Established in 2015, Abstracte is a contemporary art initiative led by two painters from The Netherlands. With great pleasure they place abstract art on the center stage. The ambition of their platform is to be international - by realizing projects through cooperation with external parties, it aims to establish a broad network. The goal of each collaborative work is to present and preserve the vitality of abstract art. The purpose of the projects is to display abstract art in all it’s vigor. Unruly to the Art-scene’s order.
Projects
2026
Pictura Dordrecht
2025
Vita Terrena
Michael Jacklin, Arjan Janssen, Jose Maria Cruxent, Matea Bakula, Rema Ghuloum, Benjamin Schoones, Anne Van Boxelaere, Piet Dieleman, Jan Willem van Welzenis
2024
Get Rid of the Body
Willem Boel, Iris Bouwmeester, Bram Braam, Arjan Janssen, Matthijs Kimpe, Jochem Rotteveel, Ines Thora, Jan Willem van Welzenis
Abstracte Abstracten
Curated by Étoile du Nord and Abstracte
Elsbeth Ciesluk, Arjan Janssen, Britte Koolen, Pjotr van Leeuwen, Bo Stokkermans, Jan Willem van Welzenis
2023
Het Altijd Zijnde
Matea Bakula, Paul Gees, Arjan Janssen, Pjotr van Leeuwen, Sasha Saari, Jan Willem van Welzenis
2022
PEK
Kirstin Arndt, Peggy Franck, Joanne Greenbaum, Arjan Janssen, Britte Koolen, Jan Willem van Welzenis
Kara Kitap
Curated by The Court and Abstracte
Joshua Evan, Arjan Janssen, Riki Mijling, Esther Miquel, Peter Mohall, Maurizio Vicerè, Jan Willem van Welzenis, Josef Zekoff
2018
Constructor
Curated by Luc Hoekx and Abstracte
Kirstin Arndt, Bob Bonies, Erwin Cattoor, Willem Cole, Mario De Brabandere, Johan Gelper, Luc Hoekx, Arjan Janssen, Gracia Khouw, Jai Llewellyn, Riki Mijling, Karim Noureldin, Lon Pennock, Vincent de Roder, Rainer Splitt, Shawn Stipling, Takashi Suzuki, Piet Tuytel
Notre Dame des Fleurs
Kirstin Arndt, Iris Bouwmeester, Henrik Eiben, Jan Willem van Welzenis
and poet Bas Geerts
Who Loves the Sun
Anna-Maria Bogner, Bob Bonies, Gabriele Herzog, Arjan Janssen, Franziska Reinbothe, Struan Teague, Piet Tuytel, Bart Vandevijvere, Jan Willem van Welzenis, John Zinsser
GANZ NICHTS
Arjan Janssen, Takashi Suzuki, Jan Willem van Welzenis
De Lachende Cavalier
Sasha Pichushkin, Caterina Silva, Struan Teague, Tess Williams
2016
From Scratch
Kirstin Arndt, Koen Delaere, Wim De Pauw, Arjan Janssen, Jos van Merendonk, Vincent de Roder, Tyra Tingleff, Jan Willem van Welzenis
Reviews
Viva the Artist Curator!, Tique Art Paper #1, BE
From Scratch @Pictura, Trendbeheer, NL
