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Helga Kos & De Kraamkamer
 
Curriculum vitae

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Helga Kos & De Kraamkamer

Curriculum vitae

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  Education

1999 - 2004 This period mainly been working at the graphical workshop of the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam, designing and printing the artist’s book ‘Ode aan de Kolossale Zon’ (Ode to the Colossal Sun)
1993 - 1994 Studio in New York, December 1993 till August 1994
1992 Studio in Los Angeles, May till August
1979 - 1981 Rijksakademie, Academy of Fine Arts, Amsterdam
1977 - 1988 This period mainly spend on making animated movies
1972 - 1977 Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Academy of Fine Arts, Amsterdam

  Solo exhibition

2008 Presentation new studio and new works, Open Studio’s, Amsterdam
 Manifestation 'Kunst op Lokatie', Wendingen, Amsterdam
 AON, Company building AON, Rotterdam
2007 AON, Company Building AON, Amsterdam
2006 ‘An Artist’s Book by Helga Kos', Centre for Fine Print Research, University of West England, Bristol
2005 Re- opening Show for the gallery, Ode and new paintings, Galerie Samuel Lallouz, Montréal, Canada
 ‘Not Here, Not Now, Kunsthuis 13, Velp
2004 ‘Ode aan de Kolossale Zon’, Museum Meermanno, The Hague
2003 ‘Paintings, linoleum prints and an artist’s book’, Brueghel Institute, Veghel
2002 ‘Not Ideas About the Thing but the Thing Itself’, Galerie Samuel Lallouz, Montréal, Canada
 Vitrine exhibition, AMC galerie, Amsterdam Zuid-Oost
2000 ‘Little wanderer’,artist’s book and new paintings, Studio exhibition, Amsterdam
 ‘Ode aan de Kolossale Zon’, Wendingen / Amstelkerk, Amsterdam
1997 ‘Last Poems of Wallace Stevens’, Wendingen / Amstelkerk, Amsterdam
1996 ‘The Power of Suddenness’, Gallery A'PERT, Amsterdam
1995 ‘Non-Stories’, Gallery A’PERT, Amsterdam
 ‘Search!’, WG Expozaal, Amsterdam
1993 ‘No Title’, Gallery VSB, Amsterdam
1992 European Expressions, Whitchurch Gallery, Los Angeles, Californië
 ‘Possible Memories’, Gallery A'PERT, Amsterdam
1991 ‘Daily Rituals’, Gallery A'PERT, Amsterdam
1990 ‘One Night in Tunisia’, Gallery Traject, Utrecht
 ‘After Images’, Sonsbeek Int. Art Center, Arnhem
 ‘Cinematic Portraits on Canvas’, Gallery K, Alkmaar

