Vilma Henkelman

Vilma Maria Helena Henkelman (born 15 October 1944 in Rotterdam - died 20 March 2023) was a Dutch sculptor, ceramist,[1] and photographer.

[2] Born in Rotterdam, Henkelman took pottery lessons from Emmy van Deventer,[3] and studied ceramic design at the Free Academy in The Hague.

In 1976 she started working as assistant in the pottery factory Groeneveldt.

[2] A 1985 exhibition brochure summarized, that "in her free plastic forms she wants above all to express the essence of the primordial matter.

"[4] Her work is in the collection of the Princessehof Ceramics Museum in Leeuwarden.