About Fredy
Fredy E Wubben is born in The Hague as the first daughter in a middle class family. Her mother is one of the founders of the Hague Opera Choir. She grows up with brother Jan, who is one year older. After the war the family is delighted with the birth of daughter Corrine. At the age of four, Fredy joins ballet lessons and from her seventh year she gets piano lessons. The family often visits theatre and several museums. Fredy goes to the Free Academy and studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague. From her 1st marriage with W.A.L. Wolf two sons are Born. Since 2000, she is married to Chris de Droog. Now, Fredy is grandma of two grandchildren. Fredy wins several prizes including the design of ‘ a drinking glass inspired by Princess Maxima ‘. Following this successful design, she designed the King’s glasses for several years.
Biography Fredy E Wubben – artist
Contact details
Netherlands
Mob: + 31 (0) 6-22556293
Mob: + 31 (0) 6-22556293
Spain
Mob: + 34-966860522
Biography
| 1999 | Subsidy De By-Van der Heijden, Pr. Bernhard Cultuur Fonds. |
| 1995 / 1999 | Basisstipendium Fonds BKvB, Amsterdam. |
| 1960 / 1964 | Royal Academy, The Hague. |
| 1958 / 1962 | Education at the Free Academy, The Hague. |
Award winners
| 2013 | Premios Certamen Alfaz del Pi (Alicante). Award winner for Graphics and Sculpture. |
| 2006 | Winning design “A drinking glass inspired by Maxima.” Royal Leerdam Crystal. |
| 1977 | Geert Bouwmeester Art Prize, Gouda. |
| 1959 | National Talent Prize for painting |
Teaching
| 1985 / 1989 | Guest lectures at the Free Academy in The Hague with work review by Carel Visser and Philip Peters. Guest lectures at the Free Academy in Rotterdam. |
Exhibitions
| 2018 | Pulchri Studio “Sculpture reflections NKvB 100 Years Later”. Opening by Princess Beatrix. Her Royal Highness receives the book “Fredy E Wubben sculptures”. |
| 2018 | Sculpture Garden Ravesteyn, Heenvliet. |
| 2018 | Hospital Bronovo, The Hague. |
| 2018 | ’t Hofje van Nieuwkoop, Den Haag. |
| 2018 | Castle Cannenburch, Vaassen: “Glass of course, Of hair, 18 women in glass”. |
| 2017 | Art on the pile, Boxtel. |
| 2017 | Amsterdam Forest, NKvB – “Boslust”. |
| 2017 | Pulchri Studio jubilee exhibition. The Hague. |
| 2017 | Gallery De Paardestal, Espel. |
| 2016 | “4th Nature, Connection”, Amsterdam Forrest, NKvB. |
| 2016 | “Procreación” Galerie Sjengarden, Alfaz del Pi, Spain (solo). |
| 2015 | NkvB at HKK, Haagse Kunstkring Den Haag. |
| 2014/2015 | “Glasrijk Tubbergen”, curator Piet Augustine. |
| 2014 | Solo exhibition “Heavenly Fruits”, Kunstuitleen Gouda. |
| 2013 | Estamos los Sueños “Museo La Barbera”, Vilajoyosa Spain (solo). |
| 2012 | Procreación Eterna “Foundation Frax” Albir Spain (solo). |
| 2012 | Procreación Eterna, Royal National Glass Museum “Museo La Granja”, Segovia, Spain (solo). |
| 2011 | Castle Cannenburch: International exposition “glass of course, natural glass” by Princess Margriet. Her Royal Highness receives the book “Fredy E Wubben sculptures”. |
| 2010 | Gallery Loes Reek, Alkmaar. |
| 2010 | Gallery Sous-Terre, Aalsmeer. Overview exhibition/presentation book Fredy E Wubben. |
| 2009/2012 and 2015 | Art Walk CIRO HORN Venlo. |
| 2009/2014 | Glass art fair, Leerdam. |
| 2009/2013 | Sculpture park Drechtoevers. |
| 2009 | Gallery Sous-Terre, Aalsmeer. |
| 2009 | Art fair “Open Art Fair”, Utrecht. |
| 2007/2008 | Gallery RDH, Nieuwkoop. |
| 2006 | Gallery Kunstlijn 13, Leerdam Galerie Alosery, Almere. |
| 2005 | Gallery Gooilust, Hilversum. |
| 2004 | Gallery Delfi-Form, Zwolle. |
| 2003/2004 | Municipality of Albrandswaard (Rhoon). |
| 2001/2002 | Art fair “Art-Twente”, Hengelo. |
| 2001 | Gallery Mackenbach, Arnhem. |
| 1992/1993 | Urban Museum Het Catharinagasthuis, Gouda. |
| 1991/93 and 2000 | KunstRai, Amsterdam. |
