Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Margriet Windhausen is Dutch born and a fourth generation artist in the Windhausen family. Her fath...
About the artist
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About the artist
Joined In 2017
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Margriet Windhausen is Dutch born and a fourth generation artist in the Windhausen family. Her father was a painter and played a major role in her early training, encouraging her to make art her career. Margriet and her husband Paul van den Bergh migrated to New Zealand with their family in 1976.
Artist statement:
In my work I am exploring the fugitive feelings and emotions intrinsic to the human experience and with reference to images gathered over the years.
Academy of Fine Arts (sculpture) Maastricht, The Netherlands
Trained teachers’ Certificate
1988 Waikato Society of Arts, Hamilton, (paintings and sculptures)
1988 Artist of the Month, Aigantighe Art Gallery, Timaru
1989 Moray Gallery, Dunedin, (paintings and sculptures)
1991 Aigantighe Art Gallery, Timaru, (paintings and sculptures)
1995 Aigantighe Art Gallery, Timaru, (paintings and sculptures)
1996 Art Works, Wanaka, (paintings and sculptures)
1997 De Kunstladen, Roermond, the Netherlands, (paintings)
2000 Aigantighe Art Gallery, Timaru, (paintings and sculptures)
2003 SOCA, Newmarket,Auckland, (sculpture, polychromed terracotta)
2004 SOCA, Newmarket, Auckland, (bronze and polychromed terracotta)
2005 SOCA, Newmarket,Auckland, ( polychromed terracotta)
2006 SOCA, Newton, ‘Transfigura’, ( polychromed terracotta)
2007 SOCA, Newton, ( polychromed terracotta)
2009 WHITESPACE, Auckland, ( polychromed terracotta)
2016 MAHARA Gallery, Waikanae
Public Gallery Collections
Heaven and Earth, 1988 (bronze), Aigantighe Art Gallery, Timaru
The Armchair, painting Aigantighe Art Gallery, Timaru
The New ...