gallery website for hours)
Opening reception: Friday, April 17, 2020, 6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. (presentation of awards at 7:30 p.m.)
Location: Helio Gallery
1256 Queen Street East
Toronto, ON
416-466-2685
info@heliographics.ca
Have Questions?
Send your queries to photoex@ryerson.ca.
2019 Photography Exhibition
Our 2019 exhibition took place April 9–22, 2019 at the Art Square Gallery (334 Dundas Street West). We thank our hardworking team of coordinators, jurors, and volunteers for their time, dedication, and support throughout the exhibition process, and appreciate our sponsors for their generous contributions.
Exhibition Coordinators
Joel Benard, Photographer and Educator
Jill Glessing, Instructor, Photography, Digital Art Production, and Interior Design Programs, The Chang School, Ryerson University
Selection
Liz Ikiriko, Curator, Photo Editor, Photographer, and Instructor, School of Image Arts, Ryerson University
Eliot Wright, Visual Artist, Educator, and Production Manager at Prefix ICA
Gallery Sequencing and Installation
Eliot Wright
Sponsors
Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO)
Colour Systems Incorporated
Continuing Education Students’ Association of Ryerson (CESAR)
Downtown Camera
Gallery 44
Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
Stephen Bulger Gallery
Toronto Image Works
The Toronto Star
Vistek
Award Jurors
Anthony Chang, Commercial Account Manager, Vistek
Sophie Hackett, Curator of Photography, Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), and Adjunct Faculty, Master in Film and Photography Preservation and Collections Management Program, Ryerson University
Fabiana Moreira, Photographer and Downtown Camera Assistant Leader
Heather Rigg, Curator of Exhibitions and Public Programs, Gallery 44, and Co-Founder, ma ma
Paul Schillinger, Fine Art Printer and Instructor, The Chang School, Ryerson University
Taras Slawnych, Visuals Editor, The Toronto Star
Brian St. Denis, Photographic Artist and Festival Coordinator at Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
Eliot Wright, Visual Artist, Educator, and Production Manager at Prefix ICA
Leizl Yance, President, Continuing Education Students’ Association of Ryerson (CESAR)
Robyn Zolnai, Sales Manager and Communications Officer, Stephen Bulger Gallery
Volunteers
Eda Ataergin
Stephanie Brothers
Carlo De Lorenzi
Bernard Fournier
Margit Koivisto
Howard Lam
Patricia McVitty
Elsie Nisonen
Kelley Papadakis*
Marianne Saavedra
Paul Schillinger
*Special mention: Public Relations and Sponsorship
2019 Awards and Winners
Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO)
Tour of Photography, 1920s–1940s: Women in Focus and other works from the collection (winner’s choice)
Juror: Sophie Hackett
Awarded to: Jason Perreault
Title of work: Untitled, Cohen 07
Colour Systems Incorporated
$850 voucher for Chang School Photography course tuition
Juror: Paul Schillinger
Awarded to: Patricia McVitty
Title of work: Walking at Sunset
Continuing Education Students’ Association of Ryerson (CESAR)
$250 gift certificate
Juror: Leizl Yance
Awarded to: Animesh Roy
Title of work: Concrete Hive
Downtown Camera
$150 gift certificate
Juror: Fabiana Moreira
Awarded to: Margit Koivisto
Title of work: Somewhere in Mexico
Gallery 44
Workshop voucher (value: up to $200)
Juror: Heather Rigg
Awarded to: Howard Lam
Titles of works: for Chinese Traditional 1 and Dumpling House 2
Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
Registration fee for CONTACT 2020 or 2021 (value: $350)
Juror: Brian St. Denis
Awarded to: Adam Reid
Title of work: That Ontario Mess
Stephen Bulger Gallery
$250 gift certificate
Juror: Robyn Zolnai
