Charles Pachter (born December 30, 1942) is a Canadian contemporary artist. He is a painter, printmaker, sculptor, designer, historian, and lecturer. He studied French literature at the Sorbonne, art history at the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university whose main campus is located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by ...

, and painting and graphics at the

Cranbrook Academy of Art The Cranbrook Academy of Art, a graduate school for architecture, art, and design, was founded by George Gough Booth and Ellen Scripps Booth in 1932. It is the art school of the Cranbrook Educational Community. Located in Bloomfield Hills, Mi ...

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. He holds honorary doctorates from Lakehead University, Brock University, the

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and the

(2010). He was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 1999, and promoted to Officer in 2011. Pachter's work has been shown at the

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, the

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, and the

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, Kleinburg. His mural, ''Hockey Knights in Canada, Les Rois de l'Arène'', can be seen at Toronto's College subway station, where the

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face the

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across the tracks. Pachter lives and works beside Grange Park in an award-winning residence and studio designed by Stephen Teeple. Since that construction, from 2019 to 2022, a new 3 storey wing was added on on an additional derelict property that was beside it. His work is on permanent display in his adjoining Moose Factory gallery. His work has influenced a generation of young Canadian artists, including the sculptor Harley Valentine. A number of his pieces have also featured

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, and other members of the

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. Pachter met the Queen at

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in 2017. Asked about their conversation, Pachter recounted, "I said, 'Your Majesty, 43 years ago I painted you as the Queen of Canada seated sidesaddle on a moose and, thanks to you, I have made a living all these years.' She beamed and said, 'How amusing!'" The highest selling price at auction for a piece of his work might be $79,250, including the premium, for “Red Barn” at Heffel in January 2022. Size was 30’x40’. Early in his life, Charles appeared as Johnny in the short film "Johnny at the Fair". It was later featured and riffed on ''

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'' in Season 4.

Awards

*Officer of the Order of Canada *Chevalier of France's Order of Arts and Letters * Queen's Jubilee medal * Order of Ontario

References

External links

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