One of Canada’s leading contemporary artists, Charles Pachter is a painter, printmaker, sculptor, designer, historian, and lecturer. His work is pursued by significant private and public collections.
Born in Toronto, Pachter studied art history at the University of Toronto, French literature at the Sorbonne and painting and graphics at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. His work has been exhibited at the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Royal Ontario Museum, and the McMichael Gallery. Pachter is represented in public and private collections throughout Canada, and internationally. He has held solo exhibitions in France, Germany, Japan, the UK, and India.
Pachter worked at Expo 67 in Montreal supervising the installation of 60 contemporary sculptures from around the world. He taught printmaking at the University of Calgary in 1969–70. He spearheaded Toronto’s Queen Street West revival in the 1970s and ‘80s by restoring 20 old buildings into facilities for arts usage.
Pachter is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a Chevalier of France’s Order of Arts and Letters, a member of the Order of Ontario and holds honorary doctorates from Brock University, OCAD University and the University of Toronto, where he is a Senior Fellow at Massey College. He is a recipient of the Queen’s Golden and Diamond Jubilee medals. While often referred to as “Canada's Warhol,” he has his own unique voice.
Pachter’s paintings are in the Portrait Gallery of Canada, the Canadian Embassy in Washington, Canada House in London, the Parliament Buildings, the Prime Minister’s residence, the Governor General's home and the Embassy of France in Ottawa.
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(Biography provided by OENO Gallery)
Charles Pachter "Oro Barn" Painting, 1999
By Charles Pachter
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Born in Toronto (1942), Charles Pachter is one of the most collected and cherished Canadian artists. In both style and content, Pachter’s uplifting images share characteristics with ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Charles Pachter "Oro Barn" Painting, 1998
By Charles Pachter
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Charles Pachter’s unique version of Pop Art has confirmed his position in the canon of 20th-century Canadian art. In the artist's most cherished work take archetypes of Canadiana --...
Canvas, Acrylic
$350
H 6 in W 6 in
"busy day" abstract cityscape, car motif, geometric, gouache on collage panel
By Miriam Singer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "busy day" is original artwork made from monoprint, pencil, marker, acrylic gouache collage panel by Miriam Singer. This piece measures 6"h x 6"w. Miriam Singer grew up in Buffalo, New York, In 2000 she received her BA from Brandeis University, and in 2003 her MFA from Massachusetts College of Art. Since moving to Philadelphia in 2004; Miriam Singer has exhibited at James Oliver Gallery. Stanek Gallery, LG Tripp Gallery, Woodmere Art Museum, Space 1026, Friends of the Print and Picture...
Acrylic, Gouache, Panel, Permanent Marker, Pencil, Monoprint
$350
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 0.79 in
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Radiant Orchard
By Minako Asakura
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on paper, mounted on a wood panel, Framed, 22 x 22 x 5 cm. Minako Asakura is a Japanese artist born in 1973 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. As graphic designer & art dire...
Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$12,900
H 44 in W 58 in D 1.5 in
Some Twilight Land (Charcoal Landscape Painting of Country Forest & Sky)
By Sue Bryan
Located in Hudson, NY
Large, highly detailed charcoal and acrylic landscape featuring a lush country forest against a sunlit sky "Some Twilight Land" by Sue Bryan charcoal, acrylic, and pastel on canvas, ...
Charcoal, Acrylic, Canvas, Oil Pastel
$300
H 5 in W 5 in D 0.07 in
Splash Of White - 5"x5" - Artwork On Paper, Delicate Flowers, Botanical Art
By Andrea Stajan-Ferkul
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
Splash Of White - This original artwork on watercolour paper captures a loose, expressive arrangement of delicate white flowers in a glass vase. Layering of acrylic and oil pastel wi...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
$583
H 8.27 in W 11.7 in D 0.08 in
Original-Big Ben, Trafalgar Square-with free written poem-British Awarded Artist
By Shizico Yi
Located in London, GB
From London with Love is a drawing series by Shizico Yi, composed of en plein air studies capturing quiet and private moment between the artist and the city in corners of London. Shi...
Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
$2,025
H 19.69 in W 15.75 in D 1.19 in
Inverse buildings, emerald green ephemeral architecture, acrylic and pencil
By Vitor Mejuto
Located in Carballo, ES
Vítor Mejuto introduces a geometric synthesis that breaks down painting into its most structural essence. His work, in which line, stain and shape establish a precise chromatic balan...
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Graphite
$1,200
H 12.52 in W 16.15 in D 0.79 in
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Luminous Garden
By Minako Asakura
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on paper, mounted on a wood panel, Minako Asakura is a Japanese artist born in 1973 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. As graphic designer & art director, she was in...
Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$9,750
H 35.5 in W 43 in D 1.5 in
Dreamland (Large Charcoal Landscape Drawing with Light Blue Sky by Sue Bryan)
By Sue Bryan
Located in Hudson, NY
Large, charcoal and acrylic landscape painting on canvas featuring a detailed countryside wooded field and light blue sky "Dreamland" by Sue Bryan acrylic and charcoal on canvas 34 x 42.5 x 1.5 inches 35.5 x 43 inches with an ebonized walnut floater...
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
$3,900
H 31.25 in W 23.25 in D 1.5 in
Arborescent (Expressionist Charcoal Tree Landscape Painting on Paper on Canvas)
By Sue Bryan
Located in Hudson, NY
Romantic, tonalist style charcoal drawing of a tree in isolation by Sue Bryan "Arborescent", 2025 charcoal, acrylic, and pastel on paper dry mounted to canvas 30 x 22 inches 31.25 x ...
Canvas, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic
$300
H 3 in W 5 in D 0.07 in
Pink Tulips - 3"x5" - Small Artwork On Paper, Floral Landscape, Pastel Flowers
By Andrea Stajan-Ferkul
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
PINK TULIPS - Small and intimate, this original artwork on watercolour paper captures a landscape of pink tulips. Layering of acrylic and oil pastel with intuitive markings create a ...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
$22,000
H 108 in W 68 in
Linda Cunningham, 'Edge of Change III', 2015, Pastel, Acrylic Paint
By Linda Cunningham
Located in Darien, CT
Unexpected materials, found and manufactured, perch precariously on torn edges and bifurcated sheets of large paper. Here, fluid calligraphic lines are posed against the veracity of ...
Pastel, Acrylic, Wood, Charcoal, Cotton Canvas, Found Objects
$350
H 5 in W 5 in D 0.07 in
Splash Of White, 8.5"x8.5", Framed Artwork On Paper, Delicate Flowers, Botanical
By Andrea Stajan-Ferkul
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
White Whispers - This original artwork on watercolour paper captures an expressive arrangement of delicate white flowers in a vase. Layering of acrylic and oil pastel with intuitive ...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic