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Helen Verhoeven, , Teapot, 2016

Helen Verhoeven


Helen Verhoeven is a painter and sculptor. She attended the San Francisco Art Institute, New York Academy of Art, and the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam. In 2008 she won the Dutch Royal Award for Modern Painting and in 2010 she was the winner of the Wolvecamp Award. She was commissioned to make a painting for the new courthouse of Dutch Supreme Court in The Hague that opened in 2015. Verhoeven's works seem to explore the theme of ceremonial gatherings. She makes monumental-sized paintings that are populated with contorted figures in various states of rapture, despair, lust and estrangement.

Helen Verhoeven lives and works in Berlin (DE).

  • Selected Artworks
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Helen Verhoeven, Acrylic on linnen, Cosmic Nude 1, 2017

COSMIC NUDE 1, 2017

Acrylic on linnen
Helen Verhoeven

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COSMIC NUDE 1

Acrylic on linnen

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Acrylic on linnen, Cosmic Nude 2, 2017

COSMIC NUDE 2, 2017

Acrylic on linnen
Helen Verhoeven

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COSMIC NUDE 2

Acrylic on linnen

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Acrylic on linnen, Supreme Court, 2016

SUPREME COURT, 2016

Acrylic on linnen
Helen Verhoeven

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SUPREME COURT

Acrylic on linnen

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Acrylic on linnen, The Maybes 4, 2015

THE MAYBES 4, 2015

Acrylic on linnen
Helen Verhoeven

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THE MAYBES 4

Acrylic on linnen

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Acrylic on linnen, The Waiting 7, 2013

THE WAITING 7, 2013

Acrylic on linnen
Helen Verhoeven

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THE WAITING 7

Acrylic on linnen

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Acrylic on linnen, Lamentation Of Christ, 2017

LAMENTATION OF CHRIST, 2017

Acrylic on linnen
Helen Verhoeven

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LAMENTATION OF CHRIST

Acrylic on linnen

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Acrylic on linnen, Diana Discovers Callistos Pregnancy, 2017

DIANA DISCOVERS CALLISTOS PREGNANCY, 2017

Acrylic on linnen
Helen Verhoeven

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DIANA DISCOVERS CALLISTOS PREGNANCY

Acrylic on linnen

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Acrylic on linnen, Descend From The Cross, 2017

DESCEND FROM THE CROSS, 2017

Acrylic on linnen
Helen Verhoeven

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DESCEND FROM THE CROSS

Acrylic on linnen

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Acrylic on linnen, Meat Stall, 2017

MEAT STALL, 2017

Acrylic on linnen
Helen Verhoeven

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MEAT STALL

Acrylic on linnen

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Acrylic on linnen, Fall Of Man, 2017

FALL OF MAN, 2017

Acrylic on linnen
Helen Verhoeven

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FALL OF MAN

Acrylic on linnen

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Acrylic and oil on canvas, First Round, 2019

FIRST ROUND, 2019

Acrylic and oil on canvas
Helen Verhoeven

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FIRST ROUND

Acrylic and oil on canvas

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Stained glass window and light box, Flying Phalli, 2019

FLYING PHALLI, 2019

Stained glass window and light box
Helen Verhoeven

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FLYING PHALLI

Stained glass window and light box

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Oil on panel with ceramic frame, Lava Lava, 2019

LAVA LAVA, 2019

Oil on panel with ceramic frame
Helen Verhoeven

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LAVA LAVA

Oil on panel with ceramic frame

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Oil on panel with ceramic frame, Pearl Necklace, 2019

PEARL NECKLACE, 2019

Oil on panel with ceramic frame
Helen Verhoeven

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PEARL NECKLACE

Oil on panel with ceramic frame

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Acrylic on canvas, Judith I, 2018

JUDITH I, 2018

Acrylic on canvas
Helen Verhoeven

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JUDITH I

Acrylic on canvas

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Acrylic on canvas, Judith II, 2018

JUDITH II, 2018

Acrylic on canvas
Helen Verhoeven

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JUDITH II

Acrylic on canvas

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Acrylic and sequin on canvas, Judith And Her Helper, 2018

