Bau-Xi Gallery | Dufferin is excited to take part in the 2nd edition of the Canadian Art Hop, organized by the ADAC (Art Dealers Association of Canada) from May 1st – 4th, 2025. To celebrate, we are welcoming guests to enjoy two artist talks featuring Barbara Cole, a prominent Canadian photographer, and Ted Fullerton, an established multi-disciplinarian artist, who will each speak on their evolving practices and upcoming exhibitions! Both talks will take place on Saturday, May 3rd at 1384 Dufferin Street, Toronto.

Barbara Cole’s artist talk is located on the main floor of the gallery from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, with the talk beginning at 11:45 am. Ted Fullerton’s artist talk is located on the upper floor of the gallery from 2:30 – 4:00 pm, with the talk beginning at 2:45 pm.

Barbara Cole will be discussing her Second Glance series that invites viewers to slow down and reconsider their initial perceptions. The series celebrates the self: its surface, its hidden contours, and its passage through time. With her use of analog film, wet plate ambrotypes, long exposures and collage, the artist turns these portrait photographs into a sculptural experience. Cole is an award-winning Canadian photographer known for her timeless aesthetic. The artist’s work is extensively collected by both public and private institutions. Throughout her career, she has worked internationally on commercial projects and has created several large-scale commissions.

Ted Fullerton will provide insight into his upcoming exhibition, Born In: The Year Of The Snake which explores the notion that images are dualistic in nature as the artist views his work as both symbolic and figurative. The pieces selected support Fullerton’s interest in a pictorial language while tapping into his fascination with the serpent and its profound meaning. The artist works in contemporary painting, printmaking and sculpture, and has achieved numerous. He has exhibited across Canada as well as in England, Australia, Spain and Yugoslavia. Fullerton's works are in private, corporate and public collections.