Kees Overdevest, 1956 Wassenaar (The Netherlands)

1974-1975 Academy of Fine Arts, The Hague, The Netherlands
1975-1981 Academy of Fine Arts St. Joost, Breda (design)

1979 Workshop of 3 months at the Academy of Fine Arts Jan van Eyck, Maastricht, The Netherlands
1981-1982 Journey to Japan, workshop of a month in Shigaraki
1995 Workshop of 3 months at the Center of Ceramics in Shigaraki, meets Rioji Koie, Peter Voulkos and Peter Callas
1996-2000 Workshop and Anagama firing experience at Andoche Praudel, Corrèze, France
1996-2001 Interior design work

 

Exphibitions:
1997 ABN-gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (solo)
1988 Artotheek, Dordrecht, The Netherlands (group)
1989 Gallery Surge, Tokyo, Japan (solo)
1992 Gallery Surge, Tokyo Japan (solo)
1993 Gallery Beeldspraak, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (group)
1995 Museum of Contemporary Art, Shigaraki, Japan (group)
1995 Art Harumi, Tokyo, Japan (group)
1995 Gallery Surge, Tokyo, Japan (solo)
2005 Espace Culturel Bertin-Poirée, Paris (solo)
2006 Les Journées de la Céramique, Paris (group)
2006 Marché de la Pièce Unique, Vallauris (group)
2006 Céramique 14, Paris (group)
2007 Espace Culturel Bertin-Poirée, Paris (group)
2007 Céramique 14, Paris (group)
2008 Galerie Le Lavoir, Clamart (group)
2008 La Coupe, A Tout Atout, Paris (group)
2008 Grès Contemporain, St. Amand en Puisaye (group)
2008 Magik, Studio Groen & Schild, Deventer, The Netherlands (group)
2009 Grès Contemporain, St. Amand en Puisaye (group)

2009 Centrum voor Art of Chi, Deventer, The Netherlands (group)
2009 Innovation et Savoir-faire en Limousin, Viaduc des Arts, Paris 12eme (group)
2010 Grès Contemporain, St. Amand en Puisaye (group)
2010 D'un territoire à l'autre, dix céramistes explorent la matière, Art Présent Gallery, Paris (group)

 

Collections:
Gallery Surge and Gallery Shimon, Tokyo, Japan
Museum of Contemporary Art, Shigaraki, Japan
Artotheek, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

 

2002 Installation of the ceramics workshop in Mingedeloup, Corrèze
2003 Construction of a Anagama kiln