Dramatic photographs

of romantic late 19th century cemetery sculptures in Europe & Cuba.

Pamela Williams at Queen West Art Crawl

Canadian fine art photographer Pamela Williams exhibits her dramatic black and white images of romantic late 19th century cemetery sculptures captured at cemeteries in Europe and Cuba, as well as her hand-coloured black and white images of plant life, at the 2023 Queen West Art Crawl in Trinity Bellwoods Park.

About Pamela Williams

Pamela Williams is an award-winning Canadian fine art photographer known for her remarkable, haunting black and white portraits of romantic late 19th century cemetery sculptures, captured during her cemetery visits in Europe and Cuba. Based in Toronto, she has exhibited across North America and Italy; and her work has appeared in several art journals. She’s also been known to give lively slide show lectures on her work, and host workshops on creative photography. In addition to her own series of cemetery sculpture photography books, her photos have appeared on the book covers of several works of Canadian fiction.

About Queen West Art Crawl

Queen West Art Crawl (QWAC) is a two-day multidisciplinary arts festival that celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The festival stretches along Queen Street West from Bathurst to Roncesvalles in Trinity Bellwoods Park in September of each year.

This year, in an effort to create a unique platform for participating artists, they’ve added an online component to the festival (September 18-24), with the park exhibition at Trinity Bellwoods being held September 23-24. For more info on participating artists and festival events, visit their website.

A black & white photo of a sculpture of a nude woman. A close-up of her torso, we see her arms resting on either side of her left leg, which is in a raised position, knee bent, the thigh of her right leg extended.

“Paris Statue” by Pamela Williams

Event details

Hosted by: Queen West Art Crawl

Type of event: outdoor art fair

Featuring: Fine art photographer Pamela Williams

Dates: In the park: Saturday, September 23 & Sunday, September 24, 2023; The online component of the festival will be accessible Monday, September 18 – Sunday, September 24, 2023

Time: In the park: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM ET; Pamela Williams will be there from 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM ET

Cost: Free admission

Location: Trinity Bellwoods Park, 790 Queen St. W, Toronto, ON, M6J 1G3. Artists will be set up in tents around the park. Pamela Williams will be at Booth #319.

Contact details: Queen West Art Crawl, Toronto, ON, Canada; 647-380-5252, info@queenwestartcrawl.com, queenwestartcrawl.com

 

Accessibility: While there are some sidewalks on which to move through the park, the artists and their tents will be located on grassy ground.

COVID-19 policy: If new COVID-19 restrictions force them to reduce or cancel the Outdoor Art Exhibition, an announcement will be made and the festival will be held online only for the safety of artists, artisans, patrons and performers.