Peter van Oostzanen was born in the Netherlands in 1962.
As a self-taught artist he began showing his artwork to the public after the turn of the century. Very soon galleries and art collectors became interested in his work, and now more and more people appreciate and admire his art. Nowadays van Oostzanen’s work is bought and collected by individuals as well as companies in several European countries and the United States.

Looking at Peter van Oostzanen’s paintings and drawings evokes the sensation of seeing a different world in which the laws of nature do not apply. Objects have unusual functions and human beings behave differently than in everyday life. By depicting impossible situations and objects van Oostzanen cunningly toys with reality. With a fair amount of humour, he places recognizable themes in an entire new context, and the imaginary world that is thus created is on the one hand familiar, because of the ordinary objects and creatures in it, but on the other hand strange and impossible, since these objects and creatures have unusual qualities and functions.
With his delicate touch of the brush the artist depicts humans, animals and objects in a very realistic and precise way.
At first sight, Peter van Oostzanen seems to belong to the surrealistic movement, of which Salvador Dali was the most prominent representative. Dali has had a considerable influence on van Oostzanen, who is also inspired by magic realist painters like Carel Willink and Pyke Koch.
Although it is hard to classify van Oostzanen’s style under the usual, imagination-based realistic art styles, such as surrealism, magic realism or meta-realism. Van Oostzanen prefers to name his style ‘Magic realism’. Based on an unlimited imagination, imaginary realism is restricted by neither ideology nor religion. It uses cultural and natural elements, and is expressed and visualized in a realistic way.

Exhibition history:

2025: Pentecost Exhibition 2025 - Gallery Gjøl (DK)

2025: Musiom Art Fair - Musiom - Amersfoort (NL)

2025: “Fertility” - MicksArt gallery - Emmen (NL)

2025: ‘Easter exhibition ’ - Gallery Gjol (Kunstlade Gjøl) - Gjøl (DK)

2025: Painting of the Year 2024 - Gallery RRMND - Roermond (NL)

2024: "Magical Autumn" - Gallery Gjol (Kunstlade Gjøl) - Gjøl (DK)

2024: "Atelierlint Soest 2024"- Soest (NL) art route

2024: "Kunst op stand "- the royal garage Soestdijk - Baarn (NL) art event

2024: "Back to the future" - Treff 5 (Art Association Circle Soest) - Soest (D) group exhibition

2024: "Exhibition 3" - Galerie Goeie Genade - Middelburg (NL) group exhibition

2024: "Eastershow 2024" - Gjol gallery (Kunstlade Gjøl) - Gjøl (DK) 202

2023: "Between fantasy and reality" - Gallery Kunstlade Gjøl - Gjøl (DK) group exhibition

2023: "Kunst op stand "- the parade palace Soestdijk - Soestdijk (NL) art event 

2022: "Atelierlint Soest 2022"- Soest (NL) art route 

2022: "Summertime" - Lieve Lambrecht Art Center - Merendree (B) 2022 group exhibition

2022: Surrealism, the Power of the Subconscious" - Lieve Lambrecht Art Center - Merendree (B) 2022 group exhibition

2022: "The museum collection" - Musiom - Amersfoort (NL) 2022 group exhibition

2022: "SurCol and friends" - Big church - Edam (NL) 2022 group exhibition

2021: "Low countries and the sea" - Musiom - Amersfoort (NL) group exhibition

2021: "Recognition in alienation" - Musiom - Amersfoort (NL) group exhibition

2021: A quarter of a century of painting - Old Church - Soest (nl) solo exhibition

2021: 'FOUR' - Treff 4 - Museum Wilhelm Morgner - Soest (D) group exhibition

2021: Dreamscapes contemporary imaginary realism - As (B) group exhibition

2020: "What about red" - Musiom - Amersfoort (NL) group exhibition

2020: "Back to our roots" - Soest (NL) art route

2019: Gallery "Bij Leth" - Emmen (NL) group exhibition

2019: 'Dreamscape 6. Contemporary Imaginary Realism'. Altes Rathaus, Viechtach (D) group exhibition

2019: "Unlimited- treff" - HazArt - Soest (NL) group exhibition

2018: Museum Thijnhof - Coevorden (NL) group exhibition

2018: Castle D ‘Aspremont Lynden - Oud Rekem (B) group exhibition

2017: Art Route Soest-art and Companies (NL) group exhibition

2017: "SurCol and friends. 13 Dutch surrealists", Edam (NL) Group Exposition

2017: 'All little creatures" , Paterwolde (NL) group exhibition

2017: "Master and apprentice - fine painters from Atelier Kunstkeuken", Soest (NL) group exhibition

