Marja van Kampen, as a young artist from the Netherlands, came to Galway on a visit in 1982 and liked it so much she settled permanently. She has been an integral part of the art scene in her adopted city since. In all she has has produced twenty five solo exhibitions; participated in over ninety group shows from Ireland to China; has received 12 Arts Awards; has completed eight residencies both at home and abroad, and represented Galway City on one occasion and on another, Ireland, Internationally. Her work is in many prestigious art collections - The Arts Council Collection, Microsoft Irish Art, Irish Trade Board, Office of Public Works, the Radisson Hotel Collection, and the Dept. of the Taoiseach, to mention a few. She was also a founder member and a driving force of Artspace artists collective and its chairperson for 10 years. This book is a celebration of those years in words and pictures.