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Affiliate Event

Alek Bélanger: The Portrait Series Art Exhibition

Friday, May 09 · 11AM
-12AM

ABOUT THIS EVENT

Alek Bélanger: The Portrait Series Art Exhibition
May 9th to June 7th, 2025,
11am – 6pm Tuesday to Friday, 11am – 5pm Saturday, Closed Sunday and Monday
Abbozzo Gallery, 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 128, Toronto, M5V 3A8
Free Event, No RSVP required / All Ages
Wheelchair Accessible from both east and west entrances with accessible bathrooms and dog-friendly

From May 9 to June 7, Abbozzo Gallery presents Portrait, a powerful exhibition by French Canadian artist Alek Bélanger. Through visual art, poetry, and film, Bélanger explores identity and queerness. The Poetry series transforms gay conversion therapy books into empowering poetry, reclaiming queerness as strength and resilience. Burnt wood elements symbolize harm turned into healing. The Liberation Papers series reimagines 1960s–80s gay liberation newspapers on canvas, merging historical struggle with self-portraiture. Together, these works honor queer resistance, challenge past oppression, and emphasize the ongoing need for safe spaces, solidarity, and visibility within the LGBTQIA+ community.

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