Measuring 10x10

Celebrating small-scale works and the power of intimate viewing.

This exhibition brings together a group of artists whose small works invite us to rethink how a space can be activated, expanded, and experienced in new ways. Through these pieces, we explore the quiet potential that can emerge from working within intimate limits.

𝗥𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗵𝘂𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗸 is not only a celebrated Canadian artist-he is also someone who has spent many years working in the Boarding House Arts building. His presence and history here make his participation in our first exhibition especially meaningful. We are deeply grateful that he has created a beautiful work depicting the very building where our gallery now lives.

About the Artist
𝗥𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗵𝘂𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗸 is a Canadian artist, educator, administrator, curator, writer, and cultural advocate. He is Professor Emeritus at OCAD University, where he served as President (2000–2005) and Vice-President, Academic (1998–2002). In recognition of his contributions to art and education in Canada, he received an honorary Doctor of Fine Art in 2008, and OCAD University established the Ron Shuebrook Award in painting and drawing in his honour.
He holds degrees from Kutztown University (B.Sc., M.Ed.) and an MFA from Kent State University. He has taught at seven Canadian universities and art schools, including serving as Chair of Fine Art at the University of Guelph, where he helped establish the MFA program and led major facility renovations. His former colleagues later created the Shuebrook Graduate Scholarship to acknowledge his impact.

In addition to his studio practice, Ron has served as an external consultant and assessor for more than twenty-five Canadian institutions, and has worked with national and provincial arts councils, including the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council.

We are honoured to celebrate an artist who has played such an important role in Canadian art - and who has been part of this community for many years.

𝗟𝘆𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹, a visual artist whose rich life story and deep dedication to painting continue to shape her practice here in Guelph.

Born in Windsor and raised in Sarnia and Point Edward, Lyn spent 12 years as a Sister of Saint Joseph, teaching young children while studying Fine Arts at the University of Windsor. Her artistic path continued through further studies at Banff School of Fine Arts, York University, the Toronto School of Art, and the University of Guelph.

𝗟𝘆𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 went on to teach Visual Arts at the high school level while steadily developing her own painting career—later expanding her studies internationally at the British Institute of Florence. Now retired from teaching, she works full-time as an artist in her studio at Boarding House Arts, the same building that houses our gallery.

Her practice brings depth, reflection, and a lifetime of artistic inquiry to this show.

𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, a Guelph-based photographer known for her intimate portraiture and her thoughtful approach to boudoir, maternity, and nude photography.

Katie launched her first studio in Toronto in 2008, becoming one of Canada’s early boudoir specialists. Her work has appeared in publications such as Best Health and the groundbreaking body-positivity television series How To Look Good Naked. As conversations around confidence, empowerment, and body acceptance have grown, boudoir photography has flourished as a respected artistic genre—and Katie has long been at the forefront of that evolution.

Through her shoots and editing process, Katie explores the connections between sensuality, empowerment, authenticity, and self-expression. Her warm, welcoming studio is located right here in the heritage building of Boarding House Arts, where our gallery also lives.

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘀, a Guelph-based fine artist whose work transforms delicate paper fibres into richly layered, mosaic-like images. Using torn pieces of the finest Japanese, Nepalese, Korean, and other specialty papers, Mary builds her compositions fragment by fragment, creating depth, texture, and a sense of wonder unique to her practice.

Mary’s artistic foundation began in painting, drawing, and sculpture. Her creative direction shifted profoundly during her studies at the Ontario College of Art’s Florence program, where she found inspiration that led to her distinctive paper-fibre technique.
“I am inspired by exploration, discovery, spontaneity, and the surprises that emerge through layering,” she writes. “The natural world and music are endless sources of inspiration.”

Her work has been widely exhibited across Canada and internationally, including New York, Monaco, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, London, Singapore, Brussels, Amsterdam, Boston, Berlin, and more. She has received numerous honours, such as the Prix du Jury at the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts (Carrousel du Louvre, Paris) and the Bronze Medal from the Arts-Sciences-Lettres Academy of Paris.

Locally, Mary is a familiar and celebrated presence, exhibiting annually at The Artist Project, the One of a Kind Winter Show, and the Guelph Studio Tour.

Heejung Shin is a multidisciplinary artist working in installation, drawing, and painting. Her practice explores identity, displacement, and the quiet emotional shifts that come from living between languages and cultures.

Working primarily with Hanji (Korean mulberry paper), she uses collage and layering to create works that reflect fragility, ambiguity, and states of in-betweenness.

Rosanne Morris, a contemporary Canadian artist whose practice explores light, colour, form, and spirit through a meditative lens. Transforming photographs of light into luminous digital paintings, Rosanne’s work feels both organic and architectural, grounded in strong principles of design.