JUDITH AND HER HELPER, 2018

Acrylic and sequin on canvas
Helen Verhoeven

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JUDITH AND HER HELPER

Acrylic and sequin on canvas

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Installation view, Church 1, 2018

CHURCH 1, 2018

Installation view
Helen Verhoeven

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CHURCH 1

Installation view

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Acrylic on linnen, Libby - Cats, etc, 2016

LIBBY - CATS, ETC, 2016

Acrylic on linnen
Helen Verhoeven

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LIBBY - CATS, ETC

Acrylic on linnen

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Acrylic on linnen, Libby - Feet, 2016

LIBBY - FEET, 2016

Acrylic on linnen
Helen Verhoeven

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LIBBY - FEET

Acrylic on linnen

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Oil on panel with ceramic frame, Banana Face, 2019

BANANA FACE, 2019

Oil on panel with ceramic frame
Helen Verhoeven

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BANANA FACE

Oil on panel with ceramic frame

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Stained glass window and lightbox, Blue Smoke, 2019

BLUE SMOKE, 2019

Stained glass window and lightbox
Helen Verhoeven

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BLUE SMOKE

Stained glass window and lightbox

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Oil on panel with ceramic frame, Dick Pic/Nice Yard Little Man, 2019

DICK PIC/NICE YARD LITTLE MAN, 2019

Oil on panel with ceramic frame
Helen Verhoeven

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DICK PIC/NICE YARD LITTLE MAN

Oil on panel with ceramic frame

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Oil on panel with ceramic frame, Easy Yes, 2019

EASY YES, 2019

Oil on panel with ceramic frame
Helen Verhoeven

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EASY YES

Oil on panel with ceramic frame

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Acrylic on canvas, Event One, 2008

EVENT ONE, 2008

Acrylic on canvas
Helen Verhoeven

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EVENT ONE

Acrylic on canvas

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Part Pretty, SCHUNCK, Heerlen, Exhibition overview, 2012

EXHIBITION OVERVIEW, 2012

Part Pretty, SCHUNCK, Heerlen
Helen Verhoeven

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EXHIBITION OVERVIEW

Part Pretty, SCHUNCK, Heerlen

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Acrylic on canvas, Event Two, 2008

EVENT TWO, 2008

Acrylic on canvas
Helen Verhoeven

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EVENT TWO

Acrylic on canvas

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Acrylic on canvas, Thingly Character VII, 2011

THINGLY CHARACTER VII, 2011

Acrylic on canvas
Helen Verhoeven

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THINGLY CHARACTER VII

Acrylic on canvas

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Oil on Canvas, Mother 8, 2013

MOTHER 8, 2013

Oil on Canvas
Helen Verhoeven

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MOTHER 8

Oil on Canvas

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, Oil on Canvas, Mother 6, 2013

MOTHER 6, 2013

Oil on Canvas
Helen Verhoeven

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MOTHER 6

Oil on Canvas

Helen Verhoeven

Helen Verhoeven, , Teapot, 2016

TEAPOT, 2016


Helen Verhoeven

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TEAPOT

Helen Verhoeven

Solo Shows:

2021 June Art Fair, Basel
2020 Helen Verhoeven, Stigter Van Doesburg, Amsterdam
2019 Schamerkat, Hermitage, Amsterdam
2019 Eleven Women, Circl, Amsterdam
2018 Church 1, Stigter Van Doesburg, Art Basel Statements, Basel
2018 Oh God, Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht
2016 Libby Libby Libby, Stigter van Doesburg, Amsterdam
2015 Peggy Franck en Helen Verhoeven, Apophänie, De Nederlandse Bank, Amsterdam, NL
2015 Wallspace, New York, US
2013 Mother, Stigter van Doesburg, Amsterdam, NL
2013 The Waiting, Galerie Parisa Kind, Frankfurt, DE
2012 Stage Disasters, Wallspace, New York, US
2012 Part Pretty, SCHUNCK, Heerlen, NL
2010 The Thingly Character, Galerie Diana Stigter, Amsterdam, NL
2010 Art Show I - Helen Verhoeven, KLEMM’S project room 7d5e, Berlin, DE
2008 Event Two, Mesler & Hug, Los Angeles, US
2008 Event One, Wallspace, New York, US
2007 The Beautiful Many, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, NL
2006 Saints, Wallspace, New York, US
2004 Nightmares, Wallspace, New York, US

