Elis Juliana

Elis Juliana

Elis Juliana (1927–2013) was born in Curaçao, and best known as a literary artist. Less known are his visual works, mostly miniature paintings in the so-called pointillism technique. Porvenir (Future)silkscreen Adam i Evasilkscreen Bula Pipa (To Avoid the...
Bert Kienjet

Bert Kienjet

Bert Kienjet (1952) was born in The Netherlands, and is mainly engaged in the skillful production of etchings. Of all the artistic crafts, Bert thinks etching is the most beautiful. His black and white work in this printmaking technique juxtapositions against the...
Wop Sijtsma

Wop Sijtsma

Wop Sijtsma (1939–2013) was born in The Netherlands and lived on Curaçao from the 1960s until his death. He drew and painted since a very young age and he studied at the Art Academy in Amsterdam. He had a very broad interest, but was fascinated by the human. His...
Jeannette Turpijn

Jeannette Turpijn

Jeanette Turpijn-van Duinene (1946) was born in Curaçao, and moved to The Netherlands to study sociology. A lover of art, she took part-time classes at the New Academy in Utrecht. Her paintings are mainly about her youth growing up on the island, a far memory of the...