| 1991/1992 | Individuals-9 Dutch sculptors (a.o. Carel Visser) for Finland. In five Finnish museums for modern art. In Turku, Rovaniemi, Kemi, Kuopio and Helsinki. |
| 1999/2000 | Gallery Bleijenberg (solo), Leiden. |
| 1995 | Outside exhibition “De Suikerberg”, Zwolle. |
| 1994 | Nationwide manifestation in churches. Space for contemporary art in the water tower. Vlissingen/Oost-Souburg. |
| 1993 | Museum of Decorative Art, Gent, Belgium. |
| 1989 | Gallery de Zaal, Delft (solo). |
| 1987 | 10 years acquisitions Josine de Bruyn Kops, communal museum Gouda and communal museum Maassluis (solo). |
| 1985 | Centraal Beheer, Apeldoorn. Cultural center Alvar Aalto, Rovaniemi, Finland. Dordrechts Museum, Dordrecht. Gallery Carinthia, Klagenfurt, Austria. |
| 1982 | Provinciehuis, The Hague (solo). |
| 1982/1985 | Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland. |
| 1981/1984 | Amstel Park, Amsterdam. |
| 1979/1985 | New wing Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. |
Art Advisory Committees
| 2000 to present | Member of Kunst Advisory Committee Lisse. |
| 1994/2004 | Member Commission committee Leidschendam. |
| 1993/1995 | Member of the Purchasing Committee of the drawings collection of the province of Utrecht. |
| 1991/2000 | Member of various art Advisory Committee of the Province of Utrecht, Drenthe and various municipalities. |
| 1989/1994 | Member of the Advisory board of the Fonds B.K.v.B. in Amsterdam. |
| 1988/1989 | Municipality of Amsterdam, Commission individual subsidies for Amsterdam artists. |
| 1988/1992 | Council for Art, Working Group on manifestations/publications on the subsidies of the Netherlands. |
Work on assignment
| 2014 / 2016 | Monumental statues on the estate Landgoed Aas het schol in Wilp (Deventer). |
| 2005 | Park Sollasi, Noordwijkerhout. |
| 2004 | Barranco Hondo (Alicante) Spain. |
| 2002 | Ministry of Transport and Water. |
| 2000 | Municipality of Wormerland. |
| 1997 | Municipality of Binnenmaas. |
| 1994 | Municipality of Wognum. |
| 1993 | Municipality of Heemskerk. |
| 1990 | Municipality of Leidschendam (De Prinsenhof). |
| 1989 | Municipality of The Hague (Houtrustburg). |
| 1988 | Coal-fired power station EZH, Maasvlakte (Tebodin/Bischoff). |
| 1987 | Municipality of Leiderdorp, Schreiner Airways B.V., Leiden. |
| 1985 | Ormas B.V., Houten. |
| 1983 | Municipality of Amsterdam. |
| 1982 | Municipality of Rotterdam, Municipality of Leiden. |
| 1976 | ASPA Eindhoven B.V. |
Sketch assignments
| 2007 | Municipality of Nunspeet. |
| 2000 | Municipality of Schagen. |
| 1999 | Municipality Rijswijk. |
| 1999 | Foundation Boncura, Helden-Panningen (L.). |
| 1999 | “Image and Country”, Groningen. |
| 1999 | Municipality of Sevenum. |
| 1996 | Municipality of Groesbeek (De Horst). |
| 1996 | Municipality of Middelharnis. |
| 1995 | Municipality of Heemskerk. |
| 1991 | Aegon Nederland N.V.. |
| 1990 | Municipality of Gouda. |
| 1988 | Municipality of The Hague. |
| 1988 | Municipality of Emmen. |
| 1982 | Municipality of The Hague. |
Work in possession of
Municipalities of The Hague, Leiden, Leiderdorp, Leidschendam, Rijswijk, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Van Alkemade, Delft, Zoetermeer, Gouda, Zwolle and Schiedam.
Warchild, Ministry of Transport and Water.
Her royal highness, Queen Maxima.
Ayuntamiento Alfaz del Pi, Spain.
Museo del Vidrio, Malaga, Spain.
Museo Nacional de Vidrio, La Granja, Segovia, Spain.
Municipality museum Gouda, Josine de Bruyn Kopscollectie.
Princess of Dubai of the United Emirates.
Architects’ Office LUX (Henk Duizer).
Estate Aas het Schol, Wilp Deventer.
Private collections in the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United States, Austria, Belgium and Finland.
Park Drechtoevers – Papendrecht, Zwijndrecht.
