
Established in 1989 her gallery specialises in contemporary art and maintains a unique inventory of twentieth-century vintage photography.The gallery has built a reputation for it’s strong association with both established and unknown artists.
In 2015 Hab Vandenwijngaard took over Olof Art with the objective to offer a worldwide stage to Outsider art. It is obvious that the interest in not only fairs in general has grown but it’s safe to say the interest in Outsider art has grown too. Indeed our interest has not only grown but changed as well.
A unique monumental building on the outskirts of historic Leiden offers accommodation for over 75 workplaces for visual artists, creative companies and a gallery/café.
The gallery originated from an artist’s initiative: Schouten & de Vries Contemporary Art, which was located at Burgwal 2 from 1989 to 1993.
From 1993, Rob de Vries continued under his own name, first only at the current address after which the gallery went to Spaarnwouderstraat 47 (1997-2010) and later to the Dark Spaarne 32 zw, (2010-2013). In mid March 2013 the gallery returned to the old address Koolsteeg 2A.