Fanja Bouts

Fanja Bouts (b. 1997, Nijmegen, the Netherlands) is a visual artist who lives and works in Amsterdam and London and specializes in installation and illustration. Her practice features chaotic scenes and nonlinear narratives with recurring characters that convey satirical and philosophical undertones, where more-than-human ecological frameworks incorporate political ecology and philosophy toward more just worlds. In 2023, she graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam. Her work has appeared in venues including Kunsthall 3, 14, Bergen, Norway in 2025 and Manifesta 15, Barcelona in 2024. She has also shown work in venues in the Netherlands such as TextielMuseum, Tilburg and Galerie Ron Mandos, Amsterdam, receiving the 2023 RM Public Choice Award from the latter. Her tapestry commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations is in the Rijkscollectie, the Dutch national art collection.