Bregje Sliepenbeek Dutch, b. 1986
Bregje Sliepenbeek explores the fragile balance between nature and humanity through organic forms that suggest both growth and decay.
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Gates of Ancient Gardens, 2022
"Through my sculptures, I try to capture a state of transformation — a point where nature and human traces overlap, where fragility and resilience coexist." – Bregje Sliepenbeek
Bregje Sliepenbeek (1986, Breda, The Netherlands) is a contemporary artist known for her sculptural and spatial works that examine the dialogue between humanity and the natural environment. Her practice often begins with raw, tactile materials such as clay, wood, textiles, and found objects, which she transforms into organic, ambiguous forms. These works balance between growth and erosion, evoking both fragility and strength.
Sliepenbeek’s artistic vocabulary is rooted in observing natural processes — weathering, layering, decay, and regeneration — and translating these into abstract sculptural language. Her works frequently explore how human intervention disrupts or interacts with these processes, reflecting on themes of vulnerability, transience, and resilience.
She has participated in group exhibitions and presentations at leading Dutch galleries, including Rademakers Gallery in Amsterdam, and her works have been shown at international art fairs such as PAN Amsterdam and Big Art. Sliepenbeek continues to develop her practice in the Netherlands, creating works that invite contemplation of our relationship with the living environment
2025
Tender Buttons, Flint Space, Amsterdam
Elevating Objects, Milan Design Week, Italy
Seamless Tissue Might Fray, Fanny Freytag, Amsterdam
Collectible, Brussels
2024
Vigil: Death ad the Afterlife, Loods 6, Amsterdam
Draaimolen Festival, Tilburg
Take-over, BENELUX bar, Amsterdam
Taxidi Tinos, Tinos, Greece
Stichting Strand Links, Gorinchem
Rolling into The Summer, De Bouwput, Amsterdam
Limburg Biennale, Marres, Maastricht
TEMENOS, Onosto, Athens Greece
2023
KIMAIRA, Alkinois, Athens, Greece
Seven Sins, MOYA museum, Oosterhout
Big Art, Bijlmerbajes, Amsterdam
De Open Dag, De School, Amstedam
Taxidi Tinos, Tinos, Greece
2022
Iridiscence, Alkinois, Athens, Greece
Idio Idio, Homcore, Athens, Greece
Gates of Ancient Gardens, de Bouwput, Amsterdam
Nieuwe aanwinsten, CODA museum, Apeldoorn
Moon, Arthus Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2021
PAN Amsterdam, RAI, Amsterdam
Big Art, Hembrugterrein, Zaandam
Summer Vibes, Rademakers Gallery, Amsterdam
TAKE CARE, 3m1arte, Lisbon, Portugal
2020
BIG ART, Zaandam
Special, Rademaker Gallery, Amsterdam
Geometrica, Arthus Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
Almost There, PADA, Lisbon, Portugal
Colecao Pada, PADA, Lisbon, Portugal
Hallesches Haus, Berlin, Germany
Fest, Antwerp, Belgium
2019
Fluid Forces, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven
Metal Works, The Loft, Amsterdam
Metal Works, VAHQ, Amsterdam
Residencies
2021 MIET-air, Beers, The Netherlands
2020 PADA studios, Lisbon, Portugal
2018 Tissardmine, Sahara, Morocco
2012 Euopean Exchange Academy, Cunda, Turkey
Grants
Mondriaan Fund, Project Investment 2021