Advisory Committee

The following individuals wish to emphasize that a relatively large number of Dutch Masters have a worldwide reputation as gifted painters, and that among contemporary Dutch artists there are also artists who create realistic paintings at a high level.

Their commitment to realistic painting is evident. As members of the Advisory Committee, they support the objectives of the Masters of Realism.

René Renders and David van der Linden, owners of Galerie Bonnard, www.galeriebonnard.com
For almost 40 years, Galerie Bonnard has been a household name in the Dutch art world, with a loyal and ever-growing audience, well-attended exhibitions with artists who feel at home under the banner of ‘Modern Realism’, and from there have found their own, figurative way of expressing themselves.

Karen Boekholt and John Stel, owners of Galerie Honingen, www.honingen.com.
Galerie Honingen, located in Gouda, has existed for over 25 years: since 1997, gallery owners Karen Boekholt and John Stel have developed 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 seventies and eighties, he also taught there himself and became chairman of the Professional Association of Visual Artists. In 2004 he founded the ‘Classical Academy for Visual Arts’ in Groningen.

Ronald Kraayeveld (1946-2025), owner of Galerie Kraayeveld 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 rural Noord-Scharwoude (North Holland). The gallery presents changing exhibitions and has work in stock by artists from the Bergen School and West Frisian Naives, among others.

Thomas Vriens, director of Museum Slager, www.museumslager.com
Museum Slager, a museum for realistic art, offers visitors a unique insight into the life and work of a family of painters; the Slager family in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. With eight painters, you can see the development in 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.