b. 1928, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
d. 2012, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL

Biography

JCJ Vanderheyden (*1928 ‘s-Hertogenbosch NL | †2012‘s-Hertogenbosch NL) is one of the most unconventional Dutch artists of his time, he dedicated his life to investigating space and the dimensions of visual perspectives by using a broad range of media. In his work abstract concepts like space and time are tangible. Considered an artist’s artist he had a profound influence on later generations of artists in the Netherlands and beyond.

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Selected exhibitions

2019, JCJ Vanderheyden – Across the Himalayas, Boers-Li Gallery, New York, US
2015, Kristof De Clercq gallery, Ghent, Belgium
2013, JCJ Vanderheyden – Licht, tijd en ruimte, Het Noordbrabants Museum, Den Bosch, the Netherlands
2012, A Tribute 1928 – 2012, AP / Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2011, In-sight, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2009, The Analogy of the Eye, JCJ Vanderheyden, Fundação Caixa Geral de Depósitos – Culturgest, Lisbon, Portugal
2002, JCJ Vanderheyden, ICAR, Paris, France
2002, JCJ Vanderheyden, Galerie Tanya Rumpff, Haarlem, the Netherlands
2001, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2000, Chinese European Art Center, Xiamen, China
1998, Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, the Netherlands
1997, JCJ Vanderheyden/Marijke van Warmerdam, Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
1997, JCJ Vanderheyden Nieuw werk, Galerie Tanya Rumpff, Haarlem, the Netherlands
1996, Headquarters ANWB, The Hague, the Netherlands
1992, Tegelijkertijd/Simultaneous, Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
1990, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
1989, De Vleeshal, Middelburg, the Netherlands
1988, Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
1986, Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
1983, Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
1982, Documenta VII, Kassel, Germany
1981, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, the Netherlands
1978, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
1977, Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, the Netherlands

Selected artist's books

JCJ Vanderheyden, The Analogy of the Eye, Amsterdam: Idea Books B. V., 2009
JCJ Vanderheyen, Himalaya, Utrecht: Centraal Museum, 1981