In an interview placed in two Dutch news papers, Van der Kooi talks about the changes in biodiversity, the (Dutch) landscape, and the animals he painted inside his house in Friesland (in Dutch; Leeuwarder Courant and Dagblad van het Noorden 7 April 2017).
Leeuwarder Courant
Radio 1 interview
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Van der Kooi's exhibition alongside works by Rembrandt was featured in the national TV 1 news show Nieuwsuur. The item features Dutch and German interviews.
See here.
Niet haten maar schilderen (Don't hate, but paint)- NRC Handelsblad 30 July 2016, here.
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Documentary of Frank Peters on behalf of the Dordrechts Museum. Click here.
RTV Dordrecht November 13, 2012. This documentary contains interviews with Jan van der Kooi, Frits Duparc (former director Mauritshuis, The Hague) and Peter Schoon (director Dordrechts Museum). Click here.
Omrop Fryslân November 14, 2012. Click here.
TV Rijnmond November 9, 2012. Click here.
"The horse as a challenge"
Click here for the article (Dutch).
(Dutch)
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"Work like Da Vinci" (Dutch)
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"Drawer Jan van der Kooi exhibits work" (Dutch)
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Jan van der Kooi draws in a very old scetchbook that has been in the possession of the Swedish royal family, Michelangelo and Raphael (Dutch).
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In 2007 Jan van der Kooi participated in an exhibition of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters in London.
Leeuwarder Courant February 5, 2007: click here.