Bianca Lever

BIO
Growing up in the metropolis and governmental city The Hague in the Netherlands as well as a career in aviation are clear and strong influences on the work of international selling artist Bianca Lever. She discovered her passion for art later in life, as if all those experiences were looking for a creative way out. Thus leading to getting an art degree and pursuing a career in Art.

The abstract realistic work of Bianca Lever is expressive and outspoken. Her realistic figures, people and animals, are painted on pop- and streetart style backgrounds. Her mixed media process in which different techniques and styles are combined is both thought through as well as intuitive and exploring, always pushing the envelope. Her motto “Be curious, explore and experience” shows in her work. There is a lot of juxtaposition, contrast and visible layering. Always ending with multiple layers of oil to make the colours even more intense and to create more depth by using cold and warm pigments.

Bianca still travels a lot and lives and works in the middle of artistic and inspiring Italy where she paints from her studio with a beautiful view of the Appenines.

ARTIST STATEMENT:
I create art the same way I create my life; curious, positive a...

Academy of Fine Arts, Arendonk, Belgium (7 yrs art education, specialization model and portrait)

Mastery Program, Milan Art Institute (1 yr art education)

2023
'Manifesti Amo Sassoferrato', group exhibition in shop windows of empty stores in Sassoferrato, Italy, 14.01.2023/14.04.2023

2022
'Fuori dal Fango', fund raising group exhibition 26.11.2022/06.01.2023, Chiesa di San Giuseppe, Sassoferrato, Italy

'Good Vibes', solo-exhibition 10-16 August 2022, Chiesa di San Giuseppe, Sassoferrato, Italy

2021
Kromatic@rt group exhibition, MADS Milano, Italy, 22 January-5 February 2021 https://www.madsmilano.com

2020
Hilton Leiden, the Netherlands, group exhibition, Aug-Dec 2020

Hilton Stockholm, Sweden, group exhibition, Aug-Dec 2020

Hilton Dresden, Germany, group exhibition, Aug-Dec 2020

'Brabant Art Fair', Grote Kerk, Art Fair, Breda, August 2020 https://www.brabantartfair.nl

2019
'EuropArtFair', Westergasfabriek Amsterdam, Netherlands, Dec 2019 https://www.europartfair.com

'Landelijk Atelierweekend', studio Westelbeers, Netherlands, Nov 2019 https://www.landelijkatelierweekend.nl

'Nationale Kunstdagen', Beursgebouw Nieuwegein, Netherlands, Nov 2019 https://www.kunstdagen.nl

Solo-exhibition, Cantina Terracruda, Fratterosa, Italy, June-Oct 2019, https://www.terracruda.it

2017
Solo exhibition 'Intenso', Chiesa di San Giuseppe, Sassoferrato, Italy, 11-27 August 2017