Cécile Verwaaijen's visual language is tactile, soft and above all feminine! Carefully and with great attention she composes fabrics, shapes, lines, rhythm and color into wonderful and attractive compositions. In the sensual works in which simplicity, design and color set the tone, a new titillating space unfolds. There is another layer hidden in the work for those who want to see beyond the surface: it secretly reflects on male dominance in modern art.
Ad en Esther van Rosmalen
Cécile Verwaaijen
1968 Silvolde ( NL)
Education
1992 AKV St. Joost, Breda ( NL)
1993 1994 Jan van Eyck Academy Maastricht ( NL)
Awards and Nominations
1993 Prix de Rome (nominee)
1998 Sybren Hellinga Prize (nominee)
2002 Johan Diepstraten Prize (winner audience prize)
Grants
1992 Reisbeurs, Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten, Vormgeving en Bouwkunst, Amsterdam
1996 Basisstipendium, Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten, Vormgeving en Bouwkunst, Amsterdam
1999 Basisstipendium, Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten, Vormgeving en Bouwkunst, Amsterdam
2004 Basisstipendium, Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten, Vormgeving en Bouwkunst, Amsterdam
Latest exhibitions
2021 Razende stilstand, Municipal Museum Breda
2020 Club Solo, Breda
2020 Benefit for Brabant, PARK Tilburg
2019 Soft Dedication, LocHal Tilburg
2019 Raketstart, Municipal Museum Breda
2019 Galerie Drift, Breda
'There's a personal side to the eventual choice of textiles over paint, since it's the artist's favoured material. But there's also a meaningful aspect involved, as this is her way of arguing there's no such thing as inferior materials in an artist's practice. Fabric, then, is not just a polemic material, but also a source that brings a whole range of meanings. The artist actually demonstrates that it's possible to have a greater diversity in aesthetic preferences. She does not say so out loud, but shows it in her fabric.'
Ad en Esther van Rosmalen
Cécile Verwaaijen
1968 Silvolde ( NL)
Education
1992 AKV St. Joost, Breda ( NL)
1993 1994 Jan van Eyck Academy Maastricht ( NL)
Awards and Nominations
1993 Prix de Rome (nominee)
1998 Sybren Hellinga Prize (nominee)
2002 Johan Diepstraten Prize (winner audience prize)
Grants
1992 Reisbeurs, Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten, Vormgeving en Bouwkunst, Amsterdam
1996 Basisstipendium, Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten, Vormgeving en Bouwkunst, Amsterdam
1999 Basisstipendium, Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten, Vormgeving en Bouwkunst, Amsterdam
2004 Basisstipendium, Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten, Vormgeving en Bouwkunst, Amsterdam
Latest exhibitions
2021 Razende stilstand, Municipal Museum Breda
2020 Club Solo, Breda
2020 Benefit for Brabant, PARK Tilburg
2019 Soft Dedication, LocHal Tilburg
2019 Raketstart, Municipal Museum Breda
2019 Galerie Drift, Breda