Bert Holländer was born in the Flemish region of Belgium. She qualified as a teacher at the Ecole Normale pour Instituteurs de Bruxelles and in Fine Arts at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts d'Anvers, where she specialised in Painting, Drawing and Ceramics.
Bert then worked as an artist and teacher in Belgium, before moving to Sâo Paulo, Brazil in the early Sixties. There she continued to develop her art, teach and exhibit, working mainly in ceramics. In 1964 she moved to the Côte d’Azur in France, where she still lives, combining work in her studio in Le Cannet with teaching at the Beaux Arts in Cannes.
Later studies, focused on engraving and etching:
- 1980 – 82: Art Déco – Gravure de Nice (France)
- 1986: Gravure Iwan Verhulst (Belgium)
- 1991: Centre International de Recherche Graphique de Calella Barcelone (Spain)
- 1992: Beaux Arts U.P.1. de Paris (France)
- Martin Ware, Hastings – Etching Workshop (England)
Exhibitions and Projects:
- 1958 – Zoo d’Anvers
- 1959 – Château de Schoten, Anvers
- 1961 – Salearte, Sâo Paulo
- 1962 – Salearte, Sâo Paulo
- 1963 – Salon d’Art Moderne, Sâo Paulo
- 1976 – Book Illustrations
- 1980 – Abbaye de Postel, Mol
- 1984 – UAP, Le Cannet
- 1992 – Salle Victor Raymond, Cannes
- Printemps des Arts, Cannes, awarded Silver Medal (etchings)
- 1994 – Salle Saint Esprit, Valbonne
- 1996 – Direct Art, Nice
- Salle Saint Esprit, Valbonne
- 1998 – Atelier 49, Vallauris
- 2000 – Atelier 49, Vallauris
- 2001 – Galerie Art 7, Nice
- Atelier 49, Vallauris
- 2002 – Panier Fleuri, Cap Ferrat
- Papiers Collés, Draguignan
- 2006 – Atelier Saint Sauveur, Le Cannet
- 2007 – Festival du Livre, Mouans Sartoux
- 2008 – Festival du Livre, Mouans Sartoux
- 2008 – Festival du Livre, Mouans Sartoux
- Chapelle des Pénitents, Callian
Bert continues to explore new engraving and etching techniques, with a recent focus on acid-free methods including the carborandum process. She continues to exhibit regularly both in her studio and further afield.
Alongside her one-offs in the Originals section of the site, we're delighted to have launched a Prints - Art Paper collection a few of which are shown below. More will be added soon.
