Our Instructor’s.

Kyle Bustin is a New Media Artist and Mural painter. He has an MFA from the University of Ottawa and a BFA from Memorial University’s Corner Brook Campus. His work examines his relationship to digital culture; both the positive and toxic aspects of this frenetic virtual landscape. He has an active virtual sketchbook project where he continually explores the language of digital drawing.

360/361 Media Studies I & II

Wendy earned her MA in art history from Carleton university and a BAH in art history and English literature at Queen’s University. She is passionate about art education and has taught visual literacy at galleries in Kingston, Halifax and Ottawa since 2003. Wendy is a part of Ottawa’s thriving maker scene where she creates and teaches embroidery and appliqué.

220 - Canadian Art History
221 - Contemporary Art History

Farouk is a Canadian artist who has been exhibiting since the mid-1990s, and has been engaged with artist-run-centres, organizing and curating exhibits on political and cultural themes. He shows his work regularly in the Ottawa/Gatineau region. In 1993, Farouk undertook his first European exhibit in London, U.K. In 2001, he participated in the exhibition The Land Within Me at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. He participated in group exhibitions in Brazil 2001, and Chile 2002, in Egypt, and Jordan in 2003, and he participated in 9th Cairo International Biennale in the same year. In 2004, Farouk held an exhibition titled, Crossing Borders, at SUNY Potsdam, USA, dealing metaphorically with issues of global violence. He has also exhibited in Bordeaux, France and at Studio Sorge in Durham, Quebec. In 2007, he was invited to exhibit at the Ottawa Art Gallery in the exhibition titled Be/Longing.

351 - Integrated Processes

Drawing from his background painting Orthodox icons in Romania, and his interdisciplinary research in art history combining theology and visual criticism, and his teaching practice in Canada, Adrian uses traditional figurative drawing techniques rooted in the principles of artistic anatomy as practiced by the great masters. This expertise, honed through teaching figure drawing from live models, allows him to delve into a symbolic language that's often seen in European religious art. His work examines his personal view of what it means to be a man, offering a symbolic challenge to cultural norms, particularly in the context of ongoing debates about the role of art in challenging accepted truths. Gor’s work is online at www.adriangor.com. He has a PhD in the Humanities (Interdisciplinary) Program at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada (2015) combining studies in Theology/Philosophy, Art History, and Studio Arts. Gor also has an MFA in Drawing/Painting from the School of Visual Arts, University of Windsor (2010).

210/211 - Art History Survey I & II
110A/111A Foundation Drawing I & II

Patti Normand has been a professional artist for over twenty years. She has worked professionally for many years as a sculptor and model maker for area museums, notably the Children’s Museum and the Canadian Museum of Civilization where her creations can be seen throughout the museum. She has also maintained her own artistic practice of painting and sculpting, exhibiting in local galleries, and has a love of teaching and teaches on a regular basis for the Ottawa School of Art’s Outreach Program.

140/141 - Intro Studio Sculpture I & II
24-/241 - Intermediate Sculpture I & II

Romanian born artist, Maria Moldovan, received her bachelors degree from the University of Arts and Design in Cluj, Napoca, Ceramic Dept., in 2002. Maria is also a painter and an established children’s book illustrator. Maria has been a member of the Professional Visual Artist’s Union from Romania since 2003 and a member of the Association of Illustrators from Romania since 2012. She became a member of the Ottawa Guild of Potters in 2015.

170/171 – Introduction to Studio Ceramics I & II
270/271 - Intermediate Ceramics I & II

Tami Galili is a Canadian artist based in Ottawa.
She holds a BFA in Painting from the University of Ottawa and has studied Visual Arts, Graphic Design, and Jewelry Arts.
A recipient of grants from the Ontario Arts Council and the City of Ottawa, she exhibits regularly and is collected internationally.
Her multidisciplinary practice includes painting, drawing, curating, art education, design, a co-founding Galili Ellis Jewelry. 

