Natasha Doyon @ Galerie KARSH-MASSON Gallery

KARSH-MASSON GALLERY
136 St. Patrick Street, Ottawa

Natasha Doyon
Héros & Héroïnes

February 12 to March 28, 2010
Opening reception: Thursday, February 11, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Walk-through with the artist (in English with bilingual Q & A):
Sunday, February 28 at 2 p.m.
Open to the public. Free of charge.

Some famous, some not, these artworks represent different people and places throughout history. The artist’s use of different source materials has resulted in paintings that are metaphorical constructions of identity. The distortion effects our understanding of these individuals, which can be seen as modern mythological characters embodying the meaning we give them, rather than objective representations.

Born in Tel-Aviv (Israel) in 1973, Natasha Doyon has lived in Israel, South Africa and Canada and travelled extensively. She has practised as a painter for 10 years and experiments in video and performance work. Doyon has had numerous solo and group exhibitions in Paris, Montreal and Toronto. She is currently interested in memories, interpretations, historical constructions of truth and the meaning they provide, specifically how the figure is the architecture that contains these stories.

Karsh-Masson Gallery is open Wednesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Free admission. Wheelchair accessible.
Information: 613-580-2424 ext. 14167
TTY: 613-580-2401
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