Travelling has been a major inspiration for my paintings. Being attracted by the colours of the South, the light and vegetation I have spend time in the South of France, but it was only when I travelled to India that I found true inspiration for my work. I have always returned from my travels with a wealth of images, photographs and curiosities, using them as a springboard to achieve a communication through painting, creating a state of wonder and joy beyond the immediate, not bound by anyone place or time.
Marja van Kampen was born in The Netherlands. She is a full-time painter and printmaker, receiving her degrees for Painting, Printmaking and Art History from the Akademie voor Beeldende Kunsten in Arnhem, The Netherlands, in 1972. Having practiced her art there for a number of years Marja travelled through Europe and settled for a while in the South of France before moving to Ireland permanently in 1982.
Her work is in many public collections including the Arts Council of Ireland, Office of Public Works, Microsoft Art Collection.
Recent exhibitions:
Summer Show , Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin-
Of the Essence, solo exhibition, Kenny Art Gallery, Galway-
Art Fair, RDS, Dublin- Group exhibitions Cong Art Gallery, Co. Mayo-
Affordable Art Fair, London-Denis Collins Gallery, Wexford
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