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Since Mary Grooteman left the art academy in 1993 she soon got a reputation for her strong and elegant women's portraits. The past years were almost fully booked with portrait commissions.
From 2000 she decided to work mainly at series of free paintings. Also here the human figure has her main interest; in oil and acrylic she depicts every day life scenes from her direct environment with a sharp eye for detail.


Mary Grooteman's work is on view at her studio by appointment.




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PERSONAL DETAILS:
M.V.T. Grooteman, born 20-08-1960, Wervershoof (N-H) the Netherlands.
Lives and works in Amsterdam since 1988. July 2003 baby Stella is born.
EDUCATION:
Wackers Academy, Amsterdam, 1988- 1993.
GROUPSHOWS:
2008, 'Realisme08', Amsterdam.
2002, 'Solidarity Originals', Barcelona.
2002, 'The Ballroom', de Kunstzaak, Amsterdam.
2000, Art Olive, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam.
1999 - 2000,‘Year Zero’, Galeria D’art Zero, Barcelona.
1998, Galerie Molenstraat, “Lang leve de koningin”, Den Haag.
1997, Supperclub , “het naaktmenu” , Amsterdam.
1996, Galerie Vieleers , “reflectie”, Amsterdam.
1995, Katwijks museum, “Terug naar Katwijk'', Katwijk.
1994, Galerie Hoogenbosch, “56 zelfportretten”, Gorredijk.
1994, Herenhuisgalerie, “4 jonge kunstenaars”, Enkhuizen.
SOLO:
2000, Jonkergouw Galerie, Wijk Bij Duurstede.
COMMISSIONS:
1994, assistent painter to Rob Scholte at the project ‘Après nous le déluge’ , in the replica of the Royal Palace “Huis ten Bosch”, Holland Village, Nagasaki, Japan.
Several portrait commissions.
HAPPENINGS:
1997, KUNSTRAI, Portretwinkel, (Haarlem)
1995, 'Katwijk Zomerschilderfestival', Katwijk,
1995, A Propos Portret V, Kunsthal, Rotterdam,
1994, A Propos Portret IV, Autotron, Rosmalen,
1993, A Propos portret III, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam,
PUBLICATIONS:
November 1993 , “Elle”, ”Moderne meesters”.
8 Maart 1994, Noord-Hollands Dagblad , “Herenhuisgalerie toont divers werk van jonge kunstenaars”.
December 1994, Friesch Dagblad, “Beeldende kunst”.
15 Februari 1997, Volkskrant “ Eigen portret mag weer boven de bank”.
13 Juni 1997, Trouw, “Ze mogen tussentijds best zien wat ik maak” .


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