Group Shows:

2021 Our Beginnings Never Know Our Ends, Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
2021 Maria Magdalena, Museum Catharijneconvent Utrecht
2021 Grensverkenners, Paleis Amsterdam
2020 Mensbeeld, Arti et Amicitiae Amsterdam
2020 Features, Museum Nikolaikirche, Berlin
2020 Frutti di Mare, Galerie Hartwich Sellin auf Rügen
2018 Neue Heimat, Willem Twee Kunstruimte, Den Bosch
2018 Out of the Office, Singer Museum, Laren
2018 De Meest Eigentijdse Schilder Kunst, Dordrechts Museum, Dordrecht
2018 Helene Appel, Alisa Margolis & Helen Verhoeven , Galerie Judin, Berlin
2017 Vaste Collectie: Beeldende Kunst 1850-heden, Utrecht Centraal Museum
2017 Vele gezichten van het LUMC, LUMC, Leiden
2017 Paint it Soft, SCHUNCK, Heerlen
2017 Neue Heimat, Willem Twee Kunstruimte, Renbeckhallen, Berlin
2017 The Painted Bird, Marres, Maastricht
2017 Stigter Van Doesburg, Liste, Basel
2017 Neue Heimat, Willem Twee Kunstruimte, Den Bosch
2016 10e Wolvecampprijs, Heartpool, Hengelo
2016 Geen Woorden naar Beelden, LUMC, Leiden
2015 Disturbing Innocence, The FLAG Art Foundation, New York
2015 It’s not your paintings I like, It’s your painting, Stigter Van Doesburg, Amsterdam
2015 Aanwinsten 2014–2015, LUMC, Leiden
2014 Beating around the Bush, Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht, NL
2014 Disturbing Innocence, The FLAG Art Foundation, New York, US
2013 Body Language, Saatchi Gallery, London, GB
2013 Ten Years, Wallspace, New York, US
2013 Far from the Madding Crowd, Bonnefanten Hedge House Foundation, Wijlre, NL
2013 The Legend of the Shelves, Autocenter, Berlin, NL
2012 Through an open window, Cont. Art from the Rabo Art Collection, Institut Neerlandais, Paris, FR
2012 Der Gemalte Raum/Painted Space,Works from the Essl Collection in the Schomer Hause,Klosterneuburg,AT
2012 Made in Germany Zwei,Sprengel Museum Hannover/ Kerstnergesellschaft/Kunstverein Hannover, DE
2012 Voor eeuwing de jouwe, Stadsgalerij Heerlen, NL
2012 It Might As Well Rain Until September, Galerie Diana Stigter, Amsterdam, NL
2012 What’s Up! – Young Painting in The Netherlands, Dordrecht, NL
2012 Door Schildersogen/From a Painter’s Perspective, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, NL.
2012 Objects of Dismissal, AUTOCENTER, Berlin, DE
2011 Bellevue, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL
2011 Die irren sich, Galerie Mauer, Frankfurt, DE
2011 Objects of Dismissal, Autocenter, Berlin, DE
2011 Saatchi Gallery, London, GB
2010 In.flec.tion, Hudson Valley Center of Contemporary Art (HVCCA), New York, US
2010 RC de Ruimte, Ijmuiden, NL
2010 Dirty Light-The Forgotten Bar, curated by Bettina Snellmann, Berlin, DE
2010 Girl Overkill 2, Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, DE
2009 Play-curated by Nikola Cernetic, Monica de Cardena, Milan, IT
2009 Girl Overkill, The Forgotten Bar, Berlin, DE
2009 Pruesspress, Ritter/Zamer, London, GB
2009 Retour New York – Amsterdam, Huize Frankendael, Amsterdam, NL
2009 Nieuwe Schilders, LUMC, Leiden, NL
2008 Koninlijke prijs voor Vrije Schilderkunst, GEM, Den Haag, NL
2008 Lizabeth Oliviera, Los Angeles, US
2007 Nada Art Fair, Miami, Wallspace Gallery, US
2007 ‘Some Kind of Portrait’ curated by Simon Watson & Craig Hensala, Marc Selwyn Fine Art, LA, US
2007 ‘Hedendaagse Figuratie # 2’ curated by Pim Trooster Kunstcentrum Hengelo, Hengelo, NL 
2007 ‘About Contemporary Figuration’Safe Art, Dalfsen, NL 
2006 ‘Recent Acquisitions Young Painting’ Sammlung Essl Museum, Vienna, AT 
2006 'Open Ateliers' Rijksakademie, Amsterdam, NL
2006 'In order of appearance' - curated by Amalia Pica  Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, IS
2006 'Rijksakademie at Parts'Parts, Xiamen City, CN 
2006 328 Broadway, New York (NY), US, '25 Bold Moves'
2006 Gallery W 52, New York (NY), US, 'The Presence of Absence'
2005 Sammlung Essl Museum, Vienna, AT, 'Hotspots'
2005 Bowie Van Valen, Amsterdam, NL, 'Seven Young Painters'
2005 Burgdorf Goodman, New York (NY), US, 'The Exploding Plastic Inevitable'
2005 Phillips de Pury & Co. East Gallery, New York (NY), US, 'Art Review 25: Emerging US Artists'
2005 Rijksakademie, Amsterdam, NL, 'Open Ateliers'
2004 Zimmer Museum, Los Angeles (CA), US, 'Show and Tell'
2004 Warndorff Gallery, NL, 'Old and New Masters'
2003 Wallspace Gallery, New York (NY), US, 'The Holiday Show II'
2003 Wallspace Gallery, New York (NY), US, 'Photography as Model'
2003 Fishtank, New York (NY), US, 'Space Invaders'
2002 Artist Space, New York (NY), US, 'Night of a 1000 Drawings'
2002 Sotheby's, New York (NY), US, 'Take Home a Nude'
2002 I-Beam, New York (NY), US, 'New York Panel Project'

