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Ada Breedveld

Ada Breedveld's biography
Ada Breedveld was born in The Netherlands, in Dordrecht and brought up in Rotterdam. She has lived and worked in Amsterdam since 1983.
Ada is a self-taught artist. Since childhood, it has been her lifelong aspiration to become an artist. Perseverance paid off and her work is now recognized in the world of Art Naïf.
“Life itself has been my university” she says.
Ada has developed her own typical style and theme, “the imposing presence of fat and tender women” which are appreciated among collectors. The prominent figure in Ada’s work is large, imposing, fat women with love for the finer things in life. The glowing jewel-like colours and themes of her paintings reflect a true celebration of life, described by the artist as “Plastic Realism”.
Ada Breedveld is fascinated and inspired by Surrealism, a trend in art where the subjects are not represented by their outward physical appearance but rather through the fantasy that arises from deep inside us.
She started to participate in exhibitions in the 70s, in Rotterdam and since then she has never stopped participating in countless collective exhibitions, producing a colourful stream of artwork, paintings, graphics, bronze and etchings from her studio on a quiet corner of the Prinseneiland in Amsterdam.
Nowadays her work is spread all over the world.

Ada Breedveld is an Amsterdam artist with the no-nonsense Rotterdam attitude of lets get to work! Her studio is located on Prinseneiland, a quiet corner in Amsterdam. From here, a colorful stream of art work, paintings, graphics, bronzes, etchings and elephants emerge and enter into the wide world. Ada is a self- taught artist. She never attended an art academy or anything else of the likes. She has been drawing (all day) and painting ever since she can remember. In a 1959 report from the Christian Domestic Science School, her teacher wrote: Ada should participate more in the lessons and stop trying to draw during the lessons. Despite such strong words, Ada continued to draw all day long. SInce childhood, it has been her lifelong aspiration to become an artist. Perseverance paid off, she succeeded! Life itself has been her university. During the seventies Ada started exhibiting her works in Rotterdam where she won a prestigious prize in recognition of her talents right from the start. However, despite her warm reception and recognition in the world of art, it was hard to make a living. Not giving up on her dream, Ada worked for several years as a mailwoman while she continued to develop her skills. Ada is fascinated and inspired by surrealism - a trend in art where the subjects are not represented by their outward physical appearance but rather through the fantasy of that arises from deep inside us (like dreams). Little by little she discovered her own typical style and theme - "the imposing, present, BIG WOMAN.