
Wow ! Valet parking, a guest check list at the door, security and hors d’oeuvres by Bice greeted guests at Amel Chamandy’s solo show Scene Scape Through the Artist’s Eyes. Her contemporary art space, Galerie NuEdge Fine Arts International, is a beautiful, recent addition to Montreal’s famed Golden Square Mile. Amel Chamandy’s works are totally urban: simple scenes in the city. Their optical originality comes from the artist’s vision as she suggests new ways of seeing the day-to-day: the banal becomes beautiful. Her large images (69’’ x 50’’) show a reality twice transformed. The originals were captured in black and white film (!), photos taken in 1998 when Amel was studying at Concordia University. Using today’s technological tools, she then digitally altered the originals. The result? Splendid blurry and coloured works: some more abstract than others. Each is unique. … More 

Parisian Laundry, the contemporary art space in southwest Montreal, has an exciting show. One artist uses childhood memories to juxtapose macho and feminine symbols; the other offers powerful prism-like paintings. The Parisian Laundry building used to be, yes, a laundry company! Today, the beautiful, light-filled space hosts contemporary art Tuesdays through Saturdays. … More 

Montreal City of Glass 2010 will feature over 100 events in more than 40 places – galleries, and even Métro tunnels! Read on. … More 