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In 2007, 37 members of the Ontario Society of Artists (OSA) donated 39 of their own artworks to the Government of Ontario Art Collection. This group donation included watercolours, oils, acrylics, photographs, and drawings and represents diverse subject matter and styles.  

To acknowledge this donation and celebrate the 140th year of the OSA, the Archives of Ontario launched an onsite exhibition featuring these works in 2012.  Gifted: Donations from the Ontario Society of Artists was the Archives’ first exhibit devoted to fine art. The exhibition also featured archival records tracing the provincial government’s early support for the OSA.

Roadside Rocks, Algonquin Park, 2004
Mary Pavey
Oil on canvas
60.8 x 76.2 cm (24" x 30")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100415
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Roadside Rocks, Algonquin Park, 2004
Mary Pavey
Oil on canvas
60.8 x 76.2 cm (24" x 30")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100415

Opening Night, Parry Sound, 2004
Alan Stein
Charcoal on handmade paper
54 x 76 cm (21 ¼” x 29 7/8")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100422
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Opening Night, Parry Sound, 2004
Alan Stein
Charcoal on handmade paper
54 x 76 cm (21 1/4" x 29 7/8")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100422
Opening Night, Parry Sound, 2004<br>
Alan Stein<br>
Charcoal on handmade paper<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100422
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Saturday on the Rideau, 2007
Christopher Griffin
Oil on canvas
182.9 x 223.5 cm (72" x 88")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100440

Roadside Rocks, Algonquin Park, 2004
Mary Pavey
Oil on canvas
60.8 x 76.2 cm (24" x 30")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100415
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Olympic Trials 2006, 2006
Giuseppe Pivetta
Oil on hardboard
49.9 x 65.1 cm (21 1/4" x 29 7/8")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100416

On OSA Lake, Killarney Provincial Park, 2007<br>
Lillian Michiko Blakey<br>
Acrylic on canvas<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100409<br>
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On OSA Lake, Killarney Provincial Park, 2007
Lillian Michiko Blakey
Acrylic on canvas
91.1 x 121.6 cm (35 7/8" x 47 7/8")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100409
Don River at Night #2, 2006<br>
Rita Choy-Ng<br>
Fluid acrylic on paper then canvas<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100411
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Don River at Night #2, 2006
Rita Choy-Ng
Fluid acrylic on paper then canvas
61 x 60.5 cm (24" x 23 13/16")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100411

Olympic Trials 2006, 2006<br>
Giuseppe Pivetta<br>
Oil on hardboard<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100416
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Olympic Trials 2006, 2006
Giuseppe Pivetta
Oil on hardboard
49.9 x 65.1 cm (19 5/8" x 25 5/8")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100416

Autumn, Caledon Ontario, 1996<br>
James MacDougall<br>
Acrylic, India ink, charcoal on canvas<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100414
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On OSA Lake, Killarney Provincial Park, 2007
Lillian Michiko Blakey
Acrylic on canvas
91.1 x 121.6 cm (35 7/8" x 47 7/8")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100409
At the Lake Simcoe, 2006<br>
Rafael Tchetyshov<br>
Oil on canvas<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100420
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At the Lake Simcoe, 2006
Rafael Tchetyshov
Oil on canvas
51 x 41.2 cm (20 1/16" x 16 1/4")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100420

Olympic Trials 2006, 2006<br>
Giuseppe Pivetta<br>
Oil on hardboard<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100416
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Purple Evening, 2004
Janet Hendershot
Acrylic and pastel on canvas
81.3 x 106.4 cm (32" x 41 7/8")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100424

Autumn, Caledon Ontario, 1996<br>
James MacDougall<br>
Acrylic, India ink, charcoal on canvas<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100414
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The Road to Keane, 1998
Andrew Cheddie Sookrah
Oil on board
60 x 90.2 cm (23 1/2" x 35 1/2")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100428
At the Lake Simcoe, 2006<br>
Rafael Tchetyshov<br>
Oil on canvas<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100420
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Old Barn-New Siding, Amherst Island, Ontario, 2007
Peter G.S. Large
Graphite, ink, colour pencil on Stonehenge paper
35 x 53.4 cm (13 3/4" x 21")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100413

