Piet Paris


solo shows

20-28 June 2026

01-28 February 2026

08 Sept - 15 Okt 2023

03 April - 17 April 2022

06 March -  06 June 2021


group shows

30 Aug - 28 Sept 2025

01 Sept - 30 Sept 2022

12 Feb - 27 March 2022



Piet Paris – Icon of Contemporary Fashion Illustration


For over 35 years, Piet Paris has been a leading figure in Dutch fashion illustration. His clean, elegant and stylish visual language, rooted in Dutch heritage and craftsmanship, captures the essence of fashion and style in just a few lines. Each piece exudes balance, proportion, and compositional clarity, with a strong graphic signature.


Born Pieter ’t Hoen (The Hague, 1962), Piet Paris has built an internationally recognized body of work. He served three times as the artistic director of the Arnhem Fashion Biennale and was the creative director of Harper’s Bazaar Netherlands. In 2008, he received the prestigious Grand Seigneur fashion award and created iconic illustrations, displays, and window installations for clients including Saks Fifth Avenue, Viktor & Rolf and Prada.


In addition to commissioned work, Paris creates autonomous contemporary pieces that push the boundaries of the genre. His originals are now part of art collections around the globe. As a teacher at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, he inspires a new generation of illustrators. Piet Paris is a master of reduction and refinement. His work focuses entirely on clean form, elegant lines, and graphic strength, always reflecting Dutch heritage and craftsmanship.


Piet Paris is represented by I Love Illustration Gallery & Agency in Amsterdam. 


For press inquiries and available artworks contact the gallery by sending an email to anneke@iloveillustrationgallery.com


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20-28 June 2026


PIET PARIS – THE SKETCH SHOW


Van 20 t/m 28 juni 2026 presenteert I Love Illustration Gallery Amsterdam The Sketch Show, een unieke en intieme tentoonstelling van mode-illustrator Piet Paris.


Met The Sketch Show krijgt het publiek een zeldzame inkijk in het creatieve proces van een van Nederlands meest iconische mode-illustratoren. De tentoonstelling toont een bijzondere selectie originele schetsen: van eerste ideeën en spontane lijnen tot meer uitgewerkte composities en karakterstudies.


Voor het eerst krijgen bezoekers bovendien de kans om originele schetsen van Piet Paris aan te kopen tegen toegankelijke prijzen. Niet eerder werd een dergelijke exclusieve selectie op deze manier gepresenteerd.



Piet Paris is al jarenlang een gevestigde naam binnen de Nederlandse mode-illustratie. Zijn werk beweegt zich op het snijvlak van mode, kunst en illustratie en staat bekend om de elegante lijnen, grafische eenvoud en het sterke gevoel voor silhouet en stijl.


Door de jaren heen werkte hij samen met diverse culturele instellingen, musea, media en merken. Zijn illustraties verschenen in uiteenlopende publicaties en tentoonstellingen in binnen- en buitenland. Daarnaast is hij als docent verbonden aan de modeopleiding van de Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten (KABK) in Den Haag, waar hij zijn kennis en visie op modebeeld deelt met een nieuwe generatie ontwerpers en makers.


Met slechts enkele lijnen weet hij een karakter, houding of modesilhouet treffend neer te zetten.


From 20 to 28 June 2026, I Love Illustration Gallery Amsterdam presents The Sketch Show, a unique and intimate exhibition by fashion illustrator Piet Paris.


With The Sketch Show, visitors are offered a rare glimpse into the creative process of one of the Netherlands’ most celebrated fashion illustrators. The exhibition features a special selection of original sketches, ranging from first ideas and spontaneous lines to more elaborate compositions and character studies.


For the first time, visitors will also have the opportunity to acquire original sketches by Piet Paris at accessible prices. Never before has such an exclusive selection been presented in this way.


For many years, Piet Paris has been a leading figure in Dutch fashion illustration. His work exists at the intersection of fashion, art, and illustration, and is renowned for its elegant lines, graphic simplicity, and strong sense of silhouette and style.


Throughout his career, he has collaborated with numerous cultural institutions, museums, media outlets, and brands. His illustrations have appeared in a wide range of publications and exhibitions both in the Netherlands and internationally. In addition, he is affiliated as a tutor with the Fashion Department of the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Hague, where he shares his expertise and vision on fashion imagery with a new generation of designers and makers.


With just a few lines, he is able to capture a character, attitude, or fashion silhouette with remarkable precision.

23-25 January 2026 COKO Space


Piet Paris. New studies. New techniques. New work.


At the end of January, graphic artist Piet Paris presented new work at COKO Space in Amsterdam. The presentation showced an exclusive portfolio in a limited, signed edition -the result of his most recent studies and the development of new graphic techniques, including linocut and screen printing.


In late 2025, visitors and guests at Rosewood Amsterdam were able to witness, over four weeks in an open studio, how Piet Paris' work comes to life. As artist-in-residence, he created hundreds of live sketches based on fashion designs by Viktor & Rolf and Iris van Herpen, among others. Studies that led him towards new graphic techniques such as linocut and screen printing, and above all towards a deepening and refinement of his unmistakable style. Piet Paris' distinctive feel for abstraction and the elegance of the female figure, together with his sense of compositions that are both balanced and dynamic, now dominates his new work more than ever. Fashion remains his muse, but the work is decidedly autonomous.


