About

Lex Heilijgers (1949) has been painting and drawing for as long as he remembers. He frequently paints abstract townscapes, which visualize both his fascination for the interaction of lines, forms and colours and his interest in architecture. Especially little towns and villages built against hills and mountains in a sun-drenched Mediterranean setting, appeal to his imagination. Back home, pencil drawings and drafts, and pictures made during his trips on site, serve as a starting point for the paintings.

Another challenge wherein line, form and colour are equally important, are his abstract still lives.

Some fifteen years ago he started creating sculptures as well. Part of the sculptures is based on silhouettes of nomadic people and wooden figures and ancestor statues of African tribes like the Dogon. Though of a modest size, these sculptures are highly impressive and
possess a special charisma through a graceful and proud pose in combination with an abstract way of modelling.

 

exhibitions

 

1973-1985

1985-1995

1995-2005

2005-present

2015 July-end 2016

2015 December 3-22

2016 Jan 8 - Feb 2

2016 January 29

2016 Feb ????

2016 June 9-12

2016

2016 April-Sept

2016 Oct 21-23

2017

2017

2019 April

2019 Nov 15-Dec 7

2016-present

2019-present

2019-present

 

 

exhibitions in public buildings (library, city hall, banks etc.) in Utrecht and surroundings

successful presentation and sales by gallery Coninck in Amersfoort, The Netherlands

severe stagnation in artistic activities during the illness of son

continuation of working on a fresh and representative collection in a new studio

presentation by Agora Gallery, New York, USA

group exhibition at Agora Gallery, New York, USA

group exhibition at Galleria360, Florence, Italy

award of the Leonardo da Vinci prize, Borghese Palace, Florence, Italy

group exhibition at Kunstliefde Society, Utrecht, The Netherlands

participation in Triennale Italia, Verona, Italy

presentation by Galleria360, Florence, Italy

presentation by Pryor Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

group exhibition Paris Louvre Expo in the 'Carrousel du Louvre', Paris

presentation at Galleria RosoCinabro, Rome, Italy

exhibition at the Berg Hotel, Amersfoort, The Netherlands

exhibition at Artifact Gallery, New York, USA

exhibition at Novado Gallery, Jersey City, USA

continuous presentation at Pryor Fine Art, Atlanta GA, USA (sculptures)

continuous presentation at Novado Gallery, Jersey City, USA (paintings)

continuous online presentation in Artnet