Boris van Berkum
He was born in Rotterdam.
Also recorded as Dj · Boris Johannes Franciscus van Berkum · DJ Chantelle
Boris van Berkum

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- Boris van Berkum was born, sources differ on the date (on 30 April 1968 and on 30 March 1968). · Rotterdam.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- Occupation
- sculptor, artist, painter, illustrator and exhibition curator.
- Fields
- ceramic art.
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, Willem de Kooning Academy and European Ceramics Work Center.
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Boris van Berkum studied at Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, Willem de Kooning Academy and European Ceramics Work Center. The field of work recorded is ceramic art. Places of work recorded in the authority are Rotterdam and Oisterwijk. Work by Boris van Berkum is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen and National Museum of World Cultures.

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Boris van Berkum born at Rotterdam.
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Formation and teaching. Berkum studied at Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, Willem de Kooning Academy and European Ceramics Work Center. Recorded with the occupation sculptor. Recorded as sculptor, artist, painter, illustrator and exhibition curator.
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