#artcriticfromhell getting the information my readers need, ahem.
I do remember this event - it was wonderfully spicy cheese, and I may have been mildly feral making sure I got my share, ahem.
I do remember this event - it was wonderfully spicy cheese, and I may have been mildly feral making sure I got my share, ahem.
September 17, 2026 at 3:43 PM
#artcriticfromhell getting the information my readers need, ahem.
I do remember this event - it was wonderfully spicy cheese, and I may have been mildly feral making sure I got my share, ahem.
I do remember this event - it was wonderfully spicy cheese, and I may have been mildly feral making sure I got my share, ahem.
The 2026 City of St. Catharines Annual Juried Exhibition opens this Friday September 18th at City Hall in Downtown St. Catharines.
There's many fine artists in this exhibition - your intrepid #artcriticfromhell was one of the jurors.
There's many fine artists in this exhibition - your intrepid #artcriticfromhell was one of the jurors.
September 14, 2026 at 5:54 PM
The 2026 City of St. Catharines Annual Juried Exhibition opens this Friday September 18th at City Hall in Downtown St. Catharines.
There's many fine artists in this exhibition - your intrepid #artcriticfromhell was one of the jurors.
There's many fine artists in this exhibition - your intrepid #artcriticfromhell was one of the jurors.
#artcriticfromhell was recently told I'm not 'nice' but I'm 'good', which probably had something to do with that nazi I punched, ahem.
Cancer: Stop punishing yourself for things you can’t control. Punish yourself for being a bad person.
July 26, 2026 at 4:24 PM
#artcriticfromhell was recently told I'm not 'nice' but I'm 'good', which probably had something to do with that nazi I punched, ahem.
#artcriticfromhell collects grudges like some collect art, to paraphrase Mordecai Richler, ahem.
Hah, you think that's DOG poop on your lawn?
Hah, you think that's DOG poop on your lawn?
Cancer: Stay focused this week on the things that really matter, like escalating your feud with the neighbors into a proper duel.
July 5, 2026 at 6:43 PM
#artcriticfromhell collects grudges like some collect art, to paraphrase Mordecai Richler, ahem.
Hah, you think that's DOG poop on your lawn?
Hah, you think that's DOG poop on your lawn?
Your intrepid #artcriticfromhell in front of one of my favourite works from the exhibition WILLIAM SHERWOOD | FINE ART at Mahtay Café & Lounge in Downtown St. Catharines tonight.
But I’ll likely change my mind, as the show is on view until late July and there’s many fine works in the show.
But I’ll likely change my mind, as the show is on view until late July and there’s many fine works in the show.
June 20, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Your intrepid #artcriticfromhell in front of one of my favourite works from the exhibition WILLIAM SHERWOOD | FINE ART at Mahtay Café & Lounge in Downtown St. Catharines tonight.
But I’ll likely change my mind, as the show is on view until late July and there’s many fine works in the show.
But I’ll likely change my mind, as the show is on view until late July and there’s many fine works in the show.
Eric Fischl, The Bed, The Chair, Dancing, Watching, 2000
Your intrepid #artcriticfromhell offered some thoughts on a fine book - Eric Fischl 1970 – 2000 - for Curated some time ago, and you can read that here:
curatednow.ca/eric-fischl-...
Your intrepid #artcriticfromhell offered some thoughts on a fine book - Eric Fischl 1970 – 2000 - for Curated some time ago, and you can read that here:
curatednow.ca/eric-fischl-...
April 27, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Eric Fischl, The Bed, The Chair, Dancing, Watching, 2000
Your intrepid #artcriticfromhell offered some thoughts on a fine book - Eric Fischl 1970 – 2000 - for Curated some time ago, and you can read that here:
curatednow.ca/eric-fischl-...
Your intrepid #artcriticfromhell offered some thoughts on a fine book - Eric Fischl 1970 – 2000 - for Curated some time ago, and you can read that here:
curatednow.ca/eric-fischl-...
I was wrong about one thing, however: the end of a world is not the end of the world.
