Els Coppens-van de Rijt

Johanna Elisabeth "Els" Coppens-van de Rijt (born August 18, 1943) is an artist and author from Vlierden, Netherlands.

Coppens-van de Rijt was born in Sint-Oedenrode, as one of twins to a Roman Catholic family with 11 children.

She studied at the Design Academy Eindhoven with Kees Bol and Jan Gregoor and at the Art Academy of Maastricht.

[1] Here she met her husband, sculptor Joep Coppens.

[2] She ceased painting, however, due to having the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.