Marian Wijnvoord is a Dutch painter whose work lies close to a certain definition of painting itself: The illusion of space created on a flat surface. Looking at her work, we see brushstrokes — paint and nothing more. Still, we believe in the space within the painting. Contradictions guide us through her paintings: figuration versus abstraction, the physicality of paint versus the ephemerality of the image. It is in the moments when both worlds hold that the magic of her painting operates.
Wijnvoord has exhibited internationally for more than 30 years. Her recent exhibitions include solo shows at the Greek State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, and the National Center for Contemporary Arts in St. Petersburg.
Recent artist’s residencies in Russia and Norway have pulled her image-making to the North, most recently in a one-month stay above the Arctic Circle.
At MacDowell, Wijnvoord started and finished a series of large-scale oil paintings. These new works will be shown in 2025 at De Markten in Brussels, Belgium.
