Pierre Van Dijk

Pierre van Dijk was born on 5 June 1950 in ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. Even as a young child, he loved to paint and draw. From 1967 to 1972, he studied at the Royal Academy for Fine Arts (NL). From 1972 to 1974 he pursued his studies at the Free Academy (NL), guided personally by Livinus van der Bunt, artist and rector of the academy. A great number of exhibitions – both in the Netherlands as well as abroad – followed from 1974 onwards. In 1977 Pierre moved to Gorinchem and became a member of “Pictura” in Dordrecht. After a number of modern art projects such as “Les Enfants Terrible” and “Monument Affaire,” he returned to his native city ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 1984, where he devoted himself to developing his painting techniques. Apart from traditional techniques, he also mastered paintbrush techniques. Applications for exhibitions came pouring in. The authoritative magazine “Kunstbeeld” requested him to exhibit in New York. In 1989 Pierre moved to the US for a number of months where he exhibited in various galleries, including Gallery 54 in New York. In this period he also taught at Lock Haven University in Pennsylvania. In the course of the eighties Pierre became more and more internally driven to capture the phenomena of light and color in all their splendor.