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Seeing What Surrounds Us: Denyse Thomasos and Babylon

March 17 @ 6:00 pm

The new date for ‘Seeing What Surrounds Us: Denyse Thomasos and Babylon‘ has been set for Monday, March 17.

SEEING WHAT SURROUNDS US: DENYSETHOMASOS AND BABYLON Fresh from its cross-country tour as part of a major exhibition, Denyse Thomasos’ monumental painting, Babylon, returns to its home in the Donovan Collection at St. Michael’s College. Join us for a special evening to reflect on the life and art of this extraordinary artist. 17 MARCH 2025 | 6 PM FREE ENTRY REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED RSVP REQUIRED AN INAUGURAL DONOVAN COLLECTION SYMPOSIUM PRESENTED BY THE DONOVAN ART COMMITTEE FATHER MADDEN HALL | 100 ST. JOSEPH STREET | TORONTO A CONVERSATION ABOUT ART, DENYSE THOMASOS, AND THE DONOVAN COLLECTION Denyse Thomasos photographed with Babylon. Image © The Estate of Denyse Thomasos. RSVP AT: UOFT.ME/DONOVAN We will be joined by Renée van der Avoird, Associate Curator of Canadian Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Barbara Fischer, Chief Curator of the Art Museum at the University of Toronto, and Gail Luciano, Denyse Thomasos’ sister, for an engaging conversation on the power of art to lead us into new ways of thinking and feeling.

In partnership with Fr. Daniel Donovan and the University of St. Michael’s College, the Donovan Collection Committee invites you to an event to celebrate the recent inclusion of Denyse Thomasos’ Babylon (2005), a key piece within the College’s Donovan Collection, in Denyse Thomasos: just beyond, a career-retrospective exhibition of the late Thomasos’ (1964-2012) work that recently completed a tour across Canada with stops in Toronto, Saskatoon, and Vancouver.

Featuring an in-conversation talk with Renée van der Avoird, Associate Curator of Canadian Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario and member of the curatorial team for Denyse Thomasos: just beyond and Gail Luciano, Denyse Thomasos’ youngest sister, moderated by Barbara Fischer, Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Art Museum at the University of Toronto, this event will encourage attendees to pause and see the artworks that surround them throughout the St. Michael’s College campus.

Join us for an exploration of Denyse Thomasos, Babylon, and the Donovan Collection. Admission is free. RSVP required. Space is limited.

Father Madden Hall, Carr Hall

100 St Joseph St, Toronto + Google Map
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