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BIO

Ben Woolfitt, Modernist and Post-Modernist Painter born in Saskatchewan, Canada, 1946. Since 1965 Woolfitt has lived in Toronto when he enrolled at Founders College, York University. In 1972 founded Woolfitt’s School of Contemporary Painting, where he taught until 1979. He established Woolfitt’s Fine Art Supplies in 1978, an international distributor of artist materials which he managed until it was sold in 2014. The modern.toronto , a museum dedicated to the exhibition of non-objective painting was founded by Woolfitt in 2017. Since the 1960’s Woolfitt was influenced by Color Field painting, especially the works of Mark Rothko, Morris Louis, Hans Hofmann and Jules Olitski and later by Antonio Tapies. Woolfitt has had 25 solo exhibitions and 15 group exhibitions in Canada, Japan, Thailand and the USA. Most recently at major solo exhibition of abstract drawings at the Art Gallery of Ontario. His paintings are in numerous museums and corporate and private collections internationally, including Canadian collections at The MacLaren Art Centre, Hart House at the University of Toronto, The Remai Modern and the Robert McLaughlin Gallery. Ben Woolfitt is now represented by the David Richard Galleries in Chelsea, NYC.

 

SOLO EXHIBITS

  • 2025 David Richard Galleries, NYC

  • 2023 David Richard Galleries, NYC

  • 2021 Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

  • 2019 modern.toronto, Toronto

  • 2018 Oeno Gallery, Toronto

  • 2017 Richard Rhodes Gallery, Toronto

  • 2014 DeLuca Fine Art Gallery, Toronto

  • 2011 Prince Takamado Gallery, Japan (Canadian Embassy)

  • 2009 Moore Gallery, Toronto

  • 2009 Oeno Gallery, Toronto

  • 2007 Bangkok University Gallery, Bangkok

  • 2005 Moore gallery, Toronto

  • 2004 Gallery One, Toronto

  • 2002 Carlo Alessi Unpublished, New York (October)

  • 2002 Prince Arthur Gallery, Toronto (November 9-16)

  • 2001 Prince Arthur Gallery, Toronto

  • 1995 Baird Gallery, St. Johns

  • 1987 Bowen Gallery, Toronto

  • 1982 Private Exhibition, Toronto

  • 1981 Vivaxis, Toronto

  • 1980 Wingfield, Toronto

  • 1978 Vivaxis, Toronto

  • 1977 Gallery O (Olga Korper), Toronto

  • 1976 Gallery O (Olga Korper), Toronto

  • 1976 Phoenix Theatre, Toronto

  • 1975 The New York Gallery, Rochester

  • 1974 Gallery O (Olga Korper), Toronto

  • 1973 Toronto Center of the Arts

  • 1971 Hart House, University of Toronto.

  • 1969 Founders College, York University, Toronto

MUSEUM COLLECTIONS

  • Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC

  • Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, On.

  • Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Barrie, On.

  • Remai Modern Art Gallery of Saskatchewan

  • MacLaren Art Gallery, Barrie, Ontario

 

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