Central Art Garage Featured in Maclean’s Magazine

Big Deals - A Small Ottawa Gallery is helping move contemporary Indigenous art into major national institutions

by Paul Wells for Maclean’s Magazine April 2022

A converted garage in Ottawa now showcases Indigenous art.

The article details the beginnings of Central Art Garage and the current roster of gallery artists as well as selected sales to major institutions.

Central Art Garage artists include Barry Ace, Joi T. Arcand, Michael Belmore, D’Andrea Bowie, Maura Doyle,  Adrian Göllner, Robert Houle, Ursula Johnson, Craig Leonard, Kosisochukwu Nnebe, Bozica Radjenovic, Frank Shebageget and Camille Turner.

Selected sales include Michael Belmore’s Bridge to the Art Gallery of Guelph, Barry Ace’s Binesi (Thunderbird) Automata to the City of Ottawa and private commissions for Joi T. Arcand’s artwork.