Sonja Brussen

For plein-air artist Sonja Brussen, nature is the greatest source of inspiration. She sets out to capture the moment, the speed of light, the change of clouds. It is an ongoing hunt and a daily quest to capture light, air and space. Nature has fascinated her from a young age, and she captures it with a minimum of human influences.

Her powerful works, which connect Impressionism and Expressionism, are painted alla prima (wet-on-wet) by Sonja Brussen. Her technique and use of colour are strong and very personal. In the field, she is influenced by what is going on in nature: sun, cold, wind, rain. All these influences contribute to the creation and the atmosphere of her work. For her, that includes the sound of nature: the birds, the wind, a splash in the water and the rustle in the bushes. That feeling of nature is so intense that, when you look at her work, you immediately experience being in the middle of that piece of nature. You therefore not only look at an image of nature, but you are, as it were, part of it.

Trained by passionate teachers and graduated with the upgrade at ArteZ (University of the Arts), she is constantly innovating. She has been working as a professional visual artist and also a member of the Dutch Associati...

School of Arts, ArtEZ upgrade course.

2025

- Galerie Bonnard, Juli 6 juli till Aug 31 2025.
- Gallery Ruigewaert, May 23 to Aug 3 2025. 
- Galerie Drentsche Aa, till end Aug 2025.
- Museum Möhlmann, "Miniatures", Aug 2 t/m Oct 5 2025.
- Museum Möhlmann, Oct 11 to Dec 21, 2025. 
- Affordable Art Fair, Amsterdam, Gallery Bonnard, Oct 8 to 12 2025. 
- Naarden the Artfair 2025, Gallery Bonnard, Jan 25 to 28 2025.
- Gallery Rijlaarsdam, 15 nov t/m 3 maart 2025. 
- Gallery Ruigewaert,  14 maart t/m 11 mei 2025.
2026 /2027

2025
Naarden the Art Fair, Galerie Bonnard,  22-25 januari 2026. 
Galerie Bonnard, "Lente kriebels", opening 21 febr 2027.
SOLO exhibition, Galerie Bonnard, 28 maart t/m 16 mei 2027.2024:
- Gallery Ruigewaert, January 5 to February 25, 2024.
- Galerie Drentsche Aa, until March 24, 2024.
- Huntenkunst 2024, Art Fair, May 24, 25, 26, 2024.
- Noordwijk Painting Festival, June 17 to 23, 2024.
- Gallery Bonnard, Start, June 23, 2024.
- Gallery Bonnard, Nuenen, Start, April 13, 2025.
- Naarden the Artfair 2025, 25 to 28 January 2025.

2023:
- Galerie Ruigewaert, 28 okt t/m 18 dec 2022.
- Galerie Rijlaarsdam, 17 nov t/m 27 feb 2022.
- Galerie Drentsche Aa, t/m 26 mrt, 2023.
- Galerie Ruigewaert, 6 jan t/m 5 mrt, 2023.
- Huntenkunst beurs, 12, 13 en 14 mei 20...