BIO & STATEMENT
Jalinka is an artist who creates mixed-media paintings and collages that explore and communicate concepts of mysticism, nature, and freedom through surrealistic and symbolic narratives. She draws inspiration from various sources and uses all her senses, including her dreams, to create balanced compositions featuring figurative and abstract work.
Her creative process is mainly associative and experimental.
"I am an explorer of imagination. Ideas flow endlessly from within and in the world around me. With a love for hunting and collecting the unique and the odd, I wander through flea markets, antique shops, and second-hand bookstores filled with stories and history. However, the most magical discoveries are always in nature."
"Using art as a transformative tool, I visually communicate and identify patterns and connections, shaping my life's purpose amidst this absurd existence. Sharing my art with others is a way of telling people who don't know it yet that creating has no limits. Every moment is an opportunity to discover and create a new adventure."
Meet Amsterdam-based visual artist Jalinka Gressmann—an eclectic creative with a background in interior design, 3D design, and autonomous sculpture. After graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Art - Intermedia from the Utrecht School of the Arts in 2004, Jalinka's artistic path took twists before fully embracing art in 2020.
Her work has been displayed worldwide and is in private collections in the USA, Netherlands, Brazil, Germany, and Belgium.
EDUCATION
2002 - 2004
BFA | University of Fine Arts | Intermedia HKU | Utrecht NL
1998 - 2002
BFA | University of Fine Arts | 3D Design & Sculpture HKU | Utrecht NL
1996 - 1998
Cibap | Vocational College for Design, Advertising, Styling Interior & Set Design | Zwolle NL
EXHIBITIONS
2024
Group Expo | Kunst10daagse | Hotel Meyer | Bergen aan Zee NL
Group Expo | Painting Progress Charity | Gallery The KoppelProject | London UK
Group Expo | TBA | Posthoornkerk | Amsterdam NL
Group Expo | Update | Arti et Amicitiae | Amsterdam NL
Group Expo | HUGFEST | The Canvas3.0 | Oculus WTC | New York City USA
Group Expo | Art Queens wall | Gallery Paradigm | Philadelphia USA
2023
Group Expo | Winter Salon | Arti et Amicitiae | Amsterdam NL
Solo Expo | Collages | Pleintheater | Amsterdam NL
Group Expo | Collage Festival NL/BE | Stichting Kunstwerkt | Schiedam NL
Group Expo | Coupee Cahier 01: Type | Coupee Collage Collective | Industrie Museum Gent Belgium BE
2022
Group Expo | Winter Salon | Arti et Amicitiae | Amsterdam NL
Group Expo | Recht op Kunst | KunstRUIM Rechtbank | Zuidas Amsterdam NL
Group Expo | Qickoff | Gallery Associates Des Arts | Buren NL
2021
Group Expo | Winter Salon | Arti et Amicitiae | Amsterdam NL
Group Expo | Ruim Baan Voor de makers | KunstRUIM | Zoku Amsterdam NL
2020
Group Expo | World Atlas Collage | Stichting Kunstwerkt | Schiedam NL
2019
Group Expo | World Atlas Collage | Coupee Collage Collective | Museum Verbeke Foundation | Belgium BE
Group Expo | Nasty Women | de Balie | Amsterdam NL
Group Expo | Diamant aan de Amstel | KunstRUIM | Hotel Pestana | Amsterdam
2017
Solo Expo | Cultural place Roest | Amsterdam NL
2015
Duo Expo | Gallery Saguão | Viseu, Portugal
Group Expo | Gallery Carmo ’81 | Viseu, Portugal
Group Expo | Fremdkörper | Gallery BG het depot | Amsterdam NL
2011
Group Expo | Myths & Legends | Gallery Chiellerie | Amsterdam NL
