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The beginning of the Gallery

“Anything you can imagine, you can create”.

This is the core belief of Simone. In addition to a management career, building a house herself was always one of her dreams.

Simone bought the 520m2 property in 2018, made plans and started working with a contractor to renovate it. After a couple of months of construction, the house was not finished and the budget was tight. “I’m going to finish it myself,” Simone decided. She taught herself jobs and she went to work on the weekends. Pouring her own floors, fixing ceilings and walls, designing furnitures by re-using second hand items. She created architraves instead of doors, build her own bed from steel and created four meter long lamps.

This was how ART[s] Gallery Simone Jansen was created in 2021. An attractive house with big walls, perfect for beautiful, inspiring art. Her passion for art, crafts, interior design and architecture all come together. Artists are given a unique place where they can exhibit their works. Art lovers can visit the works in a beautiful place.

Filmtip: the renovation of the house and Simone’s story were part of a NPO2 broadcast of “BinnensteBuiten”. Watch her story in 8 min via this link

ART[s] expands her exhibition space

The most inspiring art gallery in the Netherlands, that’s what we strive for. In September we installed long tracks, suspension systems and countless light spots in the top floor of the house. ART[s] Gallery Simone Jansen is thus expanding to 415m2 and 150 artworks per exhibition. We can’t wait to show the results in the coming expositions.

ART[s] in collaboration with Oger and Nilson

ART[s] Gallery put together the art collection for the ‘Oger x Nilson’ couture bed, where quality, comfort and luxurious Italian fabrics come together.

We supplied two painted canvases by Kaye McGarva, the lamp ‘Rise’ by Jule Cats and a beautiful mirror by Quinda Verheul. We also placed bronze sculptures of Hetty Blankesteijn. Art adds the finishing touch in any room!

happy client, happy us

“When you know, you know. It’s a feeling. One that we got when we were stood in front of Sophie de Vos astonishing photography. We were immediately taken in by the story behind her work. Truth is, we happened to be at ART[s] Gallery Simone Jansen by pure luck. And I’m glad that we were. Simone’s team is outstanding. Not only did they print the works to dimensions that would fit into our home, but they also took care of delivery and installation. They truly deserve a golden star.” – Jeanne-Marie en Kees

HAPPY CLIENT, HAPPY US

“Sometimes your eyes come across unique pieces that are meant to be. I had that experience during ART[s] Gallery Simone Jansen’s opening exhibition. I saw a textile work of Marianne Kemp and combined it with a black work of Laura de Wilde. The combination was love at first sight and I knew right there and then: “this is what I’m looking for!” Really happy to enjoy two works in my living room”.

ARTIST IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Lieke Anna is a storytelling artist from Breskens, a small fisherman’s village in the South of The Netherlands. As a self-portrait artist she visualizes strong emotions of people, never shy to touch darkness and power at the same time. With a degree in Visual Communication, Lieke has been working as an artist ever since. After spotting Lieke’s work online we were drawn to her storytelling capabilities straight away. Her openness, sparkling energy and flexibility made it possible to select and install six works in our gallery in just six weeks. Now ready to be enjoyed by art lovers!

happy client, happy us

This beautiful piece found his way to a spacious house in the Netherlands. We are happy and grateful to serve amazing clients with amazing artworks.

happy client, happy us

“The tranquility in combination with the depth, which you see when you look closer, immediately touched me when I saw this work by Ans de Kruyf. Her great work fits perfectly in our dining room. Her art is present without being dominant. From every angle you see something different and the work blends in with the environment. I’ve been looking for sincere art for years. I found that ART[s] Gallery Simone Jansen in Noordwijk. I will definitely come back for the selection of works and for the warmth and advice of the owner of the gallery. I am curious what I will discover there in the coming years.”