Birgit was born in Oranjestad, Aruba on september 5th, 1973. As early as three days old, she started traveling with her expat family. She has lived in: Indonesia, Pakistan, South Africa, Venezuela, Dammam, Qatar and Scotland. In early childhood she had already shown a talent for drawing by earning various prizes. At the age of fourteen she returned to the Netherlands and received formal government approved training from various Dutch professional artists.

Upon completion of her VWO B, she went on to study interior design and architecture at the academy of fine arts in Rotterdam. She has fulfilled a number apprenticeships of which one was at the renowned Arsenaal with Jan des Bouvrie.  After completing her studies she went back to paintings. It was the medium in which she felt she could express herself most directly. She received her professional status from STROOM in The Hague at age 24.

“ I’m an artist. I specialize in oil painting. My favorite subject matter is the female figure. I have been traveling a lot and have had the opportunity to view women and their roles in a variety of cultures and backgrounds. I regard women as the backbone of society, All my work is painted from memory, this is because I get only fleeting glimpses of spontaneity before people are aware of my presence and adjust their behavior. This gives my work a dream like quality.”