Nature
Maggy is inspired by nature, its organic shapes, structures and patterns, from the smallest of corals and shells to geological processes of the earth, growing and decaying of plants and wood, or patterns and structures of organic material. In her work she explores these in compositions, colours, forms and feelings.
Naturally the countries in Africa and the Caribbean where she lived, and their vibrant cultures, play an integral part in shaping her ideas for artworks- as do the countless sketches, notes and memories of these places. Often recognizable in her work is the sense of ‘fernweh’ (the longing for faraway places) and solitude.
Her paintings are either in acrylic or in oil on canvas, but she also uses pastels on paper. In addition she has made free-standing objects in paper-maché, and large textile quilts.n.
Curriculum vitae
Maggy completed her studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in the Hague in the Netherlands. Since 2012 Maggy lives in the Netherlands where she works as an independent artist. She has held several one-woman exhibitions and participated in a variety of exhibitions jointly with other artists.
She lived a number of years in Greece on the island of Lefkada in a house which she designed herself and where she had her art studio.
Before that she lived and worked in Namibia where she exhibited in the National Art Gallery in Windhoek, in Kenya she produced large murals for the National Museums of Kenya and in Trinidad and Tobago where she participated in several exhibitions. Maggy also designed educational materials for the University of Botswana and created large natural history dioramas for the National Museum of Gaborone.
Both in Botswana, Kenya and Namibia she started textile-projects for providing disadvantaged women with a livelihood.
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