Born March 12, 1948 in Driebergen, The Netherlands. Passed through the Academy of Fine Arts "Artibus" in Utrecht. 1975-1985 Teacher of the "Creative Education Working Group", Utrecht. Made many study tours, among other places to Turkey, Peru, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Nepal, Tibet, Mali.
Individual exhibitions (since 1971, selection)
1977 Gallery de Jong, Zeist 1977 Art and Craft, Bilthoven 1977 Gallery Martèl, Tilburg 1977 Gallery S, Amsterdam 1977 Het Ploeghhuis, Amersfoort 1978 Gallery de Jong, Zeist 1978 Art and Craft, Bilthoven 1978 Gallery de Plataan, Zoetermeer 1979 Gallery de Jong, Zeist 1979 Gallery Job-art, Amsterdam 1979 Gallery l'Orangerie, Gronsveld 1979 Art and Craft, Bilthoven 1980 Het Ploeghhuis, Amersfoort 1980 Gallery 77, IJsselstein 1981 Het Ploeghhuis, Amersfoort 1981 Gallery Lieve Hemel, Amsterdam 1981 Gallery de Jong, Zeist 1981 Gallery Pandora, Ravenwavej 1981 Kunststudio Rhein-Lahn, Lahnstein, W-Germany 1982 Arts and Crafts, Bilthoven 1982 Het Ploeghhuis, Amersfoort 1983 Het Ploeghhuis, Amersfoort 1984 Arts and Crafts, Bilthoven 1984 Gallery Lieve Hemel, Amsterdam 1985 Galerie Lieve Hemel, Amsterdam 1987 Gallery Lieve Hemel, Amsterdam 1988 Lieve Hemel Gallery, Amsterdam 1989 Lieve Hemel Gallery, Amsterdam 1990 Lieve Hemel Gallery, Amsterdam (lithographies) 1994 Lieve Heme Gallery l, Amsterdam 1997 Gallery Lieve Hemel, Amsterdam 2000 Gallery Lieve Hemel, Amsterdam
Group exhibitions (since 1968, selection)
1977 Gallery Bruno Boersma, Hilversum 1978 Gallery de Kei, Uffelte 1978 Atelier Cavel, Bunnik 1979 Museum de Zonnehof, Amersfoort 1979 Gallery Martèl, Tilburg 1979 Gallery de Plataan, Zoetermeer 1979 City Museum Kortrijk, Kortrijk, Belgium 1980 Museum de Zonnehof, Amersfoort 1980 Gallery de Jong, Zeist 1980 Gemeindegalerie, Bad Harzburg, W-Germany 1981 Streekmuseum de Grote Sociëteit, Tiel 1981 Museum de Zonnehof, Amersfoort 1981 Kunststudio Rhein-Lahn, Lahnstein, W-Germany 1981 Art Fair K'81, Utrecht 1981 Art Fair Oudt's -Gravenhaeghe, The Hague 1981 Gallery Kunstforum, Schelderode, Belgium 1982 Gallery Lieve Hemel, Amsterdam 1982 Art Fair K'82, Utrecht 1982 Art 13'82, Basel, Switzerland 1982 Kunsthandel Albricht, Arnhem 1983 Art 14'84, Basel, Switzerland 1984 Galerie Kunstforum, Schelderode, Belgium 1984 Galerie Lieve Lieve Hemel, Amsterdam 1984 Arras Gallery, Trump Tower, New York NY, USA 1985 Galerie Lieve Hemel, Amsterdam 1985 Hope College, Holland, Michigan, USA 1986 Galerie Lieve Hemel, Amsterdam 1986 Art Fair K'86, Amsterdam 1987 Art Fair Galerie '87, Amsterdam 1988 Art Fair Galerie '88, Amsterdam 1988 Art and Antiques Fair PAN'88, RAI, Amsterdam 1989 The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF), Maastricht 1989 PAN'89, Amsterdam 1989 International Graphic Art Show, Tokyo 1990 Michaelskerk, Oosterland 1990 Tourstikmuseum der Jungfrau-Region, Unterseen, Switzerland 1990 Tokyo Art Expo, Tokyo (Galerie Lieve Hemel) 1990 The European Fine Art Fair, Maastricht 1990 PAN'90 , Amsterdam 1991 The European Fine Art Fair, Maastricht 1991 Art Fair PAN Amsterdam 1991 Gallery Lieve Hemel, Amsterdam 1992 The European Fine Art Fair, Maastricht 1992 PAN'92 Art Fair, RAI, Amsterdam 1993 The European Fine Art Fair, Maastricht 1993 Galerie Lieve Hemel, Amsterdam 1993 Residence Woonbeurs, Duindigt, Wassenaar 1993 PAN Amsterdam, RAI Parkhal 1994 The European Fine Art Fair, Maastricht 1994 Art Fair KunstRAI, Amsterdam 1994 Gallery Lieve Hemel, Amsterdam 1995 Art Fair KunstRAI, Amsterdam 1995 Gallery Lieve Hemel, Amsterdam 1995 Arras Gallery, New York (lithographs) 1996 Art Fair KunstRAI, Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel) 1996 Galerie Lieve Hemel, Amsterdam 1996 PAN-Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel) 1997 Galerie Lieve Hemel, Amsterdam (Mirror, Spiegeltje aan de Wand...) 1997 PAN-Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel) 1998 KunstRAI, Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel) 1998 PAN-Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel) 1998 Virtual Jubilee Exhibition Galerie Lieve Hemel at www.lieve hatchie.nl 1999 33rd Dutch Art and Antiques Fair 's-Hertogenbosch 1999 KunstRAI, Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel) 1999 PAN-Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel) 2000 PAN-Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel) 2001 Small & Small, Galerie Lieve Hemel 2001 PAN-Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Heaven) 2002 PAN-Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel) 2003 Gallery Lieve Hemel - The Fate of Man
Bibliography.
The Refined Image, Aspects of Dutch Realist Painting (Amsterdam 1985) De Wereld in de War (Refined Confusion), Miniatures by Karel Sirag, Koen Nieuwendijk, Galerie Lieve Hemel Editions, Amsterdam, 1989. Kleine Formaten (cat.), Amsterdam, 1994 With Angel Patience, 25 years gallery Lieve Hemel, Amsterdam, 1995 (The Patience of a Saint-Mit Engelsgeduld-Une Patience d'Ange) Karel Sirag (cat.), Amsterdam, 2000
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