Barbara Hempel
- 1956 Poland, lives and works in The Netherlands since 1984
- 1984 Graduated at the University of Warsaw, Portuguese Philology Faculty
- 1993 Graduated at The Rietveld Academy of Fine Arts, Painting and Graphics, Amsterdam
- 1998 Graphic Design School, Haarlem
Solo Exhibitions
- 2018 History Centre Zajezdnia, Teenagers’ Squadron, Wroclaw, Poland
- 2016 XXVI Jaworzniacy Congress, Lublin, Poland
- 2013 Art Place Gallery, My Well-City, Amsterdam
- 2003 Scheltema Literary Cafe, Dutch Writers,, Amsterdam
- 2003 South City Hall, Dutch Writers, Amsterdam
- 2003 City Library, Dutch Writers, Amsterdam
- 2001 City Library, Polish Summer, Amsterdam
- 2001 City Center Library, Dutch Writers, Amsterdam
- 2001 Cultural Center Cinetol Dutch Writers, Amsterdam
- 1998 Peter Bast Exhibition Hall, Amsterdam
- 1993 Nowy Theater, Fashion Fair, Lodz, Poland
- 1990 University Cultural Center Kriterion, Capella, Amsterdam
Group Exhibitions
- 2007 Portretwinkel Art Gallery, Haarlem
- 2006 Pierotheek Art Collection, Amsterdam
- 2006 Doksalon, Dok Choice, Amsterdam
- 2005 Art’s Place Gallery, Amsterdam
- 2005 Noordwijk Art Festival, Noordwijk
- 2004 Art Festival, The Sea World, Noordwijk
- 2003 Artproject Contemporary Dutch Artists, Winter, Amsterdam
- 2003 Artproject Contemporary Dutch Artists, Spring, Amsterdam
- 2003 Artproject Contemporary Dutch Artists, Summer, Amsterdam
- 2002 Artproject Contemporary Dutch Artists , The Fall, Amsterdam
- 1999
Fine Art Academy, Eye Love Book, Utrecht
City Library, The Night & Day of Book, Tilburg
De Krabbedans, Eye Love Book, Eindhoven
Boekie Boekie, ELB, Rotterdam
Boekhandel Donner, ELB, Rotterdam
Stichting Beeldende Kunst, ELB, Amsterdam
Amsteltrouw Art Gallery, 5 Years of Brugproject, Amsterdam
Hall,Choose Art, Amsterdam
Artis, Nationwide Bookbinding Exhibition, Amsterdam
Public Library, Books & Prints, Reigersbos
Artoteek Zuidoost Art Gallery, Books & Prints, Amsterdam
Comenius Museum, Eye Love Book, Naarden - 1997 The Krakeling Theater Art Gallery, Eye Love Books, Amsterdam
- 1996 De Haagse Vier Art Gallery, Better Friends, Leiden
Other Projects
- 1993 Documentary ‘Niezwykla Polska’ (‘Remarkable Poland’ “Transit”) for Dutch TV VPRO
- 1999-2018 Fashion Design – Collection Lady Cotton, Poland, Germany, Sweden, Norway
- 2011 Fashion Design – Collection Bobera, Pret A Porter, Paris, France
- 2010 Fashion Design – Collection Bobera, Pret A Porter, Paris, Franc
- 2000-2001 Illustrations for Bulletin Pools-Nederlands Culturele Vereniging
- 1994-2009 Didactic Work, Amsterdam
- 1999-2003 Illustrations for Stichting Het Lokaal
Commissions
Paintings, The Institute of National Remembrance, Poland
Murals, Great Britain
Portraits of: Gerard Reve, Annie M.G.Schmidt, J.Bernlef, Harry Mulisch and others, The Netherlands
Numerous individual portraits commissions
Art Collections
Amsterdam Art Foundation – Amsterdamse Fonds voor de Kunst
City Archives, Amsterdam
Private collections in The Netherlands, Poland, USA, Great Britain and Australia
Publications
- 2018 Bulletin “Polish-Dutch Culture Society” /NR September/
“Rakowiecka 37”- Biuletyn ofThe Cursed Soldiers Museum, /NR 6 July 2018/
“Teenagers’ Squadron” Historical Book, Addendum - 2017 “De Zondagschilders Krant” /NR June 2017./
- 2011 “De Zondagschilders Krant”/NR October 2011/
- 2007 “Westerpost” /NR 4
- 2005 “Impressies” Noordwijk Schilders Festival
Royal Talens Catalogus - 2004 “Impressies” Noordwijk Schilders Festival
- 2002 “De Pijp Krant” /NR 32/7
“Impressies”, Noordwijk Schilders Festival - 1998 “Trouw” /26 March/
- 1997 “Vrij Nederland” /NR 47/
Work in Progress
- 2018 The Institute of National Remembrance, Central Museum of Textiles, History Art Project Lodz, Poland
“The Teenagers’ Squad”- History Book Project in cooperation with P.Szubarczyk/ The Institute of National Remembrance (IPN ) - 2019 – 2023 The Cursed Soldiers Museum, Art Project, Warsaw ,Poland