BIO

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Since childhood, Jalinka Gressmann has been captivated by the world's tales and visual richness, ranging from refined eclectic aesthetics to offbeat vintage and the unconventional.
As a mixed-media artist, she creates visual stories infused with myths, dreams, and the extraordinary. Her work is driven by synesthetic wired curiosity, getting lost in the meaning of whatever, in the never-ending associations, and in finding patterns beneath the surface of every piece or moment.
With a playful and experimental approach, she absorbs the world through all her senses. She's working with both abstract and figurative elements and themes, layering symbolism, imagery, and objects from nature and everyday life, composing as if it's a puzzle, just like life itself.
With a background in interior design, sculpture, and fine arts, her practice strives to evolve, grow, and transform.
Her wish-mission-dream is that her work acts as a mirror, reflecting and reminding us that we all are worthy of love and respect, and that connection with Self//ALL was never lost, only forgotten.
EDUCATION
EXHIBITIONS
2026
In Good Company | Create! Collective | Artsy
Of Love and Other Devotions | Pink Poodle Society | The Hoxton | Amsterdam
2025
Salon | Arti et Amicitiae | Amsterdam
2024
Salon | Arti et Amicitiae | Amsterdam
Kunst10daagse | Hotel Meyer | Bergen aan Zee
Painting Progress | Gallery the Koppel Project | London
HUGFEST | Gallery The Canvas3.0 | Oculus WTC | New York City
Art Queens | Gallery Paradigm | Philadelphia
2023
Salon | Arti et Amicitiae | Amsterdam
Solo Expo | Pleintheater | Amsterdam
Collage Festival NL/BE | Stichting Kunstwerkt | Schiedam
Coupee Cahier 01: Type | Coupee Collage Collective | Industrie Museum | Gent, Belgium

2022
Salon | Arti et Amicitiae | Amsterdam
Recht op Kunst Zuidas | KunstRUIM | Amsterdam
Qickoff | Gallery Associates Des Arts | Buren
2021
Salon | Arti et Amicitiae | Amsterdam
Ruim Baan Voor de makers | KunstRUIM | Zoku | Amsterdam
2020
World Atlas Collage | Stichting Kunstwerkt | Schiedam
2019
World Atlas Collage | Museum Verbeke Foundation | Belgium
Nasty Women | de Balie | Amsterdam
Diamant aan de Amstel | KunstRuim | Hotel Pestana | Amsterdam
2017
Solo Expo | Roest | Amsterdam
2015
Duo Expo | Gallery Saguão | Viseu, Portugal
Gallery Carmo ’81 | Viseu, Portugal
Fremdkörper | Gallery BG het depot | Amsterdam
2011
Myths & Legends | Gallery Chiellerie | Amsterdam
2001 - 2004
HKU University of Arts | Bachelor of Fine Arts, Intermedia | Utrecht
1999 - 2001
HKU University of Arts | Sculpture | Utrecht
1998 - 1999
HKU University of Arts | 3D-Design | Utrecht
1996 - 1998
Cibap | Vocational College for Design, Advertising,
Styling, Interior & Set Design | Zwolle
I am committed to lifelong learning and participate in training and certification programs whenever possible.
I hold several certificates that showcase my professional development in art, entrepreneurship, education, herbalism, and other areas of interest.