Tammy Hoy
Tammy hoy is a Toronto based self taught photographer. Her exploration of forgotten spaces has been the foundation of her photographic career. Seeking beauty in the old and decrepit, she is enchanted by our forgotten past.
Tammy's work has appeared in various leading publications, ranging from The Toronto Star and JPG Magazine to the John's Hopkins University Carey Business School Magazine and most recently Maisonneuve.
Tammy has worked in the media and arts industry since 1994 and is currently the senior graphic artist for The Canadian Press.
She has exhibited in the U.S. and Canada including Toronto's CONTACT photography festival since 2005 and is currently represented by Toronto's Latitude 44 Gallery. She is a member of the Riverdale Artists' Network and is a founding member of the Shadow Collective, a collaboration of photographers devoted to the exploration and exhibition of forgotten places.
Recent Publications
2010 Maisonneuve August Issue for August 31 article "The Eh-List", Full page image "Dissapearance"
2009 John's Hopkins University Carey Business School Magazine December issue"Abandoned Industry"
2007 JPG Magazine issue #10, Full page reproduction of image "The Blue Room"
2005 The Toronto Star September article "It's about going places nobody knows about", Four published images.
Recent exhibitions
2011 May Latitude 44 Gallery, Toronto, ON, "Temporal Perspectives", CONTACT Festival 2011
2010 November Akasha Art Projects, Toronto, ON, "Portals"
2010 May Latitude 44 Gallery, Toronto, ON, "Parallel Adaptations", CONTACT Festival 2010
2009 Dec Arta Gallery, Toronto, ON, "Light of Winter"
2009 Nov Mercedez-Benz, Toronto, ON, "The Little Art Show"
2009 Oct Artsphere Gallery, Buffalo, NY, "Asylums Unraveled"
2009 Oct Gallery 464, Buffalo, NY, "Doors Closed"
2009 Jul Dominion On Queen, Toronto, ON, "Various works"
2009 May Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON, "The Unraveling of an Institution", CONTACT Festival 2009
2009 May The Charlotte Room, Toronto, ON, "Elsewhen"
2009 May Hangman Gallery, Toronto, ON, "Urban Timelines"
2008 May Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON, "Realms of the Forgotten", CONTACT Festival 2008
2008 May The Charlotte Room, Toronto, ON, "Trespassing on Yesterday", CONTACT Festival 2008
2008 Mar 1 King West, Toronto, ON, "Muse Carnivale '08", Charity Exhibition
2007 May Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON, CONTACT Festival 2007
2007 Nov BMW, Toronto, ON, "The Little Art Show"
2007 May The Charlotte Room Curator for "Enemies of the Ordinary", CONTACT Festival 2007
2006-08 The Charlotte Room, Curated and participated in rotating exhibit
2006 May SNAP Fundraiser Exhibition, Recieved honourable mention for work
Juried Art Festivals
2007-09 Cabbage Town Arts Festival
2008 Toronto Outdoor Arts Festival
2007-08 Queen West Art Crawl
2007-08 Riverdale Art Walk
News
Jan. 17, 2011
Another successful year for our group show in Scotiabank's CONTACT Photography Festival at Latitude 44 Gallery. Thanks again to Janet and Mary Ann for all the hard work they put into making the evening an amazing event!
Dec. 3, 2010
It's nice to see a mention of my show in the Globe and Mail's art listings today. The listing includes a description of my work.
"Hoy photographs abandoned spaces the way most of us photograph our kids or pets – or wish we could. Hoy finds something to love in them all."
– R.M. Vaughan
Dec. 1, 2010
My work was mentioned today in a lovely article on the tempo toronto website called:
A New "Old" Idea For Your Walls the Art of Photography by Doris Pontieri.
From the article:
"I was fortunate enough to take in a new photography show currently running at Akasha called 'Portals, Images of Forgotten Spaces', by Tammy Hoy. As I have attended so many openings, I am not often surprised, but I must say that these photographs not only touched me, but I found myself getting lost in the imagery, lingering in front of them for long periods of time, yet seemingly not long enough. Ms. Hoy has managed to see and photograph spaces through the eyes of the soul. Definitely a MUST see."
Nov. 23, 2010
I am very excited to be presenting my first solo show at Toronto's Akasha Art Projects on the 27th of November.
For more details visit my exhibitions page.