the water’s edge, here at noon
Sadko Hadžihasanović
MacLaren Arts Centre, Barrie, ON
June 13 - October 25, 2026
Opening Reception Thursday June 25, 6:30-9pm
At midday, as the sun gathers shadows close to the body, the distance between morning and what remains ahead exists in equal measure. It is a moment of recollection and promise. Arriving in Canada in 1993, Toronto-based Bosnian artist Sadko Hadžihasanović has now spent half of his life here, and half in the former Yugoslavia. The water’s edge, here at noon, curated by Tyler Durbano at the MacLaren Arts Centre, presents recent paintings that emerge from that midpoint, reflecting on memory and calm moments removed from the stresses of the wider world.
Sadko Hadžihasanović studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo and earned an MFA from the University of Belgrade. Since arriving in Canada, he has participated in more than sixty exhibitions nationwide, including the Tom Thomson Gallery, Grunt Gallery, Eastern Edge Gallery, and Neutral Ground. He received grants from the Toronto Arts Council, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Canada Council for the Arts, and is represented by Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto.