EVERNOW
May 1—31
Claudette Abrams
EVERNOW is a miniature gallery installation situated in a naturalized outdoor setting. Its intimate scale, illumination, and discreet placement invite viewers to slow down and peer inside. Returning visitors may notice shifts over time, as the artist-photographer acts as both archivist and architect, rotating the catalogue of both found and created images to foreground ephemerality. Images sequence, combine, and contrast, to form curious associations highlighting the ambiguities of both personal and collective memory. The work’s fixation on ordering and reordering reflects a compulsion to find meaning, and be present, within the world’s constant flux and avalanche of almost-thoughts.
EXHIBITION
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CLAUDETTE ABRAMS
Office
Archival Pigment Print
” x ”, Edition of
2026
CLAUDETTE ABRAMS
Bedsheets
Archival Pigment Print
” x ”, Edition of
2026
CLAUDETTE ABRAMS
Haircut
Archival Pigment Print
” x ”, Edition of
2026
CLAUDETTE ABRAMS
Archival Pigment Print
” x ”, Edition of
2026
Claudette Abrams
Claudette Abrams is a Canadian, Toronto-based multimedia artist, curator and art educator. Her work employs photography, video, projection, holography, fabricated material construction, site-specific and immersive installation.
Website: claudetteabrams.ca
Instagram: @claudetteabrams
Currently On View:
22 Bayview Ave
26 Lakeshore Ave
Previously On View:
22 Bayview Ave
26 Lakeshore Ave
Visit
Ward’s Island Vitrine Galleries
Toronto Island
22 Bayview Ave
26 Lakeshore Ave
7 min walking approx. 400 m distance.
Dates
May 1st to 31st 2026
Hours
24 hours (ferry does not run 24 hours)
Directions
Take ferry from the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal to Ward’s Island. Water taxis also available.
You can find the current ferry schedule here. Please purchase tickets online in advance here.
Water Taxis:
Toronto Harbour Water Taxi - 416-203-8294
T Dot Water Taxi - 647-370-8368
Ward’s Island
Accessibility
The exhibition is fully accessible. The ferry terminal and ferries have accessibility practices and Ward’s Island has an accessible public washroom. The vitrines are outdoor viewable from the sidewalk.
CONTACT Walking Tour:
Claudette Abrams - 22 Bayview Ave
Claudette Abrams - 26 Lakeshore Ave
7 min walking approx. 500 m distance.
CONTACT Photography Exhibition
CONTACT is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to celebrating and fostering the art and profession of photography with an annual Festival in May throughout Toronto and year-round programming in the CONTACT Gallery. CONTACT embraces an inclusive and accessible approach to the medium, and cultivates collaborations with and among artists, curators, institutions, and organizations.
Each year CONTACT showcases lens-based projects by Canadian and international artists. The Festival’s Core Exhibitions are comprised of collaborations with major museums, leading galleries, and artist-run centres as well as site-specific public art projects. These are cultivated through partnerships and commissions, and frame the cultural, social, and political events of our times. The Featured Exhibitions, selected through a jury process, and the Open Call Exhibitions present a wide range of works at galleries and alternative spaces across the city, The Festival’s Programs include photo-book initiatives, lectures, artist talks, panel discussions, and workshops. CONTACT exhibitions and programs are free and open to the public, with some exceptions at major museums.