O-Train public art


This article catalogues public art on the O-Train. More information may be found in the individual station articles.
StationLineTitleArtistDescriptionPhoto
As the Crow FliesAdrian GöllnerTubular steel and fencing depicting the silhouettes of various Ottawa buildings and the flight line of a crow, used as a 120-metre barrier between the tracks
CascadesPierre PoussinLaser-cut aluminum sculpture inspired by the Chaudière Falls
Lightscapecj fleury and Catherine WidgerySuspended screens with small pieces of glass
locomOtionStuart KinmondAluminum sculpture with red panels inspired by OC Transpo's logo
The Stand of BirchDon MaynardStainless steel art of 13 trees and grasses
Coordinated MovementJill AnholtMetal structure depicting birds' flight patterns
Transparent PassageAmy ThompsonPainted glass depicting the Rideau River and sculpture of a bird in flight
This Images Relies on Positive ThinkingGeoff McFetridgePaintings on the station's walls
With Words as Their ActionsPLANT ArchitectStainless steel installations honouring the founders of the Women's Canadian Historical Society and member Anne Dewar's The Last Days of Bytown
Lone Pine SunsetDouglas CouplandCubist interpretation of Tom Thomson's The Jack Pine
Trails: home and awayJennifer SteadSteel panels depicting low-growing Canadian plants
Eel Spirit, Basket, and FenceNadia MyreArt pieces depicting an eel, woven basket, and birch trees, significant to the Algonquin people
Màmawi: TogetherSimon Brascoupé, Emily Brascoupé-Hoefler, Sherry-Ann Rodgers, Doreen Stevens, and Sylvia Tennisco100 painted canoe paddles arranged in the shape of a canoe.
Algonquin MooseSimon BrascoupéSculpture of a moose
Algonquin Birch Bark Biting Window ArtSimon Brascoupé, Claire Brascoupé, and Mairi BrascoupéDepictions of Algonquin birch bark biting on the station's windows
FLOW / FOTSGeneviève CadieuxGlass screens with image of water flow
The shape this takes to get to thatJim VerburgMurals along the station escalators-
UntitledAndrew MorrowThree murals depicting Canadian history
National GardenJyhling LeeSilhouettes of the official flowers of Canada's provinces and territories and the City of Ottawa
Gradient SpaceDerek RootColoured mosaics along the platforms and a stained-glass skylight
Train of ThoughtDerek Michael BesantSeries of portraits with shifting appearance
Sphere FieldKenneth EmigMirrored sphere sculpture in a glass cube case