Root Gallery
Contemporary art gallery
Root Gallery represents a dedicated group of contemporary artists working across painting, sculpture, photography and mixed media. Built on long-term collaboration, the gallery focuses on practices defined by material research, conceptual depth and a distinct artistic language.
Located in a restored 1900 dike building in the Krimpenerwaard, just outside Rotterdam, Root Gallery presents changing exhibitions alongside an ongoing presentation of works by the gallery’s represented artists.
Visitors are welcome every Friday and Saturday from 13:00 to 17:00, and by appointment.
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By Karen van de Vliet
85 × 65 cm, 2026
Mixed acrylic paint on cotton, framed
In Translucent XIX, Karen van de Vliet takes the stain as her starting point: an unpredictable form that cannot be entirely controlled and therefore leaves room for unexpected beauty. Her fascination with such forms began in childhood, when ordinary sights - such as a puddle scattered with autumn leaves - could appear both beautiful and slightly strange.
Translucent layers, clearly defined lines and thicker areas of paint come together in a composition that seems suspended mid-flow. Pale blue, black and off-white are intersected by red, yellow and fluorescent pink. Underlying colours, gestures and traces remain visible, allowing the work to reveal new details when viewed up close.
In Translucent XIX, spontaneity is carefully balanced with structure. The work moves between accident and control, visual attraction and a subtle sense of dissonance.
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By Donald Schenkel
Oil on canvas
140 × 80 cm, 2026
Wooden frame included
In The Observer, Donald Schenkel combines clear turquoise and blue tones with a softly illuminated centre. Fine vertical and horizontal marks appear throughout the composition, introducing a subtle rhythm within the expansive fields of colour.
The painting is built up in numerous thin layers of oil paint, creating smooth transitions and a remarkable sense of depth. Its tall, narrow format strengthens the meditative quality of the work. Both calming and quietly captivating, The Observerbrings colour into an interior without overwhelming the space.
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By Donald Schenkel
Oil on canvas
90 × 80 cm, 2026
Wooden frame included
The Observed draws the eye through an intense field of blue, interrupted by a concentrated orange form near the centre. The complementary colours heighten one another: the blue appears deeper, while the orange takes on the character of reflected light.
Donald Schenkel builds his paintings from numerous translucent layers of oil paint. Here, the gradual transitions are combined with blurred horizontal and vertical marks that seem to shift between distance and proximity. The composition never becomes a recognisable landscape, yet it carries the spatial quality of a horizon or reflection.
With its balanced proportions and vivid colour, The Observed is an original blue abstract painting that brings both depth and a strong focal point to a contemporary interior.
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By Emma Veulemans
76 × 71 cm, 2026
Acrylic and oil stick on wood
In Eigen Haard Is Goud Waard, Emma Veulemans brings together fragments of rooftops, clouds and handwritten language. Geometric colour fields overlap like shifting planes, while the painted frame becomes part of the composition. The work reflects her illustration-led approach, in which familiar observations are transformed through unnatural colour, graphic contours and visible layers.
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By Emma Veulemans
87 × 76 cm, 2026
Acrylic and oil stick on wood
In Wildenhoge, a small house stands beneath a sky filled with oversized falling drops. Repeated curves contrast with the angular architecture and handwritten words running through the composition. Areas of acrylic paint and oil stick retain different textures, revealing how Emma Veulemans builds her images through line, rhythm and overlapping forms.
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By Emma Veulemans
100 × 75 cm, 2026
Acrylic and oil stick on wood
A house, moon and stars form the recognisable starting points of Thuis Best. Emma Veulemans places these familiar motifs within an unexpected landscape of turquoise, red and pale blue. Handwritten words and woodgrain-like lines introduce contrasting rhythms, balancing the apparent simplicity of illustration with a carefully structured, layered composition.
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By Lisette Schumacher
60 × 50 x 6 cm, 2026
Mixed media
From the series Coachella views
Coachella Views XIV is one of the most contrasting works in Lisette Schumacher’s series. Warm coral and golden yellow meet cooler blue and lilac, recalling the striking opposition between the sunlit Coachella Valley and the snow-capped San Jacinto Mountains beyond it. Broad areas of colour create movement, while an intricate pattern on the right gives the composition a more concentrated intensity.
Schumacher does not reproduce a particular view. Instead, she brings together impressions of heat, distance, wind and rapidly changing colour. The result is a confident abstract artwork with a strong presence: vivid enough to anchor a space, yet layered enough to reveal quieter transitions on closer inspection.
