Art In Ottawa

Stephanie Moscrip
2026-03-21 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Art Hub (127 Bridge St.), 127 Bridge Street, Carleton Place, ON, K7C 2V6, Canada
Cheese and Winne vernissage

Lenni Workman - NEW WORK: Vernissage
2026-03-21 14:00 - 17:00 | Galerie St-Laurent + Hill, 293 Dalhousie St, Ottawa, ON, K1N 7E5, Canada
Lenni Workman – Artist Statement
My work is a Request.
A request to the viewer to look and look again, don’t stop at superficial information.
A request to notice how time and light transform your visual world. Experience that a still-life or a room acts as a sun-dial.
A request to see the alignment of the micro and macro worlds: how much a reflecting jar of water resembles the photographs we see of our galaxy.
A request to see that we humans are part of this complex and fragile natural web of life.
A request to concentrate and dream at the same time. Just for a moment, hang your soul up on a bough with apple blossoms.
A request to marvel at the power of a seed to put out roots and the power of a bud to flower. Allow this observed power to energize your efforts to conserve nature on our planet.
Let the perfection of a moment of light summon the awe and love that it deserves.
Lenni Workman – Biography
Lenni Workman was born in Belleville, Ont., and grew up on a farm just north of there. She studied Art History at Queen’s University, graduated from St. Lawrence College, Kingston, in 1973, and has been exhibiting paintings since then. Recipient of many awards and grants, her works can be found in numerous public, corporate, and private collections throughout North America and Europe.

About Womanhood - Vernissage
2026-03-26 17:30 - 19:30 | Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Blvd, Orléans, ON, K1E 0A1, Canada
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 deeper understanding among both men and women of these often-overlooked experiences.
Ada Brzeski is a ceramic artist with over twenty years of experience. Largely self‑taught, she continues to refine her practice through courses and workshops. Drawing inspiration from her Polish heritage, she works from a shared studio in Ottawa.
TRINITY ART GALLERY
Shenkman Arts Centre
245 Centrum Boulevard, Lower Level
Free admission. Wheelchair accessible.

Whispers of Change
2026-03-30 - 2026-05-17 | Art Hub Gallery, 50 Bennett St, Carleton Place, ON, K7C 4J9, Canada
A new Art Show at Art Hub Gallery this spring.

Art Battle, April 2, 2026
2026-04-02 19:00 - 23:00 | Overflow Brewing Company, 2477 Kaladar Ave, Ottawa, ON, K1V 8B9, Canada
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 on.
Vote to crown the ultimate champion and take home a piece of the night with the silent auction of all original works.
Art Battle Ottawa is an all-ages event.
Event Details:

Date: April 2
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Ottawa

Pakenham Maple Run Tour
2026-04-04 - 2026-04-05 | Pakenham and surrounding area, Pakenham, ON, Canada
April 4 and 5 2026 from 10am to 4pm daily.
Discover the art and fine craft of local artists and artisans at 7 fascinating tour stops located in and around the charming heritage village of Pakenham
Spring is just around the corner and the sap will soon be running – which means it’s almost time for the annual Pakenham Maple Run Tour of art, fine craft, local food, and heritage. On April 4 and 5th, the 22nd year of this tour returns with exceptional artists and artisans in 7 fascinating tour stops in and around the beautiful village of Pakenham. Experience a huge variety of carefully curated creative expressions, including painting, pottery, pewter, glass, jewellery, photography, weaving, soap-making, blacksmithing, paper arts, woodworking, artisanal food, and so much more. New artists join the Tour each year! Take a drive of discovery along the Tour route, where you can take in spectacular spring scenery en route to experiencing the Tour’s unique locations: heritage buildings, a craft brewery, a cidery, a one-room schoolhouse, and a sugar bush. New this year, a new stop at the Cedarhill Tree Farm has been added.

Lenni Workman - NEW WORK
2026-04-07 | Galerie St-Laurent + Hill, 293 Dalhousie St, Ottawa, ON, K1N 7E5, Canada

Slip Terrace by Andrew Rucklidge
2026-04-09 - 2026-04-26 | Galerie Old Chelsea, 783 Route 105, Chelsea, QC, J9B 1P1, Canada
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 as erosion, sedimentation, metamorphism, volcanic eruptions, exposed faults, and slipping terraces.
Andrew Rucklidge’s practice is rooted in an exploration of the planet’s internal gestures—subtle, powerful movements translated into paint through a deeply material and process-driven approach. Working with ancient and traditional media including egg tempera, distemper, watercolour, handmade inks, encaustic, and sun-thickened linseed oil, he constructs surfaces that echo the layered complexity of geological formations.

