Biography : Martijn Schuppers

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Martijn Schuppers 1967, Almelo (NL) Lives and Works in Groningen

Education

1987-‘89/1991-’95 RHG Academy Minerva Groningen (NL)

1994 Hunter College, New York (USA)

1998-2000 MFA, Frank Mohr Institute, Hanze University Groningen (NL)

Soloshows

2009

Düsseldorfer (Dis)solutions, Ateliers Höherweg, Düsseldorf (D)

‘Razzle & Camouflage’, duoshow with Eric Angenot, In Situ Gallery, Aalst (B)

2008

The Solo Project, duoshow with Anne Jaap de Rapper, represented by VOUS ETES ICI, Basel (CH)

‘Air Brush Structure Paintings 2007-2008’, VOUS ETES ICI, Amsterdam (NL)

2006

Unisono 14: ‘The Nature of Painting’, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam (NL)*

‘Image-Afterimage’, duoshow with Roland Schimmel, In Situ Gallery, Aalst (B)

2005

‘The Nature of Painting’, VOUS ETES ICI, Amsterdam (NL)

2004

‘Schone schijn’, Galerie IN SITU, Aalst (B)

‘Echo 3’, duoshow with Gerco de Ruyter Archipel, Apeldoorn (NL)

ZOOMINSIDEOUT, Sign, Groningen (NL)

2003

‘FRESH’, duoshow with Wolfgang Ellenrieder, Gallery IN SITU, Aalst (B)

Gasunie, Groningen (NL)

VOUS ETES ICI, Amsterdam (NL)

2002

Gallery Yves Hoffmann, Paris (F)

Bookpresentation ‘Early Monograph/Paintings 1994-2002.’ VOUS ETES ICI at M.A.F. Amsterdam (NL)

2001

Duoshow with Ab van Hanegem, Gallery In Situ, Aalst (B)

VOUS ETES ICI, Amsterdam (NL)

Groupshows (selection)

2009

‘Mypainting.nu’, curated by Kris van Dessel and Jean-Marie Bytebier, Lokaal 01, Breda (NL)

’Driessens en Verstappen, de Rapper, Schuppers’, VOUS ETES ICI, Amsterdam (NL)

2008

‘The Magical Power of the Painted Image’, Lanchester Gallery, Coventry (UK)

‘Unfinished Business’, with Geeske Bijker, Driessens/Verstappen, Jasper van der Graaf, Ab van Hanegem, Krijn de Koning, Jan van der Ploeg, Jochem van der Spek, Jan Maarten Voskuil, Thomas Wildner, Peter Luining, Remco Scha, Jan Robert Leegte. Curated by Jan Robert Leegte and Jan Maarten Voskuil, Kunstverein Medienturm, Graz (A) (cat.)

‘Visual Moods’, with a.o. Jan Andriesse, Krijn de Koning, George Korsmit, Rinke Nijburg, Ben Akkerman. Curator: Regine Schumann, Stadsgallerij Heerlen.

‘The Magical Power of the Painted Image’, Kunstencentrum W3, Vlissingen (NL)

‘The Magical Power of the Painted Image’, Zebrastraat, Gent, (B)

2007

‘The Magical Power of the Painted Image’, with Marcel Berlanger, Thomas Huyghe, Wolfgang Ellenrieder, Karen Trusselle and Roland Schimmel, Curator: Jan de Nys, Stedelijk Museum Aalst, (B) (cat.)

‘A selection from www.vousetesici.nl’, VOUS ETES ICI, Amsterdam (NL)

‘Focus & Diversity’, Curator: Martijn Schuppers, Alumnishow 2007 Frank Mohr institute, Hanze University, Groningen (NL) (cat.)

