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Mural & Street Art

€5,000

Canvas Paintings

€2,000

Member Since

August, 2025

Marcus in Nederland

Marcus

Marcus

Sittard,Netherlands

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Canvas commissions

Total years of experience:

About
Marcus is a Dutch muralist and visual storyteller who turns ordinary walls into portals of wonder. Raised in the Netherlands, Marcus built his craft on the street — one spray can at a time — layering realism with raw emotion and unexpected color shifts. Nature, urban grit and human connection collide in his murals: birds, flowers, figures alive enough to step off the wall. He prefers and works mainly with spray paint, but often combines it with hand-painted backgrounds in wall paint — nevertheless he can execute entire murals with brushes alone, bringing the same level of detail and realism as in his oil paintings and spray painted murals. Every piece is an experiment in control and freedom, precision and chaos. For Marcus, a mural is never just paint on bricks — it’s a conversation with a neighborhood. He believes public art should break routine, spark curiosity and bring people together. With roots in European street art culture, he aims to bring that fearless, rebellious spirit to (city) — adding a burst of color and a spark of wonder to (festival) city of light. Process & Materials: Freehand spray paint, layered gradients, transparent tones, sharp contrasts. VR sketches or hand-drawn grids guide the flow — but the wall always has the final say. Why he paints: To remind people that magic still hides in plain sight — if you dare to look up. Tagline: Walls don’t stand a chance. Art education: 1990-1991 High School, art lessons, Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands    1992-1996 Bachelor in Arts, Academy of Arts, Sittard, Netherlands  Achievements: 2011 Winner of Dutch graffiti battle, Tilburg, Netherlands 2018 Nominated for People’s Favorite at the Dutch Street Art Awards, Rotterdam, Netherlands  2018 PowWow Rotterdam, Netherlands 2019 Biggest mural of Holland, 2000 m2 (21500 ft2), Oss, Netherlands 2020 2nd place for best mural of 2020 by Street Art Cities 2021 PowWow Sweden, Helsingborg, Sweden 2021 Highest mural of Holland, 40 meters (130 ft), Sittard, Netherlands  2021 Greenpoint Earth Screens award winner, New York, USA 2021 Mural projection for Open Art Shuffle festival at the ancient site of Petra, Jordan 2022 Live painting at the ancient site of Pompeii, Italy 2023 Nominated for 2 awards, Intense Mural & People’s Favorite at the Dutch Street Art Awards, Amsterdam, Netherlands 

I paint my designs that have been created after working with the clients

Pick me for these projects! :-

Large scale outdoor and indoor mural projects in my personal style, blending people with nature, painting world wide.

I'll sit these ones out :-

Commercial or corporate murals,   like logo’s etc. which doesn't match my unique style.

Timeless gazes
Moder Natur (Mother Nature)
Magna Mater
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower
Floral Gaze
Garden of feathers
Shelter in Togetherness
Sun Kissed
Resting in Routine
Vitalis
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower
Woven Stories
Hidden hues in blues
Frank and Kat
The space between
The bell founder
Synergy of Youth
Strong but sweet
Oda al Torro
Bark Yard
A birds view
The overseeing eye

Qualifications/Positions:

Art education
1990-1991 High School,   art lessons,   Sittard-Geleen,   Netherlands   
1992-1996 Bachelor in Arts,   Academy of Arts,   Sittard,   Netherlands 
1998-2013 Graphic Designer
2013-now Muralist

Awards/Grants:

2011 Winner of Dutch graffiti battle,   Tilburg,   Netherlands
2018 Nominated for People’s Favorite at the Dutch Street Art Awards,   Rotterdam,   Netherlands 
2018 POWWOW,   Rotterdam,   Netherlands
2019 Biggest mural of Holland,   2000 m2 (21500 ft2),   Oss,   Netherlands
2020 Participation Street Art of the Year.com
2020 2nd place for best mural of 2020 by Street Art Cities
2021 PowWow Sweden,   Helsingborg,   Sweden
2021 Highest mural of Holland,   40 meters (130 ft),   Sittard,   Netherlands 
2021 Greenpoint Earth Screens award winner,   New York,   USA
2021 Mural projection for Open Art Shuffle festival at the ancient site of Petra,   Jordan
2022 Live painting at the ancient site of Pompeii,   Italy
2023 Nominated for 2 awards,   Intense Mural & People’s Favorite at the Dutch Street Art Awards,   Amsterdam,   Netherlands 

