Fool’s Paradise, a name coined by Scarborough renowned artist Doris McCarthy, sits sedately on a plot of land, now part of the Ontario Heritage Trust, but originally the home of Doris. It has become a property used for “Artists in Residence” programs administered by the trust. This sight, not generally open to the public because of the residency program, but open on special occasions, is a direct echo of The Doris McCarthy Gallery at The University of Toronto Campus where there is a collection of her many landscape paintings, and also regular exhibitions mounted by artists and groups.
Doris, in her long lifetime, was a member of many of our major art societies and enjoyed exhibitions in prominent locations while also being a teacher at Central Technical School. Doris is perhaps most famous for her paintings of the Canadian Arctic, which is her enduring legacy to the history of Canadian art. Even though this historical sight is not open to the public, you can visit it online at:
