Boris Van Berkum (born 30 April 1968) is a Dutch visual artist who was born, has lived, and works in Rotterdam, the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

Biography

He was educated at the

Montessori The Montessori method of education is a type of educational method that involves children's natural interests and activities rather than formal teaching methods. A Montessori classroom places an emphasis on hands-on learning and developing ...

Lyceum The lyceum is a category of educational institution defined within the education system of many countries, mainly in Europe. The definition varies among countries; usually it is a type of secondary school. Basic science and some introduction to ...

and the

Willem de Kooning Academie The Willem de Kooning Academy () is a Dutch academy of media, art, design, leisure and education based in Rotterdam. It was named after one of its most famous alumni, Dutch fine artist Willem de Kooning. Overview The Willem de Kooning Academy ...

both in Rotterdam, then at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. He has worked as a cartoonist, and

performance artist Performance art is an artwork or art exhibition created through actions executed by the artist or other participants. It may be witnessed live or through documentation, spontaneously developed or written, and is traditionally presented to a pu ...

, known as ''DJ Chantelle'', and was founder/curator of the Showroom MAMA - where he curated for several years. He has also been an artist in residence at a number of institutions, and was the Art Editor of ''Rails Magazine Netherlands'' from November 2006 to August 2008. Boris Van Berkum has been a member of the Thinktank, the ''Voorrang Culturele Vakmanschaf'' (Committee for Advanced Craft and Technology Vocational Education) from 2008 onwards. He served on the Advisory Committee to the Dutch Secretary of State for Culture in 2002, the Selection Committee of the ''Fonds Beeldende kunsten Vormgeving en Bouwkunst'' in 2001, and the Project Grants Committee for the Center for Fine Arts, Rotterdam, from 2000 to 2002. He is represented by the Witzenhausen Gallery in

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...

.Witzenhausen Gallery

Solo exhibitions

* ''A Sublime Resurrection'' TBS Winiek Kijvelanden, Roohn, The Netherlands, November 2008 * ''A Spiritual Moment after Battle'' Artspace Witzenhausen, Art Amsterdam, the Netherlands, May 2007

Group exhibitions

Group exhibitions have included: * ''A Free Entreprise'', Van Abbehus-Peninsula,

Eindhoven Eindhoven ( ; ) is a city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, located in the southern Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Brabant, of which it is the largest municipality, and is also locat ...

, The Netherlands, September 2008 * ''The Urban Tendency'', London, July 2008 * ''Art Amsterdam'', Amsterdam, May 2008 * ''Against Nature'', Vegas Gallery,

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

, 2008

Performances

* ''Ma Vie en Rose'', Arminius, Rotterdam * ''Chantelle Chanteuse'', Zaal de Unie, Rotterdam

References

External links

Boris Van Berkum
{{DEFAULTSORT:Berkum, Boris Van Living people 1968 births Artists from Rotterdam Dutch sculptors Dutch male sculptors Dutch art curators Academy of Fine Arts in Prague alumni