Selective Biography:
1952: Born in Laren (NH), The Netherlands
1972 - 1979: Academy of Art (Tilburg), several courses and first show of artwork in Gallery Iris Wazzau, Davos (Switzerland)
1980 - now: independant illustrator, Graphic Designer.
1998 - 2000: Study old techniques and restauration, specialism wallpaintings
2001: first show as painter/artist, Kunst Ahoy Rotterdam. Since than a lot of exhibitions.
2009 Founded: Galerie Maste 4, Saas-Fee (CH)
2012: Member of "Guild of Swiss Mountain Painters"
2017: opened second gallery: Galerie Bos und Berge, Saas-Fee (CH)
2019: Galerie Maste 4 will stop activities the 1st of October
2020: Galerie Bos und Berge will close the 1st of June. Further activities: works commissioned.
Exhibitions and projects (Selection):
2000 Town-hall Huissen, solo exhibition, NL
Chapel Theodul, total decoration inside and outside, Saas-Fee (CH)
2001 Art fair "Kunst Ahoy", Rotterdam (NL)
2002 Argentina Ambassy: Presentation portrait Máxima and Willem-Alexander
Akzo Nobel: solo exhibition on 3 locations, Arnhem (NL)
Hotel Ambassador, solo exhibition, Saas-Fee (CH)
Solo exhibition Gallerie KunstKamers, Huissen (NL)
Gallerie KunstinHuis, Arnhem (NL)
Exhibitions during broadcast H-TV, (NL)
Art Manifestation Lingew'Art, Huissen (NL)
Solo exhibition "Bergman Bladmuziek", Arnhem (NL)
Opening exhibition Musis Sacrum, Arnhem (NL)
Art Manifestation Kasteel Doornenburg, Doornenburg (NL)
Alpen Musikfestival, (CH)
Solo Exhibition Jeurissen Schilderwerken, Huissen (NL)
Notary Office, Huissen (NL)
Dutch Ambassy: Presentation portrait Máxima and Willem-Alexander
2003 Solo Exhibition Gallery KunstinHuis, Arnhem (NL)
Solo Exhibition "Muziekproject", Zutphen (NL)
Solo Exhibition Bang&Olufsen, Zwolle (NL)
Solo Exhibition "Stein und Design", Saas-Fee (CH)
Alpine Musik Festival, Saas-Fee (CH)
Exhibition "Jungfrau Music Festival", Interlaken (CH)
Art Manifestation Lingew'Art, Huissen (NL)
Hotel Ambassador, solo exhibition 2, Saas-Fee (CH)
2004 Solo Exhibition Gallery Paulette Bos, (NL)
Art Manifestation Lingew'Art, Huissen (NL)
2005 Project "In Situ", Städtische Bühne Münster (DE)
Solo Exhibition Gallery Rietart, Velp (NL)
Art Manifestation Wijken voor Kunst, Arnhem (NL)
Solo Exhibition Vliegerhuys, Zutphen (NL)
Open Ateliers "Pronkstukken", Lingewaard (NL)
Group Exhibition KIM, Eusebiuskerk Arnhem (NL)
2006 Group Exhibition "AandeRijn", Renkum (NL)
Solo Exhibition BOVAG, (NL)
Solo Exhibition Galerie St. Marten, Arnhem (NL)
Open Ateliers "Pronkstukken", Lingewaard (NL)
2007 Group Exhibition "Aan de Rijn 2", Renkum (NL)
Wall of Art Berendsen, Huissen (NL)
Open Ateliers "Pronkstukken", Lingewaard (NL)
Group Exhibition KIM, Eusebiuskerk Arnhem (NL)
2008 Art Project "Kubus en Kubus", Arnhem (NL)
Group Exhibition "Tuinkunst", Betuwe (NL)
Art Manifestation Wijken voor Kunst, Arnhem (NL)
Art Manifestation Lingew'Art, Huissen (NL)
Group Exhibition KIM, Eusebiuskerk Arnhem (NL)
2009 Galerie Andrej Smolak, Snina (SK)
Solo Exhibition Gallery Rietart, Velp (NL)
Galerie Maste 4 founded, Saas-Fee (CH)
