Category: Exhibitions & Press
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A LITERARY RESPONSE
Read more: A LITERARY RESPONSEA literary reflection by author Karin Melis on the recurring figure of the hare in Leonoor Ruigrok’s work, and how this once-hidden figure gradually found its way back into her artistic practice.
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Returning to Kunstschouw Zeeland — This Time by Bike
Read more: Returning to Kunstschouw Zeeland — This Time by BikeThis year I return to Kunstschouw Zeeland from the other side: as a visitor, by bike, moving through wind, villages, art locations and open land. A personal note on Zeeland, harbour life and the route that keeps pulling me back.
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After Kunstschouw — What Stayed
Read more: After Kunstschouw — What StayedAfter Kunstschouw Zeeland, I looked back at the conversations, encounters and experience of showing my work at Schuur De Wilde. And at what changed when I saw the paintings outside my studio.
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When a Story Chooses an Image
Read more: When a Story Chooses an ImageWriter Karin Melis chose my mixed-media work Noordwijk Breath to accompany one of her stories. A personal reflection on our different ways of observing, feeling and creating.
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Small Houses, Strong Winds
Read more: Small Houses, Strong WindsI hung new work at Gallery Twintig in Hillegom. Between the gallery dog, cake and conversations with visitors, I found myself talking again about the small houses in my Icelandic Houses series and why I keep painting them.
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Art Talk Warmond
Read more: Art Talk WarmondArt talk during the vernissage at Galerie De Pomp in Warmond, August 2025. I talk about several of the series shown in the exhibition, how they came to life and the personal stories and experiences behind them.
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Last Days at Galerie De Pomp
Read more: Last Days at Galerie De PompDuring my final days at Galerie De Pomp, several works were sold, visitors shared personal stories, and I began thinking about what happens when a painting leaves the studio.
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First Visit to Schuur De Wilde, Kunstschouw Zeeland 2025
Read more: First Visit to Schuur De Wilde, Kunstschouw Zeeland 2025During a first location visit to Schuur De Wilde, the landscape and shifting daylight already became part of the work.
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Preparing for Kunstschouw Zeeland 2025
Read more: Preparing for Kunstschouw Zeeland 2025In the weeks leading up to Kunstschouw Zeeland 2025, the exhibition Nature Calling began to take shape, from the work in my studio to the open space of Schuur De Wilde in Scharendijke.
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PODCAST: HET ATELIER VAN LEONOOR RUIGROK
Read more: PODCAST: HET ATELIER VAN LEONOOR RUIGROKIt was a great experience and a joy to have art historian and museologist Hester Wandel as a guest in my studio. She created a podcast feature about her visit to both my indoor and outdoor studio.
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Talking about art at Huis ter Duin
Read more: Talking about art at Huis ter DuinDuring the guided tours at Huis ter Duin, I talked with visitors about the themes behind my work and how some of the paintings developed. Some of these conversations became surprisingly personal.
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Presented at the art fair
Read more: Presented at the art fairDuring guided tours, I had the chance to explain the techniques and themes behind my art to interested visitors. However, what I valued most was hearing the impressions and emotions of visitors and art critics. These conversations sparked a unique and positive energy, enriching the experience of my work even further.