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Jan Pieter van Voorst van Beest

Fine Arts Photographer

269 Hallowell Rd, Pownal, Maine 04069

Tel: 207-688-4744
Email: pvanvoo1@maine.rr.com

                                                           

A native of the Netherlands, Jan Pieter van Voorst van Beest has resided in Maine since 1970. He started in photography in the early seventies after taking courses at the Portland School of Art. He also studied at the Maine Photographic Workshops with Joyce Tenneson and Arnold Newman. He photographed in a wide variety of geographical locations including the U.S, Europe, South & Central America and the West Indies.

He has shown his work in solo exhibits, while he also participated in group and juried shows at, among others, the Bowdoin College Art Museum, The Art Gallery at the University of Southern Maine, The Alexander Gallery at Westbrook College, The Danforth Gallery, The Portland Museum of Art and the Gallery at the University of New England. He showed photographs in “The Maine Biennial” in 1979 and 1981. His work is included in the permanent collection of the Art Gallery at the University of New England in Westbrook, Maine.
He was represented by the “Galeyrie Fine Art” in Falmouth, Maine until 2006. He is currently represented by the Addisson Woolley Gallery, Portland, Maine. His work has been included in “ Words and Images”, Maine’s Annual Compendium of Visual and Literary Creativity, published by the University of Southern Maine, in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2004. It was also  published in the book “Self-Exposure”, by Reed Massengill at Rizzo/Universe (2006).

He published five books: “San Miquel de Allende, A Photographic Essay”, “Portland, Maine, in Black and White”, “Flesh & Stone, A Collection of Photographs” and  “Streetlife, Photographs of the Dominican Republic”.  His latest  book called : “New Mainers, Portraits of our Immigrant Neighbors” was published in February 2009, by Tilbury House Publishers.

Some of his photography is avalable on: http://store.zatista.com/vanvoorstfinephoto

Some of his books are available and can be seen  on: http://stores.lulu.com/vanvoorst
 

His latest exhibits include:
Solo Exhibits:

  • 1995:  Senses of Place, Thomas Mosier Cabinetmakers, Portland, Maine
  • 1996:  Not So Still Lifes, Creative Photographic Arts Center, Lewiston,            Maine
  • 1997:  Trips Back Home, Creative Photographic Arts Center, Lewiston,           Maine
  • 1999:  Ten Days Of Prague, Salt Center For Documentary Field Studies,           Portland, Maine.
  • 2000:  West Indian Impressions, Creative Photographic Arts Center,           Lewiston, Maine.
  • 2002:  Photographs of Mexico, The Clown Gallery, Portland, Maine
  • 2003:  Extraordinary Places, Creative Photographic Arts Center, Lewiston,           Maine
  • 2005:  Expositie: Galerie Marialust, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands 
  • 2006:  ExposureX20, Portraits of twenty artists. Galeyrie, Gallery Fine Arts,           Falmouth, Me
  • 2009:  New Mainers, Portraits of our new Neighbors. 26 B&W Portraits at           the Woodbury Ctr Area Gallery at the University of Southern Maine,           Portland, Maine
  • 2009:  New Mainers, Portraits of our Immigrant Neighbors, Klahr Holocaust           and Diversity Ctr, University of Southern Maine, Augusta, Maine
  • 2009:  New Mainers, Portraits of our Immigrant Neighbors, Art Gallery at           UNE, Portland, Maine
  • 2010:  Slices of Time, an Exhibit Documenting Random Moments in History,           Addison Woolley Gallery at Studio 203, Portland, Maine

 

Group Exhibits:

  • 2001:  Just Rewards, 3 Artist Show, Danforth Gallery, Portland, Maine
  • 2001:  Water Muses, Group Show, Radiant Light Gallery, Portland, Maine
  • 2001:  Interiors and Signs of the Times, an Exhibition of 20th Century           Photographers, Art Gallery, Westbrook College Campus, Portland,           Maine
  • 2003:  Diamond Edge Art Gallery, Great Diamond Island, Maine
  • 2003:  Group Show: “Holiday Show”, at the Galeyrie, Falmouth, Maine
  • 2004:  ”Diversity”, Group Photographic Show, The Galeyrie, Falmouth,           Maine
  • 2005:  Acquisitions to the Permanent Collection, Art Gallery at UNE,           Portland, Maine
  • 2005:  Two person show at “ The Meritage”, Portland, Maine
  • 2005:  Crossroads, Group Show benefitting the Maine College of Art, at           Galeyrie Fine Art, Falmouth, Maine
  • 2006:  The Maine Photography Show, a juried exhibition at the Opera           House in Boothbay Harbor
  • 2006:  Self- Exposure, Group Show, Radiant Light Gallery, Portland, Me
  • 2007:  Marriage of True Minds, Art Gallery at the University of New England
  • 2008:  What’s Nude in Richmond?, Royall Gallery, Richmond , Me
  • 2008:  “Want”, Navigating the Imagination, Dana Warp Mill Gallery,           Westbrook, Me
  • 2008:  “Sing the Body Eclectic”,  Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland, Maine
  • 2008:  “The Urban Eye”, Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland, Maine
  • 2009:  New Work,  Group Show at the Art Gallery at the University of New           England, Portland, Maine
  • 2009:  Elements Series:”Water” at  Addison Woolley Gallery at Studio
              203A, Portland, Maine
  • 2010:  The Maine Photography Show, a juried exhibition,  Boothbay Harbor,           Maine
  • 2010:  Capture: 50 Photographis Artists, an exhibit mounted by Elizabeth           Moss Gallery and Maine Home& Design Magazine



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