Simple, reduced forms, coarse materials, large areas of colour, often monochromatic, colour layers woven through each other, thick layers of paint applied with a palette knife - are all symbolic of Peter Keizer's work.
At once both magnificent and absurd, Peter Keizer's work is about a world where only positive feelings arise - full of flowers, trees, mountainous landscapes and dogs. His themes are closely connected to childhood memories; as if time had turned his memories into idealized, colorful works of art. The thick oil paint is mostly used directly out of the tube, and gives a sculptural aspect to the paintings, thus enhancing the presence of the colours.
The emotional role of his experiences and life are very important in Peter Keizer's work. The object is the main element of his work, more than the composition: he represents it in the most basic, even archaic, way to us. "Lie on the grass and look up to the trees, if you have a young mind, you'll see what I painted".
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Peter KeizerAwakeness, 2024Oil on canvas112 x 124 cm (44 x 49 in)
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Peter KeizerFrozen Air, 2024Oil on canvas111 x 124 cm (44 x 49 in)
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Peter KeizerFuture is back, 2024Oil on canvas76 x 106 cm (30 x 42 in)
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Peter KeizerAgain and again, 2024Oil on canvas112 x 124 cm (44 x 49 in)
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Peter KeizerBalance, 2024Oil on canvas150 x 170 cm (59 x 67 in)
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Peter KeizerBright light, 2024Oil on canvas112 x 124 cm (44 x 49 in)
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Peter KeizerCastle of dreams, 2024Oil on canvas112 x 124 cm (44 x 49 in)
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Peter KeizerCirculate, 2024Oil on canvas124 x 112 cm (49 x 44 in)
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Peter KeizerDrifting, 2024Oil on canvas124 x 112 cm (49 x 44 in)
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Peter KeizerIndian summer, 2024Oil on canvas124 x 112 cm (49 x 44 in)
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Peter KeizerLet's date, 2024Oil on canvas124 x 112 cm (49 x 44 in)
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Peter KeizerSingly, 2024Oil on canvas124 x 112 cm (49 x 44 in)
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Peter KeizerTime circles, 2024Oil on canvas124 x 112 cm (49 x 44 in)
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Peter KeizerUnknown way, 2024Oil on canvas112 x 124 cm (44 x 49 in)
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Peter KeizerLeak, 2023Handbuild ceramic, painted with oil paint, decorated with artificial flowers30 x 28 cm (11.8 x 11 in)
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Peter KeizerVulcano, 2023Handbuilt caramic, painted with oil paint, decorated with artificial flowers24 x 28 cm (9.4 x 11 in)
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Peter KeizerNo perfume, 2023Handbuilt ceramic, painted with oil painting, decorated with artificial flowers24 x 20 cm (9.4 x 7.9 in)
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Peter KeizerSpace and sun, 2023Huile sur toile124 x 112 cm (49 x 44 in)
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Peter KeizerEnter the tree, 2023Oil on canvas136 x 136 cm (53.5 x 53.5 in)
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Peter KeizerGoing Dutch, 2018Oil on canvas70 x 70 cm (35 x 35 in)
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Peter KeizerLet it snow, 2004Oil on canvas40 x 50 cm (15 x 20 in)
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Paris Art Week
Group Show Oct 14 - 21, 2024In Paris, Art Week is from October 14 to 21, and the city will be celebrating contemporary art through numerous fairs and events, including Art Basel Paris. Just a stone's...Read more -
POP UP @ LE MARAIS
Group Show Sep 4 - 21, 2024From September 4, discover our ephemeral gallery in the heart of the art gallery district, in the Marais. This will be an opportunity to present a selection of works by...Read more -
Peter Keizer, Life on large feet
Solo Show Jun 8 - Jul 28, 2023Peter Keizer's world is one of childhood memories, like a sunny afternoon in a field of flowers, like a dog running with delight. 'Lie down on the grass and look...Read more -
Peter Keizer
New works May 10 - Jun 8, 2022We are very happy to present you a selection of new works by the Dutch artist Peter Keizer, always faithful to his unique, playful and joyful style. Like true windows...Read more -
Peter Keizer
Solo Show Nov 5 - Dec 23, 2021For many years, Dutch artist Peter Keizer has been painting pictures that are full of life. Evoking nature, and more particularly the abundance of flowers, his paintings are a sure-fire...Read more -
De Natura
Group Show Apr 8 - May 30, 2021Spring is the season that brings out the diversity of nature, from the gushing of streams to the melodies of birds. The plant world comes back to life after months...Read more -
"Keep on Moving" with Peter Keizer
Solo Show Jan 18 - Mar 31, 2018We are delighted to welcome back Peter Keizer this month. His artworks perfectly announce Spring in a very colorful and flowered mood. These new compositions are a work on textures,...Read more
Peter Keizer is a Dutch painter and sculptor, born in 1961. He studied at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam, and began working as a professional artist following his graduation from the Royal College of Art in London. Since then, he has exhibited in over 40 Solo shows in Amsterdam and throughout Northern Europe, and in over 50 group exhibitions around the world. Keizer's talent has been acknowledged, having been awarded three Dutch Art prizes and having received over fifteen commissions from a variety of prestigious Dutch institutions.
