Dinie Boogaart was born in Sneek in 1963. She studied at the Academy of Arts in Kampen, Amsterdam’s Academy of Arts and the Academy of Arts in Groningen.

Pastels

Dinie Boogaart is a great admirer of the painter Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945), who is regarded as one of the most important German expressionists. Dinie Boogaart characterises her own style as expressive figuration. ‘I therefore draw people as it were from my inner feelings. And doing so I mainly use classic themes like the nude, the portrait, the landscape and the still life. Human expression fascinates me most of all in this respect. I in particular focus on what people radiate, what they show.’ Like Kollwitz she uses strong contour lines. Because colour and clair-obscure are essential to Dinie Boogaart she adds pastel in brigtly glowing colours to the charcoal lines.

Selected Exhibitions:

1985
Universiade Kobe, Japan

1991
Museum Smallingerland, Drachten

1994
Galerie de Lawei, Drachten

1995
Gallery Art Show, Groningen

1996
Smelik & Stokking Galleries, Den Haag

1997
Avero, Leeuwarden

1998
Galerie Hoogenbosch, Gorredijk

1999
Smelik & Stokking Galleries, Den Haag

2000
Galerie Muskee, Groningen
Galerie v/d Broek, Helenaveen
Achmea, Amsterdam
Museum van Lien, Fijnaart
Galerie Boogaart, Nijega

2001
Galerie van den Berg
Gasunie, Groningen
Galerie Boogaart, Nijega

2002
Galerie van den Broek, Helenaveen
Galerie Boogaart, Nijega

2003 Galerie Hoopman, Amsterdam
Galerie Boogaart, Nijega