“Be assured that the state of the visual arts in this city
and country would be in a very sorry state if it were not for the dedication of
Pat Durr,” Adrian Göllner, Ottawa artist
Originally from Kansas, Missouri, moved to Ottawa in 1964.
Her artistic work includes drawings, paintings, prints and
installations.
Recently had a major solo show at the Ottawa Art Gallery — a retrospective exhibition entitled
Persistance of Chaos with several decades of her work on display dating back to
the 1960s.
Has been active not only as an artist but as an advocate for
artist rights and in developing cultural policy in the city of Ottawa and in
Canada. She was instrumental in establishing Arts Court and the Ottawa Art
Gallery, and is past president of CARFAC.
In June 2012, won the National Visual Arts Advocacy Award,
given by CARFAC, the group that represents visual arts nationwide; this award honours
“a professional artist who has
made a significant contribution to the Canadian visual arts community.”
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