The Riverdale Hub houses four gallery spaces featuring beautiful and thought provoking works of art for sale, located on the first, second, and third floors of our expansive heritage building. The Riverdale Hub Gallery is dedicated to employing the transformative power of art to engage Toronto’s east-end community, connect with other communities across the city, and provide a platform for local, national, and global conversations.
Join us at Riverdale Hub Gallery for:
“Terra Incognita”: An Exhibition by Laura Thipphawong
November 14th to December 6th, 2025
Opening reception: Saturday, November 22nd
Meet the Artist: 2 – 4 pm
Artist Talk: 3 pm
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“Not All Who Wander”: An Exhibition by Amanda Christina
October 9th – November 8th, 2025
As a self-taught oil painter, Christina’s work is deeply rooted in personal experience and emotional exploration. Inspired by the concept of finding light in the darkness, She strives to remind viewers to seek the glimmers of hope that exist even in challenging times. Each painting in this collection features hidden encouraging words, serving as subtle reminders to always look for the light.
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“In the Rhythm of Being”: An Exhibition by Ellee SY Lee
September 10th – October 8th, 2025
Ellee SY Lee is a Korean-Canadian, Toronto-based visual artist creating imaginary, semi-abstract paintings that explore diverse visual experiences. She immigrated to Canada as a teenager, where she discovered her love for art-making. Painting, in particular, became a liberating way for her to connect deeply with her subconscious and emotional state.
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“Echoes of Her Hands”: An Exhibition by Amy K. Fitzgerald
August 6th – September 2nd, 2025.
Amy K. Fitzgerald, an award-winning Toronto-based painter and mixed media artist, joyfully weaves geometric abstraction into her art, focusing on the sacred circle—a motif symbolizing unity, balance, and familial bonds. Her art-making process involves creating paintings on canvas and paper, followed by intentional deconstruction into fragments and meticulous rearrangement, which she then paints on once more.
Join us at Riverdale Hub Gallery for “In My Garden There Are Many Colours”, An Exhibition by Frances Ferdinands, July 15th – August 5th, 2025.
Born in Colombo Sri Lanka, Frances Ferdinands is an artist largely based in Toronto. As a young immigrant to Canada, raised in a traditional South Asian household, an awareness of these two very different cultures was a constant backdrop in her search for identity and place. Identity, ‘otherness’, cross-cultural differences and fertilization are themes found in her paintings alongside her love of colour, pattern and decoration.
Join us at Riverdale Hub Gallery for “All Around Her”, an Exhibition by Kristy Blackwell, June 25th-July 15th, 2025.
Kristy Blackwell uses figurative realism to capture some of the complex nature of humanity. While she is often experimenting with materials and palettes, her subject matter remains consistent – the depiction of strength alongside vulnerability. There is common understanding in these relatable images: beauty in sadness and in fortitude, beauty in the exposed and in the protected…
