den Daas, Ron
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Maker Name
den Daas, Ron
First name
Ron
Last name
den Daas
Date of Birth
1961
Formal Education
York University, Toronto
Banff Centre, Banff
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Accademia di Belli Arti, Rome
Banff Centre, Banff
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Accademia di Belli Arti, Rome
Personal Website
ecosystem@shaw.ca
Description
After studies in visual art at York University, Banff Centre and The University of British Columbia Ron den Daas completed a degree in painting at the Accademia di Belli Arti in Rome, with support from the Koerner Foundation.
He has recieved awards, grants and commissions in Canada and abroad and exhibits with painting, sculptural installation, new media and film. Over his career an evolving engagement strategy has seen his works presented in a diversity of locations such as the Museum of World Oceans, Kaliningrad, Russia, The Big Screen in the centre of Manchester UK through Corner House Gallery and the BBC, the Toronto Metro System with Toronto Urban Film Festival, John Hansard Gallery, University of South Hampton UK and Regents Park Zoo in London, UK. Ron’s work is presented in permanent public installations at York University, Simon Fraser University and the City and District of North Vancouver, Canada.
Ron’s work is inspired by his interactions with the natural world through painting leading to a study of ecology, habitat restoration and issues related to society and the environment in a series of projects, commissions and exhibitions.
Ron is, on the board of The North Shore Streamkeepers, The North Shore Environmental Network, The Coho Society of the North Shore and is a Fellow of The Linnean Society of London, UK. Founded 1788. A Forum for Natural History.
He has recieved awards, grants and commissions in Canada and abroad and exhibits with painting, sculptural installation, new media and film. Over his career an evolving engagement strategy has seen his works presented in a diversity of locations such as the Museum of World Oceans, Kaliningrad, Russia, The Big Screen in the centre of Manchester UK through Corner House Gallery and the BBC, the Toronto Metro System with Toronto Urban Film Festival, John Hansard Gallery, University of South Hampton UK and Regents Park Zoo in London, UK. Ron’s work is presented in permanent public installations at York University, Simon Fraser University and the City and District of North Vancouver, Canada.
Ron’s work is inspired by his interactions with the natural world through painting leading to a study of ecology, habitat restoration and issues related to society and the environment in a series of projects, commissions and exhibitions.
Ron is, on the board of The North Shore Streamkeepers, The North Shore Environmental Network, The Coho Society of the North Shore and is a Fellow of The Linnean Society of London, UK. Founded 1788. A Forum for Natural History.
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