Ron Mandos is a Dutch art promoter. He also founded Galerie Ron Mandos. Based in

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, Galerie Ron Mandos represents artists such as

Hans Op de Beeck Hans Op de Beeck (1969, Turnhout) is a Belgian visual artist who lives and works in Brussels. For over twenty years he has exhibiting internationally. Education/programs * 2002–2003: Artist at the MoMA PS1 Studio Program, New York * 1998–19 ...

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, Anthony Goicolea,

Daniel Arsham Daniel Lambert Arsham (born 8 September 1980) is an American visual artist. He lives and works in New York City. Early life and education Born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Miami, Florida, Arsham was 12 when Hurricane Andrew destroyed hi ...

, Mohau Modisakeng, Troika, Jacco Olivier,

Levi van Veluw Levi van Veluw (born 1985) is a Dutch contemporary artist. Life As of 2012, he lives and works in Amsterdam. Work Levi van Veluw has produced multi-disciplinary works that include photographs, videos, sculptures, installations and drawings. ...

, Remy Jungerman and

Erwin Olaf Erwin Olaf Springveld (2 July 1959 – 20 September 2023), professionally known as Erwin Olaf, was a Dutch photographer from Hilversum. ''Time (magazine), Time'' magazine described his work as straddling "the worlds of commercial, art and fashio ...

. The gallery scouts Dutch art academies, in search of new talent.

Biography

He owned several flower shops in the city centre, and in 1995, Mandos decided to sell his flower shops to travel around the world. During a stay in

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, he visited the

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, where he re-discovered his passion for the art. After experiencing Stendhal Syndrome in front of

Pablo Picasso Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, Ceramic art, ceramicist, and Scenic ...

’s

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, he decided to pursue a career in the arts.

Galerie Ron Mandos

In 1998, Mandos opened an art gallery adjacent to his house, inspired by

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’s Chambres d’Amis. He staged exhibitions with artists including

Ine Lamers Ardina Gerarda Maria "Ine" Lamers (born 15 May 1954) is a Dutch photographer and video installation artist,Saskia Asser (2007), ''A critical history of photography in the Netherlands.'' p. 13. who is specialized in ilfochrome photography and chrom ...

, Katinka Lampe en

Joep van Lieshout Joep van Lieshout (born 1963), is a Dutch artist and sculptor born in Ravenstein, Netherlands, Ravenstein, Netherlands, and founder of Atelier Van Lieshout (AVL). Life and work Van Lieshout received his formal education and training from the ...

. The gallery soon expanded to represent international artists and has participated in art fairs such as Art Forum Berlin, Art Brussels, The

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, ARCO Madrid,

LOOP Barcelona LOOP Barcelona is an annual fair in Barcelona for video art. The platform takes the form of a festival, a fair and conferences. Over a two-week period, the Loop Festival presents works of 800 artists to nearly 200,000 visitors in 100 different ...

, FIAC Paris and UNTITLED ART,

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. In 2006, Galerie Ron Mandos relocated to Amsterdam to organise more large-scale exhibitions. Around this time, the gallery started to represent artists like

and

. Since 2008, the gallery annually programs Best of Graduates, an exhibition showing a selection of works by recent graduates of Dutch art academies. In 2016, Galerie Ron Mandos was shortlisted for an

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award.

Ron Mandos Young Blood Foundation

In 2018, Mandos founded the Ron Mandos Young Blood Foundation. It invites people to enter the annual Best of Graduates exhibition and the Ron Mandos Young Blood Talent Award. The Ron Mandos Young Blood Foundation regularly stages exhibitions with work by selected Best of Graduates alumni.

References

External links

Galerie Ron Mandos Official website

Young Blood Foundation Official website
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