Stephen Attong is a Trinidad-born, Toronto-based photographer (b.1994). His work explores the sentimentality in public spaces. From amusement parks to quiet moments with friends, hidden beneath playful colours and structures is deep contemplation of shared experiences. He intends to enable viewers to relate to, recall or imagine their own memories in his work. Often inspired by screenplays and cinema, Attong explores how these experiences, perspectives and ideas can co-exist through the common anchor of a still image.
In 2024, he received an Emerging Artist Award at Salon 44, Gallery 44's annual fundraising exhibition. Attong has exhibited in Canada and received support from the Ontario Arts Council.
Clients include Ace Hotel, Pratt Institute, Art Gallery of Burlington, Spotify Canada, Collective Concerts, Trivago, Canada Soccer, Home Société, Pride Toronto, Offscreen Magazine, Cléo: A Journal of Film and Feminism, Waking The Red, Art Canada Institute, and Trevor//Peter Agency.
Artist CV:
Stephen Attong (b. 1994, Trinidad & Tobago)
University of Toronto, Honours Bachelor of Arts, 2015.
2024 An Artful Destination: Urban Images and Issues, Gallery 1313, Toronto.
2024 Video Home System 2: Rewind or Die, Northern Contemporary, Toronto.
2024 Almanac, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto.
2024 Video Home System, Northern Contemporary, Toronto.
2024 Salon 44, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto.
2023 Art Metropole / New Moon, Standard Time, Toronto.
2023 Dovetail, Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, Issues Magazine Shop, Toronto.
2021 Endless Summer, Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, Milky's Coffee, Toronto.
2021 Toronto Makes Good (an exhibition by The STEPS Initiative, JAYU and Graywood Developments).
2019 June Art Crawl , Synonym Shop, Hamilton.
2018 Selected Works, The Social Gardener Cafe at Riverdale Gallery, Toronto.
2018 Dog Days, Mercury Espresso Bar, Toronto.
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