Meet Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen artist, muralist, naturalist, teacher, learn about his work, work for hire, & current projects Books the "Legend" series of books Art Gallery see some of Gijsbert's images Educational Nature Programs a wide range of school and group programs Around the Farm and Etc. a farm scrapbook Welcome Page
Meet Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen The name Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen is most readily recognized from his 17 years as art director for the now privatized Michigan Natural Resources magazine. It is also through the state that his five habitat posters of the wetlands, dunes, rivers, Kirtland warbler, beech-maple forests, are well known. Most recently Gijsbert's mural work for Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island, Fort Michilimackinac and the Natural History Museum at Michigan State University have received much praise and public attention. But his current project is a source of great pride and excitement. The art of Gijsbert van Franknhuyzen captures his lifelong connection to nature and wildlife. Born in the Netherlands, Gijsbert studied at the Royal Academy of Arts in Arnhem and immigrated to the United States in 1976. Shortly thereafter, he became the Art Director for the Michigan Natural Resources Magazine where he learned about and experienced the vast beauty and natural history of Michigan. In 1993, he ventured out on his own as an artist and educator, sharing his love for art and nature with schools. Traveling throughout Michigan, his programs vary from hands-on painting seminars and wildlife rehabilitation to habitat improvement and wildlife photography. His highest achievement comes from being selected numerous times into the internationally renowned Leigh Yawkey Woodson " Birds in Art" Exhibition. Gijsbert lives on a farm in Bath, Michigan with his wife Robbyn and daughter Kelly and Heather. Click here to find out about his current projects.