PAST
OCT 24, 2024 - JAN 12, 2025
Art + Parcel: A Holiday Sale group exhibition at Galerie Annexe, inside the Ottawa Art Gallery, Oct 24, 2024 - Jan 12, 2025 in Ottawa, ON. Vernissage: Oct 24th from 6 - 8pm at OAG.
Galerie Annexe and the OAG Shop are pleased to present their annual holiday showcase, Art + Parcel. In addition to the original regional artwork featured at the Galerie Annexe, all priced under $ 1500, the OAG Shop offers unique gift-giving opportunities with Canadian-made ceramics, jewellery, homewares, kids crafts, art prints, books, and much more. Find great, local gifts for everyone on your list (and maybe something for yourself as well), while supporting Canadian artists and the Ottawa Art Gallery.
Some artists/makers include:
Marc Adornato, Jay Anderson, Heather Assaf, Tracy Armstrong, Siobhan Arnott, Anne Barkley, Dinho Bento, Sarah Bradfield, Roy Brash, Donna Brown, Margaret Chwialkowska, Rebecca Clouâtre, Cairn Cunnane, Emilie Darlington, Maurice Dionne, Christopher Lea Dunning, Niki Economo, Wendy Feldberg, Alex Fellows, Laurence Finet, Hannah Fraser, Mark Garland, Chantal Gervais, Kate Green, Sylvie Grenier, Greta Grip, Priya Gurnani, Nancy Halpin, Sandra Hawkins, Carmella Karijo Rother, Madeleine Kline, Sharon Lafferty, Denis Larouche, Suzan Mandla, Pina Manoni-Rennick, Reid McLachlan, Lauren Mercer-Smail, David Merritt, Chetna Misra, Moon Rain Centre, Lynne Morin, An Nguyen, Linh Nguyen, Jose Palacios, Steve Perry, Charles Ponée, Charisse Rayne, Monica Rosenthal, Eliane Saheurs, Marika Smart, Beth Stikeman, Roger Sutcliffe, Norman Takeuchi, Louis Thériault, Richard Tippins, Barbara Ursel, Sharon VanStarkenburg, Martin Vuong and more!
NOV 29 - DEC 23, 2024
The Holiday Show group exhibition at J2 Gallery + Studio, Nov 29 - Dec 23, 2024 in Gananoque, ON.
J2 Gallery + Studio is a contemporary art gallery located in the Thousand Islands, in the picturesque town of Gananoque. The gallery represents artists working across a diverse range of artistic styles (ex. fiber arts, ceramics, painting, sculpture and jewellery. Jean Jewer is the founder of the gallery. She is originally from Newfoundland and is known for her large-scale abstract expressionist paintings.
NOV 16, 2024
Book + Collage Launch & Workshop with Chaylene Harland at The FARM: Fashion Art Retail Market in North Bay, ON. Nov 21st from 12 pm - 3 pm during the Downtown Gallery Hop.
AUG 1-22, 2024
Dreams & Demands group exhibition at Gallery 115 in Ottawa, ON. Organization and curation by Nosy Mag. Vernissage: Aug 1st from 5-8 pm.
“Dreams & Demands started with a series of questions: how do we accept change when it is thrust upon us? How do we find love and care for ourselves when the world betrays us? How do the systems in which we exist tend to, or exacerbate, our wounds? How do we find meaning in a world that is flawed?
In an article entitled ‘Memory Work’ published in canadianart winter 2021, artist Christina Battle reflects on how the cultural remembrance and forgetting of injustice and revolt inform artists’ visions for the future. She ponders: ‘I wonder how my work would be different if (...) our collective visual culture wasn’t constantly having to reimagine futures bound by the injustices felt across our experience.’
Battle’s article was written in the fallout of summer 2020, which was marked by the Covid-19 pandemic, Black Lives Matter protests, and generalised disillusion in the face of systemic injustices and failings. The crises we face today have taken new but familiar forms, lending credence to cynicism and hopelessness. By looking toward personal and collective histories, Dreams & Demands responds to Battle’s bid by presenting alternative ideals for our shared futures. Reimagined, tomorrow could be characterised by care, humour, and empathy. We thus invited artists to paint a present worth dreaming of; one that will be worthy of nostalgia. By centring unabashed hope in the face of disaster, this exhibition invites you to revel in collective daydreaming and collaborative problem-solving.”
