Artist Statement
Concepts The notion of a parallel universe, of what goes on beneath our pleasing and pleasant appearance is a constant theme in both my oil painting and in my etchings. My etchings are closely related to my late night doodle drawing and portray secret fantasies or fiery desires with a clearly erotic tone, which I also continue in some small oils. I also paint bigger, single figure 'psychological' portraits often referring to classical portraiture by Rubens or Titian. This contemporary and personal response to classical painting is a recurring source of inspiration and subject matter for me. In painting as in etching I work out similar ideas 'The erotic and hidden aspect both in social mores as in intimate relationships both seen from a female perspective is an issue which appears. The hypocrisy of our social space which gives us a veneer of liberation yet does not cover our awareness of innate savagery. Influences Own gender (Female), fantasy, angst, irony, cultural identity (North European) Dutch and German painting, artist book making, portraiture. Historical references to Baroque (17th C), European painting especially Rubens, Titian, Velasquez, portraiture painting plus the moderns like Max Beckman, Marlene Dumas, Louise Bourgeois, for etching Goya. Career path The Royal Academy of Fine Art, The Hague, Holland B-Tech printmaking, Kensington & Chelsea College, London In oil painting I am self taught. Member of London Group since 2004 Awards 2012 Statutory Awards of MTG - Krakow International Print Triennial 2012 Guangdong Museum Purchase Prize, Qijiang, PR of China 2011 Shortlisted for and acquired by the Ruth Borchard Self portrait Collection Birgit Skjold Prize for Pillowbook of Endless nights, acquired by V&A National Art Library First prize, Tabernacle Art competition, MOMA, Wales 2010 Guangdong Museum Purchase Prize, Qijiang, PR of China 2008 Residency Frans Masereel Center, Belgium 2006 Aberystwyth, University of Wales Purchase Prize, Originals 06, London 2003 Presse Papier Award, Biennale Int. d'estampe Contemporaine de Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
CV & Education
Solo exhibitions
2010 - Biting the bullet, Millennium Gallery, St.Ives
2010 - mama, mama the bear is loose, Quest 21, Brussels
2010 - Sticks and Stones, University Gallery and Baring Wing, Newcastle upon Tyne
2010 - Sweet 'n Low, Viktor Wynd Fine Art Inc., London
2008 - Down the rabbit hole, School of Art Gallery Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth
2008 - The Weight of smoke, Galerie de Buytensael, arnhem, NL
2008 - The Weight of smoke/Art influence, East West Gallery, London
2007 - The Weight of smoke, De Queeste Art, Watou, Be
2007 - The Weight of smoke, De Queeste Art, Watou, Belgium
2006 - Intimate Conversations, Artonomy Fine Art, Truro, Cornwall
2006 - La Petite Mort, Stephanie Burns Fine Art, Canberra, Australia
2005 - La Petite Mort, De Queeste Kunstkamers, Trappistenweg 54, Be 8978 Watou, Belgium
2005 - La Petite mort, East West Gallery, London
2004 - Shouts and Wispers, Stephanie Burns Fine Art, Canberra, Australia
2004 - Silence is easy, De Queeste Kunstkamers, Watou, Belgium
2003 - Sometimes I dream about reality, East West Gallery, London
2003 - You said you loved me, Rmart Gallery, Essen, Germany
2001 - All of Me, East West Gallery, London
2001 - Incomplete Tales, Erasmus Gallery, Rotterdam, Holland
2000 - Crossing Borders, Royal Crescent Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
1999 - Burying the Hatchet, The Millinery Works, London
1999 - Close to the Bone, New Hall, Cambridge
1996 - Collyer Bristow Gallery, London
1994 - Galerie Reisel, Rotterdam, Netherlands
1993 - The Royal Netherlands Embassy, London
1988 - Last Gallery, London
1986 - Art Space Gallery, London
1983 - Clare Hall, Cambridge
1982 - Stedelijk Museum, Alkmaar, Netherlands
Group exhibitions
2011 - Leonora Carrington,Marcelle Hanselaar, Tilly Losch, Viktor Wynd Fine Art, London
2011 - Small is beautiful, Flowers Central, London
2010 - 400 women, Shoreditch Town Hall, London
2010 - Beasts Royal, Viktor Wynd Fine Art, London
2010 - BIMPE IV, print Biennale, touring, Vancouver, Edmonton, Canada
2010 - London group annual, The Cello Factory, London
2010 - Multiplied Art Fair, Christies South Kensington, London
2010 - The Art of Giving, Saatchi Gallery, London
2009 - Black on White, The Framers Gallery, London
2009 - X1V Biennale int. de gravure de Sarcelles, 95203 Sarcelles, France, Sarcelles
2008 - drawings & works on paper, East West Gallery, London
2008 - Originals 08, Mall Galleries, London W1
2007 - 6th print Biennale, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Liege, Belgium
2007 - Beyond the Narrative, Pitshanger Manor Gallery, London
