Biografie

Willem Vos (b. 1972, Ruinen) is a contemporary artist living and working in the tranquil village of Dwingeloo, nestled in the green, rural heart of Drenthe, the Netherlands. With a background in international business and over 25 years of experience in global trade, Vos made a bold transition into the art world at the age of 50 — a turning point where intuition finally took the lead over structure.

Entirely self-taught, Vos developed his style through exploration and instinct. His practice centers around transformation, emotional resilience and the raw edge of human experience. He works primarily with oil paint and acrylics, often incorporating sand, ash, charcoal or thick textures into his surfaces. The result: layered, tactile canvases that resonate beyond aesthetics.

Vos’s dual background — business and art — makes him both strategically collaborative and fiercely independent. His work has been featured in group exhibitions across Europe and Asia, including museum shows and curated international showcases.

 

For press coverage and interviews, see the [Press & Features] page.

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2025

• ArtNomadique – Castle of Schoten, Belgium
• Heritage and Horizon – Contemporary Art in Historic Greiz, Museums of the Palace and Residence Town of Greiz, Greiz, Germany

 

2024

• EuroVistas in Weiz – A Journey Through European and Asian Contemporary Art, Kunsthaus Weiz, Weiz, Austria
• Heritage and Horizon – Contemporary Art in Historic Greiz, Museums of the Palace and Residence Town of Greiz, Greiz, Germany
• The Spectrum of Emotions, Pashmin Art Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
• Eurovisions – A Kaleidoscope of European Art in China, Archive Art Museum, Beijing, China
• Shifting Paradigms – Dialogues Across Perspectives, Pashmin Art Gallery, Bad Tölz, Germany
• Transcendence – A Fusion of Art and Culture, Hong Art Museum, Chongqing, China

 

2023

• Transcendence – A Fusion of Art and Culture, Hong Art Museum, Chongqing, China
• Art[ist] Meeting, Grand Casino, Knokke, Belgium