Marijke Bot (1997) is a visual artist based in Amsterdam.
Artist statement
Once there was a desire to get a grip on a reality that is constantly changing. By now, I am convinced that this is never fully achievable, and that it is precisely the tension between these forces that is interesting. There lies an intersection with poor visibility, where my structured dream world collides head-on with reality.
I pay attention to systems and patterns that we tend to seek or create. Through predictions, categorizations and technology we make everything understandable, logical and structured. We avoid chaos, it scares us. We try to shape it into something manageable, but what if the things simply don’t work that way?
The free will of oil paint and my control over it is constantly being tested. Spatial interventions within the presentation form expand paintings into installations. Material choices such as ice and epoxy resin emphasize the relationship between the dynamic and the static. In my visual language, the human being does not appear as the all-powerful creator, but as someone trying to grasp and organize something that keeps escaping that order.
Education
- September 2022 – July 2026 Bachelor Art & Research, AKV St. Joost Den Bosch
- September 2025 – December 2025 Internship, Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten Amsterdam
- September 2018 – February 2019 Minor Art History, Universiteit van Amsterdam
- September 2015 – July 2019 Bachelor Mathematics, Universiteit van Amsterdam
Residencies
- Werkperiode vanuit AKV St. Joost, De Fabriek, Eindhoven, January 2026
- Werkperiode, IDFX, Breda, June 2025
- Werkperiode vanuit AKV St. Joost, Viervaart Zeeland, May 2025
- Werkperiode, De Melkfabriek, Den Bosch, August 2024
Exhibitions
- "De afstand met je handen meten", Rechtbank Amsterdam, July - September 2026, solo exhibition
- "De afstand met je handen meten", AKV St. Joost School, Den Bosch, July 2026, Graduation show
- Afsluiting werkperiode, De Fabriek, Eindhoven, February 2026, group exhibition
- “Randwerk", Stadsgalerij Breda, December 2025, group exhibition
- "NOW WE ARE EARTH: On Balance”, ITA Amsterdam, Stadsschouwburg Utrecht, Spot Groningen, Het Nationaal Theater Den Haag, Chasse Theater Breda, Parktheater Eindhoven, De Harmonie Leeuwarden, Schouwburg Haarlem, Vrijthof Maastricht, Schouwburg Hengelo, Leidse Schouwburg Leiden, Musis Stadstheater Arnhem, Meervaart Amsterdam, July-November 2025, group exhibition
- "Reflections of Time”, De Heg Marineterrein, Amsterdam, July 2025, solo exhibition
- "Intermundia / Cornucopium”, IDFX, Breda, June 2025, duo exhibition
- "Om Water Naar De Zee Te Dragen”, St. Joost, Den Bosch, June 2025, group exhibition
- "Offside", Melkweg EXPO, Amsterdam, November-December 2024, solo exhibition
- Afsluiting werkperiode, De Melkfabriek, Den Bosch, August 2024, group exhibition
- "Work In Progress", Lokaal 0.62, Den Bosch, June 2024, group exhibition
- "Sluis & Sluimer", Kunsthek Oosterpark, Amsterdam, April 2024, solo exhibition
- "Aan de Muur @ Hall of Fame", Tilburg, January-March 2024, group exhibition
- "Flying By, Dragging Slowly", Skek, Amsterdam, April-May 2023, solo exhibition
