Joyce Overheul (1989) makes works of art from textiles, often based on photography. She works a lot with traditional techniques that have been dismissed as typical women’s hobbies for a long time. She combines this with politically charged topics such as women’s rights, emancipation and feminism, so that a sharp contrast is created between the hard content and the soft material. The work ‘Ter Apel, September 22, 2022,’ is a tapestry embroidered from donated, used buttons. The image shows a refugee camp, reminiscent of the camps in Greece, Turkey and Calais. However, it turns out to be Ter Apel in the apparently well-organized Netherlands. The cloth is embroidered with buttons donated to this project by more than 130 people. Each knot represents humans as a unique individual. Overheul studied Fine Art at the HKU in Utrecht, followed by a master’s degree in Artistic Research at the maHKU. Her work has been exhibited at home and abroad. She also makes commissioned work, with highlights being the solo exhibition ‘Let’s Get Political’ at Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle, and the war memorial for resistance woman Truus van Lier for the Municipality of Utrecht. In 2023-2024 she has her second solo museum presentation at Museum W in Weert
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maHKU, Utrecht Graduate School in Visual Arts and Design
Master of Arts in Fine Art
2011 – 2012
HKU, Utrecht School of the Arts
Bachelor of Fine Art, with Honours
2008 – 2012
HKU, Utrecht School of the Arts
Preparatory course Fine Art
2006 – 2007
Master of Arts in Fine Art
2011 – 2012
HKU, Utrecht School of the Arts
Bachelor of Fine Art, with Honours
2008 – 2012
HKU, Utrecht School of the Arts
Preparatory course Fine Art
2006 – 2007
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