Ingrid van Amsterdam

Born and raised in the Netherlands, I came to New Zealand in 1988 and have lived here ever since.

I have an interest in culture and humanity and love colour, and nature. I am most in my element during the organic and creative processes in everything I undertake. The artistic media I use ranges anywhere from acrylics and pen, to digital and video. My work is dynamic in which the common thread throughout almost always relates to perspective, time and space, and the relativity thereof. My ideas come from dreams and visions inspired by energy, the universe, natural elements, the metaphysical, and self-reflection, so my works are often autobiographical.

Ingrid graduated in Creative Technologies and Business Heritage, Culture and Sustainability at the Western Institute of Technology Taranaki. From time to time she puts pen to paper (and fingers to keyboard!). Her writings include poetry and other musings as well as non-fiction in various genres.