Facebook Conversations 04 | Female nude between forest trees
Acrylic, Gilding on Canvas
24x24in
156 Artworks
Netherlands
« When you read, you travel to all kinds of places. I try to capture them on canvas. »
Elise Eekhout is a visual artist working at the intersection of painting and graphic design. Her practice explores the language of light, texture, and text. Letters fascinate her not only as carriers of meaning but also as abstract forms — beautiful shapes that dissolve the moment we begin to read them.
By combining traditional techniques with contemporary materials such as gold and silver leaf, she creates layered works that shift with light and perspective. Depending on where the viewer stands, words emerge or vanish, landscapes solidify or dissolve. Her paintings therefore never remain static: they are living surfaces, changing with time, movement, and light.
Recurring themes in her work are memory, transformation, and our relationship with nature. From abstract landscapes to text-based compositions, she seeks to evoke both wonder and reflection. Her art connects the fragility of human stories with the enduring rhythms of the earth, offering viewers a space for contemplation.
A'Design Award- Iron Award- Leoni, Italy
Expeditie 2009- Second Prize- Utrecht, Netherlands
Expeditie 2008 - Nominated- Utrecht, Netherlands
Frans Hals Award - Nominated- Breda, Netherlands
ADCN Talent Trophy - Nominated- Amsterdam, Netherlands
G.J.Thiemefonds - Nominated- Amersfoort, Netherlands
Autumn / Unit4Art - Gouda, Netherlands
Solo-exhibition / Kiki at Franx - Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Route 079 / Stadstheater Zoetermeer - Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Solo-exhibition 'Abstract Landscapes' / Kastanjehof - Westland, Netherlands
Duo-exhibition during cultural festival ‘Westlands Roem’ / Kastanjehof - Westland, Netherlands
Solo-exhibition ‘Painting with Words’ / Kunsthalte 6 Gallery - Naaldwijk, Netherlands
Duo-Exhibition 'Beauty of Imperfection' / Hofboerderij Gallery - Wateringen, Netherlands
Solo-exhibition / Studio & Gallery - Spijkenisse, Netherlands
125 years Van Waay Interiors / Van Waay Interiors Benthuizen - Benthuizen, Netherlands
Forests in Babylon - Unit4Art / Unit4Art, Crabethpark 24 - Gouda, Netherlands
Nieuw! / Haagse Kunstkring - Den haag, Netherlands
Makersmomenten / Kunstgarage Franx Gallery - Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Post Art / EuroArt - Barbizon, France
Abour Conversations / RAUMdurchKUNST - Sindelsdorf, Germany
De zee, de zee... / Haagse Kunstkring - The Hague, Netherlands
ARTOUI Gallery / Artoui Concept Gallery - Munchen, Germany
196+ Forum / 196+ Forum - Milan, Italy
'Please Leave A Light On' / Dunoon Burgh Hall - Dunoon, United Kingdom
Hanakotoba / Floral Art Museum - Aalsmeer - Amsterdam, Netherlands
ArtFusion / Artfusion Galerie Amsterdam - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Entree / Haagse Kunstkring - The Hague, Netherlands
Route 079 / Gallery BaZtille - Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Makersmomenten / Kunstgarage Franx Gallery - Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Little Treasures / Galleri de Marchi - Bologna, Italy
ArtFusion / Artfusion Galerie Amsterdam - Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Colorfield Performance / Park Lingezegen - Elst, Netherlands
ArtFusion / Artfusion Galerie Amsterdam - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Kunstgarage Franx / Kunstgarage Franx Gallery - Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Micksart Collective / MicksArt Galley - Emmen, Netherlands
A Blank Canvas to my Piano / Music Exhibition Margin Alexander - New York City, United States
Nationale Kunstdagen / Next Level - Gorinchem, Netherlands
The Colorfield Performance / Park Lingezegen - Elst, Netherlands
Master’s Strokes / Raja Ravi Varma Art Gallery - Meerut, India
Zachte Krachten / St. Pauluskerk - Amersfoort, Netherlands
NABK- Jaarboek Kunstenaars 2025
Artists in Motion- Arbour Conversations
Artists in Motion- Please leave the light on
Haagse Kunstkring- Catalogue Le Bestiaire
NABK- Jaarboek Kunstenaars 2023
Trevisan International Art- Catalogue Little Treasures 2023
WOS radio- Interview
Algemeen Dagblad, Karel van der Velden- Enorme chrysanten spatten van schilderijen
Algemeen Dagblad, Rien van den Anker- Vertrokken kunstenaars tonen verdwenen Westland
Kunstenaar Magazine- Music and Painting Art
Indian news channel- Rahjastan DDnews
Rajasthan Lalit Kala Academy- Catalogus Art Oasis 2021
Rajasthan Government News Channel DD1- Art Oasis
Algemeen Dagblad, Theo Paijmans- Met een druk op de knop ging de carrière van kunstenares Elise internationaal
Algemeen Dagblad, BertWoudenberg- Nieuwe expositie voor kunstenares Elise Eekhout in India
Algemeen Dagblad, Remon Van Zuijlen- Expositie in India levert Elise Eekhout onverwachts een verrassende tweede uitnodiging op
Algemeen Dagblad, Esdor van Elten- Kunstwerken van Heulse Elise Eekhout digitaal naar India: ‘Kunst is nu meer dan ooit nodig’
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