Femke van Gemert
Overview
When witnessing the tremendous amount of waste generated by fast fashion – an industry she worked within for many years – Femke van Gemert realised it was time for her to follow her own path and start using textiles differently.
Femke van Gemert (based in Amsterdam) has developed a practice which reveals an alternative renaissance of textile leftovers, enriched with her sense of emotion and distinct personal touch. Loss and hope, imperfection and degradation over time are all recurring themes in her work.
The result is highly emotional pieces which intertwine personal experiences with broader, universal issues, while also drawing attention to the present environmental crisis by taking inspiration from the ever-lasting circularity of nature.
Works
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Hot Landscape, 2023 Sold -
Clash & Connect, 2023
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Nature Cutout, 2024 Sold
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Under the Blue Sky, 2023
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Land and Water II, 2021
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Bloom Blossomed, 2019 Sold
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Skin II, 2022
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Conflicting Forces, 2017 Sold
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My Mother, Daugter and Me, 2014 Sold
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Diggin' the Dirt, Moldy Magic, Heating Up, 2016
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Spring Light, 2022 Sold
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Ominous Sky, 2023 Sold
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Mood Swing, 2024
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Growing Pains, 2024
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Female Flowers I, 2025
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Me, Claire-obscure, 2025
Exhibitions
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The Garden Within
28 May - 9 Aug 2025Mia Karlova Galerie presents ‘The Garden Within’, a new multidisciplinary show introducing the works of Dutch and international artists Femke van Gemert, Anastasiya Pribelskaya, Jesse Visser, Valery Pchelin, Anna Kunst...Read more -
Winter Group Exhibition
23 Jan - 1 May 2025Mia Karlova Galerie exhibition in Amsterdam for the Winter of 2025. A specially curated selection of the galleries roster of international designers and artists.Read more -
Summer Group Exhibition
18 Jun - 6 Sep 2024Mia Karlova Galerie summer exhibition in Amsterdam, featuring a curated selection international artists and designers.Read more -
GLUE Amsterdam 2023
14 - 17 Sep 2023Mia Karlova Galerie presents Femke van Gemert, Jonne Stout, Francoise Jeffrey, Vadim Kibardin, Jesse Visser and Jordan van der Ven at GLUE Amsterdam.Read more -
Bizarre World
21 Apr - 4 Jun 2023Mia Karlova Galerie exhibition Bizarre World, featuring Jan Ernst de Wet, Femke van Gemert and Kartini Thomas.Read more -
GLUE Amsterdam 2022
15 - 17 Sep 2022Mia Karlova Galerie exhibition for GLUE Amsterdam, exhibiting Sho Ota, Femke van Gemert, Vadim Kibardin, Olga Engel, Valery Pchelin, Jesse Visser, Françoise Jeffrey, Olesya and Andriy Voznicki and Jan Ernst de Wet.Read more -
Gallery Designer's Group Show
8 Dec 2021 - 5 Feb 2022Gallery Designer's Group Show is a group exhibition at Mia Karlova Galerie in Amsterdam featuring Olga Engel, Sho Ota and Femke van Gemert.Read more -
Design Dilemma
16 Sep - 24 Oct 2021Design Dilemma Mia Karlova Galerie exhibition featuring Teun Zwets, Femke van Gemert, Vadim Kibardin and Anton Brunberg.Read more -
A Life Less Ordinary
27 May - 23 Jul 2021Life less ordinary exhibition from 2021 by Mia Karlova Galerie in Amsterdam, featuring Vadim Kibardin, Femke van Gemert, Olga Engel and Sho Ota.Read more
Art Fairs
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PAN Amsterdam 2023
19 - 26 Nov 2023Mia Karlova Galerie at PAN Amsterdam 2023, exhibiting Femke van Gemert, Yulia Batyrova and Marat Mukhametov, Jesse Visser, Jonne Stout, Jordan van der Ven, Jordi Sarrate, Kartini Thomas, Andryi and Olesya Voznicki, Olexandr Pinchuk, Olga Engel, Vadim Kibardin and studio YOCHIYA.Read more -
Collectible Brussels 2023
8 - 12 Mar 2023Mia Karlova Galerie at Collectible Brussels 2023, presenting Vadim Kibardin, Femke van Gemert and Jonne Stout.Read more -
PAN Amsterdam 2022
19 - 27 Nov 2022Mia Karlova Galerie at PAN Amsterdam 2022, exhibiting Vadim Kibardin, Olga Engel, Valery Pchelin, Jesse Visser, Olesya and Andryi Voznicki, Jan Ernst de Wet, Jonne Stout and Femke van Gemert.Read more -
BAD+ Bordeaux 2022
7 - 10 Jul 2022Mia Karlova Galerie at BAD+ Bordeaux 2022 with Femke van Gemert, Olga Engel, Vadim Kibardin, Sho Ota, Valery Pchelin, Voznicki, Jan Ernst and Jesse Visser.Read more -
PAN Amsterdam 2021
14 Nov - 21 Oct 2021Mia Karlova Galerie at PAN Amsterdam 2021, exhibiting Olga Engel, Vadim Kibardin, Sho Ota and Femke van Gemert.Read more -
Collectible Brussels 2021
28 - 31 May 2021Mia Karlova Galerie at Collectible Salon 2021, featuring Sho Ota, Vadim Kibardin, Olga Engel and Femke van Gemert.Read more
Press
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Stir pad
Asmita Singh, Stirpad, June 6, 2025 -
Interior+Design
Margarita Kosolapova, Interior+Design, May 24, 2025 -
Residence
Residence, June 12, 2024 -
Le Quotidien de l' Art
Armelle Malvoisin, Le Quotidien de l' Art, June 3, 2024 -
Tableau
Tableau Fine Arts Magazine, November 10, 2023 -
STIRpad
STIRpad, March 10, 2023 -
STIRpad
Almas Sadique, STIRpad, November 26, 2022 -
Interior Design
Interior Design, August 1, 2022 -
ELLE Decor Spain
ELLE Decor, December 1, 2021 -
AD Italia
AD Italia, October 19, 2021 -
Espaces Contemporains
Espaces Contemporains, October 7, 2021 -
Het Parool
Edo Dijksterhuis, Het Parool, May 28, 2021 -
Design Milk
Kelly Beall, Design Milk, May 25, 2021 -
ELLE Decor Belgium
Laurence de Looz-Corswarem, ELLE Decor, May 19, 2021 -
AD Italia
Bianca Felicori, AD Italia, April 30, 2021 -
Milk Decoration
Milk Decoration, March 9, 2021
Store
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Nature Cutout, 2024 Sold
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Clash & Connect, 2023
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Under the Blue Sky, 2023
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Skin II, 2022
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Land and Water II, 2021
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Bloom Blossomed, 2019 Sold
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