Biography
Jens Buis was born in 1998 in Groningen, NL, where he currently resides and works. His artistic journey began with a diploma in
media design from Noorderpoort College in 2019, with early interests in film, photography, and Artificial Intelligence forming a
crucial foundation. In 2019, he started at the Minerva Art Academy in Groningen, where he developed his unique artistic approach.
We could call him a “filmographic painter”. Existing video footage is cut into a series of stills. With the help of a special printing
technique (lenticular), these fragments are then merged into a single whole. By moving around the work as a spectator, the work
comes to life. This dynamic interaction is enhanced by a combination of mystical shapes, seductive colors and organic movements. Themes such as time, connection, presence and synchronicity serve as conceptual foundations here. Buis is not afraid of aesthetics; on the contrary, he poetically seeks the sublime.
In addition to his artistic practice, Buis founded the art platform 2ndFloor in 2021 (an initiative aimed at making art more accessible and fostering connections between art and society) and co-founded the artist collective De Tegel in 2022.
media design from Noorderpoort College in 2019, with early interests in film, photography, and Artificial Intelligence forming a
crucial foundation. In 2019, he started at the Minerva Art Academy in Groningen, where he developed his unique artistic approach.
We could call him a “filmographic painter”. Existing video footage is cut into a series of stills. With the help of a special printing
technique (lenticular), these fragments are then merged into a single whole. By moving around the work as a spectator, the work
comes to life. This dynamic interaction is enhanced by a combination of mystical shapes, seductive colors and organic movements. Themes such as time, connection, presence and synchronicity serve as conceptual foundations here. Buis is not afraid of aesthetics; on the contrary, he poetically seeks the sublime.
In addition to his artistic practice, Buis founded the art platform 2ndFloor in 2021 (an initiative aimed at making art more accessible and fostering connections between art and society) and co-founded the artist collective De Tegel in 2022.
CV
Born in 1998, Groningen, NL
Education
2019 - 2024 Bachelor, Fine Art, Academie Minerva
Groningen, The Netherlands
2022 - 2023 Exchange semester, Fine Arts, Sint-Lucas
Antwerp, Belgium
2016 - 2019 Noorderpoort, Art & Multimedia - Media Design
Groningen, The Netherlands
Nominations and Awards
2024 Nomination - Lakeside collection Award, 2024
2024 Nomination - RM Young Blood Award, 2024
2024 Nomination - Noorderlicht Award, 2024
2024 Nomination - Minerva Award for Fine Art, 2024
Exhibitions
(upcoming)
2025: 02/03 - 18/05 Museum Belvédère, Afslag BLV, Collectief de Tegel
Heerenveen, The Netherlands
2025: 24/01 - 09/02 Media art friesland, LUNA Young Masters 2025 (group show) Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
2024/25: 01/11 - 11/01 Gelijk is Ongelijk, ‘Oceanic Reflections’ (solo)
Marken, The Netherlands
2024 26/07 - 15/09 Gallery Ron Mandos, 'Best of Graduates',
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2024 15/06 - 20/06 Academy Minerva, 'Graduation Show 2024',
Groningen, The Netherlands
2024 10/02 - 14/02 O.S.D. (FKA 'Green lights')
Groningen, The Netherlands
2024 26/01 - 26/01 Stichting WEP - *SEEN*, Collectief De Tegel
Groningen, The Netherlands
2023 22/05 - 28/05 De Bijenkast, "MIRAGE", Collectief De Tegel
Groningen, The Netherlands
2023 09/03 - 16/03 Academy Minerva, '3rd Year Expo'
Groningen, The Netherlands
2022 21/12 - 22/12 Sint Lucas (KDG) EXPO 'Het Gat'
Antwerp, Belgium
Press and publications
Oceanic Reflections - A personal exploration on time, art, unity and the sublime in the digital age, 2024 (Self published)
Collections
The Lakeside Collection, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Akzonobel Art Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Other
2023 - present Co-Founder and member - Kunstenaarscollectief De Tegel
2021 - present Co-Founder and chairman - Art foundation 2ndFloor
Born in 1998, Groningen, NL
Education
2019 - 2024 Bachelor, Fine Art, Academie Minerva
Groningen, The Netherlands
2022 - 2023 Exchange semester, Fine Arts, Sint-Lucas
Antwerp, Belgium
2016 - 2019 Noorderpoort, Art & Multimedia - Media Design
Groningen, The Netherlands
Nominations and Awards
2024 Nomination - Lakeside collection Award, 2024
2024 Nomination - RM Young Blood Award, 2024
2024 Nomination - Noorderlicht Award, 2024
2024 Nomination - Minerva Award for Fine Art, 2024
Exhibitions
(upcoming)
2025: 02/03 - 18/05 Museum Belvédère, Afslag BLV, Collectief de Tegel
Heerenveen, The Netherlands
2025: 24/01 - 09/02 Media art friesland, LUNA Young Masters 2025 (group show) Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
2024/25: 01/11 - 11/01 Gelijk is Ongelijk, ‘Oceanic Reflections’ (solo)
Marken, The Netherlands
2024 26/07 - 15/09 Gallery Ron Mandos, 'Best of Graduates',
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2024 15/06 - 20/06 Academy Minerva, 'Graduation Show 2024',
Groningen, The Netherlands
2024 10/02 - 14/02 O.S.D. (FKA 'Green lights')
Groningen, The Netherlands
2024 26/01 - 26/01 Stichting WEP - *SEEN*, Collectief De Tegel
Groningen, The Netherlands
2023 22/05 - 28/05 De Bijenkast, "MIRAGE", Collectief De Tegel
Groningen, The Netherlands
2023 09/03 - 16/03 Academy Minerva, '3rd Year Expo'
Groningen, The Netherlands
2022 21/12 - 22/12 Sint Lucas (KDG) EXPO 'Het Gat'
Antwerp, Belgium
Press and publications
Oceanic Reflections - A personal exploration on time, art, unity and the sublime in the digital age, 2024 (Self published)
Collections
The Lakeside Collection, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Akzonobel Art Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Other
2023 - present Co-Founder and member - Kunstenaarscollectief De Tegel
2021 - present Co-Founder and chairman - Art foundation 2ndFloor