Petra Van Der Meijden

What fascinates me is the fragility of nature which is at the same time incredibly resilient. My work is a research into the relevance of the detail, the tiny elements that make up our world. The fragility of a hollyhock, giving up after the first winter night frost, a drop of resin mirroring the surrounding world, a fungus which clings to a dying tree... these kind of details come together in a series of introvert digital collages which reveal a complete new reality.
Since 2014 I live and work in Burgundy, France.

Petra (van der Meijden, 1960) graduated cum laude at the Royal Academy of fine Arts in The Hague, the Netherlands (1987). Since then she presents her artwork regularly in the Netherlands and France.

Centre d'Art Contemporain MDLT, Valaurie, France - solo d'ICI DEMAIN (2017)
Centre d'Art Contemporain, chateau du Tremblay, Bourgogne, France - solo Nature Profane (2017)
Abbaye Saint-Germain, Auxerre, France – Le logis imaginaire (2016)
Centre Culturel Romain Rolland, Clamecy, France – Décalages (2016)
Espace Mouv'Art, Auxerre, France – Mois de la photo (2016)
Espace Mouv'Art, Auxerre, France – Faites chauffer la colle!!! (2016)
Chapelle d’Avigny, Mailly-la-Ville, France – Avigny, France (2015)
Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris, France – WCCV (2015)*
La Scène Faramine, Précy-le Moult, Pierre-Perthuis, France – l'Art est dans le Pré (2015)
Gallery de la Cure, Vermenton, France – (2015)
Chapelle d’Avigny, Mailly-la-Ville, France – Avigny (2014)
Centre Régional d’Art Contemporain, Fontenoye, France – WCCV (2014)*

You can find a complete list of my exhibitions on my website.