CURRICULUM VITAE

Alexandra Klimas
Nationaliteit Nederlands, geboren 1970
Woont en werkt in Nederland.

BEROEP
Sinds 2008 werk ze exclusief als beeldend kunstenaar, gespecialiseerd in olieverfschilderijen, houtskoolschetsen en tekeningen.

OPLEIDING
Alexandra Klimas is een autodidactische kunstenaar. Dit betekent dat de technische kant van haar werk en haar stijl door haarzelf is ontwikkeld.

MUSEUM EXPOSITIES
2024 Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, groepsexpositie, Birds in Art 2024, Wausau, USA 7 September – 1 December 2024
2019-2020 Gorcums Museum,groepsexpositie, “Bedrieglijk echt” Realisme in de hedendaagse kunst, Gorinchem, NL 19 okt 2019 – 16 feb, 2020
2018 Museu del Tabac, groepsexpositie, Hyperrealisme, Andorra, AD 21 jun – 30 sept, 2018
2017 Gorcums Museum, groepsexpositie, De koe in de kunst, Gorinchem, NL 8 apr – 10 sept, 2017

SOLO EXPOSITIES
2024 Plus One Gallery, SOLO expositie, Londen, GB 24 april– 20 mei 2024
2022 Van Loon Galleries, SOLO expositie, Vught, NL 19 mrt – 1 mei 2022
2019 John Davies Gallery, SOLO expositie, Moreton in Marsh (Cotswolds), GB 2 nov – 23 nov 2019
2019 Plus One Gallery, SOLO expositie, Londen, GB 13 jun – 9 jul 2019
2017 John Davies Gallery, SOLO expositie, Moreton in Marsh (Cotswolds), GB 4 nov – 25 nov 2017
2016 Galerie Patries van Dorst, SOLO expositie, Wassenaar, NL 11 dec 2016 – 31 jan 2017
2015 Galerie Patries van Dorst, SOLO expositie, Wassenaar, NL
2014 Galerie Lieve Hemel, SOLO expositie, Amsterdam, NL
2012 Galerie Appèlbergen, SOLO expositie, Onnen (Groningen), NL
2011 Galerie Lieve Hemel, SOLO expositie, Amsterdam, NL

AWARDS
2022 Third Place Award / Landscape Category “Bill the Bull and His Cow”, 16th International ARC Salon International Competition
2021 Rehs Contemporary Galleries, Inc. Award “Marieke the Cow”, 15th International ARC Salon International Competition

HONORS
2022 Finalist “Arabella the Cow”, Animal Category in the 16th International ARC Salon International Competition
2021 Finalist “Snowy the Rabbit Born to Die”, Animal Category in the 15th International ARC Salon International Competition
2021 Finalist “Snowy the Rabbit II Born to Die”, Animal Category in the 15th International ARC Salon International Competition

HONORABLE MENTION
2023 Honorable mention, “Lieke the Cow & Aline the Cow”, Landscape Category, The Almenara Art Prize 2023

RADIO/TV
2017 NPO Radio 1, exhibition “The Cow in the Art “Gorcums Museum

GROEP EXPOSITIES
2024 The Palm Beach Show (Art Fair) (Rehs Contemporary), Florida, USA 15 – 20 feb 2024
2024 Art Palm Beach Show (Art Fair) (Rehs Contemporary), Florida, USA 24 – 28 jan 2024

2023 Rehs Contemporary, groepsexpositie Small Works Show, New York City, USA 9 nov – nov 2023
2023 The Almenara Art Prize 2023 groepsexpositie, Córdoba, ES 29 sep – 31 okt 2023
2023 The Newport Show (Art Fair) (Rehs Contemporary), Middletown, RI, USA 29 – 30 juli 2023
2023 Hamptons Fine Art Fair (Rehs Contemporary), Southampton NY, USA 13 – 16 juli 2023
2023 Plus One Gallery, groepsexpositie Coronation, London, GB 3 mei – 6 juni 2023
2023 The Charleston Show (Art Fair) (Rehs Contemporary) South Carolina, USA 17 – 19 maart 2023
2023 Art Palm Beach Show (Art Fair) (Rehs Contemporary), Florida, USA 25 – 29 jan 2023

2022 Rehs Contemporary, 5-mans groepsexpositie Insight, New York City, USA 26 mei – 24 juni 2022
2022 Van Loon Galleries, groepsexpositie Leve de Lente, Vught, NL 14 mei – 26 juni 2022
2022 First Art Fair, Amsterdam (Van Loon Galleries), NL 24 – 27 mrt 2022

2020 John Davies Gallery, groepsexpositie Grand Autumn Broadsheet, Moreton-in-Marsh, GB sept – okt

2019 Plus One Gallery, groepsexpositie Summer show, London, GB 9 jul– 6 sep 2019
2019 Saatchi Gallery (Plus One Gallery), London, GB 26 – 30 jun 2019
2019 John Davies Gallery, groepsexpositie A second Look, Moreton-in-Marsh, GB 16 mrt – 20 apr 2019
2019 Art Breda (Van Loon Galleries), NL 12 tot 19 mei 2019

