Joseph Drapell: The Island Paintings

the modern.toronto

Blood Lake, 1989, 66 x 144 inches, a/c

On view until October 18, 2026
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 10, 2 – 5pm
Artist Talk: Sunday, October 18, 2pm
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Joseph Drapell found a place of mystical power in Georgian Bay, with the people of the First Nations living nearby. It was island B-109, where the artist spent every summer from 1970. The view of the infinite horizon slowly filtered into his abstraction. The late art critic, Dr. Ken Carpenter, wrote that Drapell may have complemented the legacy of the Group of Seven by his new painting vision. The ten majestic works from this period are being discovered in this exhibition at the modern.toronto, some 100 years later.

After Sunset, 1987, 35 x 144 inches, a/c

The artist is represented by James Rottman Fine Art, Toronto

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Gallery Hours: Open every Saturday and Sunday, 12 – 5pm

Ben Woolfitt Foundation is a venue dedicated to exhibiting abstract art.