Join us in congratulating Bobbi Essers on being honoured with the Royal Award for Dutch Modern Painting 2023 from HRH King Willem-Alexander.
The Royal Award for Modern Painting is the oldest art award in the Netherlands and, together with the Prix de Rome, the most important. The prize was established in 1871 as the Subsidy for Free Painting by King William III. The prize is awarded annually to three artists up to the age of 35. Bobbi is the youngest of the three artists to receive the prestigious accolade.
Bobbi’s work was recently presented via Voices for the artist’s online presentation, Rumour Has It.
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Bobbi Essers receives the Royal Award for Dutch Modern Painting 2023 from HRH King Willem-Alexander.
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Bobbi Essers receives the Royal Award for Dutch Modern Painting 2023 from HRH King Willem-Alexander.
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Bobbi Essers
Rumour has it - 2023
Oil on canvas
220 x 175 cm -
Bobbi Essers
I’ve been blind as can be - 2023
Oil on canvas
220 x 175 cm -
Bobbi Essers
I’m looking for the silver lining - 2023
Oil on canvas
220 x 175 cm
BIOGRAPHY
Bobbi Essers (b.2000) was born in Enschede, Netherlands and currently lives and works in Groningen, Netherlands. After graduating in 2022 with a Fine Art degree from the HKU in Utrecht, she won the Buning Brongers Prize for Painting (Amsterdam) that same year. Inspired by youth and queer culture, where long nights are a must and sleeping is insignificant, Essers immortalises her cherished friendships in large-scale paintings. Challenging the perception of gender roles, Essers’ work demonstrates that gender and sexuality have no specific appearance.