Monique van Steen, born in Breda 1976 (The Netherlands)
Solo exhibitions:
2023 “Wispers of Beauty”, Ocean Drive Ibiza, Spain.
2021 “Alquimia Femenina”, Gerart Gallery, Tàrrega, Spain
“Acceptance of that what is” Opera multi-space, Barcelona, Spain
2016 “Inner Beauty”, 19Karen contemporary art Gallery, Gold Coast, Australia
2015 “Singular Beauties”, Foresight Art Gallery, Amman, Jordan
2014 “Beauty Matters”, El hotel de Pacha, Ibiza, Spain
2013 “Flirtings”, Hotel Meliá, Mallorca, Spain
2012 “i-candy” Artevistas gallery, Barcelona, Spain
“Belle du nuit”, Wellington, Barcelona
2011 “Contemporary goddesses”, Can Jeroni, San Josep, Spain
“Vanity Fair”, cultural space of the Diario, Ibiza, Spain
2010 “Intimidades” Artevistas gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2009 “Terminos femeninos”, Ibiza, Spain
2008 “This is not a pipe”, Sala el Pati, Cambrils, Spain
2006 “Pisando Forte”, Municipal museum of Lalin, Spain
“Hedonismo”, Galería Km5, San Jose de sa Talaia, Spain
Group shows:
(* = exhibits with catalogue)
2022
Nitra Art Gallery, Knokke, Belgium
Presentation of Art-residency Root Brabant, Biezenmortel, The Netherlands
Brabant Art Fair, Breda, The Netherlands
Lendnine gallery, Graz, Austria
2021
“Quality” Zoheart gallery, Barcelona, Spain
Lendnine gallery, Graz, Austria
2020
Lendnine gallery, Graz, Austria
2019
“Imaginarios Femeninos” Centre Civico Barceloneta, Barcelona
“Divas Defiant” tallercito3, Barcelona
“Collaboration Station”, Barcelona
“Threesome”, 19Karen Gallery, Australia
Lendnine gallery, Graz, Austria
2018
“Fab- fabulous Amazing Breasts”, tallercito3, Barcelona
Lendnine gallery, Graz, Austria
19Karen Gallery, Australia
2017
“Thinking Baroque” Braga, Portugal*
“Kunst, 5 Dutch painters in Barcelona”, Spain
“Venadito”, Centre Civico la Panera, Barcelona, Spain
“Paganas”, Tallercito tres, Barcelona, Spain
2016
19Karen gallery, Mermaid Beach, Australia
Lendnine gallery, Graz, Austria
Art-district, Amsterdam, Holland
“Colors”, groupshow at Foresight gallery Amman, Jordania
2015
“Bienvenida Barcelona”, Forum Kunst&Architectur Essen, Germany
19Karen gallery, Mermaid Beach, Australia
Lendnine gallery, Graz, Austria
Artevistas gallery, Barcelona, España
Art-district, Amsterdam, Holland
Foresight gallery Amman, Jordania
Ici Art gallery Heusden, Holland
2014
19Karen, Mermaid beach, Australia
Trinity Lutheran College Art & Craft Exhibition, Australia
28th annual Downlands Arts exhibition, Toowoomba, Australia
RRM gallery, Ibiza, España
Lendnine gallery, Graz, Austria
Artevistas gallery, Barcelona, Spain
Art-district, Amsterdam, Holland
Foresight gallery Amman, Jordania
Ici Art gallery Heusden, Holland
2013
AAF, Milano, Italia
Ruta de arte, Palma de Mallorca
19Karen, Mermaid beach, Australia
Lendnine gallery, Graz, Austria
Artevistas gallery, Barcelona, España
Art-district, Amsterdam, Holanda
2012
Lendnine, Graz, Austria
19Karen, Mermaid beach, Australia
TTOO, selected artists at the FAD, Barcelona, Spain
2011
Artevistas gallery, Barcelona Spain
Artbrusellas, Belgium
“X Bienal de Lalín”, Ramón Mª Aller Museum of Lalín, Galicia, Spain*
“A shout out to my city”, Foresight Gallery Amman, Jordania*
19Karen, Mermaid beach, Australia
2010
Artevistas gallery, Barcelona, Spain
Sunny Art fair, Jordania
Art Toronto, Canada
AAF, New York, USA
AAF, Paris, France
Open Art Fair, Utrecht, Holland
De galerie Den Haag, The Hague, Holland
2009
Artevistas gallery, Barcelona, Spain
Sarl gallery, Albi, France
De galerie Den Haag, The Hague, Holland
2008
Artevistas gallery, Barcelona, Spain
“Womart”, Welldone Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2007
Artevistas gallery, Barcelona, Spain
“Comics”, Budda Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
“V young painters award Menarini”, Municipal museum of Badalona, Spain
“IV autumn painting award Ibiza and Formentera”, Municipal space, Jesus, Ibiza*
Grands and awards:
2005
Mencion of honor at “III premi de pintura joven Menarini”
2002
“VI Xuntanza obradoiro – internacional das artes plásticas ‘a Solaina’ de Piloño.
Invited artist in residence.>
1997
“Erasmus-grand” European student-exchange. Studies followed at
Universidad politécnica de Valencia Jaume I, Spain
Artistic educacion:
2018
Intensive week oil portrait painting, Barcelona Academy of art.
2017
“Alla prima oil painting course” Museum MEAM, teacher: Jafet Blanch
2007 – ….
life model-drawing, at the Cercle artistic Sant LLuc, Barcelona
2005
litography-classes at Traç, Barcelona
2004
“Dibujo a modelo vivo” given by: profesor Ernesto Pesce, at the association of friends of the National Museum of Fine Arts of Argentina.
1994 – 1999
Hogeschool voor Kunst en Vormgeving ´s-Hertogenbosch. (Fine arts) Graduated in 1999