Jackie Mulder — Contemporary Art Curator Magazine

Oct 9

Oct 9 Jackie Mulder

Biography

Amsterdam based artist Jackie Mulder was born and raised in a small Dutch village in an oppressive and religious family. She created her own safe world by making meticulously scribbled drawings on paper, which developed into works several meters long. At the age of seventeen she left the parental home and freed herself from the limitations of her environment. This experience turned out to be transformative. Jackie has remained committed throughout her life to challenging the status quo and deviating from conventional norms, a theme that is reflected in her artistic expression.
After a career as a fashion designer and graphic designer, she graduated from the Photo Academy in Amsterdam in 2021. Her autonomous work has been selected for Gup New Photography 2021 and included in the Fresh Eyes Photo 2020. She was one of the finalists for the Gomma Photography Grant 2020 as well as in 2021 and in 2022. She was one of the three finalists of the Fotofestival Naarden Talent Award. Her work is published in many international art magazines. Her work is on view in many artfairs in the Netherlands like BigART, Art-on-Paper, UNSEEN and KunstRAI in Amsterdam. She also took part in many group exhibitions and she was initiator of the pop-up ‘Gallery & Bookstore for Contemporary Photography’ in Amsterdam. In 2023 she had a solo exhibition at Cultuurcentrum Hasselt in Belgium. Jackie lives and works in Amsterdam.

Artist Statement

Since 2020 Jackie Mulder has been working as an art photographer on her ongoing project 'Thought Trails'. With her unique approach to photography and mixed media art, she aims to challenge the viewer's perception of photography and push the boundaries of the medium. Her creative process always starts with a self-made photo or the combination of several photos, followed by very labour-intensive operations in which she deconstructs and reconstructs, leading to unique multi-layered works of art, mostly very tactile. She lets the thread or pen connect and separate as an abstraction for a life of memories, searching and thinking. She appreciates the element of chance and prefers not to have a preconceived idea of the final product. Her mind is free to roam and while she works, she is completely absorbed in her own creative space, similar to her childhood days of scribbling in her room. Her work is literally and figuratively 'healing'.

Country The Netherlands

Website www.jackiemulder.nl

Instagram @jackiemulder