Curriculum Vitae

Barbara Ursel

Website: https://www.barbaraursel.com
Phone: 613-424-7504
e-mail: [email protected]

Gallery Representation:

2019 – present: Koyman Galleries, 1771 St. Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa

2021 – present: Canvas Gallery, 344 Westmoreland Ave. N, Toronto

2021 – present: Chase Art Gallery, 450 Beaconsfield Blvd., Montreal

2016 – present: Galerie Annexe (formerly Art Rental and Sales), the commercial gallery of the Ottawa Art Gallery

Selected Exhibitions:

2021: Koyman Galleries Holiday Exhibition of Smalls (group exhibition)
2021: Federation of Canadian Artists: Chapter Challenge Exhibition (juried group exhibition)
2021: Federation of Canadian Artists: Limitless Open International Online Exhibition (juried group exhibition)
2021: Federation of Canadian Artists: 365 Online Exhibition and Calendar Project (juried group exhibition) — selected for 2022 Federation calendar
2020: Federation of Canadian Artists: Limitless Open International Online Exhibition (juried group exhibition)
2020: Federation of Canadian Artists: 365 Online Exhibition and Calendar Project (juried group exhibition) — Award Winner and selected for 2021 Federation calendar
2020: Federation of Canadian Artists: Postcard Competition and Online Exhibition (juried group exhibition)
2019: Koyman Galleries, Holiday Exhibition of Smalls (group exhibition)
2019: Art & Parcel, holiday art show and sale of the Ottawa Art Gallery (juried group exhibition)
2019: Federation of Canadian Artists Limitless Open International Online Exhibition (juried group exhibition)
2019: Federation of Canadian Artists Annual International Mail-In Exhibition, May – June 2019 at the Federation Gallery on Granville Island, Vancouver BC (juried group exhibition) — Honourable Mention
2018-19: Art & Parcel, holiday art show and sale of the Ottawa Art Gallery (juried group exhibition)
2018: Wall Candy: Sweetly Affordable Art Exhibit at the Horticultural Building of Lansdowne Park, Ottawa (juried group exhibition)
2018: Selections 2018, annual show of the Arts Network Ottawa at the Trinity Art Gallery, Shenkman Arts Centre, Ottawa (juried group exhibition)
2018: Federation of Canadian Artists Limitless Open International Online Exhibition (juried group exhibition)
2018: Galerie Old Chelsea Chelsea, Quebec, “Market Life” (guest artist – juried solo exhibition)
2017: Selections 2017, annual show of the AOE Arts Council at the Trinity Art Gallery, Shenkman Arts Centre, Ottawa (juried group exhibition)
2017: Society of Canadian Artists 2017 Open International Online Exhibition (juried group exhibition)
2016: Art & Parcel holiday art show and sale of the Ottawa Art Gallery (group exhibition)
2016: Open Studio, Ottawa (solo exhibition)
2015: Figureworks at Saint Brigid’s Centre for the Arts, Ottawa (juried group exhibition)
2015: Petit Bill’s Bistro, Ottawa (group exhibition)
2014: Open Studio, Ottawa (solo exhibition)
2007: Landmark Artists Exhibition, Ottawa (group exhibition)

Collections:

Individual and corporate collections in Canada and internationally. Corporate collections include: La Maison Simons; Engel & Volkers Ottawa Central; and Proveras Commercial Realty.

Selected Awards and Recognition:

2021: Selected for 2022 Federation of Canadian Artists calendar
2020: Award Winner: Federation of Canadian Artists 365 Online Exhibition and Calendar Project
2020: Selected for 2021 Federation of Canadian Artists calendar
2019: Admitted to Active Membership in the Federation of Canadian Artists
2019: Honourable Mention: Federation of Canadian Artists Annual International Mail-In Exhibition

Education:

The artists I have studied with include:

Brian M. Atyeo, CSPWC, OSA
Mike Svob, SFCA
Andrea Warren, Golden Working Artist
Mary H. Klunk
Anne Barkley, SCA
the late Morton Baslaw, CSPWC, OSA