CV

GEA ZWART
1992 – present
Professional Visual Artist
Atelier in Amsterdam

Galleries collaboration

Singulart, Parijs, since 2022
Kunstuitleen.nl, Amsterdam, since 1999
Modern Dutch Art, Castricum, since 2021
Sbk, Amsterdam, since 2017

SEPARATE EXPOSITIONS
Can be found on the news page

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Born 25-03-1968, Hoevelaken
Education 1987 – 1992
Academy of Visual Arts, Minerva, Groningen. Diploma autonomous painting, art
Place of residence Zaandam, since 2003

Additional positions, part-time
2009 – 2019 Initiative and organization Art projects, self-employed
2009 – 2019 Graphic Designer, self-employed
2000 – 2010 Painting teacher, self-employed
1992 – 2000 Graphic Designer, employed

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EXHIBITIONS

Highlighted

2023, 2021 GALERY PLAYROOM, Zaandam, group
2022, 2019 KUNSTEILAND, Zaandam, artroute, solo on 1 location.
2021 KUNSTMAAND AMELAND, NH Church Hollum, solo within the route
2019 VENICE simultaneously withKUNSTBIËNNALE,
Hilton door Bubble Art Projects, group
2018 – heden TENGEL, kunstenaarsvereniging Zaanstad, groep
2018 PAMPUS, Festival Proef Pampus, Pinksteren, group
2017 ANNIVERSARY EUROPATOUR , 25 years of artist in collaboration with Bubble Art Projects , Hilton hotels PARIS, BRUSSELS, STOCKHOLM, STRASBOURG, MALMÖ, BEIJING, BUCHAREST, LONDON, group
2017 JEROEN BOSCH ZIEKENHUIS, Den Bosch BOULEVARD with 8 poets, solo
2017 ARTIST OF THE DAY, SAATCHI ART, 30-10-2017, solo online
2015 ARTZAANSTAD, Zaandam, group
2015 SCHIPHOL AIRPORT, Hilton Hotel, Bubble Art Projects
2013 MUSEUM BOIJMANS VAN BEUNINGEN, Rotterdam, curator Bregje van der Laar, group
2013 – 2014 BEIJING, INNSBRUCK, MÜNCHEN, Hilton Hotels, Bubble Art Projects , solo
2007 KUNSTFORT VIJFHUIZEN, Stelling van Amsterdam, Unesco heritage, solo
2005 MUSEUM WATERLAND, Purmerend, Noord-Holland Painting Biënnale, group
2002 – 2003 UNESCO, EUROPASTELLO, contemporary European Pastellists, ST. PETERSBURG, RUSLAND en CUNEO, ITALIË, group
2000 – 2001 GALERIE MARIA CHAILLOUX, Amsterdam, group

AWARDS

2019
Election ‘Artist of the year 2020’
RANK 21 in top 100
Semi-finalist in this nationally known award.
Organized by St. Kunstweek.
– Shortlisted 90 artists.
then 4 rounds of voting:
– 2 by a jury of 100 professionals from the art world
– 2 by approx. 20,000 public voters online.

2021, 2023, 2024
Election ‘Artist of the year’
WILDCARD, Public nomination
3x a Wildcard, as 1 of the 25 most nominated artists by the public.

2019 and 2018
Best Female Art Repreneur 2019
Audience Award, Art Repreneur Award 2018
Entrepreneur Award at ArtRepreneur Academy, Amsterdam by Peter Maasdam.

2017
Artist of the Day, Saatchi Art Gallery
30-10-2017
1 day of exclusive promotion for Gea Zwart on social media through the world’s largest online gallery Saatchi Art.

2012
Winner Competition ‘Art on a windmill’
Organized by NUON with Bubble Art Projects. 1 of 24 winners. Prize: Execution and exhibition of the artwork around windmill mast in Windmill Park near Almere.

2002
Royal Prize for Painting
The last pre-selection round, submit work to the committee in Amsterdam.

I.C.W.

Companies, galleries, museums

CUSTOMERS

TYPE OF CUSTOMERS

Government, Municipalities, Business, Medical sector, Art and Culture, Universities, Publishers, Energy sector

COLLECTORS

Private and corporate collections at home and abroad

PROJECTS

LONG-TERM PROJECTS

2013 – 2019
POETRY & ART

Initiative and realization Gea Zwart. Art by Gea Zwart in collaboration with more than 100 poets in Dutch language area.
> Online on the Facebook page ‘Poetry and Art’.
> 6x a project during the national Poetry Week
> In cooperation with Municipality of Zaanstad, driving poems on cars of the municipality.
> Solo exhibition in the Jeroen Bosch Hospital Den Bosch with 8 poets.

2009 – 2013
PISTE FOUNDATION

Initiative, founder and chairman Gea Zwart i.c.w. 3 board members.
> Multidisciplinary stage for artists and the public
> Thematic projects on the website, in living rooms and library.