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.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Scott Benesiinaabandan
newlandia: debaabaminaagwad
Opening and CONTACT launch party: April 27, 7–11 pm
April 23 – August 5, 2018
Egerton Ryerson Statue (Gould St and Bond St) and 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
Ryan Walker
Voices in the Wilderness
April 28 – June 10, 2018
Student Gallery, Ryerson Image Centre
Cynthia Johnston
Ceydie
June 20 – August 5, 2018
Student Gallery, Ryerson Image Centre
Gordon Parks
The Flávio Story
September 12 – December 9, 2018
Main Gallery, Ryerson Image Centre
Co-curators: Paul Roth and Amanda Maddox
Gordon Parks: The Flávio Story is organized by the Ryerson Image Centre, Toronto, Canada, and the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California, USA, in partnership with Instituto Moreira Salles, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and The Gordon Parks Foundation, New York, USA.
TERREMOTO
Mexico City, 1985
September 12 – December 9, 2018
University Gallery, Ryerson Image Centre
Curator: Denise Birkhofer
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
Ryan Walker, Basha, 7 years old, 2017, inkjet print. Courtesy of the artist
Cynthia Johnston, Ceydie in the CEO chair, 2017, inkjet print. Courtesy of the artist
Gordon Parks, Flavio da Silva, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1961. Courtesy of and copyright The Gordon Parks Foundation
Pedro Meyer, [Rescue workers at collapsed building, Mexico City], 1985, gelatin silver print. The Black Star Collection, Ryerson Image Centre
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.
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