Curriculum Vitæ

Education

Danube University Krems — Masters of Fine Arts, (begun 2009).

St. Theodore’s House Greek Monestary, Galion, Ohio — Apprenticeship in iconography, 1996-2002.

Redeemer College, Ancaster, Ontario — Bachelor of Liberal Arts, 2002.

Sideshow Gallery, New York, New York — “Winter residency”, group exhibition, 2010.

Chestnut Hall Camerata — “Michaelmas: A Numinous Feast of All Angels”, group exhibition, 2009.

St. Michael’s College, Toronto, Ontario — “Till we have faces”, group exhibition, 2008.

Cambridge Centre for the Arts, Cambridge, Ontario — “The 100 mile ART Project”, solo exhibition, 2008.

St. John’s Anglican Church, Elora, Ontario — “Communion of the saints evensong”, solo exhibition, 2007.

Walmer Road Baptist Church, Toronto, Ontario — Elijah icon, 2007.

Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener & Area, Kitchener, Ontario — “The craftsman’s studio”, solo exhibition, 2007.

Inter-varsity World Assembly, Hamilton, Ontario — Exhibition and reception, group exhibition, 2007.

Wycliffe College, Toronto, Ontario — “Refresh!”, group exhibition, 2007.

Saint George’s Antiochian Church, Richmond Hill, Ontario — Christ Pantocrator icon, 2006.

University of Toronto’s Art Centre, Toronto, Ontario — “Iconographer’s Workshop”, solo exhibition, 2006.

Mission to Seafarers, Hamilton, Ontario — Chapel Triptych icons, 2004.

Numerous personal commissions — 2002 – present

Cambridge Centre for the Arts, Cambridge, Ontario— Artist in Residence, 2008.

Homer Watson House & Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario — Artist in Residence, 2006-07.

Canadian Science Writers’ Association, Ottawa, Ontario — “the 100-mile Pigment Project”, 2010.

Conrad Grebel College, Waterloo, Ontario — “An Introduction to Icons”, 2010.

Tyndale University College & Seminary, Toronto, Ontario — “Icons: Art and Religion”, 2009.

Waterloo Button Factory, Waterloo, Ontario — “Introduction to Paint”, 2008.

CIS Visual Conference, Toronto, Ontario — “Creating Paint: Recreating History”, 2008.

The Colour Jar, Durham, Ontario — “Creating Local Colour”, 2008.

Cambridge Centre for the Arts, Cambridge, Ontario — “Paint & Pigment”, 2008.

Varley Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario — “The Sacred Image of the Icon: A World of Belief Symposium”, 2008.

Fresh Expressions, Waterloo, Ontario — “Creating an Icon”, 2007.

Redeemer University College, Ancaster, Ontario — “The Making of an Icon (History Class)”, 2006.

Redeemer University College, Ancaster, Ontario — “The Challenge of Icons (Senior Art Class)”, 2006.

University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario — “The Challenge of Icons”, 2006.

University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario — “Iconography: Venerating the Divine through Matter”, 2006.

YES! Mag, “Panning for Pigments”, Elizabeth Howell, May/June 2009.

Nurturing Faith, “Encouraging faith through beauty”, Dan Beerens, April 20, 2009.

Cambridge Centre for the Arts Presents, “Christopher van Donkelaar”, 2009.

Canadian Geographic, “Local Colour”, Alison Garwood-Jones, April 2009.

CBC News, “Scientific research: What’s wrong with this picture?”, Stephen Strauss, December 1, 2008.

RCI – Radio Canada International, “Arte en 100 millas a la Redonda”, Ginella Díaz, December 2008.

The Cambridge Times, “Artist in Residence delivers a 100-mile artistic diet”, October, 2008.

Faith Journal, “The 100 mile ART Project”, July 15, 2008.

The KW Record, “100 mile ART Pallet”, Amy Fuller, June 21, 2008.

Grand River Living, “Artist: Christopher van Donkelaar”, 2007.

The KW Record, “Holy Art”, Saturday, May 27, 2006, pg. 8.

Images, “Artist Steeped in History and Faith”, Spring, 2006, pg. 25.