Walter Willems is a Dutch artist, curator and entrepreneur who has been working in the arts & entertainment industry for over 20 years. Willems has implemented arts and culture programming in Europe, North America and the UAE, managed large-scale interactive public sculptures, curated outdoor and site-specific photography exhibitions, and was the co-founder of an art awards event honouring excellence in art production, curating, exhibition design and art criticism.
As an artist, Willems has exhibited internationally and has worked/collaborated with artists and art institutions in Europe, North and South America and the U.A.E. He has staged participatory photo projects internationally in collaboration with Canadian artist and curator Camilla Singh. His work can be found in public, private and corporate collections in Europe, North America and the United Arab Emirates.
Willems co-founded ArtBarrage, a digital media and art consulting company, specialized in marketing contemporary art, residential and corporate art consulting, artist career advice, grant writing, artwork documentation and the production of high-end limited-edition art prints.