Future Events

Work from both the Sublime and Masculinity Series will be on exhibit at the Unitarian Congregation Church in Mississauga from March 6th through to March 27th. The address of the Church is 84 South Service Road L5G 2R9. Phone: 905 278 5622

I just posted the video about my work made by French filmmaker Sebastian Roche to you tube. You may watch it and learn more about it and watch it by going to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVPPDKHKcC4

Also please keep in mind that Deb has a solo show coming up in March, and the Little Peoples show will be happening in May. Details to be announced closer to the dates.

December 12th 4-8 PM Come one, come all to 69 Olive on Saturday Dec. 12th for
The Sparkly meets Healthy in the Studio Show - Think Absolutely Uniquely Canadian Gifts
The event takes place Saturday December 12th from 4:00 -8:00 PM at 69 Olive Ave. M6G 1V2
(2 lights N. of Bloor West 2 1/2 blocks W of Bathurst)

Deb Wiles has invited entrepreneurs Barb Disman, owner/designer of Glam-O-Rama Jewellery fame (Sparkly) & Tracey TieF of Anarres Natural Health (Healthy)
to join her in her home studio to show & sell their wonderous wares.

Glam-o-rama is a jewellery and accessory company founded & operated by designer Barbara Disman. Using exquisite stones, fibre, freshwater pearls, sterling silver, Swarovski Crystal, and natural seeds and nuts chosen for their individual beauty & qualities, Barb makes unisex necklaces, bracelets, earrings, belts & cufflinks.(To name a few things!)
Each piece is entirely hand-made and unique, none are ever duplicated.
Contact Barb at 647.210.2127

Tracey Tief owns and operates Anarres Natural Health. She has developed an entire line of products and uses all organic ingredients in her healthy lotions and potions! See the link to her online catalog below!

Anarres Natural Health will offer affordable, healthy luxuries:
~ Moisturizing lotions you can customize
~ Essential oils and essential oil perfume blends
~ Eco Palm wax tea lights and essential oil diffusers
~ Handmade 100% essential oil incenses
~ Cupcake and liquid organic soaps
For more see www.anarreshealth.ca/catalog

As the show is in Deb Wiles's home studio, her artworks will also be available for perusal and sale. Deb is the contact for this event feel free to call her at 416 537 9483.

Tracey, Barb & Deb all accept both cheques & cash.

May 2010 = The Little Peoples' Show featuring the artwork of Marks of Perception art students will be held at the Grapefruit Moon. Further details will be announced closer to the date.

October 2010 = Solo Show of Deb's work at Ideas Incorporated Gallery

Aug.22 - Sept. 26 th 2009 Deb's New Series Masculinity - 30 Portraits of Men will be exhibited at The Cameron, 408 Queen St. West. The exhibit has been extended until 2am on September 26th.

Masculinity - 30 portraits of Men

Vernissage: Sat. August 22, 2009. 8-10PM

Public opening: Thurs. September 10th, 8-10PM

Finissage: Wed. September 16, 2009. 8-10 PM

At The Cameron 408 Queen Street West

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

www.thecameron.com 416-703-0811

Portrait of Jim Christy 2009

March 2009 Deb's new winter 08' / 09' Series of paintings titled The Sublime Show will be on Exhibit

AT Sublime Cafe www.thesublimecafe.com. Sublime Cafe is on Augusta Avenue a few doors South of Baldwin on the East side of Augusta. The opening reception will be held Thursday March 5th from 6-Pm - 8 PM To read more about about Deb's new series clic artist statement

Meet the creator of Anarres Natural Health products: Tracey TieF, Certified Natural Health Practitioner. Sample cocoa, shea, almond, and avocado butters and wonderful bath and body products made naturally without compromise.
Shop for lotions, creams, massage and bath oils, soaps, essential oils, and palm wax candles.

Time and Place
Date:	Saturday, December 13, 2008
Time:	1:00pm - 5:00pm
Location:	69 Olive Gallery, Home of the Marks of Perception Art School
Street:	69 Olive Avenue M6G1V2
City/Town:	Toronto, ON
Phone:	Anarres Natural Health 416 535 9620
Email:	anarreshealth@gmail.com

Anarres Natural Health is a member of Green Enterprise Toronto and supports local,
Fair Trade, and Certified Organic suppliers.

