Ivo Oranje

50 years ago, Ivo was adopted from Sâo Paulo, Brazil and he lives in the Netherlands ever since.
With his well known Dutch surname (same as the royal family) and foreign appearance, he always saw himself as a interesting merger of two continents.
His adoption itself has become a quest without answers.

As a painter he's self-taught.
Ivo makes abstract and colorful paintings on both large and small canvases.
His work is modern, and often related to Brazil with its beautiful and colorful cities or to his hometown Rotterdam.
Big cities in general and Rotterdam and Sâo Paulo in particular give him inspiration and energy.

For Ivo, the fictional layout or map of a city represents where he comes from and where he is going.
Painting itself is a search for the perfect composition and choosing the colours is a fun game. Drawing the maps or buildings gives him peace and tranquility. This is in contrast with the chaos and rush of the city, his city.

The Royal Conservatoire The Hague

 16|03|25 - present day
Groupexposition, Mish Mash
Galerie Kobalt & Co, Rotterdam

 15|03|25 - 17|03|25
Groupexposition
INEA, the Internationaal adoption congress and festival
Ede

 06|03|25 - present day
Soloexposition
Restaurant Destino, Rotterdam

 14|07|24 - 31|08|24
Group exhibition, Ellen bedankt!
Galerie Wind, Rotterdam

 07|04|24- present day
Solo exhibition
Praktijk Tussen Meer, Amsterdam

 20|03|24 - 24|03|24
Group exhibition
INEA International Adoption congress and festival, Amersfoort

 14th of june 2024
Solo exhibition and auction of the painted barrel of herring for Support Casper
KR & ZV De Maas, Rotterdam

 15|09|23 – 29|09|23
Group exhibition, habitat
Kobalt & Co in Rotterdam

 27|08|23 - 29|10|23
Group exhibition, Imagin
MickArt Gallery, Emmen

 15|09|22 - 30|10|22
Solo exhibition, Brasilian blood with a touch of orange
Galerie Wind, Rotterdam

 03|01|22- 01|03|22
Solo exhibition
Rotterdam court, Rotterdam

 02|10|2121
Online concert
Piano piece by pianist Margin Alexander
inspired by my painting “Ain’t no sunshine”

 01|12|20 - 01|03|22
Solo exhibition
Babbelkeuken, Rotterdam