Welcome to dbeckerstudio

I am a visual artist specializing in photo-based art, and a writer.

I am a minimalist in both my life and my art. 

In representational photography, the subject being photographed is the object of interest. In minimalist photography, the image itself is the object of interest. These images often have a highly graphic quality, with an emphasis on geometric forms and contrast. The object or scene being photographed is sometimes presented in a way that renders it unrecognizable.

Through minimalism, I try to encourage people to notice the patterns, shapes and colours that surround them, and thus enrich their lives through a new visual awareness.

I have exhibited my work in Canada, the United States and Europe. My works hang in both private and public collections in Canada, the United States, Europe and New Zealand.

• All exhibitions have been cancelled until further notice.

 I am a member of 

• Artists in Canada 
• Art Lending of Ottawa
• Ottawa Independent Writers
• Ottawa Writers Circle

Solo Exhibitions

• November & December 2018 - The Manx Pub and Gallery, Ottawa
• September 2018 - Good Eats Café and Gallery, Ottawa
• June 2017 - The Pilot, Toronto
• February - March 2016, Ottawa Public Library, Ottawa
• June 2014 - Blink Gallery, Ottawa
• March - May 2006 - exhibit at my personal ‘pop-up’ gallery, Ottawa
• December 1997 - January 1998, Green Door Restaurant and Gallery, Ottawa
• September - October 1996, Halpin Foods, Restaurant and Gallery, Ottawa
• May 1996 - The Foyer Gallery, Ottawa
• March 1996 - A Source of Art Gallery, Ottawa
• April - July 1994 - Computer Active Corporate Offices, Ottawa 

Group Exhibitions

• March, June, September & December 2019 - Art Lending of Ottawa
• September & December 2018 - Art Lending of Ottawa
• December 2016 - Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Centre for Digital Art, Los Angeles
• March-April 2016 - Electron Salon International Exhibit, Los Angeles Centre for Digital Art, Los Angeles
• June 2015 - Blink Gallery, Ottawa
• February 2014 - Ottawa Public Library, Ottawa
• January 2014 - Electron Salon International Exhibit, Los Angeles Centre for Digital Art, Los Angeles
• December 2013 - Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Centre for Digital Art, Los Angeles
• December 2012 - Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Centre for Digital Art, Los Angeles
• May 2006 - Merrickville Fine Art Festival, Merrickville
• January 2006 - The Annual Miniature Photography Exhibition, Praxis Gallery, Toronto
• November 2005 - March 2006, La Mode Gallery, Ottawa
• November 2005 - Galleria Zero, Barcelona
• September 2004 - The Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa
• April 2002 - The Ottawa Art Festival, Ottawa
• April 2001 - The Ottawa Art Festival, Ottawa
• February 1999 - City of Gloucester Visual Arts Centre, Gloucester
• 1995 - 1997 - Several group exhibits at A Source of Art, Ottawa

Collections

• City of Ottawa Art in Public Places Program
• Coopers and Lybrand, Toronto
• Bell Canada, Toronto
• Private collections in Canada, the United States, New Zealand and Europe

Publications and Media

• Ottawa Magazine, September 2015
• Subject of a short documentary on CTV Ottawa
• Interviewed on CBC radio’s Ottawa Morning Show
• PhotoLife Magazine’s ‘1997 Annual’
• Canadian Camera Magazine, Fall 20