Exhibiting Artists: Audrey Barr, Rebecca Clouâtre, Samira El-Kassis, Dion Prints, Isabelle Kosteniuk, Karina Kraenzle, Carmina Miana, Emily Neufeld
JUL 12-14, 2024
Toronto Outdoor Art Fair at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, ON. Sat & Sun 10 am - 7 pm, Sun 10am - 5pm
Join me for a hot weekend in Toronto as I participate in TOAF for the first time! I’ll be in section D, tent 268 with a bunch of new work!
TOAF is Canada’s leading contemporary outdoor and online art fair. Established in 1961 to connect Canadian artists directly to the public, TOAF brings together 170,000 art lovers and enthusiasts who spend over 2 million dollars on art during the Fair.
See my online gallery with available works here.
JUN 8-9, 2024
Art in the Park (formally The New Art Festival) at Central Park in Ottawa, ON. 10am-5pm. Tent 11.
Art in the Park is Ottawa’s longest-running outdoor art exhibit. This juried festival features handmade, one-of-a-kind artwork by 150-200 visual artists working in a wide range of styles and media that reflect artistic excellence, innovation, and strong craftsmanship.
MAY 13 - AUG 31, 2023
Cut, Torn & Mended online group exhibition. Organization and curation by Spilt Milk Gallery, Scotland UK.
”World Collage Day is an annual international celebration of collage initiated by Kolaj Magazine to connect artists across borders and create new forms and new ways of thinking. This year, we are pleased to be joining the initiative by embracing our international community of artist (m)others and encouraging new audiences to engage with our work online and from home.
Cut, Torn & Mended presents an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of (m)others to the collage community and allows us to see the diverse ways in which contemporary artists use collage in their practices. Through the process of cutting, tearing and mending, we are able to offer space for multiple vantage points, emotions, and experiences to co-exist and to come together in the spirit of community, and hope.”
Exhibiting Artists: Adele Annett, Amy Whiten, Alexa Mazzarello, Alexandra Kiss, Ashley Fotheringham, Beverley Hood, Diana Salomon, Ellie Shipman, Emily YCL, Jan Ferguson, Jennifer Milarski-Stermsek, Jessie McNeil, Jodie house, Kate Cameron Reid, Kate Marsden, Kathryn Rodrigues, Kim Hopson, Kirsty Whiten, Lauren, Evans, Lynn Murphy, Megan Jacobs, Montserrat Serra Nonell, Rebecca Clouâtre, Sally Butcher, Sana Burney, Sarah Shotts, Sharon Lee Hart, Sheree Mack, Twiggy Boyer, Yagama
MAR 1 - 31, 2024
Nobody Sees a Flower group exhibition at the Ottawa Art Gallery. Vernissage: Mar 1st from 6 - 8 pm.
“Nobody sees a flower really; it is so small.” – Georgia O’Keeffe, An American Place exhibition catalogue, 1939¹
In 2014, the American Modernist painter, Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986), made history when her painting Jimson Weed/White Flower No.1 (1932) sold for $44.4 million, quadrupling its estimated value and becoming the most expensive work by a woman artist ever sold at auction.² A decade later, this record remains unbroken, continuing to motivate and challenge women artists like those of the 44.4 Mother/Artist Collective. Jimson Weed/White Flower No.1 serves as a steadfast muse, inspiring not only this new exhibition but the formation of the collective itself.
Although O'Keeffe desired children, she faced a dilemma familiar to many women: choosing between family and career.³ As the revered Mother of American Modernism, she chose the latter, leaving us to ponder the ramifications on her artistic influence had she chosen differently.⁴ In Nobody Sees a Flower, the 44.4 Mother/Artist Collective presents a collection of work informed by O’Keeffe’s legacy, diversely engaging with her poignant observation: “Nobody sees a flower…”
Exploring the intricate intersections of art, motherhood, and societal perspectives, the exhibited works vary significantly, mirroring the unique lived experiences of Mothers/Artists. By embracing both the celebrated and unseen aspects of motherhood, the collection draws parallels with the jimsonweed, balancing contrasting elements such as beauty and toxicity, as well as the roles of Mother and Artist. Nobody Sees a Flower prompts introspection into the depth of our appreciation for both motherhood and the art it inspires.
