Marcia Lea "Code Red"4X6 2008 Watercolour on paper Provenance: Directly from the artist's studio, owned by the gallery. Framed Ottawa artist Marcia Lea's everyday objects take on new appearances and reveal some of their hidden codings. her 2010 thesis exhibition, Sex, Bombs and the Cold War investigates the serious subjects of repressive gender roles, power and war, but it does so with what she hope are elements of humour, beauty and a touch of fetish. This body of work

Pina works with acrylics

That's North Bay in the far distance to the left

I was going to colour the reversal but loved the way it looked so left it raw

He calls in the military and in the scuffle that results

Its almost like the whole world is together for this cause

Lino cut and watercolour on paper

"I did this painting as a reaction to what I perceive as the horror and disease that my colonial ancestors visited upon this continent 200 years ago

He studied art history at the University of Toronto

I also found an antique mirror and felt that the two pieces would be perfect for each other

This body of work aims to remind us that we are the possessors of our own power and that we should construct our own roles

especially women

"The picture I used in the middle of this piece is the first image humankind has taken of a black hole