Art is Never Far: The Artistic Side of Ottawa

 By Edwin Smith When people hear Canadian art, Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver immediately come to mind. This is hardly surprising given their size and rich array of galleries, studios, and fine arts organizations that provide a thriving ecosystem for artists in these cities to flourish. However, Ottawa is no shrinking

#OLMExplores – Wellington West

 What would you do if you were a tourist in Ottawa? As part of our #OLMExplores series, Ottawa Life Magazine writers have spent a day in the ByWard Market, on Parliament Hill and along Bank Street to see what makes each area tick. Now, with the help of Ottawa’s second-largest

Jennie Lynn MacDonald’s Masterpieces

 Ottawa artist Jennie Lynn MacDonald’s art is a force to be reckoned with. After attending fashion design school, MacDonald taught fashion illustration for three years before deciding to focus on her art in a broader way. MacDonald worked for an art supplier for almost nine years, giving her access to

Kat Jetté’s Local Abstraction

 Northern Whisper, 2015, acrylic on wood, 36" x 36" Image courtesy of Kat Jetté. Ottawa Life had the chance to catch up with Kat Jetté, an abstract painter who has been a working artist for over 15 years in Ottawa. We talked about abstract painting, local artists and Jetté’s thoughts