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Jo van Dijk is known in Groningen and far beyond as a painter; he was a member of the renowned artist collective De Ploeg.
The second half of the fifties meant an artistic breakthrough for Jo van Dijk. Encouraged by the then director of the Groninger Museum WJ de Gruyter, he had his first solo exhibition in 1959 in Galerie de Mangelgang. In the same year, at the invitation of both artists' associations, he became a member of De Ploeg and the more progressive Groep NU. Until his death, Jo van Dijk made lyrical abstract work in various techniques, of which painting had been his preference for years, that only refers to form, colour and composition.
His work is highly sought after and is rarely offered for sale.