The Visual.

Art That Speaks to the Senses
Our gallery, the Sensory Hall, invites you to engage with art beyond the visual — to see, to listen, and to feel.
Each exhibition is thoughtfully curated to highlight emerging local voices and is paired with the artist’s personal scent, allowing you to experience their work through multiple senses.
We believe every piece holds a story — not just in what you see, but in what you sense. By sharing the artist’s narrative and olfactory expression, we invite you into a deeper, more intimate connection with their work.
Art, not just seen — but sensed.
CURRENT EXHIBITION

Deaf View Image Art (De’VIA)

By Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf

In collaboration with Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf, Ratelier Studio is currently presenting a selection of works by Deaf artists. The exhibition highlights diverse approaches to colour, gesture, language, activism, and belonging across painting, digital media, collage, and ceramic installation.

Featured Artists

A Deaf visual artist whose pixel-based, pop-inspired compositions explore colour, joy, and Deaf visibility through digital processes.
https://www.instagram.com/peteroarts/

Peter Owusu-Ansah

A Toronto-based interdisciplinary artist and activist whose work centers dDeaf identity, language rights, and protest through photography, digital media, and collage.
https://thesyrafactor.ca/

Syra Hassan

A Canadian mixed media artist whose collage-based practice reflects on nature, impermanence, and care within a bilingual environment.
https://www.instagram.com/l.q.arts/

Luna Quinlan

A Deaf Canadian painter whose work focuses on hands, gesture, and the emotional power of human connection beyond words.
https://laurielandry.com

Laurie M. Landry

A Deaf Canadian Persian artist working across painting and ceramics, using DeVIA metaphors to explore identity, womanhood, and freedom.
www.maryamhafizirad.com

Maryam Hafizirad

PAST EXHIBITIONS