About Maeve van Klaveren

Maeve van Klaveren (b. 1977) is a Utrecht-based artist whose figurative work explores everyday life and emotions. Her art often begins from a small idea or mood, focusing on materiality and using watercolors and pastels to convey feelings like sadness, joy, love, and mortality. Personal experiences shape her pieces, which delve into themes of relationships, desire, and connection. Yet, van Klaveren invites viewers to interpret each work individually.

Solo exhibitions (Upcoming) A Room Filled with Memories, Where Everything Feels Ordinary Until it is Not, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin, Germany (2024); Café de Stad, Utrecht, Netherlands (2022); Werkspoorkade, Utrecht, Netherlands (2020); Are You Presence?, Gallery Sophie, The Haque, Netherlands (2018); De Aanshouw, Rotterdam, Netherlands (2016); Outside in, Haren Majesteit, Amersfoort, Netherlands (2016)

Group exhibitions include (Upcoming) Museum MORE, Gorssel, Netherlands (2025); Where the Wild Roses Grow, Schloss Görne, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin, Germany (2023); Art on Paper Amsterdam, Moving Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2022); 02#, Artsin Square, online exhibition (2022); Evenwicht, Moving Gallery, Utrecht, Netherlands (2022); Character, othflower, online exhibition (2022); Fair Share Art Fair, Moving Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2022); Works on Paper 4, Blue Shop Cottage, online exhibition, London, UK (2022); OEOE, Tinimini, online exhibition, Dordrecht, Netherlands (2022); Paper, Beers London, London, UK (2022); Pancake and Apple Pie?, Kunstuitleen Utrecht, Landhuis Oud Amelisweerd, Bunnik, Netherlands (2021); The Dephian Open call 2021 Winners, Delphian Gallery and Unit 1 Gallery, London, UK (2021); Works on Paper 3, Blue Shop Coottage, online exhibition, London, UK (2021); Raakvlakkn (interfaces), Moving Gallery, Utrecht, Netherlands (2020); Artist in the World/ Utrecht Edition, Galerie Larik, Utrecht, Netherlands (2020); Generous, Piet Hein Eek Galerie,curated by Marc Mulders, Eindhoven, Netherlands (2020); Open Weekend Art Utrecht, with Moving Gallery, Utrecht, Netherlands (2020); Hot Paper (GIFC), online exhibition, Oslo, Los Angeles (2020); Showcase Jay Jay, online exhibition, Antwerp, Belgium (2020); WGkunst, art sale, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2019); The Europa Zomerexpo, Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle, Netherlands (2019); De Aanschouw and Dxix, expo Co/Lab 4, Torrence Art Museum (TAM), Los Angeles, USA (2019); Remembrance Day for lost species, Muiderberg/ het Gooi, Netherlands (2019); The Foundation Dutch Portrait Price, Weekend of the Portrait, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2018); Hoogtij, foremost cultural tours in The Hague, The Hague, Netherlands (2018); GIFC, Got It For Cheap, watercolor drawings, Athena, Copenhagen, NYC,Oslo, Stockholm, Los Angeles (2017); Ellen Benders Concept Store, portrait drawing of man and animal, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2015); Participated in the exhibition RONSE Drawing Price 2014, Ronse, Belgium (2014).

Highlights and Awards
Maeve van Klaveren’s work can be found in various private collections in the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Canada, USA and public collections such as DELA, UMC Utrecht, Elburg, SMIT. Sabbat has been selected for the competition for the 2014 Ronse Drawing Prize, Ronse, Belgium.