CV

 About

If the world is immeasurable, then galaxies can fit in my hands.

If frames don’t exist, images fall apart.

If I can make a photograph of a mountain, I can make a mountain out of a photograph.

I work at the intersection of construction and deconstruction, treating my practice as a process of fragmentation and revelation. I make paintings, photographic works and installations whereby I place the removal or destruction of material at the forefront. The images and subjects in my works originate from magical childhood memories of a place in France, where I developed my fascination for nature, time and transience. A romantic sentiment is found throughout my works, but this melancholic feeling is often refuted by a more sober realistic glance at things.

 

 

            Kievits, Koen

  Koenkievits33ATgmailDOTcom

Born in Hilversum, 04.05.1996

Based in Groningen

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Represented by Coppejans Gallery

Falconplein 17-19

2000 Antwerpen

Upcoming

·  2026                      Solo show / Art Rotterdam / Ahoy, Rotterdam

·  2024 - 2026                   Master in Fine Arts, Painting / Frank Mohr Institute / Groningen

Residencies

·  2023                       Artist in Residence at ArToll Kunstlabor, Bedburg-Hau, Germany.

·  2022                       Artist in Residence at Kunstnarhuset Messen, Ålvik, Norway.

·  2019                       Artist in Residence at Localize Festival für Stadt, Kultur und Kunst in Potsdam, Germany.

·   2019                       Artist in Residence at Cittadellarte, Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella.


Selection of Solo and Duo shows

·  2026                      Art Rotterdam / Coppejans Gallery

·  2025                      ‘Liminal’ / With Nara Kim / Enseoul gallery, Amsterdam

·  2024                      ‘De tijd zal het leren’ / Kunstenlab, Deventer

·  2024                      ‘Het Volgende’ / With Anne ten Ham / ACEC, Apeldoorn

·  2023                        ‘Stootblauw’ / With Anne ten Ham / Circa… Dit, Arnhem

·  2023                        ‘Presence’ / With Capser ter Heerdt / Zinder, Tiel

·  2022                       ‘Van binnen naar buiten, van buiten naar binnen’/ Willem Twee, Den Bosch

·  2022                       ‘Getekend’ / Plaatsmaken, Arnhem

Selection of Group shows and Fairs

·  2026                      Art on Paper / Amsterdam / Coppejans Gallery

·  2025                      ‘A la Recherche du Temps Perdu’ / Coppejans Gallery, Antwerp

·  2025                      ‘Shaking, Tumbling, and the little mistakes we make along the way’ / Sign, Groningen

·  2025                      ‘Paper Art’ / Coda museum, Apeldoorn

·  2025                      ‘1:1’ / Kate, Amsterdam

·  2024                      ‘Setup.08.’ / Collectie DE.GROEN, Arnhem

·  2024                      ‘The last show’ / Collectie DE.GROEN, Arnhem

·  2024                      ‘Limburg Biënnale’ / Marres, Maastricht

·  2024                      Prospects, Art Rotterdam

·  2024                       ‘Undertow’ / De Nieuwe Gang, Beuningen

·  2023                        ‘De vorst van Oss en tijdgenoten’ / Museum Jan Cunen, Oss

·  2023                       ‘Setup.07’ / Collectie de Groen, Arnhem.

·  2023 & 2022             ‘Big Art’ / Amsterdam

·  2023                        ‘Springboard Art fair’ / Utrecht

·  2023                        ‘Shifting Horizons’ / Odapark, Venray

· 2021 ‘Destination Unknown’ / Destination Unknown, Tegelen

· 2021 ‘This Art Fair’ / Amsterdam

· 2020 ‘Season Highlights 2020’ / Kunstpodium T, Tilburg

· 2020 ‘Who’s to Blame?’ / Expoplu (now POST), Nijmegen

· 2020 ‘Apprentice Master return from the web’ / TAC, Eindhoven

· 2020 ‘Olympus Young Talent Award’ / FOAM, Amsterdam

·   2019 ‘Localize Festival für stadt, kultur & Kunst’ / Potsdam, Germany

·   2019 ‘Fourth wall’ / ArtEZ, Arnhem.

