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{{shortShort description|Dutch ceramist (born 1965)}}

{{Infobox artist

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== Biography ==

Born in Rotterdam to Sjoerd and Marianne van Leeuwen, Van Leeuwen grew up in [[Mijnsheerenland]]. Her father ran a timber trading company in [[Overschie]], and her uncle is the photographer [[Piet van Leeuwen]] (born 1942).<ref>[https://rkd.nl/nl/explore/artists/48993 Piet van Leeuwen (1942-)] at the Netherlands Institute for Art History.</ref> She studied handicrafts and textile art at the teacher training college in Delft from 1984 to 1989, and ceramic design at the [[Gerrit Rietveld Academy]] in Amsterdam from 1989 to 1993 under [[Jan van der Vaart (ceramist)|Jan van der Vaart]], and [[Henk Trumpie]].<ref>[http://wietskevanleeuwen.nl/wietske_van_leeuwen/curr._vitae.html Curriculum Vitae] at wietskevanleeuwen.nl. Accessed 22.05.2015.</ref> under [[Jan van der Vaart (ceramist)|Jan van der Vaart]], and [[Henk Trumpie]].<ref>Press release "[http://www.carlakoch.nl/persberichten/janenleerlingen.html Jan van der Vaart en leerlingen]," in Galerie Carla Koch, Delft 2005. Accessed 15.05.2015.</ref>

After graduation she settled in Amsterdam as an independent artist and started her own studio. In 1996, Van Leeuwen was nominated by [[Thimo te Duits]] for the NPS Cultuurprijs 1996, a battlecompetition between young unknown artists which was aired on national television.<ref> Simone van der Burg. "[https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1996/07/16/jong-talent-strijdt-om-nieuwe-nps-cultuurprijs-7317392-a35548 Jong talent strijdt om nieuwe NPS-cultuurprijs: De NPS-cultuurprijs, wekelijks vanaf woensdag 17 juli, Ned.3, 20.55u.]," ''NRC Handelsblad'' 16.07.

1996</ref><ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/marceldouwedekker/7081542847/ Fragments of NPS-cultuurprijs, 1996] at flickr.com (in Dutch). Accessed 22.04.2017.</ref><ref name="NRC ST1996">"Selectie Televisie," ''NRC Handelsblad,'' 2 September 1996. Online at [http://retro.nrc.nl/W2/Nieuws/1996/09/02/Rtv/seltv.html retro.nrc.nl], 10.2019</ref>

Van Leeuwen received a number of grants from the Mondriaan Fonds, the Dutch fund for visual art and cultural heritage. Since 1997, she ishas also working asbeen a ceramics and drawing teacher at [[Altra College]], in Amsterdam.

== Work ==

Since her early work in the 1990s, Van Leeuwen has been fascinated by 17th century [[still life]]s and [[cabinet of curiosities]], which she translated into her work.<ref name="LD 1994"/><ref name="Trouw 1995"/> Her pots, vases, and [[wiktionary:Candle holder|candle holder]]s are constructed with shapes of [[seashell]]s, [[Nut (fruit)|nut]]s or [[lemon]]s consequently composes. Some of the pots held a kitchy image on the bottom.<ref name="JS 1995"/> Those earlier workworks of art suggested an underwater world. It wanted to presented itself as something precious, as if it was a treasure found at the bottom of the deep sea.<ref name="LD 1994"/>

=== Photo Gallery ===

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* 2015. ''Clay! A Century of Ceramics at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie,'' [[Kunstmuseum Den Haag|Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag]], 2015.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150321211214/http://www.gemeentemuseum.nl/en/exhibitions/clay A century of ceramics at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie] at ''gemeentemuseum.nl'', 2015.</ref>

In the 2010 exhibit in the [[Kunsthal]], a selection of the modern ceramic art collection of [[Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen]] was shown with works of multiple generations of Dutch ceramists. Works were shown from the beginning of the 20th century with [[Chris Lanooij]] (1881-1948) and [[Hein Andrée]] (1882-1961) and from more contemporary artists as [[Johan van Loon]] (1934), [[Jan van der Vaart (ceramist)|Jan van der Vaart]] (1931-2000), [[Barbara Nanning]] (1957), [[Geert Lap]], and [[Olaf Stevens]]. The works of [[Esther Stasse]] and Wietske van Leeuwen were their representation of the last generation.<ref name="KH 2010">"KLEIKUNST, STEENGOED! Keramiek uit Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen 24 april t/m 15 augustus 2010," webtext at ''kunsthal.nl,'' 2010.</ref>

== Reception ==