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C.V. of Margriet van Engelen
Bio:
Margriet van Engelen ( Schoonhoven)
Lives and works in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.
Artistic Education:
1987-1991 Hogeschool of Arts, Utrecht
2015 Curator of the exhibition 'Peace and Freedom', in commemoration of seventy years of freedom. An important exhibition in which many organisations participated.
2016-2017-2018 Philosophy courses at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Rüdiger Safranski, Hannah Arendt, Martha Nussbaum.
1994- 1997 Image Correspondences with Edith Bons, who came from Indonesia. I became interested in diverse cultures, migration, human rights, and democracy.
From 2000 to 2017, I have been working with recycled paper
2018- 2026, I have been interested in Art Bauhaus, discursive geometric abstraction, constructivism, and textile art.
2022 -2026 I became interested in abstract photography. I see photographs as visual elements in my constructions and reconstructions, and I researched the process of transformation in abstractions with them.
I love working with diverse materials, like paper, corrugated cardboard, and stainless steel mesh.
Our perception of the world depends on our points of view. The focus of my artworks lies on the many perspectives that exist in our society in transition and climate change.
Western ( Emmanuel Levinas) and non-Western (Ubuntu )concepts are important in my art because we need to understand each other to feel connected again. Together, we can face the important issues we stand for. They can only be solved on a global level.
My theme, 'Hen Panta', is about the underlying coherence between everything and everyone, about human rights, and making connections
What connects more than the line, not only as a basic element in artworks, but also when people shake hands and communicate by social media or other things that are possible today?
Art is the land of imagination. I build up my artworks with small geometric elements, which represent societies in transition. My interests lie in the changes taking place in the world, especially those related to the evaluation of our views, which determine our perception. The continuous process of change in relation to seeing from different perspectives fascinates me. But how to translate this visually? 'What will happen if I show my objects like in a court session where witnesses and events come into a different light?" I let my objects interact in different ways, and was surprised by the discoveries I want to share with you.
Member of:
Discursive Geometry Art Association, Lödz, Poland
https://discursivegeometry.art/dgaa
Galerie Bos Fine Art, Utrecht. www.bosfineart.com
Essentie 4+ www.vierplus.eu
Nicholson Art Gallery, Brussels, Belgium. www.nicholsonartgallery.com
ETN European Textile Network, www.etn-net.org
https://www.facebook.com/margrietvanengelen
https://www.instagram.com/margrietvanengelen
Short Summary of Exhibitions:
2026 Participation in the international group exhibition 'Colour, Matter Form', with the avant-garde Discursive Geometry Association in Lódz, Poland
2026 Participation in the international group exhibition 'Points, Line, Plane, with the avant-garde Discursive Geometry Association in Lódz, Poland.
2025 Participating in exhibition 05, Museum EICAS, Deventer, the Netherlands.
2025 Participating in the 8th Biennale of Non-Objective Art, titled: "Beyond... Au delà... Part 2, Lòdz, (PL).
2025 Participating in ARTExpo New York, USA.
2024 Essentie 4+ 'Under Constructions' is an important exhibition of geometric Abstract Art in Delft, the Netherlands
2024 Bos Fine Art Trio Exhibition with Karin Beyens and Gabriel De Gaudi, Utrecht
2022 Participation in Textile Art Biennial, Haacht, Belgium
2020 Bos Fine Art, Grande Finale Stock Exhibition, The Hague, the Netherlands
2020 Bubble Art Projects, Hilton Paris, France
2019 Nicholson Art Gallery, Group exhibition 'Dutch Artists', Brussels, Belgium
2019 Essentie 4+, 100 Years After Bauhaus, Hilversum, the Netherlands
2019 Bos Fine Art, Exhibition Untitled Group Exhibition Geometrical Art in The Hague, the Netherlands
2018 Bos Fine Art duo exhibition with Christine Löw, The Hague, the Netherlands
2017 Solo Exhibition 'The Change', Social Insurance Bank, Zaandam, the Netherlands
2017 Group Exhibition in the context of the Stijl, Dutch Art and Design Salon, Den Bosch, the Netherlands
2016 Global Village, a travelling pop-up exhibition at 3 locations, Zaandam, the Netherlands, Landshut (Germany),
Bronsby (Denmark)
2015 Curator exhibition 'Peace and Freedom', a commemoration of the 2nd World War, gallery 'Het Weefhuis', Zaandijk,
2013 Virtual exhibition and artists' exchange with Russian Artists in the context of the Russian Year, Zaandam, the Netherlands
2012 Solo Exhibition in Pulchri Studio, The Hague, the Netherlands.
Price:
Tengel Award 3e prijs 2011
Purchases:
Arthotheek Heerugowaard 1995
CIBA 1997
City of Rotterdam Insurance 2001
Zaanstad Art Center 2004
The Old Town Hall at Zaandijk 2010
Margriet's artworks are in many private collections and municipal collections in the Netherlands and other countries.
Publications:
Dagblad Zaanstreek 16-11-‘95
Helders Weekblad 1-4-‘99
“Kunst Zonder Rugwind”, Zaanse schilderkunst 1999, ISBN 90-71123-47-2
Flyer Stad Rotterdam Verzekeringen, in het kader van Rotterdam Culturele Hoofdstad 2001
De Beverwijker 3-5-2001
Klikgids 2002
Textiel Plus Najaar 2003
“Mooi Zooitje”, Het Zaans landschap verbeeld, ISBN 90-71123-76-6
Noord Hollands Dagblad 3-2-2005
NRC 12-1-2006
Noord Hollands Dagblad 26-1-2005
Alkmaars Nieuwsblad wo 1-2-2006
Zondag ochtendblad 29-1-2006
Noord Hollands Dagblad 28-1-2006
Alkm. Courant 9-2-2006
Oegstgeestercourant 15-08-2007
De Zaankanter 1-4-2009
Zaans Stadsblad 1-4-2009
Zaanstreek op Zondag 5-4-2009
Noordhollands Dagblad 5-10-2009
Noordhollands Dagblad voor West Friesland 11-1-2010
NHD. voor West-Friesland 11-01-2011
NHD bijlage Zaanstreek 10-11-2012
Zondag Ochtendblad 17-3-2013
Zaans Stadsblad 4-9-2013
Nieuwsblad De Zaankanter 4-9-2013
Noordhollands /dagblad 23 - 4- 2015
Nieuwsblad De Zaankanter 25 -2- 2015
Noord-Hollands Dagblad 18-02- 2016
Noord-Hollands Dagblad 4 - 05- 2017
If then is now 28-2-2019
Zaankanter 20-3-2019
Art & Museum (England) article: 'A World in Mesh' by Derek Culley, Autumn 2020
Collect. October 2021: Article: 'Fascinatie voor Licht'.
De Orkaan 4-4-2025 Article: 'Zaanse kunst in New York'.
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