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Ellen Spijkstra
Birth Date:3 August 1957
Nationality:Dutch

Ellen Spijkstra (born 3 August 1957) is a Dutch ceramic artist and photographer, resident in Curaçao.

Biography

Ellen Spijkstra was educated at the Academie Minerva in Groningen.[1] In 1980 she moved to Curaçao with her husband, Eric de Brabander. In 1985–1986 she took a summer course in glassblowing at the Rochester Institute of Technology in the Rochester, New York metropolitan area, followed by theory courses in clay and glaze studies and kiln construction as part of the Master of Fine Arts Ceramics program. After this year-long hiatus, she settled permanently in Curaçao. She established the ceramics studio Girouette and gave ceramics courses until 2012. Photography was initially only a hobby but after winning a local photography competition in 1985, she developed into a dual talent.[2] In 1991 she completed a photography course at the New York Institute of Photography.[3]

Spijkstra draws much of her inspiration from Curaçao's natural environment. She combines her ceramics with rock and coral fragments and integrates photos of corals in her ceramics. Her main themes are land and water, life and decay.[4] She creates ceramic pieces on a variety of scales, ranging from small to monumental, and prefers to work on series.[5]

Spijkstra has taught at, among others, the Instituto Buena Bista in Curaçao,[6] the Ateliers '89 in Aruba[7] and the Taller Escuela Arte Fuego in Caracas. As an artist-in-residence she worked at the Taller Varadero in Cuba (seventh Havana Biennale),[8] the Resen International Ceramic Colony in Resen and the Shangyu Celadon Modern International Ceramic Center in Shangyu, China.[9]

Spijkstra's work is held, among other museums, in the collection of the Curaçaosch Museum.[10]

She is a member of the International Academy of Ceramics.[11]

Publications

Solo exhibitions

Awards

References

General references

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David Bade, Natusha Croes and Ellen Spijkstra participate in group exhibition at MOLAA. DutchCulture USA. 2017. 25 November 2020.
  2. Book: Global Local – Ellen Spijkstra Ceramics and Photography. Marjan Unger. 24. d’jonge Hond. 2008. 978-90-89100-73-3.
  3. Web site: Ellen Spijkstra. Curaçao Art. 25 November 2020.
  4. Web site: Ellen Spijkstra. CuraçaoToGo. 25 November 2020.
  5. Book: Beeldende kunst van Curaçao, Aruba, Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius en Sint Maarten. Jan Gulmans. LM Publishers. 2019. 978-94-6022-473-7. 80–83. nl.
  6. Web site: Opening Reliefproject. IBB. 26 April 2011. 3 December 2020.
  7. Web site: Ateliers ’89 Buscando Hobennan Pa Su Workshop Di Ceramica. awemainta. 28 April 2017. 3 December 2020. pap. 19 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210219043434/https://www.awemainta.com/2017/04/28/ateliers-89-buscando-hobennan-pa-su-workshop-di-ceramica/. dead.
  8. Book: none. Arte Dutch Caribbean Art. Adi Martis & Jennifer Smit. en. KIT Publishers. 2002. 98–99. 90 6832 514 0.
  9. Web site: Ellen Spijkstra. ShangyuCeladon. 25 November 2020.
  10. Web site: Ellen Spijkstra – An Artistic Journey – Curaçao Museum. Trendbeheer. 10 December 2019. 3 December 2020. Sasha Dees. nl.
  11. Web site: Ellen Spijkstra . International Academy of Ceramics . 4 November 2020.
  12. Web site: Ellen Spijkstra in Curacaosch Museum. Amigoe. 14 June 1988. 30 November 2020. Nel Casimiri. nl.
  13. Web site: Op de stoel van... Ellen Spijkstra. www.aic-iac.org . 26 November 2016. 28 November 2020. Nicole Pieternella. nl.
  14. Web site: Passage of Time, Ellen Spijkstra. Insight Gallery, Aruba. 2003. 28 November 2020. pap.
  15. Web site: Bonte verzameling scheepshuiden in het Scheepvaartmuseum. Zeilen. Michael. 17 December 2004. 28 November 2020. nl. 19 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210219043435/https://www.zeilen.nl/nieuws/bonte_verzameling_scheepshuiden_in_het_scheepvaartmuseum/. dead.
  16. Web site: ‘Global Local’ van Ellen Spijkstra aangeboden op het Antillenhuis. De Achterkant van Curaçao. Dick Drayer. 2 September 2008. 28 November 2020. nl.
  17. Web site: Ellen Spijkstra y su photografía portuaria. Photo Imagen, page 44-45. Marianne de Tolentino. 2008. 28 November 2020. es.
  18. Web site: Boekpresentatie en expositie van Ellen Spijkstra in Landhuis Bloemhof. De Achterkant van Curaçao. Dick Drayer. 2 November 2008. 28 November 2020. nl.
  19. Web site: Nouvelle galerie d'exposition d'artistes. spectable.com. 2008. 28 November 2020. fr.
  20. Web site: Ellen Spijkstra exhibits 'Oud en Nieuw' (Old and New). Curaçao Art. 28 November 2020.
  21. Web site: Open Atelier Route 2018. Curaçao Art. 28 November 2020. 19 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210219043439/https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.3.1/css/v4-shims.css?ver=5.6.1. dead.
  22. Web site: Ellen Spijkstra – An Artistic Journey. Het Curaçaosch Museum. 2019. 25 November 2020.
  23. Web site: Innerwheel. Amigoe. 3 December 1985. 30 November 2020. nl.
  24. Book: Islas del Caribe: Naturaleza-arte-sociedad, page 317-318. Facultad de Artes y Letras, Universidad de La Habana. Yolanda Wood. 978-959-7211-14-3. 2012. 28 November 2020. es.
  25. Web site: Ellen Spijkstra wint lustrumprijs. Amigoe. 17 February 1993. 30 November 2020. nl.
  26. Web site: Biography of Ellen Spijkstra. Art Price. 28 November 2020.
  27. Web site: Traum und Wirklichkeit. T@iwan Heute. 1 July 2001. 28 November 2020. de.
  28. Web site: 2014/15 Quinta Trienal Mundial del Tile Ceramico laudo del jurado a las piezas internacionales. Silo.tips. 15 September 2016 . Eduardo Alcaraz. 28 November 2020. es.
  29. Web site: Ellen Spijkstra in Korea. Curaçao Art. 24 April 2015. 25 November 2020.
  30. Web site: Spijkstra in Zuid-Korea. Antilliaans Dagblad. 27 May 2015. 28 November 2020.
  31. Web site: Cola Debro Award goes to Ellen Spijkstra. Curaçao Chronicle. 26 April 2023. 28 April 2023.

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