Noelle Rößler, age 5, draws over exhibition invitations by Micah Lexier, age 63.

In the fall of 2024 Micah Lexier had an exhibition in Berlin at einBuch.haus for which he made an invitation that took the form of five bound pads of paper. Each featured a different element from the exhibition and viewers were invited to remove the top sheets to take away with them. The gallery owner’s daughter, Noelle, often accompanied her mother to the gallery, and at one point started drawing on top of these invitations. Although only five years old, Noelle’s drawings connect to the long and rich history of artists drawing on pre-printed items including hotel stationery, restaurant receipts and menus.

Micah Lexier (born 1960) is a Toronto-based artist whose activities include making, collecting and organizing. He has a deep interest in measurement, increment, found imagery and display structures. He has presented over 100 solo exhibitions, participated in more than 200 group exhibitions and produced fifteen permanent public commissions. In 2015 Lexier was honoured with a Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts. Lexier's work is in numerous public and corporate collections including The British Museum (London, England), the Contemporary Art Gallery (Sydney, Australia), The Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto), and The National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa).