Marcel Speet (Netherlands, 1951) makes paintings and works on paper. His work explores the tension between organic and artificial forms. Each work develops as a coherent configuration whose internal relationships continue to unfold in observation. He uses colour, form and structure through layering, friction and transformation.
Marcel Speet lives and works in France, near Bordeaux.
FR
Marcel Speet (Pays-Bas, 1951) réalise des peintures et des œuvres sur papier. Son travail explore la tension entre les formes organiques et artificielles. Chaque œuvre se développe en une configuration cohérente dont les relations internes continuent de se révéler au fil de l'observation. Il utilise la couleur, la forme et la structure par la superposition, la friction et la transformation.
Marcel Speet vit et travaille en France, près de Bordeaux.
NL
Marcel Speet (Nederland, 1951) maakt schilderijen en werken op papier. Zijn werk onderzoekt de spanning tussen organische en kunstmatige vormen. Elk werk ontwikkelt zich tot een samenhangende configuratie waarvan de interne relaties zich tijdens het kijken blijven ontvouwen. Hij gebruikt kleur, vorm en structuur via gelaagdheid, frictie en transformatie.
Marcel Speet woont en werkt in Frankrijk, in de omgeving van Bordeaux.
CV
Selected Exhibitions – English (CV)
2025
– Showroom Marcel Speet Studio, Loubès-Bernac – exhibition PREVIEW, recent paintings and works on paper
2024
– Showroom Marcel Speet Studio, Loubès-Bernac – Presentations of recent work (painting and photography)
2023
– Château la Grave Béchade, Baleyssagues
– Ongoing presentations, Showroom Marcel Speet Studio, Loubès-Bernac (since 2022)
2022
– Moulin de Cocussotte, Saint-Pierre-sur-Dropt
– Association Culturelle, Poussignac
– Château la Grave Béchade, Baleyssagues
– Showroom Marcel Speet Studio, Loubès-Bernac – Presentations of recent work (painting and photography)
2020
– LARp × HECTOBAR 9.1 (Online), International 24h show (LAX × ROT)
– Featured at Vasari21.com
– Hectobar 4.0, TENT Rotterdam
– Rotterdamse Salon, Rotterdam
– Saatchi Art, New This Week
2019
– HUAYI ZHU × Marcel Speet, Day/Night Jewelry Art Exhibition, Shanghai 白昼/黑夜珠宝艺术展览
– FRONT Sans Frontière selection, April
– Living Pool 2.0, Group exhibition, Rotterdam
– Rotterdamse Salon, Gallerycrawl #6, Rotterdam
– Saatchi Art, New This Week
2018
– Group exhibition, Room 7, Karmijnkunst, Rotterdam – Objects and Photography
2017
– Forty Rotterdam Artists, Group pop-up exhibition, Coolsingel 69, Rotterdam
– Artoffice, Rotterdam
2016
– Works on Paper 2014–2016, Juicyheads.com (online feature)
– Group clay immersion performances, Rotterdam & Granada
2015
– Green Show, Solo exhibition, Hoekpand Rotterdam
– Remixing Illusion: Shifts and Progress, Solo exhibition, ’t Klooster Cultuurgebouw, Rotterdam
– Saatchi Art, Featured Collection: New Drawings $500 and Under
2014
– Saatchi Art, Featured Collection: Affordable Originals / Originals under $1000
– Route du Nord, Drawing series, Rotterdam
– Huran-Eryi Cultural Communications, Beijing
2013
– Route du Nord, Photoseries & stop motion videos, Rotterdam
– Xpopup, Solo exhibition, Rotterdam
2012
– Interventions Arrangements, Solo exhibition, ’t Klooster Cultuurgebouw, Rotterdam
2011
– Buurtmuzikanten Fotoproject, St. Sonor, Rotterdam
– Buurtgarderobe Fotoproject, Museum Rotterdam
2010
– Route du Nord, Group exhibition, Rotterdam Noord
2004
– Group Photo exhibition, Galerie Fotogram, Amsterdam
Education
– Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam (1966–1969) – Admitted at 16 to the evening program; three years of study including the Foundation year, Interior Design and Free Graphics.
– BA in Theology, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgium (1978)
– Hogeschool Utrecht, Faculty of Social Work & Arts Therapies (1995) – Degree in Creative Arts Therapy, Visual specialization (FSAO)
Additional Courses and Training
– Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam (1994) – Course in Autonomous Drawing (external program)
– Amsterdam, Prinsengracht (2003) – Portrait Photography course (independent photoschool)
Professional Registration
– GZ-Vaktherapeut Beeldend (Registered Art Therapist, Visual, 2000), Federatie Vaktherapeutische Beroepen (FVB)
Professional Practice
– Worked 22 years as GZ-registered Art Therapist (Visual) in adult psychiatry at a psychiatric hospital in Rotterdam
Collections
– Works in private collections across the United States, China and Europe