photo: Jan Kraus

I grew up in Montreal, then lived in Massachusetts, British Columbia, and England, before settling in Toronto. I worked in the print industry even Before Computers and in graphic and web design and development after the onset of their dominion. Upon retiring in 2011, I began exploring a long dormant dream -- to make art by hand. In 2013, I completed the Visual Arts Certificate at The Art Centre. I enjoy painting and sketching en plein air with friends. Lately, I am circling back to the lure of print making with other members of the Don Valley Art Club.

Email dougal@dmhaggart.ca
My virtual gallery http://www.friendsandart.ca
Instagram dmhaggart

Art-related education

• 2020 Watercolor Drama with Laurie Richards, Acrylic Portraits with Will Kemp Art School -- online workshops
• 2013 - 2019 Classes with Thomas Hendry, Tom Campbell, Megan Williams, Paul Turner, Gillian Iles and Tina Poplawski Toronto School of Art, Toronto
• 2018 Plein Air Watercolour workshop,with Barry Coombs, Toronto
• 2013 Plein air workshop, Wilson Street Studios, Markham
• 2010-2013 Visual Arts certificate program The Art Centre, CTS, Toronto
• 2009 - 2010 “Painting the City”, Central Tech Continuing ed, TDSB
• 2000 - 2001 Life Drawing, Northern Secondary Continuing ed, TDSB
• 1990-1992 Canadian Literature, English Literature, Art History York University, Atkinson College
• 1988 - 1991 Four one-week summer sessions: Landscape drawing, Japanese brush painting Sir Sandford Fleming College

Solo Shows

• Mar-May, Sept-Nov. 2021 Online only, A crooked line - on location
• Nov. 2016 Don Mills Library, TorontoScapes Toronto
• Oct. 2014 Wunderland Café/Gallery, Land Marks & Body Language Toronto
• Sept 2013 Wunderland Café/Gallery, Testing the Wind Toronto
• Sept 2012 Hibiscus Restaurant, Beginnings Toronto

Juried Exhibitions

• May 2023 Gallery 1313 A CITY ... UNE VILLE Toronto
• Aug. 2017 Neilson Park Creative Centre, Impact 2017 Etobicoke
• Apr. 2017 Art Square Gallery, My Canada: A tribute to Canada's 150th Toronto
• Dec. 2016 Art Square Gallery, BowsArt Holiday Group Exhibition Toronto
• Oct. 2016 Queen West Art Crawl, October Light Toronto
• May 2013 John B. Aird Gallery / Galerie John B. Aird, The PRINT Show Toronto
• Feb 2012 Propeller Gallery, Black and White Ball Toronto

Select Group Shows

• At Don Valley Art Club 2020 - present:
  Two annual shows: Nov.-Dec. Holiday Show, Apr.-May Spring Show
  online and in-person at various galleries
• June 2019 Delta Gallery, Little Wonders 2 Toronto
• At Heliconian Club:
  2024: Bursting with Colour;A Portrait by Any Other Name...;Drawing from Life, 2024; Off the Wall
  2023: >WINTERLUDE INTERLUDE, Colours of the Earth, Summerlude '23, Woman; Drawing from Life, 2023;
  2022: Nocturne; Warm & Wild; The Living Earth
  2021: Let's Do Blue!, In the Company of Trees, Self Portrait Show
  2020: Same Storm, separate Boats, Liminal Spaces
  2019: A Tribute to Joyce, The Four seasons in climate crisis
  2018: kaleidoscope
  2017: Nature Revered / Nature Rebelling, Summerlude
• Nuit Blanche 2018 Laurier TO office, From Toronto, with Love Toronto
• Apr. 2018 Delta Gallery, Little Wonders Toronto
• Dec 2015 Gallery 1313, Small Works Toronto
• April 2013 Beaver Hall Gallery, Starting Line Toronto