SOLO & GROUP SHOWS
2023
London Art Fair
AAF Singapore
AAF Hong-Kong
LA Art Show
AAF Battersea Spring
AAF Bruxelles
AAF Hampstead
2022
AAF Battersea Spring
AAF Bruxelles
AAF Hampstead
AAF New York
AAF Singapore
2021
Solo Show Envie d'Art, Paris VIII
AAF Bruxelles
AAF London
2019
De Twee Pauwen Gallery, First Art Fair, Passenger Terminal à Amsterdam
Solo show Envie d'Art Paris 8
2018
Singapore Art, Faire, Envie d'Art Singapore
Het Depot Sculpture Gallery Wageningen
Museum Belvédère, Exhibition Oase Oranjewoud Heerenveeen
De Twee Pauwen Gallery, Solo Overview Exhibition 1983-2018 The Hague
Envie d'art, Paris XVIII
De Twee Pauwen Gallery, The Hague
Ann's Art Gallery Groningen
2017
Los Angeles art show
K+Y solo show Paris
2016
Los Angeles art show
Context New York
Art Central Hong Kong
AAF Hong Kong
Art Hamptons
AAF Singapore
2015
Art Hamptons
Scope Basel & Miami
London, Envie d’Art gallery
Paris, K+Y gallery
Harlingen, De Vis Gallery
Amsterdam, Terra Delft Gallery
The Hague, De Twee PAuwen Gallery
Germany, Gecko Gallery Solingen
Hannema Huis, Centrum voor Harlinger Cultuur en Historie
2014
LA Art show
Heerenveen , Belvédère Museum « Kunstschatten van Oranjewoud »
Germany, De Tween Pauwen Gallery
London, Envie d’Art
Paris, K+Y gallery
The Hague, De Twee PAuwen Gallery
Germany, Gecko Gallery Solingen
2013
Shanghai Art Fair
Shenzhen Art Fair
Art Basel
Art Zaanstad, Hembrug site Zaandam
Realisme 13
London, Envie d’Art
Paris, K+Y gallery
Harlingen, De Vis Gallery
Amsterdam, Terra Delft Gallery
Tunbridge Wells, Redleaf Gallery
The Hague, De Twee PAuwen Gallery
2012
Shanghai Art Fair
Oisterwijk Cultuur
Heeswijk-Dinther, Interart Sculpture Gallery
Jingdezhen, San Bao Ceramic Museum
Realisme 12
London, Envie d’Art
Paris, K+Y gallery
Harlingen, De Vis Gallery
Amsterdam, Terra Delft Gallery
Tunbridge Wells, Redleaf Gallery
2011
Art London
Collect London Fair, Saatchi Gallery London
Art Paris, Nordeinde gallery
Realisme 11
Tunbridge Wells, Redleaf Gallery
London, Envie d’Art
Paris, K+Y gallery
2010
Art Chicago
Art London
Amsterdam Art Fair
Art Chicago
Realisme 10
Tunbridge Wells, Redleaf Gallery
London, Envie d’Art
Paris, Envie d’Art
2009
Art Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Loods 6, 4 galleries on 1 location
Tunbridge Wells, Redleaf Gallery
Realisme 09
London, 12 Star Gallery
Harlingen, Hannemahuis 'Beeld van een tuin'
Brussels, Noordeinde Gallery
2008
Amsterdam Art Fair
Art Amsterdam
Wageningen, Het Depot Sculpture gallery
Tunbridge Wells, Redleaf Gallery
Realisme 08
The Hague, Noordeinde Gallery
Tunbridge Wells, Redleaf Gallery
Wageningen, Het Depot Sculpture Gallery
