The Tom Thomson Art Gallery has announced the opening of its fall 2025 exhibitions: Convergence and Bianca Artemida Nam: Where the Willows Weep and Orchids Dream. Both exhibitions open with a public reception on Saturday, October 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the TOM.
Running from October 18 to January 17, 2026, Convergence is the Gallery’s biennial juried exhibition dedicated to environmentally engaged contemporary art. Featuring a dynamic selection of works by Ontario artists across a wide range of media, the exhibition highlights diverse approaches to ecological themes including climate change, sustainability, natural landscapes, and our evolving relationship with the natural world.
Presented alongside Convergence, the TOM will host Bianca Artemida Nam: Where the Willows Weep and Orchids Dream, on view from October 11 to January 10. This immersive installation by emerging local artist Bianca Artemida Nam from Tara unfolds as a surreal, biomorphic marshland inspired by the escarpments and flora of Grey and Dufferin Counties. Combining collage, preserved plants, handcrafted elements, animation, and sound, Nam creates a dreamlike terrain that dissolves the boundaries between nature and technology.
Together, these exhibitions reflect the TOM’s vision as ‘an open landscape for exploring art’, offering visitors opportunities for reflection, discovery, and dialogue centered around ecology, metamorphosis, and our place within the living world.
“These exhibitions embody the TOM’s commitment to connecting art, place, and environment through meaningful contemporary expression. They invite visitors to engage with pressing ecological questions while celebrating the creativity and resilience of artists whose work reflects both the beauty and complexity of our natural world,” said Aidan Ware, Director and Chief Curator, Tom Thomson Art Gallery.
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 18, 2 to 4 p.m.
Artist Talk with Bianca Nam: Saturday, December 6, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
