ART
THE MAIN.COM – Curated Guide to Best Art Galleries in Montreal
BBAM! Gallery doesn’t fit neatly into categories—and that’s the point. It’s equal parts gallery and gathering place, run with the kind of creative stubbornness that refuses to conform.
https://www.themain.com/guide/best-art-galleries-in-montreal
ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO BUY ART IN MONTREAL
https://www.topmove.ca/post/best-places-to-buy-art-in-montreal
WHITEHOT MAGAZINE OF CONTEMPORARY ART: BBAM! Gallery stands up for women’s voices in the arts & in society
https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/voices-in-arts-in-society/5252
METRO: passion de l’art visuel et de la musique
https://journalmetro.com/local/outremont-mont-royal/2671855/bbam-galerie-dart-au-coeur-du-sud-ouest/
TOP TEN ART GALLERIES IN MONTREAL: #3 – BBAM! Gallery
https://www.thingstodopost.org/top-10-art-galleries-in-montreal-canada-556153
HYPERALLERGIC: Montreal gallery vandalized
https://hyperallergic.com/616923/montreal-gallery-vandalized-with-qanon-graffiti-on-eve-of-biden-inauguration/
MTL.ORG: Where to buy art in Montreal (“mixes pop art and jazz vinyl”)
https://www.mtl.org/en/experience/where-to-buy-art
LA Weekly: BBAM! at SuperFine art fair Los Angeles
https://www.laweekly.com/superfine-art-fair-makes-its-mark-on-los-angeles/
Newsweek: BBAM! at SuperFine art fair New York
https://www.newsweek.com/gay-art-new-york-1409025
Art & Object Magazine “they are consistently voted one of the top galleries in Montreal.”
https://www.artandobject.com/shorts/5-artists-bringing-diversity-superfine-la
Voted Top 5 (#3) – Best Montreal Art Gallery (CultMTL Best of 2025): https://tinyurl.com/bdewn9ps
Voted Top 5 (#3) – Best Montreal Art Gallery (CultMTL Best of 2024): https://tinyurl.com/msy9j7nx
Voted Top 5 (#5) – Best Montreal Art Gallery (CultMTL Best of 2023): http://tinyurl.com/29hh7pu4
Voted Top 5 (#3) – Best Montreal Art Gallery (CultMTL Best of 2022): https://cultmtl.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/CultMTLBestofMTL2022.pdf
Voted Top 5 (#5) – Best Montreal Art Gallery (CultMTL Best of 2021): https://cultmtl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/CultMTLBestofMTL2021.pdf
Voted Top 5 (#5) – Best Montreal Art Gallery (CultMTL Best of 2020): https://cultmtl.com/2020/06/best-of-mtl-2020-film-arts-in-montreal/
Voted Top 5 (#5) – Best Montreal Art Gallery (CultMTL Best of 2018): http://cultmontreal.com/2018/05/best-of-mtl-2018-film-arts/
Voted Top 5 (#3) – Best Montreal Art Gallery (CultMTL Best of 2017): http://cultmontreal.com/2017/05/best-of-mtl-2017-film-arts/
Voted Top 5 (#4) – Best Montreal Art Gallery (CultMTL Best of 2016): http://cultmontreal.com/2016/05/best-of-mtl-2016-film-arts/
Voted Top 5 (#4) – Best Montreal Art Gallery (CultMTL Best of 2015): http://cultmontreal.com/2015/05/best-of-mtl-2015-film-arts/
Voted Top 5 (#3) – Best Montreal Art Gallery (CultMTL Best of 2014): http://cultmontreal.com/2014/05/best-of-mtl-2014-film-arts/
New York Daily News “Berlin meets Brooklyn back in the day vibe”
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/montreal-westmount-saint-henri-nabes-article-1.1393151
Layla Folkmann: Realism And Abstraction
http://theconcordian.com/2017/10/in-between-realism-and-abstraction/
Maple Syrup Memories Exploitation Art
http://www.spectacularoptical.ca/2012/07/maple-syrup-memories/
Robb Reiner: Silent Metal Exhibition By Anvil’s Robb Reiner
http://theconcordian.com/2014/09/from-loud-and-intense-to-still-and-silent/
Vancouver Sun “shrine to a specific rock ’n’ roll esthetic, retro and contemporary at the same time”
http://www.vancouversun.com/Ralph+Alfonso+left+wife+Alison+Rogers+their+BBAM+Gallery+space+that+part+live+music+venue+part+caf%C3%A9+part+gallery+part+record+shop+Henri+MONTREAL+OCTOBER+2012+Ralph+Alfonso+left+wife+Alison+Rogers+photographed+their+BBAM+Gallery+space+that/7524889/story.html
Montreal Gazette “urban experimentation”
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/open-house/Urban+Villages+Henri+eccentric+artsy/7524887/story.html
Montreal Gazette “If BBAM Gallery in St-Henri didn’t already exist, some fever-dreaming true believer would surely be in the process of inventing it.