Curated by Moira Power
This exhibition was made possible through a partnership between the Ottawa Art Gallery and the 44.4 Mother/Artist Collective, whose collaboration continues through the OAG’s In-Reach program. The 44.4 Mother/Artist Collective’s new merchandise and art are also available for purchase at the OAG Shop.
The 44.4 Mother/Artist Collective is a growing group of women artists working on the unceded, unsurrendered Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation. Bridging motherhood and art, their collective shares knowledge, supports creative self-actualization, and empowers professional advancement. Participating artists include Sarah Anderson, Jennifer Cherniack, Rebecca Clouâtre, Sarah Jane Estabrooks, Greta Grip, Sayward Johnson, Alexa Mazzarello, Andrea Mueller, Kristine Nyborg, Lucie Raymond, and Victoria Solan.
JAN 19 - APR 28, 2024
The Marks We Make group exhibition at Galerie Annexe in the Ottawa Art Gallery. Ottawa, ON.
“Examining our relationship to the spaces we move through in our day to day lives, the artworks presented in this exhibit show different perspectives on how we impact a space through our presence or our absence, and how those spaces shape us in turn. Even as we observe a scene devoid of human figures, the artists in this exhibit convey the marks we make on our environment as we make it our home, our path, or our meeting place.
Some of the artworks presented explore our relationship to nature, reflecting how the natural environment around us has offered solace in periods of isolation, such as those brought on in the past few years by the pandemic. Other artworks make social commentary through their depictions of spaces occupied by humans and the infrastructure we build to support ourselves. At times, we can even see depictions of an experience of becoming part of the environment itself. Some works displayed depict impressions we make on domestic spaces, revealing that presence to an audience not ordinarily invited into those private spaces.
As we move through these spaces, whether real or imagined, we form narratives that allow us to find insight from the memories stored in a place; the joy, grief, contemplation, or gratitude that can be held by the environments we exist in.”
Exhibiting Artists: Marc Adornato, Tiffany April, Andrew Beck, Mary Ann Camps, Rebecca Clouâtre, Maurice Dionne, Alex Fellows, Rachel Gray, Kate Green, Michael Harrington, Elbert Laroc, Marcia Lea, Kenneth Lochhead, Alexa Mazzarello, Reid McLachlan, Patti Normand, Eryn O’Neill, Cheryl Pagurek, Pierre Racine, Valerie Ryan, Peter Shmelzer, Senka Stankovik, Norman Takeuchi, Louis Thériault, Martin Vuong, and Tavi Weisz.
Curated by: Stephanie Germano & Siobhan Locke
NOV 4, 2023
New collage collection launch at Modern Fable in Almonte, ON. I’ll be there with some treats from Sat from 10 am - 5 pm!
MAY 2 - MAY 21 & MAY 2 - AUG 1, 2023
Don’t Worry, I’ll Only Show You the Good Parts group exhibition at Urban Art Collective (UAC), May 2nd - May 21st, 2023. Vernissage: May 6th from 11am - 4pm at UAC.
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Don’t Worry, I’ll Only Show You the Small Parts group exhibition at Ottawa Miniature Gallery (OMG), May 2nd - Aug 1, 2023 in Ottawa, ON.
Artists need community. This is the central premise of the 44.4 Mother/Artist Collective, as well as the starting point for our collaborative exhibition. Together, we identify the ‘good parts’ of our projects and push each other to further express those elements, finish them, polish them, exhibit them, sell them, write about them, and archive them. The ‘good parts’ might not be the obviously pretty parts, and they aren’t always the parts that are fun to make.
Text by 44.4 member Vicky Sloan. Read full text and exhibition descriptions here.
JUN 10 - JUN 11, 2023
The New Art Festival at Central Park in Ottawa, ON. Sat & Sun from 10 am - 5 pm.
JUN 3, 2023
Collage Workshop at WKP Kennedy Gallery in North Bay, ON. June 3rd from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm.
