CV
EDUCATION
BFA Photography, with Distinction, OCAD University, Toronto, 2020
Intern at wedding photography business The Mariner Agency, Toronto, 2019
Workshop attended – Social Media for Artists and Designers by CEAD at OCAD U, Toronto, 2019
HS Diploma with excel honours Dakar Academy, Senegal, 2016
AWARDS & MORE
Career Launcher Membership Recipient: Gallery 44, Sept 2020-Sept 2021
Artwork featured in Among Worlds volume 20, June 2020
Award recipient video contest What Is Evangelicalism? LoveIsMoving, Feb 2020
Artwork and article featured in LoveIsMoving magazine Issue 36 and Issue 39, Sept 2019, May 2020
Scholarship recipient Project 31, July 2019
Images featured in Photo Ed Winter 2018/2019 Issue
Awards: Won Best of Show, People’s Choice at HS Fine Arts Festival, Dakar Academy, May 2016
EXPERIENCE
Lifestyle Photographer, Discreet Peacock, Toronto, 2022-present
Curated virtual art showcase, MAKE_! Artist Showcase: Displacement and Belonging, 2021
Marketing Manager Built By Pros Inc., GTA, 2020-present
Social Media and Video Production Manager Every Nation GTA, 2020-present
Freelance wedding, portrait, and event photographer and videographer Malik Dieleman Photography, 2017-present
Promotional Content Creator MORE Network, Ontario, 2019-present
Videographer Willowdale Baptist Church, Toronto, 2020
Digital Media Assistant LoveIsMoving, Toronto, 2019
Directed music video Crush for Davrielle, Toronto, 2019
Teacher for workshops on photography and videography InterVarsity, Guyana, 2019
Camp photographer and videographer Singing Hills Camp and Conference Centre, New Hampshire, 2018
Judge for HS Fine Arts Festival, Dakar Academy, Senegal, 2017
Promotional video creator, Dakar Academy, Senegal, 2014-2016
EXHIBITS
GradEx 105 OCAD U, Toronto, December 2021
MAKE_! Art Showcase: Displacement and Belonging, April 2021
BFA SHOW 2020, Serving the People, May 2020
/nest/ Texture at Writing & Learning Centre OCAD U, May-August 2019
First Year Art OCAD U, Feb 2017
HS Fine Arts Festival Dakar Academy, Senegal, 2014-2016
TESTIMONIALS
“Malik is always professional with a smile. He always come to a job very prepared and in a bright mood. He is such a warm person and a great collaborator as he really listens to his clients ideas and tries to incorporate them to the best of his abilities.”
— Davrielle
“Malik brings his creativity with a relaxed enjoyable and relational approach. He brings an artistic flair into everything he does, while understanding what it is we're about, and what we truly value.”
— Paul, Outreach Canada
“[Malik is] very friendly and open to everything. Very adaptable with his ideas. And his availability is always convenient. I recommend him to everyone who asks about his pictures.”
— Michael
“Malik is a kind, flexible, and creative photographer! He did great working with our toddler and infant. Our photos came within a couple of days.”
— Emily
“Malik created a super comfortable working environment and came with ideas which I really appreciated. He has a great eye for finding art in the surrounding environment and using it to his advantage in his work”