Gallery 101
280 Catherine Street K1R 5T3 Ottawa, ON, Canada

We Are Not Invisible - an Indigenous anti-humantrafficking digital exhibition MMIWG2S by Frankie Pasap (Mixed fabrics and copper jingles, 2020) This dress is a representation of the Indigenous female, her strength, resilience, and her beauty. Her connection to the earth.... Her ability to bring healing to her people. Her commitment to keeping her Indigenous culture alive. Her plight to keeping the memory of every missing and or murdered Indigenous woman, girl, and 2 spirit alive! ABOUT THE ARTIST My name is Frances Pasap, I am a proud Nakoda woman from Whitebear First Nations in the Treaty 4 Territory better known today as South/Eastern Saskatchewan Canada. I am a visitor and work on Un-ceded, Un-surrendered Algonquin Territory also known as Ottawa, Ontario Canada. My creative outlet is art in several different forms, from painting, seed beading, haute couture fashion to creating cultural regalia. I also love spending any extra time with my children at home.

We Are Not Invisible - an Indigenous anti-human trafficking digital exhibition Infinity Broken by Carmel Whittl Mixed media (2020)... This is an experiential installation that holds space for the women and seeks to connect to the viewer as participant. We are all connected, however most of us will never know a world where we are held captive, enslaved, and disconnected. Green nature wraps itself around the steel spiral. The rings of the spiral, like trees, hold knowledge and history in their markings - not unlike the markings on the faceless head covered on top by the colonized system. The pocked, moss-stained featureless face shows the passage of time. The brutal scars are all that remain. The tobacco, sage, sweetgrass and cedar are there to support the sacredness of all human life. When the smudge is lit the smoke rises with intentions - for protection, hope, freedom and compassion. The red blanket covering the figure represents the flesh-the blood-the human. All are invited to participate in this representation - to touch the cover and move it around in an act of engagement. Through the touching we connect and become more than observers. The stones at the base have been rolling in the sea since time immemorial. It is in this washing, the continual returning to the shore, that hope is offered to us all. There we find the strength to persevere: to never give up, and never forget. They form an anchor of protection around the sacred medicines. ABOUT THE ARTIST Carmel Whittle is a Mi’kmaq-Irish, visual artist, musician, songwriter and filmmaker from Newfoundland & Labrador. She is one of eleven children identifies as 2-Spirit Lesbian Female.

We Are Not Invisible - an Indigenous anti-human trafficking digital exhibition Minaton by Georgette Whiteduck Beaded vamps on birch and cedar 2014)... Minaton means taking care of or caring for something delicate and there are many ways to say this Algonquin. These vamps, with two flying geese were created to remember my relatives who have been left with out justice. Where you see a single pine in each, an outline of water and different cattails in the back ground you see different stages of being. The vamps have been mounted in a black shadow box framed with birch and cedar. I have family members who are missing and murdered where their voices still need to be heard in the justice system. They may not be here they but they are the ones that will pave a path. These vamps have traveled across Canada and US with the Walking With Our Sisters Memorial Exhibition where they have been in many ceremonies with different nations. ABOUT THE ARTIST Georgette Whiteduck is a member of The Algonquins of Barriere Lake.

We Are Not Invisible - an Indigenous anti-human trafficking digital exhibition Life isn’t about finding yourself, Life is about creating yourself by Rachel Nungnik (Acrylic on canvas, 2020) Negative to positive.... ABOUT THE ARTIST Rachel Nungnik is an Inuk artist living in Ottawa.