https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/books/mcgillis-getting-punked-in-the-hammer
New York Magazine, Insider’s Tip!! “exciting art space” http://nymag.com/travel/weekends/montrealnightlife/index3.html
Italocanadese.com “a haven for local artists” http://italocanadese.com/2013/02/28/bbam-gallery/
The Concordian: “retro pop”
https://thelinknewspaper.ca/article/ironic-retro-pop
galerie BBAM!, une nouveauté dans le quartier http://www.guidehabitation.ca/blogue/saint-henri-vous-le-match-parfait/
Dear England blog http://annekostalas.blogspot.ca/2012/11/stroll-through-st-henri.html
TripAdvisor: “a must-see when in Montreal for anyone and everyone interested in burgeoning art scene and emerging artists!!!”
https://www.tripadvisor.ca/ShowUserReviews-g155032-d3583219-r422971147-BBAM_Gallery-Montreal_Quebec.html
Love Art Toronto: http://www.fordhampr.ca/tag/love-art-fair/
Yellow Pages: Curating Contemporary Pop
https://www.yellowpages.ca/bio/Quebec/Montreal/BBAM-Gallery/100814915.html
MUSIQUE
VOIVOD AT BBAM! GALLERY
https://ca.billboard.com/music/music-news/voivod-jeff-healey-lindsay-ell
RECORD STORE LOVE: https://recordstores.love/5880
DISCOGS: https://blog.discogs.com/en/crate-diggers-montreal-2017-vendor-spotlight-bbam-gallery/
CultMTL: Ralph Alfonso – Ground Zero of Toronto Punk
https://cultmtl.com/2015/09/crash-n-burn-club-canadian-punk-rock/
Humber News: Ralph talks about 77 punk: https://humbernews.ca/2022/01/canadian-punks-and-the-time-they-reigned-supreme/
Slowcity: Ralph Alfonso, punk photography: https://www.slowcity.ca/sight/2015/9/8/ralph-alfonsos-photography-retrospective-on-tour-with-the-diodes
One of “The Best Montreal Vinyl Stores”: http://www.mtlblog.com/2014/01/best-montreal-vinyl-stores/
Voted Top 10 (#7) – Best Montreal Used Record Store (CultMTL Best of 2018): http://cultmontreal.com/2018/05/best-of-mtl-2018-goods-services/
Voted Top 10 (#6) – Best Montreal Used Record Store (CultMTL Best of 2015): http://cultmontreal.com/2015/05/best-of-mtl-2015-goods-services/
Voted Top 10 (#8) – Best Montreal Used Record Store (CultMTL Best of 2014): http://cultmontreal.com/2014/05/best-of-mtl-2014-goods-services/
Canada Keep Exploring: https://us-keepexploring.canada.travel/things-to-do/montreal-music-scene
Live at BBAM! Gallery (Dr Strangelove & Eric Boivin): https://obsoleterecords.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-bbam-gallery
INTERNET
OpenSea: https://opensea.io/BBAM_Gallery
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBAMGallery
YELP! http://www.yelp.ca/biz/bbam-gallery-montréal
Pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/bbamgallery/
Foursquare https://foursquare.com/v/galerie-bbam-gallery/4f7c737be4b0b7ee686feed1
Instagram: https://instagram.com/bbamgallery/
Tumblr: http://bbamgallery.tumblr.com/