Bio

About Marjolein Verstappen

The unspoken space — the gap between what we say and what we truly feel, between thought and expression. This tension is at the heart of my work.

For me, color is always the starting point. Shades that flow together in harmony, or clash so strongly that they release new energy. My work grows from this tension — a vivid mix of paintings, collages, assemblagesa and sculpture. In a playful yet sensitive way, I search through shapes and compositions until something within me recognises it as right.

My objects and shaped paintings emerge as distinct personalities, engaged in dialogue with one another. Each figure embodies a familiar phrase or question through which we attempt to express emotions or situations. Phrases such as ‘How are you?’ or ‘I’m fine’ become starting points to explore the tension between what is spoken and what is truly felt. I am drawn to the question of why we choose to reveal certain aspects of ourselves while concealing others. Through color and form, I seek to unravel these layers and give shape to emotions in a way that feels authentic to me.

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Exhibitions

Sept 7- 28, 2025

Groupexpo @ KUNST PROJECTEN , Snellegem, Belgium.

Aug 21- sept 18, 2025

Groupexpo #12 @ New & Abstract Gallery, Berlin, Germany.

Past

Nov 10, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025

Groupexpo Kubra @ Markt Twee galerie

Zaltbommel, the Netherlands

11 & 12 Mei 2024

Sterksel Sterk in Kunst

(local outdoor art event)

3 & 4 Feb 2024

Art Eindhoven

Klokgebouw Strijp S, Eindhoven

August - Sept 2020

Group exhibition "SYNERGIE II"

SHE Art Gallery, Nuenen, The Netherlands

March - April 2020

Group exhibition "SYNERGIE"

SHE Art Gallery, Nuenen, The Netherlands

April - June 2019

Group exhibition, Gallery "De Ruimte", Geldrop (near Eindhoven), The Netherlands

October 2018

Kunst 10 Daagse, Bergen aan Zee, The Netherlands.

A famous 10 day- art event in a beautiful village near the Dutch coast.

October 2017

'A Family Affair' duo Exhibition in Weert, The Netherlands.