Born into the arms of a Mexican mother and a Dutch father on the island of Curaçao, I was introduced to the value of diversity since birth. Seeking for identities in the corners of the world, I have learned that the magnitude of our reality is comforting but also confronting. To be able to survive, you need to be able to change. My work is composed by intertwining the flow of existence with the waves of my restless mind. I find it important to play with the world around us in order to create new ways of looking, thinking, and behaving. I believe chaos and moments of uncertainty are essential because that’s when we learn to grow and change. With an obsession for color and the human experience, I take you on a surrealistic journey that doesn’t mirror life, but instead, transforms life.
My work allows you to play with the boundaries of your body, question your surroundings, and reflect on modern conditions by giving you the freedom of movement and by embracing chaos. When pushing boundaries we need to be fearless and imaginative.
Education
2021 Willem de Kooning Academy Rotterdam, NL
Bachelor of Arts (BA); Fine Art - Cum Laude & Honors
2017 Instituto Buena Bista (IBB) Curaçao
Autonomous practice
2017 - present Atelier Godschalk
Painting and performance - Curaçao
2022 Artist Start by Mondriaan Fonds
Upcoming exhibitions
Feb. 2024 Prospects at Art Rotterdam
De van Nelle Fabriek - Rotterdam, NL
Past exhibitions and collaborations
Nov. 2023 Unfair23
Gashouder Westergasfabriek - Amsterdam, NL
Nov. 2023 Curaçao Always on My Mind - Dolf Henkens
Depot Boijmans van Beuningen - Rotterdam, NL
May. 2022 Bijenkorf x The Creative House
Bijenkorf - Rotterdam, NL
Apr. 2022 KunstRAI with Kunt aan de Dijk, Kortenhoef
RAI - Amsterdam, NL
Feb. & Mar. 2022 Johanna F. Zapata: Symbiosis
2022 Buitenplaats Doornburhg - Maarssen, NL
Oct. 2021 Graduation Show
Willem de Kooning Academy - Rotterdam, NL
Jan. 2020 Other Ways of Watching Together
Neverlandcinema x Mama - Rotterdam, NL
Mar. & Apr. David Bade: A Shared Afterlife
2019 Buitenplaats Doornburhg - Maarssen, NL
Jun. 2018 Sleeping Europe
Ubik Worm - Rotterdam, NL
Jun. 2017 & 2019 All You Can Art
Kunsthal - Rotterdam, NL
Teaching positions
Jan. 2020 & 2023 Performance Art
Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU) - Utrecht, NL
Award nominations
2022 Buning Brongers
2022 Sluijters
2021 Ron Mandos; Best of Graduates
Information
www.a-god.com
hello@a-god.com
@adara_godschalk
WhatsApp +31 (06) 26 25 49 77
Phone Curaçao +(599)9-528-0048