Bert Kienjet

Basic Information

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

Profile

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 recent exhibitions

  • 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.