Hans Van de Bovenkamp is an architectural designer and a sculptor. He has earned an international reputation over the past 45 years for designing, fabricating, installing and maintaining unique sculptures and fountains in collaboration with architects and designers. His works can be seen in public, civic, corporate and private collections. He has executed over 100 commissions. Since 1961, he has been exhibiting all over the world and has had over 50 one-man shows in addition to taking part in numerous group exhibits.
“I find myself working towards an art which includes a spiritual dimension. I have become increasingly aware of art as a dialogue between matter and spirit. In recent works, I have emphasized myth, symbol and dream to evoke an atmosphere in which the sculpture and its environment speak to the subconscious to make the observer aware of the dreamlike nature of life, of which we all are part.”
Education
- 1958 – School of Architecture, Amsterdam, Holland
- 1958-61 – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Bachelor of Science & Design
Awards
- 2003 - Best Sculpture Award, Guild Hall, East Hampton, New York
- 1996-04 - Listing, Who Is Who in American Art
- 1996 - Sanctuary Design Competition, Omega Holistic Health Institute, Rhinebeck, New York
- 1976 - Exhibition, American Institute Arts & Letters, New York, New York
- 1976 - Nebraska Bicentennial Sculpture Competition, Sydney, Nebraska
- 1964 - Emily Lowe Sculpture Award, New York, New York
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- 2007 Sculpturesite Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- 2007 Basel Miami Art Fair, Goldman Warehouse, Miami, FL
- 2007 Basel Miami Art Fair, Gary Nader Fine Art, Miami, FL
- 2007 Auberge du Soleil, Napa, CA
- 2006 Yellow Bird Gallery, Newburgh, New York Arts Program
- 2006 Danubiana Meulensteen Museum, Bratislava, Slovakia
- 2003 Louis Meisel Gallery, New York, New York
- 2003 Bernarducci Meisel Gallery, New York, New York
- 2003 Sagaponack Sculpture Fields, New York, New York
- 1981 University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
- 1976 Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New York
- 1965 Glassboro State College, Glassboro, New Jersey
- 1963 New York University, New York, New York
- 1961 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Selected Group Exhibitions
Selected Corporate Collections
- 2006 Le Jardin, Atlanta, Georgia
- 2005 Stamford, Connecticut (9 Fiddleheads)
- 2001 Corporate Business Park, Columbia, Maryland
- 2000-01 Neiman Marcus, San Diego; Honolulu; Denver; Houston
- 1998 Duane Park Building, New York, New York
- 1997 The Klein Group, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1995 Litwin Building, Wall Street, New York, New York
- 1992 Hyatt Regency, Paris, France
- 1990 Marina Village, Alameda, California
- 1989 The Fox Companies, Wayne, Pennsylvania
- 1988 Amli Realty Corporation, Chicago, Illinois
- 1988 Robert Martin Company, White Plains, New York
- 1986 Haverstraw Marina, Haverstraw, New York
- 1984 Christiania, Tarrytown, New York
- 1981 Garden Lobby, 333 E. 79th Street, New York, New York
- 1980 Litwin Building, 72nd & 2nd Ave., New York, New York
- 1977 Cargill, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Public Collections
- Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, Ohio
- Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Florida
- Estate of Nelson Rockefeller, Kykuit, New York
- Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, Florida
- Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
- City of Toledo, Ohio
- Myriad Gardens, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- City Hall, Voorhees, New Jersey
- State Capitol Plaza, Lansing, Michigan
- I-80 Nebraska Bicentennial, Sidney, Nebraska
- Staten Island Community College, New York, New York
- Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
- Texas A&M University, Texas
- Towson University Art Center, Towson, Maryland
- University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
- Wheeling Jesuit University, Wheeling, West Virginia
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