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Founded by @wordartcurated & @ilenesovaartist - Armova Curatorial merges community with creativity, showcasing local underrepresented voices in art.
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FUZE x TM Arthouse - Discover our selection of 10 Works to Collect with Intention : For its 4th edition, FUZE Caribbean Art Fair partners with TM Arthouse to present a selection curated by Vanessa Selk of 10 compelling works by Caribbean artists deserving greater international visibility and representation in public and private collections. Rather than highlighting already established names, Selk chose to shine a light on artists whose singular practices invite discovery and strengthen diverse narratives. Three conversations connect the selection: Concealed Portraiture — Figures seen from behind, anonymous subjects, intimate objects and portraits that resist exposure. Materiality & Complexity — Feathers, lace, wood, glass, and intricate patterns that invite us to look beyond the surface and between the spaces. The Many Faces of Coming Home — Different perspectives on belonging, displacement, spirituality, and return, echoing this year’s theme of FUZE Art Fair. To collect with intention is not simply to acquire what is already recognized as valuable. It is to recognize value where others have not yet learned to look. With artworks ranging from approximately $650 to $20,000, this selection invites both new and seasoned collectors to discover, acquire, and directly support Caribbean artistic creation. Explore the TOP 10 and acquire your favorite work directly on tmarthouse.com. Because collecting can be more than ownership - it is an act of commitment and relation. #TMArthouse #FUZEArtFair #CollectWithIntention #CaribbeanContemporaryArt #CaribbeanArt ArtCollecting
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I hope everyone is enjoying being alive rn 🫡
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We are excited that TMAF | TM Arthouse is joining this week FUZE Caribbean Art Fair’s VIP Program for Collectors and Art Professionals, while launching our new joint Initiative: FUZE x TM Arthouse: TOP 10 Works to Collect with Intention —- a curatorial selection highlighting specific works from participating galleries and artists that we invite you to have a close look at and which will be available for sale on tmarthouse.com Stay connected to discover the selection soon! FUZE was launched in 2023 by Baha Mar’s gallery, The Current, and has grown into the Caribbean’s contemporary art fair. TM Arthouse is a curated marketplace to facilitate access to and acquisition of Caribbean art and design by Intentional Collectors. Related image credits : ©Delton Barrett My Heart, «My Mind, My Soul», 2026 ©Olajuwon Scott, «Home», Galvanize Portrait series
 ©WANE FEARON, «Dear Mother #7»
©WANE FEARON, «Dear Mother #11» ©Renee Cox, «Black Panther Last Supper», 1996
 ©Victoria Ruiz, «Guia»
 ©Louisa Bermingham, «Emancipation day»
 ©Eddion Whyms, «A little further», 2026
©Eddion Whyms, «Before I Knew», 2026
©Edel Bordon Mirabal, from the series «The Souls», 2026
 ©Edel Bordon Mirabal, «Charon’s Boat», 2026
 ©Emily Alice Mitchell, «Maracas Beach Prayer II: I can think of you and smile», 2026
 ©Morel Doucet, «Black Maiden in Veil of Midnight», 2022
 ©Steven Schmid, «When she sees me, she sees you», 2026
 ©April Bey, «If You Think This Is Gay, Wait Till We Turn Around», 2026
 ©Melissa Alcena, «Philip», 2024 ©Melissa Alcena, «Von Ton», 2024 #fuzecaribbeanartfair #tmaf #caribbeanart #contemporaryart
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JUNE / JULY I Tag limit: Slide 3 - Photo creds (@shelleyvaz, @sarahlezmy)
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As I am getting ready to leave Canada, I’m reflecting on the incredible creatives I’ve met and had the pleasure of working with, pictured and not pictured, while doing curatorial and gallery work in Toronto. I want to continue working with artists drawn to authenticity and disruption. I learned that community and being around creatives who share your values is detrimentally important to keeping your practice alive. I began by interning at United Contemporary @unitedcontemporary working with Melanie and Rebecca, the phenomenal women running United to prepare for the summer 2025 exhibition, “Too Much Fashion” guest curated by Armova Curatorial. Through this I met Armova’s and United’s network of talented artists that were so welcoming. I then worked at Ignite Gallery @ignitegallery at @ocaduniversity working with established and emerging artists helping install exhibitions like “Soft Power”and “Liminal Spaces” curated by Morgan Mavis and Tibi Neuspiel. My final positions involved admin work for “Too Much Fashion” as it traveled to the FUZE Caribbean Art Fair @fuzeartfair . Finishing out I was brought on as the curatorial admin for the 2026 exhibition “When Angels Speak of Love” curated by Armova Curatorial. Special thank you to Ilene and Byron founders and directors of Armova Curatorial @armovacuratorial . Their passion as curators and creatives is truly inspiring to be around. Leaving Toronto is bittersweet, but I am so excited for the next chapter. 🤍🤍🤍
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The answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything, is 42. at least that's what this past year's lesson was. Hell of a good month to close it out. #30daysofJune
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When Angels Speaks of Love is an exhibition featuring 8 visual artists inspired by the book, All About Love written by the late Bell Hooks. The art in the exhibition focuses on the different forms love can take and each artist took on a theme within the book to create their piece. I caught up with Byron Armstrong, one half of Armova Curatorial to speak not only about his art career but also Ilene Sova, his partner, who also has a career in the arts. The show runs to June 28, 2026 in downtown Toronto. . . . .https://youtu.be/FuowTcTV1Y8 . . . .#bellhooks #allaboutlove #contemporaryart #toronto #community
