Diana Bongers (1979, Helmond, The Netherlands) has studied visual arts and
graphic design at the Royal Academy for Art and Design in ‘s-Hertogebosch
and did her internship at Studio 124 Design in Amsterdam.
After her graduation Diana started working as a freelance surface designer,

specializing in abstract, geometric and texture designs. Her manually craf-
ted designs are sold through Dutch and foreign studio’s at leading interna-
tional fairs and are brought on the consumer market by household names in the home decor industry (among others Arte, Marburg, Rasch and Graham
& Brown).

After having lived in Amsterdam and Utrecht Diana returned to her birthtown
in 2012. There she increasingly focuses on abstract art, influenced by the
green oasis of the rural outskirts of Helmond, amidst she lived. Her concept
of paper relief art is born.

Nature, with its vast array of forms and colours and its repetitiveness and
imperfections, has always been Diana’s prime source of inspriration, even
as a surface designer. Her extensive experience with texture designs
shines through in her art, which is not only visible but also tangible.
Diana’s artwork consists out of hand painted and manualy reworked and
folded paper on canvas, giving it its organic appearance and providing for
an interesting interplay of light and shadow, from each angle giving way to
different colours.

In 2021 Diana decides her art is ready to be showcased. Her work is soon
picked up by Dutch galleries. Diana is now represented by, amongst others,
Art Company Inzake kunst in Eindhoven and Het Wagenhuis in Breukelen,
who are selling her work to both private and corporate clients.

09/98 – 09/02 Royal Academy of Arts and Design, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Visual communication
09/01 – 12/01 Studio 124 Design, Amsterdam, Internship visual communication

2021 – present Het wagenhuis, Breukelen
2021 – present Art Company inzake kunst, Eindhoven
2019 – present Hanssen Art Design, Helmond
2015 – present Verbeek Designs, Eindhoven (annual presentation work- Heimtextil Frankfurt, Indigo Mood Brussels
Mosbuild Moscow, Comocrea Interni Cernobbio, Evolution Amsterdam)

2012-2014 Studio van den Broek, Helmond
2012 Art exhibition Blitzmarket, Helmond
2012 Art exhibition at gallery Ptah, Tegelen
2011 Art auction Benefit gala soccer club Helmond sport
2010 Group art exhibition gallery Detraz, Bazel Switzerland
2009 Art exhibition T.A.C, Eindhoven
2007 Group art exhibition Atelier De Wielewaal, Helmond
2008-2010 ID-A-Design, surfacedesign bedding, Doornenburg
2007-2012 Hanssen Art & Design, art agent, Helmond,
2004-2011 Studio Verbeek & van den Broek, Helmond
1999 Group art exhibition, photography, TU Eindhoven
1996 Theater “t Speelhuis, design programcover, Helmond