Check out this lovely video my friend Matthew made about our exhibition. Sums it up real nice. You still have the chance to see our work… the gallery is open all week long, 11 - 7 monday - thursday, friday 11 - 3. Myself and Matt will be monitoring the gallery today from 11 - 3, so come by and see us!
(Source: mmbula)
Thanks to all for coming on friday night, it was so so much fun to see everyone and present our work! The gallery will be open 11 - 7 monday - thursday, and 11 - 3 on friday, so you can still spend hours and hours with the work … don’t forget the portfolios! :)
The pictures above are almost everyone in the SPAO family this year, and myself in front of my installation, images courtesy of Matthew Bula.
One more sleep ‘til SPAO Exhibition No. 7!! Myself and all my classmates are almost ready for opening night, it’s really going to be fantastic.
I’m also very excited to announce that I will be doing an artist talk about portraiture this upcoming Saturday, April 21st at SPAO, at 3pm. Hope to see a few people there!
Monica, 2011
Olivia Johnston is a third year student at SPAO. Fresh off her 13-18 exhibition she is currently preparing work for her final exhibition at the school.
Immersed in the arts from very early on, Olivia Johnston received her first camera at the age of 8. An intermittent…
look! my bio and image on the SPAO blog. come to Exhibition No. 7 this friday the 20th to see more work!!
EXHIBITION NO. 7
On Friday, April 20th between 15:00 and 21:00, the School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa will host the vernissage of Exhibition No. 7, a compelling blend of work from students in all three levels of the SPAO Portfolio Program. This group of work pays tribute to classic processes while reflecting ideas of self-discovery, our natural environments and the contemporary social issues that surround them.
Come celebrate with us and view the achievements of this exceptional group in their pursuit of VISION, CONTENT and CRAFT.
We are located at 168 Dalhousie, at the corner of Bruyère, in the Byward Market.
R.S.V.P. info@spao.ca
613.562.3824
OR RSVP in the Facebook event HERE
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The poster features a piece by 2nd year Saman.
In ten days I will be participating in my final SPAO show as a student. I’m very excited to be a part of Exhibition no. 7; there should be some really fantastic work by the first and second years, and of course there will be something from yours truly and my fellow third year Caroline Tallmadge! Come by any time between 3pm and 9pm on the 20th, or stop by sometime in the following week. More information can be found here.
ps. follow the SPAO student blog for some awesome profiles on students, and to get a sneak peek at what Exhibition No. 7 will have to offer!
Olivia Johnston is an emerging artist-photographer from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
She is available for portraiture sittings, and much of her work is available as prints.
For portraiture & print inquiries, please contact olivia.johnston@spao.ca.
Please visit www.oliviajohnston.com to see more of her work.
Thank you for your interest.