  Group exhibition

2008 The Color of Water, Art Centre Haarlem, Haarlem
 11th International Contemporary Artist’s Book Fair, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
 Works from the collection, Stedelijk Museum , Amsterdam
2007 'Arttrack' at See, Gallery KOP van WaZ, Wijk aan Zee
 Salon, Arti, Amsterdam
 New Durch Watercolors, Museum Rijswijk, Rijswijk
2006 Quantumvis 2, Gallery De Ruimte, IJmuiden
 Book ABC, Grafic Workshop Utrecht, Utrecht
2005 Editions and Artist's book fair, New York, USA
 Artist's Books, Johan Deumens, Amsterdam Art Fair, Amsterdam
 Quantumvis 1, Gallery De Ruimte, IJmuiden
2004 Les Plus Beaux Livres, Institut Néerlandais, Paris, France
 ‘A Book Is a Book Is a Book’, Apeldoorns Museum (CODA), Apeldoorn
 Artist’s Books Johan Deumens, KunstRai, Amsterdam
 ‘The Best Dutch Book Designs of 2003’, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
 ‘The Best Dutch Book Designs of 2003’, Museum Meermanno, Den Haag
 ‘The Best Dutch Book Designs of 2003’, Buchmesse, Frankfurt and Leipzig
2002 Red Light District – Images of Desire 2, Winston Hotel, Amsterdam
 ‘Key Works’, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam
 ‘Emergo’ / Art Manifestation WG-domains, Amsterdam
2001 Schreibzeit, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
 ‘Closeby and Far Away’, Kusthal Remise, Amsterdam
1999 ‘The Self Portrait’, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam
 Galerie Samuel Lallouz, Montréal, Canada
1998 Cutting Edge, ARCO / A'pert, Madrid, Spain
 ‘Closing exhibition of the gallery’, Gallery A’PERT, Amsterdam
1997 Cutting Edge, ARCO / A'pert, Madrid, Spain
 Poste Restante, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam
1996 ‘The number is 10’, Museum Amstelland , Amstelveen
 Selection of artists of the gallery, Art Chicago / A'pert, Chicago, USA
1995 Selection of artists of the gallery, Art Chicago / A'pert, Chicago, USA
1994 ‘4 Artists of the Gallery’, New Pier Show, Art Chicago / gallery A'PERT, Chicago, USA
 ‘Undertaking Artists’, Tongerlohuys Gallery, Roosendaal
1993 Openings exhibition new building, Gallery A’PERT, Amsterdam
 Opening exhibition new building, Gallery A’PERT,Amsterdam
 ‘4 Artists of the Gallery’, KuntRai / gallery A'PERT, Amsterdam
1991 ‘Hundred Young Dutch Artists Under 1 Roof’, The HAL, Rotterdam
1990 Begegnung mit den Niederländen, BMW-Hochhaus, Münich, Germany
1988 ‘Grancia d'Argente Rapolano’, Municipal Rapolano, Rapolano, Italy
1987 ‘Artists Select Art’, divers locations , Amsterdam and Leeuwarden
1986 ‘Contemporary Portraits’, Singer Museum, Laren
1983 ‘Image by Image’, Municipal Museum, Arnhem

  Projects

1999 - 2004 Project with Music Ensemble Wendingen and Galerie Samuel Lallouz: the CD-artist’s book ‘Ode aan de Kolossale Zon’ (Ode to the Colossal Sun) inspired by the Ned Rorem’s lyric cycle ‘Last Poems of Wallace Stevens’
1985 ‘Sweet Dreams Love’ Film project in coöperation with play writer/performer Paul Haenen

  Collections

2008 Caldic Collections BV, Rotterdam
 University of Wisconsin – Madison’s Kohler Art Library, Wisconsin, USA
 CBK Gelderland
2004 - 2007 Jack Ginsberg Collection, Cape Town, South Africa
 The Piermont Morgan Library & Museum, New York, USA
 Galerie Samuel Lallouz, Montréal, Canada
 Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
 University of Columbia, New York, NY, USA
 State university of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
 Bibliothéque Nationale de France, Parijs
 Royal Library, The Hague
 KPMG, Amstelveen
2000 - 2003 Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
 Museum Meermanno Westreenianum, Den Haag
 SBK Amsterdam, Foundation for Visual Arts, Amsterdam
 LA Louver Gallery, Venice (Los Angeles), California, USA
 Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Utrecht
 CBK Gelderland, Foundation for Visual Arts, Arnhem
1995 - 1999 City Of Amsterdam
 Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Rotterdam
 City of Zoetermeer
 VSB Bank, Utrecht
 Artotheek 18, Bergen op Zoom

  Acknowlegments / Nominations

2004 Selection Best Dutch Book Designs of 2003
 Shortlist ‘Best Book Design From All Over The World 2004’, Stiftung Buchkunst Frankfurt am Main und Leipzig
2002 Stipend from the National Foundation ‘Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten’
1997 Stipend from the National Foundation ‘Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten’
1994 Stipend from the National Foundation ‘Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten’
1991 Production budget from the city of Amsterdam
1989 Year grant from the National Foundation ‘Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten’
1988 Finaliste Grancia d'Argente Rapolano, Rapolano, Italy
 Presentation grant from the National Foundation ‘Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten’
1987 Mention de Qualité van het Centre National de la Cinematographie, Paris
1986 Dutch Film Fund
1985 Nomination ‘Gouden Kalf’ (‘Golden Calf’, Dutch film award)
1981 Prix de Rome (visual arts, silver medal)

