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== Life and work ==

Born in Rotterdam to Sjoerd and Marianne van Leeuwen, Van Leeuwen grew up in [[Mijnsheerenland]]. She studied handicrafts and textile art at the teacher education 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]], and [[Henk Trumpie]].<ref>[http://wietskevanleeuwen.nl/wietske_van_leeuwen/curr._vitae.html Curriculum Vitae] at wietskevanleeuwen.nl. Accessed 22.05.2015.</ref>

After graduation she started her own studio in Amsterdam, and received a number of grants from the Mondriaan Fonds, Dutch Foundation for Visual Arts. Her works are constructed in a baroque style, with shells and fruit areas recurring motifs. Since 1997 she is also working as teacher ceramics and drawing at various courses.

Work of Van Leeuwen is 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> [[Gemeentemuseumand Den Haag]] andthe [[Princessehof Ceramics Museum]].

== Photo Gallery ==

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== References ==

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