Hannah Van Bart paints portraits and landscapes that suggest a particular mood or emotional landscape in lieu of representing real people or places. When painting, she relies on her painterly dexterity to create compositions with an aim to portray a particular light and psychological space. Throughout Van Bart’s works, there is an element of familiarity, the portraits and landscape are classically informed yet veer away from the stereotypical context of such painting traditions. Van Bart paints her subjects without a preconceived notion of what they will reveal, instead she is more interested in exploring paint and mark making as a process to explore expressions of longing and loss. Self-described as “imaginary portraits,” her paintings hinge on the landscape of imagination to conjure a sense of discovery and exploration. Ultimately, for Van Bart, the process of painting is about experimenting with subtle shifts in light, tone, and color to exude a felt experience.
Hannah Van Bart was born in 1963 and studied at Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam and Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam.
She has had solo exhibitions at Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, NY; Galerie Bob van Orsouw, Zurich, Switzerland; Galerie Tanya Rumpff, Haarlem, The Netherlands; Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, the Hague, The Netherlands; Cobra Museum of Modern Art, Amstelveen, The Netherlands, among others. She has been included in numerous group exhibitions at Centraal Museum, Utrecht, Netherlands; Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin; Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL; Het Noordbrabants Museum, Den Bosch The ABN AMRO Art Foundation, Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,; 11th Lyon Biennale, Musee d’art contemporain de Lyon, Lyon, France; Singer Laren, Van Cobra tot Dumas, Laren, The Netherlands, among others.
Her works are in the collections of Centraal Museum, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, WI; Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, The Netherlands; Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH; Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, RI; Teylers Museum, Haarlem, NY.
![This image depicts an artwork by Hannah van Bart titled "Spoon." This artwork was created in 2024 and measures 8 ⁷⁄₈" x 17 ¹⁄₂" x 1" [HxWxD] (22.58 x 44.45 x 2.54 cm). Its medium is Oil on canvas.](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Hannah-van-Bart_BAR135_1718921757.jpg)
Hannah van Bart
“Spoon,” 2024
“Spoon,” 2024
Hannah van Bart
“Spoon,” 2024
Oil on canvas
8 ⁷⁄₈" x 17 ¹⁄₂" x 1" [HxWxD] (22.58 x 44.45 x 2.54 cm)
Inventory #BAR135
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Tom Haartsen
“Spoon,” 2024
Oil on canvas
8 ⁷⁄₈" x 17 ¹⁄₂" x 1" [HxWxD] (22.58 x 44.45 x 2.54 cm)
Inventory #BAR135
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Tom Haartsen
Hannah van Bart
“Untitled,” 2023
“Untitled,” 2023
Hannah van Bart
“Untitled,” 2023
Oil on linen
47 ¹⁄₄" x 31 ¹⁄₂" [HxW] (119.99 x 79.98 cm)
Inventory #BAR131
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Brica Wilcox
Signed, dated, titled and annotated verso
“Untitled,” 2023
Oil on linen
47 ¹⁄₄" x 31 ¹⁄₂" [HxW] (119.99 x 79.98 cm)
Inventory #BAR131
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Brica Wilcox
Signed, dated, titled and annotated verso
Hannah van Bart
“Untitled,” 2022
“Untitled,” 2022
Hannah van Bart
“Untitled,” 2022
Oil on linen
23 ⁵⁄₈" x 15 ³⁄₄" [HxW] (59.99 x 39.98 cm)
Inventory #BAR132
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Tom Haartsen
“Untitled,” 2022
Oil on linen
23 ⁵⁄₈" x 15 ³⁄₄" [HxW] (59.99 x 39.98 cm)
Inventory #BAR132
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Tom Haartsen
Hannah van Bart
“Untitled,” 2022
“Untitled,” 2022
Hannah van Bart
“Untitled,” 2022
Oil on linen
35 ¹⁄₂" x 29 ¹⁄₂" x 1" [HxWxD] (90.17 x 74.93 x 2.54 cm)
Inventory #BAR126
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
Signed en verso
“Untitled,” 2022
Oil on linen
35 ¹⁄₂" x 29 ¹⁄₂" x 1" [HxWxD] (90.17 x 74.93 x 2.54 cm)
Inventory #BAR126
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
Signed en verso
Hannah van Bart
