Toos van Holstein

Born: 1949 in Eindhoven, Netherlands
Lives and Works: Middelburg, Netherlands

In 2016 Toos van Holstein was elected as Dutch Brilliant Artist of the Year. Toos studied art at the Academy in Tilburg. With her independent nature Toos van Holstein choose, already many years ago, for an expressionistic , figurative world in her paintings. With her marvellous use of colours she creates a symbiosis of the many cultures on our world.
In The Netherlands Toos van Holstein has been nominated several times for the election of the Artist of the Year. In this election she always ended up in the group of 25 most popular artists of the country. Besides exhibitions in galleries in The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy and the USA special shows of her work about The Divina Commedia by Dante, the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, the Iliad and Odysseus by Homer have been held at special locations like museums, churches and fortresses in The Netherlands, France, England, Venice and Beijing.


Education

  • 1978
    master, Art Academy Tilburg, Tilburg, Netherlands

Awards

  • 2023
    Election Dutch Artist of the Year, nomination, Netherlands
  • 2016
    Dutch Brilliant Artist of 2016, National Election, Netherlands

Selected solo exhibitions

  • 2023
    Toos van Holstein L'Art au Carré, Galerie Qvadrige, Nice, France
  • 2021
    Toos van Holstein, Gallry Drensche Aa, Balloo, The Netherlands
  • 2020
    The 70-Series and More, Gallery Àlafran, Diepenheim, The Netherlands
  • 2020
    The 70-Series and More, Vellekoop & Vellekoop Kunsthandel. De Lier, The Netherlands
  • 2020
    The 70-Series and More, Gallery Persoon, Eersel, The Netherlands
  • 2019
    The 70-Series and More, Gallery Peter Leen XL, Breukelen, The Netherlands
  • 2017
    Lost Paradise, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gallery, Maastricht, the Netherlands

Collections

  • Museo delle Brocche d'Autore, Gubbio, Italy
  • Museum Musiom, Amersfoort, Netherlands
  • Nederlands Steendrukmuseum, Valkenswaard, Netherlands

Bibliography

  • several authors, "TOOS van HOLSTEIN", For me art is travelling the mind QUANTES 2019: 200
  • several authors, "TOOS van HOLSTEIN", 100 Paintings Telenga 1997: 204
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