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BIO

Renske Herder is a multidisciplinary artist and designer, born in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands (1986). She works in the fields of textile design, collage, graphic art, painting. She received her master's degree in Industrial Design Engineering and honered her skills working in the field of surface design and product styling.  

After this she decided to dedicate more of her time to art making and spend more time outdoors. She quit her job and now lives and works on the Caribbean island Bonaire with her husband and two boys of 1 and 4 years old. 

Renske’s body of work consists of figurative paintings, abstract paintings and mixed media artworks. Her artworks often have a highly graphic character. Often her work has a air of nostalgia. Since Renske lives on Bonaire local scenes and island life became more and more visible in her paintings.

Art Practice

Tranquility and simplicity are the things I'm always looking for in my artwork. This will also be the reason I live on an island. I love the imperfection that life on an island brings. Another thing I'm drawn to is the past and how people lived before these hectic times. My experience as a graphic designer and stylist is clearly reflected in my work. 

Things I love besides creating

Family

This is our family. We live on the caribbean island Bonaire. This is where we can live a real beach / outdoor life and still have a structured daily routine with our children. It's the best of both worlds at the moment.  

Bike packing

We cycled from Harlingen, The Netherlands to Barcelona. This is the most fun thing I ever did and I'm dreaming of doing a big trip again. We have little children now, so I don't know when it's going to be...

camping

I love outdoorsy stuff like camping. This picture is made during our bicycle trip. 

Kitesurfing

I used to be really stoked about kitesurfing and also participated in competitions. I still love it, but now it's more of a nice workout and getaway to me. I'm a real beach and ocean lover, so it's always fun to go out. 

My family, bike packing adventures, the ocean, camping.


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Renske Herder

Website of Dutch artist Renske Herder.
Renske is living on the Caribbean island Bonaire.

Address Place of Business

Kaya Adela 12
KRALENDIJK
Bonaire

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