Bio
Geesien Postema is a painter based in The Netherlands who creates colorful landscape
paintings in acrylics.
She went to artschool when she was 19 years old. However she wasn’t commited enough
and after a year she went to New York to work as an au pair girl.
After that she worked as a metalworker for 10 years. When she was in her mid-
thirties, with having a family, she quit her job and finally found time again to be creative.
She went to a parttime artschool called NAU in Utrecht for 5 years.
After completing this artschool she has exhibited in many public spaces like hospitals,
nursinghomes, restaurants, a courthouse, a theater ect.
She has participated in curated exhibitions and art fairs, like recently The Other Art Fair in London UK.`
Her art has been sold to many different countries, mainly European countries and the USA.
Artist statement
My paintings come from a fascination for landcape and nature in general. Flowers and water reflections are a favorite subject and I love to recreate my own interpretation of this using unique, organic abstract forms.
These elements of nature which I absorb and visually inhale are the starting points of my paintings, for which I use acrylics on canvas. I am always searching for a strong image with a variation in lines, patterns, colors and composition. While painting I let go of the image and a more or less painting emerges.
I love to use a vivid color palette, a combination of bright warm colors contrasting with more neutral hues and dark and cold colors.
My nature inspired paintings are a reflection of my impression of what I see, feel and experience.
CV
Geesien Postema (1968)
Education:
1988-1989 Art academy Vredeman de Vries leeuwarden
2008-2013 Art academy Nieuwe Akademie Utrecht
Exhibitions:
2024:
The Other Art Fair London UK
Gallery Forma Aktua Zomer Salon Groningen
2023:
Gallery Forma Aktua Zomer Salon Groningen
Gallery Artfusion Amsterdam
Restaurant Lokaal op Hatsum Dronrijp
2022:
Nursing home Huys ter Swaach Beetsterzwaag
2021:
Sanquin blooddonation center Zaandam
2020:
Martini hospital Groningen
2019:
ARTsunami Gallery Playroom Zaandam
Gallery Arsis Bergen op Zoom
Theater De Lawei Drachten
2018:
Courthouse Maastricht
De Brasserie Leeuwarden
2017:
Gallery Paterswolde exhibition ‘visitekaartjes’ Paterswolde
Nursinghome De Flecke Joure
Terratorium Zoetermeer exhibition ‘5 x 5 Small Art'
Nursinghome Bloemkamp Bolsward
Open Poortendag Buggenum
2016:
WG Kunst Christmas Sale December Amsterdam
Hospital Medisch Centrum Alkmaar
Hotel Van der Valk Zwijndrecht
2015:
Kunst in de etalage Oldenzaal
Pictura Groningen exhibition ‘5 x 5 Small Art expo’ Groningen
Art Zaanstad Zaandam
Artfair Balk
2014:
Art Super Witte Kerk Hemrik
2013:
Eindexpositie Nieuwe Akademie Utrecht Loods 6
Amsterdam graduation exhibition