Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2025 Prelude to the Voyage Series, The Manx, Ottawa, ON, January 2025
2015 EnergyHYPEpower, Installation, Nuit Blanche Ottawa, Rectory Art House, Ottawa
2014 Lion Power, Nuit Blanche Ottawa Gatineau, The Rectory Arts House
2012 Gender Power Agenda, The Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum, Ottawa
2010 Sex, Bombs, and the Cold War, Galerie Axe0Neo 7, Gatineau, Québec
2009 Power-Striving, Galerie 115, University of Ottawa, Ottawa
2006 Portrait of a Fortress, The Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum, Ottawa
2005 The Industrials, Gallery 888, Queen Street Toronto, Ontario
2005 The Industrials, Gloucester Art Gallery, City of Ottawa
2004 Light, Phillip K. Wood Gallery, Almonte, Canada
2002 Eire, Phillip K. Wood Gallery, Almonte, Canada
1994 Great Canadian Theatre Company, Ottawa, Canada
1993 Let There Be Light, Richmond Public Art Gallery, Richmond, B.C.
1991 The Vast and the Intimate, Galerie Intersection, Ottawa, Canada
1991 The Artist as Architect, Galerie Rochon, Toronto, Canada
1982 Umbra Solas, Galerie 101, Ottawa, Canada
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013 Le Party, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, Canada
2012 Le Party, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, Canada
2010 Vestiges, Galerie Donald Brown, Montréal, Curated by: Dr. Celina Jeffery
2008 The New Futurists, Cube Gallery, Ottawa
2008 Prelude, Galerie 115, University of Ottawa, Canada
2008 The Blue Period of the Red Salon Artists, Patrick Gordon Studio, Ottawa
2006 Red Salon Artists, Cube Gallery, Ottawa
2003 John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON, Archives of Ontario
2003 Centrepointe Art Gallery, Ottawa
2000 Ottawa City Hall, Ottawa Watercolour Society
1995 Roberts Gallery, Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario
1991-93 International Waters, Aberdeen Gallery, Scotland
Bankside Gallery, London, England;
Salmagundi Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
The Canton Art Institute, Canton, Ohio, U.S.A.
The Charles and Emma Frye Museum, Seattle, WA., U.S.A
School of Architecture, McGill University, Montreal
Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts, Calgary, Alberta
Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery, Alberta, Canada;
The Simon Fraser Gallery, Simon Fraser, B.C.
1991 Okeefe Centre, Toronto, Canada
1990 Harrington Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1989 Papier, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa – Curated by Mayo Graham
Critical Reviews of Artwork by Marcia Lea:
2012 Apr 11 – The Diefenbunker, by Elle the Bunker Girl, Marcia, Marcia, Marcia
2008 Aug. 21 – Ottawa Citizen, The Future According to King, by Paul Gessel
2007 July 12, Ottawa Citizen, Watercolour Treasures, by Paul Gessel
2006 Dec. 30, Ottawa Citizen, Critic’s Pick, by Paul Gessel
2006 Dec. 23, Ottawa Citizen, Unusual Light on the Diefenbunker, P. Gessel
2005 July 21, Ottawa Citizen, Great Finds in Unexpected Places, by Paul Gessell
2005 July 30, Ottawa Citizen, Critic’s Pick, by Paul Gessell
1991 October 15, Ottawa Citizen, At the Gallery, by Nancy Baele
Grants and Awards:
2025 Canada Council for the Arts: Professional Development Grant
2020 City of Ottawa: Creation Grant
2012 Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant
2012 Canadian Museum Association: Travel Bursary
2010 University of Ottawa: Dean’s Award Masters of Fine Arts Degree
2008-2010 University of Ottawa: Graduate Admission Scholarship
2008 UOttawa: Dr. Mona Nemer, Vice-President Research: Innovation Award
2008-2009 University of Ottawa: Charles Gagnon Entrance Scholarship
2007 University of Ottawa: Harold Crabtree Foundation Scholarship
2006 Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant
1993 Regional Municipality of Ottawa Carleton: Project Grant for aerial series
1987 Elizabeth Greenshields Award, Canada
1981-1982 University of Ottawa: Merit Scholarship
1978 York University: Entrance Scholarship
Exhibitions Curated by Marcia Lea
2014 Lights On: Paintings by Petra Halkes, January 2014, Cube Gallery, Ottawa, On
2013 In My Backyard: Artwork by Mary Abma, Glenhyrst Art Gallery, Ontario
2013 Ladylike: Artwork by Vicki Easton McClung, Glenhyrst Art Gallery
2012 Artifacts, Shields and Power Rods: The Art of Jonas Stonkus, Glenhyrst
2012 War and Peace, Biennial Juried Exhibition, November 2012, Glenhyrst
2012 Narrative Transformations: Jane Hook, Fausta Facciponte, Glenhyrst
Catalogue Articles by Marcia Lea as Curator
2014 To Warn Other Canadians: art by Gail Bourgeois, Diefenbunker, Ottawa, ON
2014 Lights On: Paintings by Petra Halkes, January 2014, Cube Gallery, Ottawa
2013 In My Backyard: The art of Mary Abma, February 2013
2012 Artifacts, Shields and Power Rods: The Art of Jonas Stonkus, August 2012
2012 War and Peace, Biennial Juried Exhibition, November 2012
2012 Narrative Transformations, March 2012
I acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts
