Featured by Online Gallery · 8 August 2026Johan van der Veer: Earth and SolitudeA Frisian artist brings four decades of observation into paintings that whisper rather than shout.
News · 18 November 2021Interview Johan van der Veer - Touching on fauvism and expressionismI paint about twenty hours a week. During the day I potter, go for walks or ride my bicycle, rehearse. I play the clarinet in an amateur symphony orchestra. I…About Johan van der Veer
IJlst, Netherlands
Johan van der Veer was born in Sneek on February 19, 1951, and has lived in several Dutch towns including Middelburg, Groningen, Wytgaard, IJsbrechtum, Jorwert, and IJlst. He studied at Art Academy Minerva and Photography School Apeldoorn.
For 43 years, van der Veer worked as an object photographer at Museum Het Princessehof in Leeuwarden. His works are held in the collections of Fries Museum and Princessehof Leeuwarden, as well as in private collections. His work has been shown in various solo and group exhibitions in Leeuwarden, Utrecht, and Sneek.
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Education
- 1975–1980Photography school· Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
- 1969–1974Art Academy Minerva· Groningen, The Netherlands
