Lia Kok is a female artist, working and living in Amersfoort, the Netherlands.
During her lifetime so far, she had the privilege of living in different countries.
Alongside raising her family and her art eduction and career, Lia was trained in theology, semitic languages and cultures, social work and psychology and worked mainly as a therapist in mental health care, with a variety of problem- and agegroups, which has greatly inspired and influenced her work. This, alongside her own lifestory, in which she dealt with severe losses and periods of grief. Her life ánd work took a serious turn, after she stopped working and walked the Camino de Santiago.
Today she works as a full time artist.

Her work is to be found in a number of private and company-collections in and outside of Europe. In the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Denmark, Luxemburg, Germany, Austria, U.K., Poland and U.S.A.
In 2015 it was shown in the then so called “Gemeentemuseum” in The Hague as part of the “Zomerexpo”.
In 2023 one of her pieces was acquired for the company collection by Koninklijke De Heus, Ede, NL
In 2024 one of the pieces (mea culpa, 2016) was used as the bookcover for the Serbian translation (2024) of ‘Mea Culpa’ (Akademska Knjiga, Serbia); a fiction book by Edzard Mik
https://akademskaknjiga.com/katalog/mea-culpa.

A representative part of her work can be found on this site.
It is for sale. For information about still available work, prices or any other question, please feel free to contact.

ART-RELATED EDUCATION 
>2011-2016
Kunstacademie Haarlem Leiden, Haarlem, NL, Vakopleiding voor Autonome Beeldende Kunst
>2008-2015
Academie voor Schone Kunsten, België
>2006-2008
Wackers Academie, Amsterdam, NL
>2004-2006
Scholen in de Kunst, Amersfoort, NL

GENERAL INFORMATION 
Former member of balloting committee KZOD, professional artist society Haarlem
www.kzod.nl
Kvk and VAT number on request available.

