ABOUT
Raised by a biologist and an artist, the work of Britt Dorenbosch (1986) has always lived at the intersection of nature, colour and human connection. Through layered collages, paintings and papier-mâché sculptures, she explores the intimate world of motherhood, family memory and shared identity.
What did you receive from home? And what do you pass on? These are the questions at the heart of her multidisciplinary practice. Dorenbosch seeks the answers not through grand statements, but through the quiet, disarming simplicity of daily life. Chubby toddler hands peeling a mandarin, a halved pear echoing the memory of birth, a downward glance during pumping: seemingly ordinary moments, carefully chosen to hold the weight of motherhood and childhood memory alike. These quiet, carefully chosen moments hold more than they show. Beneath their softness lies a sharp question: is there truly space for motherhood in our society, and can a mother also be an artist?
The work of Dorenbosch is an ode to mothers and parents, tracing the complexity of femininity, love and care, and how our choices quietly shape the generations that follow. It is an intimate journey through family, fertility and feminine strength, and a personal search for belonging across generations.
Britt Dorenbosch lives and works in Utrecht
Her recent sculpture How it Feels To Grow Within, created in collaboration with the Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, was shown at Good Mom Bad Mom at the Centraal Museum Utrecht (2025).
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FULL CV
| EDUCATION |
2009 - 2013 // Bachelor of Fine Art | HKU | Utrecht (NL)
2008 - 2009 // Master Sociology of Art and Culture | Erasmus University | Rotterdam (NL)
| SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
2023 // En Hoe Het Leven Een Beetje Meer Werd | Galerie Waterbolk | Utrecht (NL)
2021 // The Birth Of Conception | De Aanschouw | Rotterdam (NL)
2018 // Padrão | Galerie Dudokdegroot | Amsterdam (NL)
2017 // Thuis | Centraal Museum | Utrecht (NL)
2015 // Matter Matters #4 | TAC | Eindhoven (NL)
2015 // Britt Dorenbosch | Cloud | Amsterdam (NL)
2014 // Treasures | Percipi Art Project Space & Gallery | Amsterdam (NL)
// Britt Dorenbosch | Ziekenhuis Rijnstate | Arnhem (NL)
| GROUP EXHIBIITONS |
2026 // We Like Art show | Loods 6, Amsterdam (NL)
2025 // Good Mom / Bad Mom | Centraal Museum, Utrecht (NL)
2024 // Steen Papier Schaar | Kunstuitleen Alkmaar (met Alex Jacobs & Ellemieke Schoenmaker en Isa Roelink)
2023 // Dancing Through (Un)Common Worlds - groep | de Vishal, Haarlem (NL)
// Vrijheid van Denken | Q-kunst & SIF a/d Gracht | Utrecht (NL)
// Anybody There | Kruisruimte | Eindhoven (NL)
// Frozen Fountain 30 jaar | Frozen Fountain | Amsterdam (NL)
2022 // Uitgelicht - groep | De Plaatsmaker | Utrecht (NL)
// This Art Fair - solo stand | Kromhouthal | Amsterdam (NL)
// Anonyme Zeichner | Galerie Im Körnerpark | Berlijn (DE)
2020 // My Home, My Castle | Pop-up MOA - Landhuis Amelisweerd | Bunnik (NL)
2019 // De moestuin | Villa Zebra | Rotterdam (NL)
// Jessica Stockholder: Stuff Matters | Centraal Museum | Utrecht (NL)
2018 // This Art Fair (duopresentatie met Tanya Long) | Beurs van Berlage | Amsterdam (NL)
// Thuis (duopresentatie met Kim van Erven) | Q-Kunst & SIF | Utrecht (NL)
// Zomerwinkel Patty Morgan | Amsterdam (NL)
2017 // Secret Postcard Sale | We Like Art | Amsterdam (NL)
// UtrechtDownUnder | Werfkleders | Utrecht (NL)
// Britt Dorenbosch & Rolad Spitzer | SBK Breda | Breda (NL)
// Editions & Multiples | We Like Art | Rotterdam (NL)
// Prospects & Concepts | Art Rotterdam | Rotterdam (NL)
2016 // Code Rood | Portiersloge at Buitenplaats Koningsweg | Arnhem (NL)
// Lust For Life - Painting Today | We Like Art | Amsterdam (NL)
2015 // This Art Fair | Beurs van Berlage | Amsterdam (NL)
// Anonyme Zeichner | Berlijn, Braunschweig & Rüsselsheim (DE)
// Anonyme Zeichner | ARTQ13 | Rome (IT)
// Abstract Object | Lokaal WV15 | Amsterdam (NL)
// Show What You Want Show | Platform Platvorm | Amsterdam (NL)
| AWARDS / NOMINATIONS / STIPENDS |
2022 // Development grant | Gemeente Utrecht
2020 // Development grant| Amarte Fonds
2020 // Project support | Mondriaan Fonds
2017 // Study trip grant | Gerbrandy Cultuurfonds
2016 // Winner K.F. Hein Kunststipendium
2015 // Stipend for Emerging Artists | Mondriaan Fonds
2014 // Nomination Buning Brongers Prijs
2013 // Nomination De Scheffer Kunstprijs
| RECIDENCIES |
2022 // Natuur/Nurtuur | AGA-LAB | Amsterdam (NL)
2019 // Villa Zebra | Rotterdam (NL)
2017 // Despina | Rio de Janeiro (BR)
2016 // Portiersloge Buitenplaats Koningsweg | Arnhem (NL)
| COMMISSIONS |
2024 // Doloris Maze Urecht
2022 // Natuur/Nurtuur | two monoprints in edition of 5 | Kunstuitleen Utrecht (NL)
2019 // De Tuin | Ziekenhuis Rijnstate | Arnhem (NL)
| COLLECTIONS |
Museum Voorlinden | Wassenaar
Centraal Museum | Utrecht
Rijksoverheid | Den Haag
Axioncontinu | Utrecht
UMC | Utrecht
K.F. Hein Fonds |, Utrecht
Rijnstate | Arnhem
Diverse privécollecties in binnen en buitenland
| PODCASTS |
2022 // (open)baring aflevering 4 | Vrouwenmantel Art Research Group (online: klik hier)
2021 // De Dakhaas Praat LIVE 3-9-21 | De Dakhaas (online: klik hier)
2020 // Wijntje met: Britt Dorenbosch | Wijntje met: (online: klik hier)
| PUBLICATIONS |
2017 // Het thuisgevoel, het belang van een plek | tekst: Hanne Hagenaars | design: Jan-Pieter Karper (online: klik hier)
2025 // Mothering Myths: An ABC on Art, Birth and Care | Nest & Centraal Museum (NL)
2023 // AD | Utrecht | In De Buurt
2022 // Studio Project | Friend Of The Artist (VS)
2021 // Volume 14 | Friend Of The Artist (VS)
2020 // Art & Food Special | Art North #8 (GB)
2019 // Tekenkabinet catalogus | Zomerkabinet 7de editie
2017 // Prospects & Concepts catalogus | Mondriaan Fonds Toont Talent
2016 // Tijdschrift Ei #50 | Het Favorietennummer
// Palet #386 | Eten bij de kunstenaar
2015 // Tijdschrift Ei #42 | Clubjes
// Platform Platvorm #1 | The First Issue
| EXTRA |
DJ and Mother
2021 - 2027 // Art comitee K.F. Hein Fonds
2020 - nu // Boardmember Stichting de Outsiders
2018 - 2022 // Initiator and organiser KinderKunstWeek LR
2017 // Mentoring programme by Hadassah Emmerich
2015 - 2017 Studio assistent at Berend Strik