Jeannet Klement

Bunch of Flowers XV

Size 400 X 200 X200 mm.
Material Ceramic, glaze

Bunch of Flowers X(Loafers)

Size 390 X 190 X 190 mm
Material Ceramic, Glaze, Engobes

Bunch of Flowers XIII(Red Boots)

Size: 470 x 210 x 210 mm
Material Ceramic, Glaze

Wall Swimmers

Size: 120 × 80 × 50 mm
Material: ceramic, porcelain, gold or platinum lustre

Wall Swimmers

Size: 120 × 80 × 50 mm
Material: ceramic, porcelain, gold or platinum lustre

Wall Swimmers

Size: 120 × 80 × 50 mm
Material: ceramic, porcelain, gold or platinum lustre

Jeannet Klement

Please to meet you

Jeannet Klement is a visual artist who lives and works in Amsterdam. She creates figurative sculptures and scenes in clay, drawing on impressions and observations from her daily life, with a strong focus on the human figure.

Her work is loosely modeled, vibrant in color, and rich in detail. Postures, gestures, clothing, and surroundings are carefully observed and rendered. Klement not only depicts people in their contemporary environment, but also reveals their inner vitality and vulnerability.

She zooms in on seemingly insignificant moments—scenes that are universally recognizable, yet open to personal interpretation. This sometimes results in an unintended sense of humor, often evoking a quiet smile in the viewer.

In her use of form and decoration, she is inspired by artists such as Henri Matisse, Alice Neel, and the figurative ceramics of Beatrice Wood, as well as by 17th-century floral still lifes.

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Education

  • Academy of Fine Arts, Amsterdam — Graduated in 1989
  • KLOS Teaching Certificate (A & B), Werkplaats Kindergemeenschap, Bilthoven (founded by Kees Boeke) — 1976

Exhibition

2026
  • Pleased to Meet You, Galerie Posthuys — 10–28 June
    Book presentation: 13 June, 14:00–17:00
  • Pleased to Meet You (survey exhibition, with Annemarie Vink & Carla Nederbragt), Projectruimte BMB, Amsterdam — 11 April–16 May
    Opening & book presentation: 11 April, 15:00–18:00
  • De Observaties III (O-collectief), Stedelijk Museum Meppel — 28 March–5 July
    Book presentation: 10 May, 15:00

Selected Exhibitions (2021–2025)

2025

  • Open Studios Retort — 4–5 October
  • Oogsttijd, Galerie Posthuys — 6 September–26 October
  • Huntenkunst, SSP Hal, Ulft — 23–25 May
  • Winter Exhibition, Galerie Posthuys — 20 December–9 February

2024

  • Winter Exhibition, Galerie Posthuys — 20 Dec 2024–9 Feb 2025
  • kunstRUIM Jubilee Exhibition, Amsterdam
  • WG Christmas Sale, Amsterdam
  • At First Sight, kunstRUIM, Amsterdam
  • De Observaties (O-collectief), Driebergen
  • Story-line, Galerie de Ploegh, Amersfoort
  • Haring in allerlei uitvoeringen, Galerie Posthuys
  • Human Touch / Behind the Curtain (duo with Carla Nederbragt), Galerie de Ploegh
  • Huntenkunst
  • Pick Up the Pieces, kunstRUIM, Amsterdam
  • In Bloei, Galerie Posthuys
  • De Observaties, Kunsthuis Waterland, Purmerend

2023

  • KNST KRCHT, Amsterdam
  • 25 Years Retort — Open Studios
  • Onder het Spoor (open studios)
  • Huntenkunst
  • Open Deuren
  • Flora, De Schierstins, Veenwouden
  • Prints & Multiples, Galerie de Ploegh
  • Under a Snowy Moon (duo with Vincent Bakker), Galerie de Sleedoorn

2022

  • Rituelen, Rietveldpaviljoen, Amersfoort
  • Verbeelding brengt je overal, Grote Kerk, Oosthuizen
  • Huntenkunst
  • Verbeelding brengt je overal II, Galerie De Roos van Tudor, Leeuwarden
  • Grafiek & Multiples, Galerie de Ploegh

2021

  • WG Christmas Sale, Amsterdam
  • Affordable Art Fair, Brussels
  • Haring en bijvangst, Galerie Posthuys
  • Verbeelding brengt je overal, Galerie de Ploegh

Publications (2026)

  • Pleased to Meet You (2026)
    Overview of works from 2005–2025
    Design: Anne Rosenberg
    Cover photo: Tom Haartsen
    Texts: Lotte van Geijn & Jeannet Klement (edited by Lotte van Geijn)
    Printed by Raddraaier SSP, bound by Abbringh
    • Offset print
    • Hardcover
    • 152 pages
    • 23 × 28 cm
  • KLEI Ceramic Magazine — March/April 2026
    (Looking without judgment)