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
Scott Benesiinaabandan
newlandia: debaabaminaagwad
Opening and CONTACT launch party: April 27, 7–11 pm
April 28 – June 1, 2018: Egerton Ryerson Statue (Gould St and Bond St)
April 28 – August 5, 2018: Lake Devo (Gould St and Victoria St)
Curator: Bonnie Rubenstein
A public installation of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
Scotiabank Photography Award
Shelley Niro
Opening and CONTACT launch party: April 27, 7–11 pm
April 28 – August 5, 2018
Main Gallery and University Gallery, Ryerson Image Centre
Curator: Gaëlle Morel
A primary exhibition of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
Nadia Myre
Acts that Fade Away
April 28 – August 5, 2018
Salah J. Bachir New Media Wall, Ryerson Image Centre
Curator: Gaëlle Morel
A primary exhibition of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
Cynthia Johnston
Ceydie
June 20 – August 5, 2018
Student Gallery, Ryerson Image Centre
Co-presented with the DOCNOW Festival
Scott Benesiinaabandan, newlandia: debaabaminaagwad, Rock no. 1, 2018. Courtesy of the artist
Shelley Niro, The Shirt (detail), 2003. Nine duratrans transparencies in lightboxes, Lightbox (each): 12 × 110 × 138 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario. Purchase with assistance from the Estate of P.J. Glasser, 2016. © Shelley Niro
Nadia Myre, film still from Acts that Fade Away, 2016. Courtesy of the artist, Art Mûr, and the McCord Museum
Cynthia Johnston, Ceydie in the CEO chair, 2017, inkjet print. Courtesy of the artist
Apply for a chance to have your own exhibition in our student gallery
Deadline: June 30, 2018
The Student Gallery showcases the art and curatorial practices of Ryerson University’s current undergraduate and graduate students and recent alumni from all disciplines.
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.
Special Tour
July 18, 6:00 pm
Join artist Shelley Niro on a tour of her Scotiabank Photography Award exhibition. Niro will be joined by Gaëlle Morel, Exhibitions Curator at the Ryerson Image Centre.
The Making of a Photographic Book with Ruth Kaplan
July 11, 6:00 pm
Join Toronto-based photographer Ruth Kaplan for a workshop about the making of her recent publication, Bathers. The event will also include a book sale and signing.
Shelley Niro, Abnormally Aboriginal (detail), 2014, inkjet print on canvas. Courtesy of the artist