"With a deliberately limited set of tools, I strive to preserve and renew the centuries-old craft of the techniques I use, by translating them into the future," says Piet Paris. "Styling, abstraction, interpretation and a modern visual language play a key role in this."


Piet Paris' exclusive portfolio takes centre stage during the presentation at COKO Space. The edition is limited to 25 numbered and signed portfolios, each containing five large-format works (50 ×60 cm) and one original drawing presented in a bespoke designed folder. Available both during the presentation and through I Love Illustration Gallery.


PURCHASE THE PORTFOLIO HERE

September 2025 Artist in Residence Rosewood Amsterdam


The Dress, The Drawing & The Draftsman


In September 2025, Piet Paris is welcomed as Artist in Residence at Rosewood Amsterdam. Known for his bold lines and refined graphic language, Paris transforms the space into a live atelier—where fashion is not only presented, but actively observed, interpreted, and reimagined.


In The Dress, the Drawing & the Draftsman, he explores the very essence of fashion through line, movement, and observation. Iconic creations by leading Dutch designers—including Iris van Herpen, Claes Iversen, David Laport, Abdelkader Benchellal, and Viktor&Rolf—form the starting point for a series of dynamic drawings. Each garment becomes a catalyst: translated, reinterpreted, and distilled into expressive lines that capture not just form, but attitude.


More than an exhibition, the residency unfolds as an atelier in motion. Visitors are invited into the creative process itself—witnessing sketches emerge, evolve, and resolve. Pencil marks, corrections, and ink transitions reveal the layers behind each finished work, offering a rare insight into the hand of the draftsman. Throughout the residency, the garments on display continuously shift, creating a living exhibition where no two visits are the same.


This residency marks the beginning of a broader three-month artistic journey. In October, Paris expands his practice into graphic printmaking—exploring lithography, silkscreen, and linocut. The project culminates in January with a final exhibition, presented both online and in collaboration with I Love Illustration Gallery, tracing the evolution of his process and the interplay between live drawing and graphic technique.


A celebration of craft, observation, and transformation—The Dress, the Drawing & the Draftsman reveals fashion not as a static object, but as something alive: in motion, in line, and in constant reinvention.


FILMS PIET PARIS SOLO SHOW 2021

Piet Paris talking about his work- films by Rosa Bultsma

 Opening Solo expo Piet Paris, March 6, 2021 - interview by Fiona Hering (in Dutch) - Film by Rosa Bultsma

All new available original artworks by Piet Paris will be presented here.


For price and availability, please contact I Love Illustration Gallery at +31 (0)6 55360464 or send an email hello@iloveillustrationgallery.com

Stylized fashion illustration of a person wearing a white coat, red fringed pants, and red heels, with the Alaïa logo above.
Fashion illustration of woman in black outfit holding a handbag, walking on a pink surface;
Stylized illustration of a figure in a black and white dress, pink accents.
Balenciaga fashion illustration in black and pink, abstract figure, brand name below.
A whirling Dervish in a black robe with a gold headpiece, pink lining visible.
Gold bracelet on a white display stand resembling a hand, against a black background.
Silhouette of a black hand holding a golden pen on a pink background.
Silhouette of hands holding a pink heart with a logo, a dotted circle above.
Pink hand with cutout shape above an eye ring on a silver cylinder, set against black background.
Black hand with yellow fingernails emerging from a white, textured sleeve.
Silhouette of hand holding red lips, surrounded by various small objects.
Eiffel Tower silhouette with stylized person, in front of a blue/white/red French flag background.
Woman's silhouette with building as skirt, high heels. Black and white illustration.
Abstract illustration of a figure in a brown coat with an orange hat, black legs, and white specks. The word
Jacquemus Contrast fashion illustration: White dress, red hair, on tan background.
Illustration of a figure wearing a light yellow overcoat, red tie, and black boots.
Pink ad for Marc Jacobs Extravaganza with abstract white figure and text.
Abstract figure in black suit with yellow head and red background; text reads
Line drawing of a profile: head with bow, heart-shaped earrings, and slender neck, against a white background.
Vogue magazine cover with a stylized figure in black and white against a yellow background.
Black and yellow abstract silhouette of a person, head and arm raised, hand to face, wearing yellow bands.
Woman reaching up to a butterfly; windy day, black and white skirt, blue background.
Abstract black and white shapes overlapping, creating a visual contrast with sharp edges and a curved detail.
Abstract black and white shape; a tall black form with jagged edges casts a shadow.
Woman in a geometric design, pink and black clothing, reaching out to circles, standing on a dark platform.
Geometric figure in light blue, seemingly dancing, set against black and white background.
Stylized figure in red outfit, walking on a black and white surface. Blue skin, angular design.
Oval portrait of woman with black hair and a jeweled headband, set against a pink background.
Woman in pink jumpsuit balances near a pink flamingo; white sun in a blue setting.
Woman with a square-cut blonde hairstyle rides a blue dolphin. Yellow background, blue water line.
Woman in a black dress, hat, and heels walking on a pink background, with a green ribbon and hat band.