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A Collection of Toronto Artists

How T.O. Art aims to support local with this collection of featured artists in the Greater Toronto Area. We hope to shine a light on artists and organizations, connecting them to those looking for art, and in turn, fight back against this pandemic.

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Meet our collection of featured artists and get in touch…

✨CHRISTOPHER YIP✨ An emerging writer and director. Born and raised in Edmonton, AB, Chris never saw people like him on screen, so he moved to Toronto to tell the stories he wished he had as a kid. A child of immigrants from Hong Kong, Chris' works lo

✨CHRISTOPHER YIP✨ An emerging writer and director. Born and raised in Edmonton, AB, Chris never saw people like him on screen, so he moved to Toronto to tell the stories he wished he had as a kid. A child of immigrants from Hong Kong, Chris' works look at love, sexuality, and identity through a distinct diasporic lens.

✨CUTSLEEVE ✨ Your local emo queer east asian rock band 🌈Brought together to repurpose rock music for healing and expression, cutsleeve's debut single "durian eyes" and EP "the parts we could not abandon" explore complexities of navigating their iden

✨CUTSLEEVE ✨ Your local emo queer east asian rock band 🌈Brought together to repurpose rock music for healing and expression, cutsleeve's debut single "durian eyes" and EP "the parts we could not abandon" explore complexities of navigating their identities as queer, female & non-binary, racialized artists.

✨GRRRL SPELLS✨ En Tze Loh is a queer & non-binary Malaysian illustrator, graphic designer, tattoo artist, production designer, and filmmaker, based in Toronto, Canada. They are also the creator & designer of queer goth apparel and art brand GRRRL Spe

✨GRRRL SPELLS✨ En Tze Loh is a queer & non-binary Malaysian illustrator, graphic designer, tattoo artist, production designer, and filmmaker, based in Toronto, Canada. They are also the creator & designer of queer goth apparel and art brand GRRRL Spells.

✨HELEN GRIVAS✨ A figurative painter who focuses on portraits in spaces that are sentimental to the artist.

✨HELEN GRIVAS✨ A figurative painter who focuses on portraits in spaces that are sentimental to the artist.

✨HOTEL PABLO✨ We play rock music. Sometimes it's about the diasporic experience and racism. Sometimes it's about being scared of the dark after watching a scary movie. And Consistency? Never heard of 'em before.

✨HOTEL PABLO✨ We play rock music. Sometimes it's about the diasporic experience and racism. Sometimes it's about being scared of the dark after watching a scary movie. And Consistency? Never heard of 'em before.

✨JONCRO✨ An experimental noise rock power trio based out of Missisauga, Ontario. Fronted by Afro-Jamaican guitarist/singer Daniel G. Wilson with Matthew Mikuljan on drums and now Kieran Christie on bass/keyboards, they have been spreading the gospel

✨JONCRO✨ An experimental noise rock power trio based out of Missisauga, Ontario. Fronted by Afro-Jamaican guitarist/singer Daniel G. Wilson with Matthew Mikuljan on drums and now Kieran Christie on bass/keyboards, they have been spreading the gospel of noise since 2015.

✨LING BI✨ A Chinese-Canadian illustrator who specializes in acrylic ink-based paintings, with little anthropomorphized food characters as side dishes. They are based in Toronto, Canada. Ling wants to bring joy and smiles to people with their art.

✨LING BI✨ A Chinese-Canadian illustrator who specializes in acrylic ink-based paintings, with little anthropomorphized food characters as side dishes. They are based in Toronto, Canada. Ling wants to bring joy and smiles to people with their art.

✨MALIK MCCOY✨ An emerging visual artist specializing in painting and 3D digital works.

✨MALIK MCCOY✨ An emerging visual artist specializing in painting and 3D digital works.

✨MARK DOS SANTOS✨ I'm a born and raised Scarborough artist, both rapper and producer. My sound, style and flow is all unique; designed, constructed and written to tell my story while also being objective and relatable to others stories.

✨MARK DOS SANTOS✨ I'm a born and raised Scarborough artist, both rapper and producer. My sound, style and flow is all unique; designed, constructed and written to tell my story while also being objective and relatable to others stories.

