Maaike Canne is a Rotterdam-based illustrator and visual artist. Inspired by architecture, design, and nature, she creates bold, vibrant, yet serene compositions that offer a new perspective on everyday scenes. Her work is influenced by Japanese woodblock prints in its use of composition and perspective, emphasizing plane arrangement, rhythm, pattern, and the interplay of flat areas of colour rather than strict illusionistic depth.

Her practice spans murals, autonomous paintings, and commissioned projects for brands, magazines, and public spaces.

Represented by agency Jelly


Want to discuss a project or collaboration?  
maaike.e.canne@gmail.com


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Clients include
Google, The New Yorker, Apple, Pinterest, Dropbox, Architectural Digest, Elle Decoration, Lexus, VPRO, Ace & Tate, Financial Times, De Volkskrant, Wrap Magazine, The Architectural Review, Die Zeit,  ABN Amro, Bellerose, The Atlantic, Tiptoe Design,
Mutina, VARAgids, Quote, Stuttgarter Zeitung, Tylko, Kiblind, Frontaal Beer, and more.


Studio and post address
Maaike Canne
Schiemond 20
3024 EE Rotterdam

Selected Press

2025    It’s Nice That
2025    Jelly Agency Interview
2023    Sircle Collection
2023    Teufel Audio (NL)
2022    Wrap Magazine
2021    It’s Nice That
2020    Wrap Magazine
2020    It’s Nice That
2019    It’s Nice That


Selected Exhibitions
2025    CCIE Cultural & Creative Industry Expo, Hangzhou, China
2024    Studio Kura (Group), Itoshima, JP
2023    Man Met Bril Koffie (Solo), Rotterdam, NL
2023    The Seoul Illustration Fair (Group), Seoul, KR
2023    Kunstuitleen (Solo), Rotterdam, NL
2022    Sunrays (Solo), Kiblind Lyon, FR
2022    All Hands On Deck (Group), Breda, NL
2019    Good Mother Gallery (Group), Oakland, US
2019    Gallery MotMot (Group), Breda, NL


Residencies 
June 2024, Studio Kura, Itoshima, Japan

On the side
Curating exhibitions for Man Met Bril Koffie, Rotterdam
Google Maps adventurer at Googlemapsandme.com @googlemapsandme
→ Collecting visuals that please the eye @notdavidhockney




















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