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Welsh born artist Hanneke van Ryswyk grew up in the Netherlands and returned to Wales in 1998. She graduated from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Swansea in 2006. After graduating, van Ryswyk worked in textiles and ecological fashion. In 2011 she returned to her art and moved to Ireland. Hanneke is currently based in Blackwater, County Wexford.

Hanneke has held five Irish solo exhibitions since moving to Ireland. In 2013, she was awarded a residency by Coracle at Kultivera, Tranås, Sweden. She has also been awarded residencies at Cill Rialaig artist's retreat, Kerry and has attended residencies at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Monaghan. In 2014 she was awarded a Visual Arts Bursary by Artlinks. Her work can be found in the Office of Public Works collection and she is a featured artist on The Drawing Suite. Her solo exhibition 'Residues of Time' was reviewed by the Sunday Times arts critic John P. O'Sullivan.

van Ryswyk’s latest paintings were made at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in County Monaghan where she was inspired by the nearby lake, drumlins and constantly shifting skies. Up until now Hanneke's work has been influenced by climate change and the aftermath of melting glaciers. Hanneke visits locations in Ireland to witness for herself the formations glaciers have made in the land.

Hanneke's abstract paintings are small, delicate and atmospheric with suggestions of clouds, islands, mountains and subtle shifts of light from early morning to dusk. Like her priming, Hanneke's painting process involves working in numerous thin layers, using pigment bound with co-polymer. Her paintings have intricate textures from repeated sanding and scoring of the surface and are illuminated with gentle colour from jade greens to pinks. Her subject matter is imaginative, the works are still and infused with memory.

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