When Juul van den Heuvel was selected as one of the ten artists who make a distinctive contribution to the Dutch fine arts, according to the national art critics, Ed Wingen, being her “elector”, wrote in “The Choice of Art Criticism”:
“Juul van den Heuvel portrays an intimate reality, which doesn’t expose itself immediately… it’s an image of suggestive power of a fairytale… Apparently Juul van den Heuvel paints with a magical wand.”
Observation is the basic principle of her work, but it’s an interactive process. The meaning of the image will be changed or rearranged.
A composition, made in 2001, depicts a classroom; the faces of the students are empty, but much detail has been added to their hairdo. The image is exchangeable, you can easily fill in your own classroom. Van den Heuvel uses the haircuts to describe time and memories.
Over the years hair has become a frequent theme and landscapes have arisen from “hair”. Her work is a search for quantity and density. Furthermore, there is the act of drawing, the length of the line, the gravity and depth. Creations derive from verbs like hanging and floating.
A recent research is a series of drawings, which are evolved from the sphere and the torus (doughnut-shape). The opportunity for variation is maximized and unlimited and it results in familiar archetypes.
Exhibitions
1988 Galerie D’Eendt, Amsterdam (with Peter Keizer)
1989 Amro Bank, Amsterdam
1990 Galerie Daane, Amsterdam
1990 Seasons Galleries, The Hague
1991 Galeria Ferran Cano, Palma de Mallorca
1991 Galerie Brinkman, Amsterdam
1994 De Verdieping, Amsterdam
1994 Voorstraat 69, Noordwijk
1996 Suzanne Biederberg Gallery, Amsterdam
1996 Bank Labouchere, Amsterdam
1999 ‘Herinnering’, Suzanne Biederberg Gallery, Amsterdam
(with Hans van der Pas)
2001 Pulchri Studio, The Hague
2002 ‘A sneak peak in the kitchen’, De Branderij, Antwerpen
(with Jurriaan van Hall)
2004 Pulchri Studio, The Hague
2006 Suzanne Biederberg Gallery, ‘Let your hair hang down” ,
Amsterdam
2009 Suzanne Biederberg Gallery, ‘Draw together”,
(with Liesbeth Pallesen)
2009 Buro Weesperzijde, Amsterdam
(with Jurriaan van Hall )
2010 Mind Talks, A-Gallery, Amsterdam
Group exhibitions
1986 Stipendium exhibition, The Hague
1987 Twelve young artists, S.B.K., Amsterdam
1987 Young talent, Galerie D’Eendt, Amsterdam
1988 Art 19’88 Basel (Galerie D’Eendt)
1989 Galerie Daane, Amsterdam
1990 Kunst RAI, Amsterdam (Galerie Daane)
1991 Art 22’91 Basel (Galerie Daane)
1991 De Boer, Warmerhuizen
1991 De Boer, Amsterdam
1993 Statengalerie, The Hague
1996 Expozee, N.H. Kapel, Noordwijk aan Zee
1998 Kunst RAI, Amsterdam (Galerie Suzanne Biederberg)
1999 De keuze van de kunstkritiek, Nieuwspoort, The Hague
1999 Foyers féminins de France, Paris
1999 Barbie 1950-1999, De Bijenkorf, Amsterdam
2000 Safra, Arte Contemporanea da Holanda, Évora, Portugal
2000 Arte Holandesa Contemporânea, Centro Cultural de Cascais,
Portugal
2001 Kunst RAI, Amsterdam ( Suzanne Biederberg Gallery )
2003 Paradise Regained, de Oranjekerk, Amsterdam
2005 Groen Licht”, bouwput Noord/zuidlijn , Amsterdam
2006 Melbourne Artfair, Suzanne Biederberg Gallery, Amsterdam
2006 De Compagnie, Dordrecht
2007 Klank en Kleurfestival, Amsterdam
2008 Pulchri Studio, with Francoise Stoop, The Hague
2009 Landgoed Klein Ophem, Noordwijk
2009 Het Oude Raadhuis, Group exhibition, Aalsmeer
Awards
1996/2008 Basisstipendium van het Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten,
Vormgeving en Bouwkunst (3x).
1999 De keuze van de kunstkritiek, by Ed Wingen
2001 Jacob Hartogprijs, The Hague
