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GEA ZWART
1992 – heden
Professional artist
Studioin Amsterdam

Born 25-03-1968, Hoevelaken
Education 1987 – 1992
Academy of Visual Arts, Minerva, Groningen

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HIGHLIGHTS

EXHIBITIONS

MUSEA, GROUP

2025 FRANS HALS MUSEUM, Haarlem. Faces of North Holland
2024 MÜNSTER, Haus der Niederlande. Recycling in the arts.
2013 MUSEUM BOIJMANS VAN BEUNINGEN, Rotterdam. Selfportrait (on film)
2005 MUSEUM WATERLAND, Schilder Biënnale Noord-Holland, Purmerend, Noord-Holland
2002 – 2003 UNESCO, EUROPASTELLO, Contemporary European Pastellists, St. Petersbrug, Rusland en Cuneo, Italië

SOLO

2022, 2019 KUNSTEILAND, Zaandam, kunstroute, solo binnen de route
2021 KUNSTMAAND AMELAND, NH Church Hollum, solo within the route
2017 JEROEN BOSCH ZIEKENHUIS, Den Bosch BOULEVARD i.s.m. 8 dichters
2017 ARTIST OF THE DAY bij SAATCHI ART, 30-10-2017, The world’s largest online gallery based in Los Angeles. One day of exclusive promotion for Gea Zwart’s art on social media.
2016 SHELL HEAD QUARTER, Den Haag, Powered By Art
2007 KUNSTFORT VIJFHUIZEN, Stelling van Amsterdam, Unesco erfgoed

GROUP

2025 KUNSTBEURS IJ KUNST COLLECTIEF Loods 6 KNSM-eiland, Amsterdam
2017 – 2025 INTERNATIONALE EXHIBITIONS in luxury and business hotels, with Galerie Bubble Art Projects in Dubai, Beijing, Venetië, Parijs, Brussel, Antwerpen, Innsbruck, München, Düsseldorf, Keulen, Stockholm, Malmö, Straatsburg, Schiphol Airport
2021 – 2025 GALLERY PLAYROOM, Zaandam
2024 KUNST AAN DE VAART, kunstroute, Assen
2023 – 2024 SINGULART, Exclusively curated in online ‘Collections’
2018 PAMPUS, Festival Proef Pampus, Pinksteren
2015 ARTZAANSTAD, Zaandam
2000 – 2001 GALERIE MARIA CHAILLOUX, Amsterdam, company exhibitions

AWARDS

ELECTION ARTIST OF THE YEAR

2020: Ranked 21st in the top 100.
Semi-finalist and nominated for the shortlist by the professional jury.
2024: Ranked 101st in the top 100.

2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2021
WILDCARDS, Public nomination, 25 artists most nominated by the public.

Nationally known art prize, organised by Art Week Foundation with 4 rounds of voting:
– 2 by expert jury with 100 professionals from the art world
– 2 by approx. 40,000 public online voters

ENTREPRENEUR AWARDS
ArtRepreneur Academy, Amsterdam, Peter Maasdam

2019: Best Female Art Repreneur
2018: Audience Award, Art Repreneur Award

WINNER of ‘Art on a windmill’ competition

2012: Competition by NUON and gallery Bubble Art Projects.
Gea Zwart, 1 of 24 winners.
Prize: Execution and exhibition of artwork around wind turbine mast in Wind Farm near Almere.

ROYAL PRIZE FOR PAINTING

2002: Final pre-selection round. Submit work to the committee in Amsterdam.

PROJECTS

POETRY & ART

2019 – 2013
In collaboration with more than 100 poets from the Dutch-speaking region, combinations with art by Gea Zwart.
– Initiative and realisation by Gea Zwart.
– Platform Facebook page “Poetry and Art”.
– Six separate projects during the national Poetry Week.
– In collaboration with the Municipality of Zaanstad, mobile poems on municipal vehicles.
– Solo exhibition at the Jeroen Bosch Hospital in Den Bosch in collaboration with eight poets.

PISTE FOUNDATION

2013 – 2009
Multidisciplinary platform for artists and audiences
– Initiative, founder and chairperson Gea Zwart in collaboration with three board members.
– Goal: inspiration for all involved.
– Thematic projects on the website, in living rooms and libraries.