Influenced by Miksang—the Tibetan concept of the “Good Eye”—her work invites slow looking and quiet attention, revealing moments of clarity and presence within everyday light.

Originally from Toronto and now based in Guelph, Rosanne studied at the Haliburton School of Fine Art and Design, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. She is a juried member of the Guelph Studio Tour and an award-winning Associate of the Society of Canadian Artists.

Rosanne’s work is represented by Petroff Gallery in Toronto and the Art Gallery of Guelph Sales & Rentals, and is held in private and corporate collections across Canada, the United States, France, and Mexico.

𝗚𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻, an illustrator and screen printer based in Guelph.

Gillian received her BFA from Concordia University (Montreal) in 2006, and has since established her own print studio and developed a line of hand-printed goods.

Her graphic style is strongly influenced by folk art, symbolism, and the uncanny, creating bold and thought-provoking images that capture attention and imagination.

𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗦𝗸𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘇𝗼𝘀 , a Guelph-based artist originally from Toronto, Canada, known for her minimalist wall sculptures that explore the interplay of colour, form, and materiality.

𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗦𝗸𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘇𝗼𝘀 studied Fine Art at the University of Waterloo and has exhibited internationally at art fairs and galleries including Scope Miami, London, Hong Kong, New York, Hamburg, Charline Kervyn Contemporary Art (Ghent), Dohing Gallery (South Korea), and J. Peeler Howell Fine Art (Texas).

Her work is included in corporate collections such as The Art Gallery of Guelph Permanent Collection and The Aimia Collection, and has been featured in publications like Canvas Rebel and Shout Out Socal. Through her innovative use of ordinary materials, Laurie transforms sculptural forms into extraordinary experiences that engage and challenge viewers.

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗼 a Guelph-based artist whose practice explores fragility, memory, and materiality. Working across painting, printmaking, and hand-dyed textile techniques, Mary creates sewn fibre compositions that emphasize deconstruction and repetition.

Many of the natural dyes used in her work—such as marigold, goldenrod, and sumac—are sourced directly from her backyard garden, grounding her practice in both place and process.

Mary graduated from OCAD University’s Interdisciplinary Studies program in 1995 and went on to build a long career in arts administration, event management, and community outreach, working with organizations including the One of a Kind Show, Craft Ontario, and the City of Guelph. She is now focusing fully on her own artistic practice.

Her work has been exhibited at DesignTO, Propeller Art Gallery (Toronto), Art on the Street, the Insights Juried Art Show, and Gather in the County (Picton).

Alisa McRonald, a Canadian artist whose work celebrates reclaimed textiles and the stories woven into their fibres. Passionate about honoring the labour, love, and memory embedded in handmade materials, Alisa transforms rescued textiles into new, meaningful artworks.

Alisa has exhibited nationally and internationally, including at El Room (Mexico City, 2025), The Artist Project (2025), Drey Gallery (2024), CAFKA (2023), and Craft Ontario (2022). Her work has been featured in Harper’s Bazaar Japan, Untitled Magazine, and the Toronto Star.

She has received numerous awards and residencies, including the 2024 Craft Ontario Rich Foundation Residency, 2023 Ontario Culture Days Creative in Residence, and accolades from DesignTO and the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair.

Marjan Kaviani (b. 2002, Toronto, ON), an emerging artist whose practice continues to gain strong national recognition.

Marjan received her BAH in Studio Art with a minor in Psychology from the University of Guelph (2024). Her work has been supported by the Ontario Arts Council, the Guelph Arts Council, and most recently the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant (2025).

In 2026, Marjan will participate in artist residencies at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT, and The Pouch Cove Foundation in Pouch Cove, NL.

Star Ceramics is the bright, whimsical ceramic practice of Sam Staresincic. Inspired by the wild playfulness of nature—and named as a near-anagram of her last name—her work is a personal exploration of joy and patience, expressed through swirling colour, curious creatures, and creative chaos.

Sam’s pieces are vibrant, sturdy, and a little unexpected: snakes and frogs emerge among swirling pinks and chartreuse greens, while mugs and pasta bowls invite a second look—and a smile.

She is currently exploring mason stains, bringing bold colour directly into the clay itself. While inspired by nature, Sam is drawn not to its quiet moments, but to its strange and delightful side: blooming florals, hidden creatures, and the joyful abundance of her backyard garden.

Ceramics has been both Sam’s greatest challenge and her most rewarding practice. It has taught her to slow down, let go, and embrace the mess. After years of supporting other artists, she has found the art form she wants to return to—every day.