In his work, Jan tries to grasp the physical geographical qualities of the elements. Swell lines hitting sandbanks, the wind that tries to find a grip on the water surface..  Natural energies, motions, and colours of his own personal experiences of landscapes are turned into a visual image or object. The colortones he experiences in landscapes are elusive illusions that arise through the play of light and reflection on surfaces. To grasp the elusive into something tangible like pigment or paint, Jan does extensive research into the different qualities of pigments and materials. He currently uses gel mediums as a base combining different pigments, sometimes transparent, sometimes opaque, ultimately influencing the underlying and parent layers. Furthermore, applying the material onto the surface in one movement creates a specific friction between the material and the canvas. Jan explores how different surfaces can contribute to the way material reacts to these movements leading to endless new findings during the process. The results are unique works in which translucent layers of colour are used to search for specific hues and colour nuances. Different layers form a dialogue with each other creating a strong composition characterised by depth and reflection.

2011 – 2015 ArtEZ Institute of the Arts – BA Fine Arts – Arnhem, the Netherlands

2023 
(upcoming) KunstRAI, Amterdam RAI,  Root Gallery – solo, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Thicker Than Water, ArtCan – solo, Marseille, France 
Group show, Root Gallery – group, Rotterdam, the Netherlands 

2022
Art The Hague,  Root Gallery – group, The Hague, the Netherlands
HIGH / LOW, Root Gallery – Solo, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
THERESI_ART 04, ART[S] Gallery Simone Jansen – group, Noordwijk, the Netherlands
Pattern & surface matter(s) , Kunstloc Brabant – duo, Tilburg, the Netherlands 
THERESI_ART 02, ART[S] Gallery Simone Jansen – group, Noordwijk, the Netherlands

2021
Pattern & surface matter(s) , Kunstloc Brabant – duo, Tilburg, the Netherlands
The Others Art Fair, Root Gallery – group, Turin, Italy KunstRAI, Amterdam RAI,
Root Gallery – group, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Art The Hague,
Root Gallery – group, The Hague, the Netherlands Interference,
Root Gallery – duo, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

2020
The New Current, Spaanse Kubus – group, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

2019
Shifting Tides, Root Gallery – solo, Rotterdam,the Netherlands
KunstRAI, Amterdam RAI, Root Gallery – Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Co/Lab Project with Tiger Strikes Asteroid LA Torrance Art Museum – group, Los Angeles
Captured In Form, Root Gallery – group, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

2018
Art The Hague, Root Gallery – group, The Hague, the Netherlands
The Assemblage, Root Gallery – group, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Summer Show, Club Gem – group, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Spring propositions, SBK kunstuitleen & galerie – group, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Form Unformed, Root Gallery – group, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

2017
Nieuwe Vide studio’s#2 – Periphery, Nieuwe Vide Haarlem – group, Haarlem, the Netherlands
Vakwerk op maar II, Spatie Arnhem – group, Arnhem, the Netherlands
The New Current – group, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
NachtExpo – duo, Deventer, the Netherlands

2015
Graduation exhibition, Artez – group, Arnhem, the Netherlands

2014
University Nijmegen – group, Nijmegen, the Netherlands

2013
University library at University of Utrecht – group, Utrecht, the Netherlands

2020 – 5 minute interview by The New Current “www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTLzUUW4xzA”
2017 – “Ondertussen bij Spatie in Presikhaaf Arnhem “ https://trendbeheer.com/2017/06/02/ondertussen-bij-spatiein-presikhaaf-arnhem/
2017 – https://nieuwevide.nl/programma/jan-kuhlemeier
2015 – www.mistermotley.nl/art-everyday-life/jan-kuhlemeier-artez-0 2015 – www.bloozgallery.nl/eindexamens-kunstacademies/fotoblog-artez-finals-2015-arnhem/#lightbox[gro up-11771]/6/