Saturday, April 9 to Sunday, April 17

An Exhibition of Paintings and Mixed Media Art
Location: Beit Zatoun – 612 Markham st (Bloor and Markham)

Opening Reception: Saturday, April 9 at 7:00 pm

Lines of Resistance: Prison Art from the Middle East is a mixed media work produced by former political prisoners from the Middle East, notably Iran, as well as artists standing in solidarity with them. The exhibition is an instance of visualizing atrocities committed by states in the region including Israel.

Since June 2009, the regime has imprisoned and executed thousands of its citizens; the crimes have been surrounded in an official culture of silence and denial.

This exhibition serves as a testament to those who resist oppressive state policies. It is also an opportunity for us to stand in solidarity with the Iranian people and demand the immediate end to imprisonment, torture and executions.

The project was created and is run by Professor Shahrzad Mojab and PhD student Bethany Osborne from the Department of Adult Education and Community Development at OISE at the University of Toronto as part of their research into the women, violence and learning. They use art – from dance and drama, to creating visual art – to both deal with the trauma of prison and to actively resist acts of state violence.

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Need to know:
– Exhibition open during regular gallery hours
(Wednesday to Sunday from 12 noon)
– Admission Free
– Sorry, not wheelchair accessible