Basic Information

Bert Kienjet
Born 6 October 1955
Discipline: Graphic Artist
The Netherlands

BIOGRAPHY

Dutch graphic artist working in graphic techniques and etching, with exhibitions in the Netherlands and internationally. Works are represented in museums, private, and company collections in Europe and beyond.

EDUCATION

HBS-A, Bonaventura Lyceum, Leiden, 1965–1970;
First-degree teacher training in visual arts, Lerarenopleiding ZuidWest Nederland, 1977–1980
Graphic techniques and etching, Vrije Academie Den Haag, 1977–1980
Part-time Art History studies, Universiteit Leiden, 1982–1985.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1977–present — Graphic artist; exhibitions throughout the Netherlands and abroad; works included in museum, private, and company collections.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS SINCE 2000

2012 — Curaçaosch Museum, Curaçao, solo exhibition: De Driehoeksreis
2013–2014 — Letterkundig Museum, Den Haag, solo presentation of etched portraits of Antillean writers
2015–2026 — Ars Aemula Naturae, Leiden, yearly members’ exhibitions; includes new members show, Graphic Special, and Jubilee Exhibition
2017 — Alma Blou Gallery, Curaçao, group show
2018 / 2020 — Ars Aemula Naturae, Leiden, and Curaçaosch Museum, Curaçao, solo exhibition: In de bosschen in het 5e district
2022 — Ars Aemula Naturae, Leiden, solo exhibition: Hortus Clausus and Otrobanda Suite
2023 — Alma Blou Gallery, Curaçao, Otrobanda Suite, with Rien te Hennepe and Marjon Wegman
2026 expected — Ars Aemula Naturae, Leiden, solo exhibition: Over Zee

COLLECTIONS

Curaçaosch Museum; Maritiem Museum Curaçao; Letterkundig Museum Den Haag; Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal Leiden; Archivo Nashonal Curaçao; S.A.L. “Mongui” Maduro Bibliotheek Curaçao; Prentenkabinet, Universiteit Leiden.

TEACHING

Teacher of visual arts and graphic techniques at various institutions in the Netherlands.