Terry Brynaert - still*life
2026-04-09 - 2026-04-28 | Galerie St-Laurent + Hill, 293 Dalhousie St, Ottawa, ON, K1N 7E5, Canada
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 offered as invitations to pause, to inhabit the stillness that nature offers without demanding, and to recognize that stillness is never empty; it hums with life.
From a distance, the works may appear akin to realism, as if reality itself were gently lifted from the forest floor and pinned to canvas. Yet, as the viewer approaches, the illusion fractures. What may have appeared serene reveals a riot of detail—brushstrokes that mimic the chaos of wind‑tossed leaves, textures that echo the restless industry of bees buzzing about. This duality mirrors the experience of walking in the woods: the grandeur of treetops overhead, and, at your feet, a single ant bearing the improbable weight of a pine needle. Stillness, here, is not stasis; it is a layered complexity, a quiet teeming.
It is from this layered, breathing stillness of the natural world that the studio’s own quiet emerges. In the act of painting, thought slows to a near‑motionless drift, settling into a trance‑like, empty‑headed calm. The studio becomes a kind of interior forest—silent, attentive, stripped of urgency—where gesture arises without strain and decisions surface from a place beneath language. This meditative quiet is not separate from nature but echoes it, becoming another form of listening.
Immersion in nature is not an escape but a return. Silence is not absence, but presence amplified. Each painting becomes a vessel for this paradox—where calm and vitality coexist, where the infinite and the infinitesimal converse in colour and form.
In still*life, the viewer is invited to slow down, to look twice, to surrender to the tension between order and disorder. These works are not so much representations; they are translations of experience, carrying the scent of pine, the flicker of shadow, the pulse of unseen lives. They strive to remind that stillness is not the opposite of life—it is its most profound articulation.

Trailer Trash - Randall Anderson
2026-04-09 - 2026-05-17 | Arbor Gallery, 103 High St., Vankleek Hill, ON, K0B 1R0, Canada
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 cultural value. His pieces blend everyday experience with formal experimentation, offering intimate and thought-provoking reflections on the spaces we inhabit and the ways we interpret them.

Dimensions - Annie-France Bowker
2026-04-09 - 2026-05-17 | Arbor Gallery, 103 High St., Vankleek Hill, ON, K0B 1R0, Canada
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 inner spaces. Each piece begins as a sketch and evolves on the loom into a kind of puzzle, guided by both logic and instinct. Though the process is not always exact, there is a moment when material, gesture, and intention align, and each work finds its form.

Grand Nord - Valérian Mazataud
2026-04-10 - 2026-06-07 | Galerie Montcalm, 25 Laurier St, Gatineau, Quebec, J8X 3Y9, Canada
Le photographe Valérian Mazataud a recréé, avec des citoyens de son quartier de Montréal-Nord, des scènes de la vie quotidienne d’autrefois. Il a fouillé des archives photographiques et des albums de famille pour ensuite, lors d’ateliers, reconstituer ces photos en imaginant un univers à la croisée des époques et des cultures.
Près d’une centaine de participants – originaires du Québec, d’Haïti, du Salvador ou de la Turquie – ont contribué à ce processus de co-création. Il en résulte une série de diptyques où passé et présent se répondent, révélant autant l’évolution du Québec urbain que le regard des nouveaux arrivants sur leur société d’accueil.
Nous vous invitons en grand nombre au vernissage de l’exposition qui aura lieu le vendredi, 10 avril 2026, de 19 h à 21 h. L’entrée est libre et gratuite.

