Kristine Nyborg, Perfect Bound, 2021, archival inkjet print, 30 x 46 cm, courtesy of the artist
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44.4 Mother/Artist Collective – Don’t Worry, I’ll Only Show You the Good Parts
March 13 to June 1, 2025
Opening: Thursday, April 17, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Access is limited to the Laurier Avenue after-hours entrance.
This group exhibition by members of the 44.4 Mother/Artist Collective presents work that embraces conversations around the realities, ambitions and challenges of the working Mother/Artist, and presents a play on the glossy, rose-tinted veneer of motherhood, polished and perfected for the follower-obsessed cultures of Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.
Sarah-Mecca Abdourahman – Memories We Carry, Stories We Heal
June 12 to September 7, 2025
Opening: Thursday, June 12, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Access is limited to the Laurier Avenue after-hours entrance.
Sarah-Mecca Abdourahman, If I Knew Then What I Know Now, 2023, oil on canvas and acrylic on air-dry clay, 152 x 213 cm, courtesy of the artist
This exhibition explores the complex experiences diasporic communities face while residing away from “home.” As a result, it produces the “second chase,” a haunting sentiment Abdourahman describes as one’s longing for their homeland and connection to their ancestral history. The works demonstrate healing practices through moments of collective care, play and storytelling. While addressing memory’s crucial role concerning her Somali and Indian heritage, Abdourahman questions when memory becomes a burden.
Natasha Mazurka – Space Created by Distance
September 18 to November 30, 2025
Closing reception: Thursday, November 13, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Access is limited to the Laurier Avenue after-hours entrance.
Natasha Mazurka, Compression and Release (installation detail), 2024, latex paint, birch panel, oil, acrylic and ink, 91 x 91 cm, courtesy of the artist
This exhibition focuses on pattern systems and the potential of visual design to communicate and order information. Forms and recurring sequences are generated from the manipulation of patterns adapted from various disciplines, including natural science, interior design, psychology, and data visualization. Throughout the exhibition, architecture, artifacts, and paintings are synthesized to suggest a collapsing of material boundaries and disciplinary categories.
City of Ottawa Art Collection – 2025 Additions
December 11, 2025 to March 1, 2026
Rising Tide: 2023 Additions to the City of Ottawa Art Collection (installation view), photo: David Barbour
The City of Ottawa Art Collection is comprised of more than 3,500 artworks produced by over 950 artists. This exhibition features a selection of artworks added to the City's Art Collection in 2025 through purchase and commission. Artworks from the Collection are on display in over 180 municipal buildings and spaces across the city.
2024-25 Exhibitions Peer assessment committee members
Gabriela Avila-Yiptong, Claudia Gutierrez, Carl Stewart