Van Herwaarden won the audience award of the 2024 Paper Biennial in Museum Rijswijk, the award is a solo presentation: Backbone in 2025 - 2026. Backbone will be an exhibition with recent works, combined with highlights from recent years. With people and horses: in her drawings, collages and watercolors she approaches horses in the same way as people. '... After all, we have a lot in common: we are animals, we like to eat and laze around, we need company and are afraid of pain. We are vulnerable but also strong and resilient with a passionate desire to survive. This makes tragic players of both of us. But humans are more tragic, because horses are not aware of their mortality, they do not adhere to religion and do not whine or complain...' Opening November 30 in Museum Rijswijk, the exhibition lasts until March 1, 2026. https://museumrijswijk.nl/tentoonstelling-caren-van-herwaarden--backbone-314

"RUACH, 3 Contemporary Artists" is an exhibition featuring the work of three visual artists: Arno Kramer, Marisa Rappard, and Caren van Herwaarden. They were invited by Patty Wagenaar, director of Groningen Churches, to exhibit their work in the monumental Akerk church in Groningen.

These three artists are also the supervisors of DIA: Drawing Inventions Academy. DIA is a master's program for professional artists with an emphasis on drawing. https://drawinginventionsacademy.com/
The opening in the Akerk church is on January 17, 2026, and the exhibition can be visited until the end of May.