Ellen Spijkstra

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Ellen Spijkstra
Ceramics

Ellen Spijkstra (born 3 August 1957) is a Dutch ceramic artist and photographer, resident in Curaçao.[1]

Biography

Ellen Spijkstra was educated at 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] She creates ceramic pieces on a variety of scales, ranging from small to monumental, and prefers to work on series.[6]

Spijkstra has taught at, among others, the Instituto Buena Bista in Curaçao,

Shangyu, China.[10]

Spijkstra's work is held, among other museums, in the collection of the

Curaçaosch Museum.[11]

She is a member of the International Academy of Ceramics.[12]

Publications

  • Global Local: Ellen Spijkstra Ceramics and Photography. Harderwijk: d'jonge Hond, 2008. With texts by Saskia Meijer and
    ISBN 978-90-89100-73-3
    .

Solo exhibitions

Awards

  • 1985 First Prize, photo competition 'Inner Wheel', Curaçao[24]
  • 1989 Third Prize, international photo competition 'Architecture', New York Institute of Photography, USA[25]
  • 1990 Award of Merit, international photo competition 'Romance', New York Institute of Photography, USA[25]
  • 1993 Curaçao Museum Lustrum Prize, Curaçao[26]
  • 1999 Honorable Mention Arte '99, Curaçao[1]
  • 2000 Award final selection, Sixth Taiwan Golden Ceramics Awards Exhibition; the opening exhibition of the new Taipei County Yingko Ceramic Museum, Taiwan[27]
  • 2014 Best Work of Art Tile, Elit-Tile 2014/2015, Premio Fundación Susana de Moya, Dominican Republic[28]
  • 2015 Honorable Mention, Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale 2015, South Korea[29][30]
  • 2023 Cola Debrot Prize[31]

Ceramics

  • Totem of Confusions (60x30x220 cm), earthenware, underglaze and oxides, 7th biennial of Havana, 2000
    Totem of Confusions (60x30x220 cm), earthenware, underglaze and oxides, 7th biennial of Havana, 2000
  • Frozen Turmoil (20x18x30 cm), marbled earthenware, fossil coral and steel, 2004
    Frozen Turmoil (20x18x30 cm), marbled earthenware, fossil coral and steel, 2004
  • Presenting the Stone V (20x20x30 cm), glazed earthenware, porcelain, fossil limestone, coral stone and steel, 2004
    Presenting the Stone V (20x20x30 cm), glazed earthenware, porcelain, fossil limestone, coral stone and steel, 2004
  • Gateway to a Gateway (650x15x400 cm), glazed stoneware, Maduro & Curiel's Bank, 2011
    Gateway to a Gateway (650x15x400 cm), glazed stoneware, Maduro & Curiel's Bank, 2011
  • Sea Urchin (38x45x43 cm), glazed stoneware with ceramic decal, 2015
    Sea Urchin (38x45x43 cm), glazed stoneware with ceramic decal, 2015
  • Orange Blossom (43x30x150 cm), stoneware, underglazes, steel, 2019
    Orange Blossom (43x30x150 cm), stoneware, underglazes, steel, 2019
  • Flor di Sumpiña (20x20x65 cm), glazed stoneware and copper, Cathedral of thorns, 2020
    Flor di Sumpiña (20x20x65 cm), glazed stoneware and copper, Cathedral of thorns, 2020

Photography

  • Mi Kacho, 1992
    Mi Kacho, 1992
  • Curaçao Harbor Tour no 1, 1998
    Curaçao Harbor Tour no 1, 1998
  • Curaçao Harbor Tour no 33, 2000
    Curaçao Harbor Tour no 33, 2000
  • Detail of a 275-year-old synagogue, 2007
    Detail of a 275-year-old synagogue, 2007
  • Vagina monologue, 2007
    Vagina monologue, 2007
  • Caribbean Harbor Tour no 16, 2014
    Caribbean Harbor Tour no 16, 2014
  • Ritual pa union i forsa, 2017
    Ritual pa union i forsa, 2017

References

  • This article was translated from this version of the article on NL Wikipedia.
  1. ^ a b "Biography of Ellen Spijkstra". Art Price. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  2. ^ "David Bade, Natusha Croes and Ellen Spijkstra participate in group exhibition at MOLAA". DutchCulture USA. 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Ellen Spijkstra". Curaçao Art. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ISBN 978-90-89100-73-3
    .
  5. ^ "Ellen Spijkstra". CuraçaoToGo. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ISBN 978-94-6022-473-7
    .
  7. ^ "Opening Reliefproject". IBB. 26 April 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Ateliers '89 Buscando Hobennan Pa Su Workshop Di Ceramica". awemainta (in Papiamento). 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  9. ISBN 90 6832 514 0
    .
  10. ^ "Ellen Spijkstra". ShangyuCeladon. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  11. ^ Sasha Dees (10 December 2019). "Ellen Spijkstra – An Artistic Journey – Curaçao Museum". Trendbeheer (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  12. ^ a b c "Ellen Spijkstra". International Academy of Ceramics. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  13. ^ Nel Casimiri (14 June 1988). "Ellen Spijkstra in Curacaosch Museum". Amigoe (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  14. ^ Nicole Pieternella (26 November 2016). "Op de stoel van... Ellen Spijkstra" (PDF). www.aic-iac.org (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Passage of Time, Ellen Spijkstra". Insight Gallery, Aruba (in Papiamento). 2003. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  16. ^ Michael (17 December 2004). "Bonte verzameling scheepshuiden in het Scheepvaartmuseum". Zeilen (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  17. ^ Dick Drayer (2 September 2008). "'Global Local' van Ellen Spijkstra aangeboden op het Antillenhuis". De Achterkant van Curaçao (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  18. ^ Marianne de Tolentino (2008). "Ellen Spijkstra y su photografía portuaria" (PDF). Photo Imagen, page 44-45 (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  19. ^ Dick Drayer (2 November 2008). "Boekpresentatie en expositie van Ellen Spijkstra in Landhuis Bloemhof". De Achterkant van Curaçao (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Nouvelle galerie d'exposition d'artistes". spectable.com (in French). 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  21. ^ "Ellen Spijkstra exhibits 'Oud en Nieuw' (Old and New)". Curaçao Art. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  22. ^ "Open Atelier Route 2018". Curaçao Art. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  23. ^ "Ellen Spijkstra – An Artistic Journey". Het Curaçaosch Museum. 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  24. ^ "Innerwheel". Amigoe (in Dutch). 3 December 1985. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  25. ^
    ISBN 978-959-7211-14-3
    . Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  26. ^ "Ellen Spijkstra wint lustrumprijs". Amigoe (in Dutch). 17 February 1993. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  27. ^ "Traum und Wirklichkeit". T@iwan Heute (in German). 1 July 2001. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  28. ^ Eduardo Alcaraz (15 September 2016). "2014/15 Quinta Trienal Mundial del Tile Ceramico laudo del jurado a las piezas internacionales". Silo.tips (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  29. ^ "Ellen Spijkstra in Korea". Curaçao Art. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  30. ^ "Spijkstra in Zuid-Korea". Antilliaans Dagblad. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  31. ^ "Cola Debro Award goes to Ellen Spijkstra". Curaçao Chronicle. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

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