We Are Not Invisible - an Indigenous anti-human trafficking digital exhibition We Are Inuk by Gwen Palluq (acryllic on canvas, 2019) We are Inuk in Inuktitut... ABOUT THE ARTIST Gwen Palluq is an Inuit artist living in Ottawa

We Are Not Invisible - an Indigenous anti-human trafficking digital exhibition Stolen by PJ Leroux (Digital photograph on fine art paper, 2019) This image is part of a series done in collaboration with Josée Bourgeois in an attempt to open some eyes as to what has happened, is happening and will continue to disproportionately happen in Canada and the U.S if attitudes and values, more so than laws, don't change.... ABOUT THE ARTIST PJ Leroux is a part time photographer/ full time driver who first developed a passion for photography as a cab driver in Jasper National Park, Alberta, spending many cold nights chasing stars and the Northern Lights. After meeting Valerie Taggart and the birth of their first child, PJ and his family relocated to Hinton, Alberta as a truck driver in the forestry industry. With the birth of their second child the returned to PJ’s home in The Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First nation/Golden Lake, Ontario.

We Are Not Invisible - an Indigenous anti-human trafficking digital exhibition Tekakawitha Saint Kateri Tekakawitha Lily of the Mohawks by Laura Fauchon (Acrylic on canvas,2019)... The meaning behind this painting is to bring awareness to sex trafficking and to our murdered and missing Indigenous women. The painting was painted to look like the stained glass in the church and Tekakwitha as representative of all Indigenous women as elevated to status of a saint, she represents all indigenous women in the sight of our Creator, High and lofty, Holy and beloved. ABOUT THE ARTIST I am an Indigenous Artist (Cree/Saulteaux) from Peepeekisis First Nation in Saskatchewan, Treaty Four area. I am mainly an acrylic painter who also uses other mediums such as mixed media and drawings. My paintings and style are mainly Indigenous although I also do landscapes and other forms and styles using bright, bold colors to celebrate my homage to my culture and the celebration of creation. My most noted works have included design work (book cover) for Defend Dignity, a National Organization for the awareness of Sex Trafficking.

We Are Not Invisible - an Indigenous anti-human trafficking digital exhibition Pocahontas by Janice Toulouse (Oil on linen 2018)... I honour Pocahontas, a renowned Matriarch to encourage respect for Indigenous women. She is the first Missing and Murdered Indigenous Woman in recorded history. While renting a studio in a castle ruins in France I painted a portrait of Pocahontas to honour her spirit. Because there is no true likeness of her, I imagined what she looked like. I thought about what it feels like, being an Indigenous woman away from her people. I remembered the cultural shock I felt when I first arrived in France in the 80's. I was about the same age as her, did not speak the local language and had no other Indigenous people to speak with. Her birth name was Matoaka and she was born in 1595. In 1613, to ensure tobacco wealth and their safety, the early colonizers captured Powhatan’s daughter as a hostage. She was baptized as Rebecca and married to John Rolfe. Her Powhatan husband was killed although their child survived. Pocahontas was in good health when she boarded the ship, and was later poisoned. She died trying to make it back home. She was buried in Gravesend England, March 21, 1617. ABOUT THE ARTIST Janice Toulouse is an elder Ojibwe artist painter, born and raised in Serpent River First Nation, Northern Ontario. My art is my statement on my life as an Anishinabe kwe through the language of contemporary art. My research is revising history from an Ojibwe perspective, to respect and connect all life. As an artist and teacher, during my lifetime I have worked to bring Indigenous art to the world. I have traveled widely, now in my elder years, it has been advised by my traditional elder from Garden River, that I return home to our territory to pass on my experience as an artist."

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Something special for February: Full Femme and guest Syrus Marcus Ware are going to answer the question they've heard so many times, especially since June: Where are the Black artists? On a truc de spécial pour le mois de Février: Full Femme et Syrus Marcus Ware vont répondre à une question que iels vont entendu tellement de fois, surtout depuis juin: Où sont les artists Noir.e.s?

MANO-RAMO asked 20 artists and cultural workers questions to understand navigating precarity and income support programs. Basic Income: An Artists' Commission will hear directly from these artists on January 30 and 31, 2021.

