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Founded in 2000, the Toronto International Art Fair is one of the most successful fairs in North America. TIAF is held annually at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Canada's top convention and trade-show facility located in the heart of downtown Toronto.

Holding the position of the third-largest English speaking theatre district in the world after New York and London, Toronto is host to an eclectic, cosmopolitan and sophisticated arts and culture community.

TORONTO INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR October 25-29, 2007 METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE North Building, Exhibit Hall A & B 255 Front Street West

OPENING NIGHT PREVIEW Thursday October 25, 2007

Special Collectors Preview 4:30-6:30pm Tickets: $285.00

Opening Night Preview 6:30-10pm Tickets: $185.00

Special Projects

The Fair is underpinned by a series of special projects contributing to the dialogue on contemporary art. This programming reinforces the Fair's reputation as the most comprehensive and thought-provoking art experience in Canada.

The News at Five: The much-acclaimed series of rotating exhibitions curated by Canadian Art magazine editor Richard Rhodes. Visitors enjoy a new project exhibition from installation to completion each day as new work is unveiled and presented by the curator and participating artists at 5pm sharp. Each exhibition is on display until the following afternoon.

Power Talks: Lecture series organized in partnership with The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery and led by prominent figures in today's international art world. Topics range from contemporary curatorial issues to collecting, and the business of art. Power Talks is developed and presented by The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery with all ticket proceeds benefiting The Power Plant.

T at Three: An insightful and stimulating interview series conducted by Border Crossings magazine senior contributing editor Robert Enright. Each day at 3pm, Enright will engage artists, curators, critics and dealers in exclusive one-on-one live interviews about their work and its place in the world of contemporary art. T at Three offers a unique perspective on the making and meaning of artist works brought to TIAF by galleries from across Canada and around the world. Presented in partnership with Border Crossings magazine and the Toronto International Art Fair.

Fresh Avant-Garde: A designated area of the Fair presents a select group of young galleries showcasing edgy and challenging work by emerging national and international artists. Artwork in this section is priced at under $5,000.

Open Spaces: Special projects, installations and/or exhibits of curatorial value and public interest to be viewed within a less formal and more open exhibition space.

Exhibitors / Participating Galleries

Galerie 40 Rother Wiesbaden Gallery 78 Fredericton Galeria Begoña Malone Madrid Angell Gallery Toronto Art 45 Montreal Art Mûr Montreal Artcore Toronto Bau-Xi Gallery Contemporary Fine Art Vancouver, Toronto Galerie de Bellefeuille Montreal Galerie Roger Bellemare Montreal Galerie Bertin-Toublanc Paris Birch Libralato Toronto Bjornson Kajiwara Gallery Vancouver Galerie Simon Blais Montreal Galerie René Blouin Montreal Jeffrey Boone Gallery Vancouver Jessica Bradley Art + Projects Toronto Broadbent London Galerie Donald Browne Montreal Stephen Bulger Gallery Toronto J. Cacciola Gallery New York Corkin Gallery Toronto Christopher Cutts Gallery Toronto Edward Day Gallery Toronto Diaz Contemporary Toronto Galerie Thérèse Dion Montreal DNA Berlin Dukan & Hourdequin Marseille Edgar Modern International Art Bath Engine Gallery Toronto Equinox Gallery Vancouver Feheley Fine Arts Toronto Flowers New York, London Forum Gallery New York Frost & Reed Contemporary London Jill George Gallery London Michael Gibson Gallery London Galerie Graff Montreal Galerie Mark Hachem Paris Han Art Westmount (Montreal) Headbones Gallery Toronto Rafael Peréz Hernando Arte Contemporáneo Madrid Galerie Ernst Hilger Vienna Rebecca Hossack Gallery London Ingram Gallery Toronto Ingrid Mueller Art + Concepts Fredericton Galerie Grita Insam Vienna Catriona Jeffries Gallery Vancouver Gallery Jones Vancouver Davis Klemm Gallery Mainz-Kostheim KN Gallery Chicago Olga Korper Gallery Toronto Galerie Lacerte Art Contemporain Quebec City Galerie Lausberg Düsseldorf, Toronto LE gallery Toronto Loch Gallery Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary Lonsdale Gallery Toronto LUMAS SoHo New York Nicholas Metivier Gallery Toronto Mineta Contemporary Brussels Mira Godard Gallery Toronto Miriam Shiell Fine Art Toronto Monte Clark Gallery Vancouver Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Toronto Sarah Myerscough Fine Art London GAM | Galerie Obrist Essen Odon Wagner Gallery Toronto Galerie Orange Art Contemporain Montreal Galerie Pangée Montreal Park Walk Gallery London Christina Parker Gallery St. Johns Peak Gallery Toronto Paul Petro Contemporary Art Toronto Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain Montreal p|m Gallery Toronto Praxis International Art New York, Buenos Aires, Miami Projex-Mtl Galerie Montreal Marcia Rafelman Fine Arts Toronto Galerie Raphael 12 Frankfurt Roberts Gallery Toronto Galerie Lilian Rodriguez Montreal Clint Roenisch Gallery Toronto Nikola Rukaj Gallery Toronto Sandra Ainsley Toronto Georgia Scherman Projects Toronto Galerie Schübbe Projekt Düsseldorf Spinello Gallery Miami Galerie Streitenfeld Oberursel Sundaram Tagore Gallery New York Tatar Gallery Toronto Trépanier Baer Calgary Trias Gallery Toronto Galerie Trois Points Montreal Douglas Udell Gallery Edmonton, Vancouver, Calgary Galleri Udengaard Aarhus Galerie Van Der Planken Antwerp Walter Wickiser Gallery New York Galerie Erhard Witzel Wiesbaden Wynick/Tuck Gallery Toronto XEXE Gallery Toronto

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2007 Toronto International Art Fair 2007