Biography Iris Creutzburg

Iris Creutzburg was born in Hollandia, former New Guinea. She is known for her paintings of mystical women in primary colors. Iris has technically developed her talent at the Utrecht Academy of Fine Arts Artibus. Her painting style is figurative realistic.

Iris Creutzburg's first exhibition was opened in 1979. In 1995, she opened her own studio in the historic building on Kerkstraat in Nieuwegein. In 2004, her 25-year anniversary as a painter was celebrated with a large retrospective exhibition. Her (more than 300) paintings were until recently exclusively for rent, but are now also for sale for the enthusiast.

Style and Technique

Although the work of Iris Creutzburg can generally be defined as figurative realistic, she is more specifically known for her work featuring spiritual female images. Interestingly, many of these works also have a relationship with religion and animals.

In many of these works, the woman appears in higher spheres, while in another she can be depicted very earthly. In Creutzburg's collection, the woman is sometimes depicted with bulls, horses, and exotic animals. In all these paintings, the emotions of the woman are strongly perceivable through composition and bright color use.