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'''Wietske van Leeuwen''' (born September 22, 1965 in [[Rotterdam]]) is a Dutch [[ceramist]],<ref>[https://rkd.nl/nl/explore/artists/92677 Biographical data] at the Netherlands Institute for Art History</ref> who lives and works in [[Monnickendam]]. Her works are constructed in a baroque style, with shells and fruit as recurring motifs.<ref name="studiopottery 2008">"Galerie Carla Koch; Wietske van Leeuwen," at studiopottery.co.uk, 2008-17</ref>

== Life and workBiography ==

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<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 for the NPS Cultuurprijs 1996, a battle 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.

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Van Leeuwen's work is included in the collection of the [[Gemeentemuseum Den Haag]],<ref>Marjan Boot. "Aanwinsten eigentijdse vormgeving," in: ''Haags Gemeente Museumkrant,'' 1993.</ref> the [[Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen]] in Rotterdam,<ref>"In the rough : images of nature through the ages in the collection of the Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum; January 13 through April 1, 2001." Fundação de Serralves, 2001</ref> and the [[Princessehof Ceramics Museum]].

== Work ==

In her early work in the 1990s Van Leeuwen was fascinated by 17th century [[cabinet of curiosities]], which she translated into her work.<ref name="Trouw 1995">Cees Straus, "[http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010822037:mpeg21:p023 Kunst Louter glas en keramiek Moeder van het vaderlandse glas opent eigen galerie]," ''Trouw,'' Meppel, 1995/04/08.</ref>

=== Photo Gallery ===

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=== ReceptionExhibitions, a selection ===

* 1995. [[Gallery Inart]], Prinsengracht 510, Amsterdam.<ref name="Trouw 1995"/>

* 2010. ''KLEIKUNST, STEENGOED! Keramiek uit Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen,'' [[Kunsthal]], Rotterdam.<ref name="KH 2010"/>

== Reception ==

At the Studio Pottery website the Dutch Galery Carla Koch (2008) gave the following description of the motives in the work and motivation behind the work:

:''Van Leeuwen creates strikingly baroque objects, made up of many small prints of shells and fruit, which remind of the curio cabinets that were in fashion in the 17th century and admired by her. It was in vogue among the wealthy merchants of that era to collect new types of fruit and shells that were brought back by the [[Dutch East India Company|VOC]] ships, in such cabinets. Van Leeuwen uses shells and fruit to make plaster press moulds, which are then used for producing large quantities of prints. From these prints she creates her objects, always using the pot or dish shape as a basis. Her objects are flawless both on the inside and outside, a ceramic tour de force. She uses dishes and pots with lids as her base shapes. In addition, she creates combinations of ceramic "garnitures", which were also common during the 17th century."<ref name="studiopottery 2008"/>

In an 2010 exhibit in the [[Kunsthal]] exhibiteda selection of the modern ceramic art collection of [[Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen]] was shown with works of multiple generations of Dutch ceramists. WorkWorks waswere 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]],. andThe workworks byof [[Esther Stasse]] and Wietske van Leeuwen representingwere 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>

== See also ==