Galerie Doet - Schrans 44

BIOGRAPHY DOET BOERSMA

Doet Boersma was born in 1958 in Wjelsryp, the Netherlands

EDUCATION

She was educated both as a teacher and fine-arts artist using traditional media for painting and drawing. She graduatet from Ubbo Emmius (teacher training, Leeuwarden, sculpture, drawing and painting (Now: University of Applied Sciences in Leeuwarden) and Minerva Groningen Art Academy, drawing and  painting (Art Academy Minerva is now part of Hanze University Groningen), autonomous art and education.

The education system was before Bachelor/Master was introduced. This were 8 years art education: 6 years first degree professor Art Education and after the Art Academy degree. (Both educations are now both brought back to a 4 years study for Bachelor and Master.)

Doet Boersma continued with her fine arts career while teaching – her work being inspired by her interest and research in landscapes and nature. Doet taught at various schools and at the university of applied sciences for art education.

WORK EXPERIENCE

From 1983-1990 lecturer at secondary schools in Leeuwarden and Groningen.

From 1990-until now specific jobs, like additional profession coaching (teacher of methodology (art education) and drawing/painting at the teacher training department of University of Applied Sciences in Leeuwarden.

Working since 1991 as a visual artist. Doet participates in exhibitions, at home and abroad, trade fairs and long-term artist residencies in Europe, Hong Kong and The USA. In addition, she is a teacher in drawing and painting from her own studio.

Own company: running private painting school, where various teachers teach in winter and a gallery with 6 exhibitions per year.

Founder, Director and Professor of the Art Academy Friesland (certified Fine Art Degree), since 2015.

Since 1998 owner of a gallery in Leeuwarden Gallery It Frysk Skildershûs, now known as Gallery Doet), organising 6 exhibitions of temporary art.

Taught in Hong Kong, China, Ireland, Germany, The Netherlands, US of A, France, Portugal and Italy.

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

2008: Artist in Residence at the Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Ireland

2008: Artist in residence at ACO Hong Kong, China

2011: Artist in Residence at the Center for New Media (KVCC), Kalamazoo, MI, USA

2012: Artist in Residence at the Center for New Media (KVCC), Kalamazoo, MI, USA

2013: Artist in Residence at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, Hastings, MI, USA

Lectures

Doet had lectures about her artistic work in relation to nature in Ballyvaughan Ireland, The Netherlands, Michigan USA

PUBLICATIONS

Publications and reviews about her exhibitions in artpapers and magazines from 1997-

Landslip/Landscape, book, oeuvre, 2006

Bertegrûn, catalogue, Museum Martena 2008

Ljocht, light, light 2010, catalog at exhibition in museum castle in Wijchen.

Doet in Michigan, Magazine about art and travels in Michigan, 2012