SUSAN
GERALDINE
TAYLOR
ARTWORKS
We are excited to announce news about Susan Geraldine Taylor's early and recent artwork
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Investiture at the Ottawa Art Gallery, November 23, 2026
In 2023, the Ottawa Art Gallery’s Board of Directors launched a new legacy program to honor artists who have made a long-lasting and substantial contribution to our community. Susan Geraldine Taylor was selected as one of five artists chosen for this honour in 2026. The 4th annual OAG Artist Investiture Ceremony will include a cocktail reception on November 24th, 2026, 5:30-8:30 pm, where the inductees will be recognized. As part of this recognition, OAG has commissioned a video portrait of Susan Geraldine and will embed her name permanently on their Art Wall.
Early Feminist work, '79-87
Geraldine Taylor was known in her art career as Susan Taylor. She studied art at Sheridan College and Ottawa University. In Ottawa she became one of a group of installation artists who found abandoned buildings to exhibit in. Taylor created and performed in a series of immersive installations, including The Womb Room, Pink Lullabies, Teatime, Summer Fun – B-B-Q, and This Moment is an Eternity.
A central body of work from this period is Ode to the Grand Experimental Farm of Canada, conceived as three interrelated portfolios. The Arboretum portfolio was included in a recent exhibition at the Ottawa Art Gallery. During this same period, Taylor also conceived, incorporated, and implemented the Company of Artists and Patrons to support her peers working in the visual arts in Ottawa. Its sole production, Portfolio ’83, remains an important snapshot of the breadth and vitality of artistic practice in the region during the early 1980s.
Artist-led projects
In the decades that followed the 80's, Taylor extended her scope to artist-led cultural infrastructure through the founding and operation of Geraldine’s Gallery in North Grenville, which she directed for ten years. As curator and advocate, she supported numerous visual artists in the development and exhibition of new work, fostering an active regional dialogue between artists, audiences, and place.
During this period, Taylor also continued to collect the work of her peers, amassing a substantial collection of contemporary Canadian art—now comprising more than 2,000 works—reflecting her sustained engagement with the artistic community beyond her own studio practice.
Biography
Geraldine Taylor
Geraldine Taylor was known in her early feminist days as Susan Taylor. She studied art at Sheridan College and Ottawa University. In Ottawa she became one of a group of installation artists who found abandoned buildings to exhibit in. Taylor created and performed in a series of immersive installations, including The Womb Room, Pink Lullabies, Teatime, Summer Fun – B-B-Q, and This Moment is an Eternity. A central body of work from this period is Ode to the Grand Experimental Farm of Canada, conceived as three interrelated portfolios. The Arboretum portfolio was included in a recent exhibition at the Ottawa Art Gallery. During this same period, Taylor also conceived, incorporated, and implemented the Company of Artists and Patrons to support her peers working in the visual arts in Ottawa. Its sole production, Portfolio ’83, remains an important snapshot of the breadth and vitality of artistic practice in the region during the early 1980s. In the decades that followed the 80's, Taylor extended her scope to artist-led cultural infrastructure through the founding and operation of Geraldine’s Gallery in North Grenville, which she directed for ten years. As curator and advocate, she supported numerous visual artists in the development and exhibition of new work, fostering an active regional dialogue between artists, audiences, and place. During this period, Taylor also continued to collect the work of her peers, amassing a substantial collection of contemporary Canadian art—now comprising more than 2,000 works—reflecting her sustained engagement with the artistic community beyond her own studio practice.
If you are interested in an artist on the list, please contact us to see what works are available.