

atelier
retort ateliers
rijnsburgstraat 74
1059 ax amsterdam
+31 (0)6 45460456
Works by Jet Nijkamp are in private collections and in the collections of the Leiden University, the CBK Amsterdam, the Amsterdam Law School, the Amsterdam City Archives.
2023: Interview (EN) by Walter van Teeffelen on the website Marbellamarbella.es on the motifs to draw trees...
2017: The Earth Issue: Hug a tree competition runner up
2017-2018: Dress Like A Woman
• indy100 | the Independent 14/9/2017 (Joe Vesey-Byrne): Artist Jet Nijkamp has created a series of pastel works that depict President Donald Trump in beautiful dresses. In February, the Oval Office issued a directive to White House staff that female employees should 'dress like a woman'. At the time the instruction provoked controversy and was seen by many as 'sexist', but one artist used their indignation to create a brilliant series of pastel drawings. In her series of drawings, 'Dress Like A Woman' Jet Nijkamp presents the President how he would like his female staff to dress.
• India Blooms 19/9/2017: Artist Jet Nijkamp Has Found A Way Around Donald Trump's Sexist Remarks, Adds Feminine Attire To All His Pictures.
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Amsterdam 1965
education and work experience
-1984 Barlaeusgymnasium Amsterdam
1981-1982 preparatory year Rietveld Academie Amsterdam
1981-1984 Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten Amsterdam
1984-1989 VU Law School Amsterdam
1988-1990 Palaeography – Vatican City
1988-1997 PhD research Rome (KNIR), Leuven, Bologna, VU Law School Amsterdam
1997 PhD History of Civil Law
2000 onwards fulltime visual artist
curatorial
2025 Amsterdam 3hoog achter in WG Kunst
2014 In my backyard in Vondel CS
2012 Bunkerleven in Retort Art Space
2010 Charcoal in Kunstvlaai
2009 Het aardse leven in Retort Art Space
2008 co-curation Retort Art Space jubileum
2004 Filosofie voor de zwijnen in Retort Art Space
for past exhibitions and projects see agenda | archief

atelier
retort ateliers
rijnsburgstraat 74
1059 ax amsterdam
+31 (0)6 45460456
Works by Jet Nijkamp are in private collections and in the collections of the Leiden University, the CBK Amsterdam, the Amsterdam Law School, the Amsterdam City Archives.
2023: Interview (EN) by Walter van Teeffelen on the website Marbellamarbella.es on the motifs to draw trees...
2017: The Earth Issue: Hug a tree competition runner up
2017-2018: Dress Like A Woman
• indy100 | the Independent 14/9/2017 (Joe Vesey-Byrne): Artist Jet Nijkamp has created a series of pastel works that depict President Donald Trump in beautiful dresses. In February, the Oval Office issued a directive to White House staff that female employees should 'dress like a woman'. At the time the instruction provoked controversy and was seen by many as 'sexist', but one artist used their indignation to create a brilliant series of pastel drawings. In her series of drawings, 'Dress Like A Woman' Jet Nijkamp presents the President how he would like his female staff to dress.
• India Blooms 19/9/2017: Artist Jet Nijkamp Has Found A Way Around Donald Trump's Sexist Remarks, Adds Feminine Attire To All His Pictures.
(more information to follow)
Amsterdam 1965
education and work experience
-1984 Barlaeusgymnasium Amsterdam
1981-1982 preparatory year Rietveld Academie Amsterdam
1981-1984 Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten Amsterdam
1984-1989 VU Law School Amsterdam
1988-1990 Palaeography – Vatican City
1988-1997 PhD research Rome (KNIR), Leuven, Bologna, VU Law School Amsterdam
1997 PhD History of Civil Law
2000 onwards fulltime visual artist
curatorial
2025 Amsterdam 3hoog achter in WG Kunst
2014 In my backyard in Vondel CS
2012 Bunkerleven in Retort Art Space
2010 Charcoal in Kunstvlaai
2009 Het aardse leven in Retort Art Space
2008 co-curation Retort Art Space jubileum
2004 Filosofie voor de zwijnen in Retort Art Space
for past exhibitions and projects see agenda | archief