William Grant Munro was a Toronto-based visual artist, community builder, event organizer and entrepreneur. Munro spent his childhood and teenage years in Mississauga. He graduated in 2000 from the Ontario College of Art and Design, where he studied sculpture and installation. In 1999, he founded Vazaleen, a now legendary series of dance parties. In 2006, he and Lynn MacNeil purchased the Beaver Café, a hub of artistic, musical and social activity at Queen Street West and Gladstone Avenue in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood. Munro worked as a DJ for events in the visual art community. He served on the Board of Directors of Art Metropole and York University. His artwork has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions at numerous venues including Art in General, New York; and the Art Gallery of Ontario, Mercer Union, Art Gallery of York University, and Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto. His work is represented by Paul Petro Contemporary Art.
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Edward P. Taylor Library and Archives, Art Gallery of Ontario
Series consists of posters created by Will Munro for his “Miserable Mondays” series of events, 2006-2007
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Item is a poster with the following text: The Beaver Restaurant Morrissey Mondays; Still Ill; Every last Monday; Heaven knows I'm Miserable Monday; MOZ Mondays; Girlfriend in a Coma; All things MOZ
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Item is a poster with the following text: The Beaver Restaurant, All Things MOZ
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Item is a poster with the following text: The Beaver Restaurant, All Things MOZ
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Item is a poster with the following text: The Beaver Restaurant, All Things MOZ
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Item is a poster with the following text: The Beaver Restaurant, All Things MOZ
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Item is a poster with the following text: The Beaver Restaurant, All Things MOZ
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Item is a poster with the following text: The Beaver Restaurant, All things MOZ, Get Dreary Deary
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Item is a poster with the following text: The Beaver Restaurant, All things MOZ, Get Dreary Deary
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Item is a poster with the following text: The Beaver Restaurant, Get Dreary Deary
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Item is a poster with the following text: The Beaver Restaurant, Kevin Knows I'm Miserable Now; All things MOZ
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Item is a poster with the following text: The Beaver Restaurant, All things MOZ; 1192 Queen West is Dead
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Item is a poster with the following text: The Beaver Restaurant, Kevin Knows I'm Miserable
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Item is a poster with the following text: The Beaver Restaurant, Kevin Knows I'm Miserable Now, Get Dreary Deary
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Item is a poster with the following text: The Beaver Restaurant, Kevin Knows I'm Miserable Now; Will Munro
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Item is a poster with the following text: The Beaver Restaurant, Kevin Knows I'm Miserable Now; Will Munro; Get Dreary
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