— Salman Rushdie
A throwback to 2019 : #artcriticfromhell among the desolation demolition wasteland as captured by the fine painter Jon Shaw | IG : @jonnieredbeard
— Salman Rushdie
A throwback to 2019 : #artcriticfromhell among the desolation demolition wasteland as captured by the fine painter Jon Shaw | IG : @jonnieredbeard
April 19, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I was wrong about one thing, however: the end of a world is not the end of the world.
— Salman Rushdie
A throwback to 2019 : #artcriticfromhell among the desolation demolition wasteland as captured by the fine painter Jon Shaw | IG : @jonnieredbeard
— Salman Rushdie
A throwback to 2019 : #artcriticfromhell among the desolation demolition wasteland as captured by the fine painter Jon Shaw | IG : @jonnieredbeard
….#artcriticfromhell has had this dream and will have it again….
April 4, 2026 at 3:16 PM
….#artcriticfromhell has had this dream and will have it again….
On this otherwise bland Monday morning, your intrepid #artcriticfromhell reminds you that THREE of the finest visual artists in Niagara have their artworks on display at Mahtay Café & Lounge in Downtown St. Catharines.
L to R : Jonathan Shaw, June-Etta Chenard and Geoff Farnsworth
L to R : Jonathan Shaw, June-Etta Chenard and Geoff Farnsworth
March 30, 2026 at 2:54 PM
On this otherwise bland Monday morning, your intrepid #artcriticfromhell reminds you that THREE of the finest visual artists in Niagara have their artworks on display at Mahtay Café & Lounge in Downtown St. Catharines.
L to R : Jonathan Shaw, June-Etta Chenard and Geoff Farnsworth
L to R : Jonathan Shaw, June-Etta Chenard and Geoff Farnsworth
#artcriticfromhell has started writing again, after a period of apathy, angst and agitation.
Gird your loins, my pretties.
#SocialMediaBreathalyzer
Gird your loins, my pretties.
#SocialMediaBreathalyzer
March 28, 2026 at 2:34 AM
#artcriticfromhell has started writing again, after a period of apathy, angst and agitation.
Gird your loins, my pretties.
#SocialMediaBreathalyzer
Gird your loins, my pretties.
#SocialMediaBreathalyzer
Eric Stefanski
To be clear, no, #artcriticfromhell does not forgive you.
“Some people collect stamps, or bookmatch covers,” she once said, “but with you, my darling, it’s grievances.”
-- Mordecai Richler, Barney's Version
To be clear, no, #artcriticfromhell does not forgive you.
“Some people collect stamps, or bookmatch covers,” she once said, “but with you, my darling, it’s grievances.”
-- Mordecai Richler, Barney's Version
February 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Eric Stefanski
To be clear, no, #artcriticfromhell does not forgive you.
“Some people collect stamps, or bookmatch covers,” she once said, “but with you, my darling, it’s grievances.”
-- Mordecai Richler, Barney's Version
To be clear, no, #artcriticfromhell does not forgive you.
“Some people collect stamps, or bookmatch covers,” she once said, “but with you, my darling, it’s grievances.”
-- Mordecai Richler, Barney's Version
Byron in Venice, n.d., Ivan Aivazovsky (1817 - 1900)
#artcriticfromhell has previously declared that no one paints Venice quite like a Russian; "And nobody loves poetry like a Russian." (Pasternak, Dr. Zhivago)
#artcriticfromhell has previously declared that no one paints Venice quite like a Russian; "And nobody loves poetry like a Russian." (Pasternak, Dr. Zhivago)
January 14, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Byron in Venice, n.d., Ivan Aivazovsky (1817 - 1900)
#artcriticfromhell has previously declared that no one paints Venice quite like a Russian; "And nobody loves poetry like a Russian." (Pasternak, Dr. Zhivago)
#artcriticfromhell has previously declared that no one paints Venice quite like a Russian; "And nobody loves poetry like a Russian." (Pasternak, Dr. Zhivago)
Look, for once in my life, can #artcriticfromhell get what I want?
Lord knows it would be the first time.
