Femke Hiemstra
Zaandam, 1974Biography
Born and raised in Zaanstad, the Netherlands, in a nature-loving family, Femke Hiemstra (1974) wanted to be a vet, then a forest ranger. And then ‘something’ with horses.
Femke Hiemstra ended up choosing the creative route, following her inner artist to pursue a career as a freelance illustrator. Her distinctive style quickly attracted attention and she found success as a fine artist, garnering an impressive collector and fan base.
Her dreamlike and witty paintings and drawings traditionally feature anthropomorphic flora and fauna in darkly fantastical narratives. She works in acrylics and graphite pencil on various (found) canvases, and her work is shown in galleries across Europe, the US, Japan and Australia. She now calls Amsterdam home.
Works
Away From the Rocky Path
acrylic and graphite on paper
2020
42 x 38 cm
€ 4.000
Away From the Rocky Path Framed
Ich Bin Kein Roboter
graphite on paper
2021
23 x 12 cm
€ 1.500
Showposter Ich bin Kein Roboter
riso print
2021
59 x 33,5 cm
Edition 100
€ 20
Tulipomanie
acrylics on cut-out panel
2023
26 x 32 x 8 cm
€ 6.500
El Creativo
acrylics on cut-out panel
2023
30 x 33 x 8 cm
€ 7.500
Luciferina
acrylic on panel
2024
24 x 18 cm
€ 5.200
