En explorant la porcelaine et d'autres matériaux, Joanne Gauthier construit une forme d'archéologie intime : une archive sensible, à la fois vivante et vulnérable. Dans un mode où la transformation de notre environnement efface peu à peu le sacré, Mesclun d'égarement déploie un corpus d'œuvres marqué par un contraste fort entre la densité de la matière et l'élan spirituel qu'elle évoque. Ce mélange sensoriel, volontairement...
My practice is grounded in abstract painting as a form of narrative construction. I approach painting as a language system, where mark-making functions as syntax and movement across the surface reveals relationships between space, time, and gesture. Through layered processes of application, erasure, and accumulation, my work navigates between intuition and deliberateness, order and disruption....
Mirrors serves as a conceptual lens for this body of work, extending beyond literal reflection to consider how experience, perception, emotion, and interaction are mirrored through the act of painting. The works emphasize response as a central principle, where gestures unfold in relation to prior marks and material conditions, much like the effects of our...
Don’t Just Watch — Decide Who Wins on the First AB Ottawa of the 2026! Step into a world where imagination comes to life! Watch as talented artists transform blank canvases into breathtaking masterpieces in just 20 electrifying minutes per round. Feel the energy in the air as creativity flows and the crowd cheers them...
Opening: Thursday, February 5, 5:30 to 7:30 pm Faces of Passage: A Gilded Tapestry of Hybrid Ethnicities is a portrait-based multimedia exhibition exploring unique identities shaped by movement and cultural exchange. Inspired by Canada, travel, and Eastern European heritage, hand-crafted gilded portraits merge global patterns and contemporary forms, reimagining ethnicity as fluid, relational, and continually...
Shaelynn Tredenick The Weight of Quiet February 5 - 24 Vernissage: Thursday, February 5, 5:00 - 8:00pm Tredenick Artist Statement The Weight of Quiet: An exploration of stillness, tension, and emotional restraint. I feel compelled to scan – drawn to preserving fleeting moments before they disappear. My work does not begin with a fixed narrative,...
Shaelynn Tredenick The Weight of Quiet February 5 - 24 Vernissage: Thursday, February 5, 5:00 - 8:00pm Tredenick Artist Statement The Weight of Quiet: An exploration of stillness, tension, and emotional restraint. I feel compelled to scan – drawn to preserving fleeting moments before they disappear. My work does not begin with a fixed narrative, but...
Opening: Thursday, February 5, 5:30 to 7:30 pm Faces of Passage: A Gilded Tapestry of Hybrid Ethnicities is a portrait-based multimedia exhibition exploring unique identities shaped by movement and cultural exchange. Inspired by Canada, travel, and Eastern European heritage, hand-crafted gilded portraits merge global patterns and contemporary forms, reimagining ethnicity as fluid, relational, and continually...
This month, we are featuring three artists whose practices engage deeply with natural materials and ecosystems: Elizabeth D’Agostino, Kelly McDonald, and Ava Roth. Elizabeth D'Agostino Canadian artist Elizabeth D’Agostino works across print media, sculpture, and installation, drawing inspiration from the rich complexity of Canadian flora and fauna and the delicate relationships between organisms and their...
Galerie Old Chelsea is pleased to present the artworks by the art students from Symmes School and D’Arcy McGee High School in Aylmer. About ten years ago, Galerie Old Chelsea approached a local Chelsea school to invite them to work on art during the year, culminating with an exhibit at the Galerie. Both the kids...
Galerie Old Chelsea is pleased to present the artworks by the art students from Symmes School and D’Arcy McGee High School in Aylmer. About ten years ago, Galerie Old Chelsea approached a local Chelsea school to invite them to work on art during the year, culminating with an exhibit at the Galerie. Both the kids...
FEB 14, 2-5pm - A VERNISSAGE to meet the award-winning photographer, Danielle Barabé-Bussières - Master of Photographic Arts (MPA), and view her beautiful art photography featuring birds, nature and landscapes. Enjoy wine, cheeses and other treats while talking to Danielle about her work. Danielle is an accredited member of the Professional Photographers of Canada, twice...
Paint Flies & Creativity Soars 3 rounds of action Why attend and bring a friend? ✨ Live Artistic Showdown – Witness the thrill as artists race against the clock to create stunning artworks. ✨ Interactive Voting – Be part of the action; your vote crowns the champion. ✨ Art Auction – Bid on your favourite...
OBSIDIAN is a FORM event — a curated art experience by Public Display Agency that blends design, dialogue, and discovery. This one-night showcase unites visual artists, designers, and makers in an immersive, gallery-style setting at The Urban Centre. OBSIDIAN invites guests to slow down, engage, and experience art in a new way. Admission is RSVP-based...
