Seedling, Division, and The Crossing by Jeroen Witvliet, charcoal on paper. Images courtesy of the artist.
“In my mind a closure of kinds is created when a statement is made. It suggests a complete understanding of a situation and is therefore creating a closed chapter or a section of time suggesting it to be coming to an end. My practice is open ended and fluid. Something I try to maintain in my work at all times.”
Jeroen Witvliet is a Dutch / Canadian artist who mainly works in painting and drawing. Jeroen’s practice revolves around finding distinct imagery that addresses a variety of issues and subjects, ranging from historical, environmental, social and group dynamics, landscape, memory, art history and more but all are driven by a deep sense of uncertainty. In his paintings/drawings there is a constant push to challenge preconceived notions of the medium but also to question the linearity of his practice and (historical) timelines.
Jeroen’s exhibition of charcoal drawings will be on display in our Project gallery from February 7th to March 21st.
“As I understand Jeroen’s work, it is an Architecture of tactile imagination linked to emotion and a desire to find a place of tranquillity within the poetic space of being aware.”
On February 7th from 6-8pm join us in an opening reception featuring light snacks and refreshments. This event is free and open to the public.
Jeroen Witvliet is a Dutch / Canadian artist working mainly in painting and drawing. After immigrating from the Netherlands to Canada, he moved to Vancouver BC and from there to Vancouver Island. Jeroen graduated from the Wilem de Kooning Academie, Rotterdam, the Netherlands with a BFA, studied film, video, and painting at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design and holds an MFA from the university of Victoria, BC, Canada.
His work has been exhibited throughout Europe and North America and is part of private and corporate collections. Jeroen has had thematic exhibitions based on the research and production of new work after the completion of international residencies and his practice has received multiple Canadian Council for the Arts and British Columbia Arts Council Grants.