The Ottawa Art Gallery is home to the Art and Artists of the Ottawa-Gatineau region; where you can experience the collections, exhibits and events that link us, and where connection happens between Art and City. Ottawa, YOUR ART IS HERE.
OTTAWA ART GALLERY IS SITUATED ON TRADITIONAL ANISHINĀBE AKI.Odāwā ojichigan-wābandahidiwigamig ate Anishinābe-akìng egā wìkād kā pagidinigādegOttawa Art Gallery is situated on Traditional Anishinābe Akìx
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This is the 6th exhibition mounted at OAG with art created by Creative Space artists. Creative Space is an ongoing program and part of a well-established partnership between the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Center and OAG. Educators use art as a tool for wellness and social inclusion by offering weekly in person and online classes.
This exhibition includes imaginative depictions and unique lenses into the artists’ view of the natural world through landscape, cityscape, and still life painting in acrylic, watercolour, and oil, as well as photography, pastel drawing, bronze sculpture, and sculptural assembly.
This retrospective exhibition highlights the work of Ottawa-based artist Norman Takeuchi. Together, an array of drawings, paintings, and prints spanning the years 1961 to 2022 demonstrate the continuity of his artistic rigour.
Le rendu features the work of five University of Ottawa Master of Fine Arts (MFA) graduates who expanded their practice over the two years of their program and ultimately flourished.
after Africa is a seminal work in the practice of artist nichola feldman-kiss. The three-channel audio/video installation brings together key symbols drawn from the artist’s autobiography. The artwork reflects a sustained artistic inquiry into Colonial frameworks while focusing on the body as a contested site of cultural production.
2023 marks the Ottawa Art Gallery’s 35th anniversary as an organization and five years in the new OAG building. In celebration of these milestones, this exhibition features a selection of recent historical acquisitions, drawing on works created before 1988 and acquired in the last five years.
Drawing on pieces from the Ottawa Art Gallery’s holdings of works by Flood—88 of which were acquired in 2016 as part of a large donation from Frances Flood —this exhibition presents a selection of the artist’s works from the early 1930s up to the time of his death in 1946.
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Meet the artists from our current exhibition: Le rendu: Art from the @uottawa @visualartsuo Department of Visual Arts 2022!
Neeko Paluzzi (he/him) (@neekopaluzzi) has a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Ottawa and is a graduate of the Photographic Arts and Production ...program at the School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa (2017). He was the recipient of the Karsh Continuum Photography Award from the City of Ottawa in 2021, had a feature exhibition at the Scotiabank CONTACT Festival in 2019, and was the winner of the 2018 Project X, Photography Grant from the Ottawa Arts Council. Paluzzi currently teaches English at the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.
See Neeko’s work in Le rendu at the OAG until June 11, 2023!
🎨 Artist photo: Neeko Paluzzi ; Le rendu installation views : @remitheriault @house_of_common
Venez à la rencontre des artistes de l’exposition Le rendu. Œuvres de 2022 du Département d'arts visuels de l'Université d'Ottawa (@uottawa @visualartsuo) !
Neeko Paluzzi (il) est titulaire d’une maîtrise en arts visuels de l’Université d’Ottawa et d’un diplôme en arts photographiques et en production de SPAO, l’école des arts photographiques d’Ottawa, obtenu en 2017. En 2021, il obtient le prix de la photographie Karsh Continuum, décerné par la Ville d’Ottawa; en 2019, il participe à une exposition vedette dans le cadre du Festival CONTACT Scotiabank; et en 2018, il est lauréat du Projet X, prix de la photographie, remis par le Conseil des arts d’Ottawa. Neeko Paluzzi enseigne l’anglais à l’Institut des langues officielles et du bilinguisme.
Le travail de Neeko est présenté dans l’exposition Le rendu jusqu’au 11 juin 2023 à la GAO !
🎨 Photo de l’artiste : Neeko Paluzzi; vues de l’exposition Le rendu : @remitheriault @house_of_common
The Ottawa Art Gallery believes in creating an accessible and inclusive environment that is welcoming for all. We are proud to announce that the OAG is @rickhansenfdn Accessibility Certified! #EveryoneEverywhere #NationalAccessibilityWeek
Currently on view at the OAG in the Firestone ...Gallery, is a multi-sensory translation of Franklin Carmichael's work, In the Nickel Belt, co-developed between a researcher, Dr. Patricia Berube, and 6 participants from the low-vision and blind community.
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Meet the artists from our current exhibition: Le rendu: Art from the @uottawa @visualartsuo Department of Visual Arts 2022!
Antoine O’Donoughue (@antoine_odonoughue) was born in Montreal in 1990. He studied cinema and communications before doing his BFA in Art Education at Concordia ...University. In 2013, artist Joe Becker’s exhibition at PHI Centre had a strong impact on Antoine and convinced him to become a painter. Antoine’s work is mostly rooted in popular culture and in his own personal experiences. He studies the classical techniques of the old masters to make amusing yet puzzling imaginary scenes. The era of Romanticism is also one of his recent sources of inspiration and reflection. Ufology, artificial intelligence, and cyborgs are recurring themes in his paintings. In his latest work, Antoine’s palette has progressively darkened towards the late stages of dusk night.
