Babs de Brabander

Babs de Brabander

by | Jan 13, 2021

Babs de Brabander-Miltenburg was born in The Netherlands, but has lived on Curaçao since 1962. After her basic training at the Art Academy of Curaçao, she further studied sculpture. However, her preference goes to painting in which she took courses in Amsterdam,...
Fred Breebaart

Fred Breebaart

by | Jan 13, 2021

Frederik Willem Alexander Peter Breebaart (1945) was born in Harlem, The Netherlands, but spent an important time of his youth on Curaçao. After a few phases, from abstract to surrealism, Fred found his niche which is now irrevocable tied to him: the naive style of...
Lies Bruens

Lies Bruens

by | Jan 10, 2021

Anna Elizabeth Bruens (1954) was born in Curaçao and studied at the Pedagogic Academy in The Netherlands. Once back on Curaçao and working as a teacher, she took painting lessons but started seriously working on her craft after her retirement. Lies mostly paints...
Richard Doest

Richard Doest

by | Jan 4, 2021

Richard Doest (1942), a native Curaçaoan with roots in Suriname, worked as an engineer for the oil refinery until his retirement. Better known as a musician and maker of drums, he discovered painting at a later stadium. He now uses mixed media on paper, carton, wood...
Stella Fraai

Stella Fraai

by | Jan 1, 2021

Stella Fraai was born in Curaçao, but moved to The Netherlands where she has been a teacher since 1955. An artist at heart, she developed an authentic and unique painting technique in her art studies. Her vibrant and festive paintings showcase the flora, fauna and...