Shift (2025)

Gallery 1265’s annual themed student exhibition, Shift (2025), is a multi-media art showcase that delves into the transformative power of change. With this theme, students are encouraged to reflect on the changes that have shaped their lives and identities. Just as the pressing of the ‘shift’ key on a keyboard transforms a lowercase letter, life's pivotal moments, big or small, easy or hard, have the power to reshape how we see ourselves and connect with others.  

The artworks on display share personal narratives of transformation, and adaptation. In this space, artists invite viewers to join them in embracing the precarious and ever-shifting nature of our world and community. Shift reminds us that we should embrace every moment of change, as a vital part of the ongoing journey that shapes who we are and where we are going, like the pressing of a key.

Featuring artworks by Jason Luo, Xing Chen, Jiaqi Wen, Arthur Yuanqiansheng Cui, Owen (Long) Wan, and Yuye (Judy) Zhou.

Shift is a joint exhibition between Gallery 1265 and Arts, Culture and Media Student Association (ACMSA) to celebrate the creative practices of students within ACM department and UTSC.

This exhibition is made possible by the IDEAS grant.

Opened from January 16 to 24, 2025

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