2007 - Originals 07, Mall Galleries, London
2007 - Recent acquisitions, Part 2, British Museum Printroom, london
2007 - Things which go bump in the night, Visual arts Centre,Scunthorpe, Lincs, Scunthorpe
2005 - 5th Biennale Internationale de Gravure, Cabinet des Estampes, MAMAC, Liege, Belgium
2005 - Biennale Internationale d'estampe contemporaine, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
2005 - Uncanny Tales, Touring with Rego, Pacheco, Hanselaar, Grimes, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea,, Swansea
2005 - 'Unladylike', East West Gallery, London
2003 - Biennale International d'estampe contemporaine in Trois-Rivieres, Galerie d'art du Parc, Trois-Rivieres Quebec , Canada
2003 - National Print Exhibition, The Mall Gallery, London
2003 - Prizewinners, East West Gallery, London
2003 - R A Summer show, Royal Academy, London
2003 - Sons and Mothers, Collins Gallery, Glasgow
2003 - Uncanny Tales, 'de Buytensael, Arnhem, Holland
2003 - Wrexham Print International, Memorial Gallery, Wrexford
2002 - 40 x 40 Contemporary British Art, Millinery Works, London
2002 - Art, Age and Gender, FWA, Orleans House, London
2002 - National print Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
2002 - Young Masters prints, Atlanta, Georgia, US
2001 - Art on Paper Fair, Royal College of Art,, London
2001 - Bearing Up, East West Gallery, London
2001 - English Figurative Painting, Galerie Thomas, Hettlage, Munchen
2001 - International small print Biennale, Morley Gallery, London
2000 - Affordable Art Fair, London, Print Fair, Barbican, London
2000 - East West Gallery, London
2000 - Modern and Cont British Art, The Millenery Works, London
2000 - NY AD 2000, DFN Gallery, New York, USA
2000 - Sherjah Arts Museum, United Arab Emirates
1999 - Art for Life, Morley Gallery, London
1999 - Modern and Cont British Art, The Millinery Works, London
1999 - Pictures to Live With, The Millinery Works, London
1999 - Secret Lives, Axiom Gallery, Cheltenham
1999 - Small and Sexy, East West Gallery, London
1998 - MWA, Women, Work and Money, KPBG, London
1998 - Notes From the Underground, Dostoyevsky Museum St Petersburg, Russia
1998 - Undercurrents, Woodlands Art Gallery, Blackheath
1998 - Women on Men, Oriel Theatre, Clwyd; Bodelwyddan Castle; Denbighshire School of Art Gallery, University of Wales, Aberystwyth
1997 - Gisela Beers, Kensington Contempory Art Fair, London
1997 - Graffik 97, Printmakers, Scunthorpe Museum and Art Gallery, Scunthorpe
1997 - Seven Dutch Artists, The Royal Netherlands Embassy, London
1997 - Small Objects of Desire, East West Gallery, London
1997 - Unquiet Voices, Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery, Doncaster
1996 - Summer show, Beatrice Royal Gallery, Eastleigh
1996 - The Child Within, East West Gallery, London
1996 - The Human Form, Fairfax Gallery, Tunbridge Wells
1995 - Identity, Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne
1995 - Life's a Beach, City Gallery, Leicester
1995 - The Sea, Beatrice Royal Gallery, Eastleigh
1994 - Burlington New Gallery, London
1994 - Contemporary Portrait Society, London
1994 - Magnat Gallery, London
1994 - Women Light up the Night, Berlin, Germany
1993 - Cooling Gallery, London
1993 - Expressionist Paintings, SW Teachers University, Chongqing, China
1992 - Art for Sale, Whiteley's, London
1992 - Cooling Gallery, London
1992 - Eva Jekel Gallery, London
1991 - British Month, Roy Miles Gallery, London
1991 - Galerie Clairfontaine, Luxembourg
1990 - Art for China, Smith Gallery, London
1990 - British Painters, Mall Galleries, London
1990 - Leinster Fine Art, London
1989 - Link of Affinity, Knapp Gallery, London and Glasgow Art Club, Glasgow
1988 - Berkeley Square Gallery, London
Curated projects
2010 - London Original print Fair, Royal Academy of Arts, London
2009 - Black dog, red rooster, Kunstauschen , Forchstrasse 32, Herrliberg, Zurich
2009 - Metamorphoses, Musee de Saint Maur, La Varenne Saint Hilaire
2008 - Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London
2008 - The threadneedle figurative prize, Mall galleries, london
Live/Performance
2008 - Art Influence, on line magazine and You-tube, online magazine
Competitions, prizes and awards
2011 - Birgit Skjold Prize for Pillowbook for endless nights, V&A Museum, London
2011 - First Prize, Tabernacle Art Prize, MOMA, Wales
2011 - Shortlisted for the Ruth Borchard Selfportait competetion, Kings Place Gallery, London
2006 - School of Art Gallery and Museum , Aberystwyth Purchase Prize, UWA, Aberystwyth, Wales
2003 - Presse Papier Award, Biennale internationale d'estampe contemporaine, Trois Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
Publications
2010 - Biting the Bullet , Millenium Gallery
2007 - The weight of smoke