Andrea Freckmann
Reality and the theatrical merge in Andrea Freckmann’s (1970) paintings. An interior featuring a sleeping woman for instance is transformed into a park with trees where three dogs are guarding her bedside. The images often originate directly from personal experiences. She thus places her own life on a stage where fantasy and reality meet. Sometimes the paintings are also accompanied by tangible, three-dimensional objects, such as a wooden diabolo or vase that are put in front of a painting as if they have fallen out of the image.
She often uses herself as a model for her paintings. Dressed up in historical costume she portrays herself in stereophotos that are also displayed in small viewing boxes. Consequently she uses these photos for her paintings. Recently she has picked up the theme of the puppet theatre as a metaphor for reality. Andrea Freckmann paints in a direct and bold brushstroke, with which she accurately depicts figures and objects. She has a preference for ornament and decoration which is displayed in the motives in the wallpaper and tableware or the lush plants that adorn her interiors.
Andrea Freckmann |
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| 1970 | Dortmund, Germany |
education |
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| 2005-2010 | Royal Academie of Fine Arts (KABK), The Hague, NL |
| lives and works in The Hague, NL | |
solo exhibitions |
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| 2019 | Art Rotterdam 2019, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, Rotterdam, NL |
| 2018 | Commedia, get on stage ! Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL |
| 2011 | Viele Grüße Deine Elli, VILLA DE BANK, Enschede, NL Das Leben ist kein Ponyhof , Galerie Gist, Amsterdam, NL |
group exhibitions |
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| 2022 | In a Pig’s Whisper, De Vishal, Haarlem, NL Randstücke und Zwischenstücke, duoshow with Dodo Albrecht, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL Départ, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL |
| 2021 | EQUIPE 2, 30 year anniversary Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague. NL Art Rotterdam, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, Rotterdam, NL |
| 2020 | Andrea Freckmann, Peter Vos, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL Ogenschijnlijk Nabij (Apparently Close), summerstudio, CBK Middelburg, NL Und alle Lust (And all Desire), Schloss Agathenburg, Agathenburg, Germany Hond (Dog), Galerie 158, Schiedam, NL |
| 2019 | Haagse Heritage, heden, The Hague, NL |
| 2018 | Spring Propositions, SBK Amsterdam, NL Art The Hague, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL Take this Walz, Galerie d’apostrof, Meigem, Belgium |
| 2017 | Art for Animal’s Sake, fundraising exhibition, Amsterdam, NL Art The Hague, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL Art Rotterdam, with Sebastiaan Schlicher, Dirk Zoete, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, Rotterdam, NL |
| 2016 |
Track and Trace I / II, 25 Years Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL
Andrea Freckmann, Tobias Lengkeek, Ronald Versloot, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL
Andrea Freckmann, Lilian Kreutzberger, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL
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| 2015 | Rhy Art Fair Basel, CH |
| 2014 |
Buning Brongers Prizewinners, Museum Henriette Polak, Zutphen, NL
Turns in fine art, Galerie Witteveen, Amsterdam, NL
FREMDHAUS, with Theun Govers, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, NL
Nieuwe Collectie Kunstuitleen, CBK Groningen, NL
Paint It, Galerie Witteveen, Amsterdam, NL Nieuwe aanwinsten, groupexhibition, CBK Amsterdam, NL Prospects & Concepts, Mondriaan Fund, Art Rotterdam, NL We like Art@ Art Rotterdam, NL Capriccio II, Galerie van Kranendonk, The Hague, NL |
| 2013 | Blooom – Art Fair, Cologne, Germany Look on the bright side, Galerie SANAA, Utrecht, NL Human Nature, with Zeger Reyers, Ed Pien, Urs Pfannenmüller, Olphaert den Otter, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL Re:Rotterdam Art Fair, Rotterdam, NL |
| 2012 | Buning Brongers Prijzen, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, NL Walls included, NEST, The Hague, NL |
| 2011 | Hedens Haagse Zomer, Heden, The Hague Art Amsterdam, Galerie Gist, Amsterdam, NL Painting a person – Painting a place, Galerie Gist, Amsterdam, NL Art Rotterdam, Galerie Van Krimpen, Rotterdam, NL |
| 2010 | HeARTTWENTE, Galerie Van Krimpen, Enschede, NL graduation exhibition: Royal Academy of Visual Arts, The Hague, NL |
awards, grants |
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| 2017 |
Werkbijdrage bewezen talent, Mondrian Fund
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| 2013 | Startstipendium, Mondrian Fund |
| 2012 | Buning Brongers Prijs |
| 2010 | Stroom aanmoedigingsprijs 2010 |
works in collections |
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands
AEGON LUMC, Leiden, NL
Caldic Collection, Wassenaar, NL CBK Amsterdam, NL CBK Groningen, NL Heden, NL private collections in The Netherlands and abroad |
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