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Sophie Järvinen Postma employs drawing and pastel as instruments of perception. Her work balances between abstraction and recognition, with line, colour, and material actively reconfiguring perception rather than illustrating it. In her drawings, forms appear to move without motion, carry weight without mass, and hold tension without narrative.
Trained at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy (Architectural Design) and with a background in art history, Postma explores how intuitive decisions and materials together evoke a direct, sensory experience. In series such as Portraits of Being (2015) and Life in Pastels (2018), she extends this approach to sculptural forms, where ink, and pastel reveal the essence of the object.
Her work invites the viewer into an active engagement: meaning arises in the act of seeing and feeling, not through explanation. Chance imperfections and the spontaneous use of materials are central to her practice, making each drawing and sculpture an investigation into perception, form, and intensity.
Trained at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy (Architectural Design) and with a background in art history, Postma explores how intuitive decisions and materials together evoke a direct, sensory experience. In series such as Portraits of Being (2015) and Life in Pastels (2018), she extends this approach to sculptural forms, where ink, and pastel reveal the essence of the object.
Her work invites the viewer into an active engagement: meaning arises in the act of seeing and feeling, not through explanation. Chance imperfections and the spontaneous use of materials are central to her practice, making each drawing and sculpture an investigation into perception, form, and intensity.
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Sophie Järvinen Postma approaches drawing and pastel as a research-driven practice. Trained at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy (Architectural Design) and with a background in art history, she combines technical precision with a clear conceptual approach. In her work, material, colour, and line do not illustrate but actively restructure perception.
Postma is visible within Dutch exhibition contexts. Solo presentations such as Art on Paper (2024) and Life in Pastels (2019) highlight her individual practice, while participation in exhibitions such as First Light (Bradwolff & Partners, 2026) and De Salon at Arti et Amicitiae (2022–2024) situates her work within the broader field of contemporary artists.
Her approach treats drawing as a perceptual field: forms are narratively open and formally concentrated, offering a direct, sensory experience without relying on recognition. Unlike both classical figurative and reductive minimal work, she develops a visual language that is introspective yet widely accessible.
Within the contemporary drawing and pastel market, Postma stands out through consistent authorship, material intensity, and conceptual clarity. Her work is noted for its balance between formal complexity and immediate visual impact, demonstrating a sustained focus on the conditions of perception within contemporary drawing practice.
Postma is visible within Dutch exhibition contexts. Solo presentations such as Art on Paper (2024) and Life in Pastels (2019) highlight her individual practice, while participation in exhibitions such as First Light (Bradwolff & Partners, 2026) and De Salon at Arti et Amicitiae (2022–2024) situates her work within the broader field of contemporary artists.
Her approach treats drawing as a perceptual field: forms are narratively open and formally concentrated, offering a direct, sensory experience without relying on recognition. Unlike both classical figurative and reductive minimal work, she develops a visual language that is introspective yet widely accessible.
Within the contemporary drawing and pastel market, Postma stands out through consistent authorship, material intensity, and conceptual clarity. Her work is noted for its balance between formal complexity and immediate visual impact, demonstrating a sustained focus on the conditions of perception within contemporary drawing practice.
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Opleiding
2002 – 2006: Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, NL
Specialisatie: Architectonische Vormgeving
2001 – 2002: Kunstgeschiedenis, Universiteit van Amsterdam, NL
Tentoonstellingen
2026 – First Light, groepstentoonstelling (gastkunstenaar), Bradwolff & Partners, Amsterdam, NL
2025 – Tekenkabinet XIII, Amsterdam, NL
2024 – Art on Paper, solopresentatie, Galerie Roger Katwijk, Amsterdam, NL
2024 – Winter Wonders, groepstentoonstelling, Galerie Roger Katwijk, Amsterdam, NL
2024 – Tekenkabinet XII, Amsterdam, NL
2024 – De Salon, groepstentoonstelling, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, NL
2023 – Groepstentoonstelling met Pier de Jong, Jacqueline Heinadus en Nesrin During, Galerie Marspoort, Zutphen, NL
2023 – Tekenkabinet XI, Amsterdam, NL
2023 – De Salon, groepstentoonstelling, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, NL
2022 – IJ Kunstcollectief #5, groepstentoonstelling, Nieuw Dakota, Amsterdam, NL
2022 – Tekenkabinet X, Amsterdam, NL
2022 – De Salon, groepstentoonstelling, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, NL
2022 – Nieuwe Leden Tentoonstelling, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, NL
2019 – Life in Pastels, solotentoonstelling, Centrum de Roos, Amsterdam, NL
Collectie
2025: Akzo Nobel Art Foundation
2002 – 2006: Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, NL
Specialisatie: Architectonische Vormgeving
2001 – 2002: Kunstgeschiedenis, Universiteit van Amsterdam, NL
Tentoonstellingen
2026 – First Light, groepstentoonstelling (gastkunstenaar), Bradwolff & Partners, Amsterdam, NL
2025 – Tekenkabinet XIII, Amsterdam, NL
2024 – Art on Paper, solopresentatie, Galerie Roger Katwijk, Amsterdam, NL
2024 – Winter Wonders, groepstentoonstelling, Galerie Roger Katwijk, Amsterdam, NL
2024 – Tekenkabinet XII, Amsterdam, NL
2024 – De Salon, groepstentoonstelling, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, NL
2023 – Groepstentoonstelling met Pier de Jong, Jacqueline Heinadus en Nesrin During, Galerie Marspoort, Zutphen, NL
2023 – Tekenkabinet XI, Amsterdam, NL
2023 – De Salon, groepstentoonstelling, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, NL
2022 – IJ Kunstcollectief #5, groepstentoonstelling, Nieuw Dakota, Amsterdam, NL
2022 – Tekenkabinet X, Amsterdam, NL
2022 – De Salon, groepstentoonstelling, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, NL
2022 – Nieuwe Leden Tentoonstelling, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, NL
2019 – Life in Pastels, solotentoonstelling, Centrum de Roos, Amsterdam, NL
Collectie
2025: Akzo Nobel Art Foundation
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