Cynthia O’Brien’s work has grown from traveling and living in different parts of the world. These experiences of culture and environment are mixed with a reflection on material, nature and relationships to produce the most recent work.
| Education | ||
2001 1995 1993 |
Medalta: Artist In Residence, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Bachelor of Fine Arts Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA |
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| Selected Recent Exhibitions | ||
2009 |
“EX-LNS:#1” - Blink Gallery Stimulus - Ottawa Art Gallery Chinatown Remixed - Chinatown Festival, Ottawa Water - Cube Gallery Symphony - Ottawa Guild of Potters / Ontario Craft Council Masterworks East - Ontario Craft Council |
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2008 |
Interdependencies #2 - Public Art, Goulbourn Recreation Complex "Loss" Ottawa City Hall Art Gallery |
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2007 |
“The shortest distance between two points is a straight line”
- Blink Gallery, Ottawa "Piggy Tales" - centre d’exposition l’Imagier, Aylmer, QC "Ceramic Sculpture Now - Lafreniere & Pai Gallery, Ottawa "Powerplay 2007" - Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, Ontario |
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2006 |
"Quadratic" - Cube gallery, Ottawa "KINDRED" - Cube gallery, Ottawa "Look at me…..Love Me!" - Art Rental, Ottawa Art Gallery |
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2005 |
"260 Fingers " "Society of Canadian Artists" - Papermill Gallery, Toronto "Metamorphosis" - Centre d’exposition l’Imagier, Aylmer, QC "Fireworks 2005" - Fusion: Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo "Metamorphosis" - Ontario Society of Artists, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto "Come Closer….." - Centre d’exposition l’Imagier, Aylmer, QC |
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2004 |
"Strange Fruit" - Snapdragon Gallery, Ottawa "Society of Canadian Artists 37th National Exhibition" - Montreal "Small for the Wall 2" - Lafreniere and Pai Gallery, Ottawa "Award Winners 2004" - Ontario Craft Council, Toronto |
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| Selected Awards | ||
2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 |
City of Ottawa, Creation Grant Mid Career Artist Award – Council for the Arts in Ottawa Public Art Competition – Goulbourn Recreation Complex City of Ottawa, Creation Grant The Ontario Society of Artists : Honourable Mention Ottawa Potters Guild Inspirations in Clay : Best In Show Ontario Craft Council : Tucker’s Pottery Supply Grant Ottawa Potters Guild Inspirations in Clay : Best Non Functional City of Ottawa, Creation Grant |
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| Selected Collections | ||
2007-03
2006-02
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Canada Council Art Bank City of Ottawa, Public Art Program |
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| Selected Articles | ||
2009 2003 |
The Ottawa Citizen Fusion Magazine |
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