# Hannah van Bart URL: https://vielmetter.com/artists/hannah-van-bart/ Represented by Vielmetter Los Angeles 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. ## Exhibitions - [Perpetual Portrait](https://vielmetter.com/exhibitions/perpetual-portrait.md): July 8 — August 18, 2023 · Gallery I & II & III & IV · Artists: Laura Aguilar, Sadie Benning, Ellen Berkenblit, Sara Berman, Kwesi Botchway, Andrea Bowers, Kim Dingle, Nicole Eisenman, Esther Pearl Watson, Genevieve Gaignard, Karl Haendel, Lavaughan Jenkins, Raffi Kalenderian, The Estate of Pope.L, Robert Pruitt, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Amy Sillman, John Sonsini, Nicola Tyson, Hannah van Bart, Monique van Genderen - [Hannah van Bart](https://vielmetter.com/exhibitions/hannah-van-bart-landhuis-oud-amelisweerd.md): April 1 — August 20, 2023 · Landhuis Oud Amelisweerd · Artists: Hannah van Bart - [Hannah Van Bart: New Paintings](https://vielmetter.com/exhibitions/hannah-van-bart.md): May 21 — July 2, 2022 · Gallery II · Artists: Hannah van Bart ## Biography 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 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** 2025-2026 "When I Was You," Chabot Museum, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2025 "My World," Laren, The Netherlands, Singer Laren, Laren, The Netherlands "Boesky in Paris," (Pop-Up Exhibition) Marianne Boesky Gallery, Paris, France 2024 "Boesky in Paris," (Pop-Up Exhibition) Marianne Boesky Gallery, Paris, France "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 Ginsburg, Zachary. “The Follies of Memory in Hannah van Bart’s Paintings,” The Visual World, November 21 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](https://www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/er-is-bijna-geen-onderscheid-de-vrouw-en-de-ruimte-om-haar-heen-zijn-allebei-even-spannend-geschilderd~baa263f0/)) 2020 Sayej, Nadja. "5 New York Galleries Showcase Women Artists In Online Exhibitions," Forbes, April 9 ([Link](https://www.forbes.com/sites/nadjasayej/2020/04/09/5-new-york-galleries-showcase-women-artists-in-online-exhibitions/?sh=7e4354e93892)) 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 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