Advisory Committee

By serving on the Advisory Committee, the individuals listed below all affirm their support for the objectives of the Masters of Realism .  

René Renders and David van der Linden, owners of Galerie Bonnard, www.galeriebonnard.com

For nearly 40 years, Galerie Bonnard has been a household name in the Dutch art world, attracting both a loyal following and a constantly evolving audience, hosting well-attended exhibitions featuring artists who feel at home under the banner of “Modern Realism” and who, from that foundation, have developed a figurative style of expression that is entirely their own.

Karen Boekholt and John Stel, owners of the Honingen Gallery, www.honingen.com.
Galerie Honingen, located in Gouda, has been in business for over 25 years: since 1997, gallery owners Karen Boekholt and John Stel have managed to turn their personal passion for detail into a successful and leading gallery specializing in realism.

Tom S. Hageman studied at the Minerva Academy in Groningen. Later, in the 1970s and 1980s, he also taught there and became president of the Professional Association of Visual Artists. In 2004, he founded the “Classical Academy of Visual Arts” in Groningen.

Ronald Kraayeveld (1946–2025), owner of the Kraayeveld Gallery and former editor-in-chief of Tableau Fine Arts Magazine, www.galeriekraayeveld.nl
As a passionate art lover and connoisseur, Ronald Kraayeveld runs his gallery in the rural town of Noord-Scharwoude (North Holland). The gallery hosts rotating exhibitions and has works in stock by artists from the Bergen School and the West Frisian Naïve artists, among others.

Thomas Vriens, Director of Museum Slager, www.museumslager.com
Museum Slager, a museum of realistic art, offers visitors a unique glimpse into the life and work of a family of painters: the Slager family in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. With eight painters, you can see the evolution of painting over three generations.

Harrie Schenning is the founder of the Huntenkunst Foundation and the organizer of the art fair of the same name, www.huntenkunst.org.