Artist Biography

Hans Aggarwal immigrated to Canada when she was six months old, and is living a life that is split between the Canadian and the Indian. Her artistic ventures began as a young child, helping her mother fill saris and canvases with expressions of home. As an adult, she furthered her visual art education through workshops taught by well-respected local artists and by practitioners from St. Lawrence College. She has joined several artists associations to further her understanding of the business of art. She continues exploring her visual artistry in acrylics, mixed media, and digital formats in a self-teaching manner.

Artist Statement

My life is filled with contradictions which I express in my work. My culture and ever-present extended family drive me to add action and vibrancy of colour. But, the subjects I choose reflect the refuge I seek in the serenity of natural settings. I try to capture my subjects in a realistic manner. But, I also create abstract pieces using materials that normally become part of our land-fill. The commonality in my work is the expression of the colour, shape, and texture of fleeting experiences.

All exhibitions occurred in Ottawa, Ontario, unless otherwise indicated.

Juried Exhibitions		Group Exhibitions
2^nd International Digital Miniprint Juried Exhibition	Nov 2007	Art and Authors in the Park, Stittsville, ON	May 2009
Arts Ottawa East (AOE) Juried Show – “Selections”	2008, 2009	ArtEast Members Exhibition – Gloucester Library	2009, ongoing
Kanata Art Club Juried Exhibition and Sale	2007, 2008, 2010	ArtEast Members Exhibition – Rockcliffe Bistro	2009, ongoing
Nepean Fine Arts League Juried Show	2008 to 2010	ArtEast Members Exhibition – Shenkman Centre Gallery	Apr 2010
Ottawa Mixed Media Artists Juried Show	Mar 2009	Art Mad Gallery, Stittsville, ON	Apr 2009
		Brushstrokes Gallery, Carleton Place, ON	Apr, Jun, Oct 2009
Solo Exhibitions		Chameleon Nation Gallery, Kingston, ON	Jul & Dec 2008
D’OMMA Gallery (feature artist)	Apr 2009	City of Ottawa Art Show and Sale	2006 to 2008
La Mode Gallery	Aug 2007	Kanata Art Club Members Show	2005 to 2009
South of 60 Arts Centre, Barry’s Bay	June 2010	Nepean Fine Arts League Gallery	Oct 2007
		Nepean Fine Arts League Clothesline Sale	2008, 2010
Awards		Old Ottawa South Arts and Music Festival	Sept 2009
Honourable Mention, Acrylics, Nepean Fine Arts League Juried Show	June 2010	Ottawa West Arts Association Members Show	June 2009
2^nd place in Mixed Media category, ArtEast Juried Show.	Oct 2009	OWAA Gallery	2009, ongoing
Semi-finalist in Scottie’s Canada-wide tissue box Design contest	Aug 2008	Ottawa Mixed Media Artists Exhibition	May 2008
Charity Events		Recycled Arts & Crafts Exhibition, Kemptville, ON	May 2009
Ecology Ottawa Art Show and Sale (fundraiser)	2008, 2009	Other
“The Big Art Event” Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Ottawa (fundraiser)	2007, 2009	Interviewed for Carleton University’s “Women, Art, Environment” project – artists describe the influence of the environment and issues	Jan 2010
Collections		Interviewed by “In Town and Out”, CBC Ottawa local radio program	July 2009
Loop Initiatives Inc., Ottawa (corporate)	2009	Part of Gr 12 art class assignment – student critique of artwork	April 2010
M. Ferguson, Ottawa (private)	2008, 2009
K. Timmermans, Ottawa (private)	2009, 2010

Commissions accepted, especially for larger-sized pieces. Hans Aggarwal reserves the copyright on all of her artworks.