Hey, I'm Merel!

I'm an artist and love to color life with my paintings and hand painted vases.

I update my shop with original art every few months. View my shop!

I also love to help other creatives to make their own colorful artworks, because I think you can cheer yourself and others up with it. Check out my workshops!

Portfolio

GALLERY

Please scroll down to see a selection of my work. I keep some things in stock all of the time, but a lot of the original art and hand painted vases are available only in short term flash sales in my webshop, with items that rapidly sell out. To hear about the updates and my exhibitions, get on the mailing list!

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Handpainted Vases

Merel Feenstra is a Dutch artist who delivers unique hand-painted vases in different styles/colours. The vases are characterized by their stylish appearance and there is only 1 of each vase! Merel also paints vases in the colors you want, click below for a custom order.

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Exposities

EXhibitions. ART FAirs.

2023

Landelijk Atelierweekend - FALL EDITION
During the National Atelier Weekend, (professional) artists open their studios to interested people. This is the opportunity to see artists at work in their studio. Merel will be happy to welcome you in her studio in Asperen at the end of November and would love to show you her work. Expect a lot of flower-paintings and hand painted vases for sale!
https://landelijkatelierweekend.nl/
November 11-12, 2023

Visitekaartjes Expositie - Galerie Paterswolde
https://www.galeriepaterswolde.nl/expositie-visitekaartjes-editie-2022/
November 22, 2022 - January 14, 2023

2022

Open Atelierroute West-Betuwe www.waardart.nl
@ Studio Merel Feenstra, Voorstraat 89-b, Asperen
September 17-18
September 24-25

Students from - de Klassieke Academie Groningen - show recent work in the Roomsterborgh in Leek
https://www.roomsterborgh.nl
June 23-26, 13-17 hrs @ Roomsterborgh, Roomsterweg 5-1, Leek

2021
Nationale Kunstdagen 2021
www.kunstdagen,nl @ Evenementenhal Gorinchem
November 6 - 7

2020
ADAF 2020 - Annual Dutch Art Fair
Sat. October 10 - Sun. October 11
ART Eindhoven 2020
September 12 -13

2019
ADAF 2019 - Annual Dutch Art Fair
Atelierroute Blaricum @ deKunststudio Blaricum
Solo exposition Lobby @ Hilton Hotel Brussel
ART Eindhoven 2019
Opening www.dekunststudio.nl @ Singel 17-i,Blaricum.

2018
Blaricum raakt je! @ Noolseweg 1, Blaricum.
Kunst Battle Zeewolde @ Open Haven, Kerkplein 8 , Zeewolde
Atelierroute Blaricum @ Huizerweg 13, Blaricum.
Kunst en Cultuur Markt @ De Krachtcentrale,Huizen.
Solo Exposition @ Foyer Louis Hartlooper Complex, Utrecht.

2017
Open bar for Art Lovers / Borrel voor Kunstliefhebbers
@ Restaurant Bruis,Blaricum.

CV

CV.

1979
Born in Hilversum (province Noord Holland – The Netherlands)

1991-1997

Gemeentelijk Gymnasium (Hilversum)

Graduated in 1997

1997-2001
Bedrijfsinformatietechnologie - University of Twente

Toegepaste Communicatie Wetenschap - University of Twente

No degree obtained

2001-2003
Webmaster @ TriMM Interactieve Media www.trimm.nl

2003-2008
Various marketing & communication jobs

2006

Gooise academy for visual arts (Laren)
Lectures of Humphrey Bennett

Since 2008

Starts working as an independent event manager www.interim-eventmanager.nl

Merel organized business events for: Bayer HealthCare, Rijkswaterstaat, De Nederlandsche Bank, Robeco, Rabobank NL, GlobalCollect /Ingenico ePayments, Reader's Digest, DLL Group, KNZB, Shell, TAQA, Smit Boskalis, Fagerhult, Friesland Campina, Hilverzorg, AFM, BN International, Essent/RWE, Pokon, Kruidvat NL (Reckitt Benckiser), Jaarbeurs, The Wall Utrecht, Koninklijke Horeca Nederland, European Laracon Conference and Domain-Driven Design Europe.

2013

Gooise academy for visual arts (Laren)
Lectures of Humphrey Bennett

2017

Gooise academy for visual arts (Laren)
Lectures of Humphrey Bennett

Since 2018

Classical Academy of Fine Arts (Groningen)
Lectures of Paul Boswijk, Riny Bus, Elvira Dik, Xandra Donders, Sam Drukker, Tom Hageman, Keimpe van der Kooi, Mitzy Renooy, Piet Sebens, Svetlana Tartakovska.

Starts giving painting workshops at de Kunststudio (Blaricum) and plein air painting weekends in Drenthe.

SINCE 2020

Lives in Neerijnen and works in Asperen

SINCE 2022

Starts giving painting workshops in Asperen: www.schilderen-in-de-betuwe.nl

Foundation www.handgeschilderde-vazen.nl

Graduated Classical Academy of Fine Arts (Groningen) - vocational training

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