Maurille de Smalen (b. 1970) is a Dutch artists living in the middle of the Netherlands.

Maurille attended HKU School of the Arts in Utrecht the Netherlands. Here she studied Audiovisual Design, Fashion Design and Art Education. She also holds a Master’s in Fashion & Business, studying both in Winchester, at the Winchester School of the Arts, UK and in Paris, France at the Institute Français de la Mode.

In Paris she studied under Didier Grunbach, the director of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture. After a successful career in fashion, working with and for great Fashion Houses, designing her own collections for her children's brands and running a fashion agency. Maurille is now solely focusing on her art, writing and illustrating.

Currently she lives in the Dutch countryside.