Danielle Davidson

I am a visual artist based in the Netherlands. My paintings and drawings form the core of my practice. Working with ink and paint, I explore themes of space, perspective, and connectedness – with nature, with each other, and with time. Mountains often appear as recurring motifs: both as landscapes to move through and as inner spaces inviting silence and encounter.
I was trained at Minerva Art Academy in Groningen and at CCAC in San Francisco, and I hold a Master of Fine Arts from the Dutch Art Institute. My work has been supported by the Dooyewaard Stipend and a residency at the Blaricum Artist in Residence programme.
Through my art, I seek to capture spaces in transformation – where people have passed, crossed paths, and left subtle traces of presence.

Education
MFA, Dutch Art Institute (DAI, ArtEZ), Enschede (2006–2008)
First Degree Teacher Training in Drawing, Visual Arts, Media & Art History, HKU School of the Arts, Utrecht (2004–2006)
Academy Minerva, Groningen – Drawing, Painting & Graphics (1999–2003)
Exchange Program, California College of the Arts (CCA), San Francisco, USA (2002)
Additional training through residencies, courses, and seminars, including the Dooyewaard Stipend & Blaricum Artist in Residence Programme.

Selected Exhibitions
Een dagboek van liefde – Studio Lissabon, The Hague (2024)
Plint-exhibition: De Tussenruimte – Collaboration with the Dutch Government (2024)
Solo Exhibition – Micksart Gallery, Emmen (2023)
30 Tiles Horizon – Kunsthal Rotterdam (2023)
Solo Exhibitions – Galerie T, Middelburg (2022 & 2021)
Tussentijd – Live painting performance, Museum Prinsenhof, Delft (2022)
Dream – Pulchri Studio, The Hague (2022)
Poetry International – Rotterdam (2022)
What IIIF? – International research & performance projects in Rotterdam, Berlin & online (2021–2023)
Group exhibitions at Westergasfabriek Amsterdam, Arti et Amicitiae, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Museum Volkenkunde, and international venues in Serbia, Czech Republic, Norway, Portugal, and Poland.