“Untitled,” 2021
“Untitled,” 2021
Hannah van Bart
“Untitled,” 2021
Oil on linen
23 ³⁄₄" x 16" x 1" [HxWxD] (60.33 x 40.64 x 2.54 cm)
Inventory #BAR123
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
Signed en verso
“Untitled,” 2021
Oil on linen
23 ³⁄₄" x 16" x 1" [HxWxD] (60.33 x 40.64 x 2.54 cm)
Inventory #BAR123
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
Signed en verso
![This image depicts an artwork by Hannah van Bart titled "Untitled." This artwork was created in 2021 and measures 35 ¹⁄₂" x 27 ³⁄₄" x 1" [HxWxD] (90.17 x 70.49 x 2.54 cm). Its medium is Oil on linen.](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Hannah-van-Bart_BAR114_1718921782.jpg)
Hannah van Bart
“Untitled,” 2021
“Untitled,” 2021
Hannah van Bart
“Untitled,” 2021
Oil on linen
35 ¹⁄₂" x 27 ³⁄₄" x 1" [HxWxD] (90.17 x 70.49 x 2.54 cm)
Inventory #BAR114
Signed en verso
Courtesy of the artist, Vielmetter Los Angeles and Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York & Aspen. © Hannah Van Bart
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
“Untitled,” 2021
Oil on linen
35 ¹⁄₂" x 27 ³⁄₄" x 1" [HxWxD] (90.17 x 70.49 x 2.54 cm)
Inventory #BAR114
Signed en verso
Courtesy of the artist, Vielmetter Los Angeles and Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York & Aspen. © Hannah Van Bart
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
Hannah van Bart
“Untitled,” 2021
“Untitled,” 2021
Hannah van Bart
“Untitled,” 2021
Oil on linen
23 ⁵⁄₈" x 15 ⁷⁄₈" x 1" [HxWxD] (59.99 x 40.31 x 2.54 cm); 24 ⁵⁄₈" x 19 ³⁄₄" x 1 ³⁄₄" [HxWxD] (62.53 x 50.16 x 4.44 cm) framed
Inventory #BAR119
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
Signed en verso
“Untitled,” 2021
Oil on linen
23 ⁵⁄₈" x 15 ⁷⁄₈" x 1" [HxWxD] (59.99 x 40.31 x 2.54 cm); 24 ⁵⁄₈" x 19 ³⁄₄" x 1 ³⁄₄" [HxWxD] (62.53 x 50.16 x 4.44 cm) framed
Inventory #BAR119
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
Signed en verso
Hannah van Bart
“Untitled,” 2021
“Untitled,” 2021
Hannah van Bart
“Untitled,” 2021
Oil on linen
29 ¹⁄₂" x 21 ³⁄₄" x 1" [HxWxD] (74.93 x 55.25 x 2.54 cm)
Inventory #BAR113
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
Signed en verso
“Untitled,” 2021
Oil on linen
29 ¹⁄₂" x 21 ³⁄₄" x 1" [HxWxD] (74.93 x 55.25 x 2.54 cm)
Inventory #BAR113
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
Signed en verso
Hannah van Bart
“Untitled,” 2016
“Untitled,” 2016
Hannah van Bart
“Untitled,” 2016
Oil on linen
39 ¹⁄₄" x 25 ⁵⁄₈" x 1" [HxWxD] (99.66 x 65.07 x 2.54 cm); 40 ³⁄₈" x 26 ¹⁄₂" x 1 ³⁄₄" [HxWxD] (102.53 x 67.31 x 4.44 cm) framed
Inventory #BAR101
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
Signed en verso
“Untitled,” 2016
Oil on linen
39 ¹⁄₄" x 25 ⁵⁄₈" x 1" [HxWxD] (99.66 x 65.07 x 2.54 cm); 40 ³⁄₈" x 26 ¹⁄₂" x 1 ³⁄₄" [HxWxD] (102.53 x 67.31 x 4.44 cm) framed
Inventory #BAR101
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
Signed en verso
- 1963
- Born in Oud-Zuilen, Maarssen, The Netherlands
- Lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 1983-1988
- Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 1988-1990
- Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Selected Solo and Two Person Exhibitions
- 2024
- "Inner Homeland," Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, NY
- 2023
- "Hannah van Bart," Centraal Museum Utrecht and Landhuis Oud Amelisweerd, Bunnik, Netherlands
- 2022
- "New Paintings," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- 2019
- "Hannah van Bart: Places and Beings," Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, NY
- 2017
- "Hannah van Bart: The Smudge Waves Back," Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, NY [catalogue]
- 2014
- "Hannah van Bart," Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, NY
- 2011
- "Hannah van Bart," Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, NY
- 2008
- "Theater of the Mind," Galerie Bob van Orsouw, Zürich, Switzerland
- 2007
- "Hannah van Bart," Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, NY
- 2004
- "Hannah van Bart," Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, NY
- 2002
- Solo, Galerie Tanya Rumpff, Haarlem, The Netherlands
- "Schijngestalten/Illuminations," Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague, The Netherlands
