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Lex Heilijgers received art training at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy of Art in Amsterdam, but is largely autodidact. To date, there are three discernible artistic periods in his career:

• 1975-1985: In this early period Lex’s art work consisted mainly of paintings in oils. His style of painting was surrealistic and naturalistic;

• 1985-1995: Gradually, Lex felt himself bound and limited by the requirements of naturalistic painting. He experienced this style of painting as a barrier to his artistic expression and possibilities. In 1985 Gallery Coninck in Amersfoort, Holland, invited Lex to become one of its permanent artists. The inspiring and strong ties between the owners of the gallery and Lex, and the successful sales through this gallery, resulted in a productive phase. Unfortunately, the gallery closed down in 1995;

• 2005-present: Following years of severe stagnation in his work while attending to his ill son, Lex started working in a large and inspiring studio in Driebergen, some 16 km away from Utrecht. Since then, he has been producing a fresh and representative collection of works on canvas and paper, some of which were recently shown in his solo show, “WALKING ALONG LINES AND COLOURS” at NOVADO GALLERY.