BASIC INFORMATION
Name:                 Gwen Anderson, 22 May 1961
Place of birth: Gorredijk (Opsterland), Friesland
Based in:           Willemstad, Curaçao
Discipline:       Mixed media

BIOGRAPHY
Gwen Anderson is a mixed-media artist based in Curaçao whose intuitive, material-led practice explores memory, identity, connection, and transformation. Working across encaustic, epoxy resin, photography, natural and found objects, ceramics, and Pique Assiette mosaic, she combines experimentation with craftsmanship to create layered works that balance order and chance, vulnerability and resilience. Her 2026 solo exhibition, Connecting the Pieces, at The Curaçao Museum traced the evolution of this practice and introduced new dialogues among her established techniques and materials.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026 — Connecting the Pieces, The Curaçao Museum, Curaçao
2023 — In the Flow, Bloemhof, Curaçao
2016 — Solo exhibition, Tokyo American Club, Tokyo; featured in Intouch Magazine

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 — Unlocked, Bloemhof, Curaçao
2016 — Shinseisaku Group Exhibition, The National Art Center, Tokyo
2014 — MA Fine Art Degree Show, Sir John Cass Faculty of Art, Media and Design, London Metropolitan University, London
2013 — Public Acts, Espacio Gallery, London
2012 — BA Fine Art Cass Degree Show, Sir John Cass Faculty of Art, Media and Design, London Metropolitan University, London
2009 — Dependensia, Instituto Buena Bista at Landhuis Knip, with David Bade, Curaçao
2009 — Group exhibition with Anita Seuren, The Curaçao Museum, Curaçao
2006 — X-Mas Show, Art Students League of New York, New York
2006 — Group exhibition, Art Students League of New York, New York

AWARDS
2016 — Selected participant, Shinseisaku Group Exhibition, The National Art Center, Tokyo, Japan
2014 — Winner, Paul Klee “Taking a Line for a Walk” Doodle Competition, Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom
2012 — Shortlisted, Show Me the Monet, Lucky Day Productions, London, United Kingdom
2009 — First Prize, Photography Competition for the Indoor Air Quality Leaflet, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, United Kingdom