Suzette Huwae | The Work

 

 

Statement

Suzette Huwae is a versatile artist, who graduated on a 1st BA Teachers Degree Drawing Painting at HKU – Art Academy Utrecht, Holland. She is based in London focused mainly painting on canvas and ceramics. . 

Her theme is colorful, strong multicultural women, as she believes that every woman should “Enjoy life in style and abundance to the full till it overflows”. Suzette her style can be described as glamour with an edge. Different techniques are used in her work as spray paint, acrylics, glitters, charcoal, drops and splashes, gold and  silver leaves or even Swarovski stones. She also uses written tags and texts in her work to underline her message of her art. Suzette: “I like to pay attention to details. It needs to be unpredictable and exciting. Funky, edgy, sassy and colorful.

I like to use an international approach, which I translate as using bright colors, expressive strokes showing my view unto the cosmopolitan world…" 

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EDUCATION:

HKU Utrecht ( Dutch Art Academy) First Degree Drawing and Painting 1993-1997 BA (HONS)
HKU Utrecht  (Dutch Art Academy) Illustrative design 1991-1992
Hogeschool Gelderland, Nijmegen: 2nd Degree. Drawing/Textile Propedeuse 1990-1991               
Masterclass of Artist SamDrukkker Model Drawing 2005 Amsterdam          

EXHIBITIONS:

2010 Museum Maluku Utrecht (Holland) Threesome Exhibition: ‘From Schattenberg to NewYork’ with father Paul Huwae and brother Remy Huwae
2009 TWOMA Rotterdam Groups Exhibtion Melanesian Artists
2005 Artfair Rotterdam Solo Exhibition
2003 Gallery “CashAndCarry” Group Exhibition
2004 Verzets Museum Amsterdam Exhibition “Party” several countries.
2000 Council Zutphen (NL) Millenium Exhibiton
1999 Gallery Wiebe Friesland (NL) Group Exhibition “Beatrix”
1999 Gallery “Ensuite Apeldoorn (NL) Solo Exhibition
1998  Gallery “Dingen” Vlaardingen (NL) Group Exhibition                                 
1997 MoluccanHistoricalMuseum Utrecht (NL)Solo Exhibition “Djangan Marah Aku”
1997 Artfair HKU Graduates Utrecht (NL) Groups Exhibition

PRESS:
2010: Dutch NewsPaper De Telegraaf: Article about Exhibition: Van Schattemberg tot NewYork.
2010: Dutch RadioNOS program “Cappucino” Interview.