Engelina Zandstra

- Artist statement :

many roads are leading to the unknown -
around every corner a surprise -
fata morganas unprecedented views -
paintings designed according to laws of their own.

- She lives and works in Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
In the 90's, she started painting by following various courses in this area in Amsterdam, also in etching, modeling and screen printing. In recent years she has focused on painting with acrylic paint.
Before this stage in her life, she obtained her Master of Science degree in physical chemistry at the University of Amsterdam, and then worked as a teacher at the Hogeschool Alkmaar, the Netherlands.

- My style of painting is inspired by the abstract-expressionism. I admire their sense of freedom of expression. I am also fascinated by the alchemy of colour.
- Her art images are created in her head and in her mind.
Her fascination with images that are not possible or not correct representations of reality, cuts across the idiom of the art of Surrealism.

The style of her paintings can best be described as lyrical-abstract.

Usually she works in several thin layers over each other. Each layer provides inspiration for the next, with new ideas. The different layers and colors gives the acrylic paint...

- In the 90s, she followed courses, workshops and private lessons in Amsterdam in the field of painting, etching, modeling, and screen printing.

- Self-taught.

- Exhibitions

2019 Exposition Art Circle BeeKk, Bilthoven, October
18 - 20

2011 Artists Haven Gallery - Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A.
International Fine Art Painting Competition,
June 2011
2010 - Het Kunstbedriif, Heemstede
- De Lange Litanie, Roeselare, België
- Diaconessenhuis, Meppel
- Galerie De Kleine Hoogstraat, Leeuwarden
2009 - Marziart International Gallery. Hamburg, Germany
- Collective Exhibition by Selected Artists from the Netherlands, Opera Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2008 - Het Kunstbedrijf, Heemstede
- Galerie Oost 99, Hoorn
- Open Atelierroute, Amsterdam-Noord
2003 - Galerie 'de Opsteker', Amsterdam
1999 - Galerie 66, Amsterdam
- Galerie ‘de Opsteker’, Dorpskerk Durgerdam, Amsterdam
1998 - Presentatiecentrum 'Het Slakkenhuis', Soest
- De Badcuyp, Amsterdam
- Art Expo, Amsterdam
- Galerie 'Tussen de poortjes', Hoorn
1997 - Galerie 'de Opsteker', Amsterdam
l996 - Galerie 'A Vue', Maarssen
- CLB (Sanquin), Amsterdam
- Galerie 'Three of a kind', Amsterdam
1995 - Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam
- Hogeschool Amsterdam, Amsterdam
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