Aryen Hoekstra
Aryen Hoekstra is an artist and writer. Recent solo exhibitions in Toronto have been hosted by YYZ Artist’s Outlet, 8eleven, and Mercer Union, and other recent exhibition venues include Scotiabank Nuit Blanche (Toronto), Art Gallery of Alberta (Edmonton), Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography (Toronto), Forest City Gallery (London), and Modern Fuel (Kingston). He has contributed writing to YYZ Artists’ Outlet, Susan Hobbs, COOPER COLE, and Daniel Faria Gallery, and his art criticism has appeared in Canadian Art, C Magazine, Border Crossings, and Magenta Magazine. Hoekstra is the founder and director of the independent project space Franz Kaka in Toronto, Ontario.