Join artist Tim Whiten and Julian Cox, Deputy Director & Chief Curator, to celebrate the opening of the exhibition, Tim Whiten: A Little Bit of Light. The more than 30 works on display range from works on paper and cotton, to sculpture, other three-dimensional objects, and mixed media installations. The exhibition features many of the artist’s most essential works, made with organic matter such as leather, bone, and stone, and precarious materials such as glass and crystal. Remarks at 2 pm. 

Tim Whiten (Canadian, born August 13, 1941) is an American-born, Toronto-based artist who works in the areas of sculpture, drawing, performance, and multi-media installations, using a variety of materials.   

A Professor Emeritus at York University since 2007, Whiten has exhibited nationally and internationally since the 1970s. His work has been presented in solo exhibitions at the Art Gallery of York University, Toronto (1972); Koffler Centre of the Arts (1997); Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, Montreal (1998); Art Gallery of Hamilton (2010); Tom Thomson Art Gallery, Owen Sound (2018); and University of Colorado Art Museum, Boulder (2021).   

Whiten's work is held in numerous collections including the Art Gallery of Ontario; MacKenzie Art Gallery, Saskatoon; de Young Museum, San Francisco; Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto; National Gallery of Canada; and Winnipeg Art Gallery—a testament to the on-going institutional and curatorial support of the artist’s prolific career.