Current

Laurie De Camillis - Wolfe Island Barns

Showing May 1 - 31   2008

Reception Thursday. May 1   7-10pm
Hours Wed - Fri 11am - 5pm Sat 12 - 5pm or by appointment

Laurie De Camillis uses strokes of colour to capture the flat and windy farm lands of Wolfe Island. The light and subtlety of colour over the fields and fences is striking but it is ultimately the barns that compel her. They are neatly tucked into the landscape as though they grew up out of the ground.   They represent our symbiotic relationship with the earth.  De Camillis’s paintings inspire reflection, her agricultural landscapes are full of life; bright, colourful and loaded with texture yet most of these structures are vacant. Not a sentimental reflection but a record of the stewardship about to change.

Rob Croxford - tranSiTORY

Showing May 1 - 31   2008

Reception Thursday. May 1   7-10pm
Hours Wed - Fri 11am - 5pm Sat 12 - 5pm or by appointment

tranSiTORY is an exhibition of new works by Rob Croxford. Rob’s satirical paintings capture the energy of the city, while conveying the challenges of urban living.  These paintings focus on how we navigate the city streets in our daily routine.  It is these mundane and brief moments in transit that best illustrate the stories of urban life.

Satisfaction   20x60   acrylic on canvas

Upcoming

World Washi Summit - Group show

June 7-15  2008

World Washi Summit

Showing June 4 - 14  2008

Reception Sat.  June 7   1-4pm
Hours Wed - Fri 11am - 5pm Sat 12 - 5pm or by appointment

In June Gallery at 129 Ossington will participate in the World Washi Summit.  This will be an exhibition of works by gallery artists all on Japanese washi paper.  

For more information about the summit: http://www.worldwashisummit.com/

Ben Walmsley - The Ones Here Now

June 18 - 28  2008

Showing June 18 - 28   2008

Reception Thurs. June 19   7-10pm

artist and subjects in attendance
Hours Wed - Fri 11am - 5pm Sat 12 - 5pm or by appointment

The Ones Here Now is an exhibition of new works by Ben Walmsley.   These portraits and figures are of neighborhood children.  Walmsley depicts the children as creatures of light and colour, ephemeral moments expressed in painterly terms.  They are lent substance and permanence through the nature of representation.

Ben Walmsley - Link to images

Previous

Mirana Zuger - Purple Surf / April 2 - 26  2008

After returning from a 4-month artist residency in Europe, Mirana Zuger returns to Toronto with a new body of work.  These pictures celebrate live people and events.  Communication plays a major role in her work.  Repeated marks, gestures and shapes bounce from one canvas to the other, erupting in dialogue.  There is a sense of urgency, immediacy, conflict and chaos.   In other works, the response seems simple and playful.

Mirana Zuger - interview with CBC radio

March 3rd

Mirana Zuger recently did a fantastic interview with CBC radio, which aired (March 3rd).

please check it out at www.cbc.ca/ottawamorning/art.html

Diverse Abstractions / March 1-22 2008

In March Gallery at 129 Ossington will host Jennart International Inc. to exhibit Diverse Abstractions. Explore your senses and enjoy the journey of abstracted color through the eyes of Canadian abstract artists, Dana Boettger and Lila Lewis Irving.

Dana Boettger - link to images

Lila Lewis Irving- link to images

Disruptive Pattern / Ben Darrah / Feb 1 -  23  2008

Disruptive Pattern is an exhibition of paintings and drawings by Kingston-based artist, Ben Darrah, that explore issues of camouflage, false fronts and constructed narratives.   The large acrylic on canvas works concentrate mainly on Darrah's preoccupation with the construct of the Canadian Identity which is represented by images of vast forests, pristine lakes and white capped mountains.   The drawings are stripped down, intimate meditations on representation and obsessive mark-making.

Review - The Globe and Mail - Gary Michael Dault

Flags

Lori-Ann Bellissimo

Feb 1 -  23  2008

Lori-Ann Bellissimo’s paintings are the result of a method that pitches colour against depth. Her paintings take shape through a gradual process of using acrylic and mixed media trapped under individual layers of optically clear water-based resin; a final layer of resin seals the surface. This technique explores the paradox of spatial depth on a flat surface as the apparent shifting of colour and form within the painting gauges perspective.

