About the Artist Jan Hendrix
ABOUT THE ARTIST JAN HENDRIX Jan Hendrix was born in Maasbree, Holland, on the 28th of July, 1949. He studied at the Ateliers 63, Haarlem, and the Jan van Eyck Akademie in Maastricht, Holland. Between 1971 and 1976, he lived in France, Portugal, Norway, and Ireland. He has lived and worked in Mexico since 1978. Hendrix has been exhibiting individually since 1975. Recent exhibitions of note include: Malpaís, Fundación César Manrique, Lanzarote Spain (2008); Storyboard, Museo Amparo, Puebla, Mexico; Jan Hendrix, Galería Ramis Barquet, Monterrey, Mexico (2007); Storyboard, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico; Beneath the Surface, Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, Idaho, USA. Signos de Origen, Centro de Diseño, Cine y Televisión, Mexico City (2006); After Nature, Galería Rafael Ortiz, Sevilla, Spain; Exhibition of the first Spanish edition of the book After Nature by W.G. Sebald, illustrated with 20 aquatints by Hendrix, Galería Gráfica La Caja Negra, Madrid, Spain (2005); Botánica, Calcografía Nacional de España, Madrid, Spain (2005). Hendrix has also participated in numerous group exhibitions in Mexico, Holland, France, England, Germany, Spain, Ireland, the United States, Indonesia, China, Australia, Turkey and Kenya. Among the most recent are: Advent, 100 Objects of Design, Seoul National University Museum, Korea; The London Original Print Fair, Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington Gardens, London, England; EXPO AICHI 2005, Toyota, Japan; The Myth of Two Volcanoes: Popocatépetl e Iztaccihuatl, Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City (2005); Mexican Report: Contemporary Art from Mexico, Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA (2004). Hendrix has also collaborated in important projects with architects.
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