BIOGRAPHY
Hans Van de Bovenkamp moved to the US from his native Holland in the late 1950’s. Trained as an architect, he has spent the bulk of his 50-year career as a sculptor, creating oversized forms in stainless steel, bronze and aluminum. Van de Bovenkamp, whose work is held in public and private collections from Boca Raton to Bratislava, speaks often about the spiritual dimension of his work, and sees art as a dialogue between matter and spirit. He says of his characteristic style, “Abstract art is basically a doorway to wonderment”.
Education
1958 School of Architecture, Amsterdam, Holland
1958-61 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Bachelor of Science and Design
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2011
Louis Meisel Gallery, New York, New York
Bernarducci Meisel Gallery, New York, New York
2008
Goldman Warehouse, Wynwood District, Florida
2007
Sculpturesite Gallery, San Francisco, California
Basel Miami Art Fair, Goldman Warehouse, Miami, , Florida
Basel Miami Art Fair, Gary Nader Fine Art, Miami, , Florida
2006
Danubiana Meulensteen Museum, Bratislava, Slovakia
2005-06
Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, New Jersey
2003
Louis Meisel Gallery, New York, New York
Bernarducci Meisel Gallery, New York, New York
Sagaponack Sculpture Fields, New York, New York
1996
Michener Museum, Doyles Town, Pennsylvania
Camino Real Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida
1994
Quietude Gallery, East Brunswick, New Jersey
1993
Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York
1992
Shidoni Contemporary Gallery, Tesuque, New Mexico
1981
Tiffany’s, New York, New York
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
1979
Sculpture Center, New York, New York
1976
Brooklyn Borough Hall, New York, New York
1976
Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New York
1970
Jacksonville Children’s Museum, Jacksonville, Florida
1968
10 Downtown, New York, New York
1965
Glassboro State College, Glassboro, New Jersey
1963
New York University, New York, New York
1961
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011
Shanghai, Art Fair, China
Gary Nader, Miami, FL
2010
Southampton Cultural Center, Southampton, New York
2009
Spanierman Gallery, East Hampton , NY
ArtHampton, Meulensteen Gallery, Holland, Bridgehampton , NY
2008
ArtHampton, Louis Meisel Gallery, Bridgehampton , NY
2007
40 Years of Central Park, Lincoln Center , New York, NY
Pratt Institute, NY
2006
Camino Real Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
2005
Sculpturesite Gallery, San Francisco, California
Hillwood Art Museum, Brookville, New York
2000-04
City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Arlene Bujese Gallery, East Hampton, New York
1996-11
Elena Zang, Woodstock, New York
1995-09
Kouros Sculpture Garden, Ridgefield, Connecticut
1994-11
Cavalier Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut
2003
ACA Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
David Floria Gallery, Aspen, New Mexico
Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, New York
1999-09
Shidoni Contemporary Gallery, Tesuque, New Mexico
2002
Albright College Center for the Arts, Reading, Pennsylvania
1999
Long Beach Museum, Long Beach, New Jersey
1969-99
Lever House, New York, New York
1997
Dorothy Blau Gallery, Bay Harbor, Florida
1996
Stamford Museum, Stamford, Connecticut
1990-96
Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
1994
Cavalier Gallery, Stamford, Connecticut
1993
Cast Iron Gallery, New York, New York
1982-93
Bologna-Landi Gallery, East Hampton, New York
1988-91
Shidoni Contemporary Gallery, Tesuque, New Mexico
1987-89
Nina Owen Limited, Chicago, Illinois
1988
Chicago Art Fair, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
1987
Hudson River Museum, Sculptors Guild, Yonkers, New York
1986
Ann Norton Sculpture Garden, West Palm Beach, Florida
1985-86
Kouros Gallery, New York, New York
1984
Molly Barnes Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1982
Oakland Museum, Oakland, California
1969-99
Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York
1981
Artists Representing Environmental Art, Shidoni Gallery, Tesuque, New Mexico
1978
PS1 Contemporary Art Museum, Long Island City, New York
1978
Nassau County Art Museum, Roslyn Harbor, New York
1978
The United States Mission, New York, New York
1977-78
Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1977
National Academy of Design, New York, New York
1976
American Institute of Arts & Letters, New York, New York
1973-76
Storm King Art Center, Cornwall, New York
1970
University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
1969 & 78
Medici Berenson Gallery, Miami, Florida
1969
New York Sculptors Guild, Bryant Park, New York, New York
1968
Loeb Student Center, New York University, New York, New York
Picker Gallery, Charles A. Dana Creative Arts Center, Colgate University, Hamilton, New York
Stamford Museum, Stamford, Connecticut
1964
Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Texas
Selected Corporate Collections
2011
Louis Meisel, Watermill, New York
2009
Manhattan House, New York, New York
2006
Le Jardin, Atlanta, Georgia
2005
Stamford, Connecticut (9 Fiddleheads)
2001
Corporate Business Park, Columbia, Maryland
Neiman Marcus, San Diego, California; Honolulu, Hawaii
2000
Neiman Marcus, Denver, Colorado; Houston, Texas
1997-99
Neiman Marcus, Beverly Hills, California
1997
The Klein Group, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1996
Neiman Marcus, Paramus, New York
1995
Litwin Building, Wall Street, New York, New York
Goldman Properties, 110 Greene Street, New York, New York
Neiman Marcus, Miami, Florida
1994
Neiman Marcus, Dallas, Texas; Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1993
Mayer Collection, Denver, Colorado
1992
Hyatt Regency, Paris, France
1990
Marina Village, Alameda, California
1989
The Fox Companies, Wayne, Pennsylvania
1988
Amli Realty Corporation, Chicago, Illinois
Robert Martin Company, White Plains, New York
1986
Haverstraw Marina, Haverstraw, New York
1984
Christiania, Tarrytown, New York
1980
Litwin Building, 72nd & 2nd Ave., New York, New York
1977
Cargill, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1967
Gaslight Tower, Atlanta, Georgia
1966
Georgetown Plaza Building, New York, New York
Levitt Headquarters, Lake Success, New York
Museum Collections
Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, New Jersey
Danubiana Meulensteen Museum, Bratislava, Slovakia
Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, Ohio
Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Florida
Estate of Nelson Rockefeller, Kykuit, New York
Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, Florida
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
University Collections
City University of New York, Staten Island Community College, New York, New York
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
Texas A&M University, College Station,Texas
Towson University Art Center, Towson, Maryland
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
Wheeling Jesuit University, Wheeling, West Virginia
Awards
2003 Best Sculpture Award, Guild Hall, East Hampton, New York
1996-04 Listing, Who Is Who in American Art
1996 - Sanctuary Design Competition, Omega Holistic Health Institute, Rhinebeck, New York
1976 Exhibition, American Institute Arts & Letters, New York, New York
1976 Nebraska Bicentennial Sculpture Competition, Sydney, Nebraska
1964 Emily Lowe Sculpture Award, New York, New York
Selected Professional Associations
Advisory Board member - Institute for Symbolic Studies
Advisory Board member - Omega Institute
Member - International Sculpture Center
Member - New York Sculptors Guild
Member - Royal Society of British Sculptors
Film Documentation
1995 “Art Farm”, Nat Boxer
1988 “Hans Van de Bovenkamp”, John Frank
1978 “Tillson Farm”, University of Missouri
1972 “Barn on the Road”, New York University