Olympic Trials 2006, 2006<br>
Giuseppe Pivetta<br>
Oil on hardboard<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100416
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Mystical Images, 2003
Margaret Peter
Collograph
37.8 x 38.2 cm (14 7/8" x 15")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100423

Autumn, Caledon Ontario, 1996<br>
James MacDougall<br>
Acrylic, India ink, charcoal on canvas<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100414
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Royal Swine #2, 2002
Sally Wildman
Oil-pastel on paper
114.3 x 114.3 cm (45" x 45")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100435
At the Lake Simcoe, 2006<br>
Rafael Tchetyshov<br>
Oil on canvas<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100420
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City Portraits Series, 1997
Leon Belsky
Oil on canvas
127 x 127 cm (50" x 50")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100426

Olympic Trials 2006, 2006<br>
Giuseppe Pivetta<br>
Oil on hardboard<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100416
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Night Sky (Wonder) & Night Sky (Awe), 2007
Carmel Brennan
2 photographic prints
66 x 91.4 cm (26" x 36")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100442

Autumn, Caledon Ontario, 1996<br>
James MacDougall<br>
Acrylic, India ink, charcoal on canvas<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100414
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Untitled, 2000
Germinio Pio Politi
Mixed media, fresco on board
19.5 x 51 cm (7 5/8" x 20 1/8")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100425
At the Lake Simcoe, 2006<br>
Rafael Tchetyshov<br>
Oil on canvas<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100420
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Shores of Southampton, 2002
Edward Nagy
Watercolour on printmaking paper
15.2 x 40.6 cm (6" x 16")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100446

Olympic Trials 2006, 2006<br>
Giuseppe Pivetta<br>
Oil on hardboard<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100416
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The Bay Rocks, 2005
Sharon MacKinnon
Encaustic
76.2 x 76.2 cm (30" x 30")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100430

Autumn, Caledon Ontario, 1996<br>
James MacDougall<br>
Acrylic, India ink, charcoal on canvas<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100414
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Iron Tapestry, 2007
Patricia Dumas-Hudeki
Acrylic on canvas
68.6 x 58.4 cm (27" x 23")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100429
At the Lake Simcoe, 2006<br>
Rafael Tchetyshov<br>
Oil on canvas<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100420
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Our Cathedral, 1986
Nancy Converse
Oil on canvas
91.4 x 91.4 cm (36" x 36")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100433

Olympic Trials 2006, 2006<br>
Giuseppe Pivetta<br>
Oil on hardboard<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100416
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Killarney Provincial Park, A.Y. Jackson Lake, 2001
Lois Dierlam
Watercolour on tanjo Japanese paper
54.6 x 73.7 cm (21 1/2" x 29")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100412

Autumn, Caledon Ontario, 1996<br>
James MacDougall<br>
Acrylic, India ink, charcoal on canvas<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100414
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The Red Cabin, 2005
Robert Amirault
Oil on canvas
60.9 x 91.4 cm (24" x 36")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100410
At the Lake Simcoe, 2006<br>
Rafael Tchetyshov<br>
Oil on canvas<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100420
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Teasdale Farm, Northumberland Hills, Ontario, 1990
Gerry Sevier
Oil on canvas
111.7 x 177.8 cm (44" x 70")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100418

Olympic Trials 2006, 2006<br>
Giuseppe Pivetta<br>
Oil on hardboard<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100416
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Winter Meditation, 1992
Wendy Boyd
Conte on paper
63.5 x 43.2 cm (25" x 17")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100438

