News & Links
Interview in Friesland post Aug. '24
August 2024
The Vermeer project by Randolph Algera & Gabriëlle Westra in an interview (4 pages) in magazine the Friesland Post, full of Olympic Sports items, traditional 'skûtsjesailing' and Art.
My new flyer
Summer 2024
My new flyer since I'm granted the title of Master of Realism. A selection of commissioned portraits and free work.
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.
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
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.
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 o.a. by Simon Pasini, Yvonne Melchers, Mischa Tranquilli, Thomas Langeveld, Randolph Algera and me. Paintings of Yvonne Melchers are participating the Lunar Codex Program. They will be transported to the moon.
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.
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.
Galerie Autrevue in the Museumkrant
30 november 2019
Museum krant wrote an article about our gallery. We're very pleased with this kind of attention. You can vind Galerie Autrevue in Heerenveen, Woudsterweg 4.
Expo Mathilde Willink in NRC
May 14 2019
An article about this exhibition on the backpage of the NRC national paper
Nominated for Painting of the year 2018
2018
Dream of Freedom (made with co-painter Randolph Algera) and En route are nominated for painting of the year 2018. Proud to be one of the 55 selected artists with two paintings.
Documentary Murals & Glass stained portraits
December 2017
After following for a year Art-Decor and me throughout the project of designing and making a complete new church on island Ameland, the documentary made by Froukje Sijtsma was released. It was an incredible job and wonderful to be able to see the entire creation proces in the documentary.
Live painting at solo exhibition in Museum Heerenveen
2017
A lot of my paintings are now exhibited in a solo exhibition in museum Heerenveen and I will be there to talk about my work and to demonstrate painting on my latest work!
Giving lectures in Paleis Soestdijk
2017
Because my painting; Yoshimi was nominated for the Dutch Portrait prize, 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!
My work in Realism III
My work is selected for the book 'Realisme III' Read more: https://hedendaags-realisme.nl/portret/gabrielle-westra/
Ready for exhibition in New York
April 2017
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 made 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 added a combination of present and past skylines of New York.
Two of my paintings in the race for the Dutch Portrait Prize 2017
Two of my paintings (Hands full of Happiness and Yoshimi) are in the race for the Dutch Portrait Prize! Nominations will be announced on 15-4-2017
Article in the Leeuwarder Courant
This is an article in the Leeuwarder Courant about my painting Passing the Past.
Leeuwarder Courant front page
2016
This is an article in the Leeuwarder Courant about a painting I made with co-artist Randolph Algera. Read more: https://lc.nl/friesland/Trammelant-over-Fries-kostuum-21371666.html
Appaloosa Gabriëlle
My inspiring model Ine de Jong named one of her appaloosa foals after me! Great honour. This is beautiful and sweet Gabriëlle
My new flyer
Summer 2024
My new flyer since I'm granted the title of Master of Realism. A selection of commissioned portraits and free work.
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
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.
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 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.
Gabriëlle Westra ontvangt de Prix de Norvège.
8 april 2022 - Galerie Autrevue
Op Wereld Vrouwen Dag, ontvangt Gabriëlle Westra uit handen van Egbert Pijfers, de initiatiefnemer van deze prijs, voor de hoge kwaliteit van schilderijen, zeer verdiend.
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.
My modern muse - top 10
Rembrandt Leeft
30 november 2019
My modern muse is in de top-10 finalists of the Rembrandt is alive - contest.
Two of my paintings in Magazine Vind
Sept. 10 2019
Galerie Autrevue has placed two of my paintings in this magazine. Very proud.
Gerrit - on the longlist DNP 2019
May 31 2019
The long list of the Dutch Portrait Prize is the best 10% of 1250 works of art. See:
https://youtu.be/X8Me3mpUbD4?t=35
Selected for Dutch Selfportrait Prize Amsterdam
31-8-2018 till 2-9-2018
Fakebook was selected for the Dutch Selfy Portrait Prize to be on display at Gallery Loods 6 in Amsterdam.
For symbolism read:
https://www.gabriellewestra.com/_files
ugd/9824bb_eaddbdaac6744568be6aceaba2c33489.pdf
Isabelle Diks reveals Mata Hari
For the Mata Hari project in shopping mall Zaailand in Leeuwarden they asked me to make a painting with Mata Hari. Isabella Diks of the House of representatives reveals my painting on the opening of the project.
A lot of visitors at Open Studio
2017
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
Yoshimi is nominated for the Dutch Portrait Prize 2017!
Workshop Castpainting
2017
In june 2017 I will give a workshop castpainting at Onderneming op Kunstgebied in Groningen. I will teach my own methode. Its the 3-5-7 methode I develloped myself. Painting casts is a basic practice exercize you need to devellop your accuracy and tonality.
Kind words from Luts Jacobi
2017
Kind words from Luts Jacobi of the House of Representatives at opening of exhibition in my work in museum Opsterlân in Gorredijk.
Art-Diner October 28
2016
I'm co-organizing a multi media event 'Art Diner'
Exhibition in St.-Petersburg
2016
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!
De Klassieke Salon
2016
My work is added in this book. De Klassieke salon 2016. The academy of art.
De Klassieke Academie celebrates her 10th year anniversary with 19 exhibitions of 128 artists. My work is exhibited in Museum Opsterlân in Gorredijk.
Florence Academy of Art
My weekly report of a summercourse i took at Florence Academy of Art.
The Classical Academy of Art in Groningen
The Classical Academy in Groningen, which I attended for 6 years. Masterclass 2015