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Ron Giii

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A key figure in the city's vibrant performance scene in the 1970s, Giii has gone on to develop a practice notable for the depth of its engagement with artmaking and its associated philosophical issues. A student at OCA (now OCAD) in the early 1970s, Giii went on to develop a performance career, often in association with CEAC, one of the city’s original artist run centers. During that time Giii toured extensively with CEAC, performing in numerous cities in the US and Europe. In 1982, he founded TRY Organization Theatre Co. for ex-psychiatric patients, after his own experience with bi-polar disorder. At this time, Giii’s own art practice also changed and he began making the oil stick paintings and delicate drawings for which he is primarily known today. Giii has work in the permanent collections of the Museo de Ferrara, Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Canada, and Art Gallery of Ontario, among others. He is represented by Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto.

For further information please visit his website.

Photo taken by Helen Mayers

Related Scream Events

Scream in High Park Mainstage

Monday, July 13, 2009 - 7:00pm

Dream in High Park Stage, High Park

DREAM STAGE, HIGH PARK

Cost: PWYC, $10 SUGGESTED

Each year the Scream co-opts the Dream Stage in High Park for a cacophonic evening of performances by new and established Canadian writers. We will be announcing the 2009 Mainstage readers on May 15th. Stick close to find out!

In the meantime, you can look the 2008 Mainstage line-up. Last year's Scream in High Park mainstage unveiled a who's who of innovative artistry from DJ-style sound poetry and hot new fiction, to graphic novels and poetic firestorms.

Click here to get further info and a map to our Mainstage.

Directions:

On the Bloor/Danforth subway line, get off at the High Park stop. From the main entrance, go east to get to High Park Avenue and go south to the lights at Bloor Street and High Park Avenue. Continue through the lights, keeping on the sidewalk to the left. It's about a 20 minute walk from High Park Subway station (top centre of map) to the site, so be sure to factor the time for that lovely stroll into your schedule.

You can also get to the site from the College 506 streetcar, which enters the park at the junction of Howard Park Avenue and Parkside Drive (centre right of map); or from the Queen 505 streetcar which runs along the south end of the park (bottom centre of map).

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The Scream Literary Festival would not be possible without the generous funding of the Canada Council for the Arts, The Department of Canadian Heritage (through its Arts Presentation Program), The Ontario Arts Council and The Toronto Arts Council. Site designed by Stop14 Media.

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