"beginning, breaking & becoming" by Ashlynn Doljac

113Research at OCAD University presents the exhibition beginning, breaking & becoming, which features corresponding photographs and paintings that demonstrate Ashlynn Doljac's inquiries as artist and researcher into intergenerational trauma.

Curated by Pam Patterson and Grace MacDonald, the exhibition is part of the OCAD University’s 150th anniversary celebrations which launch in October 2026.

In taking on this deeply reflective practice, Doljac also reveals her personal journey to recovery. Like a pendulum, the viewer’s eyes swing from looking at startling black and white, almost abstract images that sear the pictorial ground to brightly coloured, intentionally naively rendered paintings that depict joy, love, and familial harmony. In the spaces between, places are opened for the viewer to discover potential stories of recovery.

EXHIBITION DETAILS
July 8, 2026, to June 2027
113Research, 113 McCaul St., Fifth Floor