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It had long been one of Tom Hogan’s fervent desires to avoid dying on the street, a wish that was realized in January 2014 when he breathed his last at The Oaks, the one-time Merivale Road motel that provides supportive housing for chronically homeless men and women.
He also longed to see his paintings on display; perhaps even, he said, at the National Gallery of Canada. And while Hogan, an alcoholic and too-often homeless aboriginal artist who frequently called Ottawa’s hard streets home, did eventually see his art hang — and sell — in exhibitions at Sweetgrass Restaurant and St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts, the big show eluded him during his 58-year lifetime.
The dream might not have died with him, though. In his will, Hogan left 200 of his paintings to the Ottawa School of Art. And while most of those paintings will form the backbone of the school’s 31st annual holiday fundraising sale, which gets underway Thursday, OSA executive director Jeff Stellick says he’s going to pick some of the best ones and see if the National Gallery or the Canadian Museum of History are interested in acquiring them.
Tom Hogan sits in his room at the Shepherds of Good Hope in 2007.
“You can see influences of Norval Morrisseau,” says Stellick, “but at the same time there is a lot of imagery that is his own. There are also some pieces that may have been inspired by Daphne Odjig — you see a lot of that in contemporary First Nations art.”
The school’s annual holiday sale features works by about 50 OSA members — students, staff and alumni, largely — with a commission on sales going to the school and the rest to the artist. In the case of Hogan’s paintings, the proceeds of all sales will go to OSA’s bursary and outreach programs. In association with such community groups as Winthrop Court Community House, Minwaashin Lodge and Ottawa Inuit Children’s Centre, as well as Operation Come Home and the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa, OSA’s outreach program provides free art instruction and supplies to between 300 and 400 children and youth each year.
“It’s been running for more than 10 years,” says Stellick, “and more than 3,000 kids have benefitted from it.”
Hogan’s paintings will be on sale for between approximately $125 and $300 apiece. Stellick estimates the average price of the other artists’ pieces is about $200. The show runs at the Ottawa School of Art, 35 George St., from Nov. 26 to Dec. 20, with an opening reception Thu. Nov. 26 from 5 to 8 p.m. Additionally, OSA is hosting a reception and silent auction his weekend at its Orléans campus at the Shenkman Centre, featuring works by such celebrity “artists for a day” as Alan Neal, Brian Doyle, Julian Armour and Michelle Taggart. Visit artottawa.ca or call 613-241-7471 for more information.
bdeachman@ottawacitizen.com
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He also longed to see his paintings on display; perhaps even, he said, at the National Gallery of Canada. And while Hogan, an alcoholic and too-often homeless aboriginal artist who frequently called Ottawa’s hard streets home, did eventually see his art hang — and sell — in exhibitions at Sweetgrass Restaurant and St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts, the big show eluded him during his 58-year lifetime.
The dream might not have died with him, though. In his will, Hogan left 200 of his paintings to the Ottawa School of Art. And while most of those paintings will form the backbone of the school’s 31st annual holiday fundraising sale, which gets underway Thursday, OSA executive director Jeff Stellick says he’s going to pick some of the best ones and see if the National Gallery or the Canadian Museum of History are interested in acquiring them.
Tom Hogan sits in his room at the Shepherds of Good Hope in 2007.
“You can see influences of Norval Morrisseau,” says Stellick, “but at the same time there is a lot of imagery that is his own. There are also some pieces that may have been inspired by Daphne Odjig — you see a lot of that in contemporary First Nations art.”
The school’s annual holiday sale features works by about 50 OSA members — students, staff and alumni, largely — with a commission on sales going to the school and the rest to the artist. In the case of Hogan’s paintings, the proceeds of all sales will go to OSA’s bursary and outreach programs. In association with such community groups as Winthrop Court Community House, Minwaashin Lodge and Ottawa Inuit Children’s Centre, as well as Operation Come Home and the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa, OSA’s outreach program provides free art instruction and supplies to between 300 and 400 children and youth each year.
“It’s been running for more than 10 years,” says Stellick, “and more than 3,000 kids have benefitted from it.”
Hogan’s paintings will be on sale for between approximately $125 and $300 apiece. Stellick estimates the average price of the other artists’ pieces is about $200. The show runs at the Ottawa School of Art, 35 George St., from Nov. 26 to Dec. 20, with an opening reception Thu. Nov. 26 from 5 to 8 p.m. Additionally, OSA is hosting a reception and silent auction his weekend at its Orléans campus at the Shenkman Centre, featuring works by such celebrity “artists for a day” as Alan Neal, Brian Doyle, Julian Armour and Michelle Taggart. Visit artottawa.ca or call 613-241-7471 for more information.
bdeachman@ottawacitizen.com
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