69 Olive Avenue is north of Bloor and East of Bathurst.

Buddhist gift packages, Arts, and Crafts, Healing Arts Gift Certificates, Workshops, Antiques, Home Baked Goods, and much more, donated by members and friends of the Temple."

Minimum attendance two days $60/day ($50. for members) Advanced registration is required."

Say goodbye to the year in happiness, free from worry and regret. Step back from the world and take stock of your life during Kindling Light of Wisdom Mind year end service at the temple. This beautiful candlelight service will include a Dharma talk by a Buddhist teacher. $10.donation

Join us at the temple for this special meditation and chanting service and greet the new year with joy and hope.

On Saturday October 25th there will be a closing party for the Thinly Veiled happening at 69 Olive from 8PM-12 AM

Selling art for your home to buy oil for ours.

New and vintage works by multidisciplinary artist Deb Wiles

69 Olive is two lights N. of Bloor on Bathurst, W. off of Bathurst St. 2 1/2 blocks in.

Reminiscent of the unsanctioned Salon, in respect of guerrilla tactics and ad hoc process; Deb Wiles periodically morphs a living space, into an exhibition space for artists that take her fancy. In this case herself.

On June 21^st Marks of Perception will have a table in the BIG on Bloor Festival situated around Christie and Bloor.

On May 31st Deb aka. Marks of Perception, will be participating in Mayfest at Palmerston Public School.

We successfully raised a goodly amount of money for the Tibetan Women's association, a big thank you to all!

PREVIEW Silent Art Auction Fundraiser for Tibet Artwork preview art online

In light of recent events in Tibet, I have been inspired to host an art auction fundraiser. All proceeds will go to The Tibetan Women's Association. http://www.tibetanwomen.org

“TWA serves the Tibetan community as a whole with activities addressing religious and cultural issues, educational needs, social welfare, the environment and the political participation and social empowerment of women.”

Register to bid at Noon ( you'll be given a # which you will enter on bidding sheets), and preview the work in person.

Preview the work online ...clic 69 Olive Gallery from the menu at the top of the page. then clic images from past shows

This auction features the the graciously donated works of : Jane Adams, Ron Baird, Danny Beaton, Carolina Cuevas,

Marilyn Daniels, Gail Geltner, Matthew Johnson, Bogos Kalemkiar, Joan Malcolmsen, Rebecca McCarthy, Deborah

Nolan, Mike Parsens, O Puck, John Romano, Robert Tayler, Tracey TieF, Sio, Kirsten Sciba, Deb Wiles, Joyce Young,

There will be a modest reserve on all of the individual works.

Loving Kindness and Compassion; verbs all.

Reminiscent of the unsanctioned Salon, in respect of guerrilla tactics and ad hoc process; Deb Wiles, when inspired, morphs a living space into an exhibition space for artists that take her fancy.

For more information about the auction, the artists, or 69 Olive please contact Deb wilesweb@gmail.com

In light of recent and ongoing events in Tibet, I've been inspired to host a silent art auction fundraiser which will take place at 69 Olive Ave M6G 1V2 on Saturday April 12th, 2008 from 1:00-3:00 PM.

69 Olive presents Annares Natural Health A Spring Shopping Spree Saturday, March 29, 2-4 PM @ 69 Olive Gallery

Well the 52 Ladies arrived in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia without a hitch, and so did I. The opening was fantastic, we were well received. There were interesting questions asked during the artist talk and the Ladies received some press in the Chronicle Herald, Nova Scotia's main newspaper. Now I await the return of the Ladies to Toronto and am looking forward to reading new comments from the audience in the big book that accompanies the show. You may read the article by clicking on the Chronicle Herald link in the right hand corner of this page.

Also while I am in Nova Scotia some of my work will be part of an exhibit here in Toronto. John Romano has started an auction house. The first exhibit and auction will take upstairs at the Bloor cinema. My work will be installed on the 18th of February along with the work of the others artists, and is being exhibited as precursor to a March 8th auction also at the Bloor Cinema.

via: mail: Box 534, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, BOS 1AO, Canada
phone: 902-532-7069
email: arcac@ns.aliantzinc.ca
web page: www.arcac.ca
street address: 396 St. George Street, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia

Because of this, it often makes people uncomfortable. A body part whose common name can still be used as a curse definitely constitutes unexplored territory. In consequence, Deb Wiles' exploration of the unknown regions of the human body is art. She has treated this revelation of the unknown with respect, as well, presenting her bronzes carefully and with due attention to aesthetics, and with no explicit intent to shock or exploit. Despite this, her piece is still very controversial. In a time where nothing is controversial, that is a remarkable accomplishment."
- Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, Professor of Psychology, University of Toronto.

