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
2016 – present: Galerie Annexe (formerly Art Rental and Sales), the commercial gallery of the Ottawa Art Gallery
Selected Exhibitions:
- 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.
Selected Awards and Recognition:
- 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
The institutions where I have studied include:
- Ottawa School of Art
- St. Lawrence College School of the Arts
- Big Arts, Sanibel, Florida
Selected Professional Affiliations:
- Active Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists
- Arts Network Ottawa (formerly AOE Arts Council)