Mineke Reinders: Biography
Born 1956 in Westerbork, the Netherlands
Current residence: Assen, the Netherlands
BA in Art (summa cum laude), Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, 1995
Residence history:
1956-1985: The Netherlands
1985 (Fall-Winter): Italy
1986-1996: USA
1996-1997: Germany
1997-2006: USA
2006 (Winter-Spring): Turkey
2006-2010: USA
2010-2012: Germany
2012-2015: USA
2015-present: The Netherlands
Selected exhibitions
Group Exhibitions:
2 September – 12 October 2020
Kunst, Kunst und Kunst
Kunstatelier-Galerie Kontraste
Erwitte/Horn, Germany
1 July – 1 October 2020
Kleur en Water
Museum Jan Heestershuis
Schijndel, the Netherlands
18 January – 14 April 2020
Frauen Art 8
Kunstatelier-Galerie Kontraste
Erwitte/Horn, Germany
25 August – 29 September 2019
Summer Art Event
Galerie Drentsche Aa
Balloo, the Netherlands
30 May – 2 June 2019
World Watercolor Masters
Arti Legi, Gouda, the Netherlands
4 November – 31 December 2018
Galerie Paterswolde: Visitekaartjes
Paterswolde, the Netherlands
3 August – 7 October 2018
Galerie Drentsche Aa: Summer Art Event
Balloo, the Netherlands
26 November 2017 – 3 January 2018
Galerie Paterswolde: Visitekaartjes
Paterswolde, the Netherlands
15 September – 15 November 2017
Galerie Drentsche Aa: Summer Art Event
Balloo, the Netherlands
8 September – 1 October 2017
IWS Holland members exhibition
Kunstation Uden: Passie voor Aquarel
Uden, the Netherlands
April 2017:
Fabriano in Acquarello
International group exhibition
Fabriano, Italy
3-30 May 2016:
Impresiones Naturalistas
Espacio Cultural Las Tablas
International group exhibition
Madrid, Spain
21 april-15 May 2016:
Fabriano in Acquarello
International group exhibition
Fabriano, Italy
23 April-17 May 2015:
Fabriano in Acquarello
International group exhibition
Fabriano, Italy
17 January-12 April 2015:
Von uns für Sie! From us for you!
International group exhibition
Kunstatelier-Galerie Kontraste
Erwitte/Horn, Germany
October 2012-January 2013:
Kunst Verbindet! El arte une! Art unites!
International group exhibition
Kunstatelier-Galerie Kontraste
Erwitte/Horn, Germany
April 2009:
Womanly touches on paper II
Group exhibition
Bilkent University Library Art Gallery
Ankara, Turkey
Pre-2007:
Various group shows and solo shows
Texas, Pennsylvania, Maryland, USA
Noord-Sleen, the Netherlands
Solo and Duo Exhibitions
February-March 2016
Visitors
Two person exhibition with Zeki Fındıkoğlu
Bilkent University Library Art Gallery
Ankara, Turkey
February-March 2011:
Suluboya ve guaj resim sergisi / Watercolor & gouache painting exhibition
Solo exhibition
Turkish-American Association
Ankara, Turkey
November 2010:
Gördüğüm kadarıyla: Mineke Reinders’ın Suluboya Resimleri ile Türkiye’den Sahneler
Two person exhibition with ceramics artist Naciye Nur Avlupınar
Suna Çokgür Ilıcak Sanat Galerisi
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ankara, Turkey
September 2009-Spring 2010:
Her Mevsime Suluboya: Mineke Reinders’ın Gözüyle Eski Şehir ve Ankara Kalesi / Watercolors for All Seasons: The Old City and the Ankara Citadel According to Mineke Reinders
Solo exhibition
Vehbi Koç ve Ankara Araştırmaları Merkezi (VEKAM)
Ankara, Turkey
May-June 2007:
Two person exhibition with Sheila Asbell-Allen
Studio 222
Bloomington, Illinois, USA
Collections Include:
Vehbi Koç Ankara Research Center, Ankara, Turkey
Rahmi M. Koç Museum, Ankara, Turkey
Turkish-American Association, Ankara, Turkey
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Bell Library, Special Collections
Private collections in USA, Europe, Turkey, and elsewhere
Memberships:
International Watercolor Society – Holland
Kunstbrücke International (Art Bridge International)