The Ryerson Image Centre (RIC) exists for the research, teaching and exhibition of photography and related media. We are an active partner within the academic fabric of Ryerson University, the cultural network of greater Toronto, and the national and international artistic community.
What's On
The Way She Looks: A History of Female Gazes in African Portraiture
Photographs from The Walther Collection
September 11 – December 8, 2019
Guest Curator: Sandrine Colard
Main Gallery and University Gallery
Syrus Marcus Ware
Ancestors, Can You Read Us? (Dispatches From The Future)
September 11–December 8, 2019
Guest Curators: Candice Hopkins and Tairone Bastien
Salah J. Bachir New Media Wall
Nontsikelelo “Lolo” Veleko, Nonkululeko, from the series Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder, 2003, inkjet print © The artist. Courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg
Syrus Marcus Ware, Dispatches From The Future (still), 2019, multi-channel video. Courtesy of the artist
Sightlines Podcast
Our new podcast, Sightlines, explores the representation of African women in photography through interviews with artists, curators, and collectors. Produced in collaboration with The Walrus Lab.
Time-lapse tour of the RIC
Take a time-lapse tour of the RIC: from the gallery spaces, to the vault, to the Peter Higdon Research Centre!
The Collection
We maintain a collection of photography spanning the medium’s history, as well as several artist and journalism archives. The RIC's collection offers researchers the remarkable opportunity to study firsthand works by a diverse group of internationally-renowned photographers.
Youth in Focus
By engaging with new, young audiences, we hope to promote greater inclusivity, equity, and accessibility in a gallery environment. This program is generously supported by BMO Financial Group.
Sabelo Mlangeni, Woman and City, from the series Big City, 2012 (printed 2017), gelatin silver print © The artist. Courtesy of the artist and The Walther Collection