✨OLD GROWTH PRESS✨ Established in 2018 and committed to publishing the work of BIPOC/LGBTQ2S+ artists based in Canada. We publish visual narratives in comic and various illustrated forms, as well as host workshops and presentations. As a publisher,

✨OLD GROWTH PRESS✨ Established in 2018 and committed to publishing the work of BIPOC/LGBTQ2S+ artists based in Canada. We publish visual narratives in comic and various illustrated forms, as well as host workshops and presentations. As a publisher, we aim to further an environmentally conscious practice by using recycled printing and binding materials.

✨PRE$I✨ Hailing from Toronto’s eastside...Pre$i demonstrates his art of storytelling with formidable bars & melodies, bringing forth a fresh sound to Toronto’s Hip-Hop scene. I take pride in my craft and I strive to create art that is not only relat

✨PRE$I✨ Hailing from Toronto’s eastside...Pre$i demonstrates his art of storytelling with formidable bars & melodies, bringing forth a fresh sound to Toronto’s Hip-Hop scene. I take pride in my craft and I strive to create art that is not only relatable but showcases my true self through various styles & sounds.

✨SHANNON LEIGH✨ An artist that explores humour, surrealism, and fantasy through colour texture and narrative. Her favourite medium is acrylic paint and her favourite colour is all of them.

✨SHANNON LEIGH✨ An artist that explores humour, surrealism, and fantasy through colour texture and narrative. Her favourite medium is acrylic paint and her favourite colour is all of them.

✨SILK FANG✨ If you have a strong appreciation for original handcrafts, small business, pronoun pins, and stimulating queer economy, then this shop is worth the stop! Run by a genderqueer solo-preneur, this shop especially caters to Trans and otherwis

✨SILK FANG✨ If you have a strong appreciation for original handcrafts, small business, pronoun pins, and stimulating queer economy, then this shop is worth the stop! Run by a genderqueer solo-preneur, this shop especially caters to Trans and otherwise Queer/radical individuals. Specializing in handmade/homemade pins and LGBT+ propaganda, this shop was founded in 2017 on Etsy and has over 1000 sales to date!

✨SKETCHING HUMANITY✨ Elvin Velasco radicalizes the importance and meaning of compassion, empathy, care, & tenderness with the communities they passionately advocate for. The 48 portraits are in conversation with one another, exploring a variety of in

✨SKETCHING HUMANITY✨ Elvin Velasco radicalizes the importance and meaning of compassion, empathy, care, & tenderness with the communities they passionately advocate for. The 48 portraits are in conversation with one another, exploring a variety of insightful topics of their experience during this unprecedented time. It is inspired by the voices, truths, lived experiences, & struggles of members of the community held close to their heart & soul.

✨SOLYSS✨ An indie-electronic artist from Scarborough, ON. Her music centres around using art as an escape from reality. She explores this theme in both her concept album "Virtually Reality" and recent single "Somewhere Else." She also enjoys creating

✨SOLYSS✨ An indie-electronic artist from Scarborough, ON. Her music centres around using art as an escape from reality. She explores this theme in both her concept album "Virtually Reality" and recent single "Somewhere Else." She also enjoys creating animations and artwork to accompany her songs and develop their stories.

✨SOMETHING NICE SUPPLY ✨A side project exploring design in physical and tangible forms. The products reflect fun nostalgic pieces and subtle expressions of emotional queer life.

✨SOMETHING NICE SUPPLY ✨A side project exploring design in physical and tangible forms. The products reflect fun nostalgic pieces and subtle expressions of emotional queer life.

✨TRINSARTPROJECT✨ A small business that sells custom designed, hand-stitched embroidered products, ranging from tote bags, crewnecks, and hoodies. Small business owner, and aspiring filmmaker, Trinity Wong, is passionate and she strives to share her

✨TRINSARTPROJECT✨ A small business that sells custom designed, hand-stitched embroidered products, ranging from tote bags, crewnecks, and hoodies. Small business owner, and aspiring filmmaker, Trinity Wong, is passionate and she strives to share her original art with the world, one stitch at a time.

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