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At a Glance showcases the diverse array of mediums and techniques used by each artist in their creative process, prompting us to reflect on the significance of photography in these works as well as its impact on all other media.
Revival echoes the beginnings of stonecut printing in Puvirnituq in 1961, and bears witness to the recent resurgence of this art, made possible by Lyne Bastien and Maggie Napartuk through traveling workshops offered in communities across Nunavik since 2014.
Normee Ekoomiak (1948–2009) was an Inuk storyteller from Nunavik. Through his paintings, books and vibrant akinnamiutait (wall-hangings), he documented Inuit life, stories and traditions with joy and reverence.
Grotto showcases a selection of artworks generously donated by Bill Staubi to the Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG) in 2024. This exhibition pays homage to Staubi’s unwavering support for queer artists and his deep-rooted commitment to Ottawa’s vibrant contemporary art scene.
Dialogue between contemporary and historical art can provide us with new ways to consider the past. Here, South-Asian Canadian artist Rachel Kalpana JAMES' immersive contemporary installation highlights a moment of East-West interaction in the early 20th century.
This work delves into the beauty of flowers and their Fibonacci connections, as well as cosmic fascination and intertwining Earth and lunar rhythms.
The Firestone Collection of Canadian Art is a significant art collection that spans the modern period and includes work from a wide range of Canadian art styles, geographical regions, and periods. The two largest themes represented in the collection are landscape and abstraction.
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Je connais tous les esprits des animaux terrestres et des oiseaux et des poissons et des animaux marins. Je connais leurs noms et je peux les comprendre et je peux leur parler. J’ai entendu la chouette et j’ai entendu l’ours et j’ai entendu Sedna chanter.
- Normee Ekoomiak, Arctic... Memories
Normee Ekoomiak (1948-2009) était un conteur inuit du Nunavik. À travers ses peintures, ses livres et ses akinnamiutait (tapisseries murales) hautes en couleur, il documentait avec joie et révérence la vie, les traditions et les récits inuit.
Personnage récurrent dans les œuvres de Ekoomiak, Okpik (Ukpik/Harfang des neiges) incarne la relation profonde qui existe entre la nature et la vie des Inuit. Dans ses œuvres de grandes dimensions, Ekoomiak dote Ukpik d’une présence majestueuse encore plus saisissante : il devient symbole d’équilibre et incarne une forme d’héraldique.
Les œuvres d’Ekoomiak témoignent de son savoir et de ses souvenirs à l’égard du mode de vie inuit, qui lui était si cher à Fort George et même une fois établi à Ottawa. Ses tapisseries murales, en particulier, incarnent l’importance culturelle de l’art textile au sein des communautés inuit, pour qui la couture est centrale à la création et à l’épanouissement d’une culture actuelle et vivante.
👉 Suivez le lien dans notre bio pour lire la brochure d’exposition.
ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖓ ᐃᓘᓐᓇᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᑉᐱᓇᕈᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓱᑦᑏᑦ ᓂᕐᔪᑏᑦ ᑎᒻᒥᐊᓗ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᓪᓗ ᐃᒪᕐᐱᒥᐅᑌᓪᓗ ᓂᕐᔪᑏᑦ. ᐊᑎᖏᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᒃᑲ ᑐᑭᓯᒍᓐᓇᓱᒋᓪᓗ ᐅᖄᕕᒋᒍᓐᓇᓱᒋᓪᓗ. ᑐᓴᕐᓯᒪᓕᕐᑐᖓ ᐅᑉᐱᒥᒃ ᓇᓄᕐᒥᓗ ᑐᓴᕐᓯᒪᒻᒥᓱᒍᓗ ᐃᓅᓪᓚᒥᓘᖅ ᐃᖕᖏᑎᓪᓗᒍ.
- ᓄᐊᒦ ᐃᑉᕈᒥᐊᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᔨᔭᖓ ᑕᕐᕋᒥ
ᓄᐊᒦ ᐃᕐᕈᒥᐊᖅ (1948-2009) ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑐᐊᕐᑎᐅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓱᓂ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᔭᐅᑦᓱᓂ. ᐊᑐᕐᓱᓂ ᒥᖑᐊᖕᖑᐊᒐᕐᓂᒃ, ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᓂᒃ, ᐊᑭᓐᓇᒥᐅᑕᓂᓪᓗ (ᐊᑭᓐᓇᒥᐅᑌᑦ), ᐊᒃᓚᓯᒪᒧᖕᖑᐃᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓀᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᕐᖁᓯᖏᓐᓂᓗ ᐊᓕᐊᒋᑦᓱᒋᑦ ᐱᔪᕆᒋᑦᓱᒋᓪᓗ.