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Unearthed Truths of the Ocean Floor II: The Return (2026) A meditation on Olokun, memory, grief, and the histories that remain beneath the surface. Olokun, the Yoruba Orisha of the deep ocean, is often associated with mystery, ancestral knowledge, and the unseen worlds carried beneath the waters. Resting within a bed of red earth, the figure appears neither excavated nor rescued. They are held between memory and return. The fracture is intentional. It speaks to histories and artistic traditions that were never built to hold all of our stories. To lineages broken apart, buried, and left outside the record. The frame is intentionally fractured. Referencing European aristocratic portraiture, it points to art histories and institutions that were never built to hold all of our stories. Embedded within the fractured frame, cowries evoke exchange, memory, spiritual knowledge, and connection across waters. Thank you to @armovacuratorial for including this work in When Angels Speak of Love and for creating space for conversations around ancestry, memory, and return. 🩵✨
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You're invited to FIRSTS: An Artist Conversation at "When Angels Speak of Love" from @armovacuratorial (RSVP in Bio) Hosted by MakeRoom Inc. Wednesday, June 24, 2026 | 6:00 PM - 9:00pm 2104 Dundas Street West, Toronto Free and open to the public Light refreshments provided Inspired by Bell Hooks' All About Love, this artist conversation explores the moments that shape who we become through a series of reflections on our "firsts". Featuring exhibiting artists Anthony Gebrehiwot (@tonyxtones) and Elyse Ricketts (@withlovelyse), this intimate discussion will dive into important experiences and relationships that have influenced both their lives and creative practices. Together, we'll explore stories of first inspirations, first mentors, first creative breakthroughs, and the moments that made them feel seen as artists. Through these reflections, the conversation will touch on themes that emerge in their non-linear journeys as artists. Bringing together artists at different stages of their careers, the discussion offers an opportunity to hear honest perspectives on navigating uncertainty while building a creative practice and finding their place in the arts community. Along the way, we'll also reflect on mentorship, professional development, and the people and experiences that continue to shape us long after those first moments have passed. Image credits: Anthony Gebrehiwot, From Boys to Men (2019) Elyse Skye Ricketts, a held breath (2026) Made possible by: @torontoartscouncil
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Thankful for everyone that attended a beautiful opening night for the “When Angels Speak of Love” exhibition! Armova Curatorial is proud to present “When Angels Speak of Love,” a group exhibition that responds to the radical vision of love articulated by the late bell hooks in her seminal work, All About Love: New Visions (2000). The exhibition will be on view from June 12, 2026, through June 28, 2026. Throughout the exhibition, the public will be invited to participate in programming related to the exhibition theme through dedicated tours and an exciting activation in partnership with MakeRoom Inc. Drawing its title from the last chapter of hooks’s poetic call to reimagine love as a dynamic, transformative practice that is a “combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect, and trust,” When Angels Speak of Love gathers contemporary artists who explore love not as passive romance but as a political, spiritual, and community-building force. The exhibition repositions love as an action, a discipline, and a necessary foundation for justice and healing in a world sorely in need of truly transformative love. Much appreciation to @armovacuratorial and @annastephen.n for putting together this show and to all the artists involved! 🙏🏾🤎
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"When Angels Speak of Love" is a group art exhibition inspired by the beautiful words of the late great author Bell Hooks. The exhibition features 8 artists whose work explores the themes found in Hook's work and how love is expressed in their own works. The show is curated by Armova Curatorial, a powerful duo making major moves all around the world! Show runs from June 11, 2026 to June 28, 2026 so check it out. . . . . . #artlovers #bellhooks #artexhibition #toronto #fifa
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“I have three pieces in the exhibition, curated by Armova Curatorial and featuring seven other artists. The exhibition is inspired by bell hooks’ influential “All About Love”, which is one of my favourite books by her. Two of my pieces are drawings depicting Black people in moments of rest, part of my ongoing work in the past few years to make images that represent self-care as a necessary part of Black wellness and liberation. In one image, there is a couple sleeping, and in the other, there is a young woman in the midst of a meditation. Alongside these drawings, I’m exhibiting my first installation work. It takes the form of a hammock, which I hand-wove over 6 months last year as a commentary on Black women’s labour and rest.” Congratulations to #WhenAngelsSpeakofLove presenting artist @ojoagi on her brilliant interview in @marieclairenigeria discussing her practice and her participation in our upcoming group show. See the work and meet the artists during the preview reception June 11th (This THURSDAY!🥳) from 6 pm to 9 pm at 2104 Dundas Street West, Toronto.
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