Walter Willems
MFA, Dutch Art Institute, Netherlands
BA, AKI Academy of Art and Design, Netherlands
Bio
Walter Willems is a Dutch artist, curator and entrepreneur who has been working in the arts & entertainment industry for over 20 years. Willems has implemented arts and culture programming at the Toronto Zoo (Canada), managed large-scale interactive public sculptures, curated outdoor and site-specific photography exhibitions, is the co-founder of an art awards event honouring excellence in art production, curating, exhibition design and art criticism, and has staged participatory photo projects internationally.
Willems co-founded ArtBarrage, a digital media and art consulting company, specialized in marketing contemporary art, residential and corporate art consulting, artist career advice, grant writing, artwork documentation and the production of high-end limited edition art prints.
Before moving to the U.A.E. and joining Zayed University, Willems was the co-director of a commercial gallery in Toronto, Canada, representing established, mid-career and emerging contemporary artists from Europe and North America.
As an artist, Willems has exhibited internationally and has worked/collaborated with artists and art institutions in Europe, North and South America and the U.A.E. His work can be found in private and corporate collections in Europe and North America
Office
Abu Dhabi - Khalifa City
Phone:
+971 56 656 4815
