Judith Spijksma

Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
Fries Museum, Leeuwarden 

Judith Spijksma is Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Fries Museum in Leeuwarden. In this capacity, she is responsible for shaping both the collection and the exhibition programme, with a focus on landscape, ecology, craft, and technology. Prior to this, Spijksma was curator of modern and contemporary art at the Dordrechts Museum, where she initiated several solo exhibitions by emerging artists. From 2019-2021 she was one of the co-curators of Into Nature, a nomadic contemporary art biennial in the landscape of Drenthe. She is an active member of various committees in the field of the visual arts, enabling her to contribute to a thriving art scene.

Judith Spijksma visited Vienna on a research trip as part of the exchange with the Mondriaan Fonds in 2023.

Judith Spijksma, Photo: courtesy of the curator.