Deniece Sami Juliana Clermonts
Deniece Sami Juliana Clermonts, born January 18, 1989, in Maastricht, is a multidisciplinary artist and educator with a background in fashion design (graduated in 2011).
In 2013, she shifted her focus to visual art and painting, using creativity as a tool for navigating mental health challenges.
Her work is raw, intimate, and deeply rooted in the exploration of the body-mind connection.
As a community-driven artist, Deniece uses art to foster mental wellbeing and human connection.
Her artist statement:
“I am a passionate creator who draws daily, using intuitive scribbles to explore the human body and psyche.
My work delves into identity, self-expression, and the subconscious.
My curiousity and unlimited amount of energy motivate me to use various ways of expression; drawing/scribbling (with ink, watercolor, chalk, crayon, digital), painting, music and performance.
Since I am interested in the interactive part of creating I also teach and give workshops and I love to do live- painting and bodypainting.
This results into an exclusive, immersive experience that uniquely blends art and the human form.”
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Since 2019, she has led her CREATE&CONNECT workshops at venues like @ease and Maastricht University’s Wellbeing Week.
She also teaches in the Minor Artistic Needs program at Zuyd University of Applied Sciences since 2022.
Deniece works across media: from pen, ink, pencil and watercolor to acrylic, oil, body painting, live performances, poetry and singing.
Her artistic language blends anatomy and psychology, often experimenting with expressive gestures and layered symbolism.
Deniece has exhibited at the Limburg Biënnale (Marres, 2024), Museumnacht Maastricht (2021–2025), and held solo exhibitions at the Lutherse Kerk (2020) and the Dominicanen in both Maastricht and Heerlen(2024-2025).
In 2018 she started the scribbleD print aWEARness collection where she raises mental health awareness through art prints and wearable designs.
