Doug Purdon Lectures

As well as being a practicing artist Doug taught for the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies until 2016. His popular talks focus on Art and Cultural History. In 2012 he was awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award by the University of Toronto - School of Continuing Studies - Faculty of Arts and Science. He has been a guest speaker for many groups and organisations including, Temple Emanuel, The Toronto Public Library, The Royal Ontario Musuem, The American Women's Club of Toronto, Durham Lifelong Living and many others

AVAILABLE TALKS

ART FORGERY

ART CRIME in TODAY'S WORLD

CANADIAN WAR ARTISTS

THE ARTIST AT WAR
From Ancient Egypt to Afghanistan

THE BUSINESS of ART

IN THE STUDIOS OF THE MASTERS

GERTURDE STEIN AND HER WORLD

POP GOES THE EASEL
Andy Warhol and the birth of POP art.

A. Y. JACKSON, LAWREN HARRIS and the GROUP of SEVEN

PICASSO AND DALI

LEE MILLER - Portrait of a modern woman.

MARCHESA CASSATI

THREE GENERATIONS of WYETHS

NORMAN ROCKWELL & J. C. LEYENDECKER