Gallery TPW

Since its formation in 1977, Gallery TPW (originally Toronto Photographers Workshop) has evolved alongside changes in the production, distribution and perception of photography, film and video. Our diverse roster of exhibitions, screenings, performances, commissioned writing, and public programs expands awareness of the vital role that images play in contemporary culture. Gallery TPW began its program of continuous exhibitions in 1980. In 1990, the TPW Acquisitions Committee was formed, which today exists as the TPW Collection at the Image Centre. Through several locations and across over forty years, Gallery TPW has launched the careers of significant Canadian artists and has developed a national reputation and international community through collaboration with fellow artist-run centres, public galleries, educational institutions and festivals. Our diverse program encompasses exhibitions; theatrical-, sound-, and movement-based performances; constructed social events; and lectures, discussions, and reading groups. Gallery TPW has always supported new, generative, and exploratory art practices. Today, we want to help audiences understand how art accrues meaning and to better understand how an institution’s choices influence that meaning. This commitment to audience engagement, self-reflexive inquiry, and transparency unites Gallery TPW’s efforts and distinguishes us from our peers.