Human behaviour plays a major role Mirthe's work. She always tries to find ways in which she can portray subjects such as fear, irrationality, truth and lying. Her work is often not a literal translation of the subject into an image, which creates space that can be filled in on the basis of someone's own experiences.
She gets her inspiration from nature and the objects around her, where she finds metaphors that she uses for her drawings, screen prints, animations, linocuts and ceramics.
Mirthe's part of the screen print collective Purple Carrot Collective.
📷Mirjam Theissen
Education
2021 Bachelor Design, Illustration/Animation, Academy Minerva Groningen
2016 Minerva Fine Art and Design introduction course
Worked for
2023 Zola Westerhof, Naar de Oost
2022 Hotel Gaia
2022 Taco's Koffie
2022 NNZ
2022 Orange Effect (concept and animations)
2022 Hit the North - ESNS
2021 Kunstpunt Groningen
2021 Jackie Burema
2021 Hanzehogeschool Minerva Groningen, Club Graduate Talkshow (curation)
2021 Tochtgatboswachterjas
2019 Marian van Os Centrum voor Ondernemerschap, Hanzehogeschool Groningen
2018 Concerthuis Customized
2018 Poëziepaleis
2017-2018 Arteva, Hanzehogeschool Minerva
2017 Medisch Beeldvormende en Radiotherapeutische Technieken, Hanzehogeschool Groningen
Exhibitions
2022 Ateliercollectie Kunstpunt
2021 Detour, Graduation Show Academy Minerva
2021 Illustratie 57, Sketchbook Exhibition
2020 Fundraiser for Moria, live lino printing
2020 Illustratie 57, Second Best
2019 Illustratie 57, Barricades
2018 The Supreme Exodus Lab
2018 Artist Book Festival
2018 Illustratie 57
2018 Arteva Exhibition