• SILKSCREEN PRINTS
  • SILKSCREEN PRINTS
  • SILKSCREEN PRINTS
  • SILKSCREEN PRINTS
  • SILKSCREEN PRINTS
  • SILKSCREEN PRINTS
  • SILKSCREEN PRINTS
  • SILKSCREEN PRINTS
  • SILKSCREEN PRINTS
  • SILKSCREEN PRINTS
  • SILKSCREEN PRINTS

Hostile City

Class discrimination remains a blind spot in Dutch society. It is subtly woven into our daily lives using elements such as anti-homeless spikes to restrict unwanted behavior and people in public places.

[portraying social inequality through aggressive design].
BUY PRINT

Junkie monkey

Are house pets more at risk of becoming addicted to drugs because of their non turbulent lives? Or because they have difficulty with the superficiality of everyday life?

[a series of animals struggling with addiction & unwanted behavior]
BUY PRINT

I am 'ik'

Nail biting is seen as a mental disorder; an uncontrollable repetitive urge to bite nails. It can be a sign of an underlying mental problem.

What defines abnormal behaviour?

[visualizing cultural norms]
BUY PRINT

Subscribe

Subscribe and receive the latest updates on events, gigs, exhibitions and other activities!

© 2025 Xenia Gottenkieny. All Rights Reserved.

‘More is better’. Illustration for Harold Schellinx‘s Hoofd Stuk, Gonzo (Circus). #181, 2024 #dutchmagazine #illustration #digital

Zoom in on characters in illustration; Aphex Twin and Mark Zuckerberg.

++ UPCOMING EVENTS ++

[events-calendar-templates template="masonry-view" style="style-2" category="xenia-events" date_format="MD" start_date="" end_date="" limit="5" order="ASC" hide-venue="yes" time="future" featured-only="false" columns="2" autoplay="true" socialshare="yes"]

++ PAST EVENTS ++

[events-calendar-templates template="masonry-view" style="style-2" category="xenia-events" date_format="MD,Y" start_date="" end_date="" limit="8" order="DESC" hide-venue="no" time="past" featured-only="false" columns="2" autoplay="true" socialshare="yes"]

‘Siamese twins’. Collage painting/illustration for (ab)Nomalie artbook. 2021 #collage #illustration #artbook #mixedmedia

‘Fantastic unicorn’. Illustration for (ab)Nomalie artbook. 2021 #illustration #artbook #mixedmedia

‘Time on a roll’. Illustration for Harold Schellinx‘s Hoofd Stuk, Gonzo (Circus). #178, 2023 #dutchmagazine #illustration #digital

‘Law of Conservation’. Collage painting/illustration for Harold Schellinx‘s Hoofd Stuk, Gonzo (Circus). #157, 2020 #dutchmagazine #illustration #collage #mixedmedia

Starting out with a rough collage ‘sketch’…

‘Leap of faith’. Painting/illustration for (ab)Nomalie artbook. 2021 #illustration #artbook #mixed media

‘Music, Man & Mondrian’. Collage painting/illustration for Harold Schellinx‘s Hoofd Stuk, Gonzo (Circus). #154, 2019 #dutchmagazine #illustration #collage #mixedmedia

‘Lollipop, lollipop!’. Illustration for (ab)Nomalie artbook. 2021 #illustration #artbook #digital

‘The composer wasn’t born yesterday’. Illustration for Harold Schellinx‘s Hoofd Stuk, Gonzo (Circus). #162, 2021 #dutchmagazine #illustration #drawing

‘More is better’. Illustration for Harold Schellinx‘s Hoofd Stuk, Gonzo (Circus). #181, 2024 #dutchmagazine #illustration #digital

Zoom in on characters in illustration; David Bowie and Queen.

‘Before the music’. Illustration for Harold Schellinx‘s Hoofd Stuk, Gonzo (Circus). #182, 2024 #dutchmagazine #illustration #digital

‘Trash Collectors’. Collage painting/illustration; digitally adapted version and original. 2014 #collage #painting #illustration #digital

‘(ab)Nomalie’. Collage painting/illustration for (ab)Nomalie artbook, front and back cover. 2021 #collage #painting #illustration #artbook #mixedmedia

ABOUT

Xenia Gott is a multidisciplinary artist based in the Netherlands. 