Awarded to: Sean Ross
Title of work: Road House
Toronto Image Works
$250 gift certificate
Juror: Sophie Hackett
Awarded to: Animesh Roy
Title of work: Concrete Hive
The Toronto Star
Opportunity to shadow a Toronto Star photographer for a day
Juror: Taras Slawnych
Awarded to: Gabriela Ayala Soto
Titles of works: Bath 1 and Bath 2
Vistek
$250 gift certificate
Juror: Anthony Chang
Awarded to: Carlo De Lorenzi
Title of work: Oblivion
List of Works
1. Lowell Williams
Reward Mountain, 2018
Glossy, Plexi-face
Image: 17” × 26”
Frame: 17” × 26”
$1,000
2. Marianne Joyce Saavedra
Walking on the Railroad Tracks
Glossy Print
Image: 8” × 10”
Frame: 12.5” × 15.5”
$150
3. Arnaldo Cordeiro
Man or Nature
Archival Pigment Inkjet Print
Image: 7” × 10”
Frame: 11” × 14”
$170
4. Sean Ross
Road House, 2018
Chromogenic Print
Image: 20” × 30”
Frame: 22” × 32”
$250
5. Bernie Fournier
The Tower Sees You – Though You Think You Fly Free, 2018
Archival Pigment Inkjet Print
Image: 14” × 14”
Frame: 21” × 21”
$300
6. Josée van Wissen
Discoveries, 2018
Digital C-Print
Image: 18” × 12”
Frame: 24” × 18”
$200
7. David Lawrence
Late Night Reflections, 2018
Digital Print
Image: 12” × 15.5”
Frame: 15” × 18.5”
$140
8. David Lawrence
Let It Ride, 2018
Digital Print
Image: 12” × 18”
Frame: 15” × 21”
$150
9. Gerry Fucile
Eiffel Tower, 2016
Giclée Print
Image: 16” × 20”
Frame: 19” × 27”
NFS
10. Patricia Popovici
Tokyo, 2018
Pigment Inkjet Print
Image: 18” × 24”
Frame: 19” × 25”
$150
11. Carlo De Lorenzi
Oblivion, 2018
Chromogenic Inkjet Print
Image: 12” × 16”
Frame: 12” × 16”
$320 (framed)
$180 (unframed) (edition of 9)
12. Patricia McVitty
Walking at Sunset, 2018
Archival Pigment Inkjet Print
Image: 20.5” × 13.5”
Frame: 26” × 19.5”
$375
13. Elsie Nisonen
Ice Lovers, 2018
Ilford Gold Fibre Silk Inkjet Print
Image: 21” × 14”
Frame: 28” × 21”
$450 (framed, with museum glass)
$350 (unframed)
14. Animesh Roy
Concrete Hive, 2018
Inkjet Print
Image: 20” × 30”
Frame: 24” × 36”
$300
15. Joao De Franco
Demonstration in São Paulo 2, 2014
Inkjet Print on Archival Paper
Image: 12” × 18”
Frame: 16” × 22”
$1,200
16. Joao De Franco
Demonstration in São Paulo 1, 2015
Inkjet Print on Archival Paper
Image: 12” × 18”
Frame: 16” × 22”
$1,200
17. Mariana Topfstedt
Police and Demonstrators, 2016
Inkjet Print on Archival Paper
Image: 6” × 17”
Frame: 12” × 23”
$350
18. Jason Perreault
Untitled, Cohen 07, 2018
Digital Inkjet Print
Image: 26.5” × 34 .5”
$1,500
19. Celina Virani
Studies in Body, 2018
Chromogenic Print
Image: 12” × 16”
Frame: 16” × 20”
$200
20. Sumi Siddiqa
Letting Go
Digital Print
Image: 8” × 12”
Frame: 9” × 13”
$350
21. Bernie Fournier
Apple and Acrylic Paint Frozen in Ice Block, 2018
Dye Sublimation on Aluminum
Image: 16” × 20”
Frame: Unframed
$240
22. Rachel Andrade
Untitled 1, 2019
Inkjet Print
Image: 8” × 12”
Frame: 12” × 16”
$150
23. Rana Abdo
XO, 2019
Giclée Print
Image: 18” × 12”
Frame: 24” × 18”
$250
24. Adam Reid
That Ontario Mess, 2018
Silver Gelatin
Image: 7.25” × 11”
Frame: 11” × 14”
$100
25. Luca Aguiar-Almeida
Awake and Dreaming, 2018
Photo Emulsion, Black and White Film
Image: 8” × 12”
Frame: 11” × 14”
$180
26. Margit Koivisto
Somewhere in Mexico, 2019
Archival Inkjet Print
Image: 11.75” × 17.5”
Frame: 18” × 25”
$275
27. Howard Lam
Chinese Traditional 1, 2018
Inkjet Print
Image: 12” × 18”
Frame: 16.5” × 22.5”
$200
28. Howard Lam
Dumpling House 2, 2018
Inkjet Print
Image: 12” × 18”
Frame: 16.5” × 22.5”
$200
29. Gabriela Ayala Soto
Bath 2
Inkjet Print
Image: 11” × 14”
Frame: 16” × 20”
$300
30. Gabriela Ayala Soto
Bath 1
Inkjet Print
Size: 11” × 14”
Frame: 16” × 20”
$300
31. Patricia Popovici
Ningyo, 2018
Pigment Inkjet Print
Image: 18” × 24”
Frame: 21” × 27”
$200