Rinke Nijburg (1964)

Rinke Nijburg studied at the Art Academy of Arnhem (1982-1987)
, the Ateliers Arnhem (1990-1991) and the  
Rijksacademie Amsterdam (1993-1994)

He received the Royal Subsidy for Painting
 (1994), the Buning Brongers award (1998) , the  Prix de Rome for graphic arts
 (1999) and the 
Gelderland graphic art award.

For Nijburg's work, religion is an important source of inspiration. Although raised as a Protestant, his artistic roots lie in the visual wealth of the Roman Catholic tradition. He links religion, mythology, comic strips, fairy tales and the realities of the everyday world to create a mind-blowing cosmology.

In 2000 he and fellow artistst Wout Herfkens and Jan Meijering initiated the foundation “De Vrienden van Job” - Friends of Job-, with the aim of organising contemporary art projects of a religious or philosophical nature.

For the exhibition Tableau mort in April 2009, the Friends of Job put togetrher a catalogue under the same title.

Publications

• Cold Turkey tekstboekje (Zo 14 Dec 2008)

Reviews

• Rinke Nijburg: Volkskrant 13 jan 2010 (Wo 13 Jan 2010)