biography

berlin 1971
lives in groningen/nl, works in groningen/nl and berlin/ger

education

2019          art therapy scholing and certification, iek berlin/ger
2017          certificate course curating, universität der künste (udk), berlin/ger
1998-1999 fine art master course, central st.martins school of art and design, london/uk
1997-1998 post-graduate extension study printmaking, university of the west of england, bristol/uk
1996-1997 bachelor honours of fine art (dr. iain a. biggs) university of the west of england, faculty of art and design, bristol/uk
1995-1996 erasmus-studyprogram fine art, university of the west of england, faculty of art and design, bristol/uk
1993-1996 art and cultural studies, hochschule der künste (hdk), berlin/ger

 

exhibitions

transtonations
international project phase #1
23.09.-15.10.2023
museum eicas/nl

nevengeul as part of ijsselbiënnale
group exhibition
25.06-17.09.2023, turnhal ellecom/nl

salon
group exhibition
24.03-06.04.2023
foundation wep/nl

druk
group exhibition
01-16.10.2022
kunstlokaal o8/nl

bmc___bmr #2 in cas di koral
presentation of participartive installation
02-29.10.2022 cas di koral/nl

un-folding
performance with the helpers of the be my coral ___ be my rose project in galerie noord/groningen
01.05.2022, 5pm, debriefing


be my coral ___ be my rose

participative project and solo exhibition
28.11.20-01.02.21 (partially closed due to pandemic)
galerie noord/nl

just another blockbuster
2020
online (stock) exhibition
kunstlokaal 08/nl

kunstenaarsboeken-boekenkunst
01.07-18.08.2019
manifestation in kunsthal 45, den helder/nl

grouppresentation at artphy
23.02.2019-24.03.2019
onstwedde/nl

atelier collectie  
25.02.19-23.03.19
cbk groningen/nl

wkb18
13.10.2018 – 21.10.2018
week van het kunstenaarsboek 2018
‘heft-collect’ in group presentation at atelier wilma vissers and in antiquariaat/bookshop berger en de vries, groningen/nl

art noord 2018
27 september 2018 – 30 september 2018, museum belvédère, heerenveen/nl
kunstlokaal 08 presents positions of five female artists from the north of the netherlands at art noord/2nd edition

kunstlokaal jubel
04.08.2018 – 19.08.2018
group presentation in compliment to 10 years kunstlokaal 08

conditie en tegenbod
03.02.2018 – 11.02.2018 duo presentation with julia gubitz, curated by marcel prins and birgit speulman, kunstlokaalo8/NL

geen titel – no title
09.09.2017 – 01.10.2017
group presentation initiated/curated by wilma vissers and rudy lanjouw, kunstruimte p60 , assen/nl

tekenkabinet
 1st lustrum 09.08.2017 – 13.08.2017 part 1: museum waterland, purmerend/nl
(part 2 and 3 to be followed in nov/dec 2017, places to be announced asap)

water- zomerexpo 2017
25 may 2017 – 24 august 2017
museum de fundatie zwolle/nl en kasteel het nijenhuis, heino/wijhe/nl

wintersalon
23.12.2016 – 06.01.2017 group presentation at y2, groningen/nl

labyrint/slubice
28.10.2016 – 30.10.2016
festival/symposium participation with sophie schmidt www.labyrint.slubice.eu

tekenkabinet
3rd edition 30.12.2015 – 03.01.2015 final presentation 2015 in beurs van berlage, amsterdam this art fair

listening! in de portiersloge
28.10.2015 – 28.11.2015
in cooperation with sophie schmidt

tekenkabinet
3rd edition 19.08.2015 – 30.08.2015

biotoop
presentatie in cbk groningen
25.10.2014 – 30.11.2014

tekenkabinet
2nd edition and the big draw
11.10.2014 – 02.11.2014

tekenkabinet
second edition 20.08.2014 – 31.08.2014
museum waterland purmerend/nl

kurtsalon
30.11.2013 – 22.12.2013
a 10 year anniversary presentation

tekenkabinet
in kunstsalon assen 27.10.2013 – 17.11.2013

tekenkabinet
17.07.2013 – 28.07.2013
group exhibition at museum waterland, purmerend/nl

vice versa 3 – nachtigall ik hor dir trapsen
09.03.2013 – 14.04.2013
group project in kurt im hirsch, berlin/ger

de portiersloge
portiersloge 2011, duo show with ilona hakvoort, groningen/nl

vice versa 2 – matter in transit
01.04.2012 – 06.05.2012
curating of an international grouppresentation  cooperation with kunstruimte 09, groningen/nl

