In October, 2024, we installed 43 artworks at the Dorothy Ley Hospice in Etobicoke. The installation combined a range of paintings, and included a photographic work by Canadian photographer Sherman Hines rendered on metal. (Learn more here about the special process for those images.)
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(Left to right) Tim Faught of Posterjack, Sarah Hillyer of the Dorothy Ley Hospice and Caroline Murphy of ArtWorks for Cancer (AWFC) admire a vibrant image of Banff, Alberta by photographer Sherman Hines, installed in the reception area of the hospice.
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Alan Loch and Bert Amato of ArtWorks for Cancer think this luminous and calming untitled painting by Ethel Harris is perfect for the Dorothy Ley Hospice's reflection room.
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Caroline Murphy and Bert Amato of AWFC take in multiple stylized floral images brightening a hallway at the Dorothy Ley Hospice.
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Caroline Murphy and Dr Michael Weinberg of AWFC absorb the painting Italian River Bank by Susan Wilde, perfectly situated in a hallway at the Dorothy Ley Hospice.
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The painting Italian River View by Susan Wilde awaits admirers as they will be walking the hallways of the Dorothy Ley Hospice.
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Dr Michael Weinberg and Bert Amato of AWFC remark how the painting Spring Blossoms by Eric Tobin makes the end of a hallway at the Dorothy Ley Hospice positively glow.
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Artworks beautifully set the tone in a quiet room at the Dorothy Ley Hospice.
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Sunlight in the Snow 1993 by Ingrid Wogrinetz (left) and two untitled pieces by George Chen (right) warm a corner of the Dorothy Ley Hospice's reflection room.
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Dr Michael Weinberg and Alan Loch of AWFC present Autumn Canoe and Lakeside Hike, paintings by Bev Rodin, at the end of a hallway at Dorothy Ley Hospice.
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Three untitled works by George Chen (left) join two other artworks adorning a nurses' station at Dorothy Ley Hospice.
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Artworks Neon Pink Flowers (left) and Dancing Flamingos (right) by Denise Morrison, along with Mauve Flowers by Christopher Estridge (center) create a colourful flow down a corridor at Dorothy Ley Hospice.
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Where hallways and a nurses' station converge, artworks too converge brilliantly, including the paintings Autumn Canoe and Lakeside Hike by Bev Rodin.
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Autumn inspires much of the gorgeous imagery and colour palettes in the works selected for the Dorothy Ley Hospice.
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Part of the artistry in the installations also involves balancing and aligning works well, with each other and within the settings in which they are placed.
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Alan Loch of AWFC, with installation tools at hand, proudly presents a painting well aligned on a corridor wall at Dorothy Ley Hospice.
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Another member of the AWFC team cheerfully inspects installation tools, to ensure all artworks are well and securely placed.
Here is a walkthrough of part of the ArtWorks for Cancer installation at the Dorothy Ley Hospice.
