Charles Pachter has worked as an architectural designer, restoring more than 20 derelict buildings in downtown Toronto in the 1970s and 80s, and a studio in Miami Beach where he wintered from 1993-1999.
In  2003 he converted a former ice storage warehouse on Lake Simcoe into a summer studio and residence where he painted for 12 years.  In 2013 he converted a former auto repair shop in downtown Orillia into a studio and showroom for his work.  A new residential addition was completed in March 2016. In 2017 2 more properties were restored, one brand new, the other a re-build of an 1890s Victorian.

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1232 Shaw St 1968-1974

ARTISTS ALLIANCE & ARTERY Artists’ Co-op,
24 Ryerson Ave, 1974

Charles’ loft, Artists Alliance
24 Ryerson Ave 1974-78

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2 Grange Place residence & studio 1978-2004

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GRACIE’S Restaurant, 508-10 Queen St W, 1980-82
The Scarborough Room, Margaret Atwood & Peter C. Newman

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IGA supermarket at 567 Queen St W converted to galleries.

THE PAINTED FLAG Exhibition opened here, Nov. 1981

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80 Beverley St, restored six-plex, 1987-1999

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4 Sullivan St, Toronto 1980-81

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Miami Beach 1993-1999: Trompe l’oeil “pool” painted over cement patio

Lake Simcoe ICE HOUSE studio and residence –  2003-2014

MOFO -MOOSE FACTORY OF ORILLIA 2012-2015

NEW GALLERIES & RESIDENTIAL ADDITION TO MOFO in Orillia, built July 2015-Mar 2016

SCOTTELGIN, new house built in 2016-17 on the historic street in downtown Orillia where Group of Seven painter Franklin Carmichael grew up.

2017-2018  PACHTERPLEX -Derelict Victorian gutted and re-built with galleries, conference rooms and residential facilities overlooking  garden of existing MOFO, Moose Factory of Orillia

PAST SHOWS & EVENTS 1

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