Mieke Teelen

Born: 1965, Arnhem Netherlands
Working in Amsterdam and living in Nigtevecht, The Netherlands.
After finishing her Master in Economics in 1989 she started as a Management Trainee at de Bijenkorf Department Stores in Buying and Merchandising.
Until 2005 she worked in several roles within different categories with a successful track record.
Travelling has always been part of her job and this international experience is reflected in her work.
In 2004 she decided to follow her heart and apply for the Rietveld Academy to become a professional artist.
In her work she analyses, modifies and structures photographic material, digitally or manually in order to understand the world. She often uses her own photographs or found footage as a platform to create new intriguing images which clearly reflects her painting background.
Her work is conceptual and sometimes engaged. She pairs the use of advanced digital technics with traditional painting, drawing and collage technics.
The main subjects in her work are humanity, nature and landscapes. For her, landscapes are the embodiment of the sublime and the human. In her opinion landscapes characterise our time, with strong connections to the past and the future; they give structure to the w...

2010-2005 Fine Art, Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1984-1989 Master of Economics, Groningen, Netherlands

2023 KVP '23 | De Oude School Kortenhoef
2023 Salon | art et Amitiae
2022 KVP "22| De Oude School Kortenhoef
2021 Hurray | Arti et Amitiae | Amsterdam
2021 Invasive exotics |Gallery 201| Kortenhoef
2021 Hello Again| Draka |Amsterdam
2020 Corona Archives | Gallery Nieuw Dakota | Amsterdam
2020 Arti zomersalon | Arti et Amitiae |Amsterdam 2020 Nooit Weer/ Nie Wieder | Glanerbrug | Germany
2019 Cloud Gallery | Amsterdam
2019 KunstRuim | Amsterdam
2018 Once upon a time | Kunstplein Cahen | | Amersfoort
2017 Salon | Arti et Amicitiae | Amsterdam
2017 Once upon a time | Gallery Marzia Frozen | Berlin
2017 100 jaar vluchtelingen | Museum de Noord | Amsterdam
2017 Summershow | Gallery New Dakota | Amsterdam
2016 Nieuw Werk | Arti et Amicitiae
2016 Summershow || Gallery Nieuw Dakota | Amsterdam
2015 SBK | Groupshow | Amsterdam
2015 Summershow | Gallery Nieuw Dakota | Amsterdam
2015 Hangen doe je toch || Arti et Amicitiae Amsterdam
2015 Salon I | Group Show | Arti et Amicitiae | Amsterdam
2014 Salon II | Group Show | Arti et Amicitiae | Amsterdam
2014 Werk in Uitvoering | Group Show | Tolhuisstuin | Amsterdam
2014 Salon I | Group Show | Arti et Amicitiae | Amsterdam
2013 Noord II | Group Show | Museum de Noord | Amsterdam
2013 Groene Hart K...