ASTRID RITMEESTER
About Astrid Ritmeester
Astrid Ritmeester is a Dutch realist portrait artist whose paintings rely on 17th Century Dutch and Flemish techniques. She uses traditional layered oil techniques to create a tasteful and soft portrait, laying the focus on the eyes of her subject. In her recent work she uses bright colours and modern subjects.
Her background as a theater costume designer gives her portraits a bright, theatrical touch.
Astrid took part of several solo and group exhibitions in Dutch museums and galleries and also twice in Zhou B Art Center in Chicago. She was published multiple times by Poets and Artists Magazine.
Exhibitions:
2018: “Chronicles of a future foretold”, Poets and Artists group-exhibition, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago
2017: Museum Thijnhof, Coevorden, the Netherlands
2017: Waanders in de Broeren, solo-exhibition, Zwolle, the Netherlands
2017: “Woman as Warrior” Poets and Artists group-exhibition, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago
2016: Dutch Portrait Award, group-exhibition, Amsterdam, Holland
2014 Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, Holland:, ZomerExpo-group-exhibition
Collections:
Commissioned portraits in Dutch collections.
Pubications:
Poets and Artists “Women as Warrior”, August 2017
Poets and Artisits “Glorious Color”, May 2018
Poets and Artists “ Chronicles of a future foretold”, August 2018
Awards:
Finalist in “Members Only Competition 2017” of the Portrait Society of America, Non-Commisioned category and “Out-of-the-box”category
Her background as a theater costume designer gives her portraits a bright, theatrical touch.
Astrid took part of several solo and group exhibitions in Dutch museums and galleries and also twice in Zhou B Art Center in Chicago. She was published multiple times by Poets and Artists Magazine.
Exhibitions:
2018: “Chronicles of a future foretold”, Poets and Artists group-exhibition, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago
2017: Museum Thijnhof, Coevorden, the Netherlands
2017: Waanders in de Broeren, solo-exhibition, Zwolle, the Netherlands
2017: “Woman as Warrior” Poets and Artists group-exhibition, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago
2016: Dutch Portrait Award, group-exhibition, Amsterdam, Holland
2014 Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, Holland:, ZomerExpo-group-exhibition
Collections:
Commissioned portraits in Dutch collections.
Pubications:
Poets and Artists “Women as Warrior”, August 2017
Poets and Artisits “Glorious Color”, May 2018
Poets and Artists “ Chronicles of a future foretold”, August 2018
Awards:
Finalist in “Members Only Competition 2017” of the Portrait Society of America, Non-Commisioned category and “Out-of-the-box”category