2018 Biënnale Veghel (Van Loon Galleries), NL 30 nov – 16 dec 2018
2018 Plus One Gallery, groepsexpositie Winter show, London, GB 17 jan 10 feb 2018
2018 Fresh Art Fair (The John Davies Gallery), GB 26 – 29 april 2018

2017 Plus One Gallery, groepsexpositie Autumn show, London, GB 20 sept – 4 nov 2017
2017 Art Laren (Galerie Patries van Dorst), NL 9 – 11 jun 2017
2017 Art Breda (Galerie Lauswolt), NL 7 – 14 mei 2017
2017 Galerie Lauswolt, groepsexpositie, NL 4 mrt – 23 apr 2017
2017 Plus One Gallery, groepsexpositie Winter show, London, GB 25 jan – 25 feb 2017
2017 Galerie Lauswolt, groepsexpositie, NL 28 jan – 26 feb 2017
2017 For Real’17, Amsterdam (Galerie Lauswolt), NL 18 – 22 jan 2017

2016 Plus One Gallery, Official Opening , London, GB 20 sept – 15 okt 2017
2016 Galerie Lauswolt, groepsexpositie Zomer show, NL 30 jul – 18 sept 2016
2016 Plus One Gallery, groepsexpositie Zomer show, London, GB 19 juli – 3 sept 2016
2016 Galerie Lauswolt, groepsexpositie, NL 21 mei – 19 jun 2016
2016 Art Breda (Galerie Lauswolt), NL
2016 Galerie Lauswolt, groepsexpositie Winter show, NL
2016 Realisme’16, Amsterdam (Galerie Lauswolt), NL
2016 Plus One Gallery, groepsexpositie Winter show, London, GB

2015 John Davies Gallery, groepsexpositie, Moreton-in-Marsh, GB
2015 Galerie Lauswolt, groepsexpositie Toppers in Olterterp, NL
2015 20|21 International Art Fair, London (Plus One Gallery), GB
2015 Art Breda (Galerie Lauswolt), NL
2015 Plus One Gallery, groepsexpositie Winter show, London, GB

2014 PAN, Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel), NL
2014 Plus One Gallery, groepsexpositie Zomer show, London, GB
2014 Art Breda (Galerie Lieve Hemel), NL

2013 PAN, Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel), NL
2013 Galerie Lieve Hemel, groepsexpositie Klein & Smal, Amsterdam, NL
2013 Art Utrecht (Galerie Lieve Hemel), NL
2013 Realisme’13, Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel), NL

2012 PAN, Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel), NL
2012 Art Antique, Utrecht (Galerie Lieve Hemel), NL
2012 Galerie Lieve Hemel, 7-mans expositie, Amsterdam, NL
2012 Realisme’12, Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel), NL

2011 PAN, Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel), NL
2011 Artspot Amsterdam 2011, (Galerie Lieve Hemel), NL
2011 Artantique, Utrecht (Galerie Lieve Hemel), NL
2011 Realisme’11, Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel), NL

2010 PAN, Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel), NL
2010 AAF, Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel), NL
2010 Galerie Lieve Hemel, Lente groepsexpositie, Amsterdam, NL
2010 Realisme’10, Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel), NL

2009 PAN, Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel), NL
2009 Galerie Lieve Hemel, 3-mans expositie, Amsterdam, NL
2009 Art & Antiques Fair ‘s-Hertogenbosch (Galerie Lieve Hemel), NL

PUBLICATIES
2023 Magazine Tableau, PAN 2023 edition, article about Alexandra Klimas, page 150
2023 The Almenara Art Prize 2023 Book, pages 62 Landscape Category – Honorable Mention ( “Lieke the Cow and Aline the Cow”). The book features all winners, honourable mentions and finalists of The Almenara Art Prize 2023 International Competition.

2022 The 16th International ARC Salon Book, International Realism/The Art Renewal Center (ARC) “International Realism: 16th International ARC Salon Book”, page 223 Landscape Category – Third Place Winner (“Bill the bul and his Cow) & page 321 Animal Category – Finalists (“Arabella the Cow”). The book features all winners, honourable mentions and finalists of the 16th International ARC Salon Competition.
2022 Magazine American Art Collector, June 2022, exhibition preview at Rehs Contemporary Galleries, exhibition ‘Insight”, page 116
2022 Magazine Fine Art Connoisseur, June 2022, exhibition preview at Rehs Contemporary Galleries, exhibition ‘Insight”, page 8-9
2022 Dutch Newspaper Brabants Dagblad, April 5 2022, article about Alexandra Klimas solo exhibition at Van Loon Galleries, page 7
2022 Dutch Newspaper Brabants Dagblad March 25 2022, exhibition preview at Van Loon Galleries Alexandra Klimas Solo exhibition page 12
2022 Van Loon Galleries Alexandra Klimas Solo exhibition, exhibition flyer.
2022 Dutch Magazine “Landleven”, Marz 2022, article about Alexandra Klimas pages 54, 55, 56,57,58, 59

