BASIC INFORMATION

Name: Henrica (Ria) Houwen 1947- 2025
Place of birth: Horst, the Netherlands
Discipline: Visual artist; painting in oils and acrylics, watercolor, and encaustic techniques

EDUCATION

1968–1973 — Academy for Visual Education, Tilburg, the Netherlands

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Solo exhibitions

2000 — Gallery ’86, Curaçao
2003 — Miami Art Fair, Miami, USA
2003 — The World of Henrica Houwen, Curaçao
2008 — Curaçao in the Soul, Mon Art Gallery, Curaçao
2011 — Water, Mon Art Gallery, Curaçao
2014 — Water II, Mon Art Gallery, Curaçao
2017 — Water 3.0, Gallery Alma Blou, Curaçao
2023 — Goodby Ria Houwen, Gallery Alma Blou, Curaçao

Group exhibitions (selection)

2001 — Miami Art Fair, USA
2002 — 4th Biennale del Caribe, San Juan, Dominican Republic
2002 — Pandora’s Box, Gallery ’86, Curaçao
2003 — Where the Angels Dangle, Gallery ’86, Curaçao
2003 — Encaustic, Gallery ’86, Curaçao
2007 — Alegria, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
2008 — Synagogue, Curaçao
2009 — Cross Roads, Mon Art Gallery, Curaçao
2011 — Island Reflections, Michigan, USA

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Booklet: Ria Houwen, Curaçao in de ziel, 35 jaar schilderen