Ontario Mosaic Artists was formed as a non-profit collective in 2020 by a group of friends – Amanda Stapells, Angèle Pomerleau, Elena Martoglio, Mehtap Mertdogan, Patrizia Brasch and Valerie Brownell – all like-minded mosaic artists from Ontario who share the passion of creating mosaic art. Dedicated to preserving this ancient art form, we challenge its traditional boundaries by creating contemporary fine art mosaics in our own distinctive styles.
Ontario Mosaic Artists’ hosts exhibitions of mosaic art done by artists from all over Ontario to promote mosaics as a contemporary art form and to showcase the array of materials, styles, techniques, mediums, and dimensions used to put a modern spin on the ancient art form.
OMA invites artists to participate in exhibitions which are held every two years. From a list of potential participants, artists’ mosaics are juried by all members of the upcoming exhibit’s organizing committee on the quality of their work based on the following criteria: originality, technique, and composition. Juried artists are then invited to take part in the upcoming exhibition.
To-date, OMA has held three hugely successful exhibitions at the Leslie Grove Gallery in Toronto.
Andamento: Re-inventing the Ancient Mosaic Flow in a Contemporary Style, August 25 to September 12, 2021.
Putting the Pieces Back Together, October 5 – October 30, 2022.
