Paul Beumer
In the past few years Paul Beumer’s painterly practice has gained a specific focus on the research into the history and usage of fabrics and fibres within different cultures. He thereto has traveled to places like China, Japan, Nigeria, Madeira and Malaysia. Steering away from the conventions of the brush and canvas his works are made with a great variety of loose textiles producing abstract patterns that feel like faint memories of Western Modernism.
Paul Beumer (1982, The Netherlands) received his BFA from the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague after which he completed a two-year residency at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam. Recent solo and duo exhibitions include ‘As long as you know I am waiting, take your time flowers of the spring’ at Galeria de Arte Mexicano (GAM) in Mexico City, ‘Frequently the woods are pink’ at Dürst Britt & Mayhew, ‘CONDO Mexico City’ at Proyecto Paralelo in Mexico City, ‘Paul Beumer & Willem Hussem’ at Museum Jan Cunen in Oss, ’He wanted kisses, but all he got was analytical anecdotes and philosophic epigrams’ at Venue in Taipei, Taiwan, ‘Paint Wide Mouth White’ at Qingyun International Art Centre in Beijing, China. He participated in major group exhibitions at the Fries Museum in Leeuwarden, Museum Het Valkhof in Nijmegen, Museum Kranenburgh in Bergen, Museum De Paviljoens in Almere and the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Work by Beumer is held in private and public collections, including Museum de Domijnen, Sittard, the AKZO Nobel Art Foundation, Amsterdam; the collection of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague, The Academic Medical Centre Art Collection, Amsterdam; the Collection of the District Court of Law, Amsterdam; the Rattan Chadha Collection, Voorschoten, Netherlands.
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Paul Beumer
Pilgrim discovering another world 28 Apr - 14 Jul 2024For his fourth solo exhibition at the gallery Dürst Britt & Mayhew is proud to show a selection of textile works by Dutch artist Paul Beumer. This selection consists of...Read more -
Paul Beumer
Frontspace: Born from the flow of colour feeling 2 Dec 2022 - 5 Feb 2023After Paul Beumer’s successful solo exhibition at Galeria GAM in Mexico City and presentations at Zona Maco and Art Cologne, a selection of his stunning kimono pieces is now being...Read more -
Paul Beumer, Alejandra Venegas
Frequently the woods are pink 11 Sep - 15 Nov 2020‘Frequently the woods are pink’ brings together a body of new works by Dutch artist Paul Beumer and Mexican artist Alejandra Venegas. Both artists share a fascination for nature and...Read more -
Group exhibition
Vèf Jaah! 14 Feb - 16 Aug 2020On 14 February 2015 Jaring Dürst Britt and Alexander Mayhew opened the doors of their gallery in The Hague with the group exhibition ‘Urbi et Orbi’, showing fourteen promising young...Read more
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Group exhibition
The odd uneven time 6 Jul - 25 Aug 2018“Friday, 9:45pm…Three years ago, the hot sticky August rain fell big and wet as I sat listlessly on my porch at home, crying over the way summer would not come...Read more -
Paul Beumer
The message of the flower is the flower 16 Sep - 11 Nov 2017Dürst Britt & Mayhew is proud to present Paul Beumer ’s second solo exhibition at the gallery. Since his first show in 2015 Beumer has spent an extended time in...Read more -
Group exhibition
Stretch Release 28 Apr - 27 May 2017The artists presented in ‘Stretch Release’ can all be qualified as painters. However they do not limit their painterly practice to the well trodden path of oil on a stretched...Read more -
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I won’t have the luxury of seeing scenes like this much longer 29 May - 27 Jul 2015Paul Beumer’s painting practice oscillates freely between figuration and abstraction. His recent works, made with ink and watercolour, bear a strong relation to the manifold spontaneous processes happening in nature...Read more
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Rain - Falling - Down, 2024
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The pierced waterbag, 2024
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Theft of a sacred object, 2024
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Nocturnal Council, 2023
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Zeus’ last night on earth, 2023
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The idea of midday - Noon coruscating - Euphoric Tenth of May, 2022
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Autumn Landscape, 2023
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The Diamond Sutra, 2023
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The girl inside the stone, 2023
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The suffering of the Buddhist king, 2023
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Days of ripening, 2022
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Flight in formation, 2022
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Intermezzo, 2022
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Love in chains, 2022
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The beginning, 2022
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The Seducer, 2022
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Apricots, 2022
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Feng Shui, 2022
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A phosphorescent centipede, 2021
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A spear with a narrow blade, 2021
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A tree? Antiaris, the sap of which is very poisonous, 2020
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Curled top of the fern, 2020
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Normally an omen bird, but really a cricket, 2020
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Rolled up in a ball, 2021
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Thorns, spiky, hole made with the finger, pressed down, 2020
