Doreen Wittenbols (Breda) is a Dutch-Canadian, queer visual artist and migrator currently based in New York City. She is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art & Design and Concordia University. Her work encompasses single-session observational paintings and longer exploratory projects involving abstraction, installation, performance, serialized painting, sculpture and ephemeral art.

Since 2016, Wittenbols’ figurative painting practice has expanded to include the incorporation of “souvenir” objects from her own life as well as found vintage items. Through installation projects and conceptually-driven series, Wittenbols reworks these non-traditional art elements from female and LGBTQIA+ perspectives to alter or subvert their superficial significance to question the patriarchy and societal roles.

Specific texts on each different body of work can be found underneath the images on the portfolio pages of each separate series.

Installation views of the mini-retrospective Performative Painting: LOOK PAINT REPEAT + International Passport Paintings at Harbourfront centre Toronto June 1 - Sept. 2, 2024

photo: LF Documentation