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Jennifer Protas Curriculum Vitae
Jennifer Protas Ringdijk 33 1097 AD Amsterdam jcprotas@xs4all.nl
mob. +31 .6.419.094.13

 
EDUCATION
1981-82  Art Students League, New York, NY, USA
1982-83  University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
1979-84  Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA
1986-88 Master of Fine Arts, Pratt Institute of Art, Brooklyn, NY, USA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007  Galerie Nieuwe Vide, ‘The Expanding Mall” an audio-visual installation; Haarlem, NL
          see: http://nieuwevide.com/temp/video/The_Expanding_Mall.mov 2006  De Schone Kunsten; ‘Another American Invasion’, Haarlem, NL
2003  De Branderij; "FEAR", Antwerp, Belgium
2002  RAID Projects Gallery; ‘An Order of Things Here’, Los Angeles, California,  USA
          Kunstverein Springhornhof; ‘Do wat du wullt,de lüüd snackt doch”, Neuenkirchen, Germany
          Winston ArtHotel; “Waste Not, Want Not’, Amsterdam
2001   New Metropolis Museum for Science and Technology;  ‘Memory Blocks’, Amsterdam
1999  Scott Pfaffman Gallery;  ‘Glamour Shots’, New York City, USA
1998  Galerie Lumen Travo; ‘The Office’, Amsterdam
1997  Galerie A'pert; ‘An Excess of Loss’, Amsterdam
          Hilton International Hotel ‘An Excess of Loss’ cont’d, Amsterdam
1995  Contemporary Artists Center Gallery;‘Duplex’, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1994  Galerie A'pert;  ‘Marginal Ruins’, Amsterdam
1993  Galerie A'pert;  ‘New Sculpture’, Amsterdam
          Galerie W-139;  ‘Axis II’, Amsterdam
1992  Kentler International Drawing Space; ‘Paper Eggs’, Brooklyn, NY, USA 
          Foundation Elba; ‘Tributary’, Nijmegen, Netherlands
1991 Stichting Catacombe/Kunstuitleen ZuidOost; ‘Vertrek’, Amsterdam
1990  The Ridge Street Gallery; ‘New Work On Paper’, New York City, USA
1988  Higgins Hall Gallery; ‘Cairns and Ruins’, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, USA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007 KOP van WaZ, ‘Arttrack Aan Zee’, Wijk Aan Zee, NL ;  see: www.arttrack.nl/opendagen
2006 RC deRuimte, photography: ‘Space Inside’, IJmuiden, NL
         HorseMove Project Space, ‘Pass the Word’, PostCS Terrein, Amsterdam
         “ArtSpotting”, historical tour of Amsterdam mapped via public artworks; curated by Yoad David Luxembourg
2004 Heimwee/ Fernweh’, Galerie de Schone Kunsten, Haarlem
         ‘The Urban Fringe’, De Chiellerie, Amsterdam; exhibition space and meeting point for artists. Curated by Jennifer Protas 
2003 ‘Lust’: Red-Light District Artwalk, Amsterdam; curator:Jan van der Ploeg
2001  Het Concertgebouw, ‘Entree’ Exhibition; Amsterdam
          The Art Post; ‘Family’, New Hampshire, USA
          Synagoge Uilenburg; ‘Diluviaanse Herinnering: Het Blauwe Uur’, Amsterdam
2000  ArtHotel Winston; Stadt Munchen Photo-Biennale, Amsterdam
1999  Arti Et Amicitiae; ‘The Mind On Scale’, Amsterdam
          Kunstvlaai; Fundatie Het Blauwe Uur/ Stichting Ultima Thule, Amsterdam
          Winston ArtHotel; ‘Stop, don’t stop’, Manifesto for Walls, Amsterdam
1998  International Fair of Modern and Contemporary Art, ‘Pareti ad Arte’, Artissima ’98 ;Torino, Italy
          ArtHotel Winston; ‘New Face In Hell’, Amsterdam
          Kunsthal; ‘ILAP’, Rotterdam, Netherlands
1997  ARCO; Madrid International Art Fair, Spain  
          Galerie De La Tour; ‘The Indoor Landart Project’, Amsterdam
          KunstRai / Galerie Art Kitchen; ‘Chinese Whisper’, Amsterdam
          Galerie Art Kitchen; ‘Cool It’, Amsterdam
1996 ARCO; Madrid International Art Fair, Spain
          Artists' Museum; ‘A Memory Palace’, Lodz, Poland
          Galerie Maria Chailloux – Annex; ‘Multiples’, Amsterdam
1995 Chicago International Art Fair; Art Chicago: The Navy Pier, USA
1994 Galerie A'pert; Gallery Artists Exhibition, Amsterdam
          Chicago International Art Fair; Galerie A'pert, Chicago, USA
1993 Atelier Werstrasse; Kunst Aktion, Cologne, Germany
          Galerie A'pert; Gallery Artists Exhibition, Amsterdam
1992 Sociale Verzekeringsbank; ‘Wereldtentoonstelling’, Amstelveen, Netherlands
          Centro Cultural Recoleta; ‘America 500’, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1991 Art In General Gallery; ‘Artists Against War’, New York City, USA
          Institute of Contemporary Art; Jorge Luis Borges Exhibition, Amsterdam
1990 Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition; Sculpture Park, Brooklyn, NY, USA 68
          Jay Street Gallery; ‘Contemporary Objects’, Brooklyn, NY, USA

          Bronx Museum of the Arts; ‘Artists In The Marketplace’, Bronx, NY, USA
          Museo de Arte Moderno; ‘Recent Trends’, Buenos Aires, Argentina  
1989 Hook Gallery; ‘Earth Remembered’, Brooklyn, NY, USA
          Sculpture Park; ‘Outdoor Sculpture Show’, Brooklyn, NY, USA
          Boathouse Gallery; Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY, USA
GRANTS AND RESIDENCIES
2006 Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten; Basisstipendium
2002 Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds; Netherlands
         NL Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten; Projectsubsidie,
         Raid Projects: International Artist-In-Residence Program;
         3-month work and exhibition program, Los Angeles, CA., USA
2002 NL Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten; Basisstipendium
1999 NL Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten; Basisstipendium
1995 Contemporary Artists Center; 1-month retreat and exhibition space, MA., USA
1992 Foundation Elba; artists' 1-month retreat and exhibition space, Nijmegen, NL
         Artists’ Space; Funds for Artists, New York, NY, USA
1990 Artists’ Space; Funds for Artists, New York, NY,  USA
         Bronx Museum of the Arts; Artist in the Marketplace: seminar and exhibition, NY, USA
         Tom Otterness Studios, Brooklyn, NY, USA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2005- ArtEZ, Christelijke Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten, Zwolle, NL.