- 2000
- "Dmaged Figures," Galerie de Prakijk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 1998
- "De ziel gaat te paard, Philip Morris Kunstprijs," Cobra Museum of Modern Art, Amstelveen, The Netherlands
- 1997
- Solo, Galerie Tanya Rumpff, Haarlem, The Netherlands
- 1996
- Solo, De Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2024
- "Self-Portraits," GRIMM, New York, New York
- 2023
- "Discover the Modern," Kunstmuseum The Hague, The Hague, The Netherlands
- "Perpetual Portrait," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- "The Message of the Forest," Barbara Seiler Galerie, Zürich, Switzerland
- "Unrequited love," Nathalie Karg Gallery, New York, NY
- "Gifted Eye," Teylers Museum, Haarlem, The Netherlands
- 2021
- "Towards a More Beautiful Oblivion," Fredericks & Freiser, New York, NY
- 2020-2021
- "Collector’s Item," Centraal Museum, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- "Recent Acquisitions from the Chazen Museum of Art Permanent Collection," Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, WI
- 2020
- "On Paper," Yoshii Gallery, New York, NY
- "Sit Still: Self Portraits in the Age of Distraction," Anna Zorina Gallery, New York, NY
- "Xenia: Crossroads in Portrait Painting," Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, NY
- 2019
- "Jeanne Oosting Prijs," De Vishal, Haarlem, The Netherlands
- 2015
- "No Man’s Land: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection," Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL
- Family Collection," Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL
- "Face to Face," Galerie Bob Van Orsouw, Zürich, Switzerland
- 2013
- "Van Cobra tot Dumas. Collectie De Heus- Zomer," Singer Laren, Laren, The Netherlands
- 2012
- "Group Show 2012," Yoshii Gallery, New York, NY
- 2011
- "11th Lyon Biennale: A Terrible Beauty Is Born," T.A.S.E Factory, France
- 2010
- "On Paper, works from the Collection," Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague, The Netherlands
- "Faces," Monica de Cardenas, Milan, Italy
- "The Pencil Show," Foxy Production, New York, NY
- 2009
- "Works on Paper," Faggionato Fine Art, London, UK
- "The Female Gaze: Women Look at Women," Cheim and Read, New York, NY
- "XXth Century," Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague, The Netherlands
- 2005
- "Through the Looking Glass," Galerie Bob van Orsouw, Zürich, Switzerland
- 2004
- "Seeing Other People," Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, NY
- "Paperi," Emily Tsingou Gallery, London, UK
- 2002
- "Philip Morris Kunstprijs," Cobra Museum of Modern Art, Amstelveen, The Netherlands
- "Per Saldo," Het Noordbrabants Museum, Den Bosch The ABN AMRO Art Foundation, Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
- 2001
- "Moesorgsky “Pictures at an exhibition project”," Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- "Dutch Glory," Stedelijk Museum, Kabinet Overholland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 1999
- "Abraham," Galerie De Praktijk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- "Sense of Drawing," Galerie Nouvelles Images, The Hague, The Netherlands
- "Armando verzamelti," De Vishal, Haarlem, The Netherlands
- 1997
- Group Show, W 139, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 1996
- "Meer lagen diep," Galerie METIS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 1995
- "Graceland," Stedelijk Museum Bureau, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- "Meaning of drawing," Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 1994
- "Koninklijke Subsidie voor Vrije Schilderkunst," Koninklijk Palies, Amsterdam, The Netherlands [catalogue]
Bibliography
- 2024
- Baratta, Franchesca. "Hannah Van Bart | Inner Homeland At Marianne Boesky Gallery," FLAUNT, October 11
- 2023
- van Binsbergen, Sarah. "There is almost no distinction, the woman and the space around her are both painted equally excitingly," de Volkskrant, April 13 (Link)
- 2020
- Sayej, Nadja. "5 New York Galleries Showcase Women Artists In Online Exhibitions," Forbes, April 9 (Link)
- 2019
- Kamensky, Anna. “A visit to Marianne Boesky Gallery to discover Hannah van Bart,” ArtDealer Street, October 4
