Tjaarke Hendrika Maria Maas (26 October 1974 – June 2004) was a Dutch painter, whose work came to public attention in the late 1990s.

Tjaarke Maas started to paint in her early childhood, in Tasmania, Australia, where her family had immigrated from the Netherlands.

At the age of 18, Maas was married, and to support her family began to work as a model, travelling extensively throughout Europe, visiting Japan and Australia.

[citation needed] A few years later, Maas found refuge in the forests surrounding the Hermit Monastery of St. Francis of Assisi (Eremo delle Carceri) to continue her work on icons as commissioned by the priest Don Gino.

[citation needed] Her artwork had been exhibited in In 2022 Tjaarke’s work was selected[14] to participate in the 14th edition of International Biennale of Art of Rome[15] taking place form 19th to 28 of November at the Museo Domiziano[16] (Piazza Navona)[17]