She utilizes a diverse range of mixed media, including (digital) collage, painting, illustration, silk screen printing and audiovisual art. 

Central to her artwork lies the exploration and capture of random (online) impressions and the transformation of these fleeting moments into her own world of figurative sketches.

Collage art & illustration

Recurring themes in Xenia’s artwork include society, social order, and mental disorder. Her compositions often feature figures enduring struggle — anti-heroes and underdogs living on society’s edge. These fringe characters look different, behave differently, challenging our perspectives, balancing between the ‘normal’ and the ‘abnormal’. Through her art, Xenia offers a personal yet relatable narrative, exploring the human condition with a blend of humor, empathy and insight.

Her intuitive approach and layered flow of consciousness create a rich visual language that resonates with audiences. By focusing on themes of societal and mental struggles, Xenia not only mirrors the world around her but also fosters contemplation and dialogue. Her art is a reminder of the unseen battles faced by many and the growth that can arise from ‘madness’.

 



Exhibitions, performances & publications

Klangendum/Concertzender.nl, DJ at radio Worm, Art Blaak House, W139, Melkweg gallery 'Graukunst', Paradiso, Incubate festival, Bevrijdingsfestival, Route du Nord, Popup Platform Bieute Residency (Coulanges, FR), Photo Festival Schiedam, Roodkapje, City council Rotterdam, See Me (Times Square, NY), HAFF
• Illustrations for Gonzo (Circus) - Beldium/Dutch music magazine; & Vers Beton - radically independent Dutch news platform

• Audio recording & productions; X-enia '8', (NTB review), '(ab)Nomalie', Mowa 'Dirt road', Droppings 'We are the world', 'Lucy, not the whore'

• 'Help, we zijn populair!' 2016, Book (illustrations), NAI010 - Vers Beton

• 'Don't watch this film' 2013, Docudrama (music, sound FX and artwork). Lopez Carlos Productions

• UWV art congress, 1st prize. Presentation at Kröller-Müller Museum. 2011

CONTACT ME

For bookings, purchasing prints, consignments, questions and more

Subscribe to get the latest updates

ABOUT

Who are we?

The non-profit foundation Plus-X-Creative was founded in 2015 by three creatives from the Netherlands: J. Koolen (city council, banjo musician, Rotterdam), H. Kwee (photographer, Amsterdam) and X. Gottenkieny (musician & artist Rotterdam). They met during cultural events and shared the passion to perform and to spread music and art. With this foundation their main aim was to play an active and supporting role in building a platform for creative empowerment.

Mission: Put creativity first!

These are exciting but also challenging times for the creative entrepreneur. Apart from trying to keep up with the fast changing world of technology, we’ve seen the emergence of necessary initiatives such as the ‘Platform for freelance musicians’ and the ‘Fair Practice Code’. Inspired by these positive movements, we want to help stimulate the emancipation of the artist, musician, dancer, performer and many other creatives.. .

Goals & Methods

We focus on cross-border projects / platforms where different artists and media come together. We seek collaboration with organizations that work with groundbreaking (‘realtime’) software technology.. We invite musicians and artists to explore the possibilities of these platforms and to what extent it enables musicians in developing their professional practice. We challenge artists to experiment and create new work at an accessible level with innovative technology.. Now and in the future, we will be able to reach more places where music and art are less obvious.

LATEST NEWS

On March the 8th we organized a special ‘Mesh it Up!’ edition at the MeshPrintClub. Besides fantastic concerts and performances given by Tinyloops & Monster 3D Incubator and Kanipchen Fit we also had a T-shirt competition! First prize shared winners were Margriet Killian and Juninho Wouter! The designs were printed by Eden Simhony.

PXC

Related Posts..

Contact Us

We'd love to hear from you

‘Blackbox’. Painting/illustration, digitally adapted for (ab)Nomalie artbook. 2021 #painting #illustration #artbook #mixedmedia

‘Blackbox’ refers to AI because when you put data into the AI system it’s not fully understandable or opaque how AI got to its result.