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Drawing and Painting

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Lisa

Gal

Artist, curator

“Domestic and gastronomic motifs are centralized because of their capacity to delight in everyday, sensorial conditions. ”

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Lisa Gal (b. 1997, Seoul) is an artist based in Toronto, completing her BFA in Drawing and Painting at OCAD University (2026). Her multidisciplinary practice spans painting, drawing, sculpture, writing, and curatorial work, where she explores themes of play, domesticity, interiority, and authority. Gal has contributed paintings to Volvox Magazine, curated group exhibitions at artist-run DIY spaces, and performed in feature-length films. In 2026, she is working towards her thesis exhibition at OCAD U, contributing drawings to the Berlin-based magazine Common Pink, curating a group exhibition at Gagné Contemporary Projects, appearing in Colourless Cola (dir. Isiah Medina), as well as Sirius (dir. Kelley Dong).
OCAD U - Faculty of Art
Drawing and Painting
Major In progress, 2026

Prose/Curation Writing Acting

2026, Vaulted
Gagne Contemporary Projects
2025, Fifth Anniversary Performance Fundraiser
The Plumb
2025, Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts Residency
Toronto Islands
2025, Mollusc to Man
She Said Gallery
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