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Carla Kleekamp (The Hague 1937) mainly makes etchings.
In the Dutch East Indies, where Carla grew up, she received painting lessons from a friend of her mother. And when she moved to the Netherlands at the age of 12, she went to paint nudes with her uncle in his studio in Hilversum. Her uncle, who was the director of the Gerrit Rietveld Academy, immediately recognized her talent.
She learned the etching technique in Hilversum, in the Graphic Atelier. She received a grant for a study trip to Japan, which turned out to be an inspiring trip, and she met a Chinese teacher from whom she took lessons for five years. This is how she discovered the work of the painter Chu Ta (1625-1705), her great source of inspiration
The special, committed art of Carla Kleekamp appeals to people all over the world.
She has exhibited in America, Russia, France and Bulgaria, among others.