Curriculum Vitae
Karel Doruyter AFCA
Through my travels I have always been drawn to isolated places. In the past these were physical geographical parts of the world I have experienced. Now I find myself going inward, areas of spiritual and emotional isolation that I find disturbing and fascinating. I find recording the former on board or canvas much easier than the latter, but that only adds to the attraction.
EDUCATION/EXPERTISE
- University of BC, Fine Arts/Philosophy; post grad. Studies in Social Psychology
- Workshops and courses in drawing, art restoration, business of art, arch/topo model design
MEMBERSHIP
- Island Illustrators Society
- Federation of Canadian Artists
- Night of Artists
- CARFAC
- CARCC
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- Prince Rupert 1963, 1964; Vancouver 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968; Hobart 1974; Hornby Island 1983; Queen Charlotte City 1994
- Studio Show, Victoria, July 2001
- Arctic Series, Laroche Gallery, Sidney ; July 9 - Aug 3 2003
- Life Cycles, OnCanvas Gallery, Victoria ; March 2006
GROUP EXHIBITIONS/JURIED SHOWS
Studio Exhibition, Victoria 2001
IIS New Years Show, Victoria 2001/02
FCA Winter Juried Show, Vancouver 2002
FCA All Chapters Juried Show, Vancouver 2002 (Award of Excellence)
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
IIS New Years Show, Victoria 2002/03
FCA Mixed Media Juried Show, Vancouver Jan/Feb 2003 (Allesandra Bitelli Award)
FCA (Victoria) Spring Juried Show, Victoria Mar/Apr 2003
IIS Spring Show, Saanich, Apr 2003
FCA/ South Korea Invitational Juried Show, Vancouver, May 2003
CBC Presents - NOA Show, Victoria, May 2003
FCA Altered States Juried Show, Vancouver, Jun 2003
Karma Gallery Group Show, Vancouver, Jun/Jul 2003
Sooke Juried Fine Art Show, Aug 2-10 2003
FCA International Juried Art Show, Vancouver, Painting on the Edge, Aug 19 - Sep 7
FCA Vancouver, Images of Western Canada, Sept 9 - 21 2003
Sidney 1st Annual Juried Fine Art Show, Sidney, Sep 19 - 21 2003
Nature Artists Show, Goldstream, Victoria - Oct/Nov 2003
Fran Willis Gallery, "Shape Shifter", Victoria - Oct 24 - Nov 8 2003
FCA Victoria Juried Show "Harvest of Art", Oct.22 - Nov 2 2003 (Award of Excellence)
IIS New Year Show, Victoria, Dec.16 - Jan 16 2004
FCA Vancouver, Juried Show "Reality Only Better", Jan 13 - Feb 1 2004
FCA Vancouver, Signature Show, "Success". Apr/May 2004
NOA Victoria 2004, Jun 5 2004
IIS "Illustrators at the Hall", Victoria Jun/Jul 2004
NOA Vancouver 2004, Jul 10 2004
Sooke Juried Fine Art Show, Aug 2004
FCA Vancouver, Spilsbury Medal Show, Oct 2004
FCA Artist’s Choice II Juried Show, Vancouver, Oct 19-31 2004
Sidney Annual Juried Fine Art Show, Sidney, Oct 2004
FCA Victoria Fall Show (juror), Victoria, Oct 2131 2004
FCA Vancouver juried show, "Images of Western Canada", Vancouver Nov 16-28 2004
IIS New Year Show, "Slow Art-Slow Food", Victoria Jan 319 2005
FCA Victoria juried Spring Show, Victoria, Feb 28Mar 11 2005
BMSC Exhibition, Nanaimo, Mar 425 2005
NOA Ottawa 2005, May 7 2005
FCA National juried show, "Art Fusion", Calgary/Vancouver - May 24 Jun 5 2005
NOA Vancouver 2005, Jun 8 2005
NOA Victoria 2005, Jun 11 2005
FCA Island Perspective, Nanaimo, Jun 17 Jul 18 2005
Sooke Juried Art Show, Aug2005
IIS New Years Show "Craigdarroch Castle", Victoria , Dec 12 Jan 2 2006
Finer Things Gallery, Shawnigan Lake, Oct 2005 - ongoing
FCA Juried Spring Show, Victoria, Feb 2006
IIS Saanich Centennial Banner Project, Victoria, Mar Sept 2006
NOA Calgary 2006, Calgary, Apr 2006
NOA Victoria 2006, Victoria, Jun 2006
"Art of Giving", On Canvas gallery, Victoria, Nov 2006
"In Our Lifetime", IIS Theme New Year exhibition, Jan 821, 2007
FCA Victoria, Annual Spring Exhibition, Mar 2007
FCA Vancouver, Human Figure Show, Apr 2007
On Canvas Gallery, Summer Show, Jun 2007
BOOK ILLUSTRATION EXAMPLES
The Dragon Tree, 1982
Sail Boat Buyer's Guide, 1999
Raven - the Origin Tales, 2001
The Pepper Trader, 2006
The Hippie House (cover), 2004
Home After Dark (cover), 2004
Tamar and the Dragon Tree, 2006
MURALS/MODELS/PUBLIC ART
- Mural - LCB Building, Queen Charlotte City
- Topographic/bathymetric model - Parks Canada, Haida Gwaii
- Mural, BC Ferries, Vancouver 2004
- NOA Edmonton Mural 2004
- NOA Alberta/Sask Centennial Mural 2005
- BC Ferries, Terminal Art 2005
Art Donations to: Victoria Art Gallery; CNIB Victoria and Calgary; Aux. Coast Guard, Victoria; Victims of Fire, Kelowna; Lions Club "Orcas in the City", Victoria/Vancouver; Sail and Life Training Society/Maritime Museum of BC, Victoria
Through my travels I have always been drawn to isolated places. In the past these were physical geographical parts of the world I have experienced. Now I find myself going inward, areas of spiritual and emotional isolation that I find disturbing and fascinating. I find recording the former on board or canvas much easier than the latter, but that only adds to the attraction.
