Uno Prii

Uno Prii (1924-2000)

1924 was born in Tallinn into a contractor´s family

Served in the Finnish Navy during the war

1947 graduated from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm as an engineer

1950 arrived in Canada via Sweden

1955 graduated from the University of Toronto as an architect (cum laude)

1957 established his own firm

Prii´s best known buildings in Toronto: 11, 22, 35 and 44 Walmer Rd, 100 Spadina Rd, 20 Prince Arthur, 300, 411 and 445 Eglinton Ave E, 265 Russell Hill Rd, 425 Avenue Rd, Jane Exbury Towers, 77 Elm St („The Nightmare on Elm Street“)

William Eakin was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. After having completed his studies at the Vancouver School of Art and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston he worked in the film industry. As an advisor to the Sanavik Co-Op in Baker Lake, North West Territories, he assisted Inuit artists, printmakers and sculptors with the production and marketing of their work.

Eakin has taught at the School of Art, University of Manitoba and the Department of Fine Arts, University of Victoria. He has also travelled extensive in Europe, Asia, and North and South America and has exhibited internationally.

Eakin uses photography to reinterpret and represent objects from his many carefully assembled collections of cultural artifacts. His interest in mid-century modern design led him to the architecture of Uno Prii.

 

Leala Hewak is a Toronto-based photographer. She obtained a BFA from York University, and went on to law school. She continued her art practice throughout her law career, founding Cream Gallery in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 2004. In 2017, Hewak obtained an MFA in Documentary Media from Ryerson University in Toronto. She is the recipient of Ontario Arts Council and Canada Council awards, and has exhibited in numerous solo and group shows.

“Brightview,” a show at Project Gallery in Toronto with William Eakin, Craig Love and Cliff Eyland, was listed by NOW Magazine as one of the top 25 shows to see in the 2015 Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival. Hewak’s upcoming installation “Clone” opens May 2 at Tangled Gallery in Toronto, a featured exhibit in the 2019 Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival.

Craig Rodmore takes pictures, makes books, etc.