In the late 1940s, Pierre van Soest (Venlo, 1930 – Amsterdam, 2001) attended the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. In 1953 and 1954 he received the Royal Subsidy for free painting. From 1964 he lived alternately in Amsterdam and in Helle (South Limburg). At that time he became a teacher at the Ateliers '63 in Haarlem. Afterwards, from 1972 to 1987, he taught at the academy in Den Bosch. He has worked extensively in monumental art, making wall paintings and concrete reliefs in public and private buildings in the Netherlands, especially in Amsterdam. Van Soest's work is represented in various public collections, including Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen and the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.
