Christiaan Lieverse

1971, The Netherlands

Christiaan Lieverse was born in Utrecht in 1971. He works and resides in Eindhoven. Lieverse hails from a creative family, his father was an artist. As a child, an inspired Lieverse loved to draw and paint. His body of work reflects his thoughts, preoccupations and observations of the world we live in. Identity is the central theme and is weaved throughout his work in all its formats, whether painting symmetrically perfect portraits on canvas, or using cowhides for his Hybrid Series – exploring ideas of genetically enhanced perfection parallel to the changing accepted concepts of beauty. Whilst the human face and the theme of identity seem to be evergreen for Lieverse, new ways to express his ideas and raise pertinent questions are important to him.

Mixed Media

Christiaan Lieverse

Hibiscaea

2022
300 x 200 cm

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Christiaan Lieverse

Viticella

2022
160 x 100 cm

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Christiaan Lieverse

Delphina

2022
160 x 100 cm

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Christiaan Lieverse

Gaya (Sold)

2021
250 x 360 cm

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Christiaan Lieverse

Aqua Verde (Sold)

2021
225 x 170 cm

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Christiaan Lieverse

Nelumbo Aureus (Sold)

320 x 400 cm

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Christiaan Lieverse

Sagartio (Sold)

2016
220 x 155 cm

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Christiaan Lieverse

Hybrid NH1

121 x 121 cm (span 170 x 170 cm)

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Christiaan Lieverse

Paradise Corroded (Sold)

197 x 161 cm

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Christiaan Lieverse

Salvinia (Sold)

2017
130 x 195 cm

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Christiaan Lieverse

The Beauty Of Silence (Sold)

Ø 200 cm

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Christiaan Lieverse

Chardonne (Sold)

185 x 145 cm

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Christiaan Lieverse

Buddleia (Sold)

2019
235 x 165 cm

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Christiaan Lieverse

Centaurea (Sold)

2016
230 x 167 cm

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Christiaan Lieverse

Helianthe (Sold)

2016
180 x 130 cm

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Christiaan Lieverse

Narcisse (Sold)

190 x 115 cm

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Christiaan Lieverse

Phalea (Sold)

135 x 190 cm

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Christiaan Lieverse

Silini (Sold)

125 x 150 cm

Christiaan Lieverse

Lieverse intuitively uses Persian carpets, an important aspect of cultural heritage from the near east, as a base for huge portraits. Cleverly allowing the blossoming flowers of these hand knotted rugs to guide his painterly strokes.

The carpet’s gentle tones transmit warmth to the monochromatic portrait. The flower designs have their own story, symbols of paradise, and at the same time fuse together with the face to help tell another.

Christiaan Lieverse has been a part of Villa del Arte Galleries for over 15 years, featuring in all four of our galleries in solo and collective exhibitions. His pieces have been shown far and wide from New York to Java, and at notable art fairs such as Art Karlsruhe and Contemporary Istanbul.

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The work of this acclaimed artist is avidly collected and can be found in important international public and private collections.


The work of this acclaimed artist is avidly collected and can be found in important international public and private collections.


Exhibitions and Art Fairs (2021 – 2012)
Exhibitions and Art Fairs (2011 – 2007)

Exhibitions and Art Fairs (2021 – 2012)

2022

  • Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey

2021

  • Villa del Arte Galleries, Barcelona, Spain
  • Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey

2020

  • Villa del Arte Galleries, Barcelona, Spain

2019

  • Villa del Arte Galleries, Barcelona, Spain
  • Art Karlsrühe, Germany
  • AAF London Battersea Spring, UK

2018

  • Villa del Arte Galleries, Barcelona, Spain
  • Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show, Florida, USA
  • Naples Art, Antique & Jewelry Show, Florida, USA
  • Art Karlsrühe, Germany