PUBLICATIONS

ABOUT GEA ZWART

2025 – MUG MAGAZINE, november no. 2025, Amsterdam magazine “Klerenzooi”, interview with photo about vintage clothing and recycling.
2025 – OOST-ONLINE AMSTERDAM, 7 sept. 2025. Interview 1 of 5 featured artists at the IJ Kunst Collectief art fair in Loods 6. (Interview with Gea Zwart starts at approx. 2:15).
2024 – HARPER’S BAZAAR NL, no. 5, eind sept. 2024. In spread about Recycling, Art and Design.
2019 – ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2020 ELECTION, ranked 21st out of 100 Gea Zwart. ARTICLE in NH Dagblad. Solo art on COVER PR material art route KunstEiland Zaandam ’19. Received a lot of attention on social media.
2018 to 2014 – POETRY AND ART, PUBLICATIONS during the national Poetry Weeks at the end of January on the national Poetry Week website. In 2017 and 2014, ARTICLES, Noordhollands Dagblad, Zaanstreek and Zondagochtendkrant for competition: Moving poems on 25 vehicles of the municipality of Zaanstad (’17). And on social media
2014 – RECENSIE magazine Keramiek, Tandem exhibition painting Gea Zwart, sculpture Christian Wisse
2012 – KUNST OP EEN WINDMOLEN, Gea Zwart winnaar wedstrijd. ARTICLES in Noordhollands Dagblad; Groene Courant; Rabobank Social Media Daily; Nieuwsblad de Zaankanter, Kunst & Marketingkrant en socials.
2012 – PUBLICATION NRC Handelsblad, NRC MENS& “What is a human being? / What is your view of humanity?” With Twitart “Burning at the stake/pruning” no. 19. (Gea Zwart created Twitarts for a year in 2012, posting one visual response to the news every week on Twitter).

COMMISSIONED

ART ILLUSTRATIONS
DESIGN

2025 – 2000
LITERATURE MAGAZINES, ILLUSTRATIONS AND COVERS
including Tirade no. 461 and De Tweede Ronde published by Van Oorschot Publishers. De Beuk, Schoon Schip, REALmag.
THESIS COVERS
Artwork for thesis covers for PhD students at various universities.
BOOK COVERS
including anniversary edition Het Moment Ritueelbegeleiders, Splinter en de Winter, European Contemporary Artists Bubble Projects.
2019 – 2000
LOGO designs for a diverse range of clients.

SOME PROJECTS HIGHLIGHTED

2018 – CD design featuring artwork from SEALEVEL 2, for Annette Scholten and Nanke Flach.
Classical compositions for lame sonore and piano. Graphic design, painting and logo by Gea Zwart.
Presentatie van de CD was o.a. op Radio4 in het programma Spiegelzaal, uitgezonden vanuit het Concertgebouw Amsterdam. En presentatie concerten in Museum Vosbergen te Eelde. (Het originele schilderij is in bezit van ArtZaanstad).

2017 – POETRY ON 25 MUNICIPAL VEHICLES IN ZAANSTAD, POETRY COMPETITION.
Project initiated by Gea Zwart in collaboration with the Municipality of Zaanstad. 25 of the Municipality’s vehicles were adorned with 25 lines of poetry, selected via a national poetry competition. The overall graphic design of the project, including the logo and lettering on the vehicles, was created by Gea Zwart. She also handled the organisation and promotion in collaboration with the Municipality of Zaanstad.
It received a great deal of attention in the local media, and the vehicles continued to drive around the Zaan region displaying the poems for years to come.

2020–2015 ARTWORK: Flierefluiter Trophies (recycled art), commissioned by the Street Musicians’ Festival, Alphen aan den Rijn.
The three-dimensional trophy, made from recycled plexiglass, is awarded annually to the winner of the Street Musicians’ Festival. Available in a different colour scheme every year.

2012 – KUNSTWERK voor De Windcentrale, Amsterdam.
Als teller/barometer op hun website. De stand van verkoop van zgn. Winddelen was hiermee te volgen, waarmee mensen een stukje van de windturbine aanschaften en daarmee hun eigen energieopbrengst. Het kunstwerk bestond uit een windmolen opgebouwd uit mensen.

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