Gitta Pardoel

Inspired by Nature

Nature serves as the heartbeat of my work, a vibrant tapestry woven from the flora and landscapes that surround us. My artistic journey unfolds through the intricate relationships found in the natural world, where every leaf, flower, and bird tells a story waiting to be unveiled. I am captivated by the contrasts and harmonies that emerge when observing nature, allowing my pencil, brush, and camera to translate these experiences into visual narratives.

In my creations, I explore the duality of abstraction and realism, inviting viewers to engage with the familiar while also encouraging them to delve deeper into the details. This interplay reflects a zooming in and out, where the essence of nature is distilled into layers of color and texture. Each piece embodies a moment of quiet reflection, a dance of organic forms that resonate with the memories and emotions tied to the natural world.

Working with various materials adds depth and complexity to my art, creating a poetic character that mirrors the layered experiences of life itself. My passion for storytelling extends beyond the canvas, manifesting in children's books and illustrations that further explore the beauty of nature and its narratives.

Through my wor...

Gitta Pardoel, born in the Netherlands, studied a combination of architecture, urban planning, landscape architecture at the Delft University of Technology. After graduating, she worked as a designer in various fields, from airports to family homes, from parks to gardens. During her work as a designer, she studied art at the Utrecht Academy of Art and obtained her second master's degree in art, architecture and design at the University of Leicester, United Kingdom. In her work, she focused on the experience of spaces, which she could explore more freely in autonomous work that she developed alongside her design practice. Later she focused more on simultaneity in her work and nature itself and plants in particular became her main theme. Later in life, she started writing poetry and has followed several courses for this, so that word and image came to the same level.

Her work is included in a number of collections (Movares, el Ashmak, Meca as well as a multitude of private collections). She has had numerous exhibitions in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Italy, Qatar, Morocco, Sweden, China, Tunisia, Argentina, etc. For almost a decade now, she has been teaching art and design at various art academies.

education
2023-2024/ MA cours...

2025/ Baku, Azerbaijan
2024/ ensemble, Tunesie
2023/exhibition childrensbookmuseum the Hague/ gallery Haagse Kunstkring
2020/ exhibition and symposium Xi’an, China, Silk route Foundation/ Hammamet, Tunesie
2019/ Hammamet, Tunesie
2018/ 51e premio vasto di arte contemporanea, scuderie di palazzo aragona studio uno ripartimento da zero Avezzano, Castello Orsini Colonna, italia
2017/ studio uno ripartimento da zero Avezzano, Castello Orsini Colonna, italia
2016/ Ins Blau- Art Gallery, Remscheid Honsberg, Germany/ Kunstschouw Zeeland/ Gallery Davydovych/ Regency artspace, Doha, Qatar
2015/ Gallery ArtHeereveenArt, Heereveen/ Amsterdam Artfair
2014/ Gallery staphorsius, artists.nu, the Netherlands
2013/ Instituto cervantes milano, Italia/ Gallery staphorsius, artists.nu, the Netherlands/ Ars Visiblis, Almería, España
2012/ Caravane Tolentino, Italia/ Caravane, Meca, Almería/ Biennal de Jaen
2011/ Arte Gira, Almeria, Spain/ Italy tolentino/ Galeria 23 y 12, El Vedado, C. Habana, Cuba/ Arte Gira, Cuba, Spain, Switerland/ Meca Mediterraneo Almeria
2010/ Chiesa di Santa Caterina ,Smerillo, Italy/ Polo culturale “San Francesco”,Monterubbiano, Italy/ Museum Rijswijk, the Netherlands
2009/ Museum Rijswijk, Rijswijk, the Netherlands/ SL...