Pshaw. Today has been a good day and I'm confronted by the unexpected truth that this year might be ending well, and early 2026 will be good, too
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3qP...
Lord knows it would be the first time.
Pshaw. Today has been a good day and I'm confronted by the unexpected truth that this year might be ending well, and early 2026 will be good, too
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3qP...
The Smiths - Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want (Official Audio)
YouTube video by The Smiths
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Look, for once in my life, can #artcriticfromhell get what I want?
Lord knows it would be the first time.
Pshaw. Today has been a good day and I'm confronted by the unexpected truth that this year might be ending well, and early 2026 will be good, too
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3qP...
Lord knows it would be the first time.
Pshaw. Today has been a good day and I'm confronted by the unexpected truth that this year might be ending well, and early 2026 will be good, too
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3qP...
#artcriticfromhell hopes this email finds you and in the darkness binds you, ahem.
December 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
#artcriticfromhell hopes this email finds you and in the darkness binds you, ahem.
#artcriticfromhell is looking forward to that Wisconsin Death Trip.
I offer some thoughts on this fine book (and my future, ahem, according to this horror scope) here : curatednow.ca/wisconsin-de...
I offer some thoughts on this fine book (and my future, ahem, according to this horror scope) here : curatednow.ca/wisconsin-de...
December 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
#artcriticfromhell is looking forward to that Wisconsin Death Trip.
I offer some thoughts on this fine book (and my future, ahem, according to this horror scope) here : curatednow.ca/wisconsin-de...
I offer some thoughts on this fine book (and my future, ahem, according to this horror scope) here : curatednow.ca/wisconsin-de...
Stalin and Spiderman, Alexander Kosolapov, 1986
....I don't remember #SpiderStalin from the movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse but #artcriticfromhell may have been laughing too hard at the mockery of Jeff Koons.....
....I don't remember #SpiderStalin from the movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse but #artcriticfromhell may have been laughing too hard at the mockery of Jeff Koons.....
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Stalin and Spiderman, Alexander Kosolapov, 1986
....I don't remember #SpiderStalin from the movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse but #artcriticfromhell may have been laughing too hard at the mockery of Jeff Koons.....
....I don't remember #SpiderStalin from the movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse but #artcriticfromhell may have been laughing too hard at the mockery of Jeff Koons.....
A lovely image of your intrepid #artcriticfromhell as captured by the fine photographer Darren Creighton.
You can see more of his work here : www.darrencreightonphotography.com
You can see more of his work here : www.darrencreightonphotography.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A lovely image of your intrepid #artcriticfromhell as captured by the fine photographer Darren Creighton.
You can see more of his work here : www.darrencreightonphotography.com
You can see more of his work here : www.darrencreightonphotography.com
#artcriticfromhell is clearly 6 (or maybe 8), as without pockets I must brandish my weapons accordingly, ahem, without guile but with gusto.
November 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM
#artcriticfromhell is clearly 6 (or maybe 8), as without pockets I must brandish my weapons accordingly, ahem, without guile but with gusto.
...a throwback to five years ago, #artcriticfromhell moonlighting as a liquor store parking lot gigolo.
THIS will be the image I use from now on, for any project that requires a bio and picture, ahem.
It is known.
THIS will be the image I use from now on, for any project that requires a bio and picture, ahem.
It is known.
October 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
...a throwback to five years ago, #artcriticfromhell moonlighting as a liquor store parking lot gigolo.
THIS will be the image I use from now on, for any project that requires a bio and picture, ahem.
It is known.
THIS will be the image I use from now on, for any project that requires a bio and picture, ahem.
It is known.
The Critic, 2016, Malaika Charbonneau
Today is Malaika's birthday : and this is one of my favourite portraits of #artcriticfromhell that she painted almost a decade ago.
A good friend, a fine artist and one of the few people I miss from Saskatoon.....
Today is Malaika's birthday : and this is one of my favourite portraits of #artcriticfromhell that she painted almost a decade ago.
A good friend, a fine artist and one of the few people I miss from Saskatoon.....