EXHIBITIONS
>2025
-January 1-March 3, Kunstwerk Utrecht gallery, Solo exhibition
-March 29-30, pop-up groupexhibition IJ kunstcollectief, Amsterdam, https://ijkunstcollectief.nl/
-April 10-13, Kunstpalet033, Amersfoort, https://kunstpalet033.nl
-January-March, byBranderhorst gallery, Dordrecht, part of ongoing show of art and design
–June-October, Galerij Meander Medisch Centrum, Amersfoort
-June-October, Galerie Rietveld, Amersfoort
-June-August, solo-exhibition Bergkerk, Amersfoort
-Ongoing solo-exhibition prints, De Ambachtshal, Koningsweg 22, Soest
>2024
-January 12-February 25, Groupexhibition ‘Tien’, Stad van Cahen Amersfoort, NL
-February, Bookcover of my piece ‘Mea Culpa’ (2016) on Serbian translation of fictionbook ‘Mea Culpa’, Edzard Mik, 2019,
https://akademskaknjiga.com/katalog/mea-culpa
-April 4-7, Groupexhibition Rietveldpaviljoen Amersfoort, NL
-June 15-23, Kunstschouw Zeeland, NL
https://kunstschouw.nl/
-3rd Sundays in May, Sept, Oct, Nov, Kunstkijkroute Amersfoort, NL
-October 5,6, Vreemde Gasten, Amersfoort, NL
https://vreemdegastenamersfoort.nl/
-October 19 -, Solo exhibition Schoonderbeek bouwcentrum, Hoogland
-November 12-December 31, Solo exhibition Gallery Kunstwerk, Utrecht
>2023
-June 6-September 3, Groupexhibition Pastorie Hoogland, NL
-August 2023, Part of Koninklijke De Heus company art collection, Ede, NL
-Sept 17, Oct 15, Nov 19, Kunstkijkroute Amersfoort, NL
-November 1 – March 25, 2025, New work at van Duivenboden interieur Haarlem, NL
>2022
-March 21-October 31, van Duivenboden interieur Haarlem, NL
-March 23-April 29, Groupexhibition and Charity sale for Oekraine, Kloostergangen Haarlem, NL
https://www.kzod.nl/verkoopexpositie-in-stadhuis-haarlem-net-open-en-al-4500-euro-binnen-voor-oekrainse-vluchtelingen/
-April 8-10, Groupexhibition Rietveldpaviljoen Amersfoort, NL
https://www.kunstkijkroute.nl
-May 14-29, Groupexhibition ‘Stroom’, Huis Kernhem, Ede, NL
https://www.huiskernhem.nl/agenda/stroom/
-Third Sundays in May, October, november, Kunstkijkroute Amersfoort, NL
https://www.kunstkijkroute.nl
-June 6th, De Poorten van Reijmerstok, NL
https://www.poortenvanreijmerstok.nl
-June 18-19, Kunstroute Hoogland, NL
https://www.kunstroutehoogland.nl
-October 1-2 Vreemde Gasten, Amersfoort, NL
https://vreemdegastenamersfoort.nl
-November, Kunstmaand Ameland
>2021
-September 18-October 23, Exhibition van Duivenboden Interieur Haarlem, NL
-September 24-26, Exhibition Rietveldpaviljoen Amersfoort, NL
-October 16-30, Exhibition Artacademy Haarlem, NL
-October 17 and November 21, Kunstkijkroute Amersfoort, NL
-November 22-Januari 7 2022, Exhibition Portraits, Kloostergangen Haarlem, NL
>2020
A number of exhibitions have been cancelled due to the Corona crisis (see *)
-*April 18-19, Kunstkijkroute Amersfoort, NL
https://www.kunstkijkroute.nl 
-*June 1, De poorten van Reijmerstok, NL
https://www.poortenvanreijmerstok.nl
-*June 6-7, Kunstkijkroute Hoogland, NL
-September 18-October 16, Verpakte herinnering, Kloostergangen, Haarlem, NL
-*October 3-4, Vreemde Gasten Amersfoort, NL
https://vreemdegastenamersfoort.nl
-*November, Kunstmaand Ameland, NL
https://www.kunstmaandameland.com
–*November 28-29, Kunstkijkroute Amersfoort, NL
>2019
–November 11-December 11, Selected art going with Exhibition ‘Wereldbeelden’ of photographer Raymond Rutting, Rietveldpaviljoen Amersfoort, NL
-November 2-3, Kunstkijkroute Amersfoort, NL
-August 18-September 1, Guest at groupexhibition Galerie de Ploegh, Amersfoort, NL
https://www.deploegh.nl/nieuwste-leden/
-May 18-19, Kunstkijkroute Amersfoort, NL
-March 17-April 28, Exhibition in Galerie Polhus, Nijkerk, NL
>2018
-Dec, Art Triangle Haarlem, groupexhibition KZOD, titled ‘Europe’, Haarlem, NL
-Oct 6-7, Vreemdegasten Amersfoort (Korte Gracht 14), NL
http://vreemdegastenamersfoort.nl/
-Sept 8-9, Knoflookroute Heule, België
https://www.knoflook-heule.be/
-July 10-August 29, Groupexposition ‘Engelen’, Huis van Zuid, Amersfoort, NL
-September and October (3rd sunday), Kunstkijkroute Amersfoort (Het Lokaal, Oliemolenhof 90), NL
-June-July, Groupexhibition Huis van Zuid, Amersfoort, NL
-March 17-April 2, Exhibition Drongenhofkapel, Drongenhof 15 Gent, Belgium
-March-April 2, Exhibition Huis Kernhem, Ede, NL
-Februari 23-April 6,  Groupexhibition KZOD ”Beeldgedichten” (poems and paintings), Kloostergangen, Haarlem, NL
-Februari 11th, Kunstvesper Heemstede, NL
>2017
-December 8-January 7, 2018 Art Triangle, groupexhibition KZOD, Haarlem, NL
-September 24, October 22, November 26, 13.00-17.00 Kunstkijkroute, Oude Fabriekstraat 7,  Amersfoort, NL
-August, Haagse Kunstkring, groupexhibition ”Los-Losser-Lost”, Denneweg 64, Den Haag, NL
-June 17-25: Kunstschouw, Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, NL,  www.kunstschouw.nl, NL
-May 15-June 23: Groupexhibition “Beeldgedichten” (poems and paintings), Kloostergangen, Grote Markt 2, Haarlem, NL
-March 3-April 18: Erbarme dich, Nassaukerk, Amsterdam, NL
-November 2016-February 2017: Huis van Zuid, Amersfoort, NL
-January 8-21: KZOD Groupexhibition, De Waag, Haarlem, NL
>2016
-October 1 and 2: “Vreemde Gasten”, Amersfoort, NL
www.vreemdegastenamersfoort.nl
-June 18-August 18: St. Bavo Church (de Grote St. Bavo), Haarlem, NL
-June 1-5: Groupexhibition Kunstacademie Haarlem-Leiden, Haarlem, NL
-March-May, September-November (every third sunday): Kunstkijkroute, Amersfoort, NL
www.kunstkijkroute.nl
-February-March: Pastorie, Hoogland, NL
-January-March: Pop-up-gallery Nijhof, Baarn, NL
>2015
-July-August: Zomer Expo Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag, NL
www.zomerexpo.nl/?s=poppenspel&post_type=collectie&collectie_category=2015
-May: La Residence, Luxemburg stad, Luxemburg
-March-April: Galerie Polhus, Nijkerk, NL
www.galeriepolhus.nl
>2012
-Digital exhibition Zomerexpo
www.zomerexpo.nl/?s=Levenslang&post_type=collectie&collectie_category=2012

FAIRS
>2019
-November 8-10, Kunstraffinaderij, Nijmegen, NL
-October 4-6, Nulllll, artfair Amersfoort, NL
-May 5, OpenAirGallery, Berlin, Germany
>2018
-April, Art Nordic, Kopenhagen, Danmark
art-nordic.dk/DK/
>2017
-April 28-30: Art Nordic, Kopenhagen, Denmark
www.art-nordic.dk/DK/
>2016
-November 11-13: Art Arnhem, Eusebiuskerk Arnhem, NL
www.artarnhem.com
-September 23-25: Annual Dutch Art Fair/ADAF, Amsterdam, NL
www.adaf.nl
-September 03-04: Kunstbeurs aan de Westeinderplassen, Aalsmeer, NL
www.kunstbeursaandewesteinderplassen.nl
>2012
-Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam, NL

OTHER
Bibliotheek Eemland, Kunstuitleen (2017-2019)