Anthonie Wilhelmus (Toon) Verhoef (born

Voorburg Voorburg is a town and former municipality in the west part of the province of South Holland, Netherlands. Together with Leidschendam and Stompwijk, it makes up the municipality Leidschendam-Voorburg. It has a population of about 39,000 peopl ...

, October 17, 1946) is a Dutch painter, ceramist and art lecturer.Toon Verhoef (1946); schilder, keramist, installatiekunstenaar, docent aan academie
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Biography

Verhoef attended the

Rijksakademie The Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (State Academy of Fine Arts) was founded in 1870 in Amsterdam. It is a classical academy, a place where philosophers, academics and artists meet to test and exchange ideas and knowledge. The school support ...

in Amsterdam in 1965-1966, and studied art history at the

University of South Africa The University of South Africa (UNISA), known colloquially as Unisa, is the largest university system in South Africa by enrollment. It attracts a third of all higher education students in South Africa. Through various colleges and affiliates, U ...

in Johannesburg from 1966 to 1968. Subsequently, he received further art education at the

Ateliers '63 De Ateliers (formerly Ateliers '63) is an independent art school in located in Amsterdam. It was founded in Haarlem in 1963, among others by Ger Lataster, Mari Andriessen, Nic Jonk, Theo Mulder and Wessel Couzijn. This "group of established art ...

in Haarlem from 1968 to 1970. Verhoef settled as independent artist and over the years worked in Eindhoven, Buenos Aires in Argentina, Wales, Amsterdam, Johannesburg (South-Africa), Haarlem, Edam, New York City, and Hanover (New Hampshire). In 1975 he was appointed art lecturer at the De Ateliers in Amsterdam, where he lecturer until 2003. From 1981 to 1984 he also lectured at the Academie Minerva in Groningen; at the Academie voor Beeldende Vorming Tilburg (ABV) in 1983-1984; at the Villa Arson in Nice in 1983-1984, and at the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Karlsruhe from 2009 to 2014. Verhoef was awarded the

Buning Brongers Award The Buning Brongers Award is a biennial Dutch art prize for young artists.Sandra Jaszczak (1996). ''Awards, Honors & Prizes: International and Foreign 1996-97,'' p. 459. This award is the biggest private art prize of the Netherlands. The prize cons ...

in 1980, the Sandberg Prize in 1985, and the Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Art in 1988.

Selected publications

* Toon Verhoef,

Carel Visser Carel Nicolaas Visser (3 May 1928 – 1 March 2015) was a Dutch sculptor. He is considered an important representative of Dutch abstract-minimalist constructivism in sculpture. Life and work Visser was born on 3 May 1928 in Papendrecht. From 194 ...

, ''Toon Verhoef, Carel Visser: de lakenhal-leiden 4/4 - 26/5 1974.,'' 1974. * Toon Verhoef, Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum (1986). ''Toon Verhoef - schilderijen en tekeningen, 1968-1986.'' * Toon Verhoef, Castello di Rivoli (Museum : Rivoli, Italy). (1989). ''Toon Verhoef: Castello di Rivoli, 6 ottobre-3 dicembre 1989.'' * Rudi H. Fuchs, Galerie Onrust (2013). ''Toon Verhoef: 12 schilderijen, 2012-2013.''

References

External links

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