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About
Since 2000 I regularly focus on the suffering of animals in my paintings and drawings.
In the coverage in the daily news about forest fires, oil spills, flooding, drought or climate change the fate of people always comes first, while in these disasters there are generally more animal than human victims.
Animals are outlawed in a world that revolves around people and prosperity. Animals are killed, bred, eaten, abused, exploited, mutilated, locked up, hunted and chased away by human beings.
I think it is important to draw attention to the injustice that is done to them so that we look more closely at our treatment of animals.
With my works I want to tell stories, in a more or less journalistic way, on the basis of facts and details. I extensively study the subject I choose and prepare preliminary studies of animals and objects that will be added to the painting or drawing. In response to the final sketch the canvas is painted in oil paint, combined with other materials such as oilpaintstick, oil pastels and oil crayons. The drawings are made on paper with various materials such as collage, ecoline, ink, pencil and crayons.
EXHIBITIONS
2024
Roots, Kunstliefde, Utrecht
2023
Bibliotheek Neude, Utrecht
Clash, Kunstliefde, Utrecht
2022
Gallery Kunst|Werk, Utrecht
2021
Kunstliefde, Going On, Utrecht
2020
Gallery Kunst|Werk, Utrecht
Art Utrecht, Broese, Utrecht
2019
Ateliers BaZtille, Salon des Artistes, Zoetermeer
Gallery Niek Waterbolk, Utrecht
2018
Kunstliefde, Not About Me, Utrecht
2017
Kunstliefde, Grens, Utrecht
2016
Willem ll Fabriek, Bosch Open Expo, 's-Hertogenbosch
Domkerk, Share Art in Free-Dom, Utrecht
2014
The Kunstbedrijf, Heemstede
2013
Gallery Mereveldplein, De Meern
Peace of Utrecht, Festival de Basis, Soesterberg
2010
School for Journalism, Art of Message,
2009
Kunstliefde, 4N, Utrecht
2008
Naturally, LekArt, Culemborg
Kunstliefde, Badplaats Utrecht, Utrecht
2007
Central Museum, Old Meets New, Utrecht
2006
City Gallery, Gouda
2005
Local 4, What's Cooking Today, Amersfoort
Kunstliefde, New Love, Utrecht
2004
Gallery Walls, Nazomeren, Amsterdam
2003
Mama Cash, She Show’s, Rotterdam
Jaarbeurs, The 4th Salon of Utrecht Artists, Utrecht
CBK, Memorial Image, Alphen a/d Rijn
2000
Art with a Big U, Utrecht
1999
Gallery De Sigarenfabriek, Delft
Janskerk, Utrecht Art Manifestation, Utrecht
1995
Gallery Moira, Utrecht
Theater de Lieve Vrouw, Amersfoort
Art Fair, Antwerp
1992
Salon des Refusés, Utrecht
1991
Art Center De Twee Wezen, Enkhuizen
1990
Gallery de Wouden, Wijnjewoude
1989
14 Artists Exhibit, Utrecht
Experience
2006 - 2009
De Belofte
Genootschap Kunstliefde, UtrechtCommissielid
1998 - 2004
Stichting Werkruimten Kunstenaars (SWK)
UtrechtBestuurslid
Education
1984 - 1989
Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht (HKU)
UtrechtAutonoom Schilderen
1980 - 1983
Stichting Opleiding Leraren (SOL)
UtrechtTekenen / Nederlands
