About the artist
Maureen Knobben is a Dutch visual artist known for her expressive and layered work, which centers on emotion, intuition, and use of materials. Her style is often hailed as an "innovative Cobra": free, playful, and powerful, yet with a contemporary, personal signature.
In her paintings, Knobben explores themes such as identity, inner experience, and human vulnerability. The works are created through an intuitive process of construction, adaptation, and refinement, in which figuration and abstraction alternate. She describes her work as follows: "My paintings are actually a little fairy tale on canvas."
Maureen Knobben's oeuvre is characterized by imagination, color, and movement. Her art invites interpretation and emotional engagement and is exhibited in galleries and private collections. Knobben appeals to an audience seeking contemporary painting with freedom, expressiveness, and narrative depth.


























