La Guacima, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Ank Draijer was born in Leiden, The Netherlands. She took her first painting classes while growing u...
About the artist
Joined In 2013
(105 Followers)
About the artist
Joined In 2013
(105 Followers)
Ank Draijer was born in Leiden, The Netherlands. She took her first painting classes while growing up in her home country. For the last forty-three years she has been living in Latin America. Her first stop there was Peru, followed by Colombia, where a couple of years were spent living in the Amazon jungle. Now she lives already more than thirty years in Costa Rica.
Her work is strongly influenced by the rich colours and overwhelming nature of the tropics, particularly of Costa Rica. The energy and healing power that emanate from nature keep feeding her passion for painting. In her work she expresses her concern for the natural environment. She is conscious that nature actively offers us teachings, sending us signals of climate change, challenging us to be aware of our role and responsibility as humans. She finds it hard to imagine a future without the healing powers of nature’s energy, deeply understanding the interdependence between the forests, the oceans, the wildlife they sustain, and us.
Having experimented with many different styles and techniques, and influenced by both the urban and natural environments she has lived in, she now paints more abstract without leaving out figurative elements.
Her paintings has been exhibi...
Art formation: From 1966 till 1969 drawing and painting class at “Onze lieve Vrouwentoren”, Amersfoort, The Netherlands.
From 1983 till 1985 silkscreen class with Berendina Bakker, Bogota, Colombia.
From 1997 till 1998 drawing and portrait class with Jim Teologos, San Jose, Costa Rica.
In 1998 a workshop painting and monotype with Tineke Jacobs at the Art Center “Haagweg 4”, Leiden, The Netherlands.
In 1998 a workshop frame design with Anouk Henny, Haarlem, The Netherlands.
From 1999 till 2004 painting class with Max Rojas, San Jose, Costa Rica.
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS:
2001:
ESPACIOS, Banco de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica.
ESPACIOS, Banco de Costa Rica, Escazu, Costa Rica.
CAFÉ MUNDO, San Jose, Costa Rica
2003:
CAFÉ DE ARTISTAS, Escazu, Costa Rica
2004:
GALLERY MENEER DE VRIES, Harderwijk, The Netherlands.
2007:
RESTAURANT SENOR DE SIPAN, San Jose, Rica.
2015:
FUERZAS Y METAMORFOSIS, Galeria San Jose Indoor Club, San Jose, Costa Rica.
HOTEL SUGAR BEACH, Potrero, Costa Rica. At the "Information to Transformation" Workshop dr. Joe Dispenza.
2016:
LA GALERIA, Hotel Villa San Ignacio, Tambor de Alajuela, Costa Rica.
ICARO, SOL Y LUNAS, Isaac Barcat Art Gallery, San Jose, Costa Rica.
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS:
2001:
HOLANDARTE, Museo Dr. Rafael Angel Calderon Guardia, San Jose, Costa Rica
2005:
HOTEL HERRADURA, San Jose, Costa Rica
2013:
EL TOQUE HOLANDES, Casa de Cuno (Antigua Aduana), San Jose, Costa Rica.
2014:
ART CRASHER, Collective Art Show, Venice Arts Gallery, Venice Los Angeles, USA
2015:
ART & DESIGN SHOW 2015, Pedregal, San Antonio de Belen, Costa Rica.
2016:
GALERIA AVENIDA 7, San Jose, Costa Rica.
PLAZA MURANO with Optimum Artis, Santa Ana, Costa Rica.
ARTE EN LA VILLA, with Optimum Artis, La Galeria, Hotel Villa Sa...
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