2007
Amsterdam, Witteveen Gallery
Harlingen, De Vis Gallery
Pentiment 'Gast
Hamburg, Professoren' Fabrik der Künste
Wageningen, Het Depot Sculpture gallery
2006
Am Savignyplatz Gallery Berlin
2005
CBK Alphen aan den Rijn
Traverse, Gemeentehuis Jagtlust Bilthoven
Amsterdam, Brains Unlimited
2004
Antwerpen, H.art Gallery (Catrin Alting Gallery)
KunstRAI Art Fair Amsterdam
2003
Hamburg, Ruth Sachse Gallery
Berlin, Am Savignyplatz Gallery
Amsterdam, Witteveen Gallery
2002
KunstRAI Art Fair Witteveen
SBK Stadsgalerie 'Van toptot teen' Alphen aan den Rijn
2001
Amsterdam, Witteveen Gallery
Art Twentie Art Fair
Hengelo, Witteveen Gallery
2000
Berlin, Am Savignyplatz Gallery
Hamburg, Ruth Sachse Gallery
Amsterdam, Metis Gallery
1999
Bergen, De Garage Gallery
Spain, Laboratorio Lucebert
IJsselstein
1998
Amsterdam, Metis Gallery
The Hague, Ronkes Agerbeek Gallery
Lineart Art Fair
Gent, Jos Art Gallery
1997
Berlin, Am Savignyplatz Gallery
Chassé Gallery Breda
The Hague, Ronkes Agerbeek Gallery
1996
Amsterdam, Metis Gallery
1995
SBK Amsterdam
Art Amsterdam
The Young
Generation Laren
1994
Amsterdam, Metis Gallery
The Hague, Ronkes Agerbeek Gallery
1993
Amsterdam, Metis Gallery
1992
The Hague, Ronkes Agerbeek Gallery
Kampen Council Exhibition Room
Utrecht, Huis voor Beeldende Kunst Gallery
1990
Rotterdam, Phoebus Gallery
Amsterdam, Koninklijke Subsidie Royal Palace
1989
The Hague, Ronkes Agerbeek Gallery
1988
Koopmansbeurs Art Fair
Amsterdam, Auditorium Rijksakademie
Amsterdam, Prentenkabinet Rijksakademie
1987
Artists Choosing Art Amsterdam
The Hague, Nouvelles Images Gallery
Amsterdam, Arti et Amicitiae 'The Exhibition in Arti'
1986
Utrecht , Oude Gracht 380 Gallery
Amsterdam, Auditorium Rijksakademie
Amsterdam, d'Eendt Gallery
1985
Amersfoort, Het Museum Gallery
Kobe, Japan, Universiade International Student Art Exhibit
EDUCATION
1981-1984
Gerrit Rietveld Academy Amsterdam, Department of Painting
1984-1988
Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten Amsterdam, Institute for Practical Studies, Department of Painting
1987
Royal College of Art London, Exchange
AWARDS
1988
Buning Brongers Prix de Peinture
1985, 1986, 1987
Henri Ûriot Prix Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten
PUBLICATIONS
"P. Keizer Paintings Sculptures 2004-2008"; dans "Peter Keizer Het Depot du 7.10.2007 au 27.1.2008", [dir.] Wim van der Beek, 2008.
"PK 83-03", [dir.] Helga Geyer-Ryan, 2003.
"Peter Keizer Paintings 1994-1996", [dir.] Egbert Dommering, 1996.
"Peter Keizer Paintings 1990-1992", [dir.] W.H.P. van der Jagt, 1992.
"R.A. 309, 101, VANA, 303", [dir.] Jaap Guldemond, 1988.