Johanna Elisabeth "Els" Coppens-van de Rijt (born August 18, 1943) is an artist and author from Vlierden, Netherlands.
Coppens-van de Rijt was born in Sint-Oedenrode, as one of twins to a Roman Catholic family with 11 children. She studied at the Design Academy Eindhoven with Kees Bol and Jan Gregoor and at the Art Academy of Maastricht.[1] Here she met her husband, sculptor Joep Coppens.
After her studies she made name as a painter, in particular of portraits.[2] She ceased painting, however, due to having the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Since, she has been writing among others on her Christian belief.
- ^ Els Coppens-van de Rijt at Personalia Archived 2010-12-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
- ^ Brabander L: Geloven in Nederland. (Dutch for Believing in the Netherlands). Kampen: Kok, 2006, p. 39. ISBN 90-435-1303-2