Doris Purchase

Doris Purchase

Doris Purchase, born in Winnipeg, is a Toronto-based mixed-media artist who has degrees from Ontario College of Art and the University of Guelph. Her work has appeared in multiple Toronto galleries, including Propellor Art Gallery, where she’s also a member. Doris has participated in the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition and received a Jury Award from Latcham Gallery in 2018. Doris's work is predominantly conceptual and draws on the materiality behind a painting. Through her practice, she focuses on artists’ materials to invoke conversations about western ideals and question our value system. Please visit her website for more information. 

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Work by Doris Purchase

"COVID Shelf piece (detail) “, 2020, mixed media, 51” h x 60” w

“Cut” (detail), 2015, mixed media, 34” h x 33” w

"Double Liner”, 2017, mixed media, 36” h x 47” w

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