About Jaap Berghuis
Lived 1945 – 2005 (aged 59). Jaap Berghuis was a Dutch painter, draftsperson and sculptor.
Jakob Albertus Victor (Jaap) Berghuis, (15 August 1945 – 29 July 2005) was a Dutch artist.
Born in the town of Smilde, Drenthe Province, in the Netherlands, Berghuis graduated cum laude in interior design at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, followed by a degree in painting at the Ateliers '63 (now De Ateliers) in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
From 1969 to 1989 Berghuis exhibited with the renowned Art & Project Gallery in Amsterdam, with two exhibitions in 1974 and one in 1980. Further exhibitions include: the Atelier 11, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (1973); Fundamental Painting, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (1975); the 9th Biennale de Paris (1975); and Neue Malerei aus den Niederlanden, Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum Joaneum, Graz, Germany (1980).
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Who was Jaap Berghuis?
Dutch artist (1945–2005)
When was Jaap Berghuis born?
Jaap Berghuis was born on 15 August 1945 in Smilde.
When did Jaap Berghuis die?
Jaap Berghuis died on 30 July 2005.
What was Jaap Berghuis's occupation?
Jaap Berghuis was a painter, draftsperson and sculptor.
What nationality was Jaap Berghuis?
Jaap Berghuis was Dutch.
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