Kimathi Donkor: Curvaceous
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Dr Kimathi Donkor’s new paintings, created in the inaugural UAL/OCADU artist’s residency exchange, use gesture and chance to play with representations of the helix structure of Afro-hair as a starting point for abstract meditations on freedom. Join us for Dr Kimathi Donkor's public talk and opening exhibition for "Curvaceous".
205 Richmond St. W
11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
School of Graduate Studies
School of Graduate Studies
Free
205 Richmond St. W
11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
School of Graduate Studies
School of Graduate Studies
Free
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Kimathi Donkor: Curvaceous
Dr Kimathi Donkor’s new paintings, created in the inaugural UAL/OCADU artist’s residency exchange, use gesture and chance to play with representations of the helix structure of Afro-hair as a starting point for abstract meditations on freedom.
The finely twisting curls and coils which spring naturally from our heads can seem a perfect metaphor for how life, and the histories which document it, dances and spins from joy to pain and back again, never quite returning to the exact place we began. And such curvaceous forms also echo profound rhythms found throughout the universe, from the orbits of stars, planets and moons to the microscopic helix structure of DNA.
How does this natural world of sensual beauty survive, evade and overcome the kinds of rigid, straight, rectangular grids of control which seem to dominate cityscapes like Toronto, and much of the colonised prairies beyond? What forms of love can resist conformity to industrialised, monocultural power?
Exhibition: Kimathi Donkor: Curvaceous
Dates: May 26-30, 2026
Location: OCADU Graduate Gallery, 1st floor - 205 Richmond St W. 11am-6pm daily.
Artist’s talk: Tuesday, May 26, 6-7pm. Room 115 - 205 Richmond St W.
Opening Reception: Tuesday, May 26, 7-9pm. RSVP on Eventbrite
If you think of anyone who would enjoy this exhibition, please feel free to extend the invitation to them.
You can contact jess@ualcanada.ca or parthshah@ocadu.ca for any additional information.
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