After years of being exhibited online, the rising notoriety of Deb Wiles'
tour de force sculpture installation, 52 Ladies for Tea, has brought it out of cyber space and into the sanctum of the art world. The 52 ladies touch down and take root for a full month at ARTsPLACE, in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. For information about the artist and her work, please visit www.debwiles.com

Deborah Wiles' exhibition consists of fifty-two life-sized cast bronze vulvae, each sitting atop a cushion and displayed on a pedestal. Of her work, Deborah says "[the work] creates the opportunity for us as audience, to have our collective shame around sexuality mirrored back to us…as a woman, activist and artist I believe it important that we address shame as a tool of control, root it out, and expose it for what it is." A journal chronicling the process of making this work will accompany the show, and audience members are encouraged to "pen their thoughts."

ARTsPLACE welcomes Deborah's beautiful and daring exhibition, and hope that the provocative nature of the work sparks dialog among men and women of the community. We invite all to the opening reception of her exhibition, Incoming Vulvae: 52 Ladies for Tea.

For information about the exhibit, or to schedule an interview with Deb Wiles (in Nova Scotia or Toronto),

"Living as an artist and producing work is an act of faith in itself, and so it goes from there."

Open house hours are Saturday and Sunday December 1st, 2nd, 8th and 9th from 1-5 pm. All welcome.

Reminiscent of the unsanctioned Salon, in respect of guerrilla tactics and ad hoc process; Deb Wiles periodically morphs a living space into an exhibition space for artists that take her fancy.

There will be an open house at 69 Olive for those who wish to partake in the perusal of Jim Christy's work among friends. Regrettably I mixed up the dates in our Akimbit for the open house; the first open house is Saturday Oct.13th and the second Sun Oct. 21st both 1-5 pm. At any rate you may call and set up an appointment anytime.

Thank you to everyone who came to the show yesterday. It was great to see so many people here appreciating the work. Thank you, thank you, thank you! In consideration of those who missed the show due to scheduling conflicts feel free to call me or drop an email, I'd be happy to open the doors for you. Also I think that I'll keep the show up and hold another Sunday viewing in a couple of weeks.

NOW listed my art exhibit and sale but spelled my name wrong. I was advised to just get used to that sort of thing, here's hoping that people will find there way here anyway. Also in trying to get the show planned and happening in June, I goofily managed to hold it on the same day as the Pride parade. My exhibit is no competition for the Pride parade that's for sure. I'm happy to make viewing appointments for anyone who missed this show because they were at Pride. Just drop me a line.

Art Sale : Sunday June 24th, 2007 2:00-4:00 pm
at 69 Olive Ave (Olive Ave. is 2nd light N. of Bloor west off Bathurst)
There will be bronze & plaster sculpture, water color, acrylic, ink & oil paintings, sketches, collage, photographs, and books representing twenty two years of production. View some of the works at www.debwiles.com . Price range 25-1200. can

Thursday June, 7th, 2007 Today there were two more letters re: the MacLeans article, in the letters section of MacLeans magazine. The first letters were in the June 4th issue, the new letters appear in the June 18th issue. I've posted the letters here on the website on the MacLeans page. So clic (the big) Macleans above and the link will take you to the letters.

Sunday June, 3rd, 2007 re: Collecting stories for and from 52 Ladies and others for immediate integration into the piece. The stories will therefore immediately become part of the piece online, and I will also include the stories in the installation of exhibits.

One of the 52 Ladies has seen that people are interested in hearing the stories about the piece. Specifically people are interested in hearing stories from the models. As a result of this she will write about her experience of being cast; about what the piece meant/ means to her. She also wants to respond to some of the media going on about the piece by having her own input. As a result of our conversation we decided that it is a terrific idea to invite stories from the models and anyone else who is inspired to write one. I'll dedicate a page on this website to these writings. I'm out of touch with alot of the women who actually participated (lost touch since OCAD), so please pass this invite along to anyone you know who was cast and to anyone who wants to write about the piece. If you are a model, feel free to use your pseudonym again or not.

