Hans Van De Bovenkamp

Van de Bovenkamp moved to New York City and became a part of the 10th street gallery co-op movement following his graduation from the University of Michigan in 1961. In 1962, his first solo exhibit took place at the Little Gallery in Taos, New Mexico.The following year, Van de Bovenkamp developed sculptural ideas for the windows of Tiffany's on Fifth Avenue.Van de Bovenkamp began manufacturing limited edition fountains in a studio on Christopher Street in New York in 1967.

He had fifteen assistants, including George Rhoads and Sybil and David Yurman. Together they produced more than five thousand fountains worldwide. Over the next ten years, Van de Bovenkamp exhibited his sculptures throughout the United States, including in New York City at New York University, Tiffany & Co., 10 Downtown, and Bryant Park; at Houston, Texas Contemporary Arts Museum; and at both the Stamford Museum and University of Connecticut.He is the founder of the New York's 10 Downtown project. His work has also been displayed in Italy, Lebanon, Venezuela, Switzerland, and Canada. Van de Bovenkamp's works have been featured in ten museums, embassies, and sculpture center shows, as well as numerous universities, public gardens and institutes.

COLLECTIONS

Selected Corporate Collections                 
2014        WR Grace Building, New York, New York
2011         Louis Meisel, Watermill, New York
2009      Manhattan House, New York, New York
2006      Le Jardin, Atlanta, Georgia
2005      Stamford, Connecticut (9 Fiddleheads)
2001        Corporate Business Park, Columbia, Maryland
2001        Neiman Marcus, San Diego, California; Honolulu, Hawaii
2000      Neiman Marcus, Denver, Colorado; Houston, Texas
1997-99 Neiman Marcus, Beverly Hills, California
1997         The Klein Group, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1996        Neiman Marcus, Paramus, New York
1995        Litwin Building, Wall Street, New York, New York
1995        Goldman Properties, 110 Greene Street, New York, New York
1995        Neiman Marcus, Miami, Florida
1994        Neiman Marcus, Dallas, Texas; Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1993        Mayer Collection, Denver, Colorado
1992        Hyatt Regency, Paris, France
1990        Marina Village, Alameda, California
1989        The Fox Companies, Wayne, Pennsylvania
1988        Amli Realty Corporation, Chicago, Illinois
1988        Robert Martin Company, White Plains, New York
1986        Haverstraw Marina, Haverstraw, New York
1984        Christiania, Tarrytown, New York
1980        Litwin Building, 72nd & 2nd Ave., New York, New York
1977         Cargill, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1967         Gaslight Tower, Atlanta, Georgia
1966        Georgetown Plaza Building, New York, New York
1966        Levitt Headquarters, Lake Success, New York
                       
Selected Private Collections           
2012        Tisch family, Greenwich, Connecticut
2007      Diane and Tom Tuft, Bridgehampton, New York
2006      Karen & Harvey Silverman, Wainscott, New York
2005      RJ Kirk, Roanoke, Virginia,
 
Museum Collections      
Minature Museum, Amsterdam, Neatherlands
Guild Hall East Hampton, New York
Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, New Jersey
Danubiana Meulensteen Museum, Bratislava, Slovakia
Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, Ohio
Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Florida
Estate of Nelson Rockefeller, Kykuit, New York
Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, Florida
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
                       
Municipal Collections            
2011 Jing’an Park, Shanghai, China
2001 City of Toledo, Ohio
1999 Mt. Sinai Hospital, Miami, Florida
1992 Myriad Gardens, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1988 City of Ormond Beach, Florida
1988 City Hall, Voorhees, New Jersey
1983 State Capitol Plaza, Lansing, Michigan
1976 I-80 Nebraska Bicentennial, Sidney, Nebraska
1972 Jewish Institute for Geriatrics Care, Lake Success, New York