Pull Up a Chair | October 9 – 31, 2026

Solo exhibition at Abbozzo Gallery October 9 - 31, 2026Opening Reception: Friday, October 9, 6:00 - 8:00 PM I am thrilled to announce my upcoming solo show with Abbozzo Gallery at its beautiful new location in Toronto’s Junction Triangle. Chair-lovers rejoice! But fear not, the work explores

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Housewarming | Nov 28 – Dec 2025

A special group show celebrating the opening of the new Abbozzo Gallery location. The intimate verntisage Friday, November 28 2025 from 4-6 PM, ahead of the public opening later that evening, is an opportunity to reconnect, raise a glass, and experience Housewarming before the gallery

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Take It With You | June 13 – 28 2025

After over 12 wonderful years at 401 Richmond – and 20 years in Oakville – Abbozzo Gallery is preparing for an exciting new chapter. Beginning this September, the gallery will reopen in a newly renovated space on Sousa Mendes Street, in Toronto’s Dundas West/Wallace-Emerson/Dupont neighbourhood.While

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Holiday Group Exhibition | Dec 13 2024 – Jan 18 2025

Announcing Abbozzo Gallery's annual holiday group exhibition! December 13, 2024 - January 18, 2025We will be exhibiting a variety of artworks in all three of our gallery spaces; the Main Gallery, the Feature Gallery and the Project Room.Included in this group show: Under the Bloor Street

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Invitation to Leslie's show at the Abbozzo Gallery entitled "Refuge", March 1 to 30 2024

Abbozzo Gallery show | March 1 – 30, 2024

I am thrilled to announce my upcoming show with Abbozzo Gallery, my first at this beautiful, long-established gallery in the 401 Richmond building. This suite of new oil paintings captures luminous moments discovered in familiar places. It would be wonderful to see you at the opening

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Untitled Experiment

A recent experiment, this piece celebrates the divergent qualities of two different materials. Canvas, a natural fibre, expands and contracts in response to changing temperature and humidity. Duralar, a polyester film, stays constant. By stitching the pieces of painted duralar to the canvas support along

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HERsay – Nov 2, 2022 to Jan 3, 2023

“Memory is the seamstress, and a capricious one at that. Memory runs her needle in and out, up and down, hither and thither. We know not what comes next, or what follows after. Thus, the most ordinary movement in the world, such as sitting down

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Late afternoon sun falls on Leslie's face as she is interviewed in Sorauren Park.

Artists of Sorauren Park Video Series

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the Friends of Sorauren Park community group has commissioned a video series - Dogs of Sorauren Park, Trees of Sorauren Park, People of Sorauren Park and, most importantly, Artists of Sorauren Park. https://youtu.be/P-wsq6SNN1o The park will tell me what should be

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