New Works
Marja van Kampen Paintings / Limited Edition Prints. Studio / Gallery 2 Westside Enterprise Centre B贸thar le Ch茅ile, Galway, Ireland. Tel: + 353 (0)91 860713 email: marjavankampen@hotmail.com web: www.irish-art.com/marja/
Marja van Kampen
arja van Kampen was born in The Netherlands. She is a M full-time painter and printmaker, receiving her degrees for Painting, Printmaking and Art History from the Akademie voor
Nocturne I
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Acrylic on canvas 30 x 25 cm
Beeldende Kunsten in Arnhem, The Netherlands, in 1972. After pursuing her art there for a number of years Marja travelled through Europe and settled for a while in the South of France before moving to Ireland permanently in 1982. She is a co-founder of Artspace Studios, Galway, and was a driving force in its development, before setting up her own studio. Her work has appeared in numerous group exhibitions in Ireland, Europe and as far away as China. Solo shows include the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, (now IMMA), Dublin, a National Touring Exhibition, Centre D’Art Azilien, France, Worpswede, Germany, among others. She represented Ireland in the Aalborg Triennale in Denmark. Her work is in many public collections including The Arts Council of Ireland, The Department of the Taoiseach, Office of Public Works, Microsoft Irish Art Collection. Some of her very large paintings are in the Radisson SAS Hotel Collection and the University College Hospital Galway Collection. She is the recipient of Arts Council Awards, a DAAD Scholarship for a residency in Worpswede, Germany and, a Travel Award from the Department of Foreign Affairs.
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Marja van Kampen Some years after graduating from art college I made the important decision to become a full-time painter and realized that there was no reason for me to stay in The Netherlands. Being attracted by the colours of the South, the light and its vegetation, I rented a house in a mountain village in the South of France, where I spent Summers and Autumns during the next few years, making a substantial body of work. But it was later when I travelled to India that I found the true inspiration for my paintings. Practising meditation on a daily base, I spent time in an ashram in the South of India. There I found a peaceful place, with warm rich colours, and an exotic people and culture which filled me with motivation.
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Pastel on paper 72 x 55 cm
Since then I have journeyed to India every year and have returned with a wealth of collected images, photographs and curiosities, using them as a spring board to achieve a communication through painting - creating a state of wonder and joy - beyond the immediate, not bound by any one place or time.
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Siesta
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Acrylic on paper 64 x 45 cm
Memento
Carborundum and Collograph 30 x 30 cm
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Songbird in Autumn 20
Carborundum and Collograph 30 x 30 cm
Nocturne II
Acrylic on canvas 30 x 30 cm.
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Still Life with Jasmine 6
Acrylic on paper 44 x 31 cm
Tranquil in the Garden Acrylic on paper 64 x45 cm
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Among the Flowers 18
Acrylic on paper 64 x 45 cm
Afternoon Tea
Acrylic on canvas 90 x 75 cm
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Summer Light 8
Acrylic on paper 31 x 44 cm
Daisy Garden Acrylic on paper 64 x 31 cm
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A Short Break 16
Acrylic on paper 64 x 45 cm
Daydreamer
Acrylic on paper 64 x 45 cm
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Quiet Contemplation 10
Pastel on paper 96 x 66 cm
Child of Promise Acrylic on canvas 50 x 45 cm
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Child of Wonder 14
Acrylic on canvas 50 x 45 cm
Among the Stars Pastel on Paper 66 x 46 cm
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Tea at the Amethyst 12
Acrylic on canvas 100 x 100 cm
Moonlight Serenade Acrylic on canvas 65 x 65cm
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