Grand Nord, Valérian Mazataud - Vernissage
2026-04-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Galerie Montcalm, 25 Laurier St, Gatineau, Quebec, J8X 3Y9, Canada

Nicole Allen | From the ground up
2026-04-11 - 2026-04-25 | Wall Space Gallery, 1090 Bank St, Ottawa, ON, K1S 3X5, Canada
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 between vulnerability and strength, much like blossoms reaching toward the light after a long winter.
Born in Oakville, Ontario, Allen developed an early appreciation for painting the Canadian landscape through her father. The artist holds an undergraduate degree in Art History from Queen’s University, and an honours diploma in Applied Museum Studies from Algonquin College. Over the years, Allen has consistently developed her painting and figurative skills through her studies at the Ottawa School of Art and local art groups. Since beginning to exhibit her work in 2010, Allen has shown throughout the Ottawa region and now paints full-time from her studio as a member of the Loft Artists Collective. Her work is held in private collections across Canada, the United States, and Europe.

Kaitlin Johnson | Falling Back into Bloom
2026-04-11 - 2026-04-25 | Wall Space Gallery, 1090 Bank St, Ottawa, ON, K1S 3X5, Canada
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 evolve. Each painting carries an air of mystery, encouraging viewers to take their time and discover their own personal connections. At its essence, the exhibition embodies openness, instinctual exploration, and the joy found in the creative process.
Born in Toronto, Kaitlin Johnson currently lives and works in Oakville, ON. Johnson works primarily in acrylics on canvas, creating dramatic abstract paintings that inspire joy. After completing her B.A. in Visual Arts from The University of Western Ontario, the artist obtained her art teaching degree from the University of Wollongong in NSW, Australia. Johnson’s artistic practice focuses on teasing out the beauty and raw emotion of each inspiration, drawing on rhythms and unique combinations of colour gathered through travel, nature, and anything else that catches her eye.

Crystal Beshara | WILD HEART
2026-04-11 - 2026-04-25 | Wall Space Gallery, 1090 Bank St, Ottawa, ON, K1S 3X5, Canada
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 elegance of Art Nouveau yet distinctly contemporary, WILD HEART Tapestries offers a poetic meditation on the mystery of both forest and garden.
Crystal Beshara is a Canadian contemporary realist painter and proud two-time winner of the prestigious Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation prize. A self-taught realist, her childhood was spent drawing and observing life on a farm and the quiet, connective world in which she lived. Even after moving to Ottawa to receive her BFA in Studio, Crystal’s strong rural narrative continued to play a huge role in her paintings. Her style is a juxtaposition of two worlds; her love of realism collides with her post-secondary studies creating expressive and emotionally charged works of art that have been collected by corporate, private, and commercial clients.

Slip Terrace by Andrew Rucklidge - Vernissage
2026-04-11 13:00 - 16:00 | Galerie Old Chelsea, 783 Route 105, Chelsea, QC, J9B 1P1, Canada
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 as erosion, sedimentation, metamorphism, volcanic eruptions, exposed faults, and slipping terraces.
Andrew Rucklidge’s practice is rooted in an exploration of the planet’s internal gestures—subtle, powerful movements translated into paint through a deeply material and process-driven approach. Working with ancient and traditional media including egg tempera, distemper, watercolour, handmade inks, encaustic, and sun-thickened linseed oil, he constructs surfaces that echo the layered complexity of geological formations.

Terry Brynaert still*life - Vernissage
2026-04-11 14:00 - 17:00 | Galerie St-Laurent + Hill, 293 Dalhousie St, Ottawa, ON, K1N 7E5, Canada

WALL SPACE GALLERY - Vernissage
2026-04-11 15:00 - 17:00 | Wall Space Gallery, 1090 Bank St, Ottawa, ON, K1S 3X5, Canada
Nicole Allen | From the ground up
Kaitlin Johnson | Falling Back Into Bloom
Crystal Beshara | WILD HEART Tapestries: Portraits from the Forest & Garden
Exhibition Dates: April 11 – 25
Vernissage: Saturday, April 11 at 3 – 5 PM

Arteast Fine Art Show
2026-04-18 - 2026-04-19 | Pine View Golf Club, 1471 Blair Rd, Ottawa, ON, K1B 4S3, Canada
Arteast’s first annual Fine Art Show will take place on Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19, 2026 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at the beautiful Pine View Golf Club, 1471 Blair Road, Ottawa. This art show celebrates the richness of our local arts community and will offer artwork of various mediums, something for the home, or a thoughtful gift for someone’s special day. Admission is free and there is plenty of free parking available.

