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Curaçao’s ethnic inhabitants - the Arawak, Dutch, Spanish, West Indian, Latin, and African - have created a rich heritage and thriving culture. Explore the remarkable diversity of our amazing island.

Local Artists

Curaçao is proud to be hosting many painters and talented artists. Learn more about these photographers, sculptors and designers in the next section.

Nena Sanchez
Self-taught local artist, Nena Sanchez, draws inspiration from her surroundings. Born on Curaçao, Nena recreates the island's bright colors and lush scenes in her distinctive paintings......
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Eddy Baetens
Eddy Baetens was born on January 2nd, 1948 in Rijswijk, The Netherlands. Since his youth he was fascinated with nature and the relation between man and nature.This fascination for nature had......
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Herman van Bergen
To Herman van Bergen art is a means to discover true human nature. An exploration into own personal temporarity, which, as time passes, becomes a journey into letting go. The exploration is also......
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Fred Breebaart
After trying out several styles of painting Fred Breebaart chose to paint mainly naïves. This way of working gave him the opportunity to show his sense of honesty, a feel for the romance of the......
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Hortence Brouwn
The human body is the main theme of Brouwns work. The inner feelings of the human being come to expression in movement and attitude. That is what she expresess in her work. Feelings like......
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José María Capricorne
José Maria Capricorne, born in Curaçao in 1932, is one of the classic artists of the modern Caribbean. His vigorous lines and colourful figures communicate with an energetic and mobile imaginary......
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Nelson Carrilho
Satires in bronze, full of humour or biting sarcasm, questions and answers that often evoke strong emotions -those are characteristic features in the sculptures of Nelson Carrilho. The works......
Marianne Cats
Marianne Cats
Another artist influenced by Curaçao's beauty and history, Marianne Cats often focuses on the historical aspect of the island. The landscape and striking architecture in particular have not......
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Didi Dometilie
Didi Dometilie is a self thaugt artist who has been painting since 2002, his influences are the local artist Jean Girigori and the French impressionists. Art became his passion, his religion......
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Marcel van Duijneveldt
Clouds, air and endless space; these are what strike you first when looking at canvasses by Marcel van Duijneveldt. Lying on his back in the grass looking at the clouds, as a child Van......
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