EDUCATION/EXPERTISE
- University of BC, Fine Arts/Philosophy; post grad. Studies in Social Psychology
- Workshops and courses in drawing, art restoration, business of art, arch/topo model design
MEMBERSHIP
- Island Illustrators Society
- Federation of Canadian Artists
- Night of Artists
- CARFAC
- CARCC
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- Prince Rupert 1963, 1964; Vancouver 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968; Hobart 1974; Hornby Island 1983; Queen Charlotte City 1994
- Studio Show, Victoria, July 2001
- Arctic Series, Laroche Gallery, Sidney ; July 9 - Aug 3 2003
- Life Cycles, OnCanvas Gallery, Victoria ; March 2006
GROUP EXHIBITIONS/JURIED SHOWS
Studio Exhibition, Victoria 2001
IIS New Years Show, Victoria 2001/02
FCA Winter Juried Show, Vancouver 2002
FCA All Chapters Juried Show, Vancouver 2002 (Award of Excellence)
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
IIS New Years Show, Victoria 2002/03
FCA Mixed Media Juried Show, Vancouver Jan/Feb 2003 (Allesandra Bitelli Award)
FCA (Victoria) Spring Juried Show, Victoria Mar/Apr 2003
IIS Spring Show, Saanich, Apr 2003
FCA/ South Korea Invitational Juried Show, Vancouver, May 2003
CBC Presents - NOA Show, Victoria, May 2003
FCA Altered States Juried Show, Vancouver, Jun 2003
Karma Gallery Group Show, Vancouver, Jun/Jul 2003
Sooke Juried Fine Art Show, Aug 2-10 2003
FCA International Juried Art Show, Vancouver, Painting on the Edge, Aug 19 - Sep 7
FCA Vancouver, Images of Western Canada, Sept 9 - 21 2003
Sidney 1st Annual Juried Fine Art Show, Sidney, Sep 19 - 21 2003
Nature Artists Show, Goldstream, Victoria - Oct/Nov 2003
Fran Willis Gallery, "Shape Shifter", Victoria - Oct 24 - Nov 8 2003
FCA Victoria Juried Show "Harvest of Art", Oct.22 - Nov 2 2003 (Award of Excellence)
IIS New Year Show, Victoria, Dec.16 - Jan 16 2004
FCA Vancouver, Juried Show "Reality Only Better", Jan 13 - Feb 1 2004
FCA Vancouver, Signature Show, "Success". Apr/May 2004
NOA Victoria 2004, Jun 5 2004
IIS "Illustrators at the Hall", Victoria Jun/Jul 2004
NOA Vancouver 2004, Jul 10 2004
Sooke Juried Fine Art Show, Aug 2004
FCA Vancouver, Spilsbury Medal Show, Oct 2004
FCA Artist’s Choice II Juried Show, Vancouver, Oct 19-31 2004
Sidney Annual Juried Fine Art Show, Sidney, Oct 2004
FCA Victoria Fall Show (juror), Victoria, Oct 2131 2004
FCA Vancouver juried show, "Images of Western Canada", Vancouver Nov 16-28 2004
IIS New Year Show, "Slow Art-Slow Food", Victoria Jan 319 2005
FCA Victoria juried Spring Show, Victoria, Feb 28Mar 11 2005
BMSC Exhibition, Nanaimo, Mar 425 2005
NOA Ottawa 2005, May 7 2005
FCA National juried show, "Art Fusion", Calgary/Vancouver - May 24 Jun 5 2005
NOA Vancouver 2005, Jun 8 2005
NOA Victoria 2005, Jun 11 2005
FCA Island Perspective, Nanaimo, Jun 17 Jul 18 2005
Sooke Juried Art Show, Aug2005
IIS New Years Show "Craigdarroch Castle", Victoria , Dec 12 Jan 2 2006
Finer Things Gallery, Shawnigan Lake, Oct 2005 - ongoing
FCA Juried Spring Show, Victoria, Feb 2006
IIS Saanich Centennial Banner Project, Victoria, Mar Sept 2006
NOA Calgary 2006, Calgary, Apr 2006
NOA Victoria 2006, Victoria, Jun 2006
"Art of Giving", On Canvas gallery, Victoria, Nov 2006
"In Our Lifetime", IIS Theme New Year exhibition, Jan 821, 2007
FCA Victoria, Annual Spring Exhibition, Mar 2007
FCA Vancouver, Human Figure Show, Apr 2007
On Canvas Gallery, Summer Show, Jun 2007
BOOK ILLUSTRATION EXAMPLES
The Dragon Tree, 1982
Sail Boat Buyer's Guide, 1999
Raven - the Origin Tales, 2001
The Pepper Trader, 2006
The Hippie House (cover), 2004
Home After Dark (cover), 2004
Tamar and the Dragon Tree, 2006
MURALS/MODELS/PUBLIC ART
- Mural - LCB Building, Queen Charlotte City
- Topographic/bathymetric model - Parks Canada, Haida Gwaii
- Mural, BC Ferries, Vancouver 2004
- NOA Edmonton Mural 2004
- NOA Alberta/Sask Centennial Mural 2005
- BC Ferries, Terminal Art 2005
Art Donations to: Victoria Art Gallery; CNIB Victoria and Calgary; Aux. Coast Guard, Victoria; Victims of Fire, Kelowna; Lions Club "Orcas in the City", Victoria/Vancouver; Sail and Life Training Society/Maritime Museum of BC, Victoria