Paul Ouwerkerk
Visual Artist · b. Geleen, 1963
Amsterdam, the Netherlands · paulouwerkerk.nl
Education
1982–1986 Willem de Kooning Academie, Rotterdam
1986–1988 Jan van Eyck Academy Post Graduate, Maastricht
Work Experience
1988–1995 Visual Artist Studio (analog/digital)
1995–2017 Active in graphic design and visual communication (Graphic Language), working with
architecture and design offices including OMA, MVRDV, and Claus en Kaan
2015–2023 Visual Artist Studio (digital/analog)
Exhibitions — Solo (S) / Group (G) / Duo (D)
1988
(S)
PAUL OUWERKERK
Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht
1989
(G)
HET DENKEN DAT ZIET
De Krabbedans, Eindhoven
1990
(S)
SCHWARZ WEISS & BRAUN
Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Rotterdam
1991
(G)
Dr. Brewster
HAL / Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Rotterdam
1992
(G)
5 JAAR CBK
Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Rotterdam
1993
(G)
HANS BIEZEN LEERSCHOOL DER PHOTOGRAFIE
Lokaal 01 / Breda Fotografie
1995
(G)
STROOMOPWAARTS
Vertrekhal Holland Amerika Lijn, Rotterdam
2007
(S)
DOT MORPHING MATRIX
One Works, Milano
2017
(S)
FORM FOLLOWS FORMULA
Borneo Architecture Centre, Amsterdam
2017
(S)
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Borneo Architecture Centre, Amsterdam
2017
(G)
WINTER SALE
SBK Galerie, Amsterdam
Paul Ouwerkerk · paulouwerkerk.nl
2017
(G)
ARTA ART ALGIERS (cancelled event)
Algiers, Algeria
2018
(S)
FORM/FORMEL
AFF SPACE Galerie, Bern
2018
(G)
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hotel Jakarta, Amsterdam
2018
(G)
SOCIAL GENERATOR (online event)
We Make The City, Amsterdam
2019
(G)
NEW LIGHT
DDW 2019 Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven
2019
(S)
CODED BRICKS
Permanent Art in Public Space, Amsterdam
2020
(S)
LE MOTIF PROGRESSIF (Guest: Vladimir Skoda)
La Chapelle de Clairefontaine
2020
(G)
ART AROUND (cancelled event)
Art Chapel, Amsterdam
2020
(S)
BEHIND GLASS
Mirck, Amsterdam
2022
(S)
TIME TOOLS AND PRACTICE (Guest: Vladimir Skoda)
BMB Projectspace, Amsterdam
2023
(G)
11 IN DE KAPEL
Art Chapel, Amsterdam
2023
(S)
ACHTER DE RAMEN
Borneo, Amsterdam
2023
(G)
ABSTRUCTION
De Bouwput, Amsterdam
2023
(G)
MULTIPLES
LOSDOK, Amsterdam
2023
(G)
IJ KUNST COLLECTIEF
NDSM-Fuse, Amsterdam
2023
(G)
KUNSTRUIMTE 411
Seinpost, Haarlem
2023
(G)
ABSTRUCTION II
Noordeinde 36, Den Haag
2024
(G)
LENTE SALON
Amstelkerk, Amsterdam
2024
(S)
OPEN STUDIO
Atelier, Amsterdam
Paul Ouwerkerk · paulouwerkerk.nl
2024
(G)
5 GÄSTE + 5 DUJARDINS
Atelierhaus Dujardin, Krefeld (D)
2024
(S)
PAUL OUWERKERK — PAINTINGS 2019–2024
Prototype Gallery, Amsterdam
2024
(G)
ZOMEREXPOSITIE (Summer Show)
Galerie JoLi, Berg a/d Maas (NL)
2024
(G)
GROUP SHOW
Galerie Wolff Galentz, Berlin (D)
2024–2025
(D)
LOVE YOUR WORK (Guest: Sibylle Gröne)
Prototype Gallery, Amsterdam
2025
(G)
MODULATIONS
FOA25, Berlin (D)
2025–2026
(S)
MODULATIONS ON PAPER
Prototype Gallery, Amsterdam
2026
(S)
PAINTING BY NUMBERS — currently running
Mathematische Fachbibliothek, TU Berlin (D)
2026
(S)
THE OXFORD VARIATIONS
Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford (UK)
2026
(S)
SOLO EXHIBITION
La Ligne Galerie, Basel (CH)