Daniel Cornelius

Daniel Cornelius was born prematurely on 8 October 1996 in Amsterdam. After a twelve-week stay in hospital, he was able to be discharged home. Due to a lack of oxygen at birth, he lives with cerebral palsy. This affects the mobility of his hands and feet. At the age of three, he first attended a playgroup at a rehabilitation centre for two days a week. There he received instruction as well as various therapies. At the age of four, he moved to pre-school and attended it four days a week. He also completed both primary school and secondary school there. Afterwards, he worked for two years in his parents’ office. Since the age of 20, he has been active at a day centre. At the age of ten, he already discovered his passion for painting – initially together with his grandmother. From the age of twelve, he painted for two years with his occupational therapist. Today, he devotes himself to his art with great dedication at the day centre. He completed a nine-month course in art history. In addition to painting, he has many other hobbies: he enjoys watching television, plays on the PlayStation 5 with his friend, uses a PC for gaming with a special head support and enthusiastically visits museums. At present, he paints only at the day centre, but is working to obtain additional support for painting in order to further develop his skills and fully realise his artistic potential.