B Street Collaborative
Visual Arts Collection
The B Street Arts Hub is a space for the development of new works in the performing arts. This commitment inspires and guides the contemporary art collection installed throughout the space.
Curated by Mia Nielsen, the visual artworks displayed here are the collection of B Street Collaborative. The pieces all refer to performance in ways that are sometimes overt and others more nuanced.
It is a collection that is constantly evolving, and we invite you to keep your eyes and minds open as we explore and investigate the communicative power of culture together.
“B Street Bench” | 2023 | Trevor Wheatley & COSMO DEAN
Perforated steel bench with plexi built-in light box
TF Dean Studio
Commissioned and purchased from the artist
LOCATION: RECEPTIONFeaturing works by Canadian and international artists, each work references performance—some overt, such as Edward Burtynsky’s photo of the Royal Alexandra Theatre, others more subtle, like Shaheer Zazai’s work created in Microsoft Word. Here the artist types the piece in one sitting, never going back to correct mistakes—the making, in itself, a kind of performance.
Other works are made by performers, such as Lido Pimienta’s lyrical drawings made while the artist was on tour supporting her 2021 Grammy nominated album Miss Colombia.
“Doll Index 1” , 1779 to 1950 | 2022 | Sara Cwynar
Archival pigment print – 87½” x 60”
Represented by: Foxy Production, New York; The Approach, London, U.K.; Cooper Cole, Toronto
LOCATION: RECEPTIONMia Nielsen
For over 20 years Mia Nielsen has produced performances and exhibitions where audiences can connect with the art of our time.
Animating storefronts, billboards, sidewalks and screens as well as art fairs and traditional galleries, Nielsen creates meaningful cultural experiences for diverse audiences.
As director of Art Toronto, Canada’s Art Fair, she is committed to connecting collectors and the culturally curious with great historic and contemporary art from across Canada.
Her curated projects defined The Drake for over 10 years, bringing dynamic installations, exhibitions and events to all locations and collaborating with artists from across town and around the globe, including Sara Cwynar, Gary Taxali, Judy Chicago, FriendsWithYou, Michael Snow, Wendy White, Curtis Talwst Santiago, Peaches and many more.
She is currently on the curatorial advisory board for the Agnes Etherington Art Centre in Kingston and has previously sat on exhibition and public art juries for the City of Toronto, Nuit Blanche, Toronto Sculpture Garden and the Pan Am Games.
A regular speaker on contemporary art issues, Nielsen has presented for Ontario Association of Art Galleries, Facebook leadership symposium, Future:Proof symposium and more.
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"The Royal Alexandra Theatre D & E" | 2007 | Edward Burtynsky
Chromogenic print Ed. Of 12 – 14” x 17”
Represented by: Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto;
Sundaram Tagor Gallery, New York, Singapore; Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York; Flowers Gallery, London U.K., Hong Kong; Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary; Admira Photography, Milano; Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco; Galerie Springer, Berlin; Weinstein Hammons Gallery, MinneapolisLOCATION: Phone Booths 1 & 2
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“Silhouette” | 2019 | Maria Hupfield
Gray industrial felt sculpture – 40½” x 38½” x ½”
Represented by: Patel-Brown, Toronto
LOCATION: Jon Kaplan Community Lounge
“Particular Good Game for Self Punishment” | 2016 | Ghazaleh Avarzamani
Ink on paper – 19” x 14”
Represented by: Galerie Nicolas RobertLOCATION: rear hallway
“CIRCLE DANCE 11” | 2022 | Anna Binta Diallo
Digital pigment print – 45” x 35”
Represented by: Towards Gallery, Toronto
LOCATION: MAIN HALLWAY
“Four works from the series: Stream of Consciousness and the Perpetual Disappointment” (The Ink Therapy) (The Paint Therapy)” | 2021 | Lido Pimienta
four works from the series
Mixed Media on paper – 11” x 8½”
Represented by: Patel- Brown, TorontoLOCATION: Jon Kaplan Community Lounge 
““Circle Dance 11” | 2022 | Anna Binta Diallo
Digital Pigment print – 45” x 35”
Represented by: Towards Gallery, Toronto
LOCATION: TAPA Office
“Vivian Beaumont Theatre Lincoln Center 1965” | 1965 | Ellsworth Kelly
Lithograph on Rives BFK paper – 41½” x 26”
(May 31, 1923 – December 27, 2015)
Represented by: Caviar 20, Toronto
LOCATION: boardroom
“NBTC N1" | 2018 | Shaheer Zazai
Digital print on watercolour paper – 33” x 51”
Represented by: Patel-Brown, Toronto
LOCATION: TAPA OFFICE“To Reflect Everything and Show Nothing” | 2023 | Ryan Van Der Hout
Multi-layered archival print – 40”x 23”Represented by: United Contemporary, Toronto; Oeno Gallery, Prince Edward CountyLOCATION: Dora Mavor Moore Mentorship Studio
“You Choose, It’s Your Day” | 2023 | Kayla witt
oil on canvas – 20” x 30”
Represented by: Sow & Taylor, Los AngelesLOCATION: B Street Collaborative office
“Every Path Tells” | 2022 | Meryl mcmaster
Pigment print on archival paper – 40” x 60”
Represented by: PFOAC, Montreal; Stephen Bulger Gallery, TorontoLOCATION: b street collaborative office