Press :

2012 Helen Verhoeven, Part Pretty, SCHUNCK*
2008 Helen Verhoeven, Events One and Two, artists Catalogue
2007 William Booth, “Big Walls to Fill” Washington Post
2007 NRC Handelsblad, February
2007 BLVD Magazine, NL ‘100 Veelbelovende Vrouwen’ 
2007 Amsterdam Weekly
2006 S. Spijkerman, Kunstbeeld, 'Tussen Pixel en Pigment:Jonge schilders/constructie van de voorstelling
2005 Eric Fischl, The Believer 'Eleven Artists from Everywhere' 
2005 Simone Simon, Elegance, 'Drie talentvolle dertigers', nr. 
2005 Maura Egan, The New York Times Magazine, 'Trail Blazers''
2005 Sandra Spijkerman, Trouw, 'Kunstenaars krijgen ruimte op de Open Ateliers van Rijksakademie'
2005 Daniel Kunitz and Joao Ribas, Art Review, 'The Art Review 25: Emerging US Artists'
2004 Viktor Froske, Elle Magazine, NL, 'Dutch-American Friendships'
2004 Elle Wonen, 'De kunst van Helen Verhoeven'
2003 Paper Magazine, 'Paper VIP List', June
2003 Marcel Kernz, Contemporary, 'Reconstructing Representation', nr.55,
2002 Haarlems Dagblad, 'Drie geschilderde dagboeken van New York'
2002 Palet Magazine, 'Dagelijks Leven in New York'
2002 Haarlems Dagblad, 'Alweer Ernstig Afgeleid'
2002 NRC Handelsblad
2001 Haarlems Weekblad, 'Anna in etalage Warndorff Gallery'
2001 Weekblad, 'Expositie Helen Verhoeven succesvol afgesloten'
2001 Haarlems Dagblad, 'Een vrouw die haar rode blouse open knoopt'

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