Hedy de Greef was born in Suriname (South America). As a child she moved to the Netherlands where she studied at the Fashion Academy in Arnhem. Early 2000s her drawing- and painting qualities where discovered and encouraged by a dear friend. She was accepted to the Art Academy in Paramaribo and had her first exhibition in the gallery of the Surinamese Museum in Fort Zeelandia Paramaribo.
Shortly after finishing the Art Academy she moved back to the Netherlands where she developed her unique and very recognizable style and colors using mixed media on mainly large canvases. Her paintings are more and more abstractly, inspired by life experience and (jazz) music.
Depending on your mood and liking, different things show up every time you watch which makes her paintings very lively and exciting.