From December 2020 to January 2021, Full Femme Collective and Gallery 101 will host a bilingual series of free online workshops created to center young (aged 15-30) 2SLGBTQ+ Black artists, including neurodiverse and artists with disabilities, primarily in Ottawa / Gatineau to respond to their needs in accessing opportunities, networks, and tools for the development of their careers.This project creates intentional space for Black artists to see themselves in art spaces, particularly by providing a platform for the voices and experience of paid Black facilitators. This project is funded by ACFO Bilingual Ottawa. g101.ca/G101FullFemmePartnership

IMPORTANT NOTE on our latest exhibition: Land Lines includes a large video projection in our main floor gallery that contains bright flashing imagery. This may cause discomfort and/or seizures for those with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised. Please let us know if you have any sensitivities when making your appointment. Email [email protected]... NOTE IMPORTANTE au sujet de notre prochaine exposition : au rez-de-chaussée de la galerie, Land Lines comprend une grande projection vidéo avec des images clignotantes qui peuvent causer un malaise ou des crises chez les personnes souffrant d’épilepsie photosensible. Il est de notre devoir de vous en avertir. Veuillez nous communiquer toute sensibilité à la lumière lorsque vous prendrez rendez-vous. E-mail [email protected]

Opening this Friday! Land Lines (of time and place) in no particular order is the first solo exhibition in Ottawa for Penny McCann. Utilizing Super 8 and 16mm footage shot over several years, much of it hand-processed then transferred digitally, the exhibition moves through a landscape forever disappearing from view, evoking the continual loss of the present. The multi-screen media art installation creates a meditative space where moments in time flicker briefly, manipulated ...by chemical process and the human hand to create a psychic landscape of time and place. A vernissage will take place Friday November 20 by appointment from 2-6 PM. Email [email protected] to schedule your private viewing. Exhibition details: https://g101.ca//land-lines-time-and-place-no-particular-o Vernissage vendredi! Land Lines (of time and place) in no particular order est la première exposition individuelle de Penny McCann à Ottawa. Sur des séquences filmées en Super 8 et 16 mm pendant plusieurs années, dont une grande partie a été traitée à la main avant d’être numérisée, l’exposition se déplace à travers un paysage qui disparaît à jamais, évoquant la perte ininterrompue du présent. L’installation d’art médiatique à écrans multiples crée un espace méditatif où vacillent brièvement des moments dans le temps manipulés par un processus chimique et par la main humaine, afin de créer un paysage psychique de temps et de lieu. Le vernissage aura lieu le vendredi 20 novembre sur rendez-vous de 14h à 18h. Envoyez un courriel à [email protected] pour réserver votre visite privée. Détails de l'exposition: https://g101.ca//land-lines-time-and-place-no-particular-o

Coming up: Land Lines (of time and place) in no particular order - a solo exhibition by Penny McCann opens Friday November 20. A vernissage will take place Friday November 20, by appointment from 2-6 PM. G101 will also be open by appointment for the duration of the exhibition on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 5 pm until December 12th. Email [email protected] to schedule your private vernissage viewing. ... g101.ca/exhib/land-lines-time-and-place-no-particular-order À venir: Land Lines (of time and place) in no particular order - l'exposition solo de Penny McCann s'ouvre le vendredi 20 novembre. Le vernissage aura lieu le vendredi 20 novembre sur rendez-vous de 14 h à 18 h. Jusqu’au 12 décembre, G101 sera également ouverte sur rendez-vous pour la durée de l’exposition les mardis, mercredis, vendredis et samedis de midi à 17 h. Envoyez un courriel à [email protected] pour réserver votre visite privée.

TONIGHT: Friday October 30 at 7PM Join Svetlana Swinimer on zoom for an artist talk about her solo exhibition Unveiling the Goddess https://zoom.us/j/97610650204 CE SOIR : vendredi 30 octobre à 19 h... Joignez Svetlana Swinimer ce soir sur Zoom pour une causerie d’artiste portant sur son exposition solo Unveiling the Goddess en cours à la Galerie 101 https://zoom.us/j/97610650204 See more

Unveiling the Goddess by Svetlana Swinimer. Artist talk tomorrow October 30 7PM Causerie donnée par l'artiste demain, le 30 octobre 19:00hr... https://zoom.us/j/97610650204 photos: Gallery 101