Highlights to David Barbour’s career include a World Press Award (1984) taken in Egypt and a Mid-Career Canada Council Grant (1999) to continue his project in Havana and a City of Ottawa Project Grant (2014) to photograph the Rideau Canal in the winter. A graduate from the Banff School of Fine Arts (1976) he has balanced personal projects with freelance photographic assignments/contracts and has taught courses/workshops at OSA, SPAO, Algonquin College, University of Ottawa as well as Carleton University. www.davidbarbour.com

160/161 – Introduction to Studio Photography I & II

Lucia De Marinis graduated from a five-year Bachelor of Fine Arts program at the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1984, where she majored in painting. She was given advanced standing (to third year) upon admission to the program and was selected for the National Dean’s List in 1984. She was a finalist for the prestigious Gund Award competition at graduation. Lucia also has a Bachelor of Arts in Italian Literature from Carleton University and studied briefly at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome with the assistance of a scholarship from the Italian government. She completed several years of private study with Ugo Chyurlia, a graduate of the Accademia di Belle Arti of Venice (1932). At the Cleveland Institute of Art her painting teacher, thesis advisor, and mentor was Julian Stanczak, a renowned colourist and a student of Josef Albers. Lucia has been teaching at the Ottawa School of Art since 1988. She taught in the School of Media and Design at Algonquin College from 1994 to 2013 and was a faculty member in the Department of Visual and Creative Arts at St. Lawrence College in Cornwall from 1988 to 1991. In 2006 she was the recipient of the first Instructor of the Year Award at the Ottawa School of Art. Lucia has exhibited her work in numerous solo, group, and juried shows in Canada and the USA and is represented in corporate, public, and private collections.

215/216 - Colour Theory I & II

Kathryn studied at Dawson College, H.B. Beal Technical School, Ontario College of Art, and Concordia University before setting up a studio in Montreal, In 1991 she moved from Montreal to Wakefield. Her large-scale expressive drawings have been exhibited across Canada and abroad. Her work is represented in private and public art collections including the city of Ottawa and Loto Quebec. In 1997 she began experiments with a new drawing medium – s’grafitto. Working with wax and gouache she developed a unique and personal approach to drawing. Since then she has been developing this technique while exploring new subject matter.

110/111B Foundation Drawing I and II
200/201 - Intermediate Drawing I and II
371 - Advanced Studio II

OBJECTIVE: To leverage my Master’s in Fine Arts and extensive printmaking experience at the Ottawa School of Art. I aim to use my art and IT background to maintain an inspiring studio environment, engage students of all ages, and enhance the educational experience. My transition from IT Consultant to art rePlects my dedication to creativity and education.

151 – Intro Printmaking Relief & Etching

Atticus Gordon is an Ottawa based painter and installation artist. His painting practice examines and experiments with the potential of painting in the present, moving between image-making, mark-making, and conceptual thinking. Atticus’ works have been exhibited in North America, Europe and Asia, and he has received various awards and grants throughout his career including from the Ontario Arts Council (2022), The SAW Prize for new work (2020), the City of Ottawa (2022) and the Ottawa Art Gallery (2019). Notable recent solo exhibitions include Fantastic Plans, Art Central Hong Kong (2025), and Afterglow, at de Montigny Contemporary, Ottawa (2025). Atticus has received a BFA from the University of Ottawa (2019), and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2024), his work can be seen in public collections in Ottawa and Montreal. 

Website link: atticusgordon.com

381 - Business of Art
100A/101A - Visual Foundations I & II
230 - Intermediate Painting I

Alexandra Argitis Mantha is an art academic who graduated from Concordia University in Montreal with a BFA and an MFA in Art History. Her published thesis, entited, “The Hunt for Love”: The Torre de la Parada, and Rubens "The Rape of Proserpine" specializes in Renaissance and Baroque imagery of Greek mythological subjects. Alexandra's research interests also include (feminist) aesthetics, physiognomy, abstract art, socio-mythologies, and color theory. Alexandra is a writer who attempts to close the gap between the not so distant past of academic art as a relevant present. Alexandra also explores figurative art and oil pastel in her own past time, as well as is currently training to be a colour analyst. 

