Margit van der Zwan
Hello! I’m an artist specialising in portraiture and children’s book illustration. I studied at Central Saint Martins College of Art (London, UK) & Arte Sotto un Tetto (Florence, Italy) and now work with art directors, editors and creatives, as well as conjuring up solo projects. My studio is in the North West of England, where I live in a house filled with paintbrushes and musical instruments.
My Work
Music and animals play a huge part in my life and are often a prominent theme in my work. I love incorporating rhythm and paws into my children’s picture books. I’m the creator of QUARTET the composer card game. When I have spare time I really enjoy diving head-first into new creative avenues, such as my recent exhibition “All Made Up” (below). It was even on the TV!
Clients
Exhibitions
- Crypt Gallery (London, UK)
- Cass Art Foundation (London, UK)
- The Bramhall (Birmingham, UK)
- MONO (Manchester, UK)
- The Pavilion, Whalley Range
- SAC32 (Manchester, UK)
For this exhibition I explored notions of identity and Curating the Self in the modern age. The exhibition comprised of portraits painted with the sitter’s own make-up. Coinciding with Art Walk Festival ’25, this was a perfect opportunity to do a live drawing event, where I made portraits of people who brought along their make-up for me to use as a painting medium to make their portraits. And it’s on TV! Click here for a link to a documentary about the exhibition.