Robert De Klonia

CURRCULUM VITAE

ROBERT DE KLONIA , BORN AMSTERDAM 1950, IS A DECEDANT OF A FAMILY OF ARTIST DATING BACK TO THE YEAR 1600
WORK BY ADAM DE KLONIA, BORN 1634 IN ROTTERDAM AND DIED IN LONDEN,1685 IS PART OF THE COLLECTION OF THE RIJKSMUSEUM IN AMSTERDAM.
WORK BY ROBERT'S FATHER, PIETER DIRK DE KLONIA, 1898-1970, CAN BE FOUND IN THE COLLECTION OF THE STEDELIJK MUSEUM IN AMSTERDAM.
ROBERT'S FIRST WORKS ARE WATERCOLORS OF BALLET SCENES . DATING BACK TO 1972 HE STARTED WORKING AS A FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MAGAZIINES SUCH AS HARPERS BAZAAR AND MARIE CLAIRE.
HE ALSO WORKS FOR FAMOUS FASHION DESIGNERS AS UNGARO AND YAMAMOTO IN PARIS.
HE PICKED UP PAINTING AGAIN IN 1999.
EXHIBITIONS OF HIS PAINTINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS WHERE SHOW IN MANY COUNTRIES AROUND EUROPE.

1984 ARTISHOCK SOEST THE NETHERLANDS
2002 GALLERY KOOPKUNST ROTTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS
2003 GALLERY DE ENGEL HARLINGEN THE NETHERLANDS
2003 MARINES MUSEUM ROTTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS
2003 GALLERY KOOPKUNST ROTTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS
2003 FNV KUNSTENBOND AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS
2003 FINNISCH CULTERAL CENTER BELGIUM
2003 ROYAL LIBRARY THE HAGUE THE NETHERLANDS
2003 DUTCH EMBASSY HELSINKI FINLAND
2003 STUDIO MEZZO HELSINKI FINLAND
2007 TEFAF BY GALLERY DE BOER MAASTRICHT THE NETHERLANDS
2008 ARTOTHEEK SINGER MUSEUM LAREN THE NETHERLANDS
2010 HIVA OA ART GALLERY LELYSTAD THE NETHERLANDS