Catalogs
| 2018 | 25 years Sculpture Garden 2018, Ravesteyn. |
| 2018 | NKvB “100 years later, Image Reflections”. |
| 2017 | “Art on a Pile”, Boxtel. |
| 2017 | Three Rivers route, Zwijndrecht. |
| 2014/15 | Catalogue “Glasrijk” Piet Augustijn. |
| 2013/14 | Catalogue sculpture Park Drechtoevers. |
| 2012 | Digicatalogus “Procreación Eterna”. |
| 2011 | Catalogue Castle Cannenburch. |
| 2010 | Book “Fredy E Wubben Sculptures”. Ans van Berkum / Piet Augustijn. Own edition in Dutch, English and Spanish. |
| 2009 | “Street art” Leiderdorp. |
| 2007/08/11/12 | Catalog Glaskunstbeurs September 2007, 2008, 2011 and 2012, Piet Augustijn. |
| 1995 | “De Betovering van de Suikerberg”, Zwolle, o.a. Rob de Bree. |
| 1995 | “Op de Sokkel”, twenty sculptures in Zwolle, Madeleine Rood. |
| 1994 | Space for sculptures. |
| 1991 | “E-Motions”, Ans van Berkum, Hendrik Barends; “Individuals”, editions of Finnish museums, Ans van Berkum; Along art in south-east, Artoteek Z-O, Amsterdam. |
| 1989 | “Paradise Lost”, Bert Jansen. |
| 1986 | Sculpture ‘ 86, Castle Groeneveld, Baarn. |
| 1985 | Contrasts depicted, 1985, Dordrechts Museum, Nature depiction, 1985, Castle Groeneveld, Baarn, Image and Color, 1985, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam; Nature and Sculpture XVI, De Hoge Hees Eersel. |
| 1984 | Pictures inside, 1984, NKvB. Sculptures around the church, Brielle. |
| 1983 | Moments/Times Fredy Wolf-Wubben, 1983, R. Sierksma, Statues in the chapel, Harderwijk, Gijs Bakker. |
| 1982 | Commissions, Municipality of Rotterdam, two materials, one image, NKvB. |
| 1981/84 | Amstel Park, NKvB, Amsterdam. |
| 1980/87 | Visual art assignments in Amsterdam. |
| 1980 | “The Full moon Nr. 23 “, Ank Leeuw-Marcar. |
Publications
| 2016 | Pandora Year 5, No 1, interview by Ruud Vermeer. |
| 2014 | Nouveau April: Kings glasses. |
| 2013 | Fjoezzz. Publication following “Kings Glasses” “Seasons” April, attention to the Maxima glass, blown Royal Leerdam Crystal. Fjoezzz. Announcement solo exhibition Museo La Granja in Segovia. |
| 2012 | Fjoezzz for the Exhibition Foundation Frax: “Procreación Eterna”. |
| 2011 | Presentation book “Fredy E Wubben Sculptures” by Dutch Consul Eric Durieux, La Nucia, Spain. |
| 2010 | Fjoezzz. Book review “Fredy E Wubben Sculptures” by A. v.d. Burght. Magazine “Beelden”. Book Review Astrid Engels concerning “Fredy E Wubben, Sculptures”. Published in Dutch, Spanish and English with texts by Ans van Berkum and Piet Augustijn. |
| 2010 | Presentation book “Fredy E Wubben, Sculptures” Sous Terre. |
| 2008 | Up side down: Fredy E. Wubben “Homo Bulla”. |
| 2007 | Elegance June: Máxima Glass. Nouveau June: Máxima Glass. |
| 2006 | Fjoezzz No. 4, “Drinking Glass for Máxima”, Piet Augustijn. “A Glass for Maxima”, DVD-film of Piet van Delhoofen, |
| 2004 | “Monumental statues Fredy E Wubben”, DVD-film of M. Pel, July. |
| 2000 | Image Supplement No. 12, Dec. Piet Augustijn. |
| 1995 | Trouw, June, Cees Straus. |
| 1992 | Impression, June, Jan Vos. Art image, September, Thea Figee. Art sculpture, December, Ans van Berkum. Museum Journal, December, Ans van Berkum. |
| 1991 | Space, May, Marisa Melchers. |
| 1989 | Tableaux Select, June. Faithfully, discussion solo Expo, June, Cees Straus.. |
| 1985 | Elegance, January, Henk Bouwman. |
| 1985 | Bulletin Dordrechts Museum Nr. 3, June. Tableaux Select, November. “Opzij”, December, Mirjam Westen. |
| 1984 | “Bijvoorbeeld”, year 16 Nr. 2, Marjan Unger. Trouw, interview August Cees Straus. Outline nr. 5, Harry Verwiel. |
Beautiful series of glass, whether or not in combination with bronze. The Kings glasses. Monumental works, paintings and drawings. Spatial work, agile and versatile.
Netherlands
Mob: + 31 (0) 6-22556293
Spain
Mob: + 34-966860522
