Danielle Van Broekhoven

Welcome at my Saatchi Art account. Very nice to see you here, and honored that you are interested in my work. Here you can read everything about things that move and inspire me💚
Nature is all around us and deep within us. Landscapes remain an important subject for artists to this day. And also for me nature is my main inspiration. We cannot draw enough attention to the importance of treating our nature and environment with respect. Besides the abstraction of nature, the process of creating a painting is a main theme in my work. I make large paintings in powerful gestures and an often they show an explosion of color. Relying on an intuitive and expressive painting process.
The works are built up in layers, the canvas is alternately laid down and placed upright. My work was described by the curator of a Dutch museum as "in the striking and powerful gestures with which Danielle applies the paint, there is a certain daring in handwriting and brushstrokes, a determination in choosing and treating her materials. Large pools of acrylic paint are poured over sharp brushstrokes in oil paint. Parts are polished or sanded, other parts are highlighted and emphasized with a new layer of paint.
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DANIELLE VAN BROEKHOVEN (Tilburg 1975)
Education:
-Art Academy ABV Tilburg (Cum Laude statement in 1999)
-MFA Post St. Joost – Free Arts – Breda (2001)

EXPOSITIES (SELECTION)

2025
Solo “van nature” at museum Belvedère in Heerenveen

2024
Amuse art groups how at Gallery Wilms Venlo
Kunstrai represented by Huub Hannen Gallery

2023
Solo presentation at Kunstrai Art Amsterdam
Duo Exhibition at Gallery Art-Forum Antwerpen

2022
Appel galleries, Werkwarenhuis Den Bosch
Represented at PAN Amsterdam by Huub Hannen Gallery
Breda - solo exhibition

2021
Galerie Wilms, Venlo – Wanderlust
Museum Slager, 's-Hertogenbosch – Het genereuze gebaar
Represented by Gallery Wilms at PAN Amsterdam
Represented by Gallery Huub Hannen at KunstRAI Amsterdam

2020
Belvedere, Heerenveen – Artist's Call/ Stay tuned!
Galerie Wilms, Venlo – Amuse expositie
Museum Belvedere, Heerenveen – part of the collection presentation
Artspace Willem Twee, Den Bosch – Homerun#1

2019
Exhibition in Museum Belvedere, Heerenveen
Groupshow Homerun#1 in Artspace Willem Twee, Den Bosch
Art Fair Kunstrai - represented by Huub Hannen galerie

2018
Groupshow - Oase Oranjewoud
Museum Belvedere, Heerenveen

Groupshow - Huub Hannen Galerie
Maastricht

Art Fair Kunstrai - represented by Huub Hannen galerie

2017
Groupshow – Homeland GalleryHet Bouwhuis, Deventer

Deelname Rotterdam Contemporary Art Fair - represented by Het Bouwhui...