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Reference Point: Recent Historical Acquisitions
2023 marks the Ottawa Art Gallery鈥檚 35th anniversary as an organization and five years in the new OAG building. In celebration of these milestones, this exhibition features a selection of recent historical acquisitions, drawing on works created before 1988 and acquired in the last five years. The first period of the OAG鈥檚 collecting history focused on contemporary work almost exclusively, but there has been an increase in the acquisition of historical works over recent years.
These works from artists and collectors with connections to the region鈥攊n addition to connections to works within our existing Permanent Collection and the Firestone Collection of Canadian Art鈥攂uild on our rich historical holdings. They help to widen the story of our community鈥檚 evolution, as told through art.
With works ranging from the 1830s to 1986 and spanning a variety of mediums, including painting, drawing, sculpture, and printmaking, the artists represented in this exhibition include Andr茅 Bi茅ler, Eva Boros-Furesz, Mimi Cabri, Alma Duncan, Charles F. Gibson, William S. Hunter, Fran Jones, Kenneth Lochhead, Jane Martin, Norman McLaren, Art Price, Goodridge Roberts, Simon Tookoome, Tony Urquhart, and J.W.H Watts.
Collectors and donors also play an important role in the region鈥檚 art historical story, supporting artists, bringing in their own perspectives, and generously donating works to increase public access. Donors of the works in this exhibition are similarly varied, and include Eva Boros-Furesz, Laura Brandon, Mimi Cabri, Roger Dent, Marianne Douglas, John Doyle, Glynnis French, A. Ian Gillespie, Joanne Lochhead, Glenn and Barbara McInnes, Rene Price, the Sauv茅 family, Rosemarie Tovell, Denise Trottier, Doug Williams, and Andy Wilder.
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2023 marks the Ottawa Art Gallery鈥檚 35th anniversary as an organization and five years in the new OAG building. In celebration of these milestones, this exhibition features a selection of recent historical acquisitions, drawing on works created before 1988 and acquired in the last five years. The first period of the OAG鈥檚 collecting history focused on contemporary work almost exclusively, but there has been an increase in the acquisition of historical works over recent years.
These works from artists and collectors with connections to the region鈥攊n addition to connections to works within our existing Permanent Collection and the Firestone Collection of Canadian Art鈥攂uild on our rich historical holdings. They help to widen the story of our community鈥檚 evolution, as told through art.
With works ranging from the 1830s to 1986 and spanning a variety of mediums, including painting, drawing, sculpture, and printmaking, the artists represented in this exhibition include Andr茅 Bi茅ler, Eva Boros-Furesz, Mimi Cabri, Alma Duncan, Charles F. Gibson, William S. Hunter, Fran Jones, Kenneth Lochhead, Jane Martin, Norman McLaren, Art Price, Goodridge Roberts, Simon Tookoome, Tony Urquhart, and J.W.H Watts.
Collectors and donors also play an important role in the region鈥檚 art historical story, supporting artists, bringing in their own perspectives, and generously donating works to increase public access. Donors of the works in this exhibition are similarly varied, and include Eva Boros-Furesz, Laura Brandon, Mimi Cabri, Roger Dent, Marianne Douglas, John Doyle, Glynnis French, A. Ian Gillespie, Joanne Lochhead, Glenn and Barbara McInnes, Rene Price, the Sauv茅 family, Rosemarie Tovell, Denise Trottier, Doug Williams, and Andy Wilder.
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