During walks at home and abroad, Danielle constantly gets ideas that could be painted. She photographs or stores them in her memory. Once in the studio, the photos evoke images. Without making studies or sketches prior to the work, she starts an intuitive painting process. “I put the photos that I took aside, and try to let go of everything that I’ve seen or that I know. The paintings that come to life are entirely unique paintings that oscillate between abstraction and landscapes.”
The strength of her works is based on the interaction between herself and the painting. In the process the work is communicating with her in a language that sounds familiar to her but at the same time forces up new words on her all the time. It is like searching for synonyms in paint.
Memories do come to mind at these moments, but the action of creating, the dialogue between her and the work, is always leading.
Painting in this phase is very active and physical. The work is laying on the floor and Danielle is moving around it. She mixes the colors of acrylic paint and oil paint in empty jars and plastic foodcontainers. In the background music is playing from her radio.
Danielle paints in layers, the canvas is alternately laid down and placed upright. Large pools of acrylic paint are poured out over brushstrokes in oilpaint. Parts are polished away, other parts are highlighted and extra emphasized by a new layer of paint.
“The colors I choose at that moment know more than I do! Color is one of the most important elements for her. She mixes all the colors that she uses, except for the Paynes Grey and Sapgreen, cause those are perfect as they are.
In her striking, powerful gestures with which she applies the paint, there is a certain audacity in handwriting and brushstrokes, a determination in choosing and treating her materials. Without being fully aware of it, she brings those characteristics together in abstract images that could well be labelled as Landscapes or Nature. But for her they are “Paintings that just had to be painted”
Danielle van Broekhoven (Tilburg 1975)
Art Academy ABV Tilburg (Cum Laude statement in 1999)
MFA Post St. Joost – Free Arts – Breda (2001)
EXHIBITIONS (a selection)
2020
Museum Belvedere, Heerenveen – Artist’s Call/ Stay tuned!
Galerie Wilms, Venlo – Amuse expositie
Museum Belvedere, Heerenveen – part of the collection presentation
Artspace Willem Twee, Den Bosch – Homerun#1
2018
Museum Belvedere, Heerenveen – Oase Oranjewoud
Huub Hannen Galerie Maastricht – Groupshow
2017
Gallery Het Bouwhuis, Deventer – Groupshow Homeland
Rotterdam Contemporary Art Fair – represented by Het Bouwhuis
Crossley Gallery, Dean Clough, Halifax, UK – groupshow Landshapes
2016
Kasteel Nijenhuis (dependance of Museum De Fundatie, Zwolle) – groupshow De Lyriek van het Landschap
Artist In Residence Sterrenbos (Leon Adriaans stichting)
2015
Galerie Studio VENNIX Den Bosch – solo
Galerie Het Bouwhuis, De Lettele – duoshow
Galerie SBK Breda – groupshow
Artist in residence Sterrenbos (leon adriaans stichting)
2014
Affordable Artfair Londen – represented by Four Square Fine Arts
Dungha Museum, Dongen – solo
Huub Hannen galerie Maastricht – groupshow
Kunsthal Boschveld, groupshow of studio VNNX – September Song
2013
De Pont museum, Tilburg, Vaasotheek – groupshow with over 100 vases
Galerie van Kranendonk, duo-show with Reinoud van Vught – CROSSCURRENT
Groupshow The Gallery in Londen – organised by Four Square Fine Arts , Londen
Kunstenlab, Deventer – groupshow
2012
Gallery 14-16, Texel
Museum De Looierij , Dongen – groupshow LEF
2011
CBK Emmen, solo – Hidden Splendour
solo-expositie Studio Vennix, Den Bosch – solo
2010
Huub Hannen gallery , Maastrich – duo with Yvonne Mostard
2009
Gallery van Kranendonk, Den Haag – solo Intensified Memories
AMC Amsterdam, Brummelkamp gallery
Museum de Buitenplaats, Eelde Botanica
Natuurmuseum Noord Brabant, Tilburg – groupshow
Huub Hannen gallery , Maastricht – duo with Nicolas Dings
Gallery Kokon , Tilburg – duo with Haitske Teunissen
2008
Gallery de Stijl, Heusden-Zolder, Belgie
Gallery van Kranendonk , Den Haag – groupshow Nature no Nature
De Pont museum , Tilburg – groupshow Brabant Nu
2007
Gemeentemuseum Den haag, Nominees groupshow Royal price for painting
Kunsthaus Rhenania, Keulen Deutschland – groupshow
2006
Gallery De Rog, Grave – solo
2005
Noord Brabants Museum, ‘s-Hertogenbosch – solo in the gardengallery
Kunstinitiative Signe, Heerlen – groupshow
Giulio Cesare & Co gallery, ‘s-Hertogenbosch – solo Langzaam
2004
SKCG, Arnhem – solo
Gallery LEGIO kunst, Tilburg – grousphow Made in Tilburg
Gallery de Rog, Grave – solo
INCLUDED in several collections (a selection)
– AMC Amsterdam
– Rabobank Nederland
– DELA
– Achmea
– Museum Belvedère
– Groenen Grond- en Sloopwerken B.V.
– Ministry of Foreign Affaires (Embassy of Bejing and Iritrea)
– SBK Amsterdam / Breda