Autumn, Caledon Ontario, 1996<br>
James MacDougall<br>
Acrylic, India ink, charcoal on canvas<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100414
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Renewal – The Rite of Spring, 2006
Carmel Brennan
Photograph
40.6 x 50.8 cm (16" x 20")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100441

At the Lake Simcoe, 2006<br>
Rafael Tchetyshov<br>
Oil on canvas<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100420
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Late Summer Garden, 2007
Mary Seymour
Oil on canvas
60.9 x 51 cm (24" x 20 1/16")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100419

Winter Meditation, 1992<br>
Wendy Boyd<br>
Conte on paper<br>
40.6 x 50.8 cm (16" x 20") <br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100438
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Winter Meditation, 1992
Wendy Boyd
Conte on paper
40.6 x 50.8 cm (16" x 20")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100438

Winters Valley, 1997<br>
Mary Ann Ludlam<br>
Transparent watercolour<br>
55.9 x 76.2 cm (22" x 30") 
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100427
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Winters Valley, 1997
Mary Ann Ludlam
Transparent watercolour
55.9 x 76.2 cm (22" x 30")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100427

Harmony, 2006<br>
Kristy Gordon<br>
Acrylic on canvas<br>
122 x 152.4 cm (48" x 60") 
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100421
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Harmony, 2006
Kristy Gordon
Acrylic on canvas
122 x 152.4 cm (48" x 60")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100421

Working Together, 2006<br>
Helena Pravda<br>
Back conte on pearl grey Stonehenge paper<br>
71.1 x 68.6 cm (28" x 27")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100434
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Working Together, 2006
Helena Pravda
Back conte on pearl grey Stonehenge paper
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100434

Chances I (triptych), 2006<br>
Audra N. Noble<br>
Mixed media: acrylic and photograph<br>
3 panels: 30.5 x 15.2 cm (12" x 6") each<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100431
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Chances I (triptych), 2006
Audra N. Noble
Mixed media: acrylic and photograph
Three panels: 30.5 x 15.2 cm (12" x 6") each
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100431

Working Together, 2006<br>
Helena Pravda<br>
Back conte on pearl grey Stonehenge paper<br>
71.1 x 68.6 cm (28" x 27")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100434
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Working Together, 2006
Helena Pravda
Back conte on pearl grey Stonehenge paper
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100434

Father and Son, 2005<br>
Diana Harding Tucker<br>
Silver gelatin print, pastels, colour pencil<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100443
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Father and Son, 2005
Diana Harding Tucker
Silver gelatin print, pastels, colour pencil
71.1 x 86.4 cm (28" x 34")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100443

Disappearing Landscape, 2005<br>
Valerie Jane Geard, OSA<br>
Stone lithograph<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 100437
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Disappearing Landscape, 2005
Valerie Jane Geard, OSA
Stone lithograph
31 x 41 cm (12.2" x 16 1/8")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 100437

Twilight, 2007<br>
Audra N. Noble<br>
Photograph ed. 2/10<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100447
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Twilight, 2007

Audra N. Noble
Photograph ed. 2/10
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100447

Father and Son, 2005<br>
Diana Harding Tucker<br>
Silver gelatin print, pastels, colour pencil<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100443
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Late Summers in Muskoka, 2005/6
Eva Kolacz
Diptych, acrylic on canvas
121.9 x 182.8 cm (48" x 72")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100445

Disappearing Landscape, 2005<br>
Valerie Jane Geard, OSA<br>
Stone lithograph<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 100437
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Benjamin’s Alphabet: The Author in the Arcade, 2005

John Schweitzer
Acrylic, collage, graphite, pastel on paper
51 x 40.5 cm (20 1/8" x 16")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100439
Seven Sisters #1, 2006<br>
Pat Fairhead<br>
Oil on canvas<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection<br>
Archives of Ontario, 100444
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Seven Sisters #1, 2006
Pat Fairhead
Oil on canvas
91.4 x 121.9 cm (36" x 48")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100444


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