2006

‘BSTRCT’, with Franck Bragigand, Ab van Hanegem, Twan Jansen, Klaas Kloosterboer, Saskia Koops, Regine Schumann and Han Schuil. Curator: Martijn Schuppers, Kunstruimte 09, Groningen (NL)

‘Concrete Zaken’, with a.o. Ian Davenport, Tilman. Curator: Jan Maarten Voskuil, Nieuwe Vide, Haarlem (NL)*

‘Floting Forms / Abstract art now’, with a.o. M. Oehlen, Rentmeister, Tillmans en Zimmermann, Curator: U. Lehmann, Wilhelm Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen am Rhein (D)*

‘Make-up/Camouflage’, with Eric Angenot and David Kowalkowski, In Situ Gallery, Aalst (B)

‘Presentational Painting III’, Curator G. Evertz, Times Square Gallery/Hunter College New York (USA)*

2005

Presentation ZOOMINSIDEOUT- edition, Hein Elferink Gallery, Slingenberg (NL)

‘Kijkwijdte’, groupshow alumni Frank Mohr Instituut/Hanze University, CBK Groningen (NL)

‘Some Painting(s)’, with Franck Bragigand, Ab van Hanegem en Gijs Frieling. Curator: M. Schuppers Academie Minerva Galerie, Groningen (NL)

2004

‘De magie van beeld II’, with Marcel Berlanger, Gerco de Ruyter and Wolfgang Ellenrieder, Gallery In Situ, Aalst (B)

‘Study’s’, Living Room, Amsterdam (NL)

‘Gesture suggestion’, with David Reed, Klaus Merkel, Bernard Frize and Jos van Merendonk, VOUS ETES ICI, Amsterdam (NL)

‘International Exchange Exhibition’, Hunter College/Time Square Gallery, New York (USA)*

2003

‘De inhuizing/collectie-overwegingen’, Stadsgalerij Heerlen (NL)

‘Suite Voices #5’, painting/video’, VOUS ETES ICI, Amsterdam.

2002

VOUS ETES ICI, Le Buro, Amsterdam (NL)

‘Iets dat zo duur is, moet veel waard zijn’, De Beyerd, Breda (NL)

‘Holland – Schweiz 3:2’, with Corinne Bonsma, Ab van Hanegem, Urs und Stefan., Kunsthalle Palazzo, Liestal (CH)

2001

‘Suite voices #4’, VOUS ETES ICI, Amsterdam (NL)

2000

‘Cum Laude 2’, Nieuwspoort, The Hague (NL)*

‘Suite voices #1’, with Anton Henning, Julia Warr, Ab van Hanegem and Bart Domburg, VOUS ETES ICI, Amsterdam (NL)

‘Vierde Kunstvlaai’, Amsterdam/Sign, Groningen (NL)

Projects

2008

Artist in Residence at Ateliers Höherweg, Düsseldorf, Germany

2005

Working period at Point B, Brooklyn, New York. Supported by The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture.

2004

‘ZOOMINSIDEOUT’, Sign, Groningen & Galerie IN SITU, Aalst (B)

2003

‘(L x B x H)’, in co-operation with Anne Jaap de Rapper and Barthold Boksem, NP3/Niggendijker, Groningen (NL)

2001

‘Wallpainting #1’, ‘GR95 frontaal’, Gallery Frontaal, Appingedam (NL)

2000

Tatort #4, ‘Vierde Kunstvlaai’, Sign/Groningen, Amsterdam (NL)

Tatort #3, ‘22’, groupshow, Groningen (NL)*

The work of Martijn Schuppers is represented by VOUS ETES ICI and Gallery In Situ on Art Brussels, Art Cologne, ArtFrankfurt, Art Forum Berlin, Kunstrai/Art Amsterdam

Assignments

2008

Wallpainting, private collection, Loppersum (NL)

2005

Room at the Council for Judiciary commissioned by the department of VROM/RGD, The Hague (NL)*

Collections

Stedelijk Museum Schiedam

Stadsgalerij Heerlen

Centraal Museum Utrecht

ABN AMRO Art Foundation

Akzo Nobel Art Foundation

Bank La Bouchere

Works Foundation

LUCM Art Foundation

AEGON

AMC Art Foundation

Gasunie Art Collection

Theodoor Gilissen Private Bankers

Teaching

Guestteacher Frank Mohr Institute, Hanze University Groningen 2006

RHG Academy Minerva, Hanze University Groningen 2000-2004

Guestteacher paintingproject, Academy Minerva, Hanze University Groningen 2005

Guestteacher School for Visual Arts, Utrecht 2003

Subsidies/Grants (selection)

Standard contribution working budget by The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture 2008

Basic Stipend by The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture 2007

Projectsubsidie by The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture 2005

Projectsubsidie by The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture 2004

Basic Stipend by The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture 2002

Bibliography (selection)

