October 27 to November 27, 2016
Vernissage: Thursday, November 3, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Rosalie Favell, Head dress’s, 2014, oil on canvas, 91.4 x 91.4 cm, 2016-0011
SOUVENIRS is an exhibition which highlights 43 new acquisitions to the City of Ottawa Art Collection. Artworks are added to the collection each year by way of a peer assessment process through purchase, donation and/or commission. In 2016, 28 artworks by 28 artists were purchased, 9 artworks were donated and 6 site-specific public art commissions were completed.
Artworks that become part of the City of Ottawa Art Collection are placed in public spaces and municipal buildings to be viewed and enjoyed by residents and visitors. The City of Ottawa and its various municipal predecessors have been collecting artwork by professional artists for over 30 years. As a result, the Collection has grown to include more than 2600 artworks by more than 700 artists. The works presented in this exhibition are but a small fragment of a much larger visual arts community which comprises a magnitude of artistic talent in the region.
Many of the artworks in this exhibition embody themes of loss, memory and recollection. Some works express the range of emotions associated with grief while others explore the enigmatic qualities of memories and past events. SOUVENIRS offers tangible resonance, quiet reflections and vivid keepsakes inspired by what is formed and remains in our consciousness and by what can be created as tribute through dedicated insight.

Kenneth Emig, A View from Two Sides, 2016, stainless steel, commissioned for Adàwe crossing – At Donald Street and Somerset Street East. City of Ottawa Art Collection, 2016-0003
List of Recent Additions to the City of Ottawa Art Collection
Purchases
Barry Ace, Digital Bandolier, 2012, velvet fabric, brass, electronic components, horsehair, wire, beads, cotton thread, cotton fabric, plastic and digital video screen, 238 x 38 x 8 cm, 2016-0005
Marc Adornato, Another cargo ship ran aground near Squamish, 2016, oil and acrylic on canvas, 69 x 129 cm, 2016-0006
Joël Boudreau, La machine à étirer des nuages, 2015, plastic, metal, cotton and steel, 40.5 x 183 x 40.5 cm, 2016-0007
Sabrina Chamberland, TEST 1 V2, 2014, digital print on paper, 89 x 106.5 cm, 2016-0008
Heidi Conrod, Lost Battles, 2016, oil and wax on canvas, 142 x 142 cm, 2016-0009
Lisa Creskey, Conjuring a Storm, 2015, ceramic, 36 x 47 x 36 cm, 2016-0010
Rosalie Favell, Head dress’s, 2014, oil on canvas, 91.4 x 91.4 cm, 2016-0011
Étienne Gélinas, Comp427, 2015, mixed media on canvas, 150 x 120 cm, 2016-0012
Adrian Göllner, Cast Rifle Shots, Black Powder, 2015, resin and projectile, variable dimensions, 2016-0013
Colette Gréco-Riddle, Complex Issue, 2013, mixed media on paper, 27 x 33 cm, 2016-0014
Greg Hill, Kanata Project Image Series 2016, 2016, digital prints on paper, variable dimensions, 2016-0015
Jonathan Hobin, The Deathbed, 2012, digital print on aluminum, 96.5 x 198 cm, 2016-0016
Sayward Johnson, She Leaves Lichens in Her Wake, 2015, copper wire, green patina, embroidery thread and oil paint, 76 x 61 cm, 2016-0017
David Kaarsemaker, Frame 2, 2016, mixed media on canvas, 122 x 163 cm, 2016-0018
Gillian King, Lascaux II, 2015, acrylic, wax, oil, charcoal and pigment on canvas, 152 x 122 cm, 2016-0019
Marc Knowles, Old Grid, New Cave, 2015, acrylic, latex paint and spray paint on wood, 122 x 173 cm, 2016-0020
Whitney Lewis-Smith, Harbinger, 2013, digital print on paper, 76 x 96.5 cm, 2016-0021
Jay Li, Lost & Found 5, 2013, oil on canvas, 91.5 x 91.5 cm, 2016-0022
Jennifer Macklem, dans l'air, 2015, mixed media on paper, 300 x 975 cm, 2016-0023
Drew Mosley, The Forager, 2016, acrylic, resin, flora and wood, 28 x 28 cm, 2016-0024
Paula Murray, Radiance, 2015, porcelain, 19 x 39 x 39 cm, 2016-0025
Marc Nerbonne, See the light ram through the gaps in the land, 2015, mixed media on panel, 91 x 91 cm, 2016-0026
Erin Robertson, canary (sentinel), 2016, bronze, 13 x 10 x 5 cm, 2016-0027
Vera Saltzman, War Museum, 2012, photograph on paper, 18 x 18 cm, 2016-0028
Meredith Snider, Untitled 03, 2015, plaster, Styrofoam, ceramic and concrete, 33 x 38 x 38 cm, 2016-0029
Carl Stewart, icon 16, 2012, wool, 91.5 x 71 cm, 2016-0030
Cara Tierney, Double Self-Portrait, 2013, digital print on paper, 56 x 43 cm, 2016-0031
Eric Walker, The Ice and Snow in Nova Scotia in February 2015, 2015, mixed media on plywood, 60 x 80 cm, 2016-0032
Donations
Chander Chopra, untitled, 1993, pastel on paper, 153.5 x 112 cm, 2015-0303, gift of Jean-Pierre & Suzanne Kingsley
Chander Chopra, untitled, n.d., pastel on paper, variable dimensions, 2015-0304, gift of Jean-Pierre & Suzanne Kingsley
Otis Tamasauskas, The Romanticism of the Trout, 1996, lithograph on paper with mixed media, 76 x 76 cm, 2015-0305, gift of Jean-Pierre & Suzanne Kingsley
Jennifer Dickson, The Palladian Bridge at Wilton, 1992, photo etching on paper, 61 x 81 cm, 2015-0306, gift of Angela Marcus
Agnes Ivan, untitled, circa 1975, mixed media on canvas, 137 x 175 cm, 2015-0307, gift of Angela Marcus
Shawn McNevin, Concealed, 2003, oil on canvas, 20 x 46 cm, 2015-0308, gift of Angela Marcus
Audrey Churgin, RMC Cadets, 1997, pastel on paper, 101.5 x 134.5 cm, 2015-0309, gift of the artist
Audrey Churgin, In Sight Recovered, 1998, pastel on paper, 152 x 274 cm, 2015-0310, gift of the artist
Michael Parkin, Spectrum 4, 2014, mixed media, variable dimensions, 2015-0311, gift of Diane Parkin
Commissions
Deborah Margo, Inflorescence, copper, 2016-0001, commissioned for OC Transpo - 925 Belfast Road
Christopher Griffin, House of the Great Blue Heron, concrete, 2016-0002, commissioned for Glebe Parking Garage – 170 Second Avenue
Kenneth Emig, A View from Two Sides, stainless steel, 2016-0003, commissioned for Adàwe Crossing - At Donald Street and Somerset Street East
Cairn Cunnane, Our Fence, stainless steel, 2016-0004, commissioned for Bingham Park - 145 Cathcart Street
Mixed Metaphors, The Listening Tree, 2016, stainless steel, 2016-0033, commissioned for St. Luke’s Park – 166 Frank Street
Tim desClouds, A Celebration of Community, 2016, powder-coated steel, 2016-0034, commissioned for Greely Village Park – 7292 Parkway Road