www.jacquelinealkema.co.uk
Born Jacqueline Louise Maria Alkema in 1948 in The Netherlands. Though Dutch by birth, Jacqueline has been living and working in Cardiff and the Welsh Valleys since 1979.
Her familiarity with Flemish and Dutch painting is clear in much of her work. The work is often dark and intimate, whether the figures are staring straight at you, or lost in their own dance, they are demanding a one to one relationship with you. They want to communicate across the gap that keeps us all isolated, unknown. The female figure with at times awkward poses is a predominant feature in her work. Her paintings develop through experimentation and intuition but with an awareness and control of the media used. Themes of sexuality and domesticity, childhood memories and emotional experiences are recurring themes in her work.
Born: Kropswolde, The Netherlands.
Lives: Cardiff, Wales.
Education:
B.A Hons. Fine Art, Cardiff College of Art & Design.
Trustee W.A.A (Women's Arts Association Wales).
Member of The Welsh Group and Contemporary Art Society of Wales.
Recent exhibitions (For full C.V. see website):
Solo exhibitions:
Group shows:
Born Jacqueline Louise Maria Alkema in 1948 in The Netherlands. Though Dutch by birth, Jacqueline has been living and working in Cardiff and the Welsh Valleys since 1979.
Her familiarity with Flemish and Dutch painting is clear in much of her work. The work is often dark and intimate, whether the figures are staring straight at you, or lost in their own dance, they are demanding a one to one relationship with you. They want to communicate across the gap that keeps us all isolated, unknown. The female figure with at times awkward poses is a predominant feature in her work. Her paintings develop through experimentation and intuition but with an awareness and control of the media used. Themes of sexuality and domesticity, childhood memories and emotional experiences are recurring themes in her work.
Born: Kropswolde, The Netherlands.
Lives: Cardiff, Wales.
Education:
B.A Hons. Fine Art, Cardiff College of Art & Design.
Trustee W.A.A (Women's Arts Association Wales).
Member of The Welsh Group and Contemporary Art Society of Wales.
Recent exhibitions (For full C.V. see website):
Solo exhibitions:
- 2014: Proverbs and Portraits, Ffin y parc Llanwrst.
- 2011: My Mother's Sewing Box, ArcadeArt Cardiff.
- 2010: Recent Paintings, St David's Hall Cardiff.
- 2008: Women with a Past, National Waterfront Museum Swansea.
Group shows:
- 2025: Wales Contemporary, Chelsea Barracks, Milford Haven
- 2025: W.A.A.W IWD exhibition, Llanover Hall Cardiff
- 2025: W.A.A.W IWD exhibition, Art Central, Barry
- Women and the Valleys, Cynon Valley Museum, Aberdare
- 2024: The Miners Strike, W.A.A.W, Llanover Hall, Cardiff
- 2024: Artist in Dialogue, Craft in the Bay, Makers Guild, Cardiff
- Artist in Dialogue, Futures Gallery, Cardiff Bay
- 2024: Turner House, The art of living, Penarth
- 2024: The Welsh Group Where are we now?, Oriel Canfas Cardiff
- 2023: The Welsh Group in Focus, Brecknock Museum and Art Gallery
- 2023: The Welsh Group, Mid Wales Arts Centre
- 2023: W.A.A.W IWD, LLANOVER Hall/Art Central, Barry
- 2022: Mad Shadows, Mute Ghosts, Q Gallery, Narberth
- 2022: Friends of R.W.A exhibition, Bristol
- 2022: W.A.A.W IWD exhibitions, Art Central Barry and Llanover Hall, Cardiff
- 2021: Welsh Group Show, Attic Gallery, Cardiff
- 2021: Figurative Art now, Mall Galleries, London, online exhibition
- 2020: R.W.A Bristol open exhibition (winner of an Academy award)
- 2020: Women and The Valleys, Cynon Valley Museum and Art Gallery
- 2020: Concentric, TB-lounge, Capitol Centre, Cardiff
