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An art exhibit. The left side of the image shows an art installation on the wall. Text on the wall reads "Hickox Pahwa Woolaver: Scenes from Toronto" and is followed by smaller text. Beside the text is a large photograph and a small TV screen. The right side of the image shows a group of people talking and looking at the art.

Hickox, Pahwa, Woolaver – Scenes from Toronto

This exhibition from the City of Toronto Archives showcases recent digital donations from three Canadian artists: April Hickox, Vik Pahwa and Avard Woolaver.

An art exhibit. A seating area can be seen in the centre of the room with art installed on the wall behind it. Text on the wall reads "Hickox Pahwa Woolaver: Scenes from Toronto" and is followed by smaller text. Beside the text is a large photograph of people on a city street, and beside the photograph is a small TV screen showing more photos.
Hickox Pahwa Woolaver exhibit installation, November 2, 2023. Nominee for the 2024 Heritage Toronto Public History Award. Courtesy of City of Toronto.

Hickox Pahwa Woolaver exhibit installation, November 2, 2023. Nominee for the 2024 Heritage Toronto Public History Award. Courtesy of City of Toronto.

An art installation. Two small TV screens are mounted on a wall. The TV screen on the left has been placed over a poster imitating wood planks, and the TV screen on the right has been placed over a poster imitating concrete. Text about the left TV screen reads "Hickox," and printouts of a flower pot, pumpkin, and wreath have been placed around the TV. Text above the TV screen on the right reads "Pahwa" and a stop sign has been placed to the bottom right of the screen.
Hickox Pahwa Woolaver exhibit installations, November 2, 2023. Nominee for the 2024 Heritage Toronto Public History Award. Courtesy of City of Toronto.

Hickox Pahwa Woolaver exhibit installations, November 2, 2023. Nominee for the 2024 Heritage Toronto Public History Award. Courtesy of City of Toronto.

A black and white photo of three young men with bicycles. The boy on the left of the image sits atop a low brick wall with his bike in front of him. The two boys on the right side of the image demonstrate a handstand trick where they balance with their hands on their bicycle handlebars while their feet above them press against the brick wall of a building.
Teenage boys on bikes, Bloor Street West and Dundas West Street, 1986. Nominee for the 2024 Heritage Toronto Public History Award. Image by Avard Woolaver. Courtesy of City of Toronto Archives.

Teenage boys on bikes, Bloor Street West and Dundas West Street, 1986. Nominee for the 2024 Heritage Toronto Public History Award. Image by Avard Woolaver. Courtesy of City of Toronto Archives.

Curator: Naoise Dunne, Digital Archivist, City of Toronto Archives

Artists: April Hickox, Vik Pahwa, Avard Woolaver

Project Website 

Date of Release: November 2, 2023

The fine-art eye of curator and digital archivist Naoise Dunne is on full display with this exhibition at the City of Toronto Archives. Dunne, who trained at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, worked closely with April Hickox, Vik Pahwa, and Avard Woolaver to curate stunning slideshows of 441 photographs, displayed on large screens. She also designed vinyl graphic elements and photographic cut-out sculptures to set off each slideshow. Dunne is one of two digital archivists at the Toronto Archives. Hers is a fresh, new curatorial voice leading the conversation on the future of digital collecting.

Additional Project Members:

Digitization: Locrin Stewart and Alex Hyrshko, City of Toronto Archives
Exhibition Support: Sarah Carson, Neil Brochu, Jessica Algie, City of Toronto Archives
Conservation: Sarah Van Maaren, City of Toronto Archives
Social Media: Ariella Elema and Elena Genua, City of Toronto Archives
Web Support: Paul Sharkey, City of Toronto Archives

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