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Carolein Smit
Amersfoort, The Netherlands, Born 1960.
Education
1982 - 1989 Fashion Design, Utrecht College of Art, Utrecht
1995 - 2001 First label “nót tom, dick & harry”, Amsterdam
2001 - Founded Studio Claudy Jongstra, Spannum
2018 - Partnership in art historical research program with Artechne, Rijksmuseum, Utrecht University, Antwerp University, and University of Amsterdam
2021 - Established WEVED
2021 - Guernica de la Ecología, International Tour
2021 - Founded LOADS, Húns
Solo Exhibitions
2022 "Dents!! Crocs!! Griffes!!", Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris, FR
In cooperation with Galerie Michele Hayem, Paris, FR
2017/18 Drents Museum in Assen, NL
"L'amour fou", Grassi Museum, Leipzig, D
"Myth and Mortality, The fairytale world of Carolein Smit”, Victoria and Albert Museum,
London, UK
2016 "Golem", Carolein Smit, Galerie Michèle Hayem, Paris, FR
2015 “Lʼamour fou”, Flatlandgallery, Amsterdam, NL
2014 “Emanation”, Gallerie Michael Haas, Berlin, D
2012 “Death and the maiden”, Flatlandgallery, Amsterdam, NL
2011 Galerie Dukan & Hourdequin, Marseille, FR
2010 “Huid en haar”, Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL
2009 “Tränenrot und Perlentau”, Gallerie Michael Schultz, Berlin, D
“Art Amsterdam”, Flatlandgallery, Amsterdam, NL
2008 Flatland Galerie, Utrecht, NL
2007 Galerie Jan van Hoof, ʻs-Hertogenbosch, NL
2005 “Innocenti”, Brutto Gusto, Rotterdam, NL
2003 Artotek Cologne, Cologne, D
Museum Keramion, Frechen, Germany.
Group Exhibitions
2024 Art Rotterdam, Galerie Fontana
Ceramic Brussels" Art fair with Jonathan Kugel Cabinet de Curiositees and Galerie Fontana
"Suppose you are not", Arter Museum Istanbul Turkey.
2023 "Obrigado a Terra", Palacio dos Duques de Cadaval, Evora, Portugal. In cooperation with Galerie Michèle Hayem from Paris, FR.
"Creatures", Galerie Fontana Amsterdam, NL.
"Reflection and Prospect" at Galerie Jan van Hoof in 's-Hertogenbosch, NL.
2022 "Secret Garden", Stedelijk Museum Kampen, Kampen, NL. with Gebroeders Miedema. In cooperation with Galerie Fontana, Amsterdam, NL.
Galerie DA END, Paris, FR, "Fragile".
TEFAF Maastricht with Galerie Patrice Trigano from Paris FR.
PAN Artfair with Galerie Fontana from Amsterdam.
PAN Artfair with Galerie Huub Hannen.
2020 "Beyond the vessel", Messum's Wiltshire, Tisbury, UK.
"Vanitas", Tiendschuur, Tegelen, NL.
TEFAF Maastricht with Galerie Patrice Trigano from Paris FR.
TEFAF Maastricht with Galerie Michael Haas From Berlin, GER.
2019 PAN Artfair with Huub Hannen Gallery from Maastricht, Amsterdam, NL.
“Beyond the vessel”, Mesher, Istanbul, Turkey.
“The child in me”, Istanbul, Turkey.
“Vanitas”, Tiendschuur, Tegelen, NL.
“Raketstart”, Stedelijk Museum Breda, Breda, NL.
Art Fair Galeristes, with Galerie DA END from Paris, Paris, FR.
Art fair Collect, with James Freeman Gallery from London, London, UK.
TEFAF with Galerie Patrice Trigano from Paris, FR.
TEFAF with Galerie Michael Haas from Berlin, Germany.
PAD Artfair with Galerie Michele Hayem from Paris, FR.
“Zarte Flügel, dicke Brummer” Museum Keramion, Frechen, Germany.
2018 TEFAF, with Galerie Patrice Trigano from Paris, FR.
TEFAF with Galerie Michael Haas from Berlin Germany
PAD Artfair, Paris, with galerie Michèle Hayem, Paris, FR.
2017"Paizô", with Mike MacKeldey, Galerie Da-End, Paris, FR.
Galeristes, Galerie Da-End, Carreau du Temple, Paris, FR
"Cabinet Da-End 07", Galerie Da-End, Paris, FR
PAD Artfair with Galerie Michele Hayem, Paris, Tuileries, FR.
"ExtraORdinaire" at galerie Michele Hayem, Paris, FR.
Art Paris with Flatlandgallery, Paris, FR.
First Biennale of De heilige Driehoek, Oosterhout, NL.
"Resistenza e Meditazione", With Bertozzi&Cassoni at galerie Michele Hayem in Paris, FR.
2016 "La terre devant soi" Carolein Smit With Xue Sun, Galerie Michèle Hayem, Paris, FR.
Galeristes, Galerie Da-End, Carreau du Temple, Paris, FR
"Cabinet Da-End 06", Galerie Da-End, Paris, FR
"Sexy Ceramics, Museum het Princessenhof in Leeuwarden, NL.
"Ceramix", Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht en Maison Rouge Parijs.
2015 "Skeletten", Museum Beelden aan Zee, Scheveningen, NL
Queensize”, Female Artists from the Olbricht Collection, Arnhems Museum, NL.
“Objectif Terre”, Chateauroux Biennale of Ceramics, curator Stéphanie Le Follic-Hadida, Chateauroux, France.
“Omnia vanitas”, WCC-BF Gallery, Les Anciens Abattoirs, Mons, Belgium.
“Ceramix, Ceramic Art from Gauguin to Schütte”, Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, NL.
