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Van Vessem (Rotterdam 1939) studied from 1959 to 1962 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rotterdam. Van Vessem had his first exhibition in 1968 in De Doelen in Rotterdam. He was co-initiator of several institutions. For example, in 1973 he was co-founder of the Stichting Open Kunst, which aims to facilitate workshops and courses for professional artists and in 1978 he founded Grafisch Atelier Rijnmond with a number of others. Van Vessem was also involved in many initiatives during the rest of his career, such as Wendrich Art Editions, De Lijn and a graphic workshop Orion for the mentally handicapped. In 1983 Van Vessem took part in Art Basel. He has traveled to and temporarily stayed in France, New York, India and Spain, among other places.
Van Vessem's work has been exhibited at home and abroad. In 1999 he had a retrospective exhibition at Museum Jan van der Togt in Amstelveen, where he received a knighthood at the opening.
Early work by Henk van Vessem. Signed in pencil.
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