{"id":8778,"date":"2024-11-06T12:01:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T12:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/?p=8778"},"modified":"2026-03-10T13:10:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:10:47","slug":"donald-fasanya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/donald-fasanya\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Fasanya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Fasanya creates figurative artworks that are inspired by the natural world and human history. Donald\u2019s inspiration comes from animals and plants, landscapes and space, the universe and people.<\/p>\n<p>He works intuitively and regularly finds new sources to work with, sometimes blending source images with his own creative imagination. Donald works primarily in oil pastel, paint and pencil, carefully building up layers of colour to show sharp details and flowing landscapes in the natural world. His intentional use of light and shade add depth to his scenes, setting his work somewhere between realism and abstraction.<\/p>\n<\/div><!--close .artist-intro-->\n<div id='td-gallery-1' class='flickity galleryid-8775'><div class=\"slides\"><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"gallery-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_A-bear-on-the-mountainside_web-res-763x533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-artist_slides size-artist_slides\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_A-bear-on-the-mountainside_web-res-763x533.jpg 763w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_A-bear-on-the-mountainside_web-res-700x489.jpg 700w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_A-bear-on-the-mountainside_web-res-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_A-bear-on-the-mountainside_web-res-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_A-bear-on-the-mountainside_web-res-69x48.jpg 69w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_A-bear-on-the-mountainside_web-res-137x96.jpg 137w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_A-bear-on-the-mountainside_web-res-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_A-bear-on-the-mountainside_web-res.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t                <figcaption class='gallery-caption'>\n\t\t                A Bear on the Mountainside, 2024\n\t\t                <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"gallery-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"758\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Flower-fields-on-the-countryside_web-res-758x533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-artist_slides size-artist_slides\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Flower-fields-on-the-countryside_web-res-758x533.jpg 758w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Flower-fields-on-the-countryside_web-res-700x492.jpg 700w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Flower-fields-on-the-countryside_web-res-1024x720.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Flower-fields-on-the-countryside_web-res-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Flower-fields-on-the-countryside_web-res-68x48.jpg 68w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Flower-fields-on-the-countryside_web-res-136x96.jpg 136w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Flower-fields-on-the-countryside_web-res-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Flower-fields-on-the-countryside_web-res.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t                <figcaption class='gallery-caption'>\n\t\t                Flower Fields in the Countryside, 2024\n\t\t                <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"gallery-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Feluccas-on-the-Nile-River_web-res-790x527.jpg\" class=\"attachment-artist_slides size-artist_slides\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Feluccas-on-the-Nile-River_web-res-790x527.jpg 790w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Feluccas-on-the-Nile-River_web-res-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Feluccas-on-the-Nile-River_web-res-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Feluccas-on-the-Nile-River_web-res-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Feluccas-on-the-Nile-River_web-res-72x48.jpg 72w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Feluccas-on-the-Nile-River_web-res-144x96.jpg 144w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Feluccas-on-the-Nile-River_web-res-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Feluccas-on-the-Nile-River_web-res-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Feluccas-on-the-Nile-River_web-res.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t                <figcaption class='gallery-caption'>\n\t\t                Feluccas on the Nile River, 2024\n\t\t                <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"gallery-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Jupiter-in-a-milky-way_web-res-776x533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-artist_slides size-artist_slides\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Jupiter-in-a-milky-way_web-res-776x533.jpg 776w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Jupiter-in-a-milky-way_web-res-700x481.jpg 700w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Jupiter-in-a-milky-way_web-res-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Jupiter-in-a-milky-way_web-res-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Jupiter-in-a-milky-way_web-res-70x48.jpg 70w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Jupiter-in-a-milky-way_web-res-140x96.jpg 140w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Jupiter-in-a-milky-way_web-res-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Jupiter-in-a-milky-way_web-res.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t                <figcaption class='gallery-caption'>\n\t\t                Jupiter in a Milky Way, 2024\n\t\t                <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t        <\/div><!--close .slides-->\n<div class=\"picnav\"><div class=\"navpic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"69\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_A-bear-on-the-mountainside_web-res-69x48.jpg\" class=\"attachment-micro_thumbs size-micro_thumbs\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_A-bear-on-the-mountainside_web-res-69x48.jpg 1x, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_A-bear-on-the-mountainside_web-res-137x96.jpg 2x\" \/><\/div><div class=\"navpic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Flower-fields-on-the-countryside_web-res-68x48.jpg\" class=\"attachment-micro_thumbs size-micro_thumbs\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Flower-fields-on-the-countryside_web-res-68x48.jpg 1x, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Flower-fields-on-the-countryside_web-res-136x96.jpg 2x\" \/><\/div><div class=\"navpic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"72\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Feluccas-on-the-Nile-River_web-res-72x48.jpg\" class=\"attachment-micro_thumbs size-micro_thumbs\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Feluccas-on-the-Nile-River_web-res-72x48.jpg 1x, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Feluccas-on-the-Nile-River_web-res-144x96.jpg 2x\" \/><\/div><div class=\"navpic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"70\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Jupiter-in-a-milky-way_web-res-70x48.jpg\" class=\"attachment-micro_thumbs size-micro_thumbs\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Jupiter-in-a-milky-way_web-res-70x48.jpg 1x, https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Fasanya_Jupiter-in-a-milky-way_web-res-140x96.jpg 2x\" \/><\/div><\/div><!--close .picnav--><\/div><!--close .flickity--><\/div><!--close .row-->\n<div class=\"responsive-tabs\">\n<h2 class=\"tabtitle\">Exhibitions<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/into-the-bliss\/\"><em>Into The Bliss: A Group Exhibition by ActionSpace Artists<\/em>, Studio Voltaire, 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/open-house-2024\/\"><em>Open House<\/em>, Studio Voltaire, 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/vital-mix-waf-2024\/\">Vital Mix,\u00a0Wandsworth Arts Fringe, Southside Shopping Centre, 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Fasanya creates figurative artworks that are inspired by the natural world and human history.\u2026 <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/donald-fasanya\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8774,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","category-voltaire-studio-artists","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8778"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9465,"href":"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8778\/revisions\/9465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionspace.org\/artists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}