Participants will have the opportunity to create their own custom artwork while learning about a variety of collage techniques, tools and composition. This workshop is free to attend and open to all skill levels and ages.
APR 21 - JUN 3, 2023
Solo Exhibition at WKP Kennedy Art Gallery in North Bay, ON. Opening reception on Friday, April 21st, 2023 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.
Maternal Collections comprises a range of new work from Clouatre’s artistic practice, bringing together a group of collage and mixed media installations that offer commentary on the complex experiences of what it means to “mother” in contemporary society, and samples of the artist’s well-known whimsical and playful work. Born from personal reflections of being a relatively new mother during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, this thoughtfully intricate exhibition aims to shed light on and give voice to perspectives that are often isolated and exist in private and invisible spaces. Practicing mothering, in any capacity, is a lived experience that is always fraught with contradictions. The realities that mark our current generation – for instance, the overwhelming presence of conflicting parenting advice and information shared through social media, and the accompanying record-high levels of anxiety – place mothers in an unprecedented era that is increasingly difficult to navigate. The goal of Maternal Collections is twofold: to share raw and honest experiences of mothering, and to help build a much-needed sense of shared and supportive community.
APR 22, 2023
Artist Talk and Tour at WKP Kennedy Gallery in North Bay, ON. Apr 22nd from 2:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Join me for a casual talk and tour of my solo exhibition Maternal Collections! I will be there to tell you more in-depth details about each installation, and answer any questions you have about my work and process.
JUN 11 - 12, 2022
The New Art Festival at Central Park in Ottawa, ON. June 11th & 12th from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm.
TNAF is finally back on again this year after a two-year break!! I’m so looking forward to seeing all of you in the community again <3. I’ll be in tent number 11.
MAY 27 - 29, 2022
Give to Get Art Annual Art Auction at Ottawa Art Gallery in Ottawa, ON. Opening gala on Friday, May 27th at 6:30 pm.
I’m thrilled to be part of OAG’s annual art auction again this year! A new collage, titled time passing, will be available for bidding along with over 90 other local artists’ work. You can purchase tickets to the opening gala and find more information here.
JUN 25 - 27, 2021
Give to Get Art Virtual Art Auction at the Ottawa Art Gallery in Ottawa, ON. Friday, June 25 at 8:00pm to Sunday, June 27 at 5:00pm.
A new collage, along with more than 80 other works of local art, will be up for bid at OAG’s annual auction. All proceeds from my sale will be donated to the OAG.
JUN 13 - AUG 31, 2019
Solo exhibition at LOLLO Salads & Coffee in Ottawa, ON. Opening reception: June 13, 5 - 7:30 pm.
June 13 marks the opening of a new collection of collages created specifically for LOLLO - a feel good all day salad spot located in the bustling Byward Market. Stop by for some refreshments and take a look my colourful, food/bird-themed pieces inspired by LOLLO’s yummy and nutritious menu.
EXHIBITION
JUN 6 - 29, 2019
OPAL Issue 2 Launch and Exhibition of Selected Works in Galerie Annexe at the Ottawa Art Gallery in Ottawa, ON. Organized and curated by Alexandra Sofia Barlow and Jocelyn Keays, editors and founders of OPAL: The Ottawa Photography and Art Label. Opening reception: Jun 6, 5:30 - 9 pm.
I’m excited to have my work published (for the first time!) in OPAL! Come celebrate the official launch of Issue 2 and see a selection of artwork from the publication. My piece titled tiny worlds ii will be exhibited and available for sale.
OPAL’s mission is to promote, publish, and celebrate talented and contemporary artists in Ontario and Quebec. Community engagement, inclusivity, and diversity is at the core of OPAL and everything they do.
ART FESTIVAL
JUN 8 - 9, 2019
The New Art Festival at Central Park in the Glebe, Ottawa, ON. Festival hours: Jun 8 - 9, 10 am - 5:00 pm. Space #19.
I’m excited to be juried into The New Art Festival again this year! Come see me in my art-filled tent with all the new work I've been making over the last few months.
TNAF features handmade, one-of-a-kind art by nearly 200 visual artists.