2007 Free-lance guest docent for students in visual art, architecture, and design.
2005 De Zonnehof Museum,  Amersfoort; selection committee for exhibition of Oct. works by post graduates of AKI in the Netherlands.
2003 Koninklijke Academie Voor Beeldende Kunst, the Hague, Netherlands. Oct.  Guest lecturer for graphics students focusing on concept and process in 3-d art. Assigned students a project which culminated in group studio critiques. Planned and implemented in collaboration with artist Jimmie Durham.
1988 - Jay Street Boro Hall Academy, Brooklyn, New York, USA
1990 Private school for inner-city children age eleven through eighteen years. Taught fine arts and literature to students age fourteen through eighteen years.
1984 - The Chinquapin School, Highlands, Texas, USA
1986  Private boarding school for under-privileged children. 
          Conceived, planned and implemented fine arts program for students age twelve through eighteen years. First to organize and  curate exhibit of  student works at the University of Houston, Lawndale Gallery
1985 San Felipe Elementary School, Houston, Texas, USA
         Arts instructor; coordinated and taught after-school arts program to children age four through eight years.
PUBLICATIONS 
2007  NRC Handelsblad Cultureel Supplement, “Ieder individu wordt hier terggebracht tot een sjabloon”, by Viola Lindner, dec. 14, 2007; 
          Nrc.Next, “Ieder individu wordt hier teruggebracht tot een sjabloon” by Viola Lindner, dec.17, 2007.
2004  L'Univers Illustré Amnésique; 231003, special issue, Editions Amnésique, Antwerp, Belgium
2003  Website Winston ArtHotel; Amsterdam,
          http://www.winston.nl/sitenieuw/artrooms/ar415.html 
2003  Kunstbeeld Tijdschrift; December 2003, ‘Reviews’, by Robbert Roos
          http://www.kunstbeeld.nl/reviews/review_protas.htm
         ZONE 03; Stadsmagazine voor Antwerpen, nr.146, "Hoe Angst Ons Leven Beheerst", p62
2001  Kunstbeeld Tijdschrift; September nr. 9, 2001, ‘De Opening’,  p40;  by Robbert Roos
          De Echo; Feb. 14, 2001,  “Concert voor jong publiek”
          De Zingende Zaag Tijdschrift;  Aug. 2001, “Het Blauwe Uur”; boek & CD-rom
1999  Arti Et Amicitiae; “The Mind On Scale”, 30-min documentary;  by Richard Newman
1998  Arco’98; International Art Fair, catalogue
1997  Dutch Quarterly Magazine; Autumn nr 12, “Vegas On My Mind”, by IJsbrand van Veelen
1995  Art Chicago: The Navy Pier; redactie: Kunstbeurs
          W139 uitgeverij; “De Ogen: A Novel”;  by Adriaan Krabbendam
1994  Ruimte Tijdschrift; nr. 3 & 4, jaargang 11,  by Iris Dik
1993  Buenos Aires Herald; Nov. 22, ‘Cultural Report’, by Edward Shaw
COLLECTIONS
2006  Mr. Eric Peek, Amsterdam, NL
          Ms. Mirjam Kruiswijk, Haarlem, NL
          Ms. Fransce Verdeuzeldonk, Amsterdam, NL
2005  Mr. C.F.R. Verlinden, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2003  Phil Bloom/Martin uit den Bogaard, Antwerp, Belgium
2002  NEMO, Museum for Science and Technology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2001  Het Concertgebouw, Stichting Entree’, Amsterdam, Netherlands 
2000  Ms. Frederiek Delfos, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1999 Mr. IJsbrand van Veelen, Amsterdam, Netherlands
          Mr. Niels van ’t Hof, Hilversum, Netherlands
1998  Mr. Ron Miltenburg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
          Dr. Rene Somers, Amsterdam, Netherlands
          Mr. Aldert Mantje, Amsterdam, Netherlands  
1997  Mr. Alexander Leung, Hong Kong, United Kingdom
          Mr. Ed Vogel, Amsterdam, Netherlands
          Mr. David Nuyen, Paris, France
          Mr. & Mrs. Marcel Reurs, Amsterdam, Netherlands
          Mr. Carl Everaert, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1996  Mr. Robert de Vries, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1994  Mrs. Fern Simon, Chicago, Illinois, USA
          Mr. Anton Meester, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1993  Ms. Beata van Gendt, Breukelen, Netherlands
1992  Ms. Renata Mantorska, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1991  Ms. Iris Dik, Amsterdam, Netherlands
          Mr. Jan Theun van Rees, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1990  Dr. Steven Kurtz, New York City, USA
          Ms. Judith C. Protas, New York City, USA