Summer, autumn, winter, spring… and then?
Fiona Lutjenhuis adds a fifth season in her first solo museum exhibition, Seasoned Sins. According to her, we’ve lost touch with the natural rhythm of the seasons.
She creates seasonal rooms filled with wall paintings, folding screens, and dolls. The Quist in the museum is almost unrecognisable!
Visit the exhibition
5 seasons
With both existing and new works (created especially for this exhibition), Fiona guides you through the rhythm of nature, following the four seasons. Each installation and painting reflects the characteristics of a specific season, such as the inward-focused winter room, or the summery sandbox that invites you to step outside.
In the fifth season, you experience how we’ve lost touch with the natural rhythm of nature. This space encourages reflection: how can we reconnect with that rhythm again?
Photo Evita Copier
Photo Evita Copier
Fantasy & sci-fi
Colourful, detailed, and imaginative paintings draw you in and dazzle the eye. But things are not what they seem. Look closer and you’ll discover UFOs, religious references, and mystical creatures. Those who really pay attention will notice a dark and unsettling undertone, though there’s always a touch of humour somewhere. This contrast is a clear source of inspiration for Lutjenhuis, rooted in her unconventional childhood. Wander through a world of wall paintings, drawings, and hand-painted folding screens.
Photo Rob Lipsius
Photo Rob Lipsius
Photo Rob Lipsius
About
Fiona Lutjenhuis (1991) grew up in Brabant.
She graduated in 2014 from ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem. Her work has previously been shown at venues including TAC Eindhoven, Prospects and Concepts at Art Rotterdam, 1646 in The Hague, and the Dordrechts Museum.
From 2022 to 2024, Fiona was an artist-in-residence at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam. In 2024, she was also nominated for the Scheffer Art Prize.
Prix de Rome
Fiona Lutjenhuis has been nominated for the Prix de Rome 2025, the leading incentive award for talented visual artists from the Netherlands and the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The competition is organized and funded by the Mondriaan Fund. The jury had this to say about Fiona’s work: “Her paintings reveal exceptional craftsmanship, yet they present themselves with a sense of freedom and ease.” The results of the competition will be on view from Saturday 29 November 2025 at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Based on this exhibition, the jury will select the final winner.
