Eva Wientjes (b. 1994) is a classical figurative painter based in Florence, Italy.
Her work is the result of two desires: observing and depicting life as accurately as possible, and revealing the conflicting, emotional experience of being a human on this planet. She is aiming at making paintings that are timeless and universal and thus connecting the here and now with the past and the present.
She began her studies in 2020 at the Florence Academy of Art Sweden, where she was taught nineteenth century drawing- and painting techniques. After she graduated she was hired as Principal Instructor at the same academy. In the winter of 2023 she continued her training through an apprenticeship with the Norwegian painter Odd Nerdrum. Additionally, she completed a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Art History at the University of Groningen (2020) which contributed to her in-depth knowledge of historical paintings and classical techniques.
Today, she works in her studio in Florence, Italy.
Image credit: Elna Hultinsson. Florence Academy of Art Sweden.
Selected Exhibitions
2025 Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2025 - London, UK
2025 The Almenara Art Prize 2025 Exhibition - Córdoba, Spain
2025 Path to Paradise - Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy
2025 Forvandlinger - Oslo, Norway
2025 NERDRUMKLANEN - Larvik, Norway
2025 NSMA Painting Competition - New Salem Museum & Academy, New Salem, MA, USA
2025 Online Gallery Pinakoteket
2024 Group Show - Catacombes, Mölndal, Sweden
2023 Portrait Now! - Museum of National History, Fredriksborg Castle, Hillerød, Denmark
2023 Monochrome - Gallery Kvarnfallet, Mölndal, Sweden
2023 STILL LIFE EXHIBITION OF THE CENTURY - Strandverket, Marstrand, Sweden
2022 Summer Exhibition - Gallery Konstkapellet, Marstrand, Sweden
Education
2024 Apprenticeship with the Norwegian painter Odd Nerdrum
2020-2023 The Florence Academy of Art, Gothenburg, Sweden - Drawing and Painting Program
2022 The Florence Academy of Art, Gothenburg, Sweden - Écorché Sculpture Course
2017-2020 University of Groningen, The Netherlands - Master Art History
2013-2017 University of Groningen, The Netherlands - Bachelor Art History
Teaching
2023-2025 The Florence Academy of Art, Sweden - Principal Instructor
2022 The Florence Academy of Art, Sweden - Student Teacher