Ben Middelkamp

Ben Middelkamp was born in Wijhe, The Netherlands, in 1957. Among his earliest recollections are those of the stained-glass windows of the parish church, which are perhaps his first artistic influence and inspiration to create art himself. By 1974, he felt himself an artist and would sell his seascapes and sunsets in the local villages. In 1980, he did his first landart prokjects (in Thurso, Northern Scotland, and the island of Terschelling, The Netherlands), and three years later began attending the art school Ubbo Emmius in Leeuwarden. A founding member of the artgroup DNA Funart Vactorie , he has exhibited across Europe as well as in NYC and Los Angeles.