Root Gallery

Contemporary art gallery based in Krimpen aan de Lek, Netherlands Root Gallery started out as a small art gallery with big ambitions.

Built on collaboration, trust and mutual support, the gallery now represents a new generation of Dutch contemporary artists working in different disciplines and crossovers. It is fully committed to the development of ambitious and special programming, while in depth research into material and its qualities, colour, composition and concept are always at the base. Though consistent in their practice

, the artists continue to seek out new pathways, develop further and innovate. Moving to the current location, which offers exciting opportunities for showcasing, has accelerated this process. Large installation works in the centre of the gallery space are alternated and combined with (smaller) wall sculptures, paintings and prints. This way, spectators are able to connect with the same artistic practices in different ways. Root Gallery works hard on the exposure of its represented artists by participating in national as well as international art fairs and exhibitions throughout the whole year. It is also invested in building long term relationships by facilitating continuous communication with artists, collectors, visitors and (international) partners.

30/08/2026

The final day of Enter Art Fair.

It has already been an exceptional edition for Root Gallery. Many works will remain in Denmark, while others will soon travel to collectors further afield.

This morning, we have rehung the booth and introduced new works by Lisette Schumacher , Vera Klaus and Karen Van de Vliet . We look forward to welcoming you for one final day in Copenhagen.

Today, 11:00–18:00
Booth 8, ENTER ART FAIR

Our participation is supported by the Mondriaan Fonds
Photo: Rafael Respo

29/08/2026

Halfway through Enter Art Fair, almost all works by Karen Van de Vliet that we brought to Copenhagen have been found a new home. As works left the presentation, we introduced new ones; just two paintings from our original selection remain available.

Karen’s paintings begin with the idea of a stain: a place where colour gathers, spreads and changes direction. Layers of paint, texture and translucent material interrupt and reveal one another, creating compositions that never fully settle. The eye continues to move across the surface, drawn towards another detail, structure or shift in colour.

Several further works from the Translucency series are currently on view at the gallery as part of In Full Colour. The exhibition concludes with a finissage on Saturday 5 September from 11:00.

ENTER ART FAIR
Until 30 August
Booth 8, Copenhagen

Supported by the Mondriaan Fund.
Photo: Rafael Respo

27/08/2026

Today, Enter Art Fair opens in Copenhagen.

Root Gallery presents new works by Vera Klaus, Lisette Schumacher and Karen van de Vliet: three artists whose practices begin with an intuitive response to colour, material and their immediate surroundings.

The presentation includes a new phase in the work of Vera Klaus. Pink and blue undertones enter her compositions, while her experiments with pastel, chalk and water open up new possibilities within her visual language. Music remains essential to her process: it allows her to let go, become fully present and work from a state of complete concentration. The resulting paintings carry both force and vitality, from large canvases to almost miniature works.

Lisette Schumacher continues her Coachella Views series, developed after visiting Palm Springs and Coachella Valley. Rather than depicting the landscape, she translates the sharp sunlight, strong desert winds, modernist architecture and distant mountains into carefully constructed compositions. Colour and material become a way of holding on to the experience of a place.

Karen Van de Vliet has been fascinated since childhood by things that are beautiful, but also slightly unsettling: a puddle filled with wet leaves, or a stain in which colours collect, spread and overlap. In her paintings, layers of paint, texture and translucent material create the same tension. The eye keeps moving, drawn from one surface to another, never settling on a single reading.

ENTER ART FAIR
27 - 30 August 2026
Lokomotivværkstedet, Copenhagen
Booth 8

📷 Rafael Crespo

14/08/2026

A glimpse inside Karen Van de Vliet ’s studio, where the final works for Enter Art Fair are being framed.

Karen’s work originates from the concept of a stain. Using translucent materials and layers of colour, she creates compositions in which the eye is continually drawn towards different materials, textures and details.

We look forward to presenting a new series of her works in Copenhagen for the first time.

27 - 30 August
ENTER ART FAIR , Copenhagen
Lokomotivværkstedet

Supported by Mondriaan Fonds

13/08/2026

The gallery is open this weekend ✨️

Whether you are looking for inspiration, searching for a particular artwork, or curious about commissioning a work especially for your space, you are very welcome to visit.

Upstairs, In Full Colour presents works by Karen Van de Vliet and Vera Klaus , alongside an Invitation presentation by Sina Steiner . Downstairs, discover a full floor featuring works by all artists represented by the gallery.

