Mercer Union

Mercer Union is an artist-run centre in Toronto, Ontario, established in 1979 to exhibit contemporary art. In 2009, the gallery moved to the Bloor and Lansdowne area in Toronto's west end. Previously the gallery had held homes at 29 Mercer Street (from which the name Mercer Union was derived), 439 King Street West, 333 Adelaide St. West, and 37 Lisgar Street. Notable artists who have had an exhibition at Mercer Union include Sol LeWitt, George Bures Miller, Mark Leckey, Jeremy Deller, G. B. Jones, Mowry Baden, Bill Burns, Betty Goodwin and Jana Sterbak. In 1993, Mercer Union was involved in a case of censorship. The gallery was raided by police in December 1993, and works by Canadian artist Eli Langer were seized. The artworks depicted...