ᐃᕐᕈᒥᐊᑉ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔭᖓ ᐊᖏᔫᑦᓱᓂ, ᐅᑉᐱᐅᑉ ᐱᐅᔪᐊᓘᑦᓱᓂ ᓄᐃᑕᓂᖓ ᐃᑉᐱᓇᕐᑐᐸᐅᔮᓗᒃ, ᐱᑦᔪᔨᔪᖅ ᑕᕐᓴᐅᓱᓂ ᓇᓪᓕᖁᐊᕇᑦᑎᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓇᕈᑎᐅᑦᓱᓂᓗ.
ᐃᕐᕈᒥᐊᑉ ᐊᒃᓚᖑᐊᕐᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᓇᓄᖕᖑᐊᑦ ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᑎᑦᓯᔪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᐅᓯᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᔨᔭᖏᓐᓂᓗ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓀᑦ ᐃᓅᑦᔪᓯᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᓕᐊᒋᓯᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᒣᓚᓯᒃᑯᓂ, ᑭᖑᓂᖓᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᑖᕐᓯᒪᒐᓗᐊᕐᓱᓂ ᐋᑐᕗᐊᒥ. ᐊᑭᓐᓇᒥᐅᑕᓕᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐱᓗᐊᕐᑐᒥᒃ ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᑎᑦᓯᒍᑎᒋᑦᓱᒋᑦ ᐱᕐᖁᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᑉᐱᓇᕐᑎᓯᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᐊᑭᓐᓇᒥᐅᑕᓕᐅᕐᓂᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓀᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᒥᕐᓱᓂᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᖕᖓᓕᐅᑎᓪᓚᕆᐅᑦᓱᓂ ᓱᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᓯᒍᑎᐅᑦᓱᓂ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓀᑦ ᐱᕐᖁᓯᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ.
I know all of the spirits of the land animals and the birds and the fish and the sea animals. I know their names and I can understand them and I can speak to them. I have heard the owl and I have heard the bear and I have heard the Sedna singing.
- Normee Ekoomiak, Arctic Memories
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Normee Ekoomiak (1948–2009) was an Inuk storyteller from Nunavik. Through his paintings, books and vibrant akinnamiutait (wall-hangings), he documented Inuit life, stories and traditions with joy and reverence.
A recurring figure in Ekoomiak’s work, Okpik (Ukpik/Snowy Owl) represents the deep connection between nature and Inuit life. In Ekoomiak’s large-scale pieces, Ukpik’s majestic presence becomes even more striking, serving as a symbol of balance and a form of heraldry.
Ekoomiak’s art bears witness to his knowledge and memories of the Inuit way of living that he cherished in Fort George, even when he later lived in Ottawa. His wall-hangings in particular embody the cultural significance of textile work in Inuit communities, where sewing is central to creative work and to the living culture of Inuit today.
👉 Follow the link in bio to read the exhibition booklet.
ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖓ ᐃᓘᓐᓇᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᑉᐱᓇᕈᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓱᑦᑏᑦ ᓂᕐᔪᑏᑦ ᑎᒻᒥᐊᓗ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᓪᓗ ᐃᒪᕐᐱᒥᐅᑌᓪᓗ ᓂᕐᔪᑏᑦ. ᐊᑎᖏᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᒃᑲ ᑐᑭᓯᒍᓐᓇᓱᒋᓪᓗ ᐅᖄᕕᒋᒍᓐᓇᓱᒋᓪᓗ. ᑐᓴᕐᓯᒪᓕᕐᑐᖓ ᐅᑉᐱᒥᒃ ᓇᓄᕐᒥᓗ ᑐᓴᕐᓯᒪᒻᒥᓱᒍᓗ ᐃᓅᓪᓚᒥᓘᖅ ᐃᖕᖏᑎᓪᓗᒍ.
