I met Tineke in Henry Meyric-Hughes mandate as president of AICA International and had the opportunity to work together with her in the Fellowship and Award Committee, created by her suggestion, at that time, with the purpose of supporting colleagues from less privileged regions in the world and facilitate their affiliation and participation in AICA International activities.
I was able to witness the implementation of the prizes that were adopted by the Committee and by AICA Int.– The Young Critic Incentive Prize, first attributed in the occasion of the Zurich Congress, in 2010, being the candidates invited to analyze one of the important exhibitions with international repercussion ( the winner was Alessandra Simões from ABCA – AICA Brazil) and then, the award at the Paraguay Congress, which winner was Frank Hermann Ekra, from Ivory Coast.
Her wisdom to lead difficult subjects in the Board and General Assembly meetings was her personal and professional characteristic, which made her stand out in AICA´s events. Being apart for some time, I was touched by her presence in the first Board meeting I´ve coordinated as president of our Association.
Tineke Reijnders was a good fellow of all of us, a good friend, and she shall be missed. AICA International grieves her passing.
For AICA’s tribute to her,besides the Netherlands’ Section, I invited Henry Meyric- Hughes, Adriana Almada and Yacouba Konate, who worked close to her, to pay a homage to her memory.
Lisbeth Rebollo Gonçalves