Expo-vente printanière 2026
2026-04-24 - 2026-04-26 | Tétreau Community Centre, 361 Bd de Lucerne, Gatineau, QC, J9A 1R9, Canada
Arts visuels de Gatineau est heureux d’annoncer la tenue de son Expo-vente printanière 2026, qui se déroulera du 24 au 26 avril au Centre communautaire Tétreau, situé à proximité du parc Moussette, dans le secteur Hull.
Réunissant trente-sept artistes membres, cet événement met en lumière la richesse et la diversité de la création artistique en Outaouais. Le public pourra y découvrir et y acheter une grande variété d’œuvres originales, incluant peinture, aquarelle, dessin, médias mixtes, vitrail, textile, sculpture, joaillerie et photographie.
Au-delà d’une exposition, cette fin de semaine se veut un moment privilégié de rencontre entre les artistes et le public, favorisant les échanges et la découverte de talents locaux.
« L’Expo-vente printanière est un moment fort pour notre communauté artistique. C’est une occasion unique de rapprocher les artistes du public, de valoriser la création locale et de célébrer la diversité des pratiques en arts visuels. Nous invitons chaleureusement la population à venir découvrir le talent de nos membres et à partager ce moment inspirant avec nous. »
— Catherine Garcia Cournoyer, présidente d’Arts visuels de Gatineau
L’événement est gratuit et ouvert à tous.
Horaire :
Vendredi 24 avril, de 19 h à 21 h
Samedi 25 avril, de 10 h à 17 h
Dimanche 26 avril, de 10 h à 17 h
Lieu :
Centre communautaire Tétreau
361, boulevard de Lucerne
Gatineau (secteur Hull)
Arts visuels de Gatineau est un organisme à but non lucratif regroupant plus de 200 artistes visuels et artisans de la région. Par ses activités, il contribue activement à la vitalité culturelle en Outaouais en offrant des occasions d’exposition, de formation et de rayonnement artistique.
L’organisme invite également les artistes et artisans à se joindre à sa communauté dynamique.

Farther Afield
2026-04-25 - 2026-05-15 | Carleton Place Gallery, 210 Bridge St, Carleton Place, ON, K7C 3G9, Canada
The Kanata Civic Art Gallery is pleased to invite you to a special off-site exhibition, “Farther Afield”, opening this Saturday, April 25th, at the Carleton Place Gallery.
This time, we’re taking things a little farther afield. For this exhibition, 29 artists are stepping outside our usual Kanata home and bringing their work to the Carleton Place Gallery. This is a chance to discover a wide range of local art in a fresh setting.
The exhibition features a diverse range of work, including painting, fibre art, sculpture, photography, and mixed media, reflecting the breadth of our artists’ practices.

Make an afternoon of it: visit the gallery, meet the artists, and enjoy the charm of Carleton Place along the way.

Exhibition Dates: April 25 – May 15, 2026

Join us for the Vernissage: Saturday, April 25, 2026, 1:00 – 4:00 PM

Meet the artists, enjoy light refreshments, and be part of the energy of opening day.

Carleton Place Gallery
210 Bridge St
Carleton Place, ON
https://www.cpgallery.ca/
Gallery Hours:
Wednesday – Sunday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
(Closed Monday and Tuesday)
Participating Artists:

Susan Allan
Richard Austin
Posy Bennett
Tamara H. Campbell
Iya Carson
Stephany Castilla
Sharon Collins
Kimberley Di Penta
Erika Farkas
Janis Hall
S. Gordon Harwood
Lauren Henry
Monique Huneault
Patrick Imai
Shelley Irving
Isabelle Jérôme
Margrit Jorgensen
Jackie Kavanagh
Veronika McKerrell
Judi Miller
Elizabeth Potvin
Jacqueline RattoAllard
Anne Remmer Thompson
Wendy Russell
Kathryn Sauvé
Monika Seidenbusch
Mark Stephenson
Dulce Tapp
Heather Lovat-Fraser

Farther Afield - Vernissage
2026-04-25 13:00 - 16:00 | Carleton Place Gallery, 210 Bridge St, Carleton Place, ON, K7C 3G9, Canada
The Kanata Civic Art Gallery is pleased to invite you to a special off-site exhibition, “Farther Afield”, opening this Saturday, April 25th, at the Carleton Place Gallery.
This time, we’re taking things a little farther afield. For this exhibition, 29 artists are stepping outside our usual Kanata home and bringing their work to the Carleton Place Gallery. This is a chance to discover a wide range of local art in a fresh setting.
The exhibition features a diverse range of work, including painting, fibre art, sculpture, photography, and mixed media, reflecting the breadth of our artists’ practices.

