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

A group of four people stand near each other on the subway, one writing in a notebook; postage stamps, an address label and red stickers are pasted on top

Scotiabank Photography Award

Moyra Davey

May 1 - August 4, 2019
Curator: Gaëlle Morel
Main Gallery and Salah J. Bachir New Media Wall, Ryerson Image Centre

A primary exhibition of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival

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Overlooking a body of water, a woman with white face makeup wearing a black coat holds a small boat on her shoulder, filled with ravens

Meryl McMaster

As Immense as the Sky

May 1 - August 4, 2019
Curator: Gaëlle Morel
University Gallery, Ryerson Image Centre

A primary exhibition of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival

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A man stands on the steps of a porch, but his face is obscured by laundry hanging on a line.

Pearson Ripley

Shut Away

June 19–August 4, 2019
Student Gallery, Ryerson Image Centre

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Moyra Davey, *Subway Writers* (detail), 2011/2014, 75 chromogenic prints, tape, postage, ink. Courtesy the artist; Galerie Buchholz, Berlin/Cologne/New York; and greengrassi, London

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Meryl McMaster, *On the Edge of This Immensity*, 2019. Courtesy of the artist.

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Pearson Ripley, *Veiled*, 2018, inkjet print. Courtesy of the artist

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Time-lapse video the Ryerson Image Centre. Created by Anthony Saleh

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!

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*Klaus Kindermann, [East Berlin riots against SED government], June 1953, gelatin silver print. The Black Star Collection, Ryerson Image Centre (BS.2005.018313)*

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.

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A photo of a person holding a circular object obscuring his/her face — Fig. 3
A polaroid from a *Youth in Focus* tour with <TRUTH & DARE Project>, February 2018

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.

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In this black and white image, two women stand confidently with their hands on their hips in front of a curtained backdrop wearing sunglasses — Fig. 1
S. J. Moodley, [Two women wearing Western attire], 1981 (printed 2016), inkjet print. Courtesy of The Walther Collection

News

Major African portraiture exhibition at the Ryerson Image Centre explores the role of women in photography

This fall, the Ryerson Image Centre will present a major exhibition exploring African photographic portraiture through the perspectives of women, both as sitters and photographers.

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