About

Eindhoven, Netherlands 🇳🇱

is an award-winning Dutch artist, born in 1950 in Heeze. After studying art school in Tilburg, Peter returned to Eindhoven to teach at the Design Academy.

His mission is to depict from ordinary themes such as landscapes, portraits, figures and objects. To reveal the extraordinary through the imagination; stories about shape, colour and material of what we call reality. Interpreting the visual, examining his psyche.

Today, Peter is retired and focuses all his time on improving his art pieces and painting new ones. His art has been sold all over the world, from Europe, to Canada and Australia

1950 Nederland, Heeze (nbr)

EDUCATION
1967 HBS-b St Joriscollege Eindhoven
1967 – 1969 Akademie voor tekenleraar Tilburg
1974 Diploma Akte Tekenen MO-a
1969 – 1971 Reclameontwerper Willem II Sigarenfabriek
1971 – 1974 Akademie ’s Hertogenbosch, Vrije Grafiek

AWARDS
1976 en 1977 Koninklijke Subsidie voor Schilderkunst
1977 en 1979 Europaprijs voor Schilderkunst Oostende, gouden en zilveren medailles
1979 Willink van Collenprijs

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1974 – 1982 Diverse tentoonstellingen, waaronder 3 thematentoonstellingen Ministerie Cultuur CRM

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
solotentoonstellingen: TU Eindhoven, Kultureel Centrum Tilburg, ’t Meyhuis Helmond,
Kunstzaal Belamy Vlissingen, Galerie S, de Witte Voet Amsterdam en meer

TEACHING / DESIGN PRACTICE
1982 – 1987 Docent aan creatief centrum Zouavenlaan Tilburg
Cursussen, workshops schilderen, grafische vormgeving
1982 – 1987 Docent Akademie Eindhoven, tekenen en grafiek
1987 – 2015 Docent Akademie Industriële Vormgeving/Design Academy Eindhoven
Werkzaam als zelfstandig grafisch ontwerper
1998 – 1999 Docent Akademie Beeldende Vorming Tilburg grafische vormgeving, tekenen, computerbegeleiding
2000 – 2001 Docent Akademie Genk België

PUBLICATIONS
1981 ‘PETER THIJS schilderijen’ Technical University Eindhoven, Studium Generale