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Symona Colina
Symona Colina
Born	September 23, 1954 (age 71); Ridderkerk, the Netherlands
Citizenship	Dutch
Website	symonacolina.info

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Symona Colina Jeltema (born September 23, 1954) is a Dutch visual artist whose work focuses on spatial perception, abstract forms, and the relationship between sight and experience.

Biography

Early life and education

Symona Colina was born on September 23, 1954, in Ridderkerk, the Netherlands, and later moved to Italy.

Artistic practice

Symona Colina’s paintings explore ideas related to perception, space, and the movement of lines and color. Her work includes abstract and organic forms that reflect both natural patterns and internal visual interpretation. She frequently uses transparency, layered shapes, and shifting perspectives in her practice.

Her painting Storm includes spiral structures and strong color contrasts, while Fairytales features orb-like and cellular forms arranged in layered groups. These works show her interest in organic development, visual rhythm, and the structure of natural systems.

Colina’s work has been included in several art publications, such as Spotlight and Circle Quarterly Art Review in 2021, Jaarboek Kunstenaars in 2016 and 2013, Cohen’s Choice in 2015, Kunstoase in 2013, and Art in Vogue London in 2012.

Themes and approach

Colina’s approach combines abstraction with references to natural growth and spatial depth. She works with color, scale, and form to explore how visual experience can shift between external observation and internal perception. Her work often focuses on the idea of perspective as both a visual tool and a way of understanding space.

Selected exhibitions

Colina has shown her work in solo and group exhibitions in the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Belgium, England, France, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, and the United States. Selected exhibitions include:

2025 – OpenArt XXII Edizione, Biblioteca Angelica, Rome
2024 – Arte Per Oggi, Ex Cartiera Latina, Rome
2023 – Red Dot Art Fair, Miami (virtual)
2022 – Primo Premio Firenze, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence
2022 – Galleria Il Collezionista, Rome
2016 – World Fashion Center, Amsterdam
2015 – Nationale Kunstdagen, AHOY, Rotterdam
2015 – ArtePerOggi, Teatro dei Dioscuri, Rome
2014 – Amart Gallery, Brussels
2014 – Royal Opera Arcade Gallery, London

2013 – Palazzo Pontificio Maffei Marescotti, Rome
2013 – ADAF, World Fashion Center, Amsterdam

Awards and recognitions

Colina has received recognition from several art organizations and exhibitions. Her awards include:

Premier Artist Prize, 2025
Future of Art Global Masterpiece Award, Contemporary Art Curator Magazine, 2024
Global Art Virtuoso Elite Artistic Career Achievement Award, 2024
Certificate of Creative Excellence, Circle Foundation for the Arts, 2023
Primo Premio Firenze, Fiorino d’Oro, 2022
Artist Value Certification, Artmajeur, 2021
Certificate of Artistic Excellence, Circle Foundation for the Arts, 2021
Honorable Mention, Biennale of Chianciano, 2011

Honorable Award, Art Addiction Medial Museum MAB3, 2016
Premio Astarte, First Classification Painting, 2010
Merito all’Artista, International Exhibition Italia Arte, 2011
Premio Internazionale Tokyo, Centro Diffusione Arte, 2011
Premio della Critica BOE, L’Editor Effetto Arte, 2010
Lorenzo il Magnifico Award, Biennale Internazionale dell’Arte Contemporanea, 2009