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'Sound-ing Paint' Performance - London 11 April
It is my pleasure to invite you to this unique evening. I’ll be painting live on canvas, fully improvising together with 2 renowned musicians: New York/London jazz saxophonist Zhenya Strigalev & Cheslav Singh on organ! You’ll witness our palpable dialogue between visual art & music as the painting unfolds, aided by my synaesthesia. We’ll have drinks afterwards to enjoy the art up-close and chat with the artists. I’d be delighted if you could be part of this. Are you free to j

Gwendolyn Kassenaar
Mar 11


International Women's Day 2026
IWD26! Each year on IWD, I pay tribute to women I hugely admire, who have inspired or guided me on my artist’s path in some way. This year 3 brilliant writers: Jennifer Higgie @jennifer_higgie Whose book ‘The Other Side’ is a lifelong inspiration to me. Introducing me to historic female artists who are in touch with the world of spirituality, which deeply resonates with me. Think Agnes Pelton, Ithell Colquhoun. Claire Bishop Author of ‘Artificial Hells’ and recently ‘Disorder

Gwendolyn Kassenaar
Mar 11


Unmediated Human Presence
Unmediated human presence. ‘AI can rob us of many things, but this is the stuff they cannot take away from us’ {...} Precisely. I strongly believe that in our current times with AI encroaching on ever more aspects of our human existence, this kind of art matters! There is no substitute, no surrogate, no digital screen equivalent.

Gwendolyn Kassenaar
Nov 25, 2025


New performance 'Sole Riot'
New performance 'Sole Riot' with Hyelim Kim & Maurizio Ravalico. Delving into my unique recovery journey from brain injury. Healing myself with yoga poses, not prescribed medication. From synaesthetic hell to rising from the soles!
At the Vortex Jazz Club, London, as part of Mopomoso.

Gwendolyn Kassenaar
Sep 7, 2025


LightSounds Festival - Live Art with gigantic projection & amplified pastels
It felt so good to finally perform again (after my long involuntary break). My beloved pastels in action, locked into audiovisual dialogue..

Gwendolyn Kassenaar
Dec 23, 2024


Artist Talk & Live Art Performance
Artist Talk I am deeply honoured to be invited to speak at the audio-visual festival LightSounds 2024, funded by the Arts Council. In...

Gwendolyn Kassenaar
Nov 8, 2024
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