In over forty years of creating cultural objects, Tim Whiten has sought to navigate the territory of the human condition with the intent of inviting experiences and encouraging “sensing” over “reading”. Whiten’s work extends from two- to three-dimensional forms and includes ritual performances, real-time systems, site-specific and mixed media installations. His work is held in numerous private, corporate, and public collections, such as the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Art Gallery of Hamilton, the Tom Thomson Art Gallery, the Art Gallery of Windsor, the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, the Mackenzie Art Gallery, and the Achenbach Foundation for the Graphic Arts, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (both the de Young and the Legion of Honor).
Photo: Margherita Matera
Exhibitions
- 2025
Transpire
2024Art Toronto 2024
202350th Anniversary Group Show
2022It's Not Fair
2022Bright Summer Nights
2022The Formless Body
2021Enchanted
2021Starting Over...Again
2020Art Toronto 2020
2020The New Normal
News Stories
- Tim Whiten’s ‘A Little Bit of Light’ opens at the Art Gallery of Ontario
- ACI presents “Tim Whiten: Life & Work” written by Carolyn Bell Farrell
- Tim Whiten solo exhibition “Elemental Fire” opens at Art Gallery of York University, TO
- Tim Whiten in the group exhibition “The Performance of Shadows,” Art Museum, UofT
- Tim Whiten recipient of the 2023 Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts, Artistic Achievement Award
- Tim Whiten Awarded the 2022 Gershon Iskowitz Prize
- Tim Whiten at the Art Gallery of Peterborough
- Tim Whiten – Elemental: Oceanic at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery
- Transcendental artifacts
- Denyse Thomasos and Tim Whiten on display at the Senate of Canada Building
Available Artworks
Spectral Eye, 2025
Tim Whitencrushed resourced glass, mirror, wood, gel medium 43" x 16.5" x 16.5" / 7" x 16.5" (bowl)
Cosmogram III, 1976
Tim Whitenpowdered graphite, lemon juice, coffee, pencil, ink, and gold paint on paper 38.75" x 30.5"
Reliquaire III, 2019
Tim Whitenhuman skull with gold leaf, crystal glass, bonze, textile 12.75" x 6.25" x 19.75"
Saying His Name, Harmonics II, 2017
Tim Whitengraphite on paper, 20" x 27.5" paper / 29" x 37" framed
One, One, One (2), 2020
Tim Whitencrushed sourced glass, corn broom, oak, gel medium, Aqua- Resin, 59" x 6.5" x 9"
Everyone the Same yet Different #2, 2018
Tim Whitengraphite on paper, 30" x 22.5" paper / 37" x 28.75" framed
Book of Light II, 2025
Tim Whitencrystal clear glass, crushed cobalt blue glass, historic metal fittings, 4.25" x 12.5" x 10.5"
Saying his Name, At the portal 2017
Tim Whitengraphite on paper, 29.75" x 22.75" paper / 37" x 29" framed
Saying his Name, Beyond Fire, Water, Cloud-All, Portal, 2017
Tim Whitengraphite on paper, 29.75" x 22.75" paper / 37" x 29" framed
One, One, One (3), 2020
Tim Whitencrushed resourced glass, cobalt blue glass bottles, corn broom, oak, gel medium, Aqua-Resin 49.5" x 12" x 9"
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Vessel I, 2019
Tim Whitenresourced crushed cobalt blue glass, wood, gel medium 45" x 18" x 18" / 7.5" x 17.5" (bowl)
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Vessel II (red bowl), 2023
Tim Whitenresourced crushed red glass, wood, gel medium, 45" x 18" x 18" / 7.5" x 17.5" (bowl)
Untitled, 2014
Tim Whitenpowdered graphite, pencil, coffee, and ink on paper 22" x 30" paper / 27.25" x 35" framed
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Two Stacks, 2022
Tim Whitenpapier machée, etched glass hand cut glass, mixed media, 36" x 33.5" x 19"
Respite, 2019
Tim Whitencrushed resourced glass, wood, gel medium, Aqua-Resin, acrylic paint, 10" x 30" x 12"
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Book of Light: Containing Poetry from the Heart of God, 2015-2019
Tim Whitenhandcrafted crystal clear glass, fragments of drawings, oak 46.5" x 28" x 15"
Re-cognizing Asterion, 2017
Tim Whitencrystal clear glass, bull horns, brass fittings 12” x 17.25” x 10.5”
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Horus Negotiating the Waters, 2016-2017
Tim Whitentextiles, leather-covered human skull 10” x 60” x 18”
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Reliquaire, 2012
Tim Whitenhandcrafted crystal clear glass, human skull, gold leaf 18.5” x 12” x 16”
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a draw for Galatea, 2012
Tim Whitenhandcrafted crystal clear glass, coloured slumped glass, brass fittings 44” x 19.5” x 40.5”
