Frits Johan Vanèn (born 7 April 1933, Amersfoort) is a Dutch painter and sculptor.
Vanèn uses universal, geometric symbols in his artworks like squares, cubes, circles. From the elements he visualize water and light topics. The viewer's momentary perception finds hidden laws of nature of artworks of Frits Vanen.
1969 5 years Dutch Sculpture, Centraal Museum Utrecht.
1989 International Steel Sculpture Workshop and Symposium, Dunaújváros, Hungary
1990 The obvious, an object of observation. Municipal Museum Roermond, Dutch Sculp. Assoc.
1993 Striking Sculptures, Groeneveld /Baarn
1994 Space for Sculptures, Doesburg/Utrecht
1994 Radius of Action in Dialogue, Daelenbroek/ Herkenbosch.
1996 Drechtoevers Sculpture Park, Zwijndrecht
1996 Multiples, Beerenburght Gallery, Eck en Wiel.
1996 4th International Biennial of Sculptural Drawings, Vigadó Gallery, Budapest
1997 Small- Sculpture, Townhall and gardens of Middenbeemster.
1997 The Masters of Drawing and Graphic Arts, 1997 4th International Biennial, Györ Hungary.
1997 10th jubilee of The 4th Dimension Gallery Plasmolen
Frits Vanen