Maxime Rokus (b. 1994, Arnhem, the Netherlands) is a Dutch artist currently living and working in Amsterdam. Her practice centres around abstract painting with a focus on composition, calm and balance through geometric forms and a muted, minimal use of colour. She works primarily with acrylic on canvas, building each piece layer by layer in an intuitive and impulsive way. There is no fixed plan - decisions are made in the moment, guided by feeling rather than thought. A work is finished once the image no longer asks questions, when the forms and colours quietly settle into place.

Maxime studied Graphic Design at the Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU). After working across different creative fields for several years, she returned fully to painting in 2024, following the birth of her son. Since then, painting has become her core focus. Her studio on the Keizersgracht, one of Amsterdam’s historic canals, provides a calm, dedicated space in which she can work with full concentration when she’s not with her son. This balance between motherhood and studio time has become an important rhythm in her life and practice.

Her work is inspired by everyday moments: the way light hits a wall, the meeting point of two colours in a room, a quiet visual tension between forms. She observes and stores these fragments, often subconsciously, and translates them into abstract compositions. The influence of motherhood has added a deeper emotional layer to her work, though it remains non-narrative and open in meaning. Her paintings aim to offer clarity, stillness, and a sense of order, without becoming rigid.

In 2025, Maxime’s work was exhibited at the KunstRAI in Amsterdam. Her paintings have since found their way into private collections both in the Netherlands and internationally.