- ᓄᐊᒦ ᐃᑉᕈᒥᐊᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᔨᔭᖓ ᑕᕐᕋᒥ
ᓄᐊᒦ ᐃᕐᕈᒥᐊᖅ (1948-2009) ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑐᐊᕐᑎᐅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓱᓂ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᔭᐅᑦᓱᓂ. ᐊᑐᕐᓱᓂ ᒥᖑᐊᖕᖑᐊᒐᕐᓂᒃ, ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᓂᒃ, ᐊᑭᓐᓇᒥᐅᑕᓂᓪᓗ (ᐊᑭᓐᓇᒥᐅᑌᑦ), ᐊᒃᓚᓯᒪᒧᖕᖑᐃᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓀᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᕐᖁᓯᖏᓐᓂᓗ ᐊᓕᐊᒋᑦᓱᒋᑦ ᐱᔪᕆᒋᑦᓱᒋᓪᓗ.
ᐃᕐᕈᒥᐊᑉ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔭᖓ ᐊᖏᔫᑦᓱᓂ, ᐅᑉᐱᐅᑉ ᐱᐅᔪᐊᓘᑦᓱᓂ ᓄᐃᑕᓂᖓ ᐃᑉᐱᓇᕐᑐᐸᐅᔮᓗᒃ, ᐱᑦᔪᔨᔪᖅ ᑕᕐᓴᐅᓱᓂ ᓇᓪᓕᖁᐊᕇᑦᑎᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓇᕈᑎᐅᑦᓱᓂᓗ.
ᐃᕐᕈᒥᐊᑉ ᐊᒃᓚᖑᐊᕐᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᓇᓄᖕᖑᐊᑦ ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᑎᑦᓯᔪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᐅᓯᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᔨᔭᖏᓐᓂᓗ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓀᑦ ᐃᓅᑦᔪᓯᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᓕᐊᒋᓯᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᒣᓚᓯᒃᑯᓂ, ᑭᖑᓂᖓᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᑖᕐᓯᒪᒐᓗᐊᕐᓱᓂ ᐋᑐᕗᐊᒥ. ᐊᑭᓐᓇᒥᐅᑕᓕᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐱᓗᐊᕐᑐᒥᒃ ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᑎᑦᓯᒍᑎᒋᑦᓱᒋᑦ ᐱᕐᖁᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᑉᐱᓇᕐᑎᓯᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᐊᑭᓐᓇᒥᐅᑕᓕᐅᕐᓂᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓀᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᒥᕐᓱᓂᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᖕᖓᓕᐅᑎᓪᓚᕆᐅᑦᓱᓂ ᓱᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᓯᒍᑎᐅᑦᓱᓂ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓀᑦ ᐱᕐᖁᓯᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ.
The OAG is seeking candidates from the Ottawa-Gatineau region to serve on its Board of Directors! More info 👉 link in bio. 👉 The deadline for applications is Friday, May 2nd at 5 PM.
La GAO recherche de gens de la région d’Ottawa-Gatineau qui souhaitent siéger à son conseil ...d’administration. Plus d'informations 👉 suivez le lien dans notre bio.
👉 La date limite pour postuler est le 2 mai à 17 h.
✨ What an unforgettable evening celebrating the opening of three incredible exhibitions at the OAG:
✨ ᓄᐊᒥ ᐃᕐᕈᒥᐊᖅ | Normee Ekoomiak | Level 3
Presented by @chartwellretirementresidences and @canadagoose
✨ ᓴᕐᖀᒋᐊᓪᓚᓂᖅ: ...ᐸᑎᒃᑎᒐᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ (2014-2019)
Revival: Printmaking in Nunavik (2014-2019) | Level 3
In collaboration with the Avataq Cultural Institute and @makivvik
✨ Grotto: The Bill Staubi @bstaubi Collection | Level 4
Come experience them for yourself — admission is always FREE!
🕙 OAG Hours:
Sunday & Tuesday: 10 AM – 6 PM
Wednesday – Saturday: 10 AM – 9 PM
Thank you to Ottawa Art Gallery funders: @canada.council @ontarioartscouncil @cityofottawa
Grotto: The Bill Staubi Collection @bstaubi ✨ In Conversation with Bill Staubi, Curators Caro Stewart and Sam Loewen @asamuell, and moderated by Mark Schaan @instaschaan at tonight’s Spring Opening. 👏🎉
OAG Board Chair, Mark Schaan also announced the Bill Staubi Endowment Fund to ...support local queer artists. 👏🎉
Drum Dance Performance by @saali_kuata to celebrate the Spring Opening at OAG tonight! 🎉👏
ᓴᕐᖀᒋᐊᓪᓚᓂᖅ: ᐸᑎᒃᑎᒐᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ (2014-2019) Revival: Printmaking in Nunavik (2014-2019) Exhibition Tour with artist and curator Maggie Napartuk.
