Major Commissions
The Convalescing of Saint Ignatius • Georgetown University • Washington, DC • 2022
The Fiery Furnace • private collection • Papillion, NE • 2021
St Benedict • private collection • Cambridge, ON • 2020
Noah the Righteous • private collection • Halifax, NS • 2020
St. Catherine • private collection • London, ON • 2020
The Washing • private collection • Santa Barbara, CA • 2020
St. Vincent De Paul • private collection • Perryville, MO • 2019
St. Anthony • private collection • Kitchener, ON • 2019
St. Cyril the Wonderworker • private collection • London, UK • 2018
Sts. John the Evangelist, Cecilia, Mary Magdalene, and David the King
Saint John’s Anglican Church • Elora, ON • 2012-2016
Elijah’s Refreshment • Walmer Road Baptist Church • Toronto, ON • 2007
Christ Almighty • Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church • Richmond Hill, ON • 2006
Triptych of Christ Almighty with Sts. Nicholas and Michael
Mission to Seafarers • Hamilton, ON • 2003
Solo Art Exhibitions
Earth Colours of Canada
Homer Watson Gallery • Kitchener, ON • 2019
Engineering Earth
Science North • Sudbury, ON • 2018
Pilgrimage: Finding Canada’s Local Colours
The Craig Gallery • Halifax, NS • 2015
Seeing Local Colour
Fergus Grand Theatre • Fergus, ON • 2011
The Local Colour Project
Minarovich Gallery • Elora, ON • 2010
The 100 mile ART Project
Cambridge Centre for the Arts • Cambridge, ON • 2008
The Communion of the Saints
St. John’s Anglican Church • Elora, ON • 2007
The Iconographer’s Workshop
The Malcove Collection • Toronto, ON • 2006
Group Art Exhibitions
The Crossings • City of Toronto • Toronto, ON • 2022
From the Earth • Wellington County Museum • Fergus, ON • 2019
Nighttime Local Colours • Nuit Blanche • Toronto, ON • 2017
Art of the Cross • Lakeside Downtown • Guelph, ON • 2016
What Remains • Leder’s Farm • Edmonton, AB • 2015
Local Colours • The People’s Gallery • Waterloo, ON • 2013
Connecting the Dots • Arnica • Kamloops, BC • 2012
Unterwegs • Open Art Venue • Berlin • 2011
Winter Color • Sideshow Gallery • New York • 2010
Michaelmas: A Numinous Feast of All Angels • Chestnut Hall Camerata • Waterloo, ON • 2009
Till we have faces • St. Michael’s College • Toronto, ON • 2008
The Craftsman’s Studio • CAFKA • Kitchener, ON • 2007
Inter-varsity World Assembly • Redeemer College • Hamilton, ON • 2007
Refresh • Wycliffe College • Toronto, ON • 2007
Education
Masters of Fine Arts
Donau Universität Krem (Transart Institute) • Berlin, Germany • 2011
Iconographic Apprenticeship
St. Theodore’s House • Greek Orthodox Monastery • 1996-2002
Bachelor of Art, Liberal Arts
Redeemer University College • Ancaster, Canada • 1993-1996
Residences & Grants
Artist in Residence • Klondike Institute of Art & Culture • Dawson City, YK • 2016
Artist in Residence • Pukaskwa National Park • Pukaskwa, ON • 2014
Visiting Scholar • Interdisciplinary Centre for Culture and Creativity • Saskatoon, SK • 2014
Artist in Residence • White Rabbit • Red Clay, NS • 2013
Fellowship for Community-based Artists • Interdisciplinary Centre for Culture and Creativity • Saskatoon, SK • 2012
Artist in Residence • Cambridge Centre for the Arts • Cambridge, ON • 2008
Artist in Residence • Homer Watson House & Gallery • Kitchener, ON • 2006-07
Art Workshops
Iconography Workshop • St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church • Regina, SK • 2019
Iconography Workshop • The Sisterhood of St. John the Divine • Toronto, ON • 2019
Making Sudbury Paint • Dynamic Earth • Sudbury, ON • 2018
Iconography Workshop • Sts. Mary and Maurice’s Coptic Orthodox Church • Kitchener, ON • 2018
Finding Colour in a Place • The Rock School • Gainesville, FL • 2018
Empowering Inquiry-Based Learning • SCSBC • Princeton, BC • 2017
Iconography Workshop • Sts. Mary and Maurice’s Coptic Orthodox Church • Kitchener, ON • 2017
Iconography Workshop • King’s College Chapel • Halifax, NS • 2016
Painting with Soil Pigments • Canadian Society of Soil Science • Montreal, QC • 2015
Creating Paint From Soil (ART 398/898.3) • University of Saskatchewan • Saskatoon, SK • 2014
Handprints • La Jolla Reserve • San Diego, CA • 2013
Making Local Colour • Edifide Educators Convention • Ancaster, ON • 2013
Creating Paint From Soil (ART 398/898.3) • University of Saskatchewan • Saskatoon, SK • 2012
Crayons And Ice Cream Children’s Workshop • Old Kamloops Cultural Centre • Kamloops, BC • 2012
Making Paint from your Local Environment • Open Art Venue • Mitte, Berlin • 2011
Talks & Lectures
Soil and Pigment • Laurentian University • Sudbury, ON • 2018
Local Colour: Pigment and Place • McEwen School of Architecture • Sudbury, ON • 2017