2017: "Artishock Association 50 years", Soest (NL) group exhibition

2017: "IMAGINAIRE 9" - GalleryKnud Groth, Copenhagen (DK) group exhibition

2016: "THE WHOLE CIRCUS" Gallery Paterswolde, Paterswolde (NL) group exhibition

2016: "TREFF II" - St. Thomae kirche, Soest (D) group exhibition

2016: "IMAGINAIRE 8" - Gallery Knud Groth, Copenhagen (DK) group exhibition

2015: Art route Soest - Art and Companies (NL) group exhibition

2015: "PUIK" Gallery - Sillekunst, Oudewater (NL) group exhibition

2014: IMAGINAIRE 7 - Fantasmus, Roskilde (DK) group exhibition

2014: 'Affordable Art II' - Gallery - Den Andel, Den Andel (NL) group exhibition

2013: 'A feast for the eyes' Gallery - Den Andel, Den Andel (NL) group exhibition

2013: "LOVE" - Fantasmus, Birkerød (DK) group exhibition

2012/13 "Magical Dreams 2013" - Diverse locaties in Polen (PL) group exhibition

2012/13: PoP Up Gallery. Utrecht (NL) group exhibition

2012: 'EROTIC CHRISTMAS 2012' .BIRKERØD (DK) group exhibition

2012: 'ARTE NOVEM'. PoP Up Gallery. Utrecht (NL) group exhibition

2012: 'ALLERHANDEN'.Artishock, Soest (NL) group exhibition

2012: 'Goudse waterdagen'.Gallery Montulet, Gouda (NL) group exhibition

2012: PoP Up Gallery. Utrecht (NL) group exhibition

2012: 'The freakshow' .Hillerød (DK) group exhibition

2012: 'WIND FORCE8!' Soest (NL) exhibition art group East Wind

2012: "Be my valentine" NovaBelgica Art & Design Sint-Truiden (B) group exhibition

2011: "The Light Fantastic " NovaBelgica Art & Design Sint-Truiden (B) group exhibition

2010-11: "IMAGINAIRE III ", Hillerød (DK) group exhibition

2010: "SBK kunstuitleen Gooi en Eemland - Idea Soest ", Soest (NL) solo exhibition

2010: "Gallery "De hollandsche maagd", Gouda (NL) group exhibition

2010: INTERNATIONALE EXPOSITIE 2010 surrealisme NU "Bissaya Barreto Museum House and Sant´Anna Convent", Coimbra (Portugal) group exhibition

2010: "Gallery "Insolite", Amsterdam (NL) Duo-expositie

2010: "QUADRANT FANTASY" Easter show 2010 . Gallery - Fantasmus, Saeby (DK) group exhibition

2009: 'Dante the divine Comedy' . Gallery - Fantasmus, Saeby (DK) group exhibition

2009: 'Social Cultural association Artishock  ', Soest (NL) solo exhibition

2008: 'Gallery "Heeren van Voorburg" , Deventer (NL) duo-expositie with Michiel Hiep

2008: 'Easter show 2008' . Gallery - Fantasmus, Saeby (DK) group exhibition

2007: 'Dreamscape 2. The best of imaginary realism 2007' . RE-ART , Almere (NL) group exhibition

2007 - 2008: Animals in Imaginary Realism . Galerie - Princess of Kiev, Nice (FR) group exhibition

2007: 'Dreamscape 2. The best of imaginary realism 2007' . Gallery - Brusen , Saeby (DK) group exhibition

2007 - 2008: EXPOSITION MELIMAGES 'cadavres exquis' , 'La halle aux arts' . Angouleme (FR) group exhibition

2007: Huntenkunst Doetinchem (NL) Art Fair

2007: Venus and the female intuition(DK, NL, FR) group exhibition

2006: Gallery Gang IJmuiden (NL) group exhibition

2006: 'Dreamscape. The best of imaginary realism'. The Golden Phoenix, Leeuwarden (NL) group exhibition

2006: Huntenkunst Doetinchem (NL) Art Fair

2005: Gallery Gang Apeldoorn (NL) group exhibition

2005: Gallery Gang Beverwijk (NL) group exhibition

2005: Gallery d' Oude Werf Nieuwegein (NL) solo-exhibition

2004: C.Q Lifestyle. Castle the Hooghe Vuursche (NL) group exhibition

2004: Virtual display exposition, Stationstraverse Hoog Catharijne (NL)

2003: Gallery van Lubeck, Heiloo (NL) trio-expositie

2003: Gallery - Mooi voor thuis, Vlijmen (NL) group exhibition

2003: Gallery - Castor&Pollux, Bilzen (B) group exhibition

2003: Foundation - Hand to hand, Vinkel (NL) group exhibition

2002: Art Fair - Artemia, Alkmaar (NL)

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