NEW: Toos van Holstein has been nominated for the prestigious Artist of the Year 2026 election. You can vote for up to two of the 90 nominees until September 15th. Toos considers being among artists exhibiting in museums worldwide a wonderful confirmation of her position in the Dutch art world. Voting is possible via the official website of the Kunstweek Foundation, which organizes the election: https://kunstenaarvanhetjaar.nl/verkiezing-kunstenaar-van-het-jaar-2026/. More information can be found in Toos's Newsletter under the Newsletter button in the upper right corner.

NEW: On Friday, September 12th, Toos van Holstein's exhibition 'Coloured Black - the Musiom Edition' opens in the Musiom Shop at the Musiom museum in Amersfoort. The exhibition runs until December 14th. More detailed information can be found in the Newsletter under the Newsletter button in the upper right corner.

NEW: Recently an exhibition with paintings of Toos van Holstein opened in the Onze Lieve Vrouwe Galerie in the old center of Maastricht (Netherlands). Lying on the famous Onze Lieve Vrouwe Square in this also famous town it's really worth a visit. See also 'Latest News' button on the top right.

NEW: Until the end of August, new oil paintings and ceramic objects by Toos van Holstein can be seen in Galerie Drentsche Aa in Balloo (Netherlands) at the group exhibition 'Summertime'.

- For her New Years Wish 2025 Toos van Holstein created the stone lithograph 'The Wisdom Ahead'. The text of this wish can be read under the 'Latest News' button, the creating of 'The Wisdom Ahead' can be seen on het YouTube-channel under https://youtu.be/TGdEdo3s8Ik

- In the prestigious Artist of the Year 2025 election, Toos van Holstein was elected among the 25 most popular artists in the Netherlands. A combination of nomination by an extensive panel of art experts and professionals and a public vote led to this excellent result. A fine confirmation of Toos' position in the Dutch world of visual arts. More about this election can be found under the 'Latest News' button on the top right.

- After a new stay in the medieval Italian town Gubbio, Toos van Holstein returned home recently with a number of new ceramic items made after her own design and painted by her in that beautiful town. Among these new items several of her famous UOVO's, egg shaped forms. Most of them are showed now at the exhibition 'Coloured Black-Grand in Gallery Peter Leen XL in Breukelen (Netherlands). See above.

- On 4 February the reknowned Art & Culture Route in the old town of Middelburg starts again. With a Jubileum Year: this year-long art event exists 25 years. From the start in the year 2000 most of the art galleries and artist ateliers in town are always opened on the first Sunday of the month (except in January). And of course Toos van Holstein, taking part since 2002, also opens her atelier at the Korendijk 56. Always welcome on this 1st Sunday of the month (1-5pm) in the beautiful atelier of her 18th century warehouse.

- Toos van Holstein was artist in residence for 4 weeks in the Italian medieval town Gubbio, known for its ceramics. In the atelier of Rampini Ceramics d'Arte she created a new series of by hand painted UOVO's, big egg shaped forms. Three of these UOVO's are now part of the collection of the Museo delle Brocche d'Autore in Gubbio. The other ones are now shown in her atelier in her hometown Middelburg in the Netherlands before they are going to make a roundtrip to the Dutch galleries Toos is cooperating with.Take your chance and visit her atelier in her beautiful 18th century warehouse at the Korendijk 56 during the monthly Art&Culture route (always 1st Sunday of the month 1-5 pm)

About this UOVO-Project a video can be watched on Toos her YouTube-channel. Have a look here.

- The new book of Toos van Holstein 'TOOS VAN HOLSTEIN II, for me art is travelling the mind' (more than 200 pages full of images and texts, also in English) has been released. This beautiful hardcover book can be ordered for € 35 (without package costst) by sending an e-mail to toosvanholstein@xs4all.nl.

-  Some years ago the very special show "Heroes" by Toos van Holstein was shown in the medieval Saint Martins Church in the town of Franeker in the Netherlands. Heroes like Achilles and Ulysses, saints from the Middel Ages and little Alice from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland are just a few examples of the heroes on Toos her paintings. More than 14.000 visitors  have admired these heroes thes summer months. A video of the opening of the exhibition is shown below.

Have also a look at the professional video "TOOS-the movie" on het YouTube-channel and learn more about the origins of her inspiration and about her art: oil paintings, statues, digicompo's, monoprints.