Donna Chudnow
Artist member since 2021
Toronto, Ontario
The memories and feelings of childhood camping and canoe trips in parts of northern Ontario are essential to Donna’s art. Her paintings reveal the sheer beauty and glory of nature and the joy that Donna feels being both a spectator and a participant. Donna discovered her visual voice through painting later in life, but her inspiration and fascination with the wilderness has been life-long. Donna is primarily a self-taught artist, however, has taken lessons at the AGO Gallery School and was also a student at OCAD continuing education. Donna was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and has lived in Toronto for the past 30 years. On most days, Donna can be found painting at her studio, Project Art.
Q+A
Describe your home in 3 words
Warm, kind and safe
What do you listen to when you work?
At the beginning of a new painting, I often listen to music that is nostalgic for me like The Beatles, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell. As the painting progresses and I am in the zone, I tend to quietly hum a song repeatedly.
Coffees per day and from where
One double cappuccino in the am from my Nespresso machine
Favourite book
A Fine Balance, by Rohinton Mistry
Favourite medium
Acrylic
Only thing you need when you leave the house
A positive mind-set
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