Events

Resistant Fibres, curated by Julie Graff, presents 18 textile and fibre works of art from the Canada Council Art Bank collection by artists who use this medium as a powerful...

 Elaf Selim is a fine artist known for luminous, romantic paintings that explore femininity, stillness, and emotional refuge. A Canadian-Egyptian artist raised in Kuwait, her work is shaped by a life lived across cultures, landscapes, and visual traditions. From an early age, she was encouraged toward imagination and creative expression, laying the foundation for a...

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...

The Kanata Civic Art Gallery is pleased to present “Levelling Up,” a new exhibition featuring the work of 26 gallery artists. This vibrant show brings together a wide range of styles, subjects, and mediums, offering visitors an engaging look at the depth and diversity of our artistic community. From painting and photography to mixed media...

A new Art Show at Art Hub Gallery this spring.

April 9 to 26, 2026 Vernissage: Saturday April 11, 1-4 pm Galerie Old Chelsea is thrilled to present a series of new paintings by Andrew Rucklidge, an internationally recognized artist now living in Chelsea.  The exhibition captures the invisible yet deeply familiar forces that shape the earth over time as Rucklidge draws on processes such...

Still*life is not a meditation on fruit bowls or porcelain vases; it proposes a dialogue between breath and silence, between the pulse of existence and the hush of its surroundings. These paintings have emerged from the experience of living surrounded by nature—a life steeped in forests, rivers, and the quiet choreography of seasons. They are...

Step into the world of Randall Anderson in Trailer Trash, a provocative exploration of high and low culture through personal and social lenses. Drawing on his upbringing in trailer parks, early work as a diesel mechanic, and extensive studies in critical theory and formalist painting, Anderson creates work that challenges conventional ideas of art and...

In Dimensions, Annie-France Bowker explores form, perception, and imagined landscapes through handwoven wall hangings. Her work navigates the space between the tangible and the abstract, where geometry meets intuition and structure gives way to otherworldly possibility. Weaving is a deeply meditative process for Bowker, and in its rhythm, she often finds herself transported into unfamiliar...

Wall Space Gallery is proud to present From the Ground Up by Ottawa artist Nicole Allen. This exhibition reflects both a physical and emotional journey toward renewal and serves as a meditation on growth, resilience, and the transformative power of starting anew. Through her richly layered florals and botanical imagery, Allen explores the delicate interplay...

Wall Space Gallery is delighted to present Falling Back into Bloom by Kaitlin Johnson. In this new body of work, Johnson revisits florals with a fresh perspective and a sense of freedom. Blending abstraction with representation, she approaches still life as a dynamic space for experimentation, where colour, pattern, and form can shift, overlap, and...

Wall Space Gallery is pleased to exhibit WILD HEART Tapestries: Portraits from the Forest & Garden, featuring new works by Crystal Beshara. This collection explores an allegorical space where fine art and narrative illustration intertwine. Beshara’s compositions, built like textiles of dense foliage and radiant light, create a tactile sense of depth. Rooted in the...

The Fourth Annual West End Sculpture Show runs from April 28 through to May 10 at the Kanata Civic Art Gallery (John G. Mlacak Centre, 2500 Campeau Dr, Kanata). This is a juried exhibition showcasing contemporary sculpture in stone, metal, wood, and mixed media made by sculptors from across the National Capital Region. Free and...

Galerie Old Chelsea is thrilled to welcome Chelsea’s Reid McLachlan with “A Murmuration of Whispers”, a compelling new body of work that offers a rare glimpse into his creative process. McLachlan’s paintings begin not with images, but with words. Whether fragments, phrases, or complex thoughts, his visual language emerges from an incessant, shape-shifting murmuration of internal...

Tim desClouds - Artist Statement In this most recent body of works I have pared down my working process to a celebration of the tradition of drawing and painting leaving behind the many sculptural embellishments included in earlier works. The content of the works flow forward from my previous 2022 exhibition, “Somewhere Between Mother Goose...

Wall Space Gallery is excited to present Andrew Beck's solo exhibition Into the Trees, a series of paintings that invites viewers deep into the northern forests where light filters through...

Wall Space Gallery presents Depth of Field, a solo exhibition by Kelly Grace that considers the act of looking as a reciprocal exchange. Moving between screen, audience, and painted surface,...

New Painting Exhibition Explores the Beauty of Defying Expectation. A new exhibition of abstract painting explores the beauty of resisting expectations. Through layered surfaces, assertive colour, and gestures that challenge...