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OCAD University

Toronto, Ontario

Welcome to the OCAD University Artist Showcase, where you can discover works available for rent or sale by current OCAD U students and recent graduates.

OCAD University is the largest and most comprehensive art, design and media university in Canada. The OCAD U Artist Showcase on Partial makes it simple to support the creative practices and careers of our artists and designers. Get a head start on viewing and collecting the incredible work produced by our top creative talent.

The emerging artists and designers featured on the OCAD U Artist Showcase have undergone a juried selection process. Noted for their standout skills and dedication, their work has been specifically chosen for this showcase.

Meet Our Artists

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Celia Petconi
OCAD U Feature Artist
My goal is to create art that is meaningful, interesting, and for it to look great on a wall. I love using bri...
Alejandro Rizzo Nervo
OCAD U Feature Artist
Alejandro Rizzo Nervo (b. 1993, Caracas, VE), is an interdisciplinary artist and performer that lives and work...
Jenny Tchen
OCAD U Feature Artist
Jenny Tchen is a Chinese Vietnamese artist based in Tkaronto/Toronto, currently in her final year at OCAD Univ...
Haley Parker
OCAD U Feature Artist
Haley Parker (b. 1996) is an emerging Canadian lens-based artist currently based in Toronto. After attending...
Shinae Kim
OCAD U Feature Artist
Shinae Kim is a Canadian painter of Korean descent. She creates work that moves between figuration and abstrac...
Suhmer Hyatt
OCAD U Feature Artist
Suhmer Hyatt (pronounced like the season) is an illustrator from Toronto. She is an OCAD University Bachelor ...
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Featured Works

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Small Summits (SOLD)
  • Mekayla Dionne
  • 12" x 12" x 1.5"
  • Sold
#green #navy #female #feminist #abstract
I Called My Mom to Talk About the Weather
  • Alessandra Singh
  • 35" x 43"
  • $975 buy
#acrylic #painting #abstract #innervoice #honesty
A Man Waiting II
  • Tania Costa
  • 18" x 24" x 2"
  • $985 buy — $49 try
#bright #colour #minimalist #portrait #green
A woman's Soul
  • Firouzeh Saremi Far
  • 40" x 48"
  • $2000 buy
#abstract #woman #painting #blue
Plantillusion 2
  • Huaijun Wen
  • 44" x 36"
  • $600 buy
#abstract #human and plants #plant
Waiting for Joy
  • ESTHER DOË KIM
  • 12" x 12"
  • Sold
#esther kim #contemporary #abstracts #joy #covid19
Pink Summer Chair
  • Tania Costa
  • 48" x 48" x 2"
  • $3800 buy — $190 try
#still life #modern art #realism #pink #minimalist
Untitled 016
  • Mash Ritchie
  • 44" x 30"
  • $1555 buy — $130 try
#acrylic #ritchie #abstract #emerging #abstract expressionism
Double Rainbow
  • Gillian Toliver
  • 9" x 12"
  • $60 buy
#brushstroke #black and white #graphite #paper #wave
Summer's Over
  • Jasper Urbina
  • 8" x 11"
  • $80 buy
#illustration #digital
Meraki
  • Refaya Turshin
  • 24" x 36"
  • $886 buy
#abstract photography #architecture #composition #perspectives #lines
What do I know
  • Hau Pham
  • 24" x 20" x 1.5"
  • $650 buy — $40 try
#abstract #temple #oilpainting #zen #cycle
Qudsia
  • Qudsia Hussain
  • 16" x 20" x 2"
  • $600 buy
#art #self portrait #painting #woman
The Beginning of Home
  • Avery Gibbes
  • 24" x 30" x 1.5"
  • $550 buy
#another planet #oil painting #alien #imaginary world #building
Driftwood and Minerals
  • Cissy Shi
  • 18" x 24" x 2"
  • $750 buy
#body #abstract #textured
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Latest News
September 2022

Career Launcher Recipient Kasra Goodarznezhad Wins EQ Bank's Emerging Digital Artist Award

The Emerging Digital Artists Award (EDAA) is Canada’s award for critical experimentation in digital media, proudly presented by EQ Bank and Trinity Square Video. Launched in 2015, the award celebrates the contributions of artists working exclusively in virtual space. Kasra Goodarznezhad was selected for his work Evolving Maps: A Collective Memory, 2022.

August 2022

Announcing the latest recipients of the Partial Artist Showcase.

Vridhhi Chaudhry, Sara Shoghi, Helio Eudoro, Kaspian Kondrat, Helen Tran, Grace Hotchkiss, Alessandra Singh, Anam Feerasta.

Announcing  Clara Kim as a recipient of the Slate Asset Management 2022 Career Launcher public art exhibit in the lobby of 2 St. Clair West.

We're excited to announce Irene Lee as the recipient of the Programs, Publications and Shop Assistant Career Launcher at Art Metropole ; a non-profit visual arts centre with a focus on contemporary art in formats predisposed to circulation and dissemination.

We're thrilled to announce the five new artists who will be working closely with NEO Exchange over the next year to create commissioned works of art to commemorate a new listing or a new fund on the NEO stock exchange.

Kristen Qing, Brian Jiang, Olivia Aguiar, Sara Shoghi, Trinity Leon

Congratulations to Tizzi Tan, Mina Nowzari and Briar Tawse-Smith on being the recipients of the Membership Career Launcher at Gallery 44 which is committed to programs that reflect the continuously changing definition of photography.

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