Art Exhibitions

Nostalgia is a multi-disciplinary exhibition with a proposal, which includes paintings, illustrations, ceramics, and jewelry. In this exhibition the artist seeks to internalize various emotions and feelings, through her relationship with others, and with the dream spaces that inhabit her memory. Nostalgia presents the metaphor of love, pain and desire. That encounter with what once was, for Yma Sumac Gonzales, to paint again after a period of pause, has been a reunion with her most intense emotions, from the tender and joyful to the frustration and fear.

It has been to feel the kind and delicate contact of her children again like when they were little. Feeling like a mother and protector of a bird, who had to let fly on its own destiny. To return to her grandmother´s house back in the Peruvian Andes, where her earliest and intense memories, full of dreams, adventures and enigmas took place.

In her works we find metaphorical and symbolic elements, through which the artist opens the doors of her interior world, and allows us to see what lives in her, through a rich range of colours and suggestive shapes.

On the other hand, the Peruvian artist presents us the ceramics that she has been developing in different stages and moments of her life in the Netherlands. A part of this series of works represents the exteriorization of her feelings in a stage of struggle and pain. The other part is rather mystic and dreamy.

The series of illustrations, playful and in mixed technique, that are presented on cards are a compilation that has been designed over the last 30 years in various spaces and cultural contexts. Her spaces, characters and colours are almost magical and dreamlike. This exhibition marks a visual route for us to immerse ourselves in the richness of her personal worldview.

Yma is a multi-disciplinary artist; her artwork is strongly influenced by her childhood in the Peruvian Andes. She had the opportunity to live in different cities during her younger days, where she showed a great fascination for the unique colours and shapes that are seen all over her country. Over the years, she has been exploring different aspects of creativity; painting, ceramics, illustration, photography, and childrens’ and womens’ fashion. Her most recent passion is the design of jewelry using the inlay technique, inherited from her ancestors, the Incas.  The artist translates emotions, memories, and feelings where colour plays an indispensable role.

Opening:  May 27th 14:00

This art exposition brings for the first time two artists together: Susan Steenhuis and Patricia Franco. Both are from different backgrounds but they have similarities in their lives.

After many years of doing different kinds of work, and being busy with other things, they come back to their passion: Art and Painting. It's through their art that they find themselves again, to rediscover what at some point seemed to have been left aside. Spirituality, feelings, emotions, and compassion shown in very different ways are important topics in their paintings. 

Susan uses warm colors and mixed media materials to create psychological atmospheres and spiritual landscapes. Her work is encouraging, light-hearted, and often celebratory.  Patricia uses strong colors and symbols giving an own interpretation of ancient pre-Columbian art to express the idea of infinity and the role of the human being in the world.

This exhibition is about the journey that transcends nationality, gender, or circumstances. It’s a spiritual quest for one’s own happiness. This is the journey into the heart.   

‘’Earthly’’ is an exhibition that is inspired by nature, animals, traditions and superstitions. It consists of artwork painted on different textures and materials. Come look at these pieces and see for yourself.

"If my mouth doesn't say it, my face definitely will " - " Swimming in emoceans " expo is showing face and body expressions through the figurative artworks.

Marta Tuminska is a Polish, self-taught artist living in the Netherlands. Marta's creativity and emotions were stored in her for many years and exploded in 2018 when the art journey began! In her art she mostly focuses on humans, their emotions, feelings and fears. Our bodies are like mirrors to our souls. Figurative drawings and paintings are the best way to express that. In her artworks she uses acrylics, charcoal and graphite.

Margarita Cruz is an artist of atmosphere paintings. She creates still lives, cityscapes, and abstract paintings to make people feel cozy. Enrich their places with beauty, positive vibes, and emotions. Daily inspire them to enjoy life. Thick, visible strokes and vivid colors of oil paint give a pleasant and joyful spirit.

Margarita Cruz is an artist of atmosphere paintings. She paints still lives, cityscapes with a note of impressionism. 

Using a tool like a palette knife allows her to express the beauty and "joie de vivre" (joy of living). She creates art to make people feel cosy. Enrich their places with a positive vibe and emotions. Daily inspire them to enjoy life.

She adores thick and visible strokes of oil paint. It makes a painting look textured and vivid. She also finds her inspiration in colours. For her, colour + texture this is what is charming and touching! Her works are in private collections in The Netherlands, Spain, USA and Australia.

Now she is working on a new collection with feminine portrayals. For part of her life, she photographs beauty in people being true selves. During these photoshoots, she can see a person's soul and then create artwork with that image.

Dóra Popella is a Hungarian artist, illustrator, designer, art teacher, nano beerblogger and founder of Black Monty Studio, currently based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.  She has a strong educational background, graduated 2013 with master's degrees as  Media Design Artist and Art and Design Teacher from Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest (MOME) which is one of the most significant European institutions of visual culture. As a multidisciplinary creative mind she is working on several disciplines from hand-drawing through multimedia and until the 3D works like installation and papier mache. 

