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Merijn Bolink, Deurloostraat 122 1078 JK Amsterdam

t. +31 619342008 merijnbolink at gmail.com #merijnbolink

1967          born in Amsterdam, lives and works in Amsterdam 

1987-92     A.K.I., Academy of Fine Arts, Enschede  (now Artez)

 

solo shows

 

2021                        Art Rotterdam, LangArt

2019                        Club Solo, Breda                       

2018                        LangArt, Amsterdam

2013                        Galerie Ton de Boer, Amsterdam

2012                        Kunstreservebank Amsterdam

2011                        Galerie Ton de Boer, Amsterdam

                                 21 Rozendaal, Enschede

                                 ABN, IJsseltoren, Zwolle

2009                        AMC, Amsterdam

2003                        Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam

2000                        ‘All in Line’, Groninger Museum, Groningen

                                 Post Gallery, Los Angeles, U.S.

                                 Exedra, Hilversum

1998                        Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam

1996                        Kunstraum Düsseldorf, Germany

                                 Gemeentemuseum, Helmond

                                 Kunstvereniging Diepenheim, Diepenheim

1995                        Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam

                                 Het Glazen Huis, Amstelpark, Amsterdam

1993                        Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam (duo with Paul Cox)

                       

groupshows

 

2021                                NATURE / NATURE,  duo show with Lin de Mol, LangArt, Amsterdam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

2020                                Vliegend Vrij, st. Barbarakerk, Culemborg

2018                                ‘Tourist Land’, Vrij Paleis, Amsterdam

                                        ‘Nobody on the road’, Vishal Haarlem, met Eli Content

                                        Design week Lodz, Poland

2017                               ‘Human+artificial creativity’, Design Week Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey

                                        ‘Humans need not apply’, Science Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

                                        9th Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale (GICB), PR South Korea

2015                               About Trees, Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, Switserland

2012                               Binnenstebuiten, CBK Assen (met o.a. Richard Deacon, Tony Cragg)

2011                               Alter Nature’,Z33, Hasselt, Belgium

                                        Apparently not enough, KADE, Amersfoort

2010                               Galerie Phoebus Rotterdam, Galerie Lutz Dordrecht

2009                               Anningahof, Zwolle

2008                               ‘Dierlijk getroffen’, LUMC, Leiden

2007                               ‘Vit-A-rti’, Opening show Verbeeke foundation, Kemzeke, Belgium

                                        ‘a Faithful Eye’, ABN AMRO, Grand Rapids Museum of Art, U.S.           

2006                               ‘Spooky’, Het Gebouw, Leidsche Rijn

                                         ‘EDEN DNA’, 5e design biënnale st. Etienne, France

2005                               Z33, Hasselt, Belgium

                                        HxBxD, Gemeentemuseum The Hague

2004                               ‘Lustwarande 04’, Tilburg

                                        Design etc.’, Tri Postal, Lille, France

2001-02                         ‘Mobiel Dromen’, Kunsthal, Rotterdam

2001                               Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam

1999                              ‘Fauna’, the Zacheta Gallery of Cont. Art, Warschau, Poland

                                       ‘Avoiding Objects’, Apex Art, New York, U.S.

1998                              ‘What Remains’, Groninger Museum, Groningen

                                        Büro Friedrich, Berlijn, Germany

1997                              ‘The People’s Choice’, Kunsthal Rotterdam

                                       ‘Still’, The Old Leadworks, Bristol, U.K.

1996                              ‘Exchanging Interiors’, Museum van Loon, A’dam

1995                              ‘La valise du célibataire’, NS Station, Maastricht

1994                              ‘Het Grote Gedicht’, Grote Kerk, The Hague

1993                              ‘Thing Makers’, BEAM, Nijmegen

                                       Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam

awards

2011                            Amsterdamse straatkunstprijs (Art in public space of Amsterdam)

1998                            Mid America Arts Alliance Award and Residency Program

1997                            Charlotte Köhler award

1993                            Zeebelt award

 

art fairs

 

