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CURRICULUM VITAE
Marleen Sleeuwits
(b. 1980, Enschede)
Lives and works in The Hague
Education
2003 – 2005 > Post St-Joost Photography, M.A., Art Academy of Breda NL
1997 - 2001 > Royal Academy of Art, B.A., The Hague NL
Solo exhibitions
2020 > Centre Photographique, Rouen, FR
2020 > Kunsthal, Rotterdam NL
2020 > Houston Center for Photography, Houston, USA
2019 > Laying Bare, Galerie Bart, Amsterdam NL
2019 > Gallery FeldbuschWiesnerRudolph, Berlin DE
2018 > Exhibition Space 38CC, Delft NL
2018 > Contact Photo Festival Toronto CA
2017 > Exhibition space LhGWR, Den Haag NL
2017 > Project Space Onomatopee, Eindhoven NL
2014 > Exhibition space LhGWR, The Hague NL
2011 > Exhibition space LhGWR, The Hague NL
2009 > Gallery Hof & Huyser, Amsterdam NL
2008 > Gallery of the Erasmus University in Rotterdam NL
2007 > MKgalerie, Rotterdam NL
2005 > MKgalerie, Rotterdam NL
2005 > Breda Photo Festival, Breda NL
Selected group exhibitions
2020 > Folly Factory, Expo Bart Nijmegen NL
2020 > The Great Photography Special, Galerie Bart, Amsterdam NL
2020 > Mind The Gap, Museum für Konkrete Kunst, Ingolstadt DE
2020 > Uncloud Festival, Pieter Baan Centrum, Utrecht NL
2019 > Healing Light, LUMC gallery, Leiden NL
2018 > Shared Spaces of the Imagens, Photo Gallery at the Cultural Space Fiesp, São Paulo BR
2018 > Architectural Healing, at the Koepelgevangenis in Haarlem NL
2018 > Nothing New, Museo Diocesano di Milano, Milan IT
2018 > Anatomy of the Digital, Kunstvereniging Diepenheim NL
2017 > KunstpodiumT ‘Overlap’ Tilburg NL
2016 > Punt WG ‘Curved side down’ Amsterdam NL
2016 > Diehl Cube 'Prime Time, archetypes of abstraction in photography', Berlin DE
2016 > The Nederlands Fotomuseum, 'QuickscanNL#02', Rotterdam NL
2016 > Museum het Valkhof, 'Photography Extended', Nijmegen NL
2016 > Gallery FeldbuschWiesner, 'deLight', Berlin DE
2015 > Museum De Fundatie, 'Danger & Beauty Turner and the tradition of the sublime' Zwolle NL
2014 > Festival International de Mode & de Photographie of Hyeres FR
2014 > Gallery FeldbuschWiesner, At the interstice of photography and sculpture 'Cut Fold Rewrite' Berlin DE
2013 > Core New Art Space, exhibition 'Time Capsule' Denver USA
2013 > The Netherlands Fotomuseum, 'Wit' Rotterdam NL
2012 > MK award fundraiser show during the Art Rotterdam NL
2012 > Foam Talent exhibition during the Unseen Photo Fair, Amsterdam NL
2011 > Horizonverticaal, 'Straight spaces' Haarlem NL
2010 > Brno House of Arts, exhibition 'One on one', Brno CZ
2010 > MKgalerie, exhibition 'As time goes by', Rotterdam NL and Berlin DE
2010 > Jeonju Photo Festival, Jeonju, KR
2009 > Exhibition space LhGWR, The Hague NL
2008 > Nest, ‘Essentially absent’ The Hague NL
2007 > Photofestival Naarden, exhibition ‘Airplane’, Naarden NL
2007 > W139, exhibition ‘Exploring new identities’ Amsterdam NL
2007 > Gallery Kunstagenten, exhibition ‘Dutch mountains at dawn’, Berlin DE
2007 > Nieuwe Vide, exhibition ‘Data’, Haarlem NL
2007 > Jarach Gallery, exhibition ‘Close to dark’, Venice IT
2006 > Serpentine Gallery, exhibition of C International Photo Magazine, London UK
2005 > Kunsthuis de Permanente ‘Photography and video’, Groningen NL
2003 > Photo Biënnale Rotterdam NL
Grants and awards
2019 > Meijburg Art Commission Award winner at Unseen Photo Fair, Amsterdam NL
2017 > Nominated for the Deutsche Borse Photography Foundation Prize UK
2016 > One of the best 15 photo books of 2016 according to the Volkskrant NL
2014 > Finalist 29th International festival de Mode & de Photographie of Hyeres FR
2013 > Nominated for the Prix de Rome NL
2013 > Special mention, Photo Levallois FR
2012 > Selected as Foam Talent (Photography Museum Amsterdam) NL
2012 > Basic stipend, Mondriaan foundation NL
2008 > Basic stipend, The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture NL
2008 > Pro premium grant by Stroom Den Haag NL
2007 > Individual exhibition grant by Stroom Den Haag NL
2005 > Presentation grant by Stroom Den Haag NL
Art fairs
2021 > Big Art group exhibition with Galerie Bart at Hembrugterrein, Zaanstad NL
2021 > Art Rotterdam duo presentation with Galerie Bart at Van Nelle Fabriek, Rotterdam NL
2019 > The Photography Show presented by AIPAD, represented by Sous Les Etoiles Gallery US.
