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.

After her studies she made name as a painter, in particular of portraits.^[2] She ceased painting, however, due to Ehlers–Danlos syndrome. Since, she has been writing among others on her Christian belief.

Books written

1996 – The other reality
1997 – I stayed at the edge of the river
2002 – Frank letters of beliefISBN 90-806908-1-3
2008 – Martien Coppens, from village boy to city man (with Joep Coppens)

References

↑Els Coppens-van de Rijt at PersonaliaArchived 2010-12-25 at the Wayback Machine(in Dutch)
↑Brabander L: Geloven in Nederland. (Dutch for Believing in the Netherlands). Kampen: Kok, 2006, p. 39. ISBN 90-435-1303-2

Leo Brabander: Ziekte en lijden voegen iets toe aan ons leven (Dutch: Disease and suffering add something to our lives), book chapter on Els Coppens van de Rijt in Geloven in Nederland. (Dutch: Believing in the Netherlands). Kampen: Kok, 2006, p. 38-43. ISBN 90-435-1303-2
Joep en Els Coppens. Neerpelt: De Dommelhof, 1971.

[1] Els Coppens-van de Rijt at PersonaliaArchived 2010-12-25 at the Wayback Machine(in Dutch)

[2] Brabander L: Geloven in Nederland. (Dutch for Believing in the Netherlands). Kampen: Kok, 2006, p. 39. ISBN 90-435-1303-2

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