June 2nd, 2007 It has been drawn to my attention that the National Post article is unavailable unless you sign up with them. Therefore I scanned the article and posted it here. Also it has been suggested that the media coverage of 52 Ladies has made the public more curious about the piece (some members of the public at any rate :). So you are invited to to write about your experiences with the piece which I will then post. Not sure where Barbara Kay got her information but it's off the mark by a meter or so. A few women were initially reluctant, later women were asking me if they could participate. Here is Ms. Kays' article: national post article... 'art' of disgusting One of the wonderful things about 52 Ladies is that they do stir people up a bit. Why vulvas are considered, by some to be disgusting is beyond me, it is our entranceway into this world after all. Yoni oh yoni.

May 25th, 2007 The New MacLeans is on city shelves today. It is dated June 4th, 2007, the cover story reads Karla's BABY (this issue will reach rural shelves on June 4th, the same date it will be posted online) , check Casting Aspersions in the letters section for some vulvae feedback. Interestingly the piece has now become a point of reference, see The 'art' of the disgusting by Barbara Kay of the National Post Wednesday, May 23, 2007.

May 10th, 2007 For all who have been following the life drawing sessions thread, I've decided to find a larger space in which to host the sessions. I'd really like to have a weekly session during the day throughout the summer. I've models now online (so to speak) so it is just a matter of finding the right space (with skylights?!) and a goodly number of committed drawing enthusiasts to be in attendance. I'm working on it. Also I still have time in the weekly work schedule to take on some more students. Click here to see drawing class information Marks of Perception.

Thursday May 10th, 2007 The MacLean's which carries a feature about my work 52 Ladies for Tea, written by Julia McKinnell, is now on the news stands. The cover screams Black on Nixon. It is dated May 21st, 2007 and the feature appears on page 74. I'll post a link to it as soon as it is posted on MacLean's website. Till then you'll just have to run out an buy a copy ;) Here is the link: http://www.macleans.ca/culture/media/article.jsp?content=20070521_105249_105249

May 3rd later on, this is the message that I've just posted on Craig's list and sent around re: life drawing sessions:

As some of you know I'm beginning to host life drawing sessions. To begin I will host a 2 hour bi weekly (that's once every two weeks) session which will be held on Friday nights from 7-9 pm. Sessions will be added when 5 or more people (@ 10. / or less people at a higher price) desire and commit to attend. The first session will be held on May 11th. Interested parties should contact me at wilesweb{at}gmail.com to reserve a "seat" as space is limited. The cost will be $10. per session. If the response is overwhelming right away (she thought hopefully) I'll simply add more classes immediately, ie. a daytime one or two would be nice.

The ceramics studio is equipment is in. The studio on the ground floor is set up. I now am teaching four drawing classes for children and loving it. There is still time in the after school schedule to run 6 more drawing classes for children. New classes begin when there are 3 children who want to take one. Daytime adult and preschooler classes are also available. Also I am in process of developing a gardening class for children. The ad for life drawing models and artists who want to draw them is running on Craig's list. The interviews for models will be held Monday May 7th from 9am-12pm @ the Grapefruit Moon 968 Bathurst St. The party is on Saturday night. It starts at 9pm...If you've been invited please bring something (food, booze, a plant or a really big rock for the garden). The hammock will be up, and I'll be able to "hook you up" with a hammock, if you happen to want one. There is also this matter of some publicity coming my way which is very exciting. More on that later.

Presently we are setting up the studio; the drawing painting studio on the ground floor and ceramics studio in the basement.

We are also in search of life models for bi weekly life drawing sessions, an ad will be place on Craig's list in the next few days. We are not necessarily looking for professional models, but professional models are more than welcome. We need models who are comfortable to pose nude before artists in a studio environment, can sit still in strange positions, are easy to get along with, and who are reliable; that is that you show up on time, and possess a professional attitude. We will set up one day on which all interested models will be interviewed. Payment for modeling will be b/t 15.-20 per hour dependent upon your modeling experience. Work sessions will be between 2-3 hours (with breaks of course).

We also are looking for artists who are interesting in working with life models in a home studio environment.

Interested parties; models and artists may contact Deb Wiles at wilesweb{at}gmail.com

May 2007 New drawing classes for children and adults start all the time. And it looks like I will be begin a gardening class for children this months. I'll keep this page up to date

February 17, 2008 - March 23, 2008 The Vulva Portraits will be on exhibit at ARTsPLACE in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia

Please direct inquiries regarding art classes & the commission, exhibition & sale of work to the artist.