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Good Looking Ruurlo
May 9th 2024
Till June 22nd an exhibition of paintings and sculptures 'Far faces closeby' - Verre gezichten dichtbij. Refugee artists have been portrayed by reknown Dutch painters. The talented refugees show their work too. Theme: linking connection.
De Smidse - Ruurlo
Powergirls II in Emden
March 12nd 2023
Till April 2nd over 50 portraits of young powergirls in the Ostfriesischen Landes Museum Emden, Germany. My oilpainting of powergirl Esra is on the flyers and the posters are all over the city. The group exhibition has as theme: equality for everyone. In 2022 March 8, on the International Womensday, I hosted and participated the exhibition Powergirls I. Maybe next year in Norway with even more portraits.
Commissioned work completed
March 2nd 2023
Marijke Muoi, Marijke van Hessen Kassel, a noble lady in our royal family. I made this painting/sculpture for the entrance of culinary bistro Wine & Dine at Parkhotel Tjaarda Oranjewoud.
74 x 90 cm oilpainting on panel with 3D-elements and a self- sculptured frame.
Interview Face to Face
Febr. 23 rd 2023
In de rubriek FacetoFace een interview in het huis-aan-huis magazine van GrootHeerenveen (02 23)
Twee pagina’s groot in tekst en beeld.
Tekst: Janita Bron en beeld Mustafa Gumussu
Meet & Greet Gabriëlle Westra, winner 'Sterren op het doek'
Jan. 14th 2023 16 h. @ Galerie Autrevue Heerenveen
At the newyears event I'll tell something about my adventures of Sterren op het doek. Randolph Algera tells something about our new art projects of 2023, the year of Vermeer.
Gabriëlle Westra wins 'Sterren op het doek'
Dec. 10th 2022 - NPO2 - Omroep Max - Sinan Can
Journalist and documentary maker Sinan Can chooses my painting to take home. I'm very pleased to say I'm the winner.
Gabriëlle Westra participates to 'Sterren op het doek'
Dec. 10th 2022 - NPO2 - Omroep Max - Sinan Can
I'm one of the 3 artists that will make a portrait of journalist, documentary maker Sinan Can. He only can choose one to take home.
Simon Pasini - Meet & Greet - Sept.10
Paola Cordone - Opening 'Italian Dreams'
Exhibition 'Italian Dreams' (Sept 10 - October 30) - opening by Paola Cordone, cultural attaché Italian Embassy The Hague.
The famous Italian painter Simon Pasini is especially coming over for a meet & greet.
I'm hosting and participating this special exhibition.
Paintings by Simon Pasini, Yvonne Melchers, Mischa Tranquilli, Thomas Langeveld, Gerd Renshof, Bas Nijenhuis, Janey Robertson, Gabriëlle Westra en Randolph Algera. Paintings of Yvonne Melchers are participating the Lunar Codex Program. They will be transported to the moon.
Gabriëlle Westra ontvangt de Prix de Norvège.
8 april 2022 - Galerie Autrevue
Op 8 april, Wereld Vrouwen Dag, ontvangt Gabriëlle Westra uit handen van Egbert Pijfers, de initiatiefnemer van deze prijs, voor de hoge kwaliteit van schilderijen, zeer verdiend.
Historie komt tot leven in 19e eeuws herenhuis
29 mei 2021 Friesch Dagblad
Een artikel over onze restauratie van 3 anderhalf eeuw oude plafonds en over het ontwerpen en uitvoeren van een muurschildering van 12 x 3 m. voor een voormalige gouverneurswoning in Leeuwarden.
Stad in steampunk - muurschildering 12 x 3 m.
4 mei 2021 Leeuwarder Courant
An article about our mural of 12 x 3 m. which we painted in our Galerie Autrevue, for a former governer's residence in Leeuwarden, now a hotel, grand café. It deals with the history of the sea, through the farmland to the city. The property also has its own brewery. The mural gives the city its history back.
Wat maakt je tot een echte kunstenaar?
Jaargang 11, editie 1 2021 Krant van Oranjewoud
A magazine article about artists, what inspires them? Also one about Gabriëlle Westra, painter.
GERRIT on longlist of The Dutch Portrait Prize 2019
May 31, 2019
GERRIT is nominated for the longlist, the best 10% out of 1250 works of art.
see: https://youtu.be/X8Me3mpUbD4?t=35
Nominated for Painting of the year 2018
Two of my paintings are nominated for painting of the year 2018. The painting Dream of freedom I made together with co-artist Randolph Algera. My own painting En route is also nominated. Although my paintings are not in the final ten, I am proud to be one, or actually two of the fiftyfive selected artists.
Documentary about my murals and glasstained portrets
After following Art-Decor and me throughout the project of designing and making a complete new church on island Ameland, this december the documentary made by Froukje Sijtsma came out. It was an incredible job and wonderful to be able to see the entire creation proces in the documentary.
A lot of visitors at Open Atelier/Studio
For two days visitors could come and take a look at my studio. Although we are in the middle of building a new gallery, Gallery Autrevue and new studio, a lot of people came for a sneak peek. I exhibited a few of my paintings and talked a lot about the brand new ways to exhibit paintings of different brilliant artists in Gallery Autrevue.
>>> Read more: http://autrevue.nl/
>>> Read more: artist impression of a room in Gallery Autrevue
Giving lectures in Dutch Palace Soestdijk was great
Because my painting; Yoshimi was nominated for the Dutch Portrait price, they asked me if I wanted to give a few lectures about portraits, my work and paintings. It was a great experience to give the lectures and I met a lot of interesting people. Also it is very nice to see all your art, projects, art events, great commissions and experiences in a row. My live is definitely not boring!
Ready for exhibition New York with two paintings
The theme for the exhibition in New York is Art Deco. So one painting; Merope's Oasis, is inspired by the Oasis; the room divider bij Edgar Brandt and the other painting i make as a duo-production with Randolph Algera, That painting; Dream of freedom, shows a woman in Art Deco clothing I painted. In the background Randolph will add a combination of present and past skylines of New York.
Kind words from Luts Jacobi of the House of Representatives at opening of exhibition in my work in museum
Kind words from Luts Jacobi of the House of Representatives at opening of exhibition in my work in museum Opsterlân in Gorredijk
Leeuwarder Courant
This is an article in the Leeuwarder Courant about my painting Passing the Past.
Exhibition in St.-Petersburg Russia was great!
It was an honor to exhibit with such incredible artists from all over the world in the wonderful exhibitioncenter St.-Petersburg Union of Artists. An exhibiton center where Russian artists like Malevich and Kandinsky exhibited before me! Next Salon will be in New York!
