At ART[s] Gallery Simone Jansen in Noordwijk, my work hangs in a fantastic place.
The exhibition can only be visited by registration, so don't wait too long! 7, 8 and 15 September are the days when you can reserve a spot. You will be shown around personally and receive full attention from curators Simone Jansen and Yvonne de Jong and the whole team around them.
"Looking at art in an attractive house on a beautiful, centuries-old estate. In the middle of the woods, a stone’s throw from the sea. Regularly changing small-scale exhibitions, every two months. An immediate answer to the question ‘how would this art stand above our sofa, bed or in the hall?’ Accessible by direct contact with the gallery owner and on request with the artists. A gallery where everyone feels at home and you feel inspired to give character to your home."
Photo credits: Jacqueline Fuijkschot.
This year started well with a home run at Galerie Noord, the art space that I and a large group of volunteers have enjoyed running since 2018. We created an exhibition featuring a selection of artists who have exhibited with us over the past five years, as an ode to the arts, our volunteers and all the people we enjoy working with so much. For me, this exhibition was extra honourable because my work ended up on one wall with that of both Rik Hagt and Hans van Asch.
I then took my work to Rotterdam, where I had a full sea container at my disposal during Rotterdam Photo. The set-up was more than ever a battle between The Flux and the in this case grey, cold, wet reality, but it worked and in the rare moments when the sun broke through I was actually happy with my presentation.
Currently, I am busy in my studio. I have grabbed the wax and oil pastel again to be very physical. Eventually I will move back to photography, that is inevitable. There is also work to do because in the autumn, two exhibitions are planned for which I like to set the bar high: in September, my work is part of a group exhibition at ART[s] Gallery Simone Jansen in Noordwijk and in November, at the invitation of Alta Bosca, I am exhibiting together with Christiaan Kuitwaard in theatre De Lawei in Drachten.
Flux!
From February 1 to 4, I can be found in Rotterdam. I will have a full container at my disposal during Rotterdam Photo. Will you come along?
February 1, Thursday: 6.30 PM– 9 PM OPENING NIGHT
February 2, Friday: 11 AM – 7 PM
February 3, Saturday: 10 AM – 7 PM
February 4, Sunday: 10 AM – 6 PM
Location: Keilewerf, Vierhavenstraat 56 Rotterdam. You can buy your tickets here.
February 1, Thursday: 6.30 PM– 9 PM OPENING NIGHT
February 2, Friday: 11 AM – 7 PM
February 3, Saturday: 10 AM – 7 PM
February 4, Sunday: 10 AM – 6 PM
Location: Keilewerf, Vierhavenstraat 56 Rotterdam. You can buy your tickets here.
There really is news, but I neglected to report it here. Hence, this time an update on the past few months and what is still in the pipeline.
Three exhibitions featuring my work took place in the second half of 2022. I exhibited together with Peter Boersma at KW4 in Zwolle, in CONTRAPUNT X. We were allowed to decorate a corridor together and did so with great pleasure. Again, it was crazy to see how our work reacted to each other.
During the exhibition, a nice meeting took place with the gallery owner of the new gallery Alta Bosca in Gorredijk. He invited us to take part in a Christmas and New Year exhibition in his beautiful space and of course we accepted. Hopefully we will continue to work together in the future.
In 2023, I participated in INCL.Lijst, a group exhibition organised by Atelier Horneman. This Groningen-based framer exists 12,5 years and celebrated it with an exhibition in which only work framed by Horneman was shown.
In the pipeline:
Salon WEP - For the exhibition SALON, the artists working in WEP invited more than 50 fellow artists to whom they feel connected. The entire project space of WEP will be filled with their artworks which will result in a surprising and diverse image of the contemporary art scene in Groningen. The opening is on March 24.
BAX Sneek - A major exhibition in my city of birth Sneek! I show photographic work from different series I made since my graduation. So it is a kind of retrospective of my career as an artist so far. The exhibition also includes ceramics by Riet Bakker. The opening is on April 8.
From 18 June to 10 September 2022, the exhibition 'Groots in 't klein' will be held in Galerie Bax in Sneek. All participating artists have been asked to submit works measuring exactly 20 by 20 centimetres. I have made 7 new sculptures for this exhibition. They are for sale in a special edition of 1.
