Jalinka Gressmann is a visual artist focusing on analog and digital collage, painting, and mixed media. She has a background in commercial creative studies in interior design, 3D design, and sculpture. She received a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts - Intermedia from the University of the Arts Utrecht in 2004.
She lived for a month in Portugal in an artist residency program in 2015. While taking unexpected breaks, living in Brazil for eight months and staying for three months in New Zealand, she concentrated on herself with the goal of a fresh restart, refocusing on her art again.
Her art has been shown in international exhibits and is in private collections worldwide.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I am an explorer of imagination, where inspiration flows endlessly from within and the world around me. With a passion for the unique and the odd, I wander through flea markets, antique shops, and second-hand bookstores, but I discover and learn most in my beloved haven: nature.
All my senses guide me as the details, differences, synchronicities, metamorphosis, and parallelism add depth to my endless thoughts.
My visions often manifest in dreams, allowing me to communicate through surreal, symbolic, or abstract creations. While creating, I unveil hidden messages within my artwork, leaving interpretation to the viewer and inviting contemplation on the origins of unconscious concepts.
Using art as a transformative tool, I express and identify patterns and connections, shaping my life's purpose amidst this absurdist life.
Through my creative expressions, I find solace, belonging, and a profound connection to the world within and around me.
In this creative sanctuary, where imagination knows no bounds, art becomes the voice of my soul, whispering stories of life, dreams, and the interconnections that bind us all.
JALINKA GRESSMANN
BIO
EDuCAtIoN
2002 - 2004
1998 - 2002
1996 - 1998
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BFA University of Fine Arts
Intermedia HKU, Utrecht NL
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BFA University of Fine Arts
3D Design & Sculpture HKU, Utrecht NL
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Cibap vocational college for Design
Advertising, Styling Interior & set design Zwolle NL
EXhIBiTiONs
2024
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TO BE ANNOUNCED
2023
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Group Show | Collage Festival NL/BE | Stichting Kunstwerkt | Schiedam NL
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Group Show | Coupee Cahier 01: Type | Coupee Collage Collective | Industrie Museum Ghent Belgium BE
2022
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Group Show | Winter Salon | Arti et Amicitiae | Amsterdam NL
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Group Show | Recht op Kunst | KunstRUIM Rechtbank | Zuidas Amsterdam NL
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Group Show | Qickoff | Gallery Associates Des Arts | Buren NL
2021
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Group Show | Winter Salon | Arti et Amicitiae | Amsterdam NL
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Group Show | Ruim Baan Voor de makers| KunstRUIM | Zoku Amsterdam NL
2020
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Group Show | World Atlas Collage | Stichting Kunstwerkt | Schiedam NL
2019
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Group Show | World Atlas Collage | Coupee Collage Collective | Museum Stichting Verbeke | Belgium BE
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Group Show | Nasty women #teamfemke | de Balie | Amsterdam NL
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Group Show | Diamant aan de Amstel | KunstRUIM | Hotel Pestana | Amsterdam NL
2017
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Solo Show | Cultural place Roest | Amsterdam NL
2015
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Duo | Gallery Saguão | Viseu, Portugal
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Group Show | Gallery Carmo ’81 | Viseu, Portugal
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Group Show | Fremdkörper | Gallery BG het depot | Amsterdam NL
2011
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Group Show | Myths & Legends | Gallery Chiellerie | Amsterdam NL
2005 & 2006
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Group Show | Pa's Meubelshow | Phoenix13 | Haarlem NL
2003
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MuseumNacht Utrecht | Collab video artwork projected on the Dom tower & VJ'ing my art in Tivoli NL