2021                             Art Rotterdam / LangArt

2019                             PAN Amsterdam / LangArt

2018                             Art Amsterdam / LangArt

2013                             Raw art Rotterdam / Galerie Ton de Boer

                                      Slick, Brussel (B) / Galerie Ton de Boer, Brussel, Belgium

2007                             Art Amsterdam / Galerie Fons Welters

2005                             Frieze / Galerie Fons Welters, Londen, U.K.

2000                             ARCO / Galerie Fons Welters, Madrid, Spain

1998                             Art Brussels / Galerie Fons Welters, Brussel, Belgium

1995                             Art Cologne / Galerie Fons Welters, Keulen, Germany

 

art in public spave

 

2018                        WWII-monument, Parnassia, The Hague

2016                        G. van Wijkschool, Den Haag

                                 Risdammerhoutpark, Hoorn

2015                        Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede

2013                        RABO-kantoor, Middelharnis

                                 Rotonde Havengebied, Enschede

                               AMC, Amsterdam

                               Gemeentehuis Westerveld, Drenthe

2007                        LUMC, Leiden

2005                        Zoutkeetsplein, Amsterdam

2004                        Zeeburgerdijk, Amsterdam

1999                        Parnassia, The Hague

1993                        De Tol, Apeldoorn

 

 

projects

 

2021                 ‘Pandocheion’ muziekgebouw / BIMhuis, multidimensional music- and visual arts production with David Kweksilber

2018                  Contribution to the film ‘Parallel’ from Ruth Meijer and Ellen Blom, as shown on national TV and filmfestivals (awarded for best film at filmfestival Israël 2020)

2018, 2021       designs €5 and golden €10 coins for Royal Mint

 

teaching, workshops lectures

Teacher: Gerrit Rietveld Academie (Jewelry / Linking Bodies, VaV, Dogtime and PRE)

Guest teacher: Academie voor Bouwkunst, Amsterdam, State University of New York, US, St Lucas Art Academy, Gent, Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Artless Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and most art academies in the Netherlands

Exam committee member: AKI Enschede, Sandberginstituut (M), Academie Kampen

Lectures Chr Lyceum Veenendaal, NASK Utrecht, University of Maastricht, TEDxRotterdam 2011 and most art academies in the Netherlands

awards

2011        Amsterdam Public Art Award (Straatkunstprijs)

1998        Mid America Arts Alliance Award

1997        Charlotte Köhler award

1993        Zeebelt award

 

art in public space

Havengebied, Enschede, AMC Hospital, Amsterdam, Westerveld Town Hall, Westerveld, Education building of the Leiden University Hospital, Leiden, Zoutkeetsplein, Amsterdam, Zeeburgerdijk, Amsterdam, Parnassia, The Hague

 

publications: monographs   

‘Michael Babeliowsky’ (2011)

232 ideeën’ (2003)

‘New Dutch Sculptors’ (1999)

‘There Must be a simple way to make everything quite clear’ (1998)

‘Instruments, organisms and the construction of ideas’ (1993)

 

other:

Doorkijken (Merel Bem, 2017), ‘The Art of Nanotechnology’ (Twente Uiversity 2011, cover),  ‘Per Ongeluk expres’ (Bianca Stigter, 2011, cover) ‘De fonteinen van Amsterdam’ (2009, cover), ‘Wanderlust’ (2008) ‘Cognitie in kunst en wetenschap’,  ‘A Faithful Eye, Topstukken ABN collectie’, ‘Kunst uit huis, coll. Otto Schaap’, ‘Sprenkelingen’ (K.Schippers),’Het Wonder Werkt’ (Pam Emmerik), ‘Merijn Bolink, Suchan Kinochita, Job Koelewijn’, ’Het Nederlandse Kunstboek’.

 

publications: magazines, newspapers

Art in America (U.S.A.), Art News (U.S.A), Frame magazine, New Art Examiner (U.S.A.), LA Times (U.S.A), LA Weekly(U.S.A), Art Press (F) and most of Dutch newspapers and art magazines.

 

links to web based archives and articles (selection): 

welikeart

laweekly

maarten slagboom