About
Born in South Africa (Durban) and residing in Utrecht EXHIBITIONS 2024 Kunstliefde, Roots, Utrecht 2023 Library Neude, Utrecht 2022 Gallery Kunst l Werk, Utrecht 2021 Kunstliefde, Going On, Utrecht 2020 Gallery Kunst l Werk, Utrecht Art Utrecht/ Broese, Utrecht 2019 Ateliers BaZtille, Zoetermeer Gallery Niek Waterbolk, Utrecht 2018 Gallery Kunst l Werk, Utrecht Kunstliefde, Not About Me, Utrecht 2017 Kunstliefde, Border, Utrecht 2016 Willem ll Fabriek, 's-Hertogenbosch Domkerk, Share Art, Utrecht 2015 Kunstliefde, Members in Image, Utrecht 2014 The Art Company, Heemstede 2013 Gallery Mereveldplein, De Meern Vliegbasis Soesterberg, Soesterberg 2010 School for Journalism, Utrecht 2009 Kunstliefde, 4N, Utrecht 2008 Great Church, LekArt, Culemborg Kunstliefde, Spa Town Utrecht, Utrecht 2007 Central Museum, Utrecht 2006 City Gallery, Gouda 2005 Local 4, Amersfoort Kunstliefde, New love, Utrecht 2004 Gallery Walls, Amsterdam 2003 Mama Cash - She Show’s, Rotterdam Jaarbeurs, 4th Salon, Utrecht CBK, Memorial Images, Alphen a/d Rijn 1999 Gallery The Cigar Factory, Delft Janskerk, Art Manifestation, Utrecht Court, Maastricht
Since 2000 I regularly focus on the suffering of animals in my paintings and drawings.
In the coverage in the daily news about forest fires, oil spills, flooding, drought or climate change the fate of people always comes first, while in these disasters there are generally more animal than human victims.
Animals are outlawed in a world that revolves around people and prosperity. Animals are killed, bred, eaten, abused, exploited, mutilated, locked up, hunted and chased away by human beings.
I think it is important to draw attention to the injustice that is done to them so that we look more closely at our treatment of animals.
With my works I want to tell stories, in a more or less journalistic way, on the basis of facts and details. I extensively study the subject I choose and prepare preliminary studies of animals and objects that will be added to the painting or drawing. In response to the final sketch the canvas is painted in oil paint, combined with other materials such as oilpaintstick, oil pastels and oil crayons. The drawings are made on paper with various materials such as collage, ecoline, ink, pencil and crayons.
EXHIBITIONS
2024
Roots, Kunstliefde, Utrecht
2023
Bibliotheek Neude, Utrecht
Clash, Kunstliefde, Utrecht
2022
Galerie Kunst|Werk, Utrecht
2021
Kunstliefde, Going On, Utrecht
2020
Galerie Kunst|Werk, Utrecht
Art Utrecht, Broese, Utrecht
2019
Ateliers BaZtille, Salon des Artistes, Zoetermeer
Galerie Niek Waterbolk, Utrecht
2018
Kunstliefde, Not About Me, Utrecht
2017
Kunstliefde, Grens, Utrecht
2016
Willem ll Fabriek, Bosch Open Expo, 's-Hertogenbosch
Domkerk, Share Art in Free-Dom, Utrecht
2014
Het Kunstbedrijf, Heemstede
2013
Galerie Mereveldplein, De Meern
Vrede van Utrecht, Festival de Basis, Soesterberg
2010
School voor Journalistiek, Art of Message,
2009
Kunstliefde, 4N, Utrecht
2008
Natuurlijk, LekArt, Culemborg
Kunstliefde, Badplaats Utrecht, Utrecht
2007
Centraal Museum, Oud Ontmoet Nieuw, Utrecht
2006
Stadsgalerie, Gouda
2005
Lokaal 4, What's Cooking Today, Amersfoort
Kunstliefde, Nieuwe Liefde, Utrecht
2004
Galerie Walls, Nazomeren, Amsterdam
2003
Mama Cash, She Show’s, Rotterdam
Jaarbeurs, De 4e Salon van Utrechtse Kunstenaars, Utrecht
CBK, Memorial Image, Alphen a/d Rijn
2000
Kunst met een Grote U, Utrecht
1999
Galerie De Sigarenfabriek, Delft
Janskerk, Utrechtse Kunstmanifestatie, Utrecht
1995
Galerie Moira, Utrecht
Theater de Lieve Vrouw, Amersfoort
Kunstbeurs, Antwerpen
1992
Salon des Refusés, Utrecht
1991
Kunstcentrum De Twee Wezen, Enkhuizen
1990
Galerie de Wouden, Wijnjewoude
1989
14 Kunstenaars Exposeren, Utrecht
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Education
- 1984–1989Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht (HKU)· Utrecht
Autonoom Schilderen
- 1980–1983Stichting Opleiding Leraren (SOL)· Utrecht
Tekenen / Nederlands
Experience
- 2006–2009De Belofte· Genootschap Kunstliefde, Utrecht
Commissielid
- 1998–2004Stichting Werkruimten Kunstenaars (SWK)· Utrecht
Bestuurslid