Peter Nieuwendijk- HOLLAND (FECO President General)

The Dutch artist Peter Nieuwendijk (born in Amsterdam, 1946) is an autodidact.
His work is in possession of private collectors, musea, galleries and various art promotion institutes.
Nieuwendijk exposes from 1965.
His artwork was shown in Denmark, Germany, France, Turkey, Belgium, Canada, USA. Also in the Netherlands his colorful work was dominantly present in solo- and group exhibitions (in the Hague, Amsterdam, Amersfoort, Alkmaar, Lisse, Hillegom, Ouderkerk, Heerhugowaard, Eindhoven, Schagen, Bergen, Rotterdam, Hoofddorp)

As cartoonist he participated in more than 50 different cartoon festivals
all over the world
Winner of the 1st Prize (Golden Award) Zemun/Serbia 2005
Winner of the 1st Prize (theme “Man to Man”) Busteni/Romania 2007
Winner Mail Art Prize, Serbia 2008
Silver Medal Cyprus Puliya Festival
Several other awards, honorable and special mentions in Belgium, Canada, Romania, Italy, Serbia, China, Macedonia, Cyprus, Portugal, Egypt and Turkey.
123 times selected for international festival-catalogues
Composer of 29 cartoon books
Composer of 6 Art books
Composer of 3 Poetry books
Organizer/Director of 21 cartoonfestivals in Holland
More than 50 times jury-member on different locations around the world
Co-Founder of FECO (Federation of Cartoonists’ Organisations) (1985)
Founder of the Dutch Cartoon Association “De Tulp” (1983)
Chairman of the Dutch Cartoon Association
President of the Dutch Art Collective BIB
Editor in Chief of FECONEWS Magazine
FECO President General (from May 2009- June 2013)