Make an afternoon of it: visit the gallery, meet the artists, and enjoy the charm of Carleton Place along the way.

Exhibition Dates: April 25 – May 15, 2026

Join us for the Vernissage: Saturday, April 25, 2026, 1:00 – 4:00 PM

Meet the artists, enjoy light refreshments, and be part of the energy of opening day.

Carleton Place Gallery
210 Bridge St
Carleton Place, ON
https://www.cpgallery.ca/
Gallery Hours:
Wednesday – Sunday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
(Closed Monday and Tuesday)

The Fourth Annual West End Sculpture Show
2026-04-28 - 2026-05-10 | Kanata Civic Art Gallery, 2500 Campeau Drive, Kanata, ON, K2K 2W3, Canada
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 open to the public.
The public is also invited to meet all of the exhibiting artists at Vernissage on Sunday, May 3rd (12:30-3:30 pm)
About NCNS: The National Capital Network of Sculptors is a non-profit dedicated to increasing awareness and appreciation for the sculptural arts in the National Capital region. Members include both professional and talented emerging artists.

2026 Fine Art Exhibition
2026-05-02 - 2026-05-03 | Carleton Place Arena, 75 Neelin St, Carleton Place, ON, K7C 2J6, Canada
An annual Fine Art exhibition will feature 6 artists showing in Carleton Place for the first time. Mark your calendars and come out and support all the regional artists from in and around your community.
54 regional artists will be participating in this show, which will have a great diversity of art offerings for you to examine and discuss with their creators. All original works of art are being offered at very affordable prices.

The Fourth Annual West End Sculpture Show - Vernissage
2026-05-03 12:30 - 15:30 | Kanata Civic Art Gallery, 2500 Campeau Drive, Kanata, ON, K2K 2W3, Canada

Ada Brzeski, About Womanhood
2026-05-05 | Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Blvd, Orléans, ON, K1E 0A1, Canada

Art Credo 2026
2026-05-09 - 2026-05-24 | St. John’s Anglican Church, 154 Somerset West, Ottawa, ON, K2P0H8, Canada
ArtCredo is an art exhibit in which parishoners and visitors enjoy, and may purchase, artworks from over 40 local artists. The artworks are intended to be of a spiritual, contemplative or devotional nature. This popular Ottawa Art show brings more than 700 people into our beautiful sacred space each year.

Fifth Annual Spring Art Festival
2026-05-09 10:00 - 16:00 | Canterbury Recreation Complex, 2185 Arch St, Ottawa, ON, K1G 2H5, Canada
Join us for the 5th Annual Spring Art Festival, a one-day celebration of original art created by Ottawa–Gatineau artists, and set in a covered open-air venue at the Jim Tubman Chevrolet Rink.

Browse exceptional artwork, enjoy live music throughout the day, and grab something delicious from local food trucks. It’s a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere where creativity meets community.

Saturday, May 9, 2026

10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Jim Tubman Chevrolet Rink (JTC Sens Rink), Ottawa, Ontario
Free admission
Fully accessible
Free parking
Family-friendly

Nature Sous Tension
2026-05-24 | Espace Pierre-Debain, 120 Principale St, Gatineau, QC, J9H 3M3, Canada
Nature sous tension explore le fragile équilibre entre la beauté du monde naturel et les pressions silencieuses qu’il subit. À travers une série de gravures au burin – sur plexiglass, imprimées comme des gravures sur bois, et sur cuivre en intaglio – se dessinent des paysages d’apparence intacte, mais subtilement altérés.
Des virus, des masques, des déchets s’y glissent discrètement, signes d’une intrusion humaine insidieuse. Ces éléments, presque invisibles au premier regard, rappellent que même la nature la plus préservée reste vulnérable aux blessures infligées par l’activité humaine.
