Lydia Schouten

Lydia Schouten
Born1948
Leiden, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
EducationFree Academy in The Hague, Academy of Fine Arts
Websitehttp://www.lydiaschouten.com/
Mural by Lydia Schouten, at Keileweg in Rotterdam, 2002-2005.

Lydia Schouten (born 1948, Leiden, Netherlands) is an internationally-known Dutch performance and video artist.[1] Early in her career she critiqued traditional women's roles and the portrayal of women as sex objects. More recently, her work considers themes of loneliness, sex and violence.[2] As of 2004, she lives in Amsterdam.[3] Her work has been exhibited internationally and she has held artist in residencies in several countries. Schouten received the Maaskant Award from city of Rotterdam in 1975.

  1. ^ "Lydia Schouten, Artist in distribution, Netherlands, 1948". LIMA preserves, distributes and researches media art. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Lydia Schouten". CULTUREEL WOORDENBOEK. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Lydia SCHOUTEN". EWVA European Women's Video Art. Retrieved 13 February 2017.