A woman wearing a denim apron paints or decorates an object at a white table, surrounded by art supplies including paint containers, a jar of paint, and brushes.

About

Candace Alexandres is a California-born artist living in Europe. Her work has been recognized by the Women United Art Prize (shortlisted 2025) and exhibited in Amsterdam and The Hague, Netherlands. Alexandres is represented by De Galerie Den Haag and De Galerie Rotterdam. Her paintings are held in private collections throughout Europe and the United States.

Artist Statement

My work is rooted in an ongoing dialogue between place, memory, and emotional response. Inspired by my travels and time spent moving through landscapes, my paintings reflect the way experiences gradually settle into feeling.

Organic shapes celebrate the beauty of imperfection, adding to a visual language that balances softness with structure. Layering is also central to my process. I play with varying transparencies, allowing forms to emerge, recede, and intersect. This gives each artwork a calm movement and a sense of quiet transformation.

Color is equally deliberate. I build each palette from the felt memory of a place or an experience. Certain combinations bring those impressions back into focus, allowing me to work from atmosphere rather than direct representation. In this way, color becomes both a container for memory and a way of shaping the emotional tone of the painting.

Select Exhibitions & Events

Lens & Canvas Group Exhibition

Grey Space in the Middle, The Hague, NL

26 - 28 September 2025

Solo Exhibition

Taal Coffee, Amsterdam NL

July - September 2025

Solo Exhibition

Focacciaria, Amsterdam NL

January - February 2025

Group Exhibition - Celebrating Oceans

Under the Grapevine, Amsterdam, NL

December 2024

Group Exhibition - Traveler’s Daydreams

Clapham Coffee, Amsterdam, NL

Fall 2024

Solo Exhibition

Barrica, Amsterdam, NL

Summer 2024

Press, Prizes & Collaborations

Shortlisted - Women United Art Prize

International Juried Competition

2025

Finalist Award, 14th ABSTRACT, Teravarna

International Juried Competition

2025

Homiens Meet the Artists Profile

“A competitive, merit-based, and curated way for art collectors and gallerists to make contact with exciting and dynamic artists producing valuable and intriguing new works of art.”

Spring 2025

Artwork Gallery Magazine

Enjoying the Color” vol 1, issue 7

July 2024

Calex Studio X Nueve

Apparel Collaboration

Summer 2024

Follow me on IG for more behind the scenes: @calex.studio