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BIOGRAPHY

Bas van der Poll, November 12, 1947, The Hague, The Netherlands

Education

Royal Academy of Fine Arts, The Hague, The Netherlands
Pratt University, Pratt Graphics Center, New York, U.S.A.
The Free Academy, The Hague, The Netherlands
Academia di Belle Arti, Florence, Italy

Art Teaching

Pratt University, Pratt Graphics Center, New York, U.S.A.
Royal Academy of Fine Arts, The Hague, The Netherlands
National Academy of Fine Arts, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Collections

HM Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands
HRH Princess Margriet and Mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven
Götz Collection, Stuttgart, Germany
Strauss Collection, London, United Kingdom
Huibregtsen Collection, Bussum, The Netherlands
National Dutch Art Collection
Municipal Collection of the city of The Hague, The Netherlands
National Museum of Bucarest, Rumania.

Awards

'Prix Conrad Chapman'
('Art in Europe', Internationaal Rogiercentrum, Brussels, Belgium)
'Honorable mention'
('World Print III', Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, U.S.A.)

Exhibitions

Lincoln Gallery, Dallas, Texas, USA - National Museum, Bucarest, Rumania - Art in the hand Gallery, St. Augustine, Florida, USA - Internationale Kunstmesse Art 19'88, Basel, Switzerland - Chicago International Art Exposition 1988, Chicago, USA - Galerie Götz, Stuttgart, Germany - Internationale Kunstmesse Art 19'87, Basel, Switzerland - Drawing 87 Biennale, Cleveland Gallery, Cleveland, United Kingdom - Confrontatie, Casino, Knokke, Belgium - El Baz Gallery, New York, USA - Galerie New Art, Bad Homburg, Germany - New York Art Fair, New York, USA - Galerie Janssen, Berlin, Germany - Internationale Kunstmesse Art 19'85, Basel, Switzerland - International Contemporary Art Fair 1985, London, United Kingdom - Chicago International Art Exposition 1985, Chicago, USA - Art Cologne, Internationaler Kunstmarkt, Köln, Germany - International Contemporary Art Fair 1984, London, United Kingdom - Internationale Kunstmesse Art 19'84, Basel, Switzerland - Chicago International Art Exposition 1983, Chicago, USA - Internationale Kunstmesse Art 19'83, Basel, Switzerland - Polyforum, Mexico City, Mexico - Chicago International Art Exposition 1982, Chicago, USA - Internationale Kunstmesse Art 19'82, Basel, Switzerland - World Print III, Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, USA - Van Doren Gallery, San Francisco, USA - World Print III Travelling Exhibition 1980-1982, USA - International Rogiercentrum, Brussels, Belgium - International House, New York, USA - International Exhibition 'Junge Kunst in Europa'(Stuttgart, Bremen, München, Rome, Dublin) - Pratt Graphics Center, New York, USA and more.

Publications

'Bas van der Poll, Structuur en proportie' - John Sillevis, 'Pulchri', 7th edition no. 3
'De vergankeljkheid in de etsen van Bas van der Poll' - Eric van Velden, 'Het Vaderland', 28.02.79
'Kijkspelletjes van Bas van der Poll' - Frans Duister, 'Kunstbeeld' 7th edition no. 2
'Dutch artist rebels against gallery establishment' - Anton Boersma, 'Pulchri', 11th edition no. 4
'Artist's commercial changes the world' - Alice Durnford, 'Beaumont Enterprise and Journal', 01.06.83
'Bas van der Poll's cable TV commercial, a marketing strategy tantamount to heresy' - Eva Lee Ngai, 'Boca Raton News', 26.05.83
'Bas van der Poll, een revolutie in 45 seconden' - Caspar Postma, 'Haagsche Courant', 19.11.83
'Bas van der Poll's TV-spots in USA' - Koos van Wees, 'Het Binnenhof', 05.12.84
'In gesprek met Bas van der Poll' - Anton Kriegsman, 'Tekenen en Schilderen', 2nd edition no. 13
'Bas van der Poll gaat aan één stuk door' - Jet van Bochove, 'Viva', 18.03.88
'Bas van der Poll, de La Paz-illustraties' - Lenie Stockman, 'Nieuws Tribune', 5th edition no. 12
'Bas van der Poll' - Onno Aerden, 'Residence', 9th edition no. 4.