Herman Noordermeer

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19-09-2026 -30-11-2026

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Artwork by Herman Noordermeer
Artwork by Herman Noordermeer

Herman Noordermeer – Lithographs and paintings

Herman Noordermeer works with extreme precision. In his paintings and large drawing-like compositions he leaves out everything that distracts. What remains are restrained images, wrapped in a thin, misty atmosphere. A man balancing in utter concentration on a tightly stretched wire; birds caught halfway through a fall held still; or a solitary walker on a dark path.

His work grows from a succession of sketches, scribbles and notes. Only when a motif has slowly ripened does he fix it as if time had suddenly stopped. In these quiet scenes, everyday situations coincide with something larger than the moment itself. A simple given such as balancing, falling or walking becomes, with Noordermeer, a symbol of life’s vulnerability and the longing for hold.

Behind the calm of these images lies impressive craftsmanship. Noordermeer makes, among other things, monumental unique lithographs. The craft of stone lithography at this gigantic scale is mastered today by very few. The result is work that invites slowing down and takes the viewer into a territory entirely his own — mysterious and distinct.

Biography Herman Noordermeer | Emmeloord, 1946

Herman Noordermeer is an internationally acclaimed Dutch visual artist, specialised in lithography and painting. After training at the ABK Vredeman de Vries in Leeuwarden, he built a substantial career as a teacher at the ABK Vredeman de Vries, the NHL Art Department (Leeuwarden) and, until 2001, at the ABK Minerva (Groningen).

His international standing in the graphic arts is underscored by numerous prestigious distinctions. Among his most important awards are the Tai-He Masterpiece Award in Beijing (2003), First Prize at the Int. Print Biennial Yerevan (2021), and multiple podium places at the renowned Senefelder Award in Offenbach (Germany, 2015 and 2023).

He has also shared his expertise worldwide as a jury member for the Int. Print Triennial in Cieszyn (Poland) and twice as Artist in Residence at the Print Making Base in Guanlan (China).

Noordermeer’s autonomous work is held in leading international museum and institutional collections.

SHORTLIST OF LATEST EXHIBITIONS

2026

      • International Small Format Graphic – Graphic Collective Gallery, Belgrado (Serbia)
      • 4th International Triennial of Graphic Arts – Livno (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
      • Mini Prints Asolo – Asolo (Italy)
      • Spring Exhibition – Pulchri Studio, Den Haag (the Netherlands)
      • ZU GAST (int. Print Biennial Yerevan) – Contemporary Art Center / Spinnerei Untergeschoss, Leipzig (Germany)
      • The Face of Nature – Lofos Art Project, Athene (Greece)
      • Taiwan int. Print Biennial – Taipei (Taiwan)
      • Art Print Festival – Cori (Italy)
      • The Bird's Eye View (23e AAMA) – Aveiro (Portugal)

2025

      • 50 Years Senefelder Award – Haus der Stadtgeschichte, Offenbach (Germany)
      • Litho Kielce – Kielce (Poland)
      • Art Print Festival – Cori (Italy)
      • Open Stal (int. art route) – Oldeberkoop (the Netherlands)
      • Studio Pulchri – Den Haag (the Netherlands)
      • Print Biennial Varna – Varna (Bulgaria)
      • 40×40 Print Exhibition – Leeuwarden (the Netherlands)
      • History and Nation – Tagus int. Center of Arts, Hangzhou (China)

2024

      • Jury member – International Print Triennial, Cieszyn (Poland)
      • Galerie Heike Arndt – Berlijn (Germany)
      • Taiwan Int. Print Biennial – Taipei (Taiwan)
      • Print Exhibition – China
      • Art Museum, Shanghai (China)
      • In Memoriam (Holocaust) – Muzeul de Artă, Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
      • Art Print Festival – Cori en Cisterna di Latina (Italy)

AWARDS

      • Second price - Senefelder Award - Offenbach (Germany) - 2023
      • First price - int. Print Biennial Yerevan - Yerevan (Armenia) - 2021
      • Special Award - int. Triennial of Graphic Art - Bitola (Macedonia) - 2021
      • Second Price - BIPB - Boekarest (Romania) - 2019
      • Special Award - Osten Drawing Biennial - Skopje (Macedonia) - 2018
      • Special Award - int. Print Biennial Lodz - Lodz (Poland) - 2018
      • Honorable Mention - int. Print Biennial Lodz - Lodz (Poland) - 2016
      • Honorable Mention - Litho Kielce - Kielce (Poland) - 2015
      • Third Price - Senefelder Award - Offenbach (Germany) - 2015
      • Kili Kalit Award - Istanbul (Turkey) - 2011
      • Third Price - 14e Space int. Print Biennial - Seoul (South Korea) - 2009
      • Tai-He Masterpiece Award - Beijing (China) - 2003
      • Honorable Mention - Lessedra Print - Sofia (Bulgaria) - 2002
      • Printmaking Today Award - Londen (England) - 2000

ART COLLECTIONS

      • Yan-Huang Museum - Beijing (China)
      • Leenis Cooperation - Seoul (South Korea)
      • Library of Alexandria - Alexandrië (Egypt)
      • Douro Print - Douro (Portugal)
      • Guanlan Print Museum - Guanlan (China)
      • Nat. Palace of Culture - Sofia (Bulgaria)
      • Kili Kalit Company - Istanbul (Turkey)
      • Museum Ala Ponzone - Cremona (Italy)
      • Print Biennial Yerevan - Yerevan (Armenia)
      • int. Print Biennial R.O.C - Taipei (Taiwan)
      • Osten Drawing - Skopje (Macedonia)
      • Senefelder Stiftung - Offenbach (Germany)
      • Contemporary Art Center - Yerevan (Armenia)