Letters and texts have always been a source of inspiration and wonder for the Dutch artist Elise Eekhout. When you think about it, it’s a very fascinating fact: text is nothing but a series of characters in a row, to which we have assigned meanings. We can experience a whole range of feelings and emotions just by looking at those signs.

Letters en teksten zijn altijd al een bron van inspiratie en verwondering voor geweest voor kunstenaar Elise Eekhout. Als je erover nadenkt, is het een heel fascinerend feit: tekst is niets anders dan een reeks tekens op een rij, waaraan we betekenissen hebben toegekend. We kunnen een hele reeks gevoelens en emoties ervaren, gewoon door naar die tekens te kijken.

2021-2023CV

Awards

• 2022, A’design Award for art in publication ‘Staat van Schiphol‘, International Award, Italy

Exhibitions

• 2023, Group Exhibition, The Colorfield Performance, April-September, Netherlands
• 2023, Duo exhibition, ‘Westlands Roem’, Kastanjehof, Kwintsheul, Netherlands
• 2023, Group Exhibition, Atelierroute, May, Naaldwijk, Netherlands
• 2023, Solo Exhibition, Kunsthalte 6, April-June, Naaldwijk, Netherlands
• 2023, Duo Exhibition, Hofboerderij, January, Wateringen, Netherlands
• 2022, Kunstgarage Franx, Zoetermeer, Netherlands
• 2022, AOWK-atelierroute, Kwintsheul, Netherlands
• 2022, MicksArt Gallery, Emmen, Netherlands
• 2022, Gallery Bram van Baalen, solo-exhibition, Spijkenisse, Netherlands
• 2021, Art Oasis, National Annual Art Exhibition, Guest Artist, Rajasthan Lalit Kala Academy, Jaipur, India
• 2021, ‘Master’s Stroke’, International Art Exhibition, Raja Ravi Verma Art Gallery, Guest Artist, Subharti University of Fine Arts, Meerut, India
• 2021, The Colorfield Performance, Elst, Netherlands

Art Projects

• 2023, Lecture: ‘Imagination & Visualization’, June, Naaldwijk, Netherlands
• 2023, The Colorfield Performance, April-September, Netherlands
• 2023, Music inspired by art, Music Exhibition by Margin Alexander, New York City, USA
• 2023, Lecture: ‘Art & Visualization’, January, Wateringen, Netherlands
• 2023, Lecture: ‘History as inspiration for art’, January, Wateringen, Netherlands
• 2022, Certified participant Luxembourg Art Prize, Luxembourg
• 2022, Workshops Bethel primary school, March, Waddinxveen, Netherlands
• 2021, The Colorfield Performance, Juli 9, Elst, Netherlands
• 2021, ‘December, a Blank Canvas to my Piano’, Music Exhibition by Margin Alexander, December 21, New York City, USA
• 2021, Certified participant Luxembourg Art Prize, Luxembourg

Gallery

• 2022-now ArtFusion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Publications

• 2022, Januari 7, Kunstenaar Magazine, Netherlands

Press

• 2023, Radio interview, WOS (at 12:30), April
• 2023, Newspapers in The Netherlands:
  • AD Westland, May
  • Het Hele Westland, April
  • AD Premium, January
  • Het Hele Westland, January
  • Streekblad Zoetermeer, January
• 2022, Newspapers in The Netherlands:
  • Het Hele Westland, December
  • Het Hele Westland, August
• 2021, Artwork shown on Rajasthan Government News Channel DD1, India
• 2021, Multiple newspapers in The Netherlands:
  • AD Haagse Krant
  • Hart van Holland
  • AD Westland
  • AD Zoetermeer
  • Wateringse Krant
  • Het Hele Westland
  • Hart van Holland
  • AD Groene Hart
  • AD Haagse Courant
  • Wateringse krant
  • Het Hele Westland
  • Hart van Holland

Other activities

• 2023, Lecture: ‘Imagination & Visualization’, June, Naaldwijk, Netherlands
• 2023-now, working member of art society Haagse Kunstkring, The Hague, Netherlands
• 2023, Lecture: ‘Art & Visualization’, January, Wateringen, Netherlands
• 2023, Lecture: ‘History as inspiration for art’, January, Wateringen, Netherlands
• 2022-now, working member of art society Kunstgarage Franx, Zoetermeer, Netherlands
• 2022, Certified participant Luxembourg Art Prize, Luxembourg
• 2022, workshops Bethel primary school, March, Waddinxveen, Netherlands
• 2021, Certified participant Luxembourg Art Prize, Luxembourg

1999-2020

• Working as an independent graphic designer

Education

Art-related education

• 2023, workshops ‘Kunst van het vragen’, Utrecht University, Prof. dr. Helleke van der Braber, Utrecht, Netherlands
• 2022, workshops ‘Route cultureel ondernemerschap’, Cultuur+Ondernemen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• 2020-2021, masterclasses Art-repreneur, Amsterdam Art Center, Peter Maasdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands2021,
• 2016, workshop ‘Design Thinking’, Utrecht, Netherlands
• 1998-2002, art school St. Joost, Breda, Netherlands
• 1997-1998, workshops Willem de Kooning art school, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Other education

• 2021, minor ‘Social Psychology’, Open University, Heerlen, Netherlands
• 2019, certificate ‘coach for highly gifted children’, CIVAS, Haarlem, Netherlands
• 2019, minors Psychology, Open University, Heerlen, Netherlands:
  • Minor ‘Introduction to psychology’
  • Minor ‘Psychology of human development’
  • Minor ‘Introduction to work and organizational psychology’
  • Minor ‘Research practical introduction to data-analysis’
  • Minor ‘Social Psychology’
• 1994-1998, Grafisch Lyceum Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• 1992-1998, Westland College, Havo, Naaldwijk, Netherlands