Bio
BIOGRAPHY
Born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and having lived in different countries, cities and villages, Dronkers' drawings offer different perspectives.
She divides her time between her land-based studio in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, and her studio aboard her sailing boat. Her work is heavily influenced by her extended stays at sea, where nothing is what it seems, and everything can transform instantly.
She was trained as a free artist, painted, worked with textiles and textile design, and made jewellery.
In 2007, she consciously chose drawing as her primary focus.
Her work is in private collections in Europe and America, as well as the collection of the municipality Nijmegen.
C.V
Selma Dronkers, 17-04-1957, Amsterdam
Lived and worked in Hungary (1990-1993)
She lives and works in Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Work in private collections in the US, the UK, and the Netherlands.
Work in the collection municipality Nijmegen
Work in the collection of the Artist Association of Hungary
Education:
1979-1984 Te-Tex Nijmegen (Drawing, Painting, Textiles)
1984-1986 Artacademy Arnhem (Autonomous Art)
Member Artist Association Arti et Amicitiae
2019-2024 Chairwoman of the balloting committee Dutch Circle of Draughtsmen NKvT
2024- Chairwoman of the Dutch Circle of Draughtsmen
Exhibitions:
2025
"KunstRAI" with Lucia Novalis, Amsterdam
"Symphony 3", Kernhem, with NKvT, Netherlands
"Leerraum 3.0", Walkmühle, Wiebaden (Curator Michael Kruscha)
"Threads", Naggallery, Ireland
2024
Anonyme Zeichner groupshow, Berlin
"Upscale Galerie" Rotterdam
"GEN-T, group exhibition Dutch Association of Draughtsmen/Drawers (NKvT) in the NDSM Fuse, Amsterdam
"Mini-residency with Zela Odessa Palmer during GEN-T"
"Big Draw: The Choice of Wilma Stegeman", ACEC building, Apeldoorn
"Summer Exhibition" JoLi Gallery, Urmond / Limburg
"HOE=Het Nu" ACEC building, Apeldoorn
"Open Studio", Nijmegen
"Pop-up Gallery Konkrete Kunst" Marion Stötter, München
"Tekenkabinet", Amsterdam
"Kunst Rai" , BLEND, Amsterdam
"Everybody but Caspar", Niendorf, Hamburg
2023
"Wintersalon" Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam
"Leerraum weiss/schwarz", Brandenburgisches Landesmuseum für Moderne Kunst, Germany
"Big Draw" in the ACEC building, Apeldoorn
"HOE=HET NU", ACEC, Apeldoorn
"Expo Thuis", Amsterdam (solo)
"Draw a line/ NKvT", Haagse Kunstkring, The Hague
"Pop-up Konkrete Kunst ", Marion Stötter, Augsburg
"Tekenkabinet", Amsterdam
"Leerraum", Kunstraum Braugasse, curated by Michael Kruscha, Hoyerswerda, Germany.
"Wintersalon" Pictura, Groningen
"Wintersalon" Arti, Amsterdam
2022
"Wintersalon",new work at Art et Amicitiae
"Light of Veere 2.0", Museum Veere "The Scottisch Houses" (NKvT)
"Online presentation and sales exhibition at "Inart Kunstcollectief"
"Into the WeSpace", Artlovers Space, Brummen (Aletta Bos Studio)
Online: Teken blog Wim Kranendonk (only in Dutch)
2021
“Biennale”, Pulchri, The Hague
"Kunstlijn", Haarlem
“Art The Hague” with Blendprojects, Fokker Terminal, The Hague
“Airy”, Gallery North, Groningen
“Covimetry”, Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven, USA
“Sales during Corona”, Pictura, Groningen
“Wintersalon”, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam
“Artist Support Pledge”, De Balie, Amsterdam
2020
“De Tekengalerij”, Wim Kranendonk Arthistorian, online
“Ladekastproject” , Phoebus Gallery, Rotterdam
“Drawing”, Amstel Church, Amsterdam
2019
“New work”, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam
“Summerkabinet”, Tekenkabinet gallery, Amsterdam
“ Winterkabinet”, Tekenkabinet gallery, Amsterdam
“New Members”, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam
2018
“Free Visual Arts”, Museum Valkhof, Nijmegen
“99+1 Revisited”, DNG gallery, Beuningen
2017
“Artist in Residence Exhibition”, Maas, Nijmegen
“4 Artists”, LBS4 Gallery, Amsterdam
“Art and Religion”, Museum Katharinenhof, Kranenburg, Germany
2016
“Realism”, Passenger Terminal, Amsterdam
2015:
“180 view”, Telpost, Millingen
“Only Drawing”, Kunstwest Gallery, Amsterdam
Earlier:
2014/2015
Group exhibition Cultuurhuis van de Stad Nijmegen
2014 Realism Artfair Amsterdam
Group exhibition Stevenskerk and Honig factory Nijmegen
2013
Realism Art Fair Amsterdam
Tussen-Ruimte solo: Cultuurhuis van de Stadt Nijmegen
2012 Groepsexpo Stevenskerk Nijmegen
2011 Groepsexpo galerie de Stoker Amsterdam
2009 Made in Arnhem; ‘Arnheminvites’
2007 ‘Hebban Alla Vogala’ groupexhibition curated by Marlies van Erp
2006 Etalageproject, solo, Het groeit, Lange Hezelstraat, Nijmegen
Group presentation in The White Church, Ubbergen
2005
Passanten/Voorbijgangers, Installation and performance VillaLila
50 koppen 50 kunstenaars, Villa Lila2004 Global Village Festival, VillaLila
2000-2001 De Langste Nacht, Installation in Het Blauwe Venster
Images of Diversity / Be Equal Be Different, VillaLila
150 artists/ small works, Het Blauwe Venster
Before 2000: Co Founder Kunstwerk Kunstuitleen Nijmegen
Organisation and participant Atelierverschijningen Nijmegen