2009

‘Unfinished Business/Dutch Abstracts’, Sandro Droschl, Jan Maarten Voskuil and Jan Robert Leegte, Folio Verlag/Kunstverein Mediumturm, ISBN 978-3-85256-470-8

2008

Peter McCarty,’Grotesque, intoxicating and at times disconserting’, Leamington Courier

‘The Magical Power of the Painted Image/ Magie van het Geschilderde Beeld’ curated by Jan de Nys, Stedelijk Museum Aalst, Belgium

2007

‘Present/ Percentage for Art in the Netherlands 2004-2006’, ISBN 978-905973-060-1

‘Focus & Diversity, Frank Mohr Instituut, Alumnishow 2007’, curated by M. Schuppers, Frank Mohr Institute Groningen, 2007 (edition 1200)

2006

‘Concrete Zaken’, Foundation De Loge, Haarlem, 2006 (edition 600) (cat)

‘Martijn Schuppers/The Nature of Painting’, interview with Twan Jansen, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam/VOUS ETES ICI Amsterdam, 2006 (edition1000)

‘Floting Forms, abstract art now’, Curated by U. Lehmann, Wilhelm Hack Museum, Ludwigshafen Am Rhein, Kreber Verlag, ISBN 3-938025-76-X (Cat.)

Presentational Painting III, Hunter College/Times Square Gallery, texts by G. Evertz and J. Cox, New York, (edition 1000) (Cat.) G.Glueck, ‘ Presentational Painting III’, Art in review, The New York Times, 07.04.06

2005

‘Kunst in het gerecht’, a publication by the Artcommission Nieuwspoort, P. Spijkerman, Den Haag 2005

2004

L. van Halem, ‘Bad Painting, Good Painting’, Jong Holland, jaargang 20, nr. 4, 2004.

S. Spijkerman, ‘Abstract verbeeldend’, Trouw / De kritieken, 11.12.04.

‘Echo 1, 2, 3’, texts by M. Andriessen, A. van Rosmalen and E. van straaten. Archipel, Apeldoorn, (edition 400).

W. van der Beek, ‘Reviews: Martijn Schuppers & Gerco de Ruijter’, Kunstbeeld, Nr 09 2004

M. Andriessen, ‘Technisch evenwicht’, Tubelight #33, juli 2004.

W.van der Beek, ‘Ongebruikelijk perspectief in Echo 3’, Stentor, 17.06.04.

D. van Weelden (o.m.), ‘Proof of principle’, Akzo Nobel Art Foundation, ISBN 90-9016803-8 (oplage 1650/350 speciale editie)

2003

F. Huygen, ‘Kunst en wetenschap verenigd in boek over Akzo Nobel kunstcollectie.’, Het Financieele Dagblad, 26.04.03

2002

V. Duponcelle, ‘Art Cologne, retour a la peinture.’, Le Figaro, 01.11.02.

(red.), bookreview ‘Early Monograph’, Kunstbeeld XI, oktober 2002.

‘Een collectie/ Een keuze uit de verzameling van de ABN AMRO Bank’, ISBN 90-802677-4-0 (cat.)

M. Bosma, bookpresentation ‘Early Monograph’, 9 mei 2002.

B. Jansen, ‘Licht, ruimte en kleur: Ab van Hanegem/ Martijn Schuppers/ Corinne Bonsma’, in ‘Holland – Schweiz 3:2’, Kunsthalle Palazzo, ISBN 3-906789-03-9 (oplage 800)

R. Schiess, ‘Flanieren zwichen Kunstwerken’, Basler Zeitung, 08.05.02.

M. Bal/ W. G. Thiel/ B. Steevenz, ‘Early Monograph: Martijn Schuppers, paintings

1994-2002’ Cato Publishers, ISBN 90 80691216 (oplage 750)

A. Marzahn, ‘Blasen, Reliefs, Illusionen’, Basler Agenda, nr.19, mei 2002.

2001

B. Steevensz,’Sci-Fi schilderijen’, MetropolisM nr. 4/aug-sept 2001.

‘Cum Laude 2’, Internationaal Perscentrum Nieuwspoort, Den Haag. (cat.)

2000

A. Berk,’De opening: Schuppers/van Hanegem/Domburg, VOUS ETES ICI’, Kunstbeeld nr. 9/2000