Jan Kuhlemeier, Dutch artist born in 1993. His captivating artistic work explores the boundaries between painting and other media, pushing the boundaries of color and composition. In his works, Jan Kuhlemeier uses layers of translucent colors to search for specific hues and shades, creating a dance between movement, energy and pigmentation.

Taking inspiration from the physical and geographical elements that surround it, swell lines strike the sandbars as the wind tries to take hold of the water’s surface. His personal experiences with nature and landscapes are transformed into visual images and artistic objects. The color tones he experiments with in these environments are elusive illusions, born from the play of light and reflections on surfaces.

To bring these elusive illusions to life, Jan Kuhlemeier carries out extensive research into the qualities of pigments and materials. He currently uses gel mediums as a base, combining different pigments, sometimes transparent, sometimes opaque, thus influencing the underlying layers. The unique application of these materials to the canvas creates a specific friction between the material and the surface, revealing new discoveries throughout the artistic process.

Jan Kuhlemeier’s works are unique compositions characterized by their depth and reflection.

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EDUCATION
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2011 – 2015 ARTEZ INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS – BA FINE ARTS – ARNHEM, THE NETHERLANDS
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AWARDS
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2023 – VAN VLISSINGEN ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRIZE
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EXHIBITIONS
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2023
JAN KUHLEMEIER IN EEN ZEE VAN KLEUR, SINGER LAREN MUSEUM -SOLO, LAREN, THE NETHERLANDS
KUNSTRAI, AMTERDAM RAI, ROOT GALLERY – SOLO, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
THERESI_ART 06, ART[S] GALLERY SIMONE JANSEN – GROUP, NOORDWIJK, THE NETHERLANDS
THICKER THAN WATER, ARTCAN – SOLO, MARSEILLE, FRANCE
2022
HIGH/LOW, ROOT GALLERY – SOLO, ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
PATTERN & SURFACE MATTER(S) , KUNSTLOC BRABANT – DUO, TILBURG, THE NETHERLANDS
THERESI_ART 02, ART[S] GALLERY SIMONE JANSEN – GROUP, NOORDWIJK, THE NETHERLANDS
2021
THE OTHERS ART FAIR, ROOT GALLERY – GROUP, TURIN, ITALY
KUNSTRAI, AMTERDAM RAI, ROOT GALLERY – GROUP, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS ART THE HAGUE, ROOT GALLERY – GROUP, THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS INTERFERENCE, ROOT GALLERY – DUO, ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
2020
THE NEW CURRENT, ROTTERDAM ART WEEK – GROUP – ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS (FEB 2020)