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Karel Doruyter
BIOGRAPHYKarel Doruyter was born in Rotterdam, Holland, and came to Canada at an early age growing up in the interior of British Columbia. He attended the University of BC from 1961 to 1968 and had his own studio, supporting himself as a graphic artist. For the next 10 years he worked in human resources both in Canada and Australia where he moved to in 1972. During this time he developed an interest in boat building and design as well as continuing to work as an artist. He taught adult education classes in drawing and painting both in BC and Tasmania. Returning to Canada he eventually settled on Hornby Island, BC, in 1980 where he designed, built and surveyed boats while continuing his artistic career. Exploring the BC coast line and working with native artists influenced his subject matter. He moved to Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) in 1989 initially to work with the elders. He remained there for the next six years, and there the paintings based on the origin tales of raven, as handed down by the aboriginal people of the Pacific Northwest, Canadian North and Siberian East, took form. At present Karel Doruyter lives in Victoria painting, writing and illustrating. He is president of the Island illustrators Society and a signature member and vice president of the Victoria Chapter Federation of Canadian Artists. His work can be found internationally. EDUCATION / EXPERTISE Grad. University of BC, Fine Arts/Philosophy; post grad. studies in Social Psychology Studied painting/drawing under Dr.A.Pontoni, H.Charles, B.C.Binning Workshops and courses in drawing, art restoration, business of art, welding, use of polyester and epoxy resins, architectural/topographical model design Given workshops in painting, drawing, ceramics in BC and Tasmania MEMBERSHIPS Island Illustrators Society Federation of Canadian Artists Night of Artists SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2006 Life Cycles, On Canvas Gallery, Victoria 2003 Arctic Series, Laroche Gallery, Sidney 2001 Studio Show, Victoria 1994 Queen Charlotte City 1983 Hornby Island 1974 Hobart 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 Vancouver 1963, 1964 Prince Rupert GROUP EXHIBITIONS / JURIED SHOWS 2007 Art of the Book show, Victoria 2007 FCA Victoria Spring show 2006/07 IIS New Year exhibition, In Our Lifetime 2006 Art of Giving, On Canvas Gallery, Victoria 2006 NOA Victoria 2006 NOA Calgary 2006 IIS Sanich Centennial Banner project,Victoria 2006 FCA Victora Juried Spring show 2006 Finer Things Gallery, Shawnigan Lake 2006 IIS Craigdarroch Castle show, Victoria 2005 Sooke Juried Art show 2005 FCA Victoria, Island Perspective, Nanaimo 2005 NOA Victoria 2005 NOA Vancouver 2005 FCA National Juried show Art Fusion, Calgary/Vancouver 2005 NOA Ottawa 2005 BMSC Exhibiton,Nanaimo 2005 FCA Victoria Spring show 2005 IIS New Year exhibiton , Slow Art Slow Food 2004 FCA Vancouver, Juried Show 'Reality Only Better' 2004 FCA Vancouver, Signature Show, 'Success' 2004 NOA Victoria 2004 IIS Illustrators at the Hall, Victoria 2004 NOA Vancouver 2004 Sooke Juried Fine Art Show 2004/05 IIS New Year Show, Victoria 2003 FCA Mixed Media Juried Show, Vancouver (Allesandra Bitelli Award) 2003 FCA (Victoria) Spring Juried Show, Victoria 2003 IIS Spring Show, Saanich 2003 FCA/ South Korea Invitational Juried Show, Vancouver 2003 CBC Presents - NOA Show, Victoria 2003 FCA Altered States Juried Show, Vancouver 2003 Karma Gallery Group Show, Vancouver 2003 Sooke Juried Fine Art Show 2003 FCA International Juried Art Show, Vancouver, Painting on the Edge 2003 FCA Vancouver, Images of Western Canada 2003 Sidney 1st Annual Juried Fine Art Show, Sidney 2003 Nature Artists Show, Goldstream, Victoria 2003 Fran Willis Gallery, 'Shapeshifter', Victoria 2003 FCA Victoria Juried Show 'Harvest of Art' (Award of Excellence) 2002 FCA Winter Juried Show, Vancouver 2002 FCA All Chapters Juried Show, Vancouver (Award of Excellence) 2002 FCA Active Members Only Juried Show, Vancouver 2002 FCA June Juried Show, Vancouver 2002 FCA (Victoria) Summer Juried Show, Victoria 2002 IIS Summer Show, Saanich 2002 Expressions of Nature, Agora Gallery, New York 2002 FCA (Victoria) Fall Juried Show, Victoria 2002 Doman Gallery, Salon des Refuses, Sidney 2002 FCA Fall Juried Show, Vancouver 2002 IIS Fall Show, Victoria 2002/03 IIS New Years Show, Victoria 2001/02 IIS New Years Show, Victoria 2001 Studio Exhibition, Victoria 1991/92 Northwest Regional Art Exhibition, Prince Rupert (People's Choice Award) 1984/91 BC Festival of the Arts Juried Art Exhibition, Vancouver 1966/67 UBC Fine Arts Gallery Student Exhibition, Vancouver 1964 Alberta Festival of the Arts, Edmonton 1963 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Bi-Annual Exhibition MURALS / MODELS / PUBLIC ART 2004, 2005, 2006 NOA Edmonton Mural 2005 Mural "Orcas", BC Ferry Terminal Buildings 2005 Topographic/bathymetric model, Haida Gwaii Heritage Centre 2004 Mural, BC Ferries Vancouver 1999 Mural, Private Residence, Victoria 1996 Topographic/bathymetric models: Parks Canada Information Centre, Queen Charlotte City; Airport Terminal Building, Sandspit 1995 Mural, Private Residence, Montclair N.J., 1992 Mural, LCB Building, Queen Charlotte City 1975 Mural, Legion Building, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia 1964 Mural, Private Residence, Vancouver BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS 2002-2004 Artja Domas 2001 Raven - the Origin Tales 1999 Sail Boat Buyer's Guide 1982 The Dragon Tree Logos: Archipelago Adventures, Haida Gwaii, BC; Cordova Bay Pre-school, Victoria; Victoria Hospice Society 2001 Palliative Care Conference, Victoria BC Art Donations: 'Art in Bloom' Victoria Art Gallery; CNIB Victoria and Calgary; Aux. Coast Guard, Victoria; Victims of Fire, Kelowna; Orcas in the City, Victoria; Bamfield Marine Research Society; Painting by Number, FCA Vancouver
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