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Menno Veldhuis (born 20 November 1974) is a Dutch artist.
After an abstract series of 15 large oil paintings, titled "Machines" (2011– 2013), the artist finds in his next work "Ernte 1" ("Harvest 1", 2013) a more formal content and produces a series of ''Van Gogh-paintings''.
In 2013 Menno Veldhuis turns also to photography and creates a series of around 150 
In 2014 the artist create a series of collages „Woods“, using remains of paper, which he originally used as paint palette for his canvases.
Biography of Menno Veldhuis at Agentur Kunsttick
Menno Veldhuis' official website
The post mortem felted club
1974 births Living people 21st-century Dutch painters Dutch male painters Modern painters Dutch photographers People from Oost Gelre People from Potsdam {{Netherlands-painter-stub
Menno Veldhuis (born 20 November 1974) is a Dutch artist.
Biography
Born inGroenlo
Groenlo () is a city in the municipality of Oost Gelre, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands, on the German border, within a region in the province of Gelderland called the Achterhoek (literally: "back corner"). Groenlo was a municipalit ...
and grown up in Eibergen
Eibergen ( Low Saxon: ''Eibarge'') is a town and former municipality in Gelderland in the Eastern Netherlands. It is part of the Achterhoek cultural region. The administrative cooperation of about 20 municipalities in this region is the Regio Acht ...
(Netherlands
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). From 1994 until 1999 he studied painting with Marie van Leeuwen, Paul van Dijk and Eli Content at the High-school of Arts Constantijn Huygens in Kampen (now ArtEZ Institute of the Arts ArtEZ University of Arts ( nl, ArtEZ hogeschool voor de kunsten) is an art academy in Netherlands. ArtEZ combines several art institutes and art disciplines with branches in Arnhem, Enschede, and Zwolle. In its name the A stands for Arnhem, the E ...
in Zwolle
Zwolle () is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Overijssel and the province's second-largest municipality after Enschede with a population of 130,592 as of 1 December 2021. Zwolle is on ...
). From 2000 until 2001 he studied history of art at the Utrecht University
Utrecht University (UU; nl, Universiteit Utrecht, formerly ''Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht'') is a public research university in Utrecht, Netherlands. Established , it is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands. In 2018, it had an enrollme ...
. From 1999 to 2003 he lives and works alternately in Arnhem
Arnhem ( or ; german: Arnheim; South Guelderish: ''Èrnem'') is a city and municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands about 55 km south east of Utrecht. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland, located on both ban ...
, Velp und Bussum
Bussum () is a commuter town and former municipality in the Gooi region in the south east of the province of North Holland in the Netherlands near Hilversum. Since 2016, Bussum has been part of the new municipality of Gooise Meren.
Bussum had ...
. From 2004 he lives and works in Potsdam
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(Germany
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). 2008–2012 membership of .
After an abstract series of 15 large oil paintings, titled "Machines" (2011– 2013), the artist finds in his next work "Ernte 1" ("Harvest 1", 2013) a more formal content and produces a series of ''Van Gogh-paintings''.
In 2013 Menno Veldhuis turns also to photography and creates a series of around 150 selfie
A selfie () is a self-portrait photograph, typically taken with a digital camera or smartphone, which may be held in the hand or supported by a selfie stick. Selfies are often shared on social media, via social networking services such as ...
s „Back to Nature“, in which he shows his tendency to self-mockery.
In 2014 the artist create a series of collages „Woods“, using remains of paper, which he originally used as paint palette for his canvases.
Exhibitions (selection)
* 1999 ''In gebruik'', Het Langhuis, Zwolle * 2007 art fair Art Brandenburg, Potsdam * 2009 Kiron Espace, Paris * 2013 ''Made in Potsdam'', Kunstraum Potsdam * 2014 ''Menno Veldhuis'', painting, drawing, photography, a, e GALERIE, Potsdam * 2019 ''The post mortem felted club'' (with Simone Westphal), alte Dorfkirche GolmReferences
Biography of Menno Veldhuis at Agentur Kunsttick
External links
Menno Veldhuis' official website
The post mortem felted club
1974 births Living people 21st-century Dutch painters Dutch male painters Modern painters Dutch photographers People from Oost Gelre People from Potsdam {{Netherlands-painter-stub