Amber is a Dutch artist, (social) designer and educator living in the Netherlands.
She is a sparkly, loving, energetic, colourful artist of life and deeply passionate about creating her art, giving space to creative energy and alternative education.
Amber’s biggest passions are the arts of acrylic and pastel painting, drawing, movement and alternative education, and using this to help others feel empowered in their way of being in the world. Amber facilitates the process which allows individuals to find connection to their passion and helps to make it into a way of living in daily life, starting from within and connecting to intuition. She helps create clarity and sees through the layers of our being.
As a facilitator for workshops and courses, she is able to tend to the unique needs of a group, and guide them in accessing their own deep creative potential. Her artistic core and her personable flare create a balance for facilitation, allowing her to be both gentle and firm, to be both a leader and listener, to offer and receive.
If you are drawn to movement, creativity, deep transformative processes and connecting, you will be enlightened by her contagious laugh and dynamic lightness of being.
CV AMBER GROTHE
Education
2009 Preparation year Gerrit Rietveld Academie
2012-16 Bachelor in Fine Arts, St.Joost
2017-18 Masters in Holistic Science, Schumacher College
2021 Route Ondernemerschap, Cultuur en Ondernemen
2022 Cursus Cultureel Ondernemerschap bij ‘De Starterscoach’
2025 Advanced Textile Program Textielmuseum (upcoming)
Exhibitions
2015 Palais Ideal, groupexhibition, De Fabriek Eindhoven (NL)
2015 Graduation Show Bachelor of Fine Arts, groupexhibition, AKV St.Joost
2019 ‘Ik heb het gedaan’, groupexhibition, Duvelhok Tilburg
2019 Breda ‘Brightest’, solo exhibition, Schumacher College (UK)
2020 ‘Shores’, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
2021 ‘Moving, Building, I See’, solo exhibition, Home of Gaia Amsterdam (NL)
2022 Solo Exhibition ‘Mirage Blue’, Jansstraat 33 Haarlem (NL)
2022 Abstract Galerie (Online, NL)
2023 Haarpand Etaleert (NL) Juni-Okt
2023 HECTOBAR (Online, NL) February, April, Juli
2023 Groot Rotterdams Atelier weekend
2024 Rotterdam Art Week
2024 Groot Rotterdams Atelier weekend
2024 HECTOBAR (Online, NL)
2024 Half of Venus (Zweden)
2024 Dutch Design Week Eindhoven (NL)
2025 Delfshaven Atelier Weekend
2025 VLAK Small But All- Groepsexpositie Rotterdam
2025 About a Woman – De Doelen Rotterdam CBK
2025 Groot Rotterdams Atelier Weekend
Residencies
2014 Het Duvelhok, Tilburg (NL)
2015 Minor Tekenen, A.K.V. St.Joost Den Bosch (NL)
2015 De Fabriek Eindhoven (NL)
2022 Nes Artist Residency (Ijsland)
2025 Texere Textile Residency (Mexico- Oaxaca, februari)
Internships
2016 Minor tekenen, AKV St.Joost Den Bosch
Other activities
2015 Afstudeerwerk ‘Het wit’ A.K.V. St.Joost
2016 Research naar ‘Holisme in Kunst’, Schumacher College
2017-18 Teacher, Knowmads Creative Entrepreneurs Summerschool
2017-18 Research en producent, Knowmads Business School Amsterdam
2017-18 Educatie ontwerpen voor creatieve processen, Bildung Academy
2018-19 Samenwerking; Kunstworkshops voor bedrijven, Peoplerise Italy
2018-nu Samenwerking, Cultuur & zelfontwikkeling, Eigentijdse Jongeren
2021-nu Samenwerking, Workshops TU Delft
2022-23 Samenwerking, Fonds Voor Cultuurparticipatie
Interviews
2021 Bumble Being Podcast, Saskia van Kampen
2022 Artikel over mijn werk, interview door Cultuur en Ondernemen
2025 Driving Dutch Design artikel over mijn werk
Publications
2015 ‘Present’, kunstenaarsboekje
2022/24 Publicatie ‘Ik hoop dat je groeit’, WordBites & Amber Grothe
2025 Driving Dutch Design artikel
Grants & Prizes
2016 VSB fonds
2021 PPO Werktuig Talent bijdrage
2021 CBK Rotterdam PPR
2021 Josine Kops Fonds – Cultuurfonds
2021 Stichting Droom en Daad
2022 Stichting Stokroos
2022 Stichting Pictoright
2023 CBK Rotterdam praktijkbijdrage
2024 Tijl Fonds- Cultuurfonds
2024 Bekker la Bastide Fonds
2024 CBK Rotterdam Praktijkbijdrage
2025 Iona Stichting
2025 PPO Fonds bijdrage
2025 CBK Rotterdam Praktijkbijdrage
Biography
B. 11- 09 – 1991
A Coolhaven 558, Rotterdam
E info@ambergrothe.nl
T +31 634106342
W ambergrothe.nl
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