Biography
Biography
Jurgen Borgers(born 1964) was introduced to art at a very early age by his grandfather who was passionate interest in sculptures and paintings. On leaving high school, Jurgen started studying to be a graduate teacher of Arts and Crafts and Textiles in Nijmegen. At the end of the first year of his course, he passed the entrance exams for the Academy of Fine Arts in Maastricht. During his first week at the Maastricht Academy, his professor- sculptor and artist Han van de Wetering- decided that Jurgen should immediately join the second year of the course. After five years of study, he passed his exams and was awarded the Dutch equivalent of a B.A. degree. While studying in Maastricht, Jurgen bought a farm house in the South of France, where he has lived and worked since 1994. He has worked for several years as a teacher of Art History and Visual Design at the lyceum Déodat de Séverac in Céret (in the South of France). In addition to his teaching of art, Jurgen is also practicing artist, and regularly exhibits his sculptures, paintings, installations and photographs. Beginning in 1990, he started buying works of art with his wife and three children. His collection number almost 500 paintings made by famous and not-so-famous 17th, 18th, and 19th century artists. Over 75 international artist are included in his collection of Contemporary Art, including : Ankum, Thomas (1961), Beek van de, Felix (1938), Bie de, Jan (1946), Boers, Jan (1951), Broek van den, Franck (1950), Claassen, Johan (1943), Dekker, Gerard (1947), Diederen, Jef (1920-2009), Dijk van, Paul (1947), Dijsselbloem, Mario (1951), Dolz, Dora (1941-2008), Dool, Rein (1933), Engelsen den, Jacomijn (1958), Fakkel, Arjenne (1969), Geest van, Arie (1948), Gerritsen, Ad (1940), Gerritz, Harrie (1940), Govaars, Leon(1949), Haagmans, Fons (1948), Heiden van der, Cecile (1951), Heijen, Jos (jan)?, Hetterscheid Otto (1937), Klinkhamer, Han (1950), Kruisbrink, Sandra (1961), Kuijpers, Theo (1939), Lampe, Katinka (1963), Langenberg van de, Jan (1948), Lierop van, Jose ?, Megert, Franziska (1950), Metsaars, Janus (1953), Mug de, Johan JCM (1945), Mutsaers, Gerard ?, Nijburg Rinke (1964), Noort van, Gijs (1958), Oeghoede, Dirk (1944), Ohvo, Anneli (1953), Pieterse, Henk (1955), Popma, Carola (1954), Postma, Hannes (1933), Ricken, Willebrord (1943), Rooij de, Jacobien (1947), Santvoort van, Frans (1954), Scheer, Betty (1941-2006), Sicilia, Jose Maria (1954), Sierhuis, Jan (1928), Silawanebessy,Lucas (1949), Sinke, Eva ?, Sipek, Borek (1949), Stam, Arthur (1953), Stoop Pieter (1946), Strengholt, Gert (1948), Tebbe, Leon M. (1949), Ter Meer- Huisman, Cath. ?, Theelen, Zita (1958), Thompson, Terry (1949), Toebosch, Eric (1949), Urdarianu, Vernon (1951), Vaal de, Elisabeth (1950), Veen van der, Helen (1955), Verhoog, Aat (1933), Volger, Marc (1950), Voogd de, Cees (1953), Vrede, Anton (1953), Warffemius, Piet (1956), Weyer van de, Tine (1951), Willaarts, Puck (1959), Zurné, Wim (1953), Zuyderland, Siet (1942).
Jurgen Borgers is registered with the following number: [SIRET 788 618 395 000 16] in France, as a Painter, Sculptor, Photographer, Art Dealer, and Artothèque, and is also licensed as an expert to undertake evaluations.
Valentine Mark Herman