Lorena Kloosterboer facts for kids
Lorena Kloosterboer is an artist from the Netherlands and Argentina, born in 1962. She paints in very realistic styles like trompe-l'œil and hyperrealism. This means her paintings look so real, it's like the objects are actually popping out of the canvas! She is famous for her super-realistic paintings of everyday objects, especially glass and porcelain. Her art has been shown and won awards all over the world. Lorena also makes sculptures out of bronze. You can see some of them in public places in Wassenaar, a city in the Netherlands. She has also written books about how to paint.
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About Lorena's Art Career
Lorena Kloosterboer studied fine arts in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Later, she took many art classes in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
Lorena paints many different things. Her subjects include colorful candies, shiny marbles, seashells, silverware, and beautiful glass and ceramic items. One special series of her paintings is called Tempus ad Requiem. This is Latin for 'Time to Rest'. These paintings show birds resting on ceramic or glass objects. Lorena says this series reminds us that everyone needs a time and place to rest. It's about taking a break to deal with life's challenges and get our energy back.
Lorena's Sculptures
In 1991, Lorena Kloosterboer showed her first bronze sculpture. It was a jester, officially named De Nar. A Dutch carnival group asked her to make it for their 25th anniversary. This jester sculpture is now on public display at De Warenar, a cultural center in Wassenaar.
Later, Lorena created four more bronze sculptures. These are known as De Boomstronken, which means 'The Tree Trunks'. You can also see these sculptures in public places in Wassenaar. A book called "Beeldend Wassenaar" even shows pictures of these sculptures and their locations. It helps people find them on walking and biking trails.
Books by Lorena Kloosterboer
Lorena Kloosterboer has written several books to help others learn about painting.
- 2014 - Painting in Acrylics: The Indispensable Guide
- 2014 - Complete Guide to Painting in Acrylics
- 2015 - De Complete Gids voor Acrylverf - Professionele Technieken voor Traditionele Toepassingen (This book is in Dutch)
What People Say About Her Art
Many people think Lorena Kloosterboer's artwork is wonderful. An art historian named Professor Katlijne van der Stighelen included Lorena's work in a book. This book is about the history of women painters from the Netherlands and Belgium.
Some of Lorena's paintings from when she lived in the USA are in an essay about trompe-l'œil art in America. Also, some of her realistic paintings were chosen for a book called Acrylic Artist's Guide to Exceptional Colour. They were used to show important ideas about color, like how warm or bright a color is. You can also find articles and interviews about Lorena's art in different magazines and online.
Art Exhibitions
Lorena Kloosterboer's paintings have been shown in many countries. These include Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Here are some of her recent exhibitions:
- 2019 - MEAM exhibition, Barcelona [1]
- 2015 - IGOR Exhibition (International Realism Guild), at the Principle Gallery in Alexandria, Virginia, USA
- 2015 - Richeson75 International Still Life & Floral Online Exhibition
- 2015 - Masterworks From The International Guild Of Realism, Museum Tour at The R.W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport, LA
- 2014 - Second Annual Juried Trompe l'Oeil Exhibition, at the John F. Peto Studio Museum, Island Heights, NJ
- 2014 - Trompe l'Oeil Exhibition, at Reynolds Fine Art, in New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- 2013 - Atelier Animal Exhibition, at the CODA Museum, in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.
Her work was also shown in 2010 (J. Willot Gallery, Palm Desert, CA), 2008 (Tempe Center for The Arts, Tempe, AZ), 2008 (Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, NY), and 2007 (Gallery Fraga, Bainbridge Island, WA).
Awards and Honors
Lorena Kloosterboer has won many awards for her amazing artwork. Here is a list of some of them:
- 2012 - Second Place for Tempus ad Requiem in the International Artist Magazine Challenge #72 'Favorite Subjects' Competition.
- 2012 - Atelier Award 2012, First Place for Tempus ad Requiem at the CODA Museum, in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.
- 2012 - Finalist with Tempus ad Requiem in the Richeson 75 International Online Animals, Birds & Wildlife Competition.
- 2011 - Jack Richeson & Co Materials Award for Sapientia at the 4th Annual ISAP Online Signature Members Show.
- 2011 - Ampersand Materials Award for Bon Voyage in the 14th Annual ISAP International Open Exhibition.
- 2009 - Creative Achievement Award for Chalkboard No. 1 - Manet (with Larry Charles) at the Fourth Annual Juried Exhibition of the International Guild of Realism.
- 2008 - Best of 2008 in the Still Life Category, for Twice As Much, Cat’s Eyes Marbles and Alternative Anthology at the Marziart Internationale Galerie, Hamburg, Germany.
- 2006 - Merit Award by Savoir-Faire for Liberty at the 9th Annual International ISAP Exhibition.
- 2006 - Creative Achievement Award for Twice As Much at the 2nd Annual Juried Exhibition of the International Guild of Realism.
- 2005 - Master Painters of the World, US Showcase, honoring Sunday Best featured in the June/July 2005 issue of International Artist Magazine.