2017

  • Villa del Arte Galleries, Barcelona, Spain
  • Art Stage Singapore, Singapore
  • India Art Fair, New Delhi, India
  • Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show, Florida, USA
  • Naples Art, Antique & Jewelry Show, Florida, USA
  • Art Karlsruhe, Germany
  • Art Boca Raton, Florida, USA
  • Art New York, New York, USA
  • Art Market Hamptons, New York, USA
  • Cavalier Gallery, New York, USA
  • Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey
  • Context Art Miami, Florida, USA

2016

  • Villa del Arte Galleries, Barcelona, Spain
  • Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show, Florida, USA
  • Art Wynwood, Miami, Florida, USA
  • Art Karlsruhe, Germany
  • Naples Art, Antique and Jewelry Show, Florida, USA
  • AAF London Battersea Spring, UK
  • Art Market San Francisco, Florida, USA
  • Art New York, New York, USA
  • AAF London Hampstead, UK
  • Art Hamptons, New York, USA
  • Art Market Hamptons, New York, USA
  • Baltimore Art, Antique & Jewelry Show, Maryland, USA
  • AAF New York Fall, New York, USA
  • Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey
  • New York Art, Jewelry and Antiques Show, New York, USA
  • SOFA Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Context Art Miami, Florida, USA
  • Palm Beach Jewelry Antiques & Design Show, Florida, USA
  • Palm Beach Art, Antique & Design Center, Florida, USA

2015

  • Villa del Arte Galleries, Barcelona, Spain
  • India Art Fair, New Delhi, India
  • AAF Brussels, Belgium
  • Naples Art, Antique and Jewelry Show, Florida, USA
  • Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show, Florida, USA
  • AAF New York Spring, New York, USA
  • AAF London Hampstead, UK
  • Art Southampton, New York, USA
  • AAF New York Fall, New York, USA
  • Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey

2014

  • Villa del Arte Galleries, Barcelona, Spain
  • LA Art Show, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • India Art Fair, India
  • Naples Art, Antique and Jewelry Show, Florida, USA
  • Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show, Florida, USA
  • Scope NY, New York, USA
  • Art Karlsruhe, Germany
  • Art Hamptons, New York, USA
  • New York Art, Jewelry and Antiques Show, New York, USA
  • Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey

2013

  • “Painted and Burnt”, solo exhibition at One Art Space, New York, USA
  • LA Art Show, Los Angeles, California,USA
  • Scope Miami Beach, Florida, USA
  • AAF Singapore, Singapore
  • AAF Hamburg, Germany
  • AAF Seattle, Washington, USA
  • Art Toronto, Canada
  • “Linen and Skin”, solo exhibition at Villa del Arte Galleries, Barcelona, Spain
  • AAF London Battersea, UK
  • AAF New York Fall, New York, USA
  • AAF Stockholm, Sweden
  • Houston Fine Art Fair, Texas, USA
  • Art Hamptons, New York, USA
  • Art Laren, The Netherlands
  • AAF London Hampstead, UK
  • Villa del Arte Galleries, Barcelona, Spain
  • Realisme Art Fair, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Solo exhibition at Galerie Mark Peet Visser, ‘s Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
  • Asia Contemporary Art Show, Hong Kong, China
  • AAF New York Spring, New York, USA
  • AAF Hong Kong, China
  • Art Karlsruhe, Germany
  • AAF Milan, Italy
  • AAF Brussels, Belgium
  • Palm Beach Jewelry Art and Antique, Florida, USA
  • Art Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, California, USA
  • India Art Fair, India
  • LA Art Show, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Worlds Apart Singapore, Singapore
  • New Art Fair Paris, France

