Akin Vitrine Galleries featuring Samantha O’Neill

We are excited to introduce our September/October Vitrine Gallery artist, Akin Lansdowne alum, Samantha O’Neill!

Samantha is a Fashion Designer who has combined her love for both Fashion and Art. Specializing in outerwear, she creates art based pieces rather than Ready to Wear. Samantha has been passionate about fashion since her childhood and studied Fashion Business at George Brown College.

‘Twisted Fantasy’ is inspired by the idea that there is a twisted relationship between light and dark. In this work, lightness is conveyed through the use of feminine silhouettes and flowers while darkness is conveyed through the use of dark colours, textures and a certain sense of undone-ness or incomplete-ness. It’s the idea that there is a sense of torture and uncertainty even in our wildest fantasies.

Twisted Fantasy
2018
dimensions available

To contact the artist:
samantha.oneill2@gmail.com
Instagram: @samantha.toronto_
#Akinvitrine

Akin Collective + Akin Projects are excited to present our 2018 programming in two Vitrine Galleries, one a recent addition to our St. Clair studios, and our original location at our Dupont studios. These miniature galleries will feature the diverse talent of our members with travelling installations rotating each month. Each artist will be featured for the first month at Dupont and second month at St. Clair. For more information about our artists and our programming, join us on Instagram @akinvitrine.

‘Twisted Fantasy’ will be on view for the month of September in our Dupont Akin Vitrine Gallery, located in the Clock Factory Building at 1485 Dupont Street (entrance on Campbell Avenue). Find Akin Studio 215 on the second floor and follow the sign into the hallway around the corner. The building is open from 9am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday.

The exhibition will then travel to the Akin St. Clair Vitrine Gallery and be on view for the month of October at 1747 St. Clair Avenue West. Gallery is street level and can be viewed at any time.

For more information about Samantha and her work, follow our Instagram account @akinvitrine.