Born in Delft 23 oktober 1968, 1997 Graduated Cum Laude from ABK Minerva Groningen

In 1997, Joyce Eijkhout graduated cum laude from the ABK-Minerva. From the very beginning, she has been fascinated by philosophical questions: the journey of Odysseus, the influence of family history, and the question of which experiences, memories, or unfinished lives continue to repeat themselves from generation to generation. Nature/nurture issues
When she looked at her two-year-old daughter back then, she saw a new life — uninhibited, curious, and full of joy, like a blank page. At the same time, she wondered how many memories, emotions, and family history were already present within her.
And also whether and how one could escape the cruelty of repetition. That field of tension, combined with her feelings and experiences as a woman, and the ambiguity and suffering in relationships, has since formed the core of her work.
She connects these philosophical questions and adult emotions with child figures and their vulnerable presence.
It is precisely the combination of innocence and emotional charge that evokes an alienating atmosphere. In a magical realist style, she places characters in staged settings reminiscent of a film set or photo studio. Just as the painted backgrounds of romantic gardens or harbor scenes were used for (photo) portraits in the 19th and 20th centuries.
The seams of walls and corners remain subtly visible, making it unclear whether the environment actually exists or is fictional. There are similarities with Dada and the Leipzig School.

• Late 2026 Galerie Harms Rolde at the Hof van Saksen
• 2026 Galerie Postpartum (should you have sent the dates, because I don't know them off the top of my head)
• 2025 GEN F Drents Museum Feb-Aug
• 2025 Galerie Peter ter Braak Groningen together with designer Hans Endendijk
• 2023- 2026 Various portrait commissions
• 2023 Ann’s art exhibition with the New Gold Dream series in collaboration with a number of recently graduated artists from the Classical Academy (Joyce's students)
• 28 maart 2022 Documentary "Oorlog in Westerbork"
  Art direction for this documentary
  Made by Erik Blom and Frénk van der Linden
• 2022 Exposition Ann's Art Groningen
• 2021 set designer movie Frénk van der Linden and Eric Blom
• 2019 - Present Lecturer Classical Academy and The Portrait School in Groningen
• 2019 Portrait Frans Haks and Mendini, part of the movie "25 years Groninger Museum"
  A movie by Frénk van der Linden and Eric Blom
• 2019 Portrait Frans Haks for Cover music Bearproject 25 years Groninger museum
• 2019 Ann's Art Groningen-Vos Interieur
• 2018 Portraits of o.a. Jean Klijnen and director Eric Blom
• 2018 Cover album Eric Blom "Suburb Music"
• 2018 Visuals and decor for medical hay fever instruction film by director Eric Blom
• 2018 Visuals/decor Kawaii evening in the Vorstin in Hilversum on September 7th
• 2017 Expo theater Dillewijn in Ankeveen with, among others, light designer Fred van Vliet
• 2017 Imago Mundi of Luigi Benetton Italië
• 2017 Gallery Zofier in Workum
• 2016 Realism fair Amsterdam with Collection Harms
• 2016 Gallery Lilly Zeligman Laren
• 2016 Ann's Art Groningen-Vos interieur
• 2015 Ann's Art Groningen
• 2014 Ann's Art Groningen
• 2013 Ostrale Dresden, International Contemporary Art Fair
• 2013 Smelik&Stokking
• 2013 Portrait Jan Siebelink included in writer's picture book 58
  "Het wonder dat mij is geschied” door Jan Siebelink
• 2013 Gallery Rolf Laimbock Amsterdam, Salon d'art
• 2013 Gallery Ann's Art Groningen
• 2011-2012 Smelik & Stokking Amsterdam
• 2010 Exposition Museum Lien, Fijnaart
• 2009 Participation TV program "Sterren op het doek" Omroep Max
• 2008 Work purchased Municipality Haarlem
• 2008 Art Mix Gallery in Antwerp with Paul Boswijk and Joost Doornik.
• 2007 Museum de Buitenplaats te Eelde with o.a Annemarie Busschers, Tamara Muller.
• 2006-2007 Gallery Vieleers te Amsterdam
• 2006 Leesplank “Aap Noot Mies” naar Cornelis Jetses i.o.v. Wolters-Noordhoff for own collection
• 2005/2006 Gallery Vieleers Amsterdam
• 2005 Multiple portrait assignments, o.a. Maya Wildevuur.
• 2004 Illustration assignment for the booklet "gebundelde zonden" van De Grof Lyrische School
• 2004 Leesplank “Aap Noot Mies”, donated to Prinses Amalia, Koninklijk Huis.
  Following the example of Cornelis Jetses i.o.v.Wolters-Noordhoff “100 jaar Ot en Sien”
• 2004 Work purchased by the Drents museum for the collection “Topstukken"
• 2004 Gallery Jacoba Wijk Groningen with o.a. Annemarie Busschers
• 2003 "Painted reality" Warsschau/Drents museum, exchange exhibition
• 2003 Emden with Annemarie Busschers, Annelies Middel
• 2003 Kunst-RAI Amsterdam gallery Vieleers
• 2002 Gallery Vieleers with o.a. Sam Drukker
• 2002 SBK-Haarlem. All work purchased by the SBK and Municipality of Haarlem.
• 2002 Work purchased by CBK-Amsterdam and CBK-Groningen
• 2001 Kunst-RAI Amsterdam gallery Vieleers.
• 2001 Work purchased Drents Museum and CBK-Groningen
• 2001 Gallery Jacoba Wijk Groningen with o.a. Klaartje Pander ,Cor Groenenberg
• 2000 Haf-en KunstRai with Gallery Vieleers
• 2000 Work purchased by Piet Hein Eek
• 2000 Gallery Vieleers with o.a. Sam Drukker, Herman Markard and Olga Wiesse
• 1999 Gallery Vieleers opening by Piet Hein Eek
• 1999 Portrait assignment Bisschop Muller i.o.v. Bisdom Groningen
• 1998 Gallery Vieleers
• 1998 Gallery Ank de Groot 's Hertogenbosch i.s.m. Ernst Eijkhout 42 portraits of the family van Osselen
• 1998 Gallery Husstege with o.a. Lita Cabelut
• 1997 Final exam work purchased by Piet Hein Eek
• 1997 Graduated Cum Laude from ABK Minerva Groningen