Galerie Fleur & Wouter was founded in 2019 by Fleur Feringa and Wouter van Herwaarden in Amsterdam's De Pijp neighbourhood. They see the gallery, its artists, international networks and supporters as a family. Their goal is to help their artists' careers grow and increase the appreciation for art in general.
The gallery focuses on representing young artists from the Dutch and Belgian art scene. Together with them, they are embarking on a long-term journey to support their careers. In addition, the gallery represents the well-known mid-career artist Erik Mattijssen. The interests of this group of artists are central to all our choices. They support and inspire each other and challenge one another. The gallery also creates exhibitions with guest artists and gives a platform to artists who have been ignored by mainstream art history, such as outsider artists.
Although commercial in essence, the gallery's founders have strong ties to project spaces and the museum world, which is reflected in the programme. The scenography of the exhibitions is museum-like. Artists are challenged to think in terms of total installations. The group exhibitions are conceptually layered and carefully curated and designed. The side programme provides further insight through artist talks, performances and film screenings. Thanks to this approach and strong online presence, the gallery is able to reach a young audience.
Since its foundation, the gallery has focused on collaborations within the art world. For example, the gallery shared a space with Working Title Gallery, where shows were organised alternately. The gallery is currently located in a building with several galleries, studios and other creative companies, forming a close-knit community. The gallery collaborates with and advises the Amsterdam art academies. Internationally, it cooperates with galleries in representing artists and participating in art fairs.
Despite its short existence, Galerie fleur & Wouter is a well-known name in the Dutch art world. The gallery has sold work to important Dutch and international museums, corporate and private collections. Its artists have had solo exhibitions in major museums such as Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, The Noordbrabants Museum and Museum MORE, and have been nominated for important prizes such as Prix de Rome, NN-Art Award, Loewe Foundation Prize and the Scheffer Prize. The gallery participates in major international art fairs such as Art Antwerp by Art Brussels and MIART.
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e-mail: info@galeriefleurenwouter.com
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Van Ostadestraat 43B, Amsterdam
Thursday - Saturday 12.00 - 18.00 hrs
& by appointment
The gallery does not consider any unsolicited artist submissions or proposals.
Gallery Fair Practice Code
Galerie Fleur & Wouter conforms to the Gallery Fair Practice Code. The Mondriaan Fund developed the code to strengthen the position of the artist in relation to the gallery.
The code:
1. The gallery in question records in writing the relationship between the gallery and the artist, including agreements regarding the duration of the agreement, prices and any applicable discounts. Other matters that may be recorded in this document include: monitoring and evaluation of the agreements, both parties’ targets (e.g. regarding international visibility), the relationship with a second gallery, agreements regarding the settlement of any discounts, regarding commissions from third parties, or the settlement of other expenses such as for transport, photography, insurance or the construction of an exhibition. Model contracts are available on the Dutch Gallery Association (NGA) website.
2. The artist remains the owner of their work until the full amount is paid to the gallery, with the exception of secondary trading. This also applies in the case of gallery bankruptcy or attachment.
3. The gallery shall transfer the full artist’s share of the sales price agreed with the customer within 60 days following the sale of the artist’s work, and provide the artist with the buyer’s name and contact details, and a copy of the invoice.
4. Unsold artworks in the charge of the gallery must always be returned to the artist within a month, if requested by the artist.
5. The relationship between galleries may involve competition and rivalry, but in the case of different galleries representing the same artist, the galleries should in all respects remain loyal to the interests of the artist in question. If a gallery exclusively represents an artist, thereby acting as their ‘mother gallery’, and another gallery would like to organise an exhibition with this artist, the involved parties should make written agreements regarding the conditions under which the exhibition can be held (see appendix for a Dutch Gallery Association (NGA) model contract).
6. The gallery is expected to be professional and competent, and to maintain this professionalism and competence.
7. The gallery vouches for the authenticity of the work that they are selling.* In the case that a work is adjudged to be fake by a recognised independent party, the customer may return the work to the gallery owner and have the amount paid for the work refunded.
8. A gallery states the following on their website: their objectives, programme, working method and the artists that they represent.
9. A gallery is expected to act in accordance with the Fair Practice Code (fairpracticecode.nl), which includes an assurance against inappropriate behaviour at the gallery and elsewhere.
*if desired, certificates of authenticity can be requested from the Dutch Gallery Association (NGA)