Dick van Heerde
Venlo, 1954
At age ten he was first introduced to oil paint and painted his first canvases. In the late 1970s, he worked on the restoration of the organ shutters in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam. Here he learned techniques of 17th century painters. He was inspired by the landscapes and menagerie of the 17th century, something that is clearly reflected in his current work.
Beginning in 1986, he devoted himself full-time to painting. Three years later he travels to Tanzania for the first time, where he falls in love with the vast steppeland landscape and wildlife. In total, van Heerde made eighteen different trips to Africa until 2010.
Travel to countries such as Russia and Oman are also indispensable sources of inspiration for his creative work. In Oman, he painted 40 landscapes with wildlife and horses, commissioned by H.R.H Sultan Qaboes Bin Said AL Said (through Enterprise and Art Amsterdam). These paintings hang in various palaces and government buildings.
Dick van Heerde enjoys international fame and his works are collected worldwide.
Exhibitions
Nederland
- Enschede 1992 – 2009, Kunsthuis van het Oosten,
Publieksprijs 1992, 1998, 2001 - Domburg 1985, Biologisch Museum
- Laren 1986, Singer Museum Laren. Voor de 75ste
verjaardag van ZKH Bernhard, Prins van Nederland. - Den Haag 1991 Solo – 1992 Groep, Hotel des Indes
- Nieuwkoop 1997 – 2001 en 2004 – 2011, Hoeve Rijlaarsdam
- Westzaan 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, Galerie Staphorsius
- Hattem 2017, Voerman museum
- Coevorden 2018, Museum Thijnhof
- Beneden-Leeuwen 2023, GJB Art & Frames
- Dordrecht, 2023, WG Gallery
- Westzaan, 07-09 – 28-12-2024, Galerie Staphorsius
- Beneden-Leeuwen, 29-09-2024 – 10-02-2025, GJB Art & Frames
Duitsland
- Fals 1983
- Keulen 1996 Solo, Kettner
- Dortmund 1996, 1997, 1998
- Magdenburg 2020 – 2022, Museum für Naturkunde
Verenigd Koninkrijk Londen 1996, 1998, 1999, Tryon Gallery
Schotland Ballator 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010 – 2014, Mc Ewan Gallery
Frankrijk
- Cannes 2000
Parijs 2006, 2007, 2009, Atelier 17 - Parijs 2015, La Galerie Tuillier
België
- Brugge 2003
- Brussel 2016, Gallery SAB expo SR Gallery
Limited Editions – uitgegeven Rosenstiels London
Oil paintings
Wildlife
Horses
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