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Hadassah Emmerich (1974, Heerlen, NL) lives and works in Brussels, Belgium.
Education
2003 – 2005 M.A. in Fine Art, Goldsmiths College, London
1997 – 2000 Higher Institute for Fine Arts, Antwerp
1993 – 1997 Academy of Fine Art, Maastricht
Solo Exhibitions
2019 De Garage Mechelen
2017 Ulterior Motives, C&H Gallery, Amsterdam
2016 Contre Jour, The White House, Lovenjoel
2014 CORPOREAL, Schunck*, Heerlen
2010
Ornament und Verbrechen, Palais Aktuelle Kunst, Glückstadt
2010 Séance, Galerie Schau Ort, Zürich
2010 Exopolis, Erasmus Huis, Jakarta
2010 La Charmeuse de Serpents, Hendershot Gallery, New York
2009 The Collector’s Room, Münzsalon, Berlin
2008
Vehbi Zumbul Zadi, Galerie Akinci, Amsterdam
Ghosts ‘n Garlands, New Image Art Gallery projectspace, Los Angeles
Salon, Galeria Kordegarda (part of Zacheta National Gallery of Art), Warsaw
Ornamentalia, Invaliden1, Berlin
Casino Exotique, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
2006
Tigerlily Legacy, Galerie Akinci, Amsterdam
Mixed Blood Banana Shake, Fritschy Cultuurprijs, Museum Het Domein, Sittard
Volta Show 02, Basel (with Galerie Akinci)
2005
With Love from Batik Babe, GEM, The Hague
Confessional Vapour Trails, Buro Leeuwarden
2003 Ambitious Batik Babe, Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Arnhem
2002 Homeworks, (with Benoît Hermans) Marres, Maastricht
Group shows (selection)
2019
Easy care holiday hair, curated by Koen Doodeman, Galerie Gerhard Hofland, Amsterdam
2018
The Realm, curated by Tom Nys, Observatorium/Meatpack, Antwerp
Neue Heimat, curated by Sarie Nijboer and Eveline van de Griend, Willem Twee, Den Bosch
Ball Paradox, curated by Lea Pagenkemper and Fabian Seyd, Café Keese, Berlin
Islands in the Stream, duo presentation with Nadia Naveau, PARK Platform for Visual Arts, Tilburg
Icarus Revisited, Galerie Post & Garcia, Maastricht
Last Dance, Autocenter guest at KINDL, Berlin
Toy Bitches Fuck You, Galerie Kai Erdmann, Hamburg
2017
Meaning gets unstable, cur. by Sabine Gamper, Galleria Doris Ghetta, South Tirol
Collection Jacques and Many Defauwes, Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht
Artist is Electron, curated by Dominic Wood, Superdeals Brussels
Celibataire Divas, Herkenrode
Refuge, Hasselt
Body Double, Visser Gallery, Brussels
2016
Illusion and Revelation, Collection exhibition, Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht
In a State of Flux, Kers Gallery, Amsterdam
Common Ground, Gallery Post + Garcia, Maastricht
Poppositions, La Vallée, Brussels, represented by Art Agent Orange/ Trendbeheer
Art Rotterdam Intersections, represented by Art Agent Orange/ Trendbeheer
2015
Koempels, Framer Framed, Amsterdam
Arte Concordia, curated by Olphaert den Otter, Avenue Concordia, Rotterdam,
Now Age, curated by Yasmijn Jarram, Garage Rotterdam
Het Verschil Schilderen, curated by Joannes Késenne, Casino Modern, Genk
Weiner Wall, temporary wallpainting, Tetterode Building, M4 Gastatelier, Amsterdam
A Belgian Politician, Marion de Cannière Art Space, Antwerp [cat.]