Red

Mae Leong

Jan 5 - 26  2008

Red is a reflection of Mae Leong's reconnection with her Chinese heritage. A fascination with the minimal composition of Zen painting paired with an exploration of Chinese myth through prints and writings laid the foundation for this series of paintings.

Review - The Globe and Mail - Gary Michael Dault

Where The Grass Is Greener

Rob Croxford

Jan 5 - 26  2008

Rob Croxford’s paintings always have a political agenda. His newest series has evolved from the realization that our world is changing – and not for the better.   Where The Grass Is Greener  is an exhibition of landscape work focusing on environmental and urban issues

Winter's Chill
Group Show

Dec 1 - 22  2007

This December Gallery at 129 Ossington presents "Winter’s Chill" a group show embracing winter’s arrival and celebrating the Gallery’s first year anniversary.

A Path No Wider Than A Pencil Stroke
Anne - Laure Djaballah

Nov 1 - 24  2007

Anne-Laure Djaballah's work explores the relationships between threads and drawing, between painting and wall, between 3D and 2D, between tentative traces and bold marks

Where The Grass Is Greener

Rob Croxford

Oct 3 - 27  2007

Rob Croxford’s paintings always have a political agenda. His newest series has evolved from the realization that our world is changing – and not for the better.   Where The Grass Is Greener  is an exhibition of landscape work focusing on environmental and urban issues

Intimate Strangers

David Goldberg

Sept 5 - 29  2007

Intimate Strangers examines the isolation and resulting interconnectivity between a group of subjects.  Photograph-sized portraits (5x7) of relative strangers/unrelated subjects are juxtaposed next to one another raising inquiry as to their individuality and their relevance as individuals and as a group.

Live City

Stewart Jones

Sept 5 - 29  2007

Stewart Jones uses passionate strokes of oil paint to capture Toronto’s urban landscapes. His paintings are composed of skewed angles and perspectives of alleys, buildings, power poles and wires - always from the second story up, avoiding commercial activity at the ground level. His views are slightly altered, as natural light and deep shadows transform the setting into an expressive personal representation of the city.

Rural

Laurie De Camllis & Keith Skelton
Aug 1 - 25  2007

Laurie De Camillis uses bold strokes of colour to capture the rural landscape.  The light and subtlety of colour over the endless fields is striking but it is ultimately the barns  that compel her.  This Exhibition is not only a beautiful display of Ontario landscape but it is also an homage to the custodians, the caregivers and the keepers; the barns.  They represent our relationship with our landscape, an equal and symbiotic union.

When I see an extraordinary detail in my environment, it¹s inseparable from my experience until I photograph it. That image once created then exists in two planes. First in the world of my memory, of the moment photographed, crystal clear, every nuance recalled, re-experienced. Then the thing pictured, excised so completely from reality comes to life again in the imaginings of the viewer.

Keith Skelton 2007

Mirana Zuger

July 4 - 28

Mirana Zuger's work employs organic abstraction to expose sensuality through the traditional medium of oil paint.   Forms are created out of a compromise between an understanding of self and an indulgence in spontaneity.  Particles fly, biomorphic shapes meander and interact with one another, penetrating the space that surrounds them. Relationships incurred by the fragmentation of line and these co-dependent shapes release a dialogue, which spark conversations across the canvas.

Sweetgrass

Ila Kellermann

June 6 - June 30

Ila Kellermann paints to capture everyday moments, those measures of

time that are both narrative and celebratory. With a respect for the simplicity

and authenticity of life in the Canadian North where Ila both studied with

Ojibwe artists and spent several years teaching, comes Sweetgrass, a

series that relates landscape to the human form, seeks stewardship of

our earth, heralds the changing of the seasons and brings to the forefront

an interest in migration.

