Eveline Van De Griend

aims to deceive reality by joining contradictions. This is a constant factor in her work: ' what you see is a starting point for contemplation.'

Eveline van de Griend studies human identification. Her creations display a symbiosis of Cultures combined with her own Dutch cultural heritage, symbolism and the mundane reality of today's world, inspired by people or events. As she was born in The Netherlands and raised in Africa, England and Russia, Van de Griend is acquainted with the concept of contrast, cultural differences and confrontations. As a result, She questions modern day topics and issues and translates them into art with a unique sense of intimacy. Van de Griend is one in a kind when it comes to skills she knows her techniques. She has that unique ability to jumps from different media, which makes her work a pleasure to follow. She keeps reinventing herself, and that is what makes her work stand out.


"˜The greatest insult is to be ignored.'

She realised that in Dutch art History of the Golden Age the main focus was on white people. The 'denial' of black people in the Dutch paintings at that time, made her aware of her own History. This became the starting point of a series portraits of African/ Afro American r...

Graduated from the Academy of Art and Design, 's-Hertogenbosch The Netherlands (NL)

Grants

WORKPERIOD GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIP ABROAD
Scholarship for essay N.O.T.K., Kenya, Africa 1996
Scholarship Pietrasanta, Italië 2000
Work period at Beeldenstorm Eindhoven, in collaboration with NBKS, Breda, NL 2003
Research Berlin, Germany 2005
Research New York, America 2005
Research Novy Bor, Tsjechië 2007
Work period Mas de Charrou, France, sponsered by the Virginie Janssen Foundation 2008
Work period DCR Artist in residence, The Hague, NL 2008
Grant/ basic stipend, Fonds BKVB, Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture, NL 2008
Workperiod Berlin, KHG, funded by Fonds BKVB, 2009
Workperiod South Africa, Capetown, funded by Fonds BKVB, 2010
Kimberly Clark, KC ( Iris van Dongen/ Ellemieke Schoenmaker/ Eveline van de Griend) Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin 2010/2011

Solo Exhibitions

2013 - Amsterdam Drawing art fair The Netherlands
2013 - ARE YOU THE NEXT MAECENAS?, Kers Gallery, The Netherlands
2012 - Paradiso Amsterdam, Kers Gallery, The Netherlands
2012 - BANK OYENS & VAN EEGHEN, The Netherlands
2011 - 1% PURE GOODNESS, Atelierhof Kreuzberg, Berlin Germany
2011 Wrong Exit ( KC) Autocenter, Berlin Germany
2009 - ‘History Shall Be Kind To Me...’, Priveekollektie, Heusden / The Netherlands
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