Lot 23

Toronto – based artist Gordon Shadrach has exhibited in Canada, the United States and internationally. He received his B. Des. (MAAD) from OCAD University and has a M. Ed degree from Niagara University. He has worked in education for the past 18 years and in 2023 Shadrach began teaching at OCADU as an Assistant Professor in the Drawing and Painting Department.

Shadrach’s allegorical portraits mostly focus on the Black male form in order to question the impact of cultural stereotypes in society and the prevalence of the colonial gaze. In the summer of 2022, Shadrach was the lead artist and co-curator for “Dis/Mantle”, a ground-breaking, immersive installation that reimagined Spadina Museum as the manor of Mrs. Pipkin, a formerly enslaved person who escaped to Canada via the underground railroad.

Shadrach’s work has been acquired by the Art Gallery of Hamilton, the Agnes Etherington Gallery, and is included in notable American diasporic art collections.

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Toronto – based artist Gordon Shadrach has exhibited in Canada, the United States and internationally. He received his B. Des. (MAAD) from OCAD University and has a M. Ed degree from Niagara University. He has worked in education for the past 18 years and in 2023 Shadrach began teaching at OCADU as an Assistant Professor in the Drawing and Painting Department.

Shadrach’s allegorical portraits mostly focus on the Black male form in order to question the impact of cultural stereotypes in society and the prevalence of the colonial gaze. In the summer of 2022, Shadrach was the lead artist and co-curator for “Dis/Mantle”, a ground-breaking, immersive installation that reimagined Spadina Museum as the manor of Mrs. Pipkin, a formerly enslaved person who escaped to Canada via the underground railroad.

Shadrach’s work has been acquired by the Art Gallery of Hamilton, the Agnes Etherington Gallery, and is included in notable American diasporic art collections.

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