See Antoine’s work in Le rendu at the OAG until June 11, 2023!
🎨 Artist photo: Camille David-Boudreault; Le rendu installation views: @remitheriault @house_of_common
Venez à la rencontre des artistes de l’exposition Le rendu. Œuvres de 2022 du Département d'arts visuels de l'Université d'Ottawa (@uottawa @visualartsuo) !
Antoine O’Donoughue est né à Montréal en 1990. Il a étudié en cinéma et communications avant de faire son baccalauréat en enseignement des arts à l’Université Concordia. En 2013, l’exposition de l’artiste Joe Becker au Centre PHI a eu un fort impact sur Antoine et l’a convaincu de devenir peintre. Le travail d’Antoine est surtout ancré dans la culture populaire et dans ses expériences personnelles. Il étudie les techniques classiques des vieux maîtres pour réaliser des scènes imaginaires à la fois amusantes et déroutantes. L’époque du romantisme est également l’une de ses récentes sources d’inspiration et de réflexion. L’ufologie, l’intelligence artificielle et les cyborgs sont des thèmes récurrents dans ses peintures. Dans ses dernières oeuvres, la palette d’Antoine s’est progressivement assombrie vers la nuit et les derniers instants du crépuscule.
Le travail d’Antoine est présenté dans l’exposition Le rendu jusqu’au 11 juin 2023 à la GAO !
Meet the artists from our current exhibition: Le Rendu: Art from the @uottawa @visualartsuo Department of Visual Arts 2022!
Maxime Boisvert-Huneault (he/him) (@maximebh) is an interdisciplinary artist established in Gatineau. In his practice, he explores the possibilities of exaltation ...and pleasure through the queer body while pushing the boundaries of representation of the human figure. He mostly works in drawing and sculpture and has participated in numerous group exhibits in the Gatineau/Ottawa region since 2010. His first solo exhibition was held at AXENÉO7 (Gatineau) in 2013. In 2022, he received the Stonecroft prize and completed his Master of Fine Arts at the University of Ottawa.
See Maxime’s work in Le rendu at the OAG until June 11, 2023!
🎨 Artist photo: Geneviève L. Richard; Le rendu installation views: @remitheriault @house_of_common
Venez à la rencontre des artistes de l’exposition Le rendu. Œuvres de 2022 du Département d'arts visuels de l'Université d'Ottawa (@uottawa @visualartsuo) !
Maxime Boisvert-Huneault (il/lui) est un artiste multidisciplinaire de la ville de Gatineau. Sa pratique explore les possibilités d’exaltation et de plaisir à travers le corps queer en repoussant les limites de la représentation de la figure humaine. Pratiquant surtout le dessin et la sculpture, il a participé à plusieurs expositions de groupe dans la région de Gatineau/Ottawa depuis 2010. Il a eu sa première exposition individuelle à AXENÉO7 (Gatineau) en 2013. Ayant reçu la bourse Stonecroft en 2022, Boisvert-Huneault a complété sa maîtrise en arts visuels à l’Université d’Ottawa.
Le travail de Maxime est présenté dans l’exposition Le rendu jusqu’au 11 juin 2023 à la GAO !
🎨 Photo de l’artiste : Geneviève L. Richard; vues de l’exposition Le rendu : @remitheriault @house_of_common
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Here's a look behind the scenes of Norman Takeuchi's upcoming exhibition catalogue for Shapes in Between: Norman Takeuchi - A Retrospective. Available to pre-order online 🙂 👉 link in bio.
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Thank you to everyone who joined us at OAG tonight for the #GIVETOGETART Auction and to all our wonderful sponsors, auction artists and volunteers for their support! 💖😊
Merci d’avoir été des nôtres pour la fête ce soir ! Merci aussi aux commanditaires, aux artistes, et ...bénévoles pour leur appui ! 💖😊
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So much amazing artwork up for bid tonight! A huge thank you to all artists who contributed pieces for this year’s auction! 💗
Un grand merci aux artistes qui ont contribué à l’encan de cette année !💗
Time to BID in the #GIVETOGETART Art Auction! 🎉 Bidding closes at 8:30 PM sharp TONIGHT! 👀👉 Link in bio
La soirée de l'encan #DONNEZVOUSALART est commencée ! 🎉 Soutenez la GAO, et les artistes, en misant ! Vous avez jusqu’à 20 h 30 ce soir alors faites vite ! 👀👉... Suivez le lien dans notre bio
OAG Staff are ready to #PainttheTownPink at the #GivetoGetArt Auction! 🎉💖🌸🎀
See you at OAG tonight for the #GIVETOGETART Auction!🎉 #paintthetownpink 🌸💖🎀
On se donne rendez-vous ce soir pour l’encan #DONNEZVOUSALART ! 🎉 #ondérouleletapisrose 🌸💖🎀
Can’t make it to the OAG to see the #GIVETOGETART Auction artwork in person? No problem! 🙂👍 Check out the 3D Tour 👀👉 link in bio. Presented by @3dottawa
You can still bid in the auction without an event ticket! Register and bid 👉 link in bio.
💥 Bidding closes ...at 8:30 PM sharp TONIGHT!