Exhibitions:

2012 Street art expo ‘From the streets’,   The Hague,   Netherlands
2016 Getting Up,   24 – 31 december,   Heerlen,   Netherlands
2016 The Cathedrale of Art and Inspiration,   book release,   15 september,   Walls and Skin,   Rotterdam,   Netherlands
2017 Street art in the theatre,   12 december – 20 february 2018,   Parkstad Limburg Theaters,   Heerlen,   Netherlands
2017 The Art of Painting,   18 – 22 october,   Roest,   Amsterdam,   Netherlands
2017 Urbanity,   2 – 30 september,   Quartier,   Geleen,   Netherlands
2017 HeArt Gallery,   10 june – 9 july,   Hengelo,   Netherlands
2017 KvadrArt,   17 – 26 march,   Wallery Gallery,   Stockholm,   Sweden
2017 Vandal Art,   16 february – 13 march,   Oss,   Netherlands
2017 ASA Go show,   21 january – 18 march,   Go Gallery,   Amsterdam,   Netherlands
2018 Red Dot Miami modern and contemporary art show,   5 – 9 december,   Miami,   USA
2018 Marx & Marx fine art gallery,   24 november 2018 – 2019,   Valkenburg,   Netherlands
2018 Street Art City,   book release and signing,   10 november,   Lurcy-Lévis,   France
2018 Aachener Kunstroute,   29 – 30 september,   Aachen,   Germany
2018 Europe street art & graffiti,   book release,   Galerie Openspace,   8 december,   Paris,   France
2018 Dutch Street Art Awards,   Nominated for People’s Favorite,   16 september,   Rotterdam,   Netherlands
2018 Novelty,   8 – 29 sept,   Boka Gallery,   Arnhem,   Netherlands
2018 Zenith Art Gallery,   1 september – 1 december 2018,   Miami,   USA
2018 Street Art City,   10 august,   Lurcy-Lévis,   France
2018 Upfest Gallery,   28 – 30 july,   Bristol,   UK
2018 Street Art Inside,   10 june – 8 july,   HeArt Gallery,   Hengelo,   Netherlands
2018 KvadrArt,   13 june,   Wallery Gallery,   Stockholm,   Sweden
2018 Cava Baja Gallery,   1 april – 1 august,   Madrid,   Spain
2019 Bomb Shelter,   6-8 december,   Miami,   USA
2019 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace,   30 nov 2019-30 march 2020,   Gold Coast,   Australia
2019 UnFramed urban art expo 2019,   13 september,   Heerlen,   Netherlands
2019 ARTinfect IV vernissage 24-25 august,   Kaiserslautern,   Germany
2019 Blank Walls,   22-24 august,   London,   UK
2019 Hung Up prize,   10 august,   Nottingham,   UK
2019 Surface Gallery,   Keep it street,   28 june-20 july,   Nottingham,   UK
2019 Take a Butcher’s Gallery,   Das Kapital,   15 june-1 august,   Düsseldorf,   Germany
2019 HeArt Gallery,   18 may – 30 june,   Hengelo,   Netherlands
2019 Alphen Art,   10-12 may,   Alphen aan de Rijn,   Netherlands
2019 KiV 2019 12th edition,   during TEFAF,   16-31 march,   Château St. Gerlach,   Valkenburg,   Netherlands
2019 Marx & Marx fine art gallery,   24 november 2018 – 2019,   Valkenburg,   Netherlands
2019 Blank Walls,   11 – 12 january,   Perth,   Australia
2019 Cava Baja Gallery,   1 january,   Madrid,   Spain
2019 Zenith Art Gallery,   1 december 2018 – 2019,   Miami,   USA
2020 Writer’s Block street art expo,   Leeuwarden,   Netherlands > Pending
2020 ARTinfect IV vernissage,   september,   Kaiserslautern,   Germany 
2020 X23 gallery,   june-july,   Leipzig,   Germany
2020 Artist Replete gallery,   may,   Chicago,   USA > Postponed due to Corona!
2020 Platforms Project,   14-17 may,   Athens,   Greece > Postponed due to Corona!
2020 Solo show,   ARTPOP at the Wheelhouse,   april,   Amsterdam,   Netherlands > Postponed due to Corona!
2020 KiV fine art fair 2020 13th edition,   during TEFAF,   7-22 march,   Château St. Gerlach,   Valkenburg,   Netherlands
