photo: Jan Kraus

Raised in Montreal, Dougal lived in Massachusetts, BC and England before settling in Toronto to work as a graphic and web designer and developer. In 2013, she completed the Visual Arts Certificate at The Art Centre. Active in The Heliconian Club and the Don Valley Art Club, she enjoys sketching en plein air with friends.

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;
  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