About

My artworks reflect an even enthusiastic as painful search for comfort and feeling safe. From childhood on, I have found this in nature. The houseboat I live in is like an atelier where I artistically connect with the water, the birds, the trees. On my hikes through the mountains the senses open up. Just by walking, slowing down and looking. I collect and transform the embodied experiences, and invite others to connect with it in turn.

upcoming exhibitions
February 8 - April 2025 - Willem Twee, Platform for music and visual arts, Den Bosch The Netherlands. Duo exhibition.  https://www.willem-twee.nl  Willem Twee Boschdijkstraat 100 ‘s-Hertogenbosch
upcoming publications 
2025  De Grote Nederlandse Kunstkalender 2025 - The Great Dutch art calendar (1 page of the 365 pages with my work made in Pictura) https://grotekunstkalender.nl
PROJECTS
January  2024 - PICTURA Escalating!
Working on location at Pictura, platform for contemperary art for its 250th anniversary. Pictura Voorstaat 190, Dordrecht https://www.pictura.nl
From December 2023 ongoing-  Participation in "Pakje Kunst" (Pack of art), a small box with art by local artists in old cigarette vending machines in 38 Dutch cities. The maximum size is 8.5 x 5.5 cm. https://www.pakjekunst.com
Exhibitions 
23 Aug - 10 Nov -  Internationales Grafiksymposiumn Zwickau "ZEBRA 8" (International Graphic symposium), Castle gallery in the Musenhof Wildenfels, Germany 
Aug - Sept 2024 Glasgow Gallery UK International Nature Photo exhibition https://www.glasgowgalleryofphotography.com/nature-2024
January 2024 - PICTURA Escalating  
August 2023 End of artist residency exhibition and presentation at Artisti nel bosco, Baixi, Italy 
June- July 2023  GRADUATION SHOW Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, The Netherlands (Koninklijke Academie voor Beeldende Kunst, Den Haag)
June -July  2023 Group exhibition - Karmeliterplatz 3, Vienna, Austria
December 2022 Pre-graduation show. Organized with all fine art final exam students. The Hague. 
May 2022  Anonymous Drawings – Berlin. A conceptual art and exhibition project. Selected for the exhibition from June – August, 2022 Galerie im Körnerpark in Berlin, Germany.
May 2022 Group exhibition Billytown, The Hague.
March 2022 Tini mini Room gallery- Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Participation with charcoal drawings.
February 2022 Group exhibition Billytown, The Hague.
ARTIST RESIDENCY  
Feb 2024             Internationales Grafiksymposiumn Zwickau. Galerie am Dom, Kunstverein Zwickau, Germany. Participant for 10 days  "ZEBRA 8" http://www.kunstverein-zwickau.de
August 2022        Alp Art Academy for Land and Environmental Art, Tenna, Switzerland. Theme: Learning from the earth. Participant for 10 days.     
August 2023        Artisi Nel Bosco, Baixi near Pegli, Genoa, Italy. https://www.artistinelbosco.com
PUBLICATION
August 2024        Book publication with graphic work from Internationales Grafiksymposiumn Zwickau.  
March 2023         Thesis Everything is present, Senses in (my) art
March 2023          Artist publication Booklet with Linocuts  
Nov 2021             Gripped understood, essay about works of art that touch me and why. 
Oktober 2021       I will see, essay on the discovery, power and the art of seeing                                                                              
From the final report KABK 2023 
Aleida's thesis comes from a place of deep gratitude and generosity, which arose after she recovered from a serious head injury, which left her lying on her back in the dark for months because she could not stand the light and she wears earplugs because she has become hypersensitive to sound. As she slowly got back on her feet, she began to understand the tremendous importance and influence of our senses on everything in our lives, and more specifically on our ability to create and experience works of art. Her live experiences are something that makes her (and her work) unique. She is a very dedicated creator. Careful attention and close observation are necessary methods within her work that lead to a deep understanding of the subject. She has increasingly embraced the research-oriented way of working with an open mindset and curiosity. Aleida is an inviting speaker, full of infectious motivation and curiosity. She also makes a great contribution to group discussions and provides a boost of positive energy.
EDUCATION
2019-2023    Bachelor of Visual Arts – Royal Academy of Art (KABK), The Hague          
2018   Orientation course fine arts KABK, The Hague                            
2012   Intensive Care Neonatology nurse, Erasmus MC Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam
2011-2012   Intensive Care Pediatric Nurse, Erasmus MC Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam
2007-2008   Pediatric nurse, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam
2001-2005   Fashion vocational school, Rotterdam
1991-1996   Pre-university education, Rotterdam
1986-1990   Nurse training, St Franciscus Gasthuis, Hospital, Rotterdam
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