Helmuth Van Galen

Helmuth van Galen (1955) lives and works in Haarlem, the Netherlands. After his training as a teacher, Helmuth traveled through France on a bicycle for a year. He did a lot of work to survive. He made many studies after nature and sold his work at various exhibitions. After working for a short period as a teacher, he followed the training at the art academy Gerrit Rietveld in Amsterdam) 1979-1981) Then the art academy for Beeldende Vorming, also in Amsterdam (1981-1985)
Helmuth works on a single theme for a long time. As a result, he explores the many possibilities of this theme. "There are so many unpainted paintings." From 1995 to 2000, Helmuth painted the series "Inside Space" Fantasy-styled architectural spaces. Like the interior pieces of the famous Dutch 17 e century Golden Age of Vermeer, Terborch, Metsu or de Hoogh. But then stripped of all the details. Horizontal and vertical rhythms play dominant role and thus give a depth effect. Large dark silhouette shapes form a big contrast with the colorful background. Some works can be found on the website of Helmuth van Galen. In 1998 Helmuth was nominated for the National Price of painting of Kampen and nominated for the “Internationaler Syrlin-Kunstpreis” in Stuttgart, Germany...

Gerrit Rietveld Academie Amsterdam '79-'81
Academie voor Beeldende Vorming Amsterdam '81-'85

2019
Pop[Up, ArtVark, Haarlem
Galerie Posthuys, Texel
2018
Solo" 25 kunstenaars uit Castellvm Aqvae, Bloemendaal
"Het Atelier", de Vishal, Haarlem
Het Witte Gordijn, de Vishal, Haarlem (curator Jolanda Prinsen)
Kleur Royaal (curator Marianne Roodenburg), KCB, Haarlem
WEG-WEZEN, Kruis-Weg 68, Haarlem
"Ensemble", de Vishal, Haarlem
Kunstcentrum De Kolk )met Alice Brasser en Ronald Ruseler), Spaarndam
2017
Nose of the Salmon, De Vishal, Haarlem
Aspects of Landscape. Museum Waterland, Purmerend
2016
LUW 37PK, Haarlem
Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam
Castellvm Aqvae, Bloemendaal
Gallery cross-road 68 Michel van Overbeeke, Haarlem
Water, Land and Dikes (part 2) Helmuth van Galen and Joris Geurts, Museum Waterland Purmerend
2015
VIP Vishal on location. Philharmonie Haarlem
Exit Leyduin. Erik de Bree, Helmuth van Galen and Corrie Swaak. House Leyduin, Heemstede
2014
Mapping the World, De Vishal, Haarlem
M2 Art, 37 HP, Haarlem
Choice from the collection of Marian Bijlenga, Arti et Amacitae, Amsterdam
2013
Collection Waterland, Museum Waterland, Purmerend. Farewell exhibition Piet Knook
New acquisitions of art lending, Museum Kranenburgh, Bergen
About Lennaert Nijgh, North Holland Archives, Haarlem
2012
North Holl...