Carina Claassens

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Carina Claassens was born and raised in South Africa, where she grew up on a wild life nature reserve.

From 2000 to 2002 she has studied
Fine and Applied Art at the Tswane University in Pretoria, with a main focus on Printmaking;
Photography; Ceramics; Drawing and Art Theory.
After finishing her studies she moved to Mozambique, Maputo when she was 21.

and has only recently moved to The Netherlands (April 2005).
Her main subject has to do with celebrating Female Forms in all its aspects,
with figurative artworks in ceramics, paintings, drawings and etchings.
Lately she has experimented with more with Mix Media, Urban design and Video installations.
Her main subject was woman, now it has moved and grown to the Memory Series,
where she documents her own memories.
So as not to forget them, she uses rope to tie them down…
to keep the memories from fluttering away into oblivion.
Obsessively tying down her fears, secrets, lots moments,
so that she may not forget: Who she is.
As I quote: “Yesterday made me”.
She gets her inspiration from events that happened with women in her circle
of friends and in her family.
Her artworks have been exhibited at several well-known institutions.

Exposities / Prijzen

2000-present: My art was exhibited in several institutions:
• American International School: Maputo, Mozambique
• Polokwane Art Museum: Polokwane, South-Africa
• Johannesburg Civic Centre: Johannesburg, South-Africa
• Jerry’s Restaurant: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• WG Kunst Art Gallery: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• GZ8 Gallery Zuidvliet: Maasluijs, The Netherlands
• Keukenhof Castle Fair: Lisse, The Netherlands
• ABC Treehouse Gallery: Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
• Grote Kerk Gallery: Oosthuizen, The Netherlands,

I am also invited to exhibit my art at the Florence Biennale, Italy from 1-9 Dec 2007.
Dolmabahce Palace Museum Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey 1-10 March 2008