2020 KUS Kultur-Späti gallery,   6 march-6 april,   Berlin,   Germany
2020 HQ gallery,   solo show ‘Eyedentity’,   march,   Denver,   USA
2020 Marx & Marx fine art gallery,   february,   Valkenburg,   Netherlands
2020 X23 gallery,   ‘Urban Vibes’ duo show with Cren,   11 july-22 august,   Leipzig,   Germany
2020 Galerie Sakura,   ‘Street Money’,   10-20 september,   Paris,   France
2020 C-Proof art expo,   Heerlen,   Netherlands
2020 Wynwood Mural Fest & Urban Art Now,   Dutch Urban Art,   online exhibition,   Miami,   USA
2021 Open Art Shuffle,   video art projection,   november,   Rose Red City of Petra,   Jordan
2021 POWWOW Sweden,   showroom expo,   30 oct-12 dec,   Helsingborg,   Sweden
2021 Marx & Marx fine art gallery,   dec 2021-march 2022,   Valkenburg,   Netherlands
2021 Waterford Walls project,   festival prints,   november,   Waterford,   Ireland
2021 Urbaneez,   virtual Summer Show,   Lausanne,   Switzerland
2021 X23 gallery,   march-may,   Leipzig,   Germany
2021 Solo show,   Zuyderland hospital,   Heerlen,   Netherlands > Postponed due to Covid
2021 Solo show,   ARTPOP at the Wheelhouse,   april,   Amsterdam,   Netherlands > Postponed due to Covid
2021 Edgar Degas museum,   Cicerale,   Italy
2022 Kunstproject 'Fliegende Kunst',   july '22,   Böblingen,   Germany
2022 KiV fine art fair 2022 14th edition,   during TEFAF,   18 june-3 july,   Château St. Gerlach,   Valkenburg,   Netherlands
2022 One Root One Artist,   exhibition by Akutiga gallery,   5-23 may,   Bordeaux,   France
2022 Sakura gallery,   expo Street in the can,   21 may-19 june,   Paris,   France
2022 Artinfect IV,   group show honey badger decks special,   april '22,   Niggeler Urban Contemporary gallery,   Sankt Moritz,   Switserland
2022 Print release,   april '22,   Open Art Museum,   Amsterdam,   Netherlands
2022 Urbaneez,   virtual spring show Street Boards,   Lausanne,   Switzerland
2022 Print release,   february '22,   Urbaneez,   Lausanne,   Switzerland
2022 Expo Transition les Portes,   26 march-18 sept,   Royal Abbaye,   Saint-Riquier,   France
2022 Print release,   Wallin’ Goldmine festival,   augustus ’22,   Ghent,   Belgium
2022 District 13 art fair,   september ’22,   Paris,   France
2023 Artinfect IV,   group show honey badger decks special,   february '23,   Kammgarn,   Kaiserslautern,   Germany
2023 KiV fine art fair ’23 15th edition,   during TEFAF,   march 2023,   Château St. Gerlach,   Valkenburg,   Netherlands
2023 Luxembourg Art Fair,   April ’23,   GCA gallery,   Luxembourg
2023 GCA gallery,   Paris,   France
2023 GCA gallery,   Nice,   France
2023 Urbaneez group show,   Lausanne,   Switzerland
2023 Urban Art Fair Lausanne,   Switzerland
2023 Art’Otel Amsterdam,   Netherlands,   ASA group show,   nov-dec ’23
2024 Bourgeon d’Or & Urbaneez,   group show,   april ’24,   Sion,   Switzerland
2024 Cube 37,   The Big Picture Fest,   group show,   march ’24,   Frankston,   Australia
2024 Urbaneez group show,   Sion,   Switzerland
2025 Blank Walls,   group show,   Perth,   Australia (upcoming)
2025 M35 galleri,   Oslo,   Norway (upcoming)
2025 Stroke Art Fair,   Urbaneez group show,   Munich,   Germany (upcoming)

Worked with the following major brands:

Booking.com
Amazon
Decathlon
Dutch State Mines
Landal Parks
Hyundai
Caterpillar
VVV soccer club
The Royal Dutch Navy
Organon
A lot of municipalities
Too many to name…
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