Merel Van Engelen

I'm a 30 year old visual artist based in the Netherlands. In my work I am looking for a contemporary time frame within the context of the fine arts.

In my paintings the space in which we move and live is the central subject. With my paintings I want to create a place which enables the viewer to reflect and contemplate. Therefore my art can be seen as a pause which enables the viewer to gain new insights.

2014-2015 Master of Arts, Erasmus University Rotterdam, NL
2009-2012 Bachelor of Arts, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, BE
2202-2012 Atheneum Amsterdam, NL

SOLO

2017 Kasteel Groeneveld, "Kunst in Meervoud", Baarn, NL
2016 Gallery Mirta Demare, "Thinking Like a Mountain", Rotterdam, NL
2013 Gallery Mirta Demare, "Kernpunt", Rotterdam, NL

GROUP
2019 Gallery Kiek-Kus, Deventer, NL
2019 Gallery Wijnstraat, Dordrecht, NL
2016 International Festival of Technology, "Kunst in Meervoud", Delft, NL
2016 Museum IJsselstein, "Aanstormend talent bij MIJ", IJsselstein, NL

2015 Gallery Pouloeuff, "Nieuwsgierigheid", Naarden-Vesting, NL
2015 Gallery Mirta Demare, "Objects of Desire", Rotterdam, NL

2014 Gallery Wijnstraat, "Verborgen werelden, vervreemde ruimten", Dordrecht, NL
2014 Gemaal op Zuid, "Dort Salon", Rotterdam, NL

2013 De Witte Slagerij, Rotterdam, NL
2013 The Ambassadors, Amsterdam, NL

2012 Gallery Frank Taal, "Promise Promise", Rotterdam, NL
2012 Gallery Phoebus, "Ladekast Project", Rotterdam, NL