eon
trash-scapes 2010 – 2011
soloexhibition eon delfzijl, nl

undeclared goods
groupexhibition with matthijs hendriks (initiator) and ilona hakvoort, 2010
soil gallery seattle/usa

ping pong
group exhibition with toni mcgreachan and wia stegeman
apt gallery 2009, apt london/uk

vice versa in groningen
academy minerva and het paleis, groningen/nl,  2009
presentation of an international exchangeproject between artists groups from bristol/uk and groningen/nl

vice versa in bristol
groupexhibition of exchange project between artists from groningen and bristol
motorgade flashparade gallery bristol/bv studios and f-block gallery/uwe, bristol/uk, 2009

soloshow
umcg groningen/nl, 2008

watertoren
project with/in waterbedrijf groningen/nl, 2008

kunstmaand ameland
ameland/nl, 2007

wändelhalle
groupshow, bad zwischenahn/ger, 2007

vice versa (try-out)
groupshow defka assen/nl, 2007

nice work if you can get it
groupshow, verkuno roden/nl, 2006

watertoren
soloshow waterbedrijf groningen/nl, 2006

wet paint!
groupshow, pictura groningen/nl, 2006

flow
soloshow, frontaal appingedam/nl, 2005

geburtshaus prenzlauerberg
duoshow with sophie schmidt, berlin/ger, 1999

lebkuchen
duoshow with sophie schmidt,
galerie fruchtig, frankfurt/ger, 1999

home and street
projectpresentation
easton community centre, bristol/uk, 1998

artist bookfair halifax
dean glaugh galleries, halifax/uk, 1998

colours grow again
groupshow, create centre bristol/uk, 1997

colours grow again
groupshow, rathaushalle hannover/ger, 1997

projects

transtonations II, 01.11.24-30.11.24, residency.ch, bern/ch
continuation and development of collective work with all participants
transtonations I , 23.09.23- 15.10.23 museum eicas/deventer
initiation/curating/participation of/at international/-disciplinary manifestation in 3 phases and 3 countries

be my coral ___ be my rose in visio/haren, 04.03.22-01.04.22 in koninklijke visio and my studio
work with (semi)blind and deaf gramma school pupils and their attendants as part of the project and it’s theme (fake) coral

art/architecture/ urban space walk – berlin
joint project with monica boekholt in cooperation with jan christiansen (bureau de maten) and sipke kingma (bahama architecten)
start: 10/11 september 2021
upcoming: 20/21 oktober 2023

may 2016 – september 2016
project atelierbezoek:inleiding in de architectuur’ –
groen lyceum eelde/nl
a school project for third graders in reference to the subject matter architecture
coordination: wil brugman (head art/visual studies groen lyceum)
organization: cbk groningen

2015 – 2017
international exchange project between secondary schools
initiation of an international exchange project carlo schmid oberschule berlin/ger – groen lyceum eelde/nl
in cooperation with lydia blücher (ger), enrico faccin (ger), wil brugman (nl)

march 2015 – april 2015
project: atelierbezoekinleiding in de architectuur’ groen lyceum eels/nl
a school project for third graders in reference to the subject matter architecture
coordination: wil brugman (head art/visual studies groen lyceum)
organisation: cbk groningen

2013
vice versa 3 ‘matter in transit’ in kunstruimte 09
initiation and curating of international group presentation in cooperation with kunstruimte 09, groningen/nl

community art project: totempole
concept , organization and performance with members of the community ‘de linie’ / groningen/nl

2006 – 2009
vice versa 1&2
project initiation, coordination and participation, groningen/nl-bristol/uk

2006 – 2007
watertoren
project within waterbedrijf groningen/nl

1999
lebkuchen

project in cooperation with sophie schmidt, berlin/ger

1996 – 1998
bristol-berlin

bookproject, collaboration with Prof. Iain Biggs, university of the west of england bristol/uk

1998
home and street
communityproject with a group of teenage asian girls, easton community centre bristol/uk

1998
cap (cooperation artist project) 1998
artistgroup working together in reference to the theme “urban landscape”, bristol/uk

