ART GALLERIES
FREE ATRIUM GALLERY. July 3 to 22: Nepean Museum — Snap, Capture, Pop! Through photos of days gone by, the exhibit explores how Nepean’s history influences its identity today. July 24 to Aug. 19: Marc Gagne — Materials, Pigments, Objects. The artist’s multi-layered artworks include assemblage, recycling, paint, and collage. From Aug. 21: Louise Vien — Mon Kanata/My Kanata. A Métis artist, Vien puts the spotlight on Canada’s provincial flowers and their interconnections. Open Monday to Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Dr., 613-5965783, ottawa.ca/arts. FREE BLACKBURN HAMLET LIBRARY. Until July 25: Marie Leger — Spirit of the Hinterland. By combining beeswax and found objects, the encaustic artist creates artworks that show there is beauty in imperfection. Open Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Friday 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Sundays. 199 Glen Park Dr., 613-824-6926, biblioottawalibrary.ca. FREE CARLETON UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY. Until Aug. 24: Human Nature. This exhibition investigates the complex relationships among humans, nature, culture, and technology. Open Tuesday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays. St. Patrick’s Building, 1125 Colonel By Dr., 613-520-2120, cuag.carleton.ca. FREE KARSH-MASSON GALLERY. Named for photographer Yousuf Karsh and painter Henri Masson, this gallery displays the works of Canadian and international artists in a number of mediums. June 11 to July 26: Tasman Richardson — Necropolis. This ambitious installation project by video artist Tasman Richardson displays six interconnected works of experimental video created over the course of a decade. Open daily 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave. W., 613-580-2424 ext. 14167, ottawa.ca/arts. FREE LA PETITE MORT GALLERY. This gallery’s exhibitions explore the relationship between contemporary art and design. June 5 to 28: Aleks Bartosik — Alien Sightings. Inspired by the aurora borealis, Bartosik plays with colour and light in this exhibition. July 3 to Aug. 2: Andrew Moncrief — Unseen. Religious iconography and images of the self collide in the artist’s exploration of human enlightenment. Aug. 7 to 20: Noriko Shinohara — New York Sighs. Through postcard-sized drawings, the characters of Cutie and Bullie bring to life episodes from the artist’s turbulent marriage to Neo-Dadaist painter Ushio Shinohara. Open Wednesday to Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. 306 Cumberland St., 613-860-1555, lapetitemortgallery.com. NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA. Until Aug. 30: For the Record — Early Canadian Travel Photography displays the imagery used by transportation companies to promote Canada’s majestic destinations at a time when photography was still an emerging art form. Ongoing: Alex Colville, one of Canada’s greatest painters, is celebrated in this exhibition, which pairs his work with that of filmmakers, authors, artists, graphic novelists, and composers within his sphere of influence. Ongoing: Chagall’s Daphnis & Chloé. Colourful and evocative, Chagall’s lithographs illustrate the trials and tribulations of the characters as told in a second-century Greek romance. Ongoing: Mary Pratt — This Little
Painting. The gallery looks back at pieces created during key moments in Pratt’s career, placing special emphasis on her painting “Red Currant Jelly.” Ongoing: Luminous and True — The Photographs of Frederick H. Evans. A bookseller by trade, Evans is remembered for his haunting platinotype photographs of cathedrals, cityscapes, and Gothic architecture. General admission: adults $12, seniors and students $10, youth (12 to 19) $6, children under 12 free, families $24. Free admission on Thursday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Open daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. 380 Sussex Dr., 800-319-2787, gallery.ca.
FREE TRINITY ART GALLERY. June 25 to July 21:
Michael Goodson — Immanent. A figurative artist, Goodson blends paint with material to conjure the human presence. July 23 to Aug. 18:
GrahamRoss captures Ross the— Fridge innocence Door of to childhoodGallery Wall.in these works created for people of all ages. From Aug.
20: Karen Miller — Frame/fraym. Miller uses fibre art to examine natural and man-made frames. Until June 23: Ottawa Watercolour Society — The Magic of Watercolour puts the spotlight on a medium that is difficult to master but yields luminous, ethereal images. June 25 to July 21:
Jayne Couch-Molony — Inside the Paintbox offers a rare glimpse into the artist’s studio and, with it, a better understanding of her creative process. July 23 to Aug. 18: Laura Kaardal —
Ottawa Street Scenes. The artist’s colourful paintings give the viewer a sense of Ottawa’s various neighbourhoods. From Aug. 20: Neera
Huckvale — Fragments in Time. The fibre artist uses the shadows created by cloth arrangements to mimic acts of creation and destruction. Open daily 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. 245 Centrum Blvd., 613-580-2424 ext. 29288, ottawa.ca/arts.