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ARTIST’S BIOGRAPHY 

"FINAL HARBOUR"

OIL ON CAVAS

22 x 30

Doug Purdon was born in Toronto, Ontario.  He is a full-time painter, teacher and writer.  He is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art, and an elected member of the Society of Canadian Artists.  He currently lives in Toronto with his wife, the writer Rosemary Aubert.
He exhibits his work in galleries in Canada, the US and the UK and his paintings are in many private and corporate collections, including The Toronto Public Library, The City of Toronto, The Arts and Letters Club of Toronto, Sears Canada, and The Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic CT, where his painting Tugboat Alley was awarded the Museum Purchase Award in 2005.  A major retrospective of his work was held in October 2007 at the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto.

"TUGBOAT ALLEY"

OIL ON CANVAS

22 x 28

COLLECTION OF THE MYSTIC SEA PORT MARITIME MUSEUM - MYSTIC CT

Doug believes that artists should continue the tradition of passing on their skills and knowledge to other artists and he does this through his workshops, seminars and writing.  He currently teaches courses at Loyalist Collect, Belleville, Ontario, Southampton School of Art, Southampton, Ontario and the School of Continuing Studies University of Toronto.

"THE BEHOLDER"

OIL ON CANVAS

18 x 24

While he paints his native Ontario, he also enjoys traveling to different locations and has painted in Scotland, England, France, the American southwest and on the eastern seaboard of North America.  He is represented by Studio 737, Tweed, Ontario, Kranenburg Fine Arts, Oban Scotland, and the Gallery at Mystic Seaport, Mystic CT.

"EVENING ON THE DUNBLANE ROAD"

OIL ON PANEL

9 x 12

For the past ten years Doug has been the Educational Advisor for Winsor & Newton in Canada.  In that capacity he visits colleges and universities demonstrating the working properties of artist's materials, their correct use and safe working practices.  Winsor & Newton has arranged for him to visit major art museums including The Tate, National Gallery of Art Washington and others and to meet with curators and conservators to discuss the technical and historical aspects of painting and materials.

"THE BORDER"

WATERCOLOUR

22 x 30

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

  • Arts & Letters Club of Toronto - Solo Exhibition 2007

  • Society of Canadian Artists 50th Anniversary Exhibition 2007

  • Arts and Letter Club / Rochester Art Club International Exhibition 2006

  • International Marine Art Exhibition - Maritime Gallery - Mystic CT 2005-06-07

  • Arts and Letter Club of Toronto - 1994 - 2007

  • Studio 737 Annual Artists Exhibitions 2000 - 2007

  • Kranenburg Fine Arts - Oban, Scotland - Group show 2003 - 2007

  • Society of Canadian Artists Annual Exhibition 2000-02-04-06

  • Cornerstone Gallery - Stirling Scotland - 1995, Solo Exhibitions 1996-90 - 2000

  • McMichael Canadian Colleciton - Annual Exhibition 1994-95-96-97-98-99 - 2006

  • N.F.W.S. National Juried Watercolour Exhibition 1998