EXHIBITION
APR 5 - MAY 10, 2019
Cut & Paste at the Rochester Contemporary Art Center in Rochester, NY. Opening reception: Apr 5, 6 - 9 pm.
My piece titled brown rabbit will be included in this group exhibition! Cut & Paste features collage artworks by over 100 established artists, emerging artists, and collectives.
Featured artists include:
Bonnie Barber, Lou Beach, Lydia Boddie-Rice, Tyler Bohm, Michaela Borg, Heather Brand, Phil Carney, Erin Case, Joe Castro, Carl Chiarenza, Rebecca Clouatre, Angela Coates, Eugenia Conde, Bob Conge, Paulette Davis, Cheryl Dawdy, Richard Della Costa, Paul Dodd, Lynn Duggan, Jeremy Dziedzic, Allie Ellis, Brenda Erickson, Kathleen Farrell, Kurt Feuerherm, Judy Feuerherm, Karen Frutiger, Lois Gruberger, Adam Hale, Richard Harvey, Alicia Herbst, DaShon Hill, Nate Hodge, Bill Judkins, Amanda Kline, Morgan Lappin, Alejandro Lorenzo, Susan Mandl, Ravi Mangla, Judy Marshall, Joseph Mayernik, Lacey McKinney, Gerald Mead, Peter Monacelli, Patrick Moskwa, Lori Mulligan, Cory Peeke, Vincent Pidone, Sam Posso, Nicole Reddington, Leslie Rottner, Elizabeth Sibley, Clint Simmons, Jason Smith, Steven Specht, Nathan Stromberg, Werner Sun, Jeff Suszczynski, D Dargan Teska, Michele Vair, Anita Welych, Silvia Wladimirski.
Works from artist collectives, The Rochester Collage & Diorama League and The Kut-Uups, will be featured as well. The Rochester Collage & Diorama League artists include Nancy Bernardo, Kurt Ketchum, Adam Maida, Liana Meisenzahl, Laurie O’Brien, and Elizabeth Sawyer. The Kut-Uups artists include Johnny Brewton, Giselle Brewton, Mark Faigenbaum, E. Francis Kohler, Dan Melchior, Jeanne Storck, and Chris Veltri.
EXHIBITION
MAR 23 - MAY 4, 2019
Gatherers at Gallery 101 in Ottawa, ON. Opening reception: Mar 23, 3 - 5 pm. Artist Talk: Mar 23, 2 - 3 pm.
The idea for Gatherers began with six artists’ desire to showcase various approaches to collage as a contemporary art medium. As a body of work, the show opens up the definition of what collage can be; to include a range of techniques for assembling found images and objects by analog, photographic, and digital means. In each of their own ways, the works of the six artists: Regreta Brown, Rebecca Clouatre, Kristina Corre, Lori Langille, Olivia Johnston, and Amy Thompson present quiet techniques and quiet approaches to a medium that has been historically maximalist, loud, and jumbled.
While showcasing these unique approaches to collage was the original impetus for the show, the show's title: Gatherers is the rich, thematic jumping off point for the works in the exhibition. ‘Gathering’ describes an essential part of our practices. As gatherers, we are all involved in very careful, purposeful, and constant practices of collecting - our works are products of what we gather. In putting this show together, we’ve faced our collections to consider: beyond what we gather, how do we put it all together? How do we edit it down? How does the act of gathering relate to ideas of sustenance, ritual, ceremony, and what we hold sacred or precious? Who and how do we gather as people?
COLLAGE WORKSHOP
APR 27, 2019
Collage workshop at Gallery 101 in Ottawa, ON. 1 - 3 pm.
As an extension of the Gatherers exhibition, I’ll be teaching my very first collage workshop with the amazing artist Kristina Corre! Participants will have the opportunity to learn collage techniques and make their own artwork with tools and materials provided by the gallery.
RSVP: email office@g101.ca. Hurry - spaces are limited!
Admission: $10 suggested donation
EXHIBITIONs
2019
Ongoing exhibitions at the Kanata Civic Art Gallery in Ottawa, ON.
