Curriculum Vitae

1928
Born in Zaandam

Born in Zaandam

1946 - 53
Lives and works in Epe. Paints and screen-prints textiles with his own designs.

Lives and works in Epe. Paints and screen-prints textiles with his own designs.

1950 - 52
Traveling through the Sahara

Travels through the Sahara (Algeria)

1953
Moving to Amsterdam

Moved to Amsterdam

1957
Designs fabrics for De Ploeg weaving company

Designs fabrics for De Ploeg weaving company

1958
From this year, commissioned work (in addition to independent work)

From this year, commissioned work (in addition to independent work)

1961
Wins Sikkens prize
1962
Exhibition together with Carel Visser at De Zonnehof, Amersfoort

Exhibition together with Carel Visser at De Zonnehof, Amersfoort (link to catalogue PDF)

1962 - 63
Exhibition at Gemeentemuseum, The Hague

Exhibition at Gemeentemuseum, The Hague (now Kunstmuseum)

1965
Exhibition at Atelier 1 Stedelijk, Amsterdam

Exhibition Atelier 1 Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam

1966
Exhibition at Kunsthistorisch Instituut Universiteit van Amsterdam

Exhibition at Kunsthistorisch Instituut Universiteit van Amsterdam

1968
"the Great Number," Triennale, Milan (major retrospective exhibition)

‘The Great Number’, Triennale, Milan

1969
Exhibition at Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven

Large solo exhibition at Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven (link to catalogue PDF)

 

1963 - 70
Teaching at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague

Teaching at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague

1971
Travelling through the Sahara

Travels through the Sahara

1972
Exhibition at Dordrechts Museum

Exhibition at Dordrechts Museum

1988
Participation in "een Nieuw Synthese - Geometrish - abstract kunst in nederland 1945 - 1960" at Rijksmuseum Twenth, Enschede, Princessehof, Leeuwarden, and De Lakenhal, Leiden

Participation in "een Nieuw Synthese - Geometrish - abstract kunst in nederland
1945 - 1960" at Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Enschede, Princessehof,
Leeuwarden, and De Lakenhal, Leiden (see link to publication) (see link to publication)

1989
Participation in Aldo van Eych's exhibition at De Beurs van Berlange, Amsterdam

Participation in Aldo van Eyck's exhibition at De Beurs van Berlange, Amsterdam

1993
Exhibition at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, and Haags Gemeentemuseum

Exhibition at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam (link to catalogue PDF)

 

Haags Gemeentemuseum

Exhibition at the Municipal Art Museum, The Hague

 

2002
Exhibition of 60 watercolours at Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam

Exhibition of 60 watercolour paintings at Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam

 

2005
Publication of “Watercolor Patterns”, The Pepin Press Amsterdam

Publication of “Watercolor Patterns”, The Pepin Press Amsterdam (see link)

2005
Exhibition of 30 watercolours at Galerie Clement, Amsterdam

Exhibition of 30 watercolour paintings at Galerie Clement, Amsterdam

2011
Participation in exhibition 75 years van Abbe

Participation in exhibition 75 years van Abbe

 

2012
Died in Amsterdam

Died in Amsterdam