Beautiful Destruction - Alberta Tar Sands Aerial Photographs has been shown as an exhibition since 2009. Contact the artist for exhibition opportunities.

The artist is also available as a public speaker.

Current Events

Ottawa City Hall Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON. 2010 Exhibition Season, July 23 to Sept 26, 2010. Ottawa City Hall. Solo exhibition, Beautiful Destruction – Alberta Tar Sands Aerial Photographs. Vernissage July 22, 2010 5:30-7:30PM. Juried. http://www.ottawa.ca/residents/arts/galleries_exhibit/city_hall/2010_exhibits/index_en.html

Ottawa Art Gallery, Art Rental & Sales Service. Select images on display. 2 Daly Ave, Ottawa, ON. 613 233 8865. website

Future Exhibitions & Events

Artist Talk, Ottawa City Hall Art Gallery, Sunday, Sept 26, 2010 at 2PM.

Art in View Lecture, hosted by the Volunteer Circle at the National Art Gallery, Ottawa. Sept 29 & 30, 2010.

COEXIST Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. 2011 Exhibition Schedule. Date TBD. http://www.coexist-art.com/gallery.html

Past Exhibitions & Events

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition. Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON, Canada. July 9,10, 11, 2010. Juried. http://www.torontooutdoorart.org/

Contact Toronto Photography Festival. May 1 – July 8, 2010. The Rivoli, 334 Queen St. West, Toronto, ON Canada. Beautiful Destruction – Alberta Tar Sands Aerial Photographs. Hours: 11:30 - 2AM, 7 days/week.

New Art Festival. June 5 & 6, 2010. Ottawa, ON. Juried.

ARTIST TALK LOUIS HELBIG Tuesday May 4, 2009 The Rivoli. Helbig spoke about his award winning exhibition "Beautiful Destruction - AB Tar Sands Aerial Photographs."

galleryDK, Toronto. March 4 – 28, 2010. 1332 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON, Canada. Solo exhibition, Beautiful Destruction – Alberta Tar Sands Aerial Photographs.

Toronto Art Expo, Toronto, ON, Canada. Official Patron Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean Governor General of Canada. February 25-28, 2010. Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, Halls A&B. Selections from Beautiful Destruction – Alberta Tar Sands Aerial Photographs & aerial images other parts of Canada. Juried.

HAITIAN DISASTER FUNDRAISER. Tuesday February 9, Cube Gallery, 7 Hamilton Street, Ottawa. Residual Bitumen donated.

Snapdragon Gallery, Ottawa. December 10. 2009 – January 27, 2010. 791 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON. Solo exhibition, Beautiful Destruction – Alberta Tar Sands Aerial Photographs & selection of aerial images other parts of Canada. 791 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Frederic Remington Art Museum, 5th biannual International Juried Art Exhibit November 7, 2009 – January 16, 2010. Vernissage November 7th, 2009. Juried: joint exhibition with single works from 39 artists chosen from 220 submissions. Selected work: Alluvial Fan. Frederic Remington Art Museum, 303 Washington St., Ogdensburg, NY, USA.

One of a Kind Christmas Show & Sale, Toronto, ON, Canada. Selections from Beautiful Destruction – Alberta Tar Sands Aerial Photographs & aerial images other parts of Canada. Juried. November 26 - December 6, 2009.

University of Ottawa. As part of Green Weeks. Campus exhibition of Beautiful Destruction – Alberta Tar Sands Aerial Photographs. November 2 – 14, 2009. Lecture & Q & A session on the exhibition and the tar sands, November 4, 2009.

Ottawa expo d’Art expo 2009. October 30 – November 1, 2009. Juried art show … displaying some of the most creative & dynamic artists in the area. Selections from various bodies of work.Awards & Nominations: of 50+ artists & 100s of pieces, 9 nominated of which 2 were Louis Helbig's
"Beach Volleyball Tournament", 2009 (24x36), Winner Tom Thomson Trailblazer Award for outstanding achievement in a work of fine art that utilizes new or innovative techniques or materials, or new and innovative use of existing materials, design or composition.
"Pumping Vessel", 2008 (24x36), Nominated Emily Carr Legacy Award for outstanding achievement in recording, preserving, storytelling or promoting the culture of Canada and/or its component parts, including Native, Founding Culture or New Arrivals.

"Rhapsody in Hues" art sale/ fundraiser by Artemisia, for building restoration fund for Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts & Humanities. “Bitumen Slick”, selected print.
September 25 – 28, 2009.

Arts and Architecture Gallery, Ottawa. July 8 – August 2, 2009. Arts & Architecture Gallery, 1181 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON. Beautiful Destruction – Alberta Tar Sands
Aerial Photographs.

Viva Vida Gallery, Pointe-Claire (Montréal) Quebec. Ongoing from June 20, 2009. Select prints from Beautiful Destruction – Alberta Tar Sands Aerial Photographs. 48-3 Ste Anne Avenue, Pointe-Claire, QC.

The New Art Festival, Ottawa. June 6&7, 2009. Beautiful Destruction – Alberta Tar Sands Aerial Photographs. Awarded Best Work on Paper (Printmaking/Photography) – the Patrick Gordon Framing Award.

Contact Toronto Photography Festival. April 30 – May 31, 2009. Koma Designs, 1239 Queens Str West Toronto. Beautiful Destruction – Alberta Tar Sands Aerial
Photographs

Contact Toronto Photography Festival. April 30 – May 9, 2009. Ben Navaee Gallery, 1111 Queen Str East, Toronto. Beautiful Destruction – Alberta Tar Sands Aerial
Photographs

Ottawa International Writers’ Festival. April 22 – May 2, 2009. Saint Brigids Centre for the Arts & Humanities, 314 St. Patrick Street, Ottawa. Beautiful Destruction – Alberta Tar Sands Aerial Photographs