Skip Dean – photographer
My career began on the commercial side of the business, dealing with lighting, composition ; all the logistics of creating images designed to sell products or services.
But over the past few years, my work has morphed from a job to a passion. And with that change has come a new and different style of photography for me.
I am now a seeker of images that speak to me in an organic way. Street images that say ‘photograph’ me. My work is about the organic confluence of physical elements that the artist’s brain sees, captures and interprets to reveal an idea.
The results of this exploration are images that are, in my view, are pure, simple and reflect the beauty ; variety everyday organic design.
Working in this way makes me feel connected to the world around me, and capturing these types of images is one of my principal sources of joy and artistic satisfaction.
About Me
For the past 9 years, I have taught digital photography at the Ontario College of Art and Design University in Toronto, Canada.
Teaching first and second year students in Graphic Design and Advertising .
GALLERY SHOWINGS (selected)
2025-CAPIC 'Xpose 2025'
June 11th-29th 2025
Image 'Twelve'
Todmorden Gallery
67 Pottery Road Toronto,Ontario
2025-APS-Alternative Process Social Gallery
May 9-11th 2025
22 Industrial Street Unit 222 Toronto
Image-’Soul Mates’ Black and White print
2025 -Salon Manifest #2 at Remote Gallery
568 Richmond Street West -Toronto
February 22nd to March 1 2025
Image-’Cabo’ Tri-Colour GUM over Palladium
Organized by Station Independent Project-Leah Oates
2024-CAPIC ‘Xpose’ Fine Art Photography Exhibition.
September 25-October 20 2024…
Opening Gala Event on Thursday September 26th ….6-10pm
Image-’Homage’ series “Tools’ Jim Dine
12 photography ‘LEGENDS’ will be also on display.
2024:Gallery-Station Independent Project “Fresh Start’
February 2nd opening night 6pm-February 17th 2024
Image-’Homage’ series ‘Triangle’ John Stewart
220 Geary Ave. 2nd floor Toronto, Ontario M6H 2C3
2023: Gallery 44 ‘Blue’ annual member exhibition
July 14th-July 28th 202
Image-’Homage’ series ‘Bluewall’ Donald Sultan
401 Richmond Street West 4th Fl.
Toronto, Ontario
2023: CAPIC ‘Xpose
Todmorden Papermill Gallery
Images-’Roadworthy Glove” series and ‘Homage’ series.
June 8th-July 2nd 2023
Todmorden Papermill Gallery
67 Potter Road Toronto, Ontario
2022: Gallery on the Pond on Fogo Island
Images from ‘Homage’ series
Whiteonwood, Newfoundland
2021: Sooke Fine Arts Society
Online Gallery-’Homage’ series
Sooke, British Columbia
2021: New Photographers Gallery
Birds on the Wild Side Exhibit
Image- Freedom
Sidney, British Columbia
2021: The Cardinal Gallery
Homage Series
CONTACT Scotiabank Photography Festival
Toonto, Ontario
2020: Dylan Ellis Gallery
'ongoing work'
Artist-in-Residence Show
Toronto, ON
2019: Connection Gallery
Image-GUM dichromate print from the series ‘Roadworthy’
Toronto, ON
2019: Xpose 2019 CAPIC
Image GUM dichromate print from the series ‘Roadworthy’
CONTACT Scotiabank Photography Festival
Toronto, ON
2019: Connections Gallery
Images from ‘Homage’ series
CONTACT Scotiabank Photography Festival
Toronto, ON
2019: The Halide Project
Images ‘Roadworthy’ series GUM dichromate prints
Philadelphia, PA
2018: Connections Gallery
Images from ‘Roadworthy’ series GUM dichromate prints
CONTACT Scotiabank Photography Festival
Toronto, ON
2018: The Playground
CAPTURE Photography Festival
Images from Series of GUM dichromate prints
Vancouver, BC
2017: OCADU Great Hall
CONTACT Scotiabank Photography Festival
Images from ‘Roadworthy’ GUM dichromate prints
Toronto, ON
2016: Dylan Ellis Gallery
Series of gum dichromate prints from the series ‘Roadworthy’
Toronto, ON
2014: Todmorden Gallery
‘Swimming Dog’ Pigment print
Toronto, ON
2014: OCADU Dean’s Office
‘Swimming Dog’, ‘Hammer and Glove’ from the series..
“Found, but not Lost’
Toronto, ON
1985-2013: CAPIC Gallery shows
Held in various locations including Ontario Place
Toronto, ON