- “Hannah van Bart: ‘Places and Beings’,” artspeak, September 12
- Cascone, Sarah. “Editors’ Picks: 21 Things Not to Miss in New York’s Art World This Week,” Artnet News, September 9
- Dijksterhuis, Edo. “Schilderkunst, Dubbele oeuvreprijs voor figuratief werk,” Het Parool, June 22
- 2017
- Creahan, D. “Hannah van Bart: ‘The Smudge Waves Back’ at Marianne Boesky Gallery,” Art Observed, February 2
- Kerr, Merrily. “Hannah van Bart at Marianne Boesky Gallery,” New York Art Tours, January 25
- Ho, Yin. “Critic’s Picks: Hannah van Bart,” Artforum, January 5
- Cascone, Sarah. “Editors’ Picks: 8 Things to Do in New York This Week,” Artnet News, January 3
- 2016
- “‘The Smudge Waves Back’ by Hannah van Bart at Marianne Boesky Gallery,” Blouin Artinfo, December 26
- 2014
- Indrisek, Scott. “5 Must-See Gallery Shows in New York: Darren Bader, Hannah van Bart, and More,” Blouin Artinfo, May 29 (online)
- Kerr, Merrily. “Hannah van Bart,” Time Out New York, June 2 (online)
- Kinsella, Eileen. “New York Gallery Beat: 6 Critics Review 16 Shows,” Artnet News, May 21 (online)
- “Hannah van Bart at Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York,” Mousse Magazine, May 28
- “Hannah van Bart – The story behind an artwork, in the artist’s own words,” Modern Painters, May: Issue 53
- 2011
- "Duponchelle, Valerie. ”La XIe Biennale de Lyon en 10 coups de coeur,” Le Figaro, September 19
- Heinrich, Will. “Paper Goes Gun Crazy: Sarah Frost at PPOW; Hannah van Bart at Marianne Boesky,” The New York Observer, April 26 (online)
- “Spring’s the Time to Art: Here’s a peek at the hottest art shows across the globe,” Aishti, April: Issue A214
- 2007
- Harvey, Michael. “Hannah van Bart,” Art in America, September: Issue 168
- Orden, Abraham. “The Minute,” Artnet, May 7 (online)
- “Hannah van Bart,” The New Yorker, April 30, Issue 20
- 2005
- Robertson, Jessica. “Art Reviews,” Velvetpark, Winter
- 2002
- Bem, Marel. “In hun vreemde eigenheid benijdens waardig,” De Voldkskrant
- Linden, Riet van der. “Een tuintje groeien in je buik,” Opzij
- Smallenburg, Sandra. “Van Bart tekent haar gedachten na,” NRC Handelsblad
- Velde, Paola van de. “Kunst met huid en haar,” De Telegraaf
- 2000
- Ankerman, Karel. “Green ontkomen aan.Schilderijen Hannah van Bart scheppen eigen wereld,” Het Financieele Dagblad
- 1999
- Jager, Hans den Hartog. “Vrijheid en een eigen atelier,” NRC Handelsblad
- Koplos, Janet. “Hannah van Bart at the Cobramuseum,” Art in America
- 1998
- Dik, Iris. “Hannah van Bart heeft geen uitleg nodig’,” Vrij Nederland, March 14
- Dik, Iris. “Kijken in Lijnen’,” Kunstschrift, nr. 3, May – June
- Prins, Wouter. “Hannah van Bart,” Atelierbezoek, Origine, nr. 5
- 1997
- Bierens, Cornel. “Niet versieren, niet pantseren,” Metropolis M, nr. 3
Catalogues and Publications
- 2023
- Bart, Hannah Van, et al. Hannah van Bart. Jap Sam Books, in Collaboration with Centraal Museum Utrecht, 2023
- 2017
- Biswas, Allie. Hannah van Bart: The Smudge Waves Back. New York: Marianne Boesky Gallery, 2017
- 2015
- Hudson, Suzanne. Painting Now. London: Thames & Hudson, 2015
- 2011
- 11th Lyon Biennale: A Terrible Beauty is Born. France: Presses Du Reel, 2011 (exhibition catalogue)
- 2002
- Schijngestalten/Illuminations. The Hague: Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, 2002
- 1998
- Die ziel gaat te paard/The Soul Travels On Horseback. Amsterdam: Philip Morris Finest
- Selection Foundation/Waanders Uitgevers, 1998
- 1995
- Wolf, Deborah. Een Collecite/A Collection. Amsterdam: ABN AMRO Bank N.V., 1995
- 1994
- Koninklijke Subsidie voor Vrije Schilderkunst. Amsterdam: Amsterdam Royal Palace Foundation, 1994 (exhibition catalogue)
Awards & Honors
- 2019
- Jeanne Oosting Prijs, Jeanne Oosting Stichting, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 1998
- Philip Morris Kunstprijs
- 1994
- Royal Award for Fine Art Painting/Koninklijke Subsidie voor Vrije Schilderkunst
Public and Private Collections
- Centraal Museum, Utreccht, The Netherlands
- Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, WI Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, The Netherlands
- Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
- Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, RI
- Teylers Museum, Haarlem, NY