The theme of April’s MFA exhibition is two-fold: she is interrogating the separation between the human world and the natural world while also analyzing how painting can interact with digital media.
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Pierre Richardson’s exhibit will be open to the public at city hall until Sept. 24.
The exhibit focused primarily on the impact that industry and human development have had on the environment, and by extension our perception of the world. But it also had an element of optimism, championing the idea that the arts and sciences can work together to confront global issues.
Titled Point and Place, this collection of video stills captures Kelsey McGruer’s organic movement around her cottage, exploring what she describes as her “ancestral home” in a totally new way.
“I question what it is to be animal, and if it is possible to reconnect with nature and other living beings by addressing our mutual fragility and mortality.”—Gillian King, U of O masters of fine arts candidate.
Denise, Trottier’s daughter, describes Wounded Creatures of Earth as an adjunct work to his well-known Easter Series. “(This exhibit expresses) how he felt about life, death and, ultimately, resurrection.”
When assigned with the theme of water, Razek says the group wanted to approach the subject in a more psychological context, studying controversial water conservation issues in Canada, “and how contemporary art can play a role in that.”
Strathcona Park will be transformed by the Mental Illness Caregivers Association of Canada (MICA) into an art and artisanal exhibition on Aug. 8, featuring the work of over 70 artisans, from local honey producers to painters
University of Ottawa Masters of Fine Arts candidate Stanzie Tooth opened her thesis exhibition this past weekend which was inspired by one of the most famous Canadian muses—Canada itself.
Mackenzie Valley pipeline revisited through portraits and interviews Photo courtesy of Linda MacCannell “If you want to have a political debate, this is a good place to do it, ” said Drew Ann Wake. An art exhibit exploring the landmark 1977 Berger Inquiry into the building of the Mackenzie River Valley River Pipeline is coming …
The University of Ottawa’s oldest faculty celebrates 125 years since it first opened its doors to students with an art exhibit entitled “125 Years: An exhibition,” on display now.
Visual representations inspired by human rights violations and social justice issues can be arresting, compelling, and sometimes, disturbing. They can also begin conversations.
