Bert Hermans was born in 1947 in Voorburg in The Netherlands. Since the end of the 80s, Hermans has been a passionate painter. He owns an atelier at the Vest in the historic city centre of Gouda. His work consists mainly of oil paintings, with his major theme being industrial and cultural heritage. Hermans has followed several courses in acrylic, water media and oil painting, starting in 1985 at the Dutch Art School SKVR in Rotterdam in The Netherlands. The last decade his work mainly is concentrated on oil paintings. He followed workshops and courses at the studio of Clara Miedema, a well-known Dutch oil painting teacher in Rotterdam.

Hermans had exhibitions in eight countries in Europe (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom and The Netherlands), in several cities in the USA (Miami, New York, Las Vegas and San Diego) and in China (Shanghai). His works were published in many art books such as: “International Contemporary Masters”, “Important World Artists”, “Current Masters” and last but not least in “The First Berliner Art Book” series. His artwork has been sold worldwide.