JENNIFER DE KLAVER

Southampton, NEW YORK, USA

de Klaver’s work explores what is most connected to our soul and considers emotive textures,
marks, movement in its raw state and meditative energy.

Through a hybrid form of abstract expressionism, de Klaver paints on canvas with a gradation of
blacks, blues, pinks and white inspired by the dramatic ocean and beautiful light of the east end
of Long Island. The works submitted contain words and marks that live underneath and are
obscured in the darkness but speak the truth.

Living in Belgium as a youth, de Klaver’s appreciation for the arts began early. As the daughter of
a painter, she traveled extensively throughout Europe, learning about the great masters in Paris,
Rome, Florence, Barcelona and the Netherlands. It wasn’t until her first visit to the Centre
Pompidou in Paris that her interest in the abstract was ignited and left an indelible imprint on her.
She has described painting as a form of meditation and inner storytelling. This process is self-
evident in both expressive movement and calligraphic forms within her work.

de Klaver’s path to contemporary art is not a traditional one. After graduating from Parsons Design
School she spent over two decades building a formidable reputation in understanding color,
space and the connectivity of design leading creative teams for consumer companies including
Target, west elm and Indigo.

Currently de Klaver paints out of a former commercial garage in Southampton, New York.

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