Katie van Scherpenberg
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| birth_date = 1940
| birth_place = São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil
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Katie van Scherpenberg (born 1940) is a Brazilian artist.{{Cite web|url=http://www.brasilartesenciclopedias.com.br/nacional/scherpenberg_katie_van.htm|title=SCHERPENBERG, Katie Van|website=www.brasilartesenciclopedias.com.br|access-date=2016-03-04}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.flatbedpress.com/Artist-Info.cfm?ArtistsID=511&Collection=&info=CV|title=Flatbed Press - katie van Scherpenberg - Artist-Info|last=ManagedArtwork.com|website=www.flatbedpress.com|access-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306101707/http://www.flatbedpress.com/Artist-Info.cfm?ArtistsID=511&Collection=&info=CV|archive-date=2016-03-06|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www2.cultura.gov.br/brasil_arte_contemporanea/?page_id=46|title=Katie van Scherpenberg|date=2007|website=Arco Madri 2008|publisher=Ministério da Cultura|language=Portuguese|access-date=1 April 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102212509/http://www2.cultura.gov.br/brasil_arte_contemporanea/?page_id=46|archivedate=2 November 2013}}
Biography
van Scherpenberg studied at the University of Munich from 1962 to 1964. She studied under Oskar Kokoschka in Salzburg. In 1966, she studied printing at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro.{{cite web|last1=Nápole|first1=Letícia|title=Caixa Cultural apresenta video-arte de artistas polonesas e brasileiras no Mês da Mulher|url=http://www1.caixa.gov.br/imprensa/noticias/asp/popup.asp?codigo=6609477|website=caixa.gov.br|publisher=Assessoria de Imprensa da Caixa Econômica Federal|accessdate=2 April 2016|language=pt|date=27 February 2009}}{{Dead link|date=April 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Since the 1980s, Scherpenberg's work has consisted of abstract painting.{{Cite web|url=http://enciclopedia.itaucultural.org.br/en/pessoa3819/katie-van-scherpenberg|title=Katie van Scherpenberg - Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural|last=Cultural|first=Enciclopédia Itaú|website=enciclopedia.itaucultural.org.br|access-date=2016-03-04}}{{Dead link|date=April 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Her use of extreme materials contributes to the meaning of her works.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LR1QAAAAMAAJ&q=KATIE+VAN+SCHERPENBERG |publisher=Walker Art Center |title=Painting at the edge of the world |date=2001 |pages=103, 107|isbn=9780935640670 }}
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