Stories

Bloch Bauers is the result of a shared passion for art, collecting, and the history that brings the two together. Founded by Jay, who moved to Canada from India in 2018, and Joey, a lifelong North Bay local, the gallery was born from a simple realization: North Bay was missing a private art gallery of its own. Their passion for collecting began long before Bloch Bauers. As children, both Jay and Joey found themselves drawn to collecting—starting with rocks and coins and event