DYSERINCK, Attie

Adrienne "Attie" Dyserinck was an Indonesian-born Dutch painter, teacher, and composer. As an artist, she obtained her LO certificate in 1895 and then followed the MO training and painting course at the Academy of Visual Arts in The Hague. She was a member of the women's only The Hague painting association ODIS, which was founded in 1927.

She studied under Antonie Ackermann at the Royal Conservatory of Music, London, at the turn of the century. She composed music with lyrics by Guido Gezelle and, wrote for women's choirs and published, among other things, Children's Vocals, a collection of songs for the liberal Sunday school. She was also secretary of the Commission for the improvement of folk singing.