About Sonja Brussen
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Awards
2016
Royal Talens Rembrandt Painting Award 2016
2015
Nominated Noordwijk Schilderfestival 2015
2013
Art in the Open (online ) contest.
Upcoming events
Event: Naarden the Art Fair
Dates: 25 Jan 2026 - 28 Jan 2026
My work can be seen on the Naarden the Artfair 2025.
With Gallery Bonnard, 25 - 28 jan 2025.
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Previous events
Event: Affordable Art Fair 2025
Dates: 8 Oct 2025 - 12 Oct 2025
My work can be see at the Affordable Art Fair, Amsterdam.
With Gallery Bonnard, 8 - 12 Oct 2025.
Event: "Magnifieke miniaturen"
Dates: 1 Aug 2021 - 26 Sep 2021
Miniaturen exhibition
Event: "Ode aan het landschap"
Dates: 7 May 2021 - 25 Jul 2021
Group exhibition
Event: "Berkel in beeld"
Dates: 2 Jun 2020 - 28 Mar 2021
Solo Exhibition with my latest Berkel paintings.
Event: Galerie Tolg Art
Dates: 31 Dec 2016 - 31 Dec 2016
Duo Exhibition
Event: Galerie Visée
Dates: 2 Oct 2016 - 20 Nov 2016
Duo Exhibition
Event: Galerie Posthuys
Dates: 28 Aug 2016 - 28 Aug 2016
Plein Air exhibition
Event: Museum Møhlmann
Dates: 10 Jul 2016 - 9 Sep 2016
My newest seas capes can be seen at Museum Mohlmann!
From: 10 juli t/m 11 sept 2016
www.museummohlmann.nl
www.sonjabrussen.nl
Event: Galerie Polhus
Dates: 15 May 2016 - 26 Jun 2016
Spring Exhibition
Event: Galerie Ruigewaert
Dates: 6 Mar 2016 - 15 May 2016
Group Exhibition
Event: Galerie Drentsche Aa
Dates: 8 Nov 2015 - 31 Jan 2016
New winter paintings from me to see at Gallery Drentsche Aa......
Event: Galerie Het Raadhuis
Dates: 28 Aug 2015 - 1 Nov 2015
Group exhibition and my latest work can be seen.
Event: Summer in Haarlem
Dates: 25 Aug 2015 - 26 Sep 2015
My new big summer paintings can be seen at Galerie Anèe Haarlem NL
More info: www.sonjabrussen.nl
Event: Museum Noordwijk
Dates: 26 Jun 2015 - 9 Aug 2015
Groups Exhibition from the nominated artist 2015 Noordwijk,
Eight paintings from Sonja Brussen can be seen.
Event: Galerie Ruigewaert
Dates: 7 Jun 2015 - 2 Aug 2015
Duo exhibition Gertjan - Scholte Albers and Sonja Brussen
Event: Museum Opsterland
Dates: 5 Jun 2015 - 30 Aug 2015
Exhibition "Sloot" three of my paintings where selected to join the expo.
Event: A view of Holland by Sonja Brussen
Dates: 17 Feb 2015 - 11 Apr 2015
Solo Exhibition of plein air oil paintings of Sonja Brussen at Gallery Dutch Accent.
Biography
For plein-air artist Sonja Brussen, nature is the greatest source of inspiration. She goes out to capture the moment, the speed of light, the changing clouds. It is a constant hunt and a daily quest to capture light, air and space. Nature, which has fascinated her since she was young, is captured with a minimum of human influences.
Her powerful works, which combine impressionism and expressionism, are painted alla prima (wet-on-wet) by Sonja Brussen. Her technique and use of colour are strong and very personal. In the field, she is influenced by what is going on in nature: sun, cold, wind, rain. All these influences contribute to the creation and atmosphere of her work. For her, this also includes the sound of nature: the birds, the wind, a splash in the water and the rustling in the bushes. This experience of nature is so intense that when you look at her works, you immediately experience that you are standing in the middle of that piece of nature. You are not only looking at an image of nature, but you are, as it were, part of it.
Educated by passionate teachers and completed with the upgrade at ArteZ (University of the Arts), she knows how to constantly renew herself.
MEMBER OF ARTIST ORGANIZATIONS:
- Katwijkerkring - Association of Dutch Professional Plein Air Painters.
- Dutch Association of Marine Painters
- Svenska Könstnarsförbundet.
AWARDS:
- Rembrandt Painting Award 2016.- Art in the Open Contest Ierland 2013.
- Nominated Rembrandt Painting Award in 2015.
- Artist-in-residence, Noordwijk 2019.
- Artist-in-residence, Urk 2018.
- Artist-in-residence, Lamu 2017.
