2025
ATLANTIS – exhibition of oil paintings by Maryleen Schiltkamp
23- 30 November; White Box, Roelof Hartstraat 7, Amsterdam;
Opening reception: Sunday 23 Nov at 15:30
Open: Mon – Sun; 12:00 – 19:00
and by appointment with Maryleen:
info@maryleenschiltkamp.com
Atlantis – oil paintings
Legends about vanished cultures have fascinated us for thousands of years; an archaic civilization, a mythical city lost to the waves. The series of ‘Atlantis’ paintings by visual artist Maryleen Schiltkamp bear witness to a cultural view; a timeless flood, sunken temples, and amphitheaters in a mysterious silence on the ocean floor… The underwater images speak of a culture that once existed and was shared by people but is now lost.
Recent interview (NL) in Kunstenaar Magazine by Birgitta van der Linden with Maryleen on the upcoming ATLANTIS exhibition: In gesprek met Maryleen Schiltkamp
English translation: Atlantis EN
Vernissage aftermovie 23 November 2025
Reels vernissage:
Exhibition/ Interaction/ Rogier Kappers/ Simon Mulder
Videos vernissage by Vietas videographics
‘Atlantis – Sphinx’, 120 x 100 cm, oil on canvas, 2025
A source of inspiration for the “Atlantis” paintings was Schiltkamp’s fascination with underwater archaeology, particularly a recent report on excavations at the sunken city of Thonis-Heracleion off the coast of Alexandria. In 2021, the artist visited Kadir van Lohuizen’s photo exhibition ‘Rising Tide’ in Amsterdam – an urgent call for humanity to acknowledge the threat of global sea level rising. In our current era of climate change, legends and tales of sunken cities are revived.
A number of artworks were painted in 2020/’21 and a new Atlantis paintings are added in 2025
‘Atlantis – Déluge’, 120 x 100 cm, oil on canvas, 2020
Atlantis & Other Utopias
Schiltkamp’s ‘ Atlantis’ paintings formed the basis for the interdisciplinary project ‘Atlantis & Other Utopias’, a concert featuring music composed specifically for the paintings by composer/pianist Marion von Tilzer, combined with a live video performance by Anne Gentenaar and Martin Boverhof: Studio de Maan, which unites music and visuals as an artistic entity. A video recording of this concert will be shown on a monitor in the White Box gallery during the ATLANTIS exhibition.
Teaser clip: ‘Atlantis & Other Utopias’ by Anne Gentenaar: Studio de Maan
MARYLEEN SCHILTKAMP
Maryleen Schiltkamp studied painting at the Rijksakademie voor Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam and has exhibited her paintings worldwide in galleries and museums, including New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Amsterdam, Prague, and St. Petersburg. She has also performed at international music festivals and European venues with LiveART, a performance art of live painting during concerts, in collaboration with (classical) musicians and in sync with the music. In 2018 Maryleen performed in ‘Winteravonden aan de Amstel’ at the H*Art Museum, Amsterdam, with Latvian pianist Reinis Zariņš, and took part in the British documentary ‘The Art of the Symphony’, by DSCH Films producer Alan Mercer, with her live paintings on Shostakovich symphonies, which premiered in Paris and Prague in 2017, and in Amsterdam and The Hague in 2019. A notable project is the live performance art concert of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring as an artistic duo with pianist Reinis Zariņš at Hanzas Perons, Riga (2023). In 2026 Stravinsky’s epic piece will see its Dutch premiere as LES SACRES at Podium Mozaiek Theatre in Amsterdam. In 2024 Maryleen Schiltkamp exhibited her oil paintings based on Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony ‘From the New World’ in Amsterdam and received the 3rd prize at the EuropArtFair 2024 for her neo-classical paintings based on the French Baroque painter Nicolas Poussin. In August/September 2025, she participated in the concertseries “Klangbilder” of Kammermusik Bodensee with a LiveART performance of Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 in collaboration with the Swiss Piano Trio in Switzerland.
Since 2022, Schiltkamp has been the founder and chair of the LiveART Foundation.
Contact
contact@live-art-foundation.com
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underwater humans 2025
2024
Maryleen Schiltkamp received the Europe Art Award 2024, Third Prize, for her neo-classical paintings based on the French Baroque painter Nicolas Poussin, during the Europe Art Fair, 6-8 September, at Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam.
Review by Eliane Muskus (Epicurean Adventure Amsterdam):
“After an inspiring three-day exhibition at the Europe Art Fair, Maryleen Schiltkamp was thrilled to receive the 3rd prize in the highly competitive Gallery category. This esteemed award underscores the exceptional quality of her artwork, where each brushstroke is a masterful blend of vibrant colors, evoking both elegance and emotion. Maryleen’s distinct vision and artistic finesse consistently leave a lasting impression, and this recognition is a testament to her talent and dedication. With this prestigious accolade, anticipation builds for the remarkable creations she will create next.”oil
‘Freedom Symphony’, oil on canvas, 225 x 178 cm, 2002
‘Vanishing Point’, oil on canvas, 220 x 152 cm, 2003
‘Italian Landscape’, oil on canvas, 90 x 85 cm, 2006
‘Libyan Sibyl’, oil on canvas, 40 x 60 cm, 2009
Welcome to the new Fine Arts website of Maryleen Schiltkamp! Here you will find recent paintings on classical themes, portraits, landscapes and sketches, combined with some paintings of the past. Enjoy a glimpse of the alchemist studio, forging connections between the classical and the contemporary; striking art with colourful movement and an authentic style.
This website contains Maryleen’s more figurative artworks, as additional to her abstract creations as a live music painter. The Music Painter and Archive websites are interlinked with Fine Arts on this homepage.