Johannes Holt Iversen

Johannes Holt Iversen (born 8 September 1989) is a Danish painter and sculptor currently located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 
He is an apprentice of Danish painter and sculptor Erik Rytter (former assistant of Poul Gernes).
Early career.
Early work, 1999–2014.
Johannes Holt Iversen started out his artistic career in the music industry, writing songs and performing on stage at age 9. In his teenage years he began as a singer/songwriter writing songs for sync. opportunities abroad in Asia and the United States under American representation. In 2012 he collaborated with American R&B/Soul artist and singer Omar Wilson featuring on the track "Dreamology" released in the US. In 2014 his single "Love Train" was in the bidding, co-writing for Korean K-pop sensation Super Junior. "Love Train" was produced by well-renowned J-pop producer Ryuichiro Yamaki (Namie Amuro, Airi Suzuki) and renowned producer Pete Maher (U2, Katy Perry, Depeche Mode). In 2014 he participated in the development and initiation of the Spotify Artists open data programme, using an artist pseudonyme on the streaming service.
Academy Years, 2016–2020.
Johannes Holt Iversen was enrolled to the Dutch Academy of Fine Arts Gerrit Rietveld Academie in September 2016. Later in 2016 he participated in the Остен International Biennial of Drawing at the Остен Museum of Modern Art Skopje, Macedonia. In 2018 Johannes Holt Iversen exhibited at Glassbox Gallery in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, France as well as CHPEA Museum in Herning Denmark where he participated on the national Danish TV program series The Great Masterpiece Challenge on DR1, based on the concept by the British TV-network Sky Arts. Here he painted an exact replica of the famous CoBrA painting "Bird Eating" from 1939 by Carl-Henning Pedersen. In 2019 Johannes Holt Iversens works from his series Lascaux 1.0 beta was acquired for the Danish National Art Collection by the Danish Arts Council and the Danish Arts Foundation, furthermore he won the Italian-based Galleria Banditto Main Residency Art Price for his new findings in contemporary painting.