Bold & Beautiful: Feb 6 - Mar 4
Fluidity: Mar 18 - Apr 14
Flora & Fauna: May 13 - Jun 16
EXHIBITION
NOV 9, 2018 - MAR 3, 2019
the woods at The FARM in North Bay, ON.
New woodland-themed collages will be on display and available for sale, starting Nov 9 during the Downtown Gallery Hop, at The FARM- a great fashion, art and retail market that hosts a collective of emerging and established designers whose aim is to share and support local and Canadian talent. The Downtown Gallery Hop is a free arts event hosted by galleries, shops and artist studios that takes place five times a year in downtown North Bay. This will be my first time displaying artwork in my hometown! :-).
ART SHOW
DEC 7, 2018
PINK at Cyclelogik in Ottawa, ON. 7 pm.
Two collages, with a ton of fun pink imagery, will be included in one of Ottawa’s most anticipated holiday art parties! Check out the 11th Annual Cyclelogik Art Show, curated and organized by local artist Andrea Stokes.
ART FAIR
NOV 30 - Dec 2, 2018
Elmwood Art Fair and Holly Tea at Elmwood School in Ottawa, ON. Opening reception: Nov 30, 6:30 pm. Fair hours: Dec 1 - 2, 10 am - 4 pm.
I’m excited to be part of the Elmwood Art Fair again this year. Three of my collages will be available for sale along with many other local artists’ amazing work. Make sure not to miss this cheery and festive holiday event!
EXHIBITION
OCT 1 - 31, 2018
Creatures of Whimsy at The Art House Café in Ottawa, ON. Opening reception: Oct 11, 7 - 10 pm.
I’m so excited for this event! Coinciding with the exhibition will be a live music performance on the opening night by Daniel Couper and Ben Wright. Couper's single "Luna" features one of my collages on the cover.
Show description: In her first solo exhibition, Rebecca Clouâtre has brought together recent works that highlight a variety of themes and concepts in her art practice. While playing with scale and balance, her handcut paper collages aim to encourage viewers to contemplate the intricacies of nature and our complex relationships with it. The importance of human connection, the breaking down of hierarchies, and a focus on a holistic world view frequently influence Clouâtre’s creative process.
EXHIBITION
AUG 18 - SEPT 18, 2018
Just a Square at Darling Mills Studio Gallery in Mittagong, Australia.
Two of my collages will be included in the group exhibition Just a Square, located inside Just a Smidge in Mittagong, Ausralia! I'm so excited that my work will be travelling so far! A thriving arts hub, Darling Mills Studio Gallery hosts monthly rotations of curated group exhibitions.
ARTIST MEET AND GREET
AUG 31, 2018
Meet the Artists August Vernissage at The Art House Café in Ottawa, ON. 7 - 10 pm.
Two of my collages will now be exhibited and available for sale at The Art House Café! Swing by on August 31 - I will be there for their monthly artist meet and greet!
Description: Opened in February 2017, the mission of The Art House Café is to bring the Ottawa arts scene to you in a space where you can eat, drink, create, and learn. By day we are a café serving a full range of hot drinks, baked goods, and in-house lunch options. By night we are a lounge and bar where you can enjoy live music, beers from the region, and a selection of curated cocktails.
In this heritage house we feature work from nearly 100 local artists, and we're always looking for more. Everything we do celebrates creativity and collaboration - come visit us to be a part of it!
ART FESTIVAL
JUNE 9 - 10, 2018
The New Art Festival at Central Park in the Glebe, Ottawa, ON. Festival hours: Jun 8 - 9, 10 am - 5:00 pm.
Come and see my art-filled tent!
Description: The New Art Festival (TNAF) is Ottawa’s longest-running outdoor art exhibit. This juried festival features handmade, one-of-a-kind artwork by nearly 200 visual artists working in a wide range of styles and media that reflect artistic excellence, innovation and strong craftsmanship. Every June – rain or shine – thousands of artists and art enthusiasts gather in beautiful Central Park, the Glebe to be inspired in a vibrant, relaxed environment and meet with friends old and new. The New Art Festival is a community-oriented event for emerging and established professional artists to promote their studio practices and to network directly with the public and their colleagues. Organized to strengthen the connections among artists, the larger arts community and the general public, it attracts thousands of visitors annually. Artists working in all media – from painting to ceramics, photography to wood, textiles to jewellery – travel from throughout Ontario, Quebec and the rest of Canada to participate.