Friday & Saturday
13:00 - 17:00

The air conditioning is on and the water is chilled. Will we see you this weekend?

📷 Jacqueline Fuijkschot

11/08/2026

Lisette Schumacher will be back at ENTER ART FAIR this summer!

Lisette will present new works that embody her artistic process and recent developments; colourful paintings with carefully created compositions and a continuing exploration materials. The works on view are a new translation to, or rather continuation of her previous Coachella Views series, inspired by a 2025 visit to Palm Springs and Coachella Valley. There, the striking interplay of iconic modernist architecture, intense sunlight, strong desert winds, and the snow-capped San Jacinto Mountains shaped a new body of work.

We look forward to sharing new paintings that visualise these shifting atmospheres, from vivid orange sunrises to soft blue and pink skies.

If you want to receive a ticket to the fair, feel free to reach out!

27 - 30 August
📍 Enter Art Fair, Copenhagen
Lokomotivværkstedet, Otto Busses Vej 5A, 2450 Copenhagen

(The large piece on the final photo already found a new home before we could bring it to Copenhagen)

30/07/2026

Vera Klaus will be one of the three artists to return to Enter Art Fair from August 27-30!

For this presentation Vera will show a variety of new works, where she explores colour as a language. Currently working mostly on large canvases, she can lean further into her intuitive flowstate and give free rein to her emotions. The generous formats give her the freedom to work with intense gestures, expansive movements, and a strongly intuitive approach. The vibrant neon accents hit the canvas and lend her compositions a special depth and vitality.

Vera's paintings radiate joy, optimism and lightness that invite you to view her work with openness and curiosity.

27 - 30 August
📍 ENTER ART FAIR, Copenhagen
Lokomotivværkstedet, Otto Busses Vej 5A, 2450 Copenhagen SV

14/07/2026

Silver may not be the first colour that comes to mind when thinking of In Full Colour, which makes this work by such a surprising presence within the exhibition.
Its reflective surface catches the light and takes on subtle traces of the space around it, allowing the sculpture to change throughout the day.
Sina works directly with clay, without sketches or a fixed destination. Her hands and the material remain in dialogue until the form naturally shifts from becoming into being. The clay is never fired, but dries slowly over several weeks, allowing time, gravity and the changing state of the material to become part of the process.
The surface remains raw and uncoated, while the form appears almost weightless. This tension between visual lightness and the physical presence of clay is central to the work.

Double Squiggles - Silver
28 × 35 × 18.5 cm

Presented as part of Invitation III alongside In Full Colour, featuring works by and

Opening evening: Friday 17 July, 18:30–21:30
Would you like to join us? Send us a DM.

First public day: Saturday 18 July, 13:00–17:00
On view until 5 September 202

Molendijk 46, Krimpen aan de Lek

11/07/2026

This summer, we're welcoming as the third invited artist in our Invitation programme.

Working between contemporary art and collectible design, Sina creates one-of-a-kind sculptural objects from clay. Her work is intuitive, tactile and full of movement. What appear to be simple gestures become carefully balanced forms, shaped entirely by hand.

For Invitation III, we'll present a focused selection from her Becomings series. Different scales, colours and compositions come together in a presentation that responds to the rhythm of the gallery and the exhibition by and .

We're really looking forward to sharing this presentation with you.

Opening evening
Friday 17 July, 18:30–21:30
If you'd like to join us for the opening, send us a DM and we'll reserve a place for you.

Exhibition
18 July – 5 September 2026
Root Gallery

07/07/2026

This summer, Root Gallery presents In Full Colour, a group exhibition featuring new works by Karen van de Vliet and Vera Klaus, alongside an Invitation presentation by sculptor Sina Steiner.

Across painting and sculpture, In Full Colour celebrates the many ways colour can be experienced. translates moments of happiness into vibrant abstract paintings, explores the sculptural qualities of paint and translucent materials, and creates one-of-a-kind clay sculptures in which colour, light and form continuously interact.

The opening evening on Friday 17 July is by invitation. If you would like to attend but haven't received an invitation, feel free to email us at [email protected].

The exhibition opens to the public on Saturday 18 July, from 13:00 - 17:00, and continues every Friday and Saturday until 5 September 2026.

Adres

Molendijk 46
Krimpen Aan De Lek
2931SC

Website

http://www.root.gallery/

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