2015 > Unseen Photo fair Amsterdam, represented by exhibition space LhGWR NL
2014 > Art Rotterdam, solo-presentation for exhibition space LhGWR NL
2014 > Paris Photo, duo-presentation with Cristiane Feser for gallery FeldbuschWiesner, Paris FR
2012 > Unseen Photo fair Amsterdam, represented by exhibition space LhGWR NL
2011 > Art Amsterdam, represented by MKgalerie, Amsterdam NL
2010 > Art Amsterdam, represented by exhibition space LhGWR NL
2009 > Art Rotterdam, represented by Gallery Hof & Huyser, Amsterdam NL
2009 > Art Amsterdam, represented by Gallery Hof & Huyser, Amsterdam NL
2009 > Pulse by Miami, represented by MKgalerie, Miami US
2008 > Art Rotterdam, represented by Gallery Hof & Huyser, Rotterdam NL
2008 > MiArt, represented by Jarach Gallery, Milaan IT
2008 > Photo Miami, represented by MKgalerie, Miami US
2007 > Art Amsterdam, represented by MKgalerie, Amsterdam NL
2007 > Photo London, represented by MKgalerie, London UK
2006 > Art Rotterdam, represented by Gallery Hof & Huyser NL
2006 > Art Amsterdam, represented by Gallery Hof & Huyser, Amsterdam NL
Teaching / lectures
2018 > Workshop at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam NL
2018 > Contact Photo Festival, Toronto CA
2008 – heden > Guest teacher at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, Fine Art department NL
2014 > Pecha Kucha, Den Haag NL
2012 > Photographers Gallery London UK
2010 > Artist talk during the opening of the Jeonju Photo Festival KO
2009 - 2010 > Teaching at secondary schools for project 'Artist in the classroom' commissioned by Heden, Den Haag NL
2009 > Pitch-evening lecture about borders between visual art and architecture at Stroom, The Hague NL
2008 > Lecture about inspirator Haruki Murakami at Erasmus University Rotterdam NL
2007 - 2008 > Teacher architectural an interior photography at Beeldfabriek Rotterdam NL
2007 > Visual artist about their work and practice, Stroom, The Hague NL
2002 - 2005 > Photography-teacher at Fotogram, Amsterdam NL
Commissioned work (selection)
2018 > Monthly column “Binnenkijken” in Dutch national newspaper De Volkskrant NL
2016 > Site specific installation for Royal Palace Soestdijk NL
2014 > Series for Wallpaper magazine, december issue
2013 > Photo series about Mushroom-farm in Tropicana for Wired UK and Works that Work magazine
2011 > Photo book about the disappearing BP offices in Rotterdam commissioned by BP
2010 > The colour envelope, a book about new colors and design commissioned by Akzo Nobel
2010 > Photo series for a book about Lithuanian canteens by graphic designer Indre Klimaite
2009 > Shell, photo series of The Alaska building for book and exhibition commissioned by WVGH
2009 > Book for the Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
2008 > Bright, magazine for innovative lifestyle
2008 > Product photography for Bernotat & Co designers
2007 > Spaarnestad Photo Archive, commission to create an artwork inspired by the archive
2006 > Kinderboekenbal, Photography and book commissioned by Kunstenaars en Co
Publications en reviews (selection)
2019 > Interview and Portfolio in Frame Magazine, March/Aril issue
2019 > Portfolio and interview on WePresent.com
2018 > Portfolio, video-portrait and interview on Unseenplatform.com
2018 > Portfolio and interview in Palet Magazine NL
2017 > Portfolio and interview in Pf magazine NL
2016 > First major monograph 'On the Soft Edge of Space' published by Onomatopee, Eindhoven NL
2016 > Interview and portfolio in publication 'Prime Time, archetypes of abstraction in photography' DE
2015 > Interview in Unseen Magazine
2014 > Portfolio in FotoMagazin DE
2013 > Portfolio in Dienacht Magazine DE
2012 > Foam magazine#32 Talent issue
2010 > 'The transparency of appearance' publication about my work by Stroom, The Hague NL
2010 > '49° _ _ _ _ _ N 16° _ _ _ _ _ O’ self published booklet about architecture in Brno, CZ
2009 > Art Forum by Daniel Boese, review of exhibition 'Transformations' in Mkgalerie, Berlin
2007 > Algemeen Dagblad, review ‘Gegrepen door claustrofobie’ 11 april
2007 > Blauwe Augen, Berliner Kunstberichte, review ‘Dutch mountains at dawn’ by Petra Henninger
2007 > Exibart, review ‘Close to dark’ by Eleonora Mayerle
2006 > C-International Photo Magazine
Collections
Museum Boijmans van Beuningen; the Erasmus University Rotterdam; KPMG; Akzo Nobel; Museum Het Valkhof; De Brauw Blackstone and Westbroek; Heden Den Haag; Ministry of Foreign Affairs and various private collections including the Sanders Collection and the De Groen Collection.