VISUAL ARTS

BEST IN SHOW features ceramic works highlighting the relationship between dogs and their owners. Works are part of the museum’s permanent collection, as well as from local private collections. Located in the Lobby Display. Gardiner Museum (111 Queen’s Park, 416-586-8080). Until March 17. BREAKING NEWS + THE

WARRIORS is a joint exhibition by Geneviève Thauvette and Kathleen Hearn. Breaking News features absurdist photographic images that satirize the format and content of news reports, with The Warriors exploring globalized youth culture as it plays out in the streets of SaintLouis, Senegal. Alliance Française (24 Spadina Rd., 416-922-2014). Wednesday until March 28.

GODS IN MY HOME pairs Chinese ancestral paintings and traditional popular prints together, in order to look at the existing connections between two separate genres. Royal Ontario Museum (100 Queen’s Park, 416-586-8000). Until Sept. 29. THE HEART SHOW is a group exhibit encompassing all works of art that express the sentiment ‘I love you’. Gerrard Art Space (1475 Gerrard St. E., 416-778-0923). Until Feb. 17. KRISTÍN MORTHENS: I FOLLOWED A SPIRAL, IT FELT LIKE A LOOP is a solo show of new paintings by Kristín Morthens. Angell Gallery (1444 Dupont St., Unit #15, 416-530-0444). Until Saturday.

LEAH OATES: TRANSITORY

SPACE NO. 9 looks at locations transforming due to the passage of time, altered natural conditions and a continual human imprint. A series of photographic images that captures movement through time and space as well as the effect that messy human energy has on spaces. Don’t miss the opening reception tonight at 7 p.m. Black Cat Artspace (2186 Dundas St. W., 416388-7263). Until Feb. 20.

MICKALENE THOMAS: FEMMES NOIRES explores how black women are represented in art and popular culture, as seen from a black queer feminist perspective. Presented by the AGO and the Contemporary Arts Center of New Orleans. Art Gallery of Ontario (317 Dundas St. W., 416-979-6648). Until March 24. SANAZ MAZINANI: LIGHT

TIMES is a series of photo-based art exploring the technical history of photography. Stephen Bulger Gallery (1356 Dundas St. W., 416504-0575). Until Feb. 23.

THE SEX SHOW is a group show that attempts to push the boundaries of the definition of sex and sexuality, as expressed through photography, painting and mixed media works. Approaching it from all angles, pieces contain a wide variety of sex-related themes and content. Gallery 1313 (131 Queen St. W., 416-536-6778). Until Feb. 16.

TRUE TO THE EYES is a photography collection of more than 200 photos by Toronto couple Howard and Carole Tanenbaum, one of the first Canadian collectors to engage with the medium. Ryerson Image Centre (33 Gould St., 416-9795164). Until April 7. ZUUL: LIFE OF AN ARMOURED DINOSAUR Incredibly well-preserved, Zuul is a gnarlyfaced, horned armoured ankylosaur with a sledgehammer-like tail that lived 76 million years ago. Royal Ontario Museum (100 Queen’s Park, 416-586-8000). Until May 20.