Ontario Society of Artists

Honorary Patron - The Honorable David C. Onley

Founded in 1872, the Ontario Society of Artists is Canada's longest continuing art society. We are a professional association for visual artists living and working across the Province. Our mandate is to foster and promote the visual arts through exhibitions, publications and arts advocacy. Each year we present exhibitions of works by members, and a juried art exhibition open to all artists working in two and three dimensional media.

The following members were elected at the Annual General Meeting, held on June 22 at the Ashbridge House:
President: Germinio Pio Politi,
Co-Vice-Presidents: Janet Hendershot and Diana Harding-Tucker,
Secretary: Shane Clodd,
Acting Treasurer: Carol Anderson
Councillors: Oksana Bumstead, Pat Dumas-Hudecki, Mo Jamal, Shahla Jamal, Audra Noble, Gerald Sevier, Johanna Skelly, Krystyna Cseh-Woodland
Pictures of the Annual General Meeting


CALL FOR NEW MEMBERS 2009 - deadline is September 1, 2008

For information, click on the 'Join' link above


WATCH FOR THESE EVENTS!

OSA in the GTA
During July and August, the Ontario Society of Artists is partnering with a number of commercial galleries in and around the Greater Toronto Area, in a series of exhibitions of work by 65 OSA members.

The Magic Door Art Gallery, Sunderland, June 27 - Sept 7
Abbozzo Gallery, Oakville, July 3 - 20
Cannington House Gallery, Oakville, July 3 - 20
Gallery Rufus, Oakville, July 3 - 20
Pentimento Gallery, Toronto, July 3 - Aug 3
Towne Square Gallery, Oakville, July 3 - 20
Win Henstock Gallery, Oakville, July 3 - 20
David Kaye Gallery, Toronto, July 17 - Aug 24
Rebecca Gallery, Toronto, Aug 7 - 30
Pentimento Gallery, Toronto, Aug 7 -31

More information        Download e-invitation


MEMBERS NEWSLETTER

Download June 2008 newsletter to OSA Members.

We would also like to thank DeSerres for providing our members with a complimentary discount coupon for supplies and framing at their stores.

A special thank you to Baldwin Sales, Uxbridge, which donated an inscription for our annual OSA President's Award!


Members' Exhibitions in July and August 2008

Robert Montgomery will be showing a print at the Pumphouse Gallery in Niagara-On-The-Lake for the month of August

Andrea Bird has three shows in July:
July 3-20, Gallery Rufus, Oakville,
905-339-0013 for details.

July 5- Aug. 30, Cobalt Gallery, Toronto,
416-694-0156 for details.

July 18-20, 48th Annual Muskoka Arts and Crafts Summer Show, Bracebridge,
1-705-645-5501 for details.

or visit the Andrea Bird website

Dorsey James will be participating in the Artful Gardens show in Bracebridge

George Raab's solo exhibition, Canadian Wilderness Etchings, continues at the Prince Takamado Gallery, in Toyko, Japan, to August 29.

Marianne Reim was invited to participate in the "Internationaler Kunstparcour" in Bad Schlema, Germany, representing Canada. After completing the project, along with other artists, the work will be exhibited for one year in the park, until July 2009.

Marianne Reim is also participating in the SculptArt Exhibition at the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) in the Hendrie Gardens. The show will be from July 25th - Oct 5, 2008

Michael Mills will install a thirty-five piece solo exhibition entitled Body-Landscapes at the public gallery of Theologische Studienseminar der VELKD in association with the Munich arts organization Genius Loci, July 1, 2008 through September 15, 2008.

Alice Teichert takes part in a Summer Group Exhibition at the Halde Galerie, Widen bei Zürich, Switzerland

Edward Falkenberg & Judi Michelle Young are part of the launch of the Canadian Sculpture Centre until July 25.

Andrew Benyei & David Paolini are participating in "Bodyworks" from July 30 until Sept.5 at the Canadian Sculpture Centre

Germinio Pio Politi And George Calle are featured in the Con(de)struct Art Exhibition at Urbanscape Art Gallery until July 25.

Kristy Gordon's paintings "Easter Sunday" won Jurors' Choice Award and her painting "Dierdre" was included in the Third Annual All Ontario Open Juried Art Show until August 3, at the Orillia Museum of Art and History.

Margaret Peter is in the Salon Show at the Williams Mill Gallery for the summer.

Robert Montgomery has been accepted into "Distracted by Abstraction" the annual juried show at St. Catharines City Hall to August 22.

Judy Finch is participating in the 17th Annual Stony Lake Art Festival on Juniper Island, August 9th, 4 - 7 pm and August 10th, 10:30 am to 4 pm.

Joseph Muscat is participating in "Artscape at the Gladstone", taking place from July 11th to August 30th, 2008, noon to 5pm daily. An opening reception will be held at the Gladstone Hotel on Sunday, July 13th, 2008, from 2pm to 5pm.

Doreen Renner is having an exhibition of art at the Valhalla Inn, 1 Valhalla Inn Rd., (Hwy. 427 & Burnhamthorpe Rd.),(416) 239-2391) Toronto. The exhibition runs until the end of July

Shahla Etemadzadeh is participating in the Tirgan Persian Festival held this summer at the Harbor Front Centre. The art work of some of the Iranian artists will be displayed at Marilyn Brewer Gallery at HFC from July 17 - 20

Kristy Gordon'spainting "Fibreglass Venus" was accepted into Painting on the Edge at the Federation Gallery.The award ceremony is August 21, 2008 from 6pm-9pm at Federation Gallery


Awards

The Ethel Raicus Award

Ethel Raicus, OSA, was an artist and a writer who left a legacy to the Society to fund an annual award to a student of her alma mater, Central Technical School in Toronto. The first award was made at our Open Juried Exhibition this year to a grade 12 student at the school, Chang-Hoon Baek.

The Cleeve Horne Award

Cleeve Horne, OC, RCA, OSA, was President from 1942-52, and remained an active and involved member until close to his death in 1998. As a distinguished portrait artist, he was commissioned to paint the official portraits of several of our Prime Ministers and Lieutenant-Governors. His paintings and sculptures are prized by many collectors. He left a bequest to the OSA which funds a biennial award to a public gallery in Ontario for the purchase of a work by an emerging artist. Since its inception, the award has been made to the Varley Gallery, the Tom Thomson Gallery, the Woodstock Art Gallery, and is being given this year to Gallery Stratford.

The Archive Project

Looking for information about an artist?

The OSA has created this online archive from the records of the society. The archive includes an historical database of all the Society's exhibition catalogues dating back more than 100 years. The archive also contains the OSA's chronology starting with the OSA founding in 1872 and containing photographs, documentation and the annual reports. This chronology not only features the history of the OSA it also provides insight into the early history of the arts in Ontario and in the broader context of Canada. View the Archives

Member Profiles

OSA members now have the opportunity to have a selected Curriculum Vitae and a sample image of their art work on the Web site. The member profiles may be viewed by clicking on "Member" in the top menu and selecting an artist's name. Where members have an additional Web site the links are provided next to their name.

Members may add or update information through the internet. If you would like to do this, please request information by email.

The mailing address for the Ontario Society of Artists is 1444 Queen Street East, Room 101, Toronto Ontario M4L 1E1

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