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By Lisette Schumacher
60 × 50 x 6 cm, 2026
Mixed media
From the series Coachella views
Lisette Schumacher brings coral pink and soft lilac together in Coachella Views XIII. Large, fluid forms are interrupted by a finely patterned area that appears to disperse across the right side of the composition. A pale central opening creates depth, as though a distant light or landscape is briefly visible between the surrounding colours.
The work originates in Schumacher’s observations of the Coachella Valley, where intense sunlight, wind and distance continually alter how the landscape is perceived. Here, that experience becomes an atmospheric composition that feels both open and enveloping. The restrained palette makes the work easy to live with, while its subtle visual shifts continue to reward close attention.
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By Lisette Schumacher
95 × 80 x 6 cm, 2026
Mixed media
From the series Coachella views
In Coachella Views XII, Lisette Schumacher translates the shifting colours of the California desert into an expansive abstract composition. Pale blue, peach and pink move across the surface in broad, sweeping forms, while warmer golden areas appear between the layers. Finer patterns along the right-hand side introduce contrast and draw the eye further into the work.
The painting was inspired by Schumacher’s journey through Palm Springs, Cathedral City and Desert Hot Springs. Rather than depicting the landscape directly, she captures the experience of colour changing across the Coachella Valley: open, bright and never entirely still. Its generous scale gives the work a strong presence while the nuanced palette keeps the composition balanced.
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By Karen van de Vliet
120 × 90 cm, 2026
Mixed acrylic paint on cotton, framed
In Translucent IX, Karen van de Vliet explores the unexpected beauty of a stain: an irregular form that seems accidental yet is carefully composed. Her fascination with such shapes began in childhood, through encounters with ordinary things that appeared both beautiful and slightly off, such as autumn leaves gathered in a puddle.
Translucent materials allow colours and traces from underlying layers to remain visible. Pale blue, black and off-white are interrupted by narrow lines and vivid accents of red, yellow and fluorescent pink. Some elements appear to flow downwards, while thicker areas of paint sit prominently on the surface. The result is a tactile abstract painting that shifts between movement and stillness, precision and chance.
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By Karen van de Vliet
85 × 65 cm, 2026
Mixed Acrylic paint on cotton, framed
Translucent VII by Karen van de Vliet combines subtle pastel colours with darker elements and transparent layers. The composition reveals itself gradually, with areas of pink, cream, black and vivid accents emerging from beneath the surface. The work reflects the artist's ongoing interest in transparency and material, resulting in a painting with both presence and restraint.
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Discover emerging and mid-career artists at Root Gallery
Root Gallery is a contemporary art gallery based in a restored 1900 dike building in the Krimpenerwaard, just outside Rotterdam. The gallery presents a changing exhibition programme featuring emerging and mid-career European artists working across painting, sculpture, photography and mixed media.
Built around long-term collaborations with its artists, Root Gallery focuses on practices defined by material research, conceptual depth and a clear artistic signature.
The upper floor presents a new exhibition every six weeks, while the lower floor features an ongoing presentation of works by the gallery’s represented artists.
Root Gallery regularly participates in international art fairs, while also working closely with private collectors, architects and corporate collections.
Among the artists we represent are Donald Schenkel, Vera Klaus, Sophie de Vos, Noah Arends, Madelon Uljee, Saïd Kinos, Lisette Schumacher, Freerk Wilbers, Jeske Haak and Karen van de Vliet.
Opening hours
The gallery is open Friday and Saturday, 13:00 – 17:00,
and by appointment.
Due to our participation in BIG ART Rotterdam, the gallery will be open by appointment only on 11 and 12 September.
Molendijk 46, 2931 SC, Krimpen aan de Lek
contact@root.gallery | +31 6 23819111
By Karen van de Vliet
85 × 65 cm, 2026
Mixed acrylic paint on cotton, framed
Translucent XVIII by Karen van de Vliet is built around a striking shift in weight. Fine lines of colour descend through pale, translucent paint before being drawn into a dense black form.
Yellow, blue, red and green remain visible within the darker surface, as if the colour continues beneath it. Differences in transparency, gloss and relief give this abstract painting a strong physical presence that becomes especially apparent at close range.
This original work by the Dutch painter measures 85 × 65 cm and is presented in a light wooden frame. It can be viewed by appointment at Root Gallery or acquired online.
Delivery within the Netherlands and Belgium is arranged in consultation, either in person or securely shipped.