She had several solo-exhibitions and took part in many group exhibitions in Europe: Austria, England, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary,  The Netherlands. Her artworks reflect common issues, and tell stories about the humans everyday life moments, habits and good and bad feelings. She created for this exhibition hand-drawings with black ink and pencil, paintings, papier mashe, riso prints and a special installation. She will exhibit all these artworks in neutral space, where the white color will dominate. 

In Past, Present and future, architect and watercolor artist Andreea Nae, shares some stories and artworks from her past collections, and current projects. She will also tell for the first time  more about her exciting future plans!

You will see some colourful illustrations with different themes: wildlife, cityscapes and portraits.

All of these artworks are painted by Andreea for the past 2 years and they represent part of her constantly expanding portfolio.

Saturday 16th April 14:00 - 18:00

Sunday  17th April  14:00  - 17:00

Creative Town, 'T college 22, 5611EH Eindhoven

Blanca Casanova is exploring the culture, a new language, and building her feeling of belonging to a different Country: The Netherlands. 

Since the beginning of 2021 she has created a series of paintings linked to her experiences and [limited] contact with the outside world, which has been in the hardest months of lockdown in a pandemic context.   All kind of mixed feelings are expressed in an abstract and colourful way.

Blanca is an autodidact artist. Daughter of a sculptor, she has grown up and developed herself surrounded by art and creativity.  

Saturday 6th of May 14:00 - 18:00

Sunday   7th of May  14:00  - 17:00

Creative Town, 'T college 22, 5611EH Eindhoven

“A pink bunny is on the loose at an art exhibition!” warns the authority to the public. Will she munch through the free snacks and sign every painting in bold, pink letters? Visitors beware. As Bunny conducts her usual business, safety is not guaranteed.  

Bunny (and Fox) is a creation of Valentina Tu, aka prettyperkyparakeet, whose penchant for comedy and drama propels her to tell stories through words and through paint. 

When

Saturday, 28 May 14:00—18:00 

Sunday, 29 May 14:00—17:00 

Where

Creative Town, Het College 22, 5611EH Eindhoven 

Spring has sprung! Sonali Kale and Gauri Pitale are welcoming the spring and showcasing the rich and vibrant colours of India.  India had always been known as the land that portrayed cultural and traditional vibrancy through its conventional arts and crafts.

Sonali and Gauri want to preserve and enhance folk art traditions. They want to connect Brabant residents with forgotten crafts and arts from their homeland.

The theme of the exhibition is the Flora, the wonderful and colourful flowers found in India.  It includes intricate pieces made with mixed media. All tell a unique and wonderful story through difficult to master techniques.  

When

Saturday, 11 June 14:00—18:00 

Sunday, 12 June 14:00—17:00 

Where

Creative Town, Het College 22, 5611EH Eindhoven 

Shuen-Li is exhibiting tiger portraits with the extraordinary traditional art from Indonesia: Batik.

Shuen is from Singapore and has been living in the Netherlands for 6 years now, but her roots are in Indonesia. She spent several years in Indonesia, reconnecting with the land of her grandmother and learning the remarkable Batik Technique.

In this unique exhibition, all the portraits are portrayed the same but expressed in different colours as a representation of many differences that we are learning to live with. The artworks are inspired by her cat, Totoro. Feeling alone for so long, she fell apart until Toto came into her life. For Shuen, Tiger is about being brave enough to be gentle to yourself and others even when they are not gentle towards you.

During this exhibition you can meet the artist, buy her pieces and learn Batik! Shuen will be introducing visitors to Batik techniques, tools and dye. She will also demonstrate the use of the tool called Tjanting, which helps direct the flow of molten wax on fabric.

Shuen has been exhibiting her artwork in North Macedonia, The Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

When

Saturday, 25 June 14:00—18:00 

Sunday, 26 June 14:00—17:00 

Where

Creative Town, Het College 22, 5611EH Eindhoven 

Payal Puthran is exhibiting food and recipe illustrations during this two-day art show. 

Food, to her, is an emotion that connects and unites people. More than the sights, what stays with Payal long after visiting a new land is the local food. Being an expat since a decade, it is but natural to be hit by those waves of nostalgia. During one such phase, she started creating paintings of food from her hometown, Mangalore, India. As time went by, she created paintings of local Dutch food as memorabilia for her expat friends leaving the Netherlands. 

Recipe illustrations materialized out of mindless doodling while listening to her mother’s instructions of making an Indian dessert over the phone. Today, Payal enjoys breaking down a recipe into painted-out steps and has created nostalgic illustrations for her clients over India, US and Europe.

Visit her exhibition showing painted 'Stroopwafel's, 'Dropjes', 'Haring' and recipes for 'Stampot', 'Chai', 'Biryani' amongst others.

Payal Puthran is an Indian artist living in the Netherlands since a decade. She began her art career with ethnic style of art, heavily inspired from her Indian roots. Payal also creates paintings of recipes and food passed down from generations. She prefers using acrylic paints in her artwork and strives to achieve a semi-realistic look. Payal has been creating artwork digitally and continuous to learn and apply new techniques