Andra Daans

Andra Daans
Born in Rotterdam in 1962, Dutch-Surinamese artist Andra Daans studied Fashion and Monumental Art at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague before continuing her education at the Free Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, where she focused on drawing the nude. Though not formally trained as a painter, she found her voice in oil on linen, developing a distinctive style that combines grisaille with vibrant colors, African patterns, and symbolic motifs.

Her work often centers on children, exploring resilience, identity, and heritage while weaving together personal and cultural narratives. Exhibited internationally since the 1980s, Daans’ paintings are held in collections across Europe and the United States. Through her art, she seeks to provoke empathy, inspire reflection, and celebrate our shared humanity.

1983 Royal Academy of Fine Arts, The Hague, NL
1985 Scuola Libera del Nudo, Rome, IT
2006 SAP R/3 Logistics, Capgemini, Utrecht, NL
2011 SAP Report Design, Capgemini, Utrecht, NL

2025 Florence Biennale - Italy
2025 Autumn Fall Salon - Vrij Paleis, Amsterdam, NL
2025 Art Festival - Monflanquin - France
2024 Autumn Fall Salon - Vrij Paleis, Amsterdam, NL
Centric Place - Black History month, Farmington Hills, MI -USA
Muses & Magic - Marthas Vineyard, USA
2023 Solo Pain of Slavery Project Blackbird Gallery - Detroit - USA
Solo I Am series -Blackbird Gallery - Detroit - USA
Solo Pain of Slavery Project - Blackbird Gallery - Chicago - USA
Pain of Slavery Project - Niffo Gallery - Rotterdam - NL
2022 Juneteenth - Fisher building - Detroit - USA
2021 Brabant Art Fair - Breda - NL