350 – Research Methodologies in Drawing
380A/380B - Art and Criticism

Kelly Rendek has a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Ottawa, during which she received a Canada Graduate (SSHRC) Scholarship and the 2023 Penny Cousineau-Levine Award for outstanding thesis support paper. She obtained a BFA in painting and drawing from Concordia University in 2019. She also holds an MA in Mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin and a BA from McGill University.

Rendek has participated in several group exhibitions and was a finalist in the 2019/2020 Salt Spring Island National Art Prize competition. Her current work is centred on exploring the concept of home as a sense of personal territory that one carries with oneself—a collection of memories and habits that define our relationship to place. 

100B/101B - Visual Foundations I & II

I am a practicing artist whose professional journey reflects both a long-standing engagement with Ottawa’s arts community as well as a history of exhibitions across Canada and the United States. Along with public and commercial exhibitions, I work with various design teams to create site specific artwork and installations. With a diverse practice spanning painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, and mixed-media, I have created an expansive and creative portfolio demonstrating adaptability and a strong work ethic. I bring a strong body of experience as an educator to my work, having imparted my knowledge and passion for the arts to students of various age groups and backgrounds. Beyond the studio and classroom, my commitment to community engagement and volunteer work underscores my belief in the transformative power of art as a catalyst for positive change and wellbeing.

130B/131B Intro Studio Panting I & II

Maura Doyle is an artist who works in ceramics, sculpture, printed matter, printmaking, drawing and video. Her recent focus is on ceramic sculpture and publishing. Over two decades of her work is included in mid-career survey exhibition Dear Universe, which is currently touring Canada. To date, it has been presented at Gallerie Axeneo7, Gatineau, QC (2023) and Audain Gallery, Vancouver, BC (2024). Her recent work Hallow Recoil is a series of CT-scanned pots with interiors that do not reflect their outside forms exhibited at Central Art Garage, Ottawa (2023). Her recent publications include printed matter work Gone published by Ottawa Art Gallery, (2018); and a series of self-published oversized letters, Fool’s Cap Letters (2019).

111C  Foundation Drawing I & II
120 Materials and Processes

I was born in Saskatchewan, Canada and grew up on a mixed farm (grain, livestock). I was interested in art from an early age, and this interest continued through public and high school. I completed my BFA studies at the University of Regina in 1974 and my MFA studies at Concordia University in Montreal in 1988. I held several jobs through the years as I tried to develop my career as an artist. I taught art at Pehtokawahanopwin School on the Poundmaker and Little Pine Reservations in Saskatchewan. I was a cook’s helper at a mental health facility near Edmonton, worked as a draftsman for a gas pipeline company in Leduc, was a graphics technician at the Chemistry Department at the University of Alberta, worked as a printmaking technician at the Alberta College of Art in Calgary, did political cartoons for a weekly newspaper and delivered pizza in the Laurentians north of Montreal. I started teaching (printmaking and drawing) at the Ottawa School of Art in 1985 and became director in 1988, a post I held until I retired in June 2022. I have exhibited my work widely in Canada, the US and Europe and my work is included in several major collections, including the City of Ottawa, the Canada Council Art Bank and la Collection de Lotto Québec. My work is preoccupied with the impact of uncertainty and sudden change on societies and civilizations. I’ve extensively researched the Aztec, Maya and Inca civilizations (among others), and I’m now trying to figure out how to translate all this obscure and arcane knowledge into meaningful artwork. I am married to Pamela Watts, and we have two adult children pursuing their own careers. We have two cats, Chico (Bengal) and Kali (Abyssinian), who manage our daily lives. I try to keep in shape and play soccer when I can. I follow the fortunes and misfortunes of Arsenal FC much too closely. I also play the bagpipes, am a member of the Highland Mist Pipe Band (Kanata, ON), and compete in solo piping competitions.

150 Studio Printmaking