John Van Der Kolk:
Trained as a patternmaker/industrial designer in the plastics industry in Sydney. Full time sculptor since moving to the Mid North Coast in 1989. Has held numerous group and solo exhibitions. His work is represented in numerous public and private collections.
Public collections:
Boston Museum of Fine Arts- Wornick collection
IWCS Taiwan, China, Turkey, Nepal, USA collections
Grafton Regional Gallery – collection
Tweed Regional Gallery – collection
Mosman Gallery collection
Coffs Harbour City collection
Hastings Council collection
Caloundra Council collection
Manning regional gallery collection
Corporate collections:
Apple computers
Pfizer
Glenfiddich distillery
Burswood Casino
County Nat West
Gold coast Indy
State Forests NSW
National Parks and Wildlife Service
Public sculptures:
David Helfgott Bellingen
Casuarina 1st prize Kingscliff
Dan Murphy Port Macquarie
Jetty Gateway Coffs Harbour
Gumgali Track Coffs Harbour
Cloud Reef Playscape Coffs Harbour Jetty
Waymarker Wauchope trail
Macksville hospital collaboration with Gumbaynnggir weavers
International Projects:
Florence Biennale 2007 (winner of the Lorenzo de Medici medal for sculpture)
China 2014 Dong Jiang
Turkey 2015 Eskişehir
Nepal 2016 Bhaktapur
USA 2017 Los Angeles
Cambodia 2018 Siem Reip
New Zealand Whangerai
Hawaii Holoalua