Jan Willem Th. van Welzenis



1981 Born in Oudewater, The Netherlands

Lives in Dordrecht


2022-2024 Lived in Aruba, Caribbean Sea


Curatorial
2024- Founder and organizer of artspace beneden boven

2015- Founder and organizer artists initiative Abstracte

Grants, awards

2018 Grant from Dordrecht City Council

2016 Grant from Dordrecht City Council

2015 De Scheffer Art Prize, shortlist

2015 Royal Award for Modern Painting, longlist

2014 Grant from Dordrecht City Council

2012 Grant from The Amsterdam Fund for the Arts (AFK)​​


Bibliography

2020 Antoon Erftemeier / Lars Been, Virtuoos! Israels tot Armando, Frans Hals Museum. Haarlem

2018 Peter Krüll, Bilderschreiben, Challenging Calligraphy, Maro Verlag, Nuremberg, Germany

2016 Jeroen Bosch, Viva the Artist Curator!, Tinque Art Paper #1, Antwerp, Belgium

2016 Aliha Thalien, Pudeur Magazine #1, Paris, France

2013 Cameron Patton, The Dead Dear, New York, USA


Education

2008-2009 University of Antwerp, Faculty of Arts, Philosophy. Antwerp, Belgium
2005-2006 Maastricht University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Arts and Culture. Maastricht
2005-2006 ABKM, Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Specialization: Painting & Drawing. Maastricht
2003-2005 AKI ArtEz Institute of the Arts, Specialization: Sculpture. Enschede


Work in private collections in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, United Kingdom, United States