BASIC INFORMATION

Name: Ans Mezas-Hummelink, 1953
Place of birth: The Netherlands
Based in: Curaçao
Discipline: Drawing and jewelry design

BIOGRAPHY

Ans Mezas-Hummelink is a Dutch artist who moved to Curaçao in 1981 and considers the island her second home. A draftsperson at heart, she is known for her accomplished use of colored pencil. Her work includes portraits in black and white and color, stamp designs, and series that explore the distinctiveness of the human body through carefully selected fragments. For Mezas-Hummelink, a work is complete only when it is technically refined and conveys the intended feeling.

She also creates jewelry in zinc, Perspex, and silver. In her metalwork, she uses etching resist and embraces the unpredictable effects of corrosive substances on metal, allowing unexpected textures to emerge. Her Perspex rings and bracelets explore the beauty of refracted light. Across her practice, precision and control coexist with a sense of movement.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS SINCE 2000

2018 — Open Studio Route, colored-pencil drawings, portraits, and Perspex jewelry, Curaçao
2017 — International d’Art Miniature, Galerie Louise-Carrier, Lévis, Canada
2016 — Pollution, Project 3 Gallery, Willemstad, Curaçao
2015 — Open Studio Route, colored-pencil drawings, portraits, and Perspex jewelry, Landhuis Bloemhof, Curaçao
2014 — Tula 2.0: 150 Years of Libertat, Mon Art Gallery, Curaçao
2014 — MonArtists Go Nuts!, Mon Art Gallery, Curaçao
2013 — Benetton Panels, Landhuis Bloemhof, Curaçao
2013 — Back to Nature, Landhuis Bloemhof, Curaçao
2012 — Through the Eyes of Egberdien, curated by Egberdien van Rossum, Landhuis Bloemhof, Curaçao
2012 — A Breast or Two, Mon Art Gallery, Curaçao
2012 — Taboo, Landhuis Bloemhof, Curaçao
2011 — Lous Martin Gallery, Delft, the Netherlands
2011 — Bejeweled, Mon Art Gallery, Rif Fort, Otrobanda, Curaçao
2010 — Antepasado di Futuro, Curaçao Museum, Curaçao
2010 — De Bakkerij, Bergen aan de Maas, the Netherlands
2010 — Bejeweled—Artisan Ornaments, Mon Art Gallery, Curaçao
2009 — Jewels on the Rocks, Mon Art Gallery,  Curaçao
2009 — Dependensia: Curaçao Crossroad of the World, Landhuis Kenepa, Curaçao
2007 — Portraits, Mon Art Gallery, Curaçao
2007 — Let’s Fight Breast Cancer, Gallery Alma Blou, Curaçao
2007 — Snoa 275, Villa Maria, Curaçao
2007 — It’s All About Women, Gallery Alma Blou, Curaçao
2006 — Celebration, Landhuis Bloemhof, Curaçao
2006 — Under Construction, Mon Art Gallery, Curaçao
2002 — Curaçao Art Festival, Landhuis Jan Kok, Curaçao
2002 — Art of the Roots, Kura Hulanda, , Curaçao
2001 — Nos Arte, Villa Maria, Curaçao

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

2017 — Issue of the “Butterfly Series” by Philately Curaçao
2014 — Fila Info stamps featuring the themes “Eagles” and “December Stamps 2014”
2004 — Issue of the Statute commemorative coin marking 50 years of the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands