# Event Details - **Event Name**: Portfolio Review for Emerging Artists - **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 08 Dec, 2025 at 02:00 pm – Mon, 08 Dec, 2025 at 07:50 pm - **Event Description**: The Art Gallery of Mississauga is offering portfolio reviews for Emerging Artists.About this EventComplementing the Art Gallery of Mississauga’s Fifth Annual Juried Show of Visual Arts, the AGM is pleased to present a Portfolio Review Day for Emerging Artists working in any medium.This in-person opportunity invites participants to meet with one of three arts professionals to share their work and receive personalized feedback and career guidance. Whether you are developing new work, refining a completed series, or seeking advice on exhibition opportunities, this event offers a supportive space to discuss your artistic practice and next steps.How It WorksRegister through Eventbrite (Registration required, no walk-ins. Sorry.)Limited availability (only 30 total slots available)Meet with ONE of the reviewers during your scheduled time slot.Reviews will be one-on-one for 20 minutes.Each registrant may only register for ONE ticket/timeslot. Duplicates will be deleted.A $10 nominal fee will be collected as a donation to confirm your registration. This contribution both encourages attendance and supports the work we do.WHAT TO BRINGArtists are encouraged to bring whatever best represents their practice, such as:Bring your portfolio, sketchbook, digital images, video work, or documentation of installations or sculptures — printed, on a laptop, or on a tablet.Sketchbooks or process workArtist statement or CV (optional, but helpful)Be ready! You'll have 20 minutes with the reviewer.PLEASE NOTE: Your ticket selection includes your presentation time. We ask you to arrive 10 minutes before check-in and get ready.THE REVIEWERSLyla Rye is a Toronto-based, multi-disciplinary artist who works in installation, sculpture, video, drawing, and photography to create encounters with real and illusionary space. For over 35 years her work has been exhibited in galleries and screenings across Canada and internationally. She has exhibited at The Power Plant, Prefix ICA, The Whitney Museum of American Art, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and as part of the Karachi Biennale in Pakistan. She has work in the public collections of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, York University, Cadillac Fairview Corporation, The Tom Thomson Art Gallery, and The Robert McLaughlin Gallery.Gary Taxali is a Mississauga-based artist and illustrator. He has exhibited in galleries and museums throughout North America and Europe including The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Jonathan LeVine Gallery, The Antonio Colombo Gallery, Steve Lazarides/The Outsiders, and The Andy Warhol Museum. His clients include Sony, Converse, Time, Rolling Stone, Newsweek, GQ, The New Yorker, and The New York Times. He has won hundreds of illustration and design awards including a nomination for a Cannes Lion, and a 2009 Grammy Award Nomination. Taxali was listed as one of the top 100 illustrators in the world by art book publisher Taschen. He is a tenured professor at OCAD University in Toronto, Canada.Tamara Toledo, Ph.D. is a Toronto-based curator, writer, and scholar, co-founder of the non-profit arts organization, Latin American Canadian Art Projects. Her research focuses on Latin American diasporic art in Canada shaped by violence, trauma, and displacement, following decolonial artistic practices that defy hegemonic tendencies within contemporary art. Toledo has presented at various conferences in Canada and the United States, and her writing has appeared in ARM Journal, C Magazine, Fuse, Canadian Art, Latin American and Latinx Visual Culture Journal of the University of California, and Concordia University Press. Toledo is currently the Director/Curator of Sur Gallery._____________________________________________________________________________________________________The Fifth Annual Juried Show of Visual Arts celebrates a diverse range of emerging and established artists working across Ontario, on view at the Art Gallery of Mississauga from October 25, 2025 to January 11, 2026.Funding is generously provided by the City of Mississauga, TD Bank Group, the Ontario Arts Council, the Canada Council for the Arts, Rama Gaming House and Charitable Gaming, Community Good._____________________________________________________________________________________________________? Important Note on FeedbackFeedback provided during the portfolio review is intended solely for professional development purposes. The goal of this session is to help artists strengthen their practice, refine presentation skills, and gain constructive insight into their work.Please note that the reviewers are not curators from the Art Gallery of Mississauga, and participation in this review does not constitute or guarantee exhibition opportunities. Instead, this is an opportunity to receive valuable feedback from experienced art professionals to support your ongoing artistic growth. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mississauga/portfolio-review-for-emerging-artists/100001974983366414 - **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts, nonprofit, exhibitions, music, literary-art, entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 10, max: 10, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Mississauga - **state**: ON - **country**: Canada - **location**: Art Gallery of Mississauga - **lat**: 43.5886532 - **long**: -79.64403759999999 - **full address**: Art Gallery of Mississauga, 300 City Centre Dr, Mississauga, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Portfolio Review for Emerging Artists - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/c4d179223a747c430e710433be447df1dc5bb48d44aa190e68f117a45502f3b0-rimg-w1200-h776-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1764033564 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Portfolio Review for Emerging Artists being held? - **A:** Portfolio Review for Emerging Artists takes place on Mon, 08 Dec, 2025 at 02:00 pm to Mon, 08 Dec, 2025 at 07:50 pm at Art Gallery of Mississauga, 300 City Centre Dr, Mississauga, Canada. - **Q**: Who is organizing Portfolio Review for Emerging Artists? - **A:** Portfolio Review for Emerging Artists is organized by Art Gallery of Mississauga. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Portfolio Review for Emerging Artists is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Mississauga, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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