Welcome to spring at the OAG! 🌸 Tonight we celebrate the opening of three incredible exhibitions. 🎉
✨ᓄᐊᒥ ᐃᕐᕈᒥᐊᖅ | Normee Ekoomiak
✨ ᓴᕐᖀᒋᐊᓪᓚᓂᖅ: ᐸᑎᒃᑎᒐᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ | Revival: Printmaking in Nunavik ...(2014–2019)
✨ Grotto: The Bill Staubi Collection
Through powerful reflections on identity, heritage, and storytelling, these exhibitions spotlight the creativity of the queer community and the rich cultural narratives of Inuit artists from Nunavik.
A huge thank you to the generous support of exhibition sponsors and partners @chartwellretirementresidences @canadagoose, @ottawamission, The Avataq Cultural Institute and @makivvik. Together we celebrate excellence through the representation of diverse voices in the art world. ❤️
The Spring Exhibition Opening kicks off at 6 PM! 🎉
On view now on level 3 at the OAG! 😍🎉 Don’t miss ✨ ᓄᐊᒥ ᐃᕐᕈᒥᐊᖅ | Normee Ekoomiak presented by @chartwellretirementresidences and @canadagoose & ✨ ᓴᕐᖀᒋᐊᓪᓚᓂᖅ: ᐸᑎᒃᑎᒐᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ (2014-2019) Revival: Printmaking in Nunavik ...(2014-2019), in collaboration with the Avataq Cultural Institute, with support from the @canada.council and @makivvik ✨ Admission is always FREE. 😊
See the exhibition ᓴᕐᖀᒋᐊᓪᓚᓂᖅ: ᐸᑎᒃᑎᒐᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ (2014-2019)
Revival: Printmaking in Nunavik (2014-2019) on level 3 at the OAG! 😍✨
Revival echoes the beginnings of stonecut printing in Puvirnituq in 1961, and bears witness to the ...recent resurgence of this art, made possible by Lyne Bastien and Maggie Napartuk through traveling workshops offered in communities across Nunavik since 2014.
This touring exhibition is presented at the Ottawa Art Gallery in collaboration with the Avataq Cultural Institute, with support from the @canada.council and @makivvik.
Voyez ᓴᕐᖀᒋᐊᓪᓚᓂᖅ: ᐸᑎᒃᑎᒐᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ | Résurgence : L’estampe au Nunavik (2014-2019), une superbe exposition de groupe présentée au niveau 3 de la GAO ! 😍✨
Résurgence fait écho aux débuts de la gravure sur pierre à Puvirnituq, en 1961, et témoigne de la relance de cet art que Lyne Bastien et Maggie Napartuk ont rendu possible par des ateliers itinérants offerts dans plusieurs communautés du Nunavik depuis 2014.
Cette exposition itinérante est présentée à la Galerie d’art d’Ottawa en collaboration avec l’Institut culturel Avataq et grâce au soutien du Conseil des arts du Canada et de Makivvik.
The exhibition ᓄᐊᒥ ᐃᕐᕈᒥᐊᖅ | Normee Ekoomiak is on view now on level 3 at the OAG! 😍✨
Presented by @chartwellretirementresidences and @canadagoose.
Normee Ekoomiak (1948–2009) was an Inuk storyteller from Nunavik. Through his paintings, books and vibrant ...akinnamiutait (wall-hangings), he documented Inuit life, stories and traditions with joy and reverence.
Découvrez l’exposition ᓄᐊᒥ ᐃᕐᕈᒥᐊᖅ | Normee Ekoomiak au niveau 3 de la GAO. C’est à voir absoluement ! 😍✨
Une présentation de Chartwell Retirement Residences et Canada Goose.
Normee Ekoomiak (1948-2009) était un conteur inuit du Nunavik. À travers ses peintures, ses livres et ses akinnamiutait (tapisseries murales) hautes en couleur, il documentait avec joie et révérence la vie, les traditions et les récits inuit.
✨ New Hours Alert! ✨🖼️ The Ottawa Art Gallery is now open until 9 PM every Wednesday starting tomorrow, April 16! 🎉 Admission is always free.
✨ Nouvelles heures pour la GAO ! ✨🖼️ À partir du 16 avril (demain), la Galerie d'art d'Ottawa sera ouverte ...jusqu'à 21 h le mercredi ! 🎉 L’entrée à la GAO est toujours gratuite.
