Ian van Wieringen / Jan Pieter van Wieringen

Art is that which moves you. When the gods come through, then the art begins.
That's very lucky. It is the magic of the happy controlled accident and one works like white heat entertaining gods.

Biography 15/Jan/1943 born Scheveningen, The Netherlands 1953 moved with family to Indonesia 1957 moved with family to Australia 1961 - 1965 studied and lectured at University of Sydney 1962 - 1963 Two Man Show with John Firth-Smith 1964 - 1965 Executed six Granite Reliefs for the Treasury Building, Canberra 1967 - 1987 Biannual One Man shows in Sydney and Melbourne, Powell Street Gallery, Gallery A, Queen Street Gallery 1969 - 1994 Moved to Bali, Indonesia to live 1975 - 1978 Travelled and painted in Europe and USA 1979 One Man Auction of Works and Media Event in Sydney 1980 Painted all the animals (and lived in Jakarta Zoo) for the Indonesian Wildlife Association 1982 Lived and Painted in Venice, Italy 1983 Executed a 40 metre oil painting for the Iloura Plaza, Melbourne 1984 Executed a 90' x 12' mural over the Long Bar of the Raffles Hotel, Singapore 1987 Show at Caz Gallery, Los Angeles 1989 Show at the Chicago Art Fair 1990 - 1991 Travelled extensively through Australian desert 1992 - 1993 Hyatt and Regency Hotels commissioned paintings for the foyers 1994 Show at Corbally Stourton Comtemporary Art in London 1996 Show at Michael Nagy Gallery Sydney, Australia 1999 Art Performance Antwerpen Cathedral, Belgium on the life of Mozart by appointment to H.M. The Queen of Belgium
	His art work can be directly obtained from Miss Noelle Simpson, email: noelle_simpson@hotmail.com