Jan Riske

Jan Hendrik Riske (born 21 June 1932) was a Dutch painter.

Life and career
Jan Hendrik Riske was born in Dordrecht on 21 June 1932. He went to a private Montessori school and was encouraged to draw by his father. Riske was noticed by Laurens J. Bol, director of the Dordrechts Museum. With the financial support from the Ary Scheffer Fund, obtained through the influence of Bol, Riske was able to study at the Art Academy in Rotterdam. After his studies at the art academy in Rotterdam he emigrated to Australia in 1952.

His work was on exposition at the Museum of Modern Art in Melbourne, the Carnegie International in Pittsburgh and galleries in Amsterdam, New York, Sydney and Melbourne.

These museums have works of Jan Riske on display:
 * National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
 * Fine Arts Museum, Dallas, United States