February 26 to March 15, 2026 - Wednesday to Sunday, noon to 5 pm Vernissage: Saturday, February 28, 2 to 4 pm For International Women's Day, Galerie Old Chelsea is proud to present a photographic and documentary exhibition by Taimi Tovar. This initiative celebrates the presence of women in the arts, whether they are painters,...
Everyone’s life is worth telling. We all have a story whose chapters address various subjects: fears, doubts, moral dilemmas, obstacles, but also encounters, friendship and love. In fairy tales, the perilous forest journey allows the main character to mature, enriched by trials and life lessons, and by the friendships forged along the way (see B....
Everyone’s life is worth telling. We all have a story whose chapters address various subjects: fears, doubts, moral dilemmas, obstacles, but also encounters, friendship and love. In fairy tales, the perilous forest journey allows the main character to mature, enriched by trials and life lessons, and by the friendships forged along the way (see B....
Mary Gourlay’s work emerges from an emotional and physical immersion in the natural world, responding to the power, fragility, and temporality of landscape. Exploring remote environments by canoe, kayak, and on foot, Gourlay creates sketches, small paintings, and photographs that capture fleeting moments of encounter. These fragmentary records form the basis for larger studio works...
Sinclair A. Maloney presents: Rise – a focused selection of landscape and seascape paintings. With a professional background in photography spanning 15 years, his work is informed by a strong sense of composition and a keen observational eye. Influenced by 19th-century painters such as Corot and Courbet, and often compared to Turner for his atmospheric...
Vernissage: Saturday, February 28, 2 to 4 pm For International Women's Day, Galerie Old Chelsea is proud to present a photographic and documentary exhibition by Taimi Tovar. This initiative celebrates the presence of women in the arts, whether they are painters, musicians, architects, researchers, or cultural builders. Born out of a shared desire to highlight...
3 rounds of action 📅 March 5 @ 7:00 PM 📍 Overflow Brewing – 2477 Kaladar Ave, Ottawa 🎟️ GET TICKETS Why attend and bring a friend? ✨ Live Artistic Showdown – Witness the thrill as artists race against the clock to create stunning artworks. ✨ Interactive Voting – Be part of the action;...
Exhibition Dates: March 7 – 21 Vernissage: Saturday, March 7 from 3 – 5 pm Wall Space Gallery is proud to present Simplicity in a Turbulent World, a solo exhibition by Ottawa-based photographer Joy Kardish, in celebration of International Women’s Month. The exhibition considers the quiet, sustaining moments often overlooked in the midst of unrest....
Exhibition Dates: March 7 – 21 Vernissage: Saturday, March 7 from 3 – 5 pm, artist talk @ 3:45 pm Wall Space Gallery is excited to present Peripheral Surfaces, a solo exhibition by Montreal-based artist Iryna Merkulova, in celebration of International Women's Month. In this series, Merkulova treats the storefront window not as a transparent...
Saturday, March 7, 2026, from 10 am to 4 pm at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre,1265 Walkley Road, Ottawa, Ontario Art Show Free Admission Free Parking & Wheelchair Access Gift certificates are available at each art show for future art purchases or rentals. No sales tax Door prizes available to be won Art by over...
Artist Joy Kardish explores the essence of stillness –the purest and most irreducible quality of the photo-image. Inspired by the enduring prints of early masters like Alfred Stieglitz, Kardish blends painstaking historic photography techniques such as cyanotype, with contemporary media to create works that seem to transcend the flow of time and cut through its...
The concept of Art and Found was created 7 years ago by Toronto artist Courtney Senior. Before she found her footing in the world of selling art, Courtney decided to find loving homes for her work by giving it away for free. She would package up her original artworks and leave them around different neighbourhoods in...
Another Cycle presents paintings and mixed-media works exploring the intersection of the human body and nature through surreal atmospheres and organic textures. Dinho Bento reflects on belonging, shelter and transformation, inviting viewers into a poetic dialogue about identity, emotional connection and the cyclical essence of existence. As a Brazilian artist based in Canada, Dinho Bento merges...
“Naturally Canada / Naturellement le Canada” is a dynamic exhibition of mixed media artwork inspired by the vast and diverse nature of Canada. The collection features works that range from abstract interpretations to detailed representational pieces. Each artwork demonstrates a visible integration of mixed media and/or mixed techniques—combining materials such as paint, collage, texture, found...
Cheese and Winne vernissage
March 26 to May 5, 2026 Opening: Thursday, March 26, 5:30 to 7:30 pm By looking at her role in society as a woman, wife, mother, and artist, Ada Brzeski has created a series of clay sculptures exploring womanhood, addressing the everyday realities and frustrations women face. Through these works, she hopes to foster a...
