Visual art

“Duplexity” is an unusual word. It means to be doubled, to convey the same message on two channels, but it also calls to mind stacks of residential buildings. That’s exactly what Brenda Dunn and A. M. Benz are evoking with their dense, square compositions in this two-artist show at the AOE Gallery—the layered, condensed, chaotic spill of inhabitation over the landscape.

Brenda Dunn: If you’ve been feeling hectic and want a breath of fresh air, the current pairing at Wall Space Gallery is set to soothe. Crystal Beshara and Sharon Kelly pair up lovely synchronized palettes and even some crossover in subject matter. Their dual show L I N G E R AND L U R E is a luxurious collection of coastal landscapes, oceanic palettes, abstracts and florals.

Creating art can be messy. And sometimes lonely and intimidating. If you’re just starting out, then every move is filled with self doubt. If you’re experienced, there is the feeling that you may be painting yourself into a creative corner. Hello Studios was designed to help with these common artistic problems.

The Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group (GNAG) endeavors to provide emerging artists of all ages and working with all mediums the opportunity to showcase their creations in an annual, month long exhibition that has developed an Off Broadway reputation for artists in Ottawa. The exhibition runs from April 30 until June 1 at the Glebe Community Centre.

The Ottawa Art Gallery has certainly reopened its new (and beautiful) building with an inaugural exhibition that brings together works that combine 6,500 years of Ottawa history and bringing together 193 historical and contemporary artworks by 181 artists, including 11 new commissions.

Paper Aviary by Ariane Beauchamp is on display at Seven Below Gallery until May 31, 2018.

Taymaz Valley: “The pairing of these two artists is a spark of genius on the gallery director Carrie Colton’s part, not only because of the contrasting palettes with which these two artists exercise their creativity, but by the performativity that brings forth their interconnectivity.”

Apt613 and a crew of #ottarts photographers were there for a special preview of the Ottawa Art Gallery, re-opening this weekend.

The Ottawa Art Gallery is set to open to the public on Saturday, April 28. Admission is free, as always.

Gatineau-based interdisciplinary artist Emily Rose Michaud was asked by the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum to propose a site-specific work. She brings us on road trips to watersheds, dams and falls from Almonte to Maniwaki to discover our intimate, emotional relationship with water over time.

Seven Below, Ottawa’s newest gallery location, is tucked in the lower half of A Modern Space, the fine furniture store recently relocated to old Ottawa South.

Ghosts is on display at General Assembly until April 28, 2018.