Established In 2016, Blue Crow Gallery proudly represents local Canadian artists. Our constantly changing collection features established and emerging painters, pottery artists, jewellers, sculptors and more. Blue Crow Gallery aims to provide an accessible and an enjoyable art purchasing experience for both new and established collectors.
Our gallery offers art consultations, digital photoshop services, and home trials to ensure you’re choosing the perfect piece of art to bring joy to your space.
Our art studio has much to offer from our after school art classes to portfolio building programs for teens and themed art camp. Our range of classes for children and adults aim to inspire all to have fun learning new skills and creating their own masterpieces. Take a look at the classes and workshops that we’re currently offering in our studio.
Meet The Team
Jodi Wheeler
Jodi Wheeler is a Toronto-based artist who has been painting professionally as a mixed-media artist since 2005. Jodi has exhibited in Canada, the United States (U.S.) and Australia. Her work can be found in private and corporate collections in Canada, U.S., Australia, and Europe. Jodi graduated in 1999 from York University’s Fine Arts program with her BFA. After graduating she went on to work as an art dealer and manager in galleries in Australia and Canada.
In 2015 Jodi opened the Second Door Studio & retail gallery in the Distillery District with Joya Paul. In December 2016 Jodi, in pursuit of a long-time dream of owning her own gallery, opened Blue Crow Gallery. The Blue Crow Gallery is located in Toronto’s east-end Little India neighbourhood at 1610 Gerrard St. E.
A curated gallery for established and emerging artists (painters, potters, jewellers and more). Jodi has also set up her studio in the gallery where she continues to create alongside other artists in the Blue Crow studio space. Blue Crow Gallery also has a teaching centre where art classes and workshops are offered in a variety of mediums for both children and adults. Jodi is excited to be taking her involvement in the Toronto art scene one step further and hopes to build strong and long-lasting relationships with local artists and her community.
Gianna-Luisa Aceto
Gianna-Luisa Aceto has been with Blue Crow Gallery since 2022 as part of the Blue Crow Sales/ Administrative team. Gianna- Luisa is amazing with clients!
She is a Canadian artist based in Toronto, Ontario.
Her practice is central to pure-abstraction; creating compositions in which focus on abstract elements of either geometric or indefinite shapes, finding inspiration in how her perception of abstraction differs from the viewer.
Gianna-Luisa received her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from Brock University in Studio Art.
Erika Stark
Erika Stark began full-time in 2023 at Blue Crow Gallery. Erika is an amazing art teacher specifically teaching Teen Illustration Class and the After School Art Club. She is an integral part of the Blue Crow Sales team and quickly handles all administrative work within the gallery. Also, Erika is a Canadian artist whose work has spanned many mediums. Her work has been exhibited in a variety of formats all over Toronto and the GTA. For the last decade, she has worked as a Freelance Illustrator and Art teacher to students of all ages.
After many years involved in Theatre and briefly studying Theatre Production at Ryerson University, Erika became obsessed with the practice of storytelling and creating Fantasy worlds. After attending OCAD University and majoring in Drawing & Painting, minoring in Printmaking, her current work and style focuses mainly on Magic, Myth, Momento Mori & Monsters. Some other themes that can be seen in her work include Transformation, Femininity and Dreams, inspired by design elements of Art Nouveau and Art Deco; creating balance and harmony in composition & colour.
Victoria Orjalo
Victoria Orjalo has been with Blue Crow Gallery since October 2023; she is an enthusiastic sales representative who enjoys finding the perfect pieces for clients’ spaces and interacting with the local artist community.
She is a Canadian artist living in Toronto, focusing on mixed media work and custom wearable art. While working in various art studios teaching art and inspiring youth, she brings her positive energy and love for visual expression to the Gallery. Victoria has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from OCAD University in Drawing & Painting.