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White shrew, moon rat, a title for the god king, 2020
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Fum al-Hut, 2019
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Ibt al-Djoeza, 2019
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The last day of spring, 2017
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Departing for the East, 2017
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An attractive uncle, an ugly nephew, 2016
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Art Rotterdam 2024
Paul Beumer 31 Jan - 4 Feb 2024For our tenth participation in Art Rotterdam Dürst Britt & Mayhew is proud to show a selection of textile works by Dutch artist Paul Beumer....Read more -
Luxembourg Art Week 2023
Paul Beumer, David Roth 10 - 12 Nov 2023For Luxembourg Art Week we are proud to present a duo exhibition by two of our represented artists: Paul Beumer and David Roth. Both Paul...Read more -
Art Cologne 2022
Paul Beumer, Willem Husssem 16 - 20 Nov 2022For the Collaborations section of Art Cologne 2022 Dürst Britt & Mayhew is proud to present a transhistorical dialogue between Dutch artists Paul Beumer (1982)...Read more -
Art Düsseldorf 2022
Paul Beumer, Willem Hussem, Jacqueline de Jong, Joseph Montgomery, David Roth 8 - 10 Apr 2022Dürst Britt & Mayhew is delighted to announce our first participation in Art Düsseldorf with a presentation of works by: Paul Beumer Willem Hussem Jacqueline...Read more
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Zona Maco Mexico City 2022
Paul Beumer, Alejandra Venegas 9 - 13 Feb 2022For Zona Maco 2022 Dürst Britt & Mayhew is proud to present a duo exhibition by Paul Beumer (NL) and Alejandra Venegas (MX). Both artists...Read more -
LISTE – Art Fair Basel 2021
Paul Beumer, Alejandra Venegas 20 - 26 Sep 2021For Liste Art Fair 2021 Dürst Britt & Mayhew is proud to present a duo exhibition by Paul Beumer (NL) and Alejandra Venegas (MX). Both...Read more -
FAIR – NADA (online)
Paul Beumer, Joseph Montgomery, David Roth, Wieske Wester 20 May - 21 Jun 2020The New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) is pleased to present FAIR, a new art fair initiative taking place May 20–June 21, 2020; designed to be...Read more -
Art Rotterdam 2020
Paul Beumer, Willem Hussem, Jacqueline de Jong, Joseph Montgomery, Wieske Wester 6 - 9 Feb 2020For Art Rotterdam 2020 Dürst Britt & Mayhew is proud to present a group exhibition by Paul Beumer, Willem Hussem, Jacqueline de Jong, Joseph Montgomery...Read more
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ARCO Madrid 2019
Paul Beumer 27 Feb - 3 Mar 2019For ARCO Madrid 2019 Dürst Britt & Mayhew is proud to present a new body of textile works by Dutch artist Paul Beumer. These works...Read more -
NADA Miami 2018
Paul Beumer, Jacqueline de Jong, Joseph Montgomery, Sybren Renema 6 - 9 Dec 2018For our first participation in NADA Miami we are proud to collaborate with LETO from Warsaw. In our co-curated booth we present works by four...Read more -
Parallel Vienna 2018
Paul Beumer, Kristan Kennedy, David Roth 25 - 30 Sep 2018Paul Beumer (NL), Kristan Kennedy (US) and David Roth (AT), the three artists presented at Parallel Vienna, can all be qualified as painters. However they...Read more -
ARCO Lisboa 2018
Paul Beumer, Raúl Ortega Ayala, Puck Verkade 17 - 20 May 2018For ARCO Lisboa 2018 we will present a group presentation by Paul Beumer, Raúl Ortega Ayala and Puck Verkade.Read more
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PAN Amsterdam 2017
Paul Beumer, Joseph Montgomery, Raúl Ortega Ayala, Pieter Paul Pothoven 19 - 26 Nov 2017For our first participation in PAN Amsterdam we presented a group exhibition with works by Paul Beumer, Joseph Montgomery, Raúl Ortega Ayala and Pieter Paul...Read more -
CODE Art Fair Copenhagen 2017
Paul Beumer, Jacqueline de Jong, Wieske Wester 31 Aug - 3 Sep 2017At CODE Art Fair 2017 in Copenhagen, Dürst Britt & Mayhew presented work by Paul Beumer, Jacqueline de Jong and Wieske Wester.Read more -
SUNDAY Art Fair London 2016
Paul Beumer, Lennart Lahuis, Raúl Ortega Ayala 6 - 9 Oct 2016For our first participation in SUNDAY Art Fair, Dürst Britt & Mayhew is proud to present a group exhibition by Paul Beumer, Lennart Lahuis and...Read more -
Amsterdam Art Fair 2016
Paul Beumer 25 - 29 May 2016At Amsterdam Art Fair 2016, Dürst Britt & Mayhew presented the work of Dutch artist Paul Beumer. Traditional Chinese approaches to painting have always been...Read more
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The Others Torino 2015
Paul Beumer 5 - 8 Nov 2015For its first participation in The Others, in a former prison in Turin, Dürst Britt & Mayhew presented Sigh, an installation of works on paper...Read more -
Art The Hague 2015
Paul Beumer, Lennart Lahuis, Joseph Montgomery, Sybren Renema 7 - 11 Oct 2015In 2015, Dürst Britt & Mayhew was part of the Art The Hague programme. It involved a presentation of work by Paul Beumer, Lennart Lahuis,...Read more -
Amsterdam Drawing 2015
Paul Beumer, Joseph Montgomery, Sybren Renema 17 - 20 Sep 2015In 2015 Dürst Britt & Mayhew presented work by Paul Beumer, Joseph Montgomery, Sybren Renema at the Amsterdam Drawing Art Fair.Read more
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Paul Beumer: solo exhibition at Artisans', Mumbai, India
January 9, 2025Paul Beumer has been kindly invited by Indian curator and writer Radhi Parekh to show his latest work at Artisans' in Mumbai, a gallery promoting cross-pollination between the arts, crafts and sustainable design. For this exhibition Beumer has been working with independent weavers in the city of Karur in the state of Tamil Nadu, creating his own take on the checkered Madras pattern. His exhibition Play | Joy | Work | Play opens on Thursday 9 January 2025. Artisans' is participating in the Mumbai Gallery Weekend, which runs from 9 - 12 January 2025.Read more -
Paul Beumer: Group Exhibition by VBCN at Art on Paper, Amsterdam
May 9, 2024The Netherlands Association of Corporate Art Collections (Vereniging Bedrijfscollecties Nederland, VBCN) will organize the impressive Central Exhibition in 2024, just as the Chabot Museum did...Read more