A few weeks ago, Ottawa-based artist Deborah Margo unveiled new work at Patrick Mikhail Gallery. Working in various media including sculpture, textile, painting and drawing, Topographies takes knitted installation to new heights. The work evolved from Margo’s recent travels abroad and acts as a record – unique translations of her experiences. If you’ve ever attempted […]

Amy Thompson is back in town. After taking a road trip out west a few years ago, the Ottawa-based artist and illustrator has returned with two separate exhibitions, Monument and Bookish, at the Ottawa Art Gallery’s (OAG) Art Rental and Sales and town., respectively. Through collage and mixed media, Thompson’s latest work reconstructs vintage postcards, photographic plates, and […]

What does an illustrator do with over a decades’ worth of work? Raymond Biesinger has collected his into a 208-page book, Black and White Illustrations, which launches in Ottawa tonight at Invisible Cinema‘s Wurm Gallery. In addition to the book launch, 11 of Raymond’s screenprints will be on display at the gallery until December 12. The […]

Pop Quiz: What do cryogenically frozen heads made of raspberry gelato, video footage of a naked man crawling through broken glass, and veil-and-bikini-clad ribbon-twirler have in common? All are on view as a part of Galerie SAW Gallery’s exhibition, Extreme Self: Art in the Radical First Person, which opens tonight. The group show, comprised of […]

This afternoon, participants of Harvest Noir got the call they had been waiting for: the secret location for the ultimate in outdoor picnics. Despite the rain, spirits were high as hundreds of local foodies and fashionistas gathered together on the front lawn of City Hall to eat, drink, and be merry. And… get a little […]

We’ve been covering a lot of Festival X lately on Apartment613. The 10-day photography festival wraps up this Sunday, September 30, but if you haven’t had a chance to see any of the exhibitions yet, have no fear! Many of the projects are on-going, including Redeveloping the Core, a series of site-specific installations by Ottawa-based photographer Caleb […]

This Thursday marks the opening of Festival X,  a 10-day photography festival showcasing the work of contemporary image-makers at 34 different venues around the city. Now in its fifth year, Festival X looks to bolster an awareness of regional, Canadian and international photographers through exhibitions, interventions, public lectures and artist talks, roundtable discussions and the […]

For the last three years, Ottawa-based new media collective Artengine has hosted a Critical Blogging Residency, with the aim to bolster critical writing about technologically-based art within the city. The organization, which brings to Ottawa events like Electric Fields, the Mini Maker Faire, and bimonthly meet-ups at the Mod Lab (they have a 3D printer!), has […]

Calling all art enthusiasts – the time has come for the 16th annual Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG) fundraiser, le pArty – and Apartment613 has two tickets to give away! On Thursday night, head over to the gallery for your chance to bid on work from sixty-six local artists, including Jon Hobin, The Latest Artists (Andrew […]

Romping through the forest on an adventure with wild characters might seem to be a memory from a childhood story, but no matter your age, it does raise the question of our interaction with nature. And with Earth Day just behind us, the themes behind Where the Wild Things…Aren’t? seem especially timely. The exhibit, which […]

For the first time, award-winning Toronto artist Esther Simmonds-MacAdam has brought her paintings to Ottawa. The series, entitled New Paintings: Men at Work, is being shown at La Petite Mort Gallery until Thursday and is comprised of a grouping of large-scale oil paintings depicting intimate moments with men. Working from a background in sociology and […]