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

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Biography

He was educated at the

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Lyceum and the

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both in Rotterdam, then at the

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. He has worked as a cartoonist, and performance artist, 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

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, 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

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.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,

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, 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, Prague alumni