Basic information
Name: Frederik Willem Alexander Peter Breebaart 1945 -2015
Place of birth: Haarlem, the Netherlands
Discipline: Painting; naïve art

EDUCATION
Autodidact

BIOGRAPHY

Born in Haarlem, Frederik Willem Alexander Peter Breebaart spent part of his childhood in Curaçao, whose colors and landscapes became a lasting source of inspiration. Encouraged to pursue art while studying in Delft, he developed from abstraction and surrealism toward a distinctive naïve style characterized by bright, detailed scenes of landscapes, architecture, and people. Breebaart exhibited internationally across Europe, Curaçao, Israel, and the United States, while also creating commissioned portraits and life-story paintings. His long association with galleries in Curaçao led to notable calendar commissions for Stichting Monumentzorg and the Nationale Postcode Loterij.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS SINCE 2000

2015 — GINA Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2015 — Galleri Naif, Copenhagen, Denmark
2014 — Landskrona Art Gallery, Landskrona, Sweden
2014 — Galleri Nørballe, Augustenborg, Denmark
2014 — Gallery Alma Blou, Solo, Curaçao
2012 — Open Art Fair, Utrecht, the Netherlands (Galerie De Vlaming)
2010 — GINA Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2009 — Gallery Alma Blou,Solo, Curaçao
2004 — Museum Hillesluis, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2004 — Kunst-in-Ahoy, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2003 — Galeria de Arte Granadacapital, Granada, Spain
2001 — Gallery Kas di Alma Blou, Solo, Willemstad, Curaçao

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

2002 — Curaçao Birthday Calendar
2001 — Nationale Postcode Loterij Calendar 2002
2000 — Stichting Monumentzorg Calendar 2000