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Artist Statement:
I am not interested in telling
a story. I will not try to
give a complete overview.
I hope to make people more
aware of the beautiful images
around them; the interesting
shapes of the weathered
(coral) stones on the beach,
how the reflection of a ship
colors the water, a detail of
a monument, or the pattern of
a leaf.
I am fascinated by material.
The process of erosion and
damage. The contrast between
skins. I make use of this in
rhythmic compositions or
forms.
In my photographs you can see
I am a ceramist at heart.
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Artist Galleries:
GALLERY ALMA BLOU
Landhuis Habaai
Curaçao
www.galleryalmablou.com
BLOW-UP GALLERY
Hazenstraat 51/67
Amsterdam
The Netherlands
www.blowupgallery.com...
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Artist Reviews:
Adi Martis & Jennifer Smit, in
Arte, Dutch Caribbean Art,
2002, Ian Randle publishers,
Jamaica / KIT publishers, The
Netherlands, page 98-99:
‘Traces from times long past
play an important role in the
work of ceramist and
photographer Ellen Spijkstra,
who has lived in Curaçao since
1980. She attended the ...
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Collections:
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Museo Arte Moderno, Sto.
Domingo Dominican Republic
Centro Wifredo Lam, Havana
Cuba
Resen Ceramics Museum, Resen
Macedonia
Centrum Beeldende Kunsten
Rotterdam The
Netherlands
Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
The Netherlands
Artoteek Den Haag
The Netherlands
Het Curaçaosch Museum
Curaçao
Maritiem Museum
Curaçao
World Trade Center
Curaçao
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Commissions:
Chamber of Commerce, Curaçao,
Netherlands Antilles
Stichting Monumentenzorg,
Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
Refineria di Korsou N.V.,
Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
Curaçao Ports Authority N.V.,
Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
Boeli van Leeuwen, Curaçao,
Netherlands Antilles
Jan Brokken, Amsterdam, The
Netherlands
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Exhibitions for Ellen Spijkstra:
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ONE-PERSON:
2009 Art Studio Insight Aruba
2009 Galerie Taptoe, Brussels Belgium
2008 Landhuis Bloemhof Curaçao
2008 The French Embassy Gallery, Sto. Domingo Dominican Republic
2008 Kleurgamma Downtown, Amsterdam The Netherlands
2006 Blow-Up Gallery, Amsterdam The Netherlands
2005 Curaçaosch Museum Curaçao
2005 Kas di Alma Blou Curaçao
2004 Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum, Amsterdam The Netherlands
2003 Art Studio Insight Aruba
2003 World Trade Center Curaçao
2000 Maritiem Museum Curaçao
1999 Kas di Alma Blou Curaçao
1998 Galerie Bloemhof Curaçao
1997 Scheltema H & V, Amsterdam The Netherlands
1993 Het Curaçaosch Museum Curaçao
1989 Taller Escuela Arte Fuego, Caracas Venezuela
GROUP (selected):
2010 Elit-Tile, Centro Leon, Santiago Dominican Republic
2009 Dependensia, Landhuis Knip Curaçao
2009 Arte Bèbè, Mon Art Gallery Curaçao
2007 2nd annual Dutch Caribbean Art Exhibition, Kas di Arte Bonaire
2007 275 years Snoa, Maritime Museum Curaçao
2007 All about women, Gallery Alma Blou Curaçao
2006 ASNA Clay Triennial, Karachi Pakistan
2006 First ACP Festival, Museo Arte Moderno, Sto. Domingo Dominican Republic
2006 The Caribbean in the Age of Modernity, Port of Spain Trinidad
2006 Arte Bèbè, The Rif Fort Curaçao
2004 Cocktail di Arte, Heerlickheijd van Ermelo The Netherlands
2004 Blow-Up Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2003 Laman 2003 Curaçao
2003 Vision +, V Caribbean and Centro American Biennial Dominican Republic
2003 Resusitá, Riffort Curaçao
2003 Keramika Sisak 1700 Croatia
2003 1 Bienal International del Mosaico Contemporaneo, B.A. Argentina
2002 Elit-Tile 2002, Museum of Modern Art, Sto. Domingo Dominican Republic
2001 Arte, di nos e ta, TENT-CBK Rotterdam The Netherlands
2000 Seventh Biennial of Havana, Centro Wifredo Lam, Cuba
2000 Sixth Taiwan Golden Ceramics Awards Exhibition,Taipei Taiwan
2000 Mon Petit Art Gallery, San Juan Puerto Rico
2000 Laman Chiki Curaçao
1999 Auto Retrato Nobo,Instituto di Cultura Aruba
1999 Centro Cariforo, Sto. Domingo Dominican Republic
1999 Arte ’99 Curaçao
1999 S.B.K. Kunstcentrum Haarlem The Netherlands
1995 Artoteek The Hague The Netherlands
1992 Un Abraso Ku Kolo, Heemstede The Netherlands
1991 Gala di Arte, W.T.C. Curaçao
1989 Bida I Kolo, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam The Netherlands
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