September 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The Critic, 2016, Malaika Charbonneau
Today is Malaika's birthday : and this is one of my favourite portraits of #artcriticfromhell that she painted almost a decade ago.
A good friend, a fine artist and one of the few people I miss from Saskatoon.....
Today is Malaika's birthday : and this is one of my favourite portraits of #artcriticfromhell that she painted almost a decade ago.
A good friend, a fine artist and one of the few people I miss from Saskatoon.....
Your intrepid #artcriticfromhell wearing (under mild protest) the mandated clown nose while standing in front of one of Evergon's fine artworks currently on view in Welland.
Though the clown is often deadpan, he is a connoisseur of laughter.
-- Mel Gussow
#SovietPhotoFace #TheComedian #Pagliacci
Though the clown is often deadpan, he is a connoisseur of laughter.
-- Mel Gussow
#SovietPhotoFace #TheComedian #Pagliacci
September 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Your intrepid #artcriticfromhell wearing (under mild protest) the mandated clown nose while standing in front of one of Evergon's fine artworks currently on view in Welland.
Though the clown is often deadpan, he is a connoisseur of laughter.
-- Mel Gussow
#SovietPhotoFace #TheComedian #Pagliacci
Though the clown is often deadpan, he is a connoisseur of laughter.
-- Mel Gussow
#SovietPhotoFace #TheComedian #Pagliacci
Johan Deckmann
#artcriticfromhell reminds you that the show must go on, the show must go on, even if inside my heart is breaking and my make-up may be flaking, ahem. #Queen
#artcriticfromhell reminds you that the show must go on, the show must go on, even if inside my heart is breaking and my make-up may be flaking, ahem. #Queen
September 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Johan Deckmann
#artcriticfromhell reminds you that the show must go on, the show must go on, even if inside my heart is breaking and my make-up may be flaking, ahem. #Queen
#artcriticfromhell reminds you that the show must go on, the show must go on, even if inside my heart is breaking and my make-up may be flaking, ahem. #Queen
#artcriticfromhell could say that I never expected the last chapter of my life to happen in such horrid times but as I'm Gen X, that would be a lie, ahem.
Oh well, whatever, never mind.
Oh well, whatever, never mind.
August 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
#artcriticfromhell could say that I never expected the last chapter of my life to happen in such horrid times but as I'm Gen X, that would be a lie, ahem.
Oh well, whatever, never mind.
Oh well, whatever, never mind.
A #throwback to that time 3 years ago when your intrepid #artcriticfromhell took you on a WISCONSIN DEATH TRIP......
You can read that here : curatednow.ca/wisconsin-de...
'Pause now. Draw back from it. There will be time again to experience and remember.'
You can read that here : curatednow.ca/wisconsin-de...
'Pause now. Draw back from it. There will be time again to experience and remember.'
August 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
A #throwback to that time 3 years ago when your intrepid #artcriticfromhell took you on a WISCONSIN DEATH TRIP......
You can read that here : curatednow.ca/wisconsin-de...
'Pause now. Draw back from it. There will be time again to experience and remember.'
You can read that here : curatednow.ca/wisconsin-de...
'Pause now. Draw back from it. There will be time again to experience and remember.'
Another fine and educational post from the IG of @medievalistmatt
For the record, and in the spirit of clarity, #artcriticfromhell is clearly among the Imps. This does, in fact, fit with the history of art historians, ahem.
...anyone surprised? Anyone? Right.
For the record, and in the spirit of clarity, #artcriticfromhell is clearly among the Imps. This does, in fact, fit with the history of art historians, ahem.
...anyone surprised? Anyone? Right.
July 31, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Another fine and educational post from the IG of @medievalistmatt
For the record, and in the spirit of clarity, #artcriticfromhell is clearly among the Imps. This does, in fact, fit with the history of art historians, ahem.
...anyone surprised? Anyone? Right.
For the record, and in the spirit of clarity, #artcriticfromhell is clearly among the Imps. This does, in fact, fit with the history of art historians, ahem.
...anyone surprised? Anyone? Right.