About
Biography
Marian Genet (1990, Amsterdam) is a multidisciplinary artist who is fascinated and deeply
touched by the power of color. She makes vibrant tapestries, photographs, paintings and
textile works. The emphasis in her work is on color, energy and movement. Focusing on the
unique human being, Genet collects stories and experiences of people from all layers of
society that give color to their lives and their environment. She translates their stories and
every meeting she has had into a color field, collecting these puzzle pieces and carefully
combining them together. Like our society, her tapestries are like a puzzles that are never
finished and continue to grow.
Welcoming the viewer in an arrangement of positivity, femininity, sensuality and
vulnerability, Genet created an environment for playful encounters. She wants to give the
world more color with her art, inviting you to sit or lay on the soft, tactile installation with
the fitting title Harmony of Love. Because in order to fully experience her work, you will
need to participate and surrender yourself to the warm and fuzzy embrace of Genets work.
On Show
14 February – 22 March 2025
KLEUR! | Vishal | Haarlem
Exhibitions
2025
Nieuwe Lijn | Museum Villa Mondriaan | Winterswijk
Ongekend Young Masters @ AUCTION | Kers Gallery | Amsterdam
RE:FWD part 2 | NDSM FUSE | Amsterdam
Geloof, hoop en liefde | Windkracht 10 | Museum Spakenburg
AMS&CRAFT | Vrijpaleis | Amsterdam
RE:FWD part 1 | Kunstline | Almere
NDSM | Inner square, Kunststad, NDSM Loods
2024
NDSM | Inner square, Kunststad, NDSM Loods | Amsterdam
RE_NATURE Festival | Ruigoord | Amsterdam
New New Babylon | FUSE NDSM | Amsterdam
Soft Struggles | TROEF | Leiden
Object Rotterdam | HAKA-Gebouw | Rotterdam
2023
Dutch Desgin Week | Desgin Perron
Do For Love | Museum Ijsselstein
BIG ART | Bajeskwartier | Amsterdam
Betweter Festival | Tivoli Vredenburg | Utrecht
Ruim Baan, Maliebaan | Utrecht
Sprouts | Arti et Amicitiae | Amsterdam
When Joy Prevails | Galerie Helder | Den Haag
Face Forward | ITA | Amsterdam
2022
BIG ART | Baajeskwartier | Amsterdam
The Gathering | A’Dam Toren | Amsterdam
Design Perron | Dutch Design Week | Eindhoven
Sprouts Young Talents | SBK | Amsterdam
Utrecht UIT! Rondje Singel | Wolvenplein | Utrecht
Graduates | Melkweg Gallery | Amsterdam
R.I.O.T (Ready In Order To) | TR Schouwburg |
Rotterdam
AXS ART x Atelier Artplaats | Amsterdam
Gallery Night | Sexyland | Amsterdam
BOUT IT #3 | OSCAM | Amsterdam
RETWEET EXPO | Fuse NDSM | Amsterdam
2021
Art Bar Project | Café L’Affiche | Amsterdam
Salon Smith & Soetekouw | Vrij Paleis | Amsterdam
Feel It De Expo | ADE | Vrij Paleis | Amsterdam
2020
Parasite Paradise | Gallerie Niek Waterblok | Utrecht
Zomer Salon Royaal | CBK Zuid Oost | Amsterdam
2019
Take Over, Bibliotheek Utrecht Hoograven, Utrecht
2017
Museum n8, Heesterveld Amsterdam
2014
Museum N8, Stadsarchief Amsterdam
Workshops
2026
Cultuurcoach MODE | Terra Nova Lyceum | Productiehuis Nowhere
2024
Color the World together – Community art installation | NDSM OPEN | Amsterdam
Intro tufting workshop | East& Festival ’24| Baggerbeest | Amsterdam
Punchneedle workshop | RE_NATURE Festival | Ruigoord | Amsterdam
Tufting Workshop Spring| Productiehuis Nowhere | Amsterdam
Residentie
2024
Ruigoord | RE_NATURE Festival | Amsterdam
Education
2022 Bachelor of Fine Arts |
Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht | Utrecht
2011-2013 Bachelor Fotografie |
Koninklijke Academie voor Beeldende Kunst | Den Haag
Publications
2026 Z-Krant, jaargang 32, nummer 01, p17
2025 Handwerken Zonder Grenzen, editie 250
2025 De Groene Amsterdammer, nr 26 p.67
2024 BIG BOOK, BIG ART, p.27
2024 Grote Nederlandse Kunst Kalender 2024, p. 25 aug 2024
2023 Het Kontakt Zenderstreek krant, voorpagina
2023 RUIM BAAN, spotify en website
2023 kM-Magazine, rubriek ‘Jong’
2022 NRC Magazine, 3 dec, p. 66-67
2022 Parool, 4 nov, Kunst en Media, BIG ART
2022 NPO, 30 okt, afl. De wereld van dutch desgin, DDW22
2022 Sprout Young talents catalogus
2022 DPG Media, shoot ‘Elke vrouw heeft haar eigen verhaal’
2021 OSCAM Speak Sessions x BOUT IT #3
2019 Take Over HKU Bibliotheek Utrecht Hoograven
2014 Keep it Hush ‘Congo Natty’ EP cover
Nominations
SBK Sprouts Young talents:
Nominated: SBK Sprouts Young Talents Award 22
Nominated: SBK-Otto Hetterscheid Stimuleringsprijs