The Painted Flag

About The Painted Flag

One of Canada’s leading contemporary artists, Charles Pachter is renowned for his iconic pop art images that often celebrate our national pride. The clean, graphic lines of the Canadian flag atop a turquoise-coloured pole appear to flutter in the breeze. The bubble-gum pink background enhances the playful approach and draws the viewer’s eye. One of a series.

“The power and paradox of Pachter’s art is the way you sense a national character simply by standing in front of his work.” Tom Smart, St. John Telegraph

Charles Pachter studied at the University of Toronto, the Sorbonne in Paris and at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in the USA. Among his many accolades, he is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a member of the Order of Ontario, a Chevalier of France’s Order of Arts and Letters and a recipient of the Queen’s Golden and Diamond Jubilee medals. He has had numerous solo exhibitions in Europe, Japan, the UK, India and Bangladesh. His work is held in both private and public collections around the world including the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Royal Ontario Museum and the McMichael Gallery.