Activities & Collaborations

· 2019 - 2021 Employed at ExpoBart, Nijmegen, host and producer promotional material,

videos and exhibition documentation.

· 2018 - 2022 Research group ‘Between blue waves’ with Hans van Houwelingen, Constanze Schreiber,

Bram Kuypers, Jack Engelbrecht, Mirjam Linschooten, and Katrien Reist.

Documentary and research about the supposed demolition of an artwork in public space in Arnhem. LINK

·  2019-2020              Curator open calls at Rizoom / open platform for artists.

·  2019-2020              Kunstpodium T – Apprentice Master Programme.

· 2020                       Guest teacher for the program ‘How to connect?’ at BEAR, ArtEZ by Fleur Lamers.

· 2020                       Research group ‘De Staat van Verzorging’ in collaboration with STROOM Den Haag.

With Mirjam Linschooten, Jack Engelbrecht, Jakob van Klinken & Constanze Schreiber.

Bibliography

·  2024                       ‘Je kunt vertellen wat je wilt, iedereen ziet toch iets anders’ / Publication / Collectie DE.GROEN, Arnhem

·  2023                       ‘De wildtuin’ / Publication / Circa Dit… , Arnhem

·  2023                       Fresh Eyes 2023 / Publication / Gup Magazine

·  2021 Zevenblad nr.1 / Plaatsmaken, Arnhem.

·  2019 De Nieuwe Veluwe 4.19 / Interview with Inge Pollet.

·  2019 Fresh Eyes #1 - GUP Emerging photography talent Europe.

·  2019 Metropolis M n.4 2019 - Graduates.

· 2019 Fourth wall - ArtEZ Finals exhibition catalogue.

 

Publications

·  2025                      ‘Shaking, Tumbling, and the little mistakes we make along the way’ / Group show / Self published

· 2019 ‘Sur le Loir’ / Self published.

Awards, Stipends, Funds

· 2022 ‘Kunstenaar Start’ grant / Mondriaanfonds.

· 2021 Stichting Oscar Maarsman / Funding for residency.

· 2021 Art Award 2021, Business Art Service, Utrecht.

· 2020 Stroomversneller Arnhem / Funding for ‘Sur le Loir’.

· 2020 Nominated Jan Naaijkens Prize 2020, Kuntpodium T.

· 2020 Shortlisted ‘Olympus Young Talent Award’ 2020, FotolabKiekie.

· 2019 Shortlisted Single image / Geste Paris, ‘The Truth in Disguise’.

Collections

Collectie De Groen, Arnhem.

Private collections (NE, BE)

Interviews, texts, columns

· 2024 Kunst is lang / Podcast / Mister Motley

· 2022 ‘In mijn oogholtes schuilt de wereld’ BK-informatie (Dutch) LINK

· 2020 ‘Stories’ / ArtEZ. (Dutch) / LINK 1 / LINK 2 / LINK 3

· 2018 Rizoom (Dutch).

Education

·  2024                      Master in Fine Arts, Painting / Frank Mohr Institute / Groningen

· 2019 Graduation Base for Experiment, Art & Research at ArtEZ, Arnhem.

·  2015                       Started: Base for Experiment Art & Research (Fine Art), Hogeschool voor de Kunsten ArtEZ, Arnhem.

-       Membership at Education and Examination Regulations committee

for Base for Experiment Art & Research Fine Art ArtEZ (2 years)

-       Internship, working with Sjoerd Knibbeler (Amsterdam based).

- 5-day Inter-academical program at ‘Ruhrtriennale’, Bochum, Germany.  

·  2015                       Pre-study course at ArtEZ, Arnhem – Completed, followed by admission.

·   2013                       Orienting program at ArtEZ, Arnhem – Completed.

·   2011 – 2015            Weekly art course at Globe, Hilversum. Supervision by Rixt Hilverda.

·   2008 - 2014            VWO-NG, A. Roland Holst College, Hilversum. Diploma 2014.