POP-UP SHOP
MAY 12, 2018
Pop-up Shop at Hello Studios at 1735 Courtwood Crescent, Ottawa, ON. 10 am - 4 pm.
A select few of my pieces will be included in this exciting pop-up shop at Hello Studios by lovISart.
Description: To celebrate their grand opening, Hello Studios is hosting a pop-up shop featuring 25 local artisans with a variety of handmade items.
EXHIBITION
FEB 23 - 24, 2018
Unnatural Symmetry at The Yards Collective in the Rochester Public Market, Rochester, NY.
My piece titled ostrich will be included in the international group show Unnatural Symmetry, hosted by the Rochester Collage Society in Rochester, New York!
Show description: All around us we are immersed by aspects of life which do not quite sit soundly when we take the time to investigate them deeper. The world is full of shapes, concepts, and truths which sit on opposite sides of an axis which seems to find balance, yet we are left to question how that balance is achieved. Featuring over fifty artists, the Rochester Collage Society aims to explore the concept of “Unnatural Symmetry” through understandings and correspondences of balances and imbalances of the world, life, and perceptions. These are found in forms such as unnatural and natural, real and imaginary, predator and prey, life and death, and many more.
The Rochester Collage Society was founded in March of 2017. The focus of the group is to share and grow the appreciation of collage as an approach to visual media.
EXHIBITION
NOV 30, 2017 - JAN 20, 2018
Articulations at Studio Sixty Six in Ottawa, ON.
I'm thrilled that one of my pieces will be included in this important exhibition. Details below:
Co-curated by Studio Sixty Six and Myka Burke, Articulations (November 30-January 6) features the artwork of 39 women/femmes artists working in the National Capital Region (unceded Algonquin territory). As a landmark year in terms of Canadian colonial history, it is a crucial time to identify ways in which our country can and should grow. Historically and currently, female-identifying artists (especially those of colour) are, sadly, underrepresented in Canada’s art galleries.
As a gallery run by women, Studio Sixty Six wishes to focus our efforts towards encouraging local Canadian women/femmes artists. Co-Curator Myka Burke interviewed all 40 artists regarding their experiences and perspectives as women/femme artists working in the region, compiled and available to listen during the exhibition and on a special online minisite.
10% of all artwork sales from the duration of the exhibition will be donated to OCTEVAW (Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women), who will be present at the reception to share information about their impressive initiatives.
Participating artists:
ALEXANDRE AIMÉE / GABRIELA AVILA-YIPTONG / AMY BARKER / BARBARA BOLTON / MELISSA BLACKMAN / NATALIE BRUVELS / REBECCA CLOUÂTRE / HEIDI CONROD / KRISTINA CORRE / JOYCE CRAGO / ANNE DAHL / BRENDA DUNN / VIRGINIA DUPUIS / MARISA GALLEMIT / ABIGAIL GOSSAGE / ANNA GRIFFITHS / LEA HAMILTON / PETRA HALKES / MELLE HARRIS / LESLIE HOSSACK / SAYWARD JOHNSON / SHARON KATZ / LILLY KOLTUN / CHARLYNNE LAFONTAINE / HILDE LAMBRECHTS / LESIA MARUSCHAK / KELSEY McGRUER / MIQUE MICHELLE / JUDY MORRIS DUPONT / KOSISOCHUKWU NNEBE / SUSAN ROSTON / KATHRYN SHRIVER / RUTH STEINBERG / JOANNA SWIM / ANNE WANDA TESSIER / PATRICIA WALLACE / VERONICA WATERFALL / YVONNE WIEGERS
ART SHOW
DEC 1 - 3, 2017
Old Girls' Art Show at Elmwood School. Opening reception: Dec 1, 6:30 - 9 pm. Show hours: Dec 2 - 3, 10 am - 4 pm.
Three of my pieces will be included in the Old Girls' Art Show at Elmwood School in Rockcliffe, Ottawa. Over 90 pieces of artwork (painting, pottery, jewellery, textiles) will be available for purchase.