biography

Rik Beemsterboer's artistic career began when he/she entered the Amsterdam art scene in 1992. Since then he has participated in a number of collaborative projects and exhibited his work worldwide.

Rik Beemsterboer completed his bachelor's degree in 1992 at the art academy AKI ArtEZ University of the Arts in Enschede, NL and art academy in Yogyakarta, Indonesia as a painter, draftsman and monumental designer. After living and working as a painter in Amsterdam, he moved to Switzerland in 2000 .

Initially he devoted himself to abstract painting and then turned to realistic painting.

Contact

Artistic career

qualifications and experience

Two grants from the Canton and City of St. Gallen, Switzerland

March 2010

Academy of fine Arts ASRI Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Sep 1991 - Mar 1992

Gratuated BFA Painting & Drawing at the ArtEZ University, AKI, Enschede, Netherlands

August 1986 - March 1992

Exhibitions at home and abroad

2023
Einblick - Ausblick
  Jedlitschka Gallery Zurich
2022
Grosse Regionale
Kunst(Zeug)Haus Rapperswil

Close up
Jedlitschka Gallery Zürich
2021
Leaders and Misleaders II
Jedlitschka Gallery Zürich
2020
Leaders and missleaders I
Jedlitschka Gallery Zürich

Change Your Focus
Jedlitschka Gallery Zürich
2019
Recent work
Jedlitschka Gallery Zürich

  Basel Miami Beach Art Fair USA Gallery Steiner Austria
2018
  Rik Beemsterboer & Carlo Pizzichini
   Jedlitschka Gallery Zurich

  Twenty Five
Galerie Paul Hafner St. Gallen

2017
Film Stills
Galerie Paul Hafner St. Gallen

  Movements
Galerie Paul Hafner St. Gallen
2016
Pop Up 2
Jedlitschka Gallery Zürich

Reality2
Bickelmuseum Walenstadt

Face to Face
IG Halle Rapperswil

Transit
Galerie Paul Hafner St. Gallen
2015
Down Town
Gallery Paul Hafner St. Gallen
2014
Gallery Artists & Their Sparrin-
partner
Jedlitschka Gallery Zürich

Wood Works
Galerie Kunst 7 Altendorf

Twenty
Galerie Paul Hafner St. Gallen
2013
Hyperspace Painting/Sculpture
Jedlitschka Gallery Zürich

  Excellent
Bickelmuseum Walenstadt Schweiz

  Toys and Shapes
Stadt. Gallen Warehouse St. Gallen
2012
visarte ost.now
Bickelmuseum Walenstadt

Ausbeute, regionales Kunstschaffen
Kunst(Zeug)Haus Rapperswil

Spotlight
Galerie Paul Hafner St. Gallen
2011
Portraits
Galerie Paul Hafner St. Gallen

Postcard greetings works
AB Haltestelle Strahlholz Gais Schweiz
2010
Leaders or Misleaders
Galerie Kunst 7 Altendorf

  Interscambio Culturale No.11 Artexarte, Neapel Italy
  Galerie Macelleria d'Arte St. Gallen

2009
Short Cuts
Galerie Paul Hafner St. Gallen      Switzerland

Leaders or Misleaders
Galerie Kunst 7 Zürich

Around the Corner
Galerie ardizon Bregenz Austria
Galerie Macelleria d'Arte St. Gallen

2008
Interscambio Culturale No.8
Catania Sizilien Italy
Galerie Macelleria d'Arte St. Gallen

Interscambio Culturale No.7   Ferentino, Roma Italy
Galerie Macelleria d'Arte Sizilien Italien

Landscapes Volume 2
Galerie Kunst 7 Zürich
2007
Interscambio Culturale no. 6
Genua Italien
Galerie Macelleria d'Arte St. Gallen

  Interscambio Culturale No.6 Lugano, Schweiz
Galerie Macelleria d'Arte St. Gallen
2006
Landscapes, the second
Galerie Paul Hafner St. Gallen

Landscapes volume 1     Galerie Kunst 7 Zürich
2005
Film Stills
Galerie Kunst 7 Zürich
2004
Planquadrat
  Pivot Bregenz Austria

Wine8
  Gallery Macelleria d'Arte St. Gallen

Art fair Gossauer Künstlertage
Gossau

Planquadrat
Deitermannhalle Berneck
2002
Verwrongen
Galerie Wilfried Lansink Hengelo Netherlands

Art Salon
Kunstmuseum St. Gallen

2001
Made in Holland Commercio
Kunstagentur Diana Ammann St. Gallen
2000
Landscapes
Galerie Muzerije Den Bosch Netherlands

  Begegnungen
Schloss Greifenstein Staad

  Virtual und doch Reell
Galerie Werkart St. Gallen
1999
  Galerie Kokopelli Amsterdam Netherlands
1996
  Industrial Fair
Beijneshalle Haarlem Netherlands

Response
Frontline Rotterdam Netherlands
1995
Messe
Kulturzentrum Amersfoort   Netherlands

  Industrial fair
Beijneshalle Haarlem Netherlands

  Mens and landscape
Galerie Muzerije Den Bosch Netherlands
1994
  Water
Gemeentehuis Borculo Netherlands