User:Sandra Wilbert/Esther Barend

Esther Barend (born December 2, 1964) is a Dutch artist, living and working in Belgium. Barend was born in Eindhoven, Netherlands. She started her career as a designer of art jewelry. With only a partial training in fine art (she quit because she felt demotivated by her teachers) she developed her own style and started a professional career at the age of 41. She has never bothered to get recognition of official art institutes. Nevertheless her art has been picked up and recognized by art lovers all over the world.

Selected exhibitions
SOLO 2009: Gallery ART-ist, Geel, Belgium 2008: 'Revelation' Monkdogz Urban Art, New York City, USA 2008: Gallery De Kei, Nuenen, Netherlands 2008: Gallery ART-ist, Geel, Belgium 2007: ARTISHOX Art Gallery, Eersel, Netherlands 2007: Gallery De Kei, Nuenen, Netherlands 2006: ARTISHOX ART Gallery, Eersel, Netherlands 2005: Castle Rhederoord, De Steeg, Netherlands
 * 2010: Gallery De Kei, Nuenen, Netherlands
 * 2010: ARTISHOX Art Gallery, Hasselt, Belgium
 * 2010: Gallery Schortgen, in Parc Merveilleux, Luxemburg

GROUP 2010: Art Querfeld, Basel, Switzerland 2010: Galerie 't Onderhuis, Lage Zwaluwe, Netherlands 2009: Galerie Jules & Jeremy, Utrecht, Netherlands 2009: Monkdogz Urban Art, Group show on 52nd street, New York City, USA 2009: Suite Gallery, Loenen aan de Vecht, Netherlands 2009: Art Laren, Laren, Netherlands 2009: Kunstsalon Primavera, AHOY, Rotterdam, Netherlands 2008: Lineart 2008, Gent, Belgium 2008: Affordable Art Fair, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2008: Galerie Tracé, Maastricht, Netherlands 2008: Galerie Delfi Form, Zwolle, Netherlands 2008: Kunstsalon Primavera, AHOY, Rotterdam, Netherlands 2008: Amstel Gallery, Dronten, Netherlands 2007: Cafmeyer Gallery, Knokke, Belgium 2007: Galerie De Kei, Nuenen, Netherlands 2006: Galerie De oude barrier, Hasselt, Belgium 2005: Galerie Haamstede, Burg Haamstede, Netherlands
 * 2010: Lineart 2010, Gent, Belgium
 * 2010: BLOOOM, the creative industries art show, Cologne, Germany
 * 2010: Galerie Tatiana Tournemine, Paris, France