Brinkman en Bergsma
Brinkman & Bergsma Contemporary Art is a nomadic gallery based in Amsterdam. We collaborate with other galleries and collectors to find suitable spaces for exhibitions of emerging artists. Our goal is to be part of an open collaboration within the Dutch and international art world. With this goal in mind, Brinkman & Bergsma is the founder of the new annual contemporary art fair Art Island on an old fortress island near Amsterdam. It was launched in 2022 and the 2nd edition was in May 2023.
Brief description of the gallery
Brinkman & Bergsma Contemporary Art is a nomadic gallery based in Amsterdam. We collaborate with other galleries and collectors to find suitable spaces for exhibitions of emerging artists. Our goal is to be part of an open collaboration within the Dutch and international art world. Our background in art consulting combined with the nomadic nature of our gallery connects and intertwines our gallery practice with other galleries, artists, collectors and art institutions.
With this goal in mind, Brinkman & Bergsma is the founder of the new annual contemporary art fair Art Island on an old fortress island near Amsterdam. All of Amsterdam's major art galleries participated in the first edition of this fair in March 2022 (https://www.art-island.nl)
Brinkman & Bergsma was founded in 2019 by Jacko Brinkman and Frits Bergsma. Jacko Brinkman gained experience in the art world as director of the art gallery Heden in The Hague, as managing director of the Kunstvereniging Diepenheim and as interim managing director of the Noordbrabants Museum in 's Hertogenbosch. He has also held various board positions in the art world, including Huize Frankendael, as chairman of Garage Rotterdam and Unfair Amsterdam and art advisor to corporate collections and private collectors.
Frits Bergsma is an entrepreneur in the marketing industry and a long-time collector of contemporary art. He is a member of the supervisory board of the Nederlands Fotomuseum, a board member of the KPMG Art Collection Foundation.
Brinkman & Bergsma Contemporary Art is a nomadic gallery based in Amsterdam. We collaborate with other galleries and collectors to find suitable spaces for exhibitions of emerging artists. Our goal is to be part of an open collaboration within the Dutch and international art world. Our background in art consulting combined with the nomadic nature of our gallery connects and intertwines our gallery practice with other galleries, artists, collectors and art institutions.
With this goal in mind, Brinkman & Bergsma is the founder of the new annual contemporary art fair Art Island on an old fortress island near Amsterdam. All of Amsterdam's major art galleries participated in the first edition of this fair in March 2022 (https://www.art-island.nl)
Brinkman & Bergsma was founded in 2019 by Jacko Brinkman and Frits Bergsma. Jacko Brinkman gained experience in the art world as director of the art gallery Heden in The Hague, as managing director of the Kunstvereniging Diepenheim and as interim managing director of the Noordbrabants Museum in 's Hertogenbosch. He has also held various board positions in the art world, including Huize Frankendael, as chairman of Garage Rotterdam and Unfair Amsterdam and art advisor to corporate collections and private collectors.
Frits Bergsma is an entrepreneur in the marketing industry and a long-time collector of contemporary art. He is a member of the supervisory board of the Nederlands Fotomuseum, a board member of the KPMG Art Collection Foundation.
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