2014
Beating around the Bush#4, Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht
Paper Works, Galerie Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Amsterdam Drawing, Galerie Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Schilderkunst op Drift, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, Schiedam
Indisch DNA, Coda Museum, Apeldoorn
A new King, a new Portrait, 12 proposals for a new state portrait, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
2013
Mythe en Mystiek in het Landschap, Drawing Centre Diepenheim
Coup de Ville, attracted to another level, Warp Foundation, Sint Niklaas
EinDruck Ausstellung, Halle 14, Spinnerei, Leipzig
Gratis is het Woord niet, curated by Justine Leclercq, Pulchri Studio, Den Haag
Berlin Klondyke, travelling exhibition, curated by Daniela von Arnim, Irmelin and Reinhald Nohal
Appassionata, Kunstmuseum Ravensburg
D(e)utsch Treat, curated by Geeske Bijker, DADA Post, Berlin
Dawn of the Hermetics, Bar Babette, Berlin
2012
Through an Open Window, selection from the Rabo Art Collection, Institut Néerlandais, Paris
ManifestlyPresent, curated by Annemie van Laethem, Kasteel Oud Rekem
Dutch Identity? Half sugar half sand, Museum de Paviljoens, Almere
Conquering the Wall. A contemporary look at Nazarene frescoes, Arp Museum, Rolandseck
Berlin. Status(1), Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
Ekstase und Leidenschaft, curated by Dominic Wood & Hadassah Emmerich, Zionskirchstrasse 52, Berlin
2011
The Collector’s Show, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
Sowing and Weeding, Folkculture in Contemporary Art, Cobramuseum, Amstelveen
All About Drawing, 100 Nederlandse Kunstenaars, Stedelijk Museum, Schiedam
La Vallée Patibulaire, curated by Caro Bitterman, Caro Suerkemper, Catherine Lorent and Peter Duka, Berlin
Guesthouse, RAIR, Rotterdam
2010
As you desire me, curated by Raluca Voinea, Brukenthal Museum, Sibiu
14th Vilnius Painting Triennial, C.A.C. Vilnius
Amsterdam – Berlin, de Service Garage, Amsterdam
Madonna Psycho Slut, curated by Despina Stokau, Grimmuseum, Berlin
Le Cercle Infernal, curated by Hadassah Emmerich, Galerie Akinci, Amsterdam
Global Design, Museum für Gestaltung, Zürich
2009
Beyond the Dutch, Centraal Museum, Utrecht
Towing the Line, curated by Jo-Anneke van der Meulen en Louky Keijsers, White Box, NY
Bad Moon Rising 4, curated by Jan van Woensel, Galerie Sans Titre, Brussels
The Cassini Cruise, Ardi Poels Projects, Maastricht
The Armory Show (with Galerie Akinci), New York
.NL, curated by Jan van der Ploeg. DREI Raum für Gegenwartskunst, Cologne
Emmerich, Ganesh, Nelson, Yoo, Thomas Erben Gallery, New York
2008
Dark Continents, MOCA North Miami
Baltic Biennial 2008, Rauma Museum, Rauma
Signes Mouvants, curated by Roel Arkesteijn, Institut Néerlandais, Paris
Hotel Mariakapel: A novel by Katie Jane, curated by Catherine Hemelryck, Hoorn
Be(com)ing Dutch, van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
In the Shadows. Images of the new pop romanticism, Kunstverein Wolfsburg
Gegen den Strich, Bielefelder Kunstverein
2007
Prospect Park II, Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht
Gegen den Strich, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
Cultural Confusion, Elisabeth Kaufmann Galerie, Zürich
2006
Globos Sonda/Trial Balloons, MUSAC, Léon
Solitude, curated by Michael Bank Christoffersen, Upstairs Berlin
Public Image, Fundament Foundation, Tilburg
Catalogues (Monography)
2019 ‘The Great Ephemeral Skin’, Hadassah Emmerich, Esther Le Roy (eds.), Onomatopee
2014 ‘CORPOREAL’ in cooperation with Kerber Verlag and Schunck*, Heerlen
2010 ‘Exopolis’, in cooperation with Erasmus Huis, Jakarta
2008 ‘Casino Exotique’, in cooperation with Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
2006 Fritschy Cultuurprijs, Museum Het Domein, Sittard
2005 ‘With Love from Batik Babe’, Museum GEM, The Hague
Works in collections:
Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht
Schunck, Heerlen
Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag
Fries Museum, Leeuwarden
Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar
Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Arnhem
Rabobank Nederland
Various international private and corporate collections
Residencies
2014 Instituto Buena Bista, Curaçao (granted by the Mondriaan Fund)
2012 Projectstudio, Künstlerhaus Bethanien (granted by the Mondriaan Fund)
2007/08 Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin (granted by Fonds BKVB, Amsterdam)
2006 AIR Antwerpen, Antwerp
2006 Antena Projects, Yogyakarta
2002 Duende studios, Rotterdam
Commissions
2018 Indoor wall painting, Netherland Embassy, Jakarta
2015 Indoor wall painting, FramerFramed, Amsterdam
2013 Outdoor wall painting, Spoorsingel Heerlen, commissioned by municipality of Heerlen
2013 Indoor wall painting, APG building Heerlen, commissioned by APG art committee
2012 Indoor wall painting, Atrium hospital, Heerlen
2006 Indoor wall painting, Royal Netherlands Embassy, Jakarta
2006 Indoor wall painting, Student Service Center, Maastricht