Art Paris, with Flatlandgallery, Paris, France.
Art Cologne, with Gallerie Michael Haas, Cologne, Germany.
2014 Art Basel, with Gallerie Michael Haas, Basel, Switzerland.
Art Paris, with Flatlandgallery, Paris, France.
“Queensize”, Me Collectors Room, Berlin, Germany.
“Droomkunst”, Singermuseum, Laren, NL.
“The remarkable lightness of being”, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels, Belgium.
Anningahof, Zwolle, NL.
2013 “Viewing Room”, All Visual Arts Gallery, London, UK.
2012 “Hey, Modern art and Popculture”, Musée de la Halle Saint Pierre, Paris, France.
“Metamorphosis”, All Visual Arts Gallery, London, UK.
2011 “Memoires de Futur”, The Olbricht Collection, Maison Rouge, Paris, France.
Art Amsterdam, with Flatlandgallery, Amsterdam, NL.
“Walk the dog”, Kunsthalle Osnabrück, Germany.
2009 “Scope Basel” with Flatland Galerie Basel, Switzerland.
Art Rotterdam, with Flatlandgallery, Rotterdam, NL.
2008 Art Paris, with Flatland Galerie, Paris, France.
“Kunst Körperlich, Körper Kunstlich”, Kunsthalle Osnabrück, Germany.
2006 ”European Ceramic Context 2006”, The artmuseum of Bornholm, Gudhjem, Denmark.
Art Amsterdam, with Brutto Gusto, Amsterdam, NL.
2005 Art Forum Berlin, Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin, Germany.
2004 Collect Artfair, with Terra gallery in Victoria & Albertmuseum in London UK.
”Lʼobsession du detail”, Fondation Bernardaud, Limoges, France.
”E bella la bestia?”, Lo sprito del lago, Stresa, Isola Bella, Italy.
2001 "Half om Half", Van Reekummuseum, Apeldoorn, NL.
"Wir sind die Ander(en)" First exhibition of the new museum Martha in Herford, Germany.
2000 "Stormcenters", Watou, Guestcurator Jan Hoet from SMAK, Gent, Belgium.
Awards (A SELECTION)
2022 Interior Design Hall of Fame Award
2021 Erelid BNO
2019 Kunstenaar van het Jaar
2019 Creative Heroes Award for National Impact 2016 Silver Gilt Medal RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2015 Vredeman de Vries Design Award
2014 Best Studio Artist Design Award Domotex Hannover
2011 Sustainable Accolade, Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science 2010 Doen-Materiaal Award for Sustainable and Innovative Use of Materials 2008 Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Award for Applied Arts and Architecture 2005 Amsterdam Award for the Arts
Work in Collections:
Hermes, Paris, FR.
Musee d'Arts Décoratifs Paris, FR.
Grassimuseum, Leipzig, Germany.
Olbricht Collection, Germany.
Reydon Weiss Collection, Bremen, Germany.
Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, NL.
Collectie Harms, Rolde, NL.
Museum MORE, Gorssel, NL.
Stedelijk Museum Kampen, Kampen, NL.
Asante Collection, Basel, Switzerland.
Bouwfonds, Hoevelaken, NL.
Knoll Design Nederland, NL.
Interpolis, Tilburg, NL.
FSGroep, Hilversum, NL.
Collection Eneco Energie, Rotterdam, NL.
Collection J. Schwartz, New York, USA.
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, GB.
Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe, GER.
Scheringa Museum for Realism, Spanbroek, NL.
Museum Beelden aan Zee, Scheveningen, NL.
Fuled International Museum (FLICAM) Fuping, China.
Drents Museum, Assen, NL.
Collection Ömer Koç, Istanbul, Turkey.
And many private collections.
Literature and on screen
2023 "Book of bones" Published by us, Limburg and Smit and Galerie Fontana, Amsterdam NL. Designed by Kees -Jan Smit BNO and available through this website.
2018 "Carolein Smit, Works" Oeuvre catalogue with a selection of work from 1989 until now. Published by Publishing house W-Books in cooperation with the Drents Museum in Assen.
2015 "Ceramix", Published by Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht NL and Maison Rouge Paris, FR.
“Lʼamour fou”, published by the artist, written by Frits Achten.
“Global Corporate Collections”, as part of the collection of FSGroep.
2014 “Emanation”, published by Gallerie Michael Haas, Berlin, Germany.
2012 “Hey, Modern art and Popculture”, published by Hey!, Paris, France.
2010 “Book of sorrow”, published by Flatlandgallery, Utrecht/ Paris.
"Schoonheid en dood", Documentary made by Dagmar Brendecke and Walter Brun.
Brendecke and Brun followed Carolein Smit for 5 years and the film shows her at work and talking about her work. We see her at various
locations for exhibitions and some of her collectors tell something about the works they own.
2008 “Kunst körperlich, Körper kunstlich” catalogue, published by Kunsthalle Osnabrück.
“Carolein Smit prikkelt, choqueert en vertedert” by Etienne Boileau in Kunst &
Antiekjournaal Collect nr 4-2008.
“Het kippenvel van Carolein Smit” by Machteld Leij in Kunstbeeld nr 5-2008.
2005 ”Innocenti”, published by the artist, written by Frits Achten.
2003 “Stoute vrouwen”, catalogue published by de Gasunie, Groningen, at the exhibition in the Gasunie, Groningen, NL.
”Eneco- De Kunstcollectie/ deel 1” catalogue published by Eneco, Rotterdam, NL.
2000 Catalogue "Stormcenters", written by Jan Hoet and Ann Demeester.
“Mammalia”, published in cooperation with Galerie Hof en Huyser, Amsterdam, written by Frits Achten.
1993 Catalogue “Prix de Rome Drawings”.