David Kaarsemaker holds a BFA from Concordia University and an MFA from the University of Ottawa. David has received grants from the Canada Council for the arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the Conceil des arts et des lettres du Quebec, and the Newfoundland and Labrador arts council. He was a finalist in the 2017 RBC Painting Competition and his work is included in the collections of Global Affairs Canada, the City of Ottawa, the City of St John’s, The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, and the Newfoundland Provincial Art Bank. He lives in Toronto where he paints, teaches painting, and works in a woodshop.
Kaarsemaker gratefully acknowledges the support of the Ontario Arts Council during the creation of Thru in 2020 and for exhibition assistance for Portage in 2017, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Quebec for support during the creation of Scrim in 2015-2016, and the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council for support in 2011.