Cuba

Richard Martin

May 8 to June 2  2007(Contact)

Richard Martin photographs beyond the superficial stereotypes of Cuba, this exhibition explores the everyday life and spirit flourishing in the streets of Havana, Trinidad, Santiago and Guantanamo. Martin's work creates a stunning and intimate portrait of Cuba and its people through the dynamic colours and rich textures, which symbolize their society and culture. Fragments of buildings, street life and architectural details are transformed into lyrical beauty as Martin positions them ambiguously between the observable and the abstract.

Boy in motion, Trinidad, Cuba  

Archival Pigment Digital Prints 100% cotton rag paper

Not So Still Life

Karen Sloan

April 12 to May 5  2007

Not So Still Life is an exhibition of paintings by Karen Sloan. Her subject is primarily still life and interiors. Having been a professional floral designer and horticulturalist for 15 years, Karen’s work literally flourishes as her subject matter demonstrates a vibrant uniqueness reflective of her insight and experience with both flowers and interiors. Her lively approach to painting immerses the viewer in a surrealistic and personalized world of expression and emotion. Every object and surface theatrically interacts with one another, allowing the viewer to experience a truly unique perspective.

Works on Paper
Roberto Rosenman
Mar. 21 2007 to Apr. 07 2007

Roberto Rosenman is drawn to portraiture. It is by far the oldest art form but nonetheless it has managed to evolve through time. Portraiture today holds a great challenge for contemporary artists. How does one create a new objectivity within such an established tradition? This question is at the forefront of Rosenman’s work. Rosenman’s intent with his work is to create a narrative that is not exclusive to the sitter of the portrait. He uses unobvious symbols and dream imagery for, in this way, a collective narrative is avoided. His wish is that the viewer looks at his portraits and finds a particular character who is a mirror of themselves and who, in turn, they can attach a story to.

Portrait of Sibeon  18" x 22.5"    Water-colour pencil on Fabriano paper

Panel of Experts / A Jury of Peers   -    Amanda White

Feb 8 - March 3 2007

Amanda White’s background and training as an artist is centered in traditional canvas painting and drawing practices. Over the past few years however, she has found herself experimenting with approaches to art production that challenge those traditions; including web and print projects, comic illustrations and multi-media collaborations. She is influenced by both high and low art forms particularly work with a political edge and is always pushing herself to approach the canvas as less of a precious object, and more as a platform for discussion.  Amanda White’s new series of paintings mimic a panel or jury.  In each of these paintings, three comic, bunny-ish figures look out onto the participant, and make some kind of judgment or remark. There is nothing subtle about her paintings. They are bright and comical, perhaps attractive, possibly offensive, but always done with a sense of humor and an attempt to challenge the viewer one way or another.

The Keepers of Grey County
Laurie De Camillis
Jan. 11 2007 to Feb. 03 2007

Laurie De Camillis uses strokes of colour to capture the sunrise over the fields of Grey County.  The light and subtlety of colour over the endless fields is striking but it is ultimately the barns of Grey County that is her subject.  They are neatly tucked into the landscape as though they grew up out of the ground.    This Exhibition is not only a beautiful display of Ontario landscape but it is also an homage to the custodians, the caregivers and the keepers; the barns.  They represent our relationship with our landscape, an equal and symbolic union.

Sense of Place
Ben Darrah
Dec. 14 2006 to Jan. 04 2007

Sense of Place is a set of visual poems, paintings and assemblages, about Ben Darrah’s mediated relationship with the Canadian wilderness.  Sense of Place looks at car-camping, the fashion of camouflage, the constructed landscape and memories of lying in a field watching the Northern Lights.  Ben Darrah is a visual artist whose work focuses on the poetic nature of colour, form and texture and in particular orphaned cultural references, such as traditional camouflage pattern’s widespread non-military use in urban settings.

Faces & Places
Elisa Paloschi
Nov. 23 2006 to Dec. 7 2006

Elisa Paloschi photographs people in their environments because she is curious of what lays behind their eyes, where they have been and where they hope to go.  Paloschi’s photographs of landscapes, illustrate abstract, evocative scenery as a motif to epitomize the idea of imagined space.  She uses slow shutter speeds and double exposures to explore the nuances of movement and the modulation of time as it passes from past to present to future.