Hana Elmasry
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Heavens Fall into Place, Fruition, 2022
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Laisy Daisies In the Sky Beyond the Diamonds, 2022
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( shadow and life ), 2020
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Hopping in the Rough, 2020
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Reflections Surround #10, 2019
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Reflections Surround #30, 2019
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Reflections Surround #31, 2019
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Reflections Surround #32, 2019
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Reflections Surround #33, 2019
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Reflections Surround #34, 2019
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Reflections Surround #35, 2019
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Reflections Surround #36, 2019
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Reflections Surround #39, 2019
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Reflections Surround #4, 2019
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Reflections Surround #42, 2019
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February (Rain After the Snow), 2018
Hana Elmasry is a multidisciplinary artist based in Toronto. Her work explores the notions of identity, the study of the natural world, and the relationship elements, objects, and subjects play with divinity. The artist contextualizes her Egyptian background in her immersive works by incorporating symbols and icons, including references from architecture, sacred literature, and ancient history.
Elmasry's signature series of intimate canvases, Reflections Surround Paintings, depicts a visual diary combining artistic expression and therapy. The multi-layered and collaged artworks blur the lines between figuration and abstraction. The artist explores the limits of the canvas by deconstructing the traditional frame and including materials like oils or objects like reptile skin, accomplishing a multisensory experience of reflection. Her larger pieces reflect observations and deductions of existentialism and the metaphysical world.
Elmasry is a graduate of OCAD University with a BFA in Drawing and Painting. She majors in Cognitive Science at the University of Toronto. She holds an Applied Behavior Analysis Certificate from The Geneva Centre for Autism. Elmasry has exhibited in Canada, Egypt, and England. In 2023, she was commissioned a work for the exhibition Being and Belonging: Contemporary Women Artists from the Islamic World and Beyond, curated by Dr. Fahmida Suleman, at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto.
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Artists Across Generations
17 Dec 2022 - 20 Apr 2023This exhibition brings the breadth of our international roster - ranging from local artists including Christian Butterfield and Gina Rorai to international artists Frank Mädler and Andrés Marroquín.Read more -
What happens in silence
29 Jun - 3 Sep 2022Ann Agee | Young-Il Ahn | Barbara Astman | Vincent Barré | Virgil Baruchel | Lynda Benglis I Brassaï | Christian Butterfield | Sarah Charlesworth | Michelle Forsyth | Lily Cox-Richard | Kyungah Ham | André Kertész | Brendon McNaughton | Frank Mädler | Larry Poons | Gina Rorai | Grit Schwerdtfeger | David Urban | Zulu CultureRead more
"What happens in silence' brings together artists who reference notions of the sacred. These artists re-envision cultural icons by pushing the limits of media -
Accidental Geometries
9 Oct - 19 Dec 2020From mediums as diverse as photography, painting, drawing and sculpture, Corkin Gallery presents the exhibition Accidental Geometries with work by artists: Barbara Astman, Virgil Baruchel, Christian Butterfield, Jota Castro, Jeff...Read more -
Sorry to bother you
11 Jul - 1 Sep 2019Artists: Virgil Baruchel, Christian Butterfield, Hana Elmasry, Neil Maguire, Rafael Yaluff Sorry to bother you explores the disquiet and apprehension of contemporary life. Troubled and inspired by the looming global...Read more
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Hana Elmasry at the Royal Ontario Museum
August 11, 2023Hana Elmasry presents a newly commissioned artwork as part of the exhibition Being and Belonging: Contemporary Women Artists from the Islamic World and Beyond, on...Read more -
Corkin Gallery at Art Toronto 2020
Corkin Gallery presents the group exhibition Accidental Geometries as part of Art Toronto 2020 October 2, 2020From mediums as diverse as photography, painting, drawing and sculpture, Corkin Gallery presents the exhibition Accidental Geometries with work by artists: Barbara Astman, Virgil Baruchel,...Read more