Faculty of Art
Drawing and Painting
Meet the Artist
Lily
Kapler
Painting
“These paintings are my way of remembering my deepest desires. I am afraid that if I do not make painted physical representations of how I think and feel and dream, I will forget everything that made them feel important and real to me. These are not straightforward stories from my life, but they are honest snapshots of the way I see and imagine pieces of the world, in relationships, work, systems, and the soul. Take what you need to from them.”

Lily Kapler (b.2003) is a painter from Toronto. Interested in sourcing obscure images from the internet and collaging them into new situations, her paintings are interested in performance and voyeurism. They capture a feeling of being a separated observer in a confusing reality. Her way of markmaking immortalizes the path where her eyes move over the subject who she pours over with intense focus, deepening the invasive relationship between artist and subject.
Oil Painting
2025, Bullseye
Ada Slaight Gallery
2025, Tunnel Vision
1650 Dupont
2025, Databroker
25 Liberty St
2025, Visions of Excess
333 Yonge Street
2024, 2 Girls 1 Art
1110 Dundas St W
2024, Circles
222 Spadina Ave
2023, I Found It
Ada Slaight Gallery
2023, Lithify
Redhead Gallery, 401 Richmond St W

Celebrate the work of OCAD U’s class of 2025/2026!