Making an Icon • Conrad Grebel University College • Waterloo, ON • 2017
The Beauty of Soils: The Nexus of Soil Science and the Arts Soil • Science Society of America Symposium • Minneapolis, MN • 2015
Soil and Spirit • Ronning Centre • Edmonton, AB • 2015
The Atlas of Canada’s Local Colours • Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting • Tampa, FL • 2013
Art as Worldview • CTABC Teachers’ Convention • Langley, BC • 2013
Local Colours: Pigment and Art • Brantford Lapidary and Mineral Society • Brantford, ON • 2013
Local Colours: Pigment and Art • Kitchener-Waterloo Gem and Mineral Club • Waterloo, ON • 2013
Pigments: Places, Processes, and Paint • The Kitchener-Waterloo Society of Artists • Kitchener, ON • 2012
Crayons And Ice Cream Children’s Workshop • Old Kamloops Cultural Centre • Kamloops, BC • 2012
Artspeak • Button Factory • Waterloo, ON • 2012
Local-colour • Cambridge Centre for the Arts • Cambridge, ON • 2011
The 100-mile Pigment Project • Canadian Science Writers’ Association • Ottawa, ON • 2010
An Introduction to Icons • Conrad Grebel College • Waterloo, ON • 2010
Icons: Art and Religion • Tyndale University College & Seminary • Toronto, ON • 2009
Introduction to Paint • Waterloo Button Factory • Waterloo, ON • 2008
Creating Paint: Recreating History • CIS Visual Conference • Toronto, ON • 2008
Creating Local Colour • The Colour Jar • Durham, ON • 2008
Paint & Pigment • Cambridge Centre for the Arts •Cambridge, ON • 2008
The Sacred Image of the Icon • Varley Art Gallery • Toronto, ON • 2008
Creating an Icon • Fresh Expressions • Waterloo, ON • 2007
The Making of an Icon (History Class) • Redeemer University College • Ancaster, ON • 2006
The Challenge of Icons (Senior Art Class) • Redeemer University College • Ancaster, ON • 2006
The Challenge of Icons • University of Toronto • Toronto, ON • 2006
Venerating the Divine through Matter • University of Waterloo • Waterloo, ON • 2006
In The News
Symeon van Donkelaar • In Conversation with David Goa • July 18, 2019 (podcast • listen)
Symeon van Donkelaar: Part 2 • Everyday Orthodox • July 21, 2019 (podcast • listen)
Symeon van Donkelaar • Everyday Orthodox • January 20, 2019 (podcast • listen)
Artist Symeon van Donkelaar • Global News • September 1 2015 (TV)
Soil has a role in Art • The Chronicle • July 10, 2014 (print)
Dirt and Paint • Agknowledge • December 2012 (print)
Grad Students use Natural, Local Pigments to Create Art • The Star Phoenix • June 11th, 2012 (print)
Visual Artist Symeon van Donkelaar • Arts Connection • October 6, 2011 (radio)
Panning for Pigments • YES! Mag • May/June 2009 (print)
Encouraging Faith through Beauty • Nurturing Faith • April 20, 2009 (web)
Symeon van Donkelaar • Cambridge Centre for the Arts Presents • 2009 (print)
Local Colour • Canadian Geographic • April 2009 (print)
Scientific research: What’s wrong with this picture? • CBC News • December 1, 2008 (web)
Arte en 100 millas a la Redonda • RCI – Radio Canada International • December 2008 (radio)
Artist in Residence Delivers a 100-mile Artistic Diet • The Cambridge Times • October 2008 (print)
The 100 mile ART Project • Faith Journal • July 15, 2008 (radio)
100 mile ART Pallet • The KW Record • June 21, 2008 (print)
Artist: Symeon van Donkelaar • Grand River Living • 2007 (print)
Holy Art • The KW Record • Saturday, May 27, 2006 (print)
Artist Steeped in History and Faith • Images • Spring, 2006 (print)
Authored Articles
The Sacred in the Common • Mortise & Tenon Magazine • 2020
Painting with Local Colour • Taproot Magazine • December 2013
A Wonder-filled and Imaginative Education • Dialogue • 2009
Local Colour Pilgrimages
… more coming.
2016 • Paint Pots, BC • Conestogo, ON • Warsaw Caves, ON • Dawson City, Dempster Hwy, YK
2015 • Londonderry, Joggins Cliffs, NS • Tea Hill, PEI • Trois-Rivières, QC• Conestogo, ON • Elora, ON • Prospector’s Point, AB • La Jolla Reservation, CA
2014 • Conestogo, ON • Agawa Bay, ON • Pukaskwa, ON • Wawa, ON • Marathon, ON • Pebble Beach, ON • Christopher Lake, SK • Edmonton, AB • East Sooke, BC • Victoria, BC
2013 • Conestogo, ON • Kirkfield ON • Lowville, On • Vermillion Bluffs, BC • Blakeburn, BC • Trois-Rivières, QC • Chaplin Island, NB • Sackville, NB • Lochaber, NS • Sunnybrae, NS • Paint Brook, NS • Upper Economy, NB • Edmonton, AB • Sunset Cliffs, CA • La Jolla Reservation, CA
2012 • Glencoe, NB • St. Malo, QC • Laurentien Hills, QC • Conestogo, ON • Hell’s Gate, ON • Kenderdine, SK • Meadow Lake, SK • Britannia Beach, BC • Kamloops, BC • Hat Creek, BC • Monte Lake, BC • Spencer Bridge, BC