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Wietze Adema's varied background include Dutch, Canadian, and American citizenships.
Born in the Netherlands, his family immigrated to canada where he became a naturalized canadian citizen.
After graduating from a U S college he obtained U S citizenship.
In 1987 he received his MFA degree in drawing and painting from Western Michigan University.
As a painter his interest is often focused on landscape, but at times delves into conceptual content.
Most of the paintings began from sketches (imaginary or real) or sometimes photographs.