2012

  • Villa del Arte Galleries, Barcelona, Spain
  • Solo exhibition at Galerie Mark Peet Visser, ‘s Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
  • Art Gent, Belgium
  • LA Art Show, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • AAF LA, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • AAF Milan, Italy
  • AAF Brussels, Belgium
  • Palm Beach Jewelry, Art and Antique Fair, Florida, USA
  • Art Wynwood, Miami, Florida, USA
  • Art Karlsruhe, Germany
  • AAF New York Fall, New York, USA
  • San Francisco Art Fair, California, USA
  • Art Laren, The Netherlands
  • Art Beirut, Lebanon
  • Art Hamptons, New York, USA
  • Art Southampton, New York, USA
  • Houston Fine Art Fair, Texas, USA
  • AAF Stockholm, Sweden
  • AAF New York Spring, New York, USA
  • ARTI 12, The Hague, The Netherlands
  • AAF London Battersea, UK
  • AAF Rome, Italy
  • AAF Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Art Toronto, Canada
  • AAF London Hampstead, UK
  • AAF Seattle, Washington, USA
  • AAF Singapore, Singapore
  • AAF Hamburg, Germany
  • Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey
  • Context Art Miami, Florida, USA

Exhibitions and Art Fairs (2011 – 2007)

2011

  • Villa del Arte Galleries, Barcelona, Spain
  • Solo exhibition at Galerie Project 2.0, Den Haag, The Netherlands
  • Lineart, Gent, Belgium
  • Art Laren, Netherlands
  • San Francisco Fine Art Fair, California, USA
  • Art Melbourne, Australia
  • AAF Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • AAF New York Spring, New York, USA
  • Art Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Art Karlsruhe, Germany
  • AAF Brussels, Belgium
  • Palm Beach Jewelry Arts & Antique show, Florida, USA
  • AAF Milan, Italy
  • LA Art Show, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Photo LA, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Art Palm Beach, Florida, USA

2010

  • Villa del Arte Galleries, Barcelona, Spain
  • Red Dot Art Fair, Miami, Florida, USA
  • Pop up show in collaboration with ArteRed, Wynwood Artdistrict, Miami, Florida, USA
  • AAF Singapore, Singapore
  • ST-ART, Strasbourg, France
  • Art London, UK
  • AAF London, UK
  • TIAF Art Toronto, Canada
  • AAF Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • ST-ART, Strasbourg, France
  • Art Hamptons, New York, USA
  • Art Laren, The Netherlands
  • AAF Paris, France
  • AAF New York Fall, New York, USA
  • Art Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • AF’sH, Art & Antiques Fair ‘s Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
  • AAF Brussels, Belgium
  • American International Fine Art Fair, Palm Beach, Florida, USA
  • LA Art Show, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Art Palm Beach, Florida, USA
  • IFAE Miami International Art Fair, Florida, USA

2009

  • Villa del Arte Galleries, Barcelona, Spain
  • Red Dot Art Fair, Miami, Florida, USA
  • ST-ART, Strasbourg, France
  • AAF London, UK
  • AAF Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • L´Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Avignon, France
  • ARTI 09, The Hague, The Netherlands
  • Open Art Fair, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • AAF Paris, France
  • Art Hamptons, New York, USA
  • AAF New York, New York, USA
  • AF’sH, Art & Antiques Fair ‘s Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
  • Glasgow Art Fair, Scotland, UK
  • Primavera, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  • AAF Brussels, Belgium

2008

  • Villa del Arte Galleries, Barcelona, Spain
  • LineArt, Gent, Belgium
  • AAF London, UK
  • ARTI 08, The Hague, The Netherlands
  • Buy Art Fair, Manchester, UK
  • GEAF, Gooi en Emland Artfair, The Netherlands
  • Buy Art Fair, Newcastle, UK
  • Open Art Fair, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • AAF Paris, France
  • CAD, Madrid, Spain
  • Glasgow Art Fair, Scotland, UK
  • Konstmässan i Sollentuna, Sweden
  • Northern Art Show, Harrogate, UK

2007

  • Villa del Arte Galleries, Barcelona, Spain
  • AAF Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • GEAF, Gooi en Emland Artfair, The Netherlands
  • ARTeNIM, Nimes, France
  • World Fine Art Fair Salzburg, Austria
  • Newcastle Gateshead Art Fair, UK
  • Glasgow Art Fair, Scotland, UK