Art Manifestation Lingew'Art, Huissen (NL)
2010 Art Manifestation Lingew'Art, Huissen (NL)
Galerie Maste 4, Saas-Fee (CH)
2011 Galerie Maste 4, Saas-Fee (CH)
Project Mail Art, (DE-CH)
Art Manifestation Lingew'Art, Huissen (NL)
2012 Group Exhibition Guild Swiss Mountainpainters,
"Alpstein", Liner Museum Appenzell (CH)
Became member of 'Guild of Swiss Mountain Painters'
Galerie Maste 4, Saas-Fee (CH)
Solo Exhibition Mövenpick, Zug (CH)
Art Manifestation Lingew'Art, Huissen (NL)
2013 Art Manifestation 'Het geluk van Lingewaard', (NL)
Kastiel Mojmirovce, Mojmirovce (SK)
Mode Biënnale MoBA, Button-Up, Arnhem (NL)
Group Exhibition Guild Swiss Mountainpainters, Grindelwald (CH)
Galerie Maste 4, Saas-Fee (CH)
Art Manifestation Lingew'Art, Huissen (NL)
2014 Gallery AAM-Beeld, Westervoort (NL)
Continuing the highest gallery of Europe:
Galerie Maste 4
14 December 2014
Art Manifestation "Open Ateliers Huissense School"
2015 Bromer Art Collection, Roggwil (CH)
Solo Exhibition 30.5 - 12.7.2015
Bromer Art Collection
Exhibition Guild of Swiss Mountainpainters
Group exhibition, opening: 26.7
Guild of Swiss Mountain Painters
Anual Dutch Art Fair in Amsterdam
Saturday September 26th and Sunday September 27th
2016 Project Hotel Mistral (CH)
Project Britannia Hütte (CH)
Solo Ausstellung Mainz (DE)
2017 Hotel Cailler, Charmey (Gruyère, CH) 7.4 - 4-10
Galerie d'Art La Spirale (Vevey, CH) 29.10 - 28.11
Exhibition Guild of Swiss Mountainpainters, Interlaken (CH) 12.8 - 3.9
Guild of Swiss Mountain Painters
Opening Galerie "Bos und Berge", Saas-Fee 11.12
2018 Exhibition Guild of Swiss Mountainpainters, Luzern (CH) 11.1 - 28.1
Alpines Museum Bern: Gruppenausstellung
2019 Hotel Schweizerhof, Saas-Fee (CH)
Exhibition Guild of Swiss Mountainpainters,
Schlösschen Vorder-Bleichenberg, Biberist SO (CH)
Guild of Swiss Mountain Painters
Galerie "Bos und Berge", Obere Dorfstrasse 41 Saas-Fee CH
2019-2021 Commission works: 12 paintings for the Medizinisches Zentrum
St. Raphael in Naters (CH)
2021-2022 Private commissions
2023 Léman Publishers
Private commissions
Exhibition in "The Art Gallery Zermatt" 22.12 - 15.04 (2024)
2024 Exhibition The Art Gallery Zermatt until 15.04
Art projects (selection): Städtische Bühne Münster (Germany), Wallpaintings on a new built Chapel Saas-Fee (Switzerland), restauration Townhall Arnhem, Design façade Rabo Bank, Wallpainting SNS Bank, Art Projects in Snina and Mojmirovce (2009 and 2013, Slovakia), Wallpainting winemuseum Arnhem, exhibitions in Switzerland, Netherlands, Slovakia and Germany.
Works in public and corporate collections and commissions (selection):
(Private collections will not be posted)
Town-hall Huissen, (NL)
Argentina Ambassy, Den Haag (NL)
Town-hall Lingewaard, (NL)
Theatre, Münster (DE)
Dutch Ambassy, Bern (CH)
Rabo Bank, Lingewaard (NL)
DSM, Heerlen (NL)
Chapel, Saas-Fee (CH)
Provincie Gelderland, Arnhem (NL)
Gallery Andrej Smolak, Snina (SK)
SNS Bank, Arnhem (NL)
Town-Hall, Saas-Fee (CH)
Berendsen Optiek, Huissen (NL)
Castle Mojmirovce, Mojmirovce (SK)
Bromer Art Collection (CH)