The Department of Art and Design serves Dordt University, its students, and the broader community by cultivating a deepened understanding of visual arts and the role of aesthetics in creating and living as God’s image bearers. We create an artistically rich and challenging environment where students can explore and develop their God-given artistic gifts and insights. Within this environment we nurture personal growth, encourage social progress, promote a sense of community.
Submissions from 2023
Angel Eye Mantle, Jake Van Wyk
But why can't you just focus?, Vaughn Donahue
Chariot Wheel Vision, Ryan Eckert
Dragon Vs. Mouth Sword, Ryan Eckert
Duo Number 4, Autumn, David Versluis
Heaven and Earth, Jake Van Wyk
Looking Back, David Platter
Looking In, David Platter
Memory Failure, Vaughn Donahue
Permutation, David Versluis
Red Seraphim, Ryan Eckert
Thursdays, Vaughn Donahue
Submissions from 2022
A Family Affair, Vaughn Donahue
Becoming Artist Christians, Vaughn Donahue
Children in the Residue of War, David Platter
Cyanide & Algorithms, Vaughn Donahue
Gull Point State Park - Milford, Iowa, Jake Van Wyk
Homage to Norm Matheis, Jake Van Wyk
Iconoclasm, David Platter
Red, White & Blue Boy, David Platter
The Victorian, Vaughn Donahue
Submissions from 2021
752 East First Street, Matt Drissell
Clogged, Matt Drissell
Dordt in 3D, Vaughn Donahue
Hungering, David Platter
Oak Grove Pond, Jake Van Wyk
Paradise Spring, David Platter
Porcelain clay bowls and cup, Jake Van Wyk
The Elemental Kingdom Project, Matt Drissell
Thirsting, David Platter
Submissions from 2020
1 Second in 15 Million, Matt Drissell
Ansel Adams - Caramel, CA 1983 (1), Doug Burg
Ansel Adams - Caramel, CA 1983 (2), Doug Burg
April Sky, Jake Van Wyk
Central Reformed Church - Sioux Center, IA, Vaughn Donahue
Dordt University Department of Art and Design, Vaughn Donahue
Equilibrist, in Detroit, David Versluis
In the Blood, Matt Drissell
"I won't tell you how to think but you can't jump in that puddle!", David Platter
Loop the Loop, Matt Drissell
Recollections are of the Present, David Platter
Testimonies Quietly Lost, David Platter
The North Sea, Jake Van Wyk
Submissions from 2019
735 East First Street, Matt Drissell
736 East First Street, Matt Drissell
Abstract #20, Doug Burg
Abstract #29, Doug Burg
Elasa, Doug Burg
Israel, Doug Burg
Myself & Other, David Platter
Primary Structures, David Versluis
The Hound of Heaven - homage to Francis Thompson, Jake Van Wyk
Visual Identity: CACE, Sioux Center, Iowa, Vaughn Donahue
Visual Identity: Orange City Tulip Festival, Vaughn Donahue
Submissions from 2018
Ella Laser Gridded, Doug Burg
Homage to Cristo, Doug Burg
Illegal Contact, Matt Drissell
Retasya with Butterfly, Doug Burg
Retasya with Veil, Doug Burg
Safety, Matt Drissell
Transformation #2, David Versluis
Transformation #5, David Versluis
Untitled, Doug Burg
Visual Art: Cultivating Christian Viewers, David Versluis
Submissions from 2017
108 4th Avenue Southwest, Matt Drissell
441 East 1st Street, Matt Drissell
445 and 449 East First Street, Matt Drissell
Fulgurite, David Versluis
Insignia series, Jake Van Wyk
is Hypnotized, Doug Burg
is Mesmerized, Doug Burg
is The Eye Of, Doug Burg
Porcelain Vase, Jake Van Wyk
Primary Structure no. 3, David Versluis
Sioux County Oratorio Chorus Poster, David Versluis
Submission: May the Spirit Go With You, Jake Van Wyk
Submissions from 2016
Abstract Blues, Doug Burg
"a little bit of cathedral in it", David Versluis
Blast of Fun, Matt Drissell
Blue Tree, Jake Van Wyk
Corn and Beans/Prairie Queen, Matt Drissell
Creative Consumption, Sara Alsum-Wassenaar
Crystalline, Doug Burg
Elemental, Doug Burg
Interweaving the Two Worlds -- Jonathan Nesci's 100 Variations: An Ode to Eliel Saarinen's First Christian Church, David Versluis
Matt Drissell's Iowa Art, Matt Drissell and Mark Munger
Oak Grove Drawing, Jake Van Wyk
Sioux County Oratorio Performance Poster, 2016, David Versluis
Springtime in Honfleur - 1, 2, 3, 4, David Versluis
The Red Curtain, Jake Van Wyk
Submissions from 2015
503 N 1st Street, Sara Alsum-Wassenaar
Bakery Quality (Tie-Dye and Zebra Cake), Matt Drissell
Buffalo Shoe Walkshop, Sara Alsum-Wassenaar
Country Fresh (Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream), Matt Drissell
Fruiticious Swirls - Diptych, Matt Drissell
Interweaving the Two Worlds -- Jonathan Nesci's 100 Variations: An Ode to Eliel Saarinen's First Christian Church, David Versluis
Maquette for a Tectonic Tower, David Versluis
Material Steps, David Versluis
Northern Lights II, David Versluis
These Photos Now: About to Break Apart, David Versluis