My name is Noah Jennings and I grew up in Ottawa and spent many summers working at the OSA Byward as a technician in the children’s department. In 2019, I enrolled at uOttawa to pursue a Bachelors of Science, however also at this time I began taking general interest courses at the OSA. In the mess that was 2020, I had the realization that fine arts was something I was intensely passionate about, and took a (permanent) break from science to build a fine arts portfolio. In 2021, I moved to Halifax to attend the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University, with a focus on Drawing and Painting. I spent my time at NSCAD practically living in the studio, and became completely enamoured with painting. During my summers in Nova Scotia I worked as a team member for the Art Bikers, a mobile arts program that delivers free weekly art activities to communities around Halifax. In 2024, I was selected to participate in NSCAD’s Creative Social Ethics program, and spent a semester abroad in Cape Town working as a TA at Michaelis School of Fine Arts. Since graduating from NSCAD in December 2024, I have moved home and returned to the OSA as an instructor where I specialize in teaching beginner observational painting and drawing. I am presently working on a new series of large-scale, highly detailed, process based abstract paintings out of his church basement studio in Old Ottawa South. I have also recently been enjoying plein air landscape painting.
Most works on my web page are for sale and if you should be interested, please do not hesitate to reach out via email.
Working CV:
Noah Jennings
Email: noahjennings825@gmail.com
Instagram: @noahmilesnoblejennings
Website: nmnj.ca
Education
2024 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Exhibitions
2026 Abstract Painting Show (Name TBD) – The Craig Gallery – Dartmouth, NS (Upcoming)
2026 OSA Byward Instructors Exhibition – JW Stellick Gallery – Ottawa, ON
2025 Don’t Be Shallow – Gallery 55 – Ottawa, ON
2025 You’re Blessed – Southminster United Church – Ottawa, ON
2025 OSA Byward Instructors Exhibition – JW Stellick Gallery – Ottawa, ON
2024 The Game of Life, Solo Exhibition, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2024 Ripples: The Students of Stephen Brookbank, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2023 The Echo Chamber, 6161 Allan Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2023 Flower Painting, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2023 The Barnyard, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2023 Solar Power, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2023 FEAST, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2022 Watch Your Eyes, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Curatorial Projects
2023 Flower Painting, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Awards and Grants
2024 NSCAD Creative Social Ethics Fellowship, Art Education Research, Cape Town SA
2024 ArtSmarts Artists in Schools Program, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
2024 Marguerite and Leroy Zwicker Fellowship, NSCAD University
2024 Claire Boudreau Memorial Scholarship, NSCAD University
2023 NSCAD Governor’s Award, NSCAD University
Related Experience
2025-Present Instructor, Children’s Department/General Interest, Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa ON
2023-2024 Community Arts Outreach, Art Bikers, Wonder’neath Art Society, Halifax NS
2018-2021 Art Technician, Children’s Department, Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa ON
Artist Residencies
May 2027 Resident Artist, Klondike Institute of Arts and Culture, Dawson City YT (Upcoming)
2026 Resident Artist, Campout Music and Arts Festival, Bancroft ON
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