2021 The 15th International ARC Salon Book, International Realism/The Art Renewal Center (ARC) “International Realism: 15th International ARC Salon Book”, pages 37 (Marieke the Cow) & 272 (Snowy the Rabbit Born to Die) & 277 (Snowy the Rabbit II Born to Die) The book features all winners, honourable mentions and finalists of the 15th International ARC Salon Competition.
2021 The Gorcums Museum has issued an anniversary edition. The book “Gorcums Museum 2013-

2020 An impression”, pages 27, 79, 111 This book offers a retrospective look at the exhibitions of the past years.
2020 Dutch Art Magazine “Vernissage”, number 3 2019, page 25

2019 Dutch Newspaper AD Rievierenland UI & Thuis, 17 October 2019
2019 International magazine “Small Farmer’s Journal”, Issue 43-3, front cover: “Tank the Bull”, back cover: Lottie I the Sheep”, article about Alexandra Klimas, pages 60, 61, 62, 63
2019 John Davies Gallery Alexandra Klimas SOLO exhibition “Fine Animal Studies”, exhibition catalogue 25 pages
2019 John Davies Gallery group exhibition “A second look”, exhibition catalogue pages 38,39,40, 41
2019 KCWToday London Newspaper “Farm Animals: by Alexandra Klimas”, page 53

2018 Plus One Gallery group exhibition Hiperrealisme, Andorra, exhibition catalogue page 65, 66

2017 John Davies Gallery Alexandra Klimas SOLO exhibition “Out in the Meadows”, tri-fold brochure
2017 Catalogue “Het geweten van Nederland”, 16 pages about Alexandra Klimas
2017 Flyer “Bijzondere karaktervolle portretten”, about Alexandra Klimas
2017 Dutch magazine “Vind” A magazine about history, archaeology, art and antiques, in the magazine: postcard “Jozafina the Cow”
2017 Dutch Newspaper Telegraaf 16 May 2017, page 11
2017 Dutch Newspaper Reformatorisch Dagblad 12 June 2017, Cover “Susan I the Cow”
2017 Artpaper: Kunstkrant May-June 2017, article about Alexandra Klimas, page 7
2017 Essence magazine, February 2017 Front Cover: ‘Evi the Cow”. Essence magazine is a premier lifestyle publication.

2016-17 Galerie Patries van Dorst Alexandra Klimas SOLO expositie “True Realism II”, exhibition catalogue 16 pages
2016 Artpaper: Kunstkrant Bijlage March-April 2016 Front Cover: “Toetje the Cow”, article about Alexandra Klimas, page 5
2016 Catalogue “Het geweten van Nederland”, 16 pages about Alexandra Klimas

2015 Galerie Patries van Dorst Alexandra Klimas SOLO expositie, Wassenaar, exhibition catalogue True Realism oli panitings – and sketches
2015 John Davies Gallery group exhibition Beasts, Equine,Bovie & More, exhibition catalogue page 2 and pages 16,17,18, 19
2015 Galerie Lauswolt group exhibition, Artpaper: Kunstkrant
2015 Art & Antiques Fair Breda (Galerie Lauswolt), Artpaper: Kunstkrant

2014 PAN Art Fair, Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel), exhibition catalogue page 1
2014 Dutch newspaper AD Weekend AD magazine 4 October 2014, page 9
2014 Magazine Boerenvee September/oktober nr. 4, articel about Alexandra Klimas
2014 Galerie Lieve Hemel Alexandra Klimas SOLO expositie, Amsterdam, exhibition catalogue Empty Thoughts, 16 pages
2014 Art & Antiques Fair Breda (Galerie Lieve Hemel), exhibition catalogue cover and page 3

2013 PAN Art Fair, Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel), exhibition catalogue page 6
2013 Galerie Lieve Hemel group exhibition Small & Narrow, Amsterdam, exhibition catalogue page 13
2013 Art & Antiques Fair, Utrecht (Galerie Lieve Hemel), exhibition catalogue page 1

2012 PAN Art Fair, Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel), exhibition catalogue page 4
2012 Galerie Lieve Hemel – 7-mans exhibition, Amsterdam, exhibition catalogue page 5
2012 Realism Art Fair, Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel), exhibition catalogue page 49
2012 Collectors Agenda 2012 (Collectors Groep Publishers in Art)

2011 Art & Antiques Fair, Utrecht (Galerie Lieve Hemel), exhibition catalogue page 12
2011 PAN Art Fair, Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel), exhibition catalogue page 13
2011 Dutch Newspaper Trouw de verdieping 10 June 2011, article about Alexandra Klimas, page 13
2011 Galerie Lieve Hemel Alexandra Klimas SOLO exhibition, Amsterdam, exhibition catalogue “The Conscience of the Netherlands”, 16 pages

2010 PAN Art Fair, Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel), exhibition catalogue page 13
2010 Newspaper De Telegraaf
2010 Realism Art Fair, Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel), exhibition catalogue page 39
2009 Galerie Lieve Hemel – 3-mans exhibition, Amsterdam, exhibition catalogue page 1-7