1997
colours grow again
exchange project of english and german artists working in reference to the theme “art recycling” bristol/nl and hannover/ger

performance

the last meal (of the year)
a collaboration with Marnix Sixma and Lola Diaz Cantoni
one afternoon in the realm of performing acts, food, word and text, a performance by the groningen vocal exploration choir and a silent dinner
december 29, 2-6pm, biotoop haren, wing a (east side), studio 010

seen#9
a joint performance with lola diaz cantoni on interconnectivity
may 19 2023
foundation wep/nl

just seven minutes and…a handprint dublin/irl14 september 2013
public performance with the people from dublin, 14 september 2013
the redstables – international residency programme

progr
kreise ziehen in progr part 2 (claudicatio intermittens) 29.06.2013 – 03.07.2013
five day performance in the showcase of international art house progr, bern/ch

defka assen/nl
saubohne (open up your black box) 01.11.2011 – 11.11.2011
opening performance of international project presentation ‘best after’ at defka, assen/nl

awards

david innes art in architecture award for fine art 1997, bristol/uk

assignments

tschumi pavillon groningen 01.2024 – sketch assignment by kunstpunt groningen

fundings

the last meal (of the year)
-province of groningen 2023, express counter- culture grant scheme

heft-collect
-prins bernhardt cultuur fonds 2022, tijl fonds, honoring the work of a female artist , individual funding
-kunstraad groningen 2021, artist book project funding
-stichting stokroos 2021, artist book project funding

be my coral ___ be my rose  in cas di koral (second edition groningen)
-province of groningen 2022, express counter- culture grant scheme

be my coral ___ be my rose (first edition groningen)
– kunstraad groningen 2019/20
soloexhibition and project funding
– stichting stockroos 2020
exhibition funding

vice versa 2 ‘matter in transit’
kunstraad groningen 2011/2012
project funding

vice versa I groningen/nl
south west arts council/uk, kunstraad groningen/nl 2009
project funding

ping pong in apt gallery london/uk
arts council england 2008
exhibition funding

wet paint! in pictura2006
kunstraad groningen 2006
exhibition funding

residency

kloster dornach, dornach/ch
artist in residence “aussteigen” 30.09.2024-14.10.2024

kloster dornach, dornach/ch
artist in residence “aussteigen” 18.07.2022-30.07.22

the redstables, dublin/irl
the redstables residency 01.09.2013 – 19.09.2013
cooperative residency with ilona hakvoort, the international studio at the redstables, dublin/ireland

residency.ch
residency following invitation by sophie schmidt and peter aerschmann, initiators/organisors
15 may – 10 june 2012, bern/ch

(public) collections

waterbedrijf groningen, groningen/nl
therapeutisch centrum boterdiep, groningen/nl
private collectors

publications

-dagblad van het noorden 11/12/20
‘schokkende schoonheid’
eric bos, category ‘visualia’ #1329

-a letter in reference to the presentation ‘be my coral ___ be my rose’, 1’7/12/20
‘flessenpost’
Floris van den Berg

-kunst-stukjes 02/02 /2018
‘conditie en tegenbod voorwaarde in beleving’
digital article by jurjen van der hoek (view: www.jurjenkvanderhoek.tumblr.com)

-bba magazin 01/02 2013,
‘stirn mit korallen’ – neubau eines wohnhauses in groningen
article by robert uhde (see:www.bba-online.de)

-arkitektur dk 03/2012 –
‘kas di coral, groningen, bahama architecten + tanja isbarn’
article by cornelius holck colding for arkitektur dk 03 2012
project: kas di coral, groningen

-dagblad van het noorden 18.04.2012,
‘peinzen bij een opgevouwen schilderij’
exhibition review ‘matter in transit – vice versa 2’ in kunstruimte 09/groningen

-oog tv 22-07.2012
profile documentary by marleen höster

-oog radio groningen/NL, oog radio 2009, interview

-radio assen assen/nl, het lokale brein 2007

-rodeer dagblad, 2006
‘nice work valt in de smaak’, roden/nl

-waterkrant groningen 2006
waterbedrijf groningen, groningen/nl

-persbericht frontaal 2005
‘tanja isbarn in frontaal’ 2005, frontaal appingedam

work to hire through

frontaal appingedam/nl, frontaal 2006 – 2007

general

visting artist – academy minerva (professional practices)

abkv assen (advisory committee for art and design, assen)01.10.2013 – 31.12.2015

temporary advisor for the visual arts project kloosterveste, assen/nl (2016)

member abkv (advisory panel for the visual arts and design in (semi)public spaces, assen/NL (2013-15)

reserve member abkv , assen/nl (2011-2013)

other

soundsupply
audiotour recordings, groningen/nl

studiehulp.nu
german language coaching for second graders (all levels), groningen/nl

bureau spikes
art/architecture project advice, student advice, workshops in studio or at location