  Other activities

2007 Guest lecturer at Academy of Fine Arts for 'Wanderwort 7', Arnhem
2006 Guest lecturer at Academy of Fine Arts for 'Wanderwort 6', Arnhem
2005 Lecture for the State University of New York at Buffalo, NY, USA
 Lecture for Symposium ‘Wanderwort 5’, organized by ArtEZ /dAcapo, Arnhem
2003 - 2004 Lectures for Municipal Museum Apeldoorn (CODA), Pieter Brueghel Institute and Music Ensemble Wendingen
2002 - 2003 Guest lecture at the Academy of Fine Arts, The Hague
1999 - 2002 Board Member for the SSK Foundation, Amsterdam
1998 - 2001 Editor ‘Beeldrechtbericht’, periodical for the copyrights organization ‘Foundation Beeldrecht’
1996 - 2000 Board Member BNK, Organization for dutch Artists
* Paper for the ‘Wallace Stevens Conference’, Oxford, UK

  Assignments

 A 110-tych (paintings), c ommissioned by the ‘Undertaking Artists Foundation’, Amsterdam:
1992 Large scale painting, commissioned by the City of Amsterdam
1985 Mural for the ‘Oscar Romero College’ in Blokker/ Hoorn
1977 Variety of animated movies commissioned by Dutch Public Television

  Bibliography/Publications

2007 Printmaking Today (september), British Magazine on printmaking and painting, author Nancy Campbell
2006 'Borders of Reality', Edition by Kunsthuis 13, Coen Vernooij
2005 De Poesiekrant, Flamisch publication for Art and poetry, Johan Velter
2004 VPRO radio, De Avonden, 23 mei, radio interview with Annemiek Overbeek (23 May 2004)
 Haagsche Courant, 1 mei 2004, Roos van Put (1 May 2004)
 Septentrion (Vlaams kunstblad), no 4, 2004, Geneviève Nevejan
 Kunstbeeld, juli/augustus, Rob Perrée
 Catalogue ‘Best Dutch Book Designs of 2003’
2003 Artist’s book ‘Ode aan de Kolossale Zon’, a joint edition by Wendingen, Amsterdam, Helga Kos, Amsterdam and Galerie Samuel Lallouz, Montréal
2002 Brabants Dagblad, 12 februari, Willie Roks
2001 Kunstblad, mei, Sandrine van Noordt
 Stedelijk Museum Bulletin, januari, Suzanna Héman
1998 Catalogue ‘The Self Portrait’
1997 Publication for the exhibition ‘Last Poems of Wallace Stevens’ with Wendingen
1996 Catalogus t.g.v. expositie bij galerie A'pert, overzicht van werk uit de periode 1991-1996
1995 Publication for the Art Fair Chicago
1994 Publication for the Art Fair Chicago
1993 Publication for the Amsterdam artfair KunstRAI 1993, interview Bert Blanken
1991 NRC-Handelsblad, Paul Steenhuis (20 November 1991)
 Tableau juni, "Ondernemende Kunstenaars"
 Tableau april, red
 Kunstbeeld maart, Frans Duister
 Fine Art Index 1992, North American Edition, Chicago
 Catalogus galerie A'pert, Paul Steenhuis
1990 Alkmaarsche Courant, Eric Beets (5 Februari 1990)
1990 - 1995 Hundred Young Dutch Painters, edition, 90/91, 92/93 en 1995
1990 Utrechts Nieuwsblad, Ingrid Selbeck
1989 Catalogus SVBK, "Open Ateliers 1989"
1987 Volkskrant, Paul Depondt (27 June 1987)
 Catalogue ‘Artists Select Art’
1986 Catalogue Singer Museum, ‘Contemporary Portraits’
 Sweet Dreams Luv, issue about the equally titled animation movie
 Catalogus "Animation in the Netherlands"