Education

Donau Universität Krems, Krems, Austria — Masters of Fine Arts, 2011.

Redeemer College, Ancaster, Ontario — Bachelor of Liberal Arts, 1998.

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

Solo Exhibitions

Fergus Grand Theatre, Fergus, Ontario — “Seeing Local Colour”, 2011.

Minarovich Gallery, Elora, Ontario — “A Local Colour Project”, 2010. →see it

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

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

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

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

Group Shows

Open Art Venue, Mitte, Berlin — “Unterwegs”, 2011. →see it

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

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

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

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

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

Prizes, Awards and other Grants

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

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

Lectures and Workshops

Button Factory, Waterloo, Ontario—”Artspeak”, 2012.

Cambridge Centre for the Arts, Cambridge, Ontario—”Local-colour”, 2011.

Open Art Venue, Mitte, Berlin—”Making Paint from your local environment”, 2011. →see it

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.

Bibliography of Critical Reviews

Arts Connection, “Visual Artist Christopher van Donkelaar”, October 6, 2011 (radio). →hear it

YES! Mag, “Panning for Pigments”, Elizabeth Howell, May/June 2009 (print). →read it

Nurturing Faith, “Encouraging faith through beauty”, Dan Beerens, April 20, 2009 (web). →read it

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

Canadian Geographic, “Local Colour”, Alison Garwood-Jones, April 2009 (print). →read it

CBC News, “Scientific research: What’s wrong with this picture?”, Stephen Strauss, December 1, 2008 (web). →read it

RCI – Radio Canada International, “Arte en 100 millas a la  Redonda”, Ginella Díaz, December 2008 (radio). →hear it

The Cambridge Times, “Artist in Residence delivers a 100-mile artistic diet”, October, 2008 (print). →read it

Faith Journal, “The 100 mile ART Project”, July 15, 2008 (radio). →hear it

The KW Record, “100 mile ART Pallet”, Amy Fuller, June 21, 2008 (print). →read it

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

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

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

Website Mentions

Joybilee Farm – Local colour in our regional fibre-shed. →visit it