Rob Voerman Curriculum Vitae
1966 born in Deventer (NL)
Lives in Arnhem and works in Groessen (Netherlands)
Study
CABK Constantijn Huygens (sculpture), Kampen (NL) 1990-1996
Vestlandets Kunst Akademie, Bergen, Norway (4 months in 1995)
Solo Exhibitions
2018
Ayumi Gallary / Cave, Tokyo, Japan
Xi'an Moca, Xi'an China
Eurasia University Museum, Xi'an, China
Ningbo Art Museum, Ningbo, China
Generator, Arnhem (NL)
Xi'an Moca, Xi'an China
Eurasia University Museum, Xi'an, China
Ningbo Art Museum, Ningbo, China
Generator, Arnhem (NL)
2017
"Entropic Empire", Galerie Artoxin, Münich, Germany
2015
"Faculty", The Mattress Factory Art Museum, Pittsburgh, USA
Motel Spatie, Arnhem (NL) Large temporary site-specific work in
shopping centre Presikhaaf (curated by Claudia Schouten)
Motel Spatie, Arnhem (NL) Large temporary site-specific work in
shopping centre Presikhaaf (curated by Claudia Schouten)
2014
Upstream Gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
Cellen #6, Klooster Tiel (NL)
Cellen #6, Klooster Tiel (NL)
2013
Hans Peter Zimmer Stiftung, Düsseldorf (D)
2012
Coda Museum, Apeldoorn (NL)
2011
"After the Goldrush", Upstream Gallery, Amsterdam
2010
Cobra Museum, Amstelveen (NL)
Museum Henriette Polak(Jeanne Oosting Award 2010), Zutphen, duo-exhibition with Emo Verkerk (NL)
Museum Henriette Polak(Jeanne Oosting Award 2010), Zutphen, duo-exhibition with Emo Verkerk (NL)
2008
Art Brussels (stand Upstream Gallery)
2007
Upstream Gallery, Amsterdam
“Tarnung,” Bregenzer Kunstverein/Magazin 4, Bregenz (A)
“Rob Voerman. Grafiek/Installation,” Flevodruk, Harderwijk (NL)
“Tarnung,” Bregenzer Kunstverein/Magazin 4, Bregenz (A)
“Rob Voerman. Grafiek/Installation,” Flevodruk, Harderwijk (NL)
2006
“Rob Voerman: Bad Buildings, Good Spaces,” Architectural Association,
London (including presentation of installation on Bedford Square)
London (including presentation of installation on Bedford Square)
2005
Upstream Gallery, Amsterdam
2004
“Building Backwards”, Rhodes+Mann, London
UCLA Hammer Museum, “Hammer Projects”, Los Angeles
UCLA Hammer Museum, “Hammer Projects”, Los Angeles
Group Exhibitions (selection)
2019
"all natural 100% Collection". Museum der Moderne, Salzburg, Austria
"Stadsbeelden", Museum Flehite, Amersfoort
"Good Space - Communities or the Promise of Happiness", Villa Merkel, Esslingen, Germany. (large outdoor installation and indoor exhibition)
"Vouch", group-exhibition/artist-run sales-project, Loods 6, Amsterdam
"Biennial Gelderland", Arnhem/Nijmegen
2018
"Volatile Dreams- Art of the World's Fair", Museum Marta Herford,
Germany I will build a large site-specific installation for this,
curated by Friederike Fast)
Jahres-Ausstellung, Galerie Artoxin
"Into the Future: Collyer Bristow Gallery, London, UK
Nomadic Mountains, Schunck, Heerlen (NL) (curated by
Jean-Bernard Koeman)
Germany I will build a large site-specific installation for this,
curated by Friederike Fast)
Jahres-Ausstellung, Galerie Artoxin
"Into the Future: Collyer Bristow Gallery, London, UK
Nomadic Mountains, Schunck, Heerlen (NL) (curated by
Jean-Bernard Koeman)
2017
7th. Bi-City Biennial of Urbanism/Architecture, Shenzhen, China.
"Bye Bye De Stijl", Centraal Museum, Utrecht (NL)
Compilation 5 Jahre Weltkunstzimmer, Dusseldorf (D)
38CC (duo-exhibition with Alicia framis), Delft (NL)
"Architecture as a Metaphor", Griffin Gallery, London
"Bye Bye De Stijl", Centraal Museum, Utrecht (NL)
Compilation 5 Jahre Weltkunstzimmer, Dusseldorf (D)
38CC (duo-exhibition with Alicia framis), Delft (NL)
"Architecture as a Metaphor", Griffin Gallery, London
2016
Sonsbeek 2016, Arnhem (NL) (curated by Ruangrupa)
“(In)constancy of space”, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam (NL) (curated by
Neva Lukic)
Grafiek 2016, Van Abbehuis, Eindhoven (NL)
'Maelström, de Kracht van het ongrijpbare' in Arti et Amicitiae,
Amsterdam (Curated by Frans Franciscus and Arjen Lancel)
Kuub, Utrecht
“(In)constancy of space”, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam (NL) (curated by
Neva Lukic)
Grafiek 2016, Van Abbehuis, Eindhoven (NL)
'Maelström, de Kracht van het ongrijpbare' in Arti et Amicitiae,
Amsterdam (Curated by Frans Franciscus and Arjen Lancel)
Kuub, Utrecht
2015
Shenzhen Hong Kong Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, Shenzhen,
China. (curated by Aaron Betsky)
Amsterdam Art Fair, Booth Upstream Gallery
Kunstpodium T, Master-Apprentice Project, Tilburg (NL)
Sculpture garden Anningahof, Zwolle (NL)
China. (curated by Aaron Betsky)
Amsterdam Art Fair, Booth Upstream Gallery
Kunstpodium T, Master-Apprentice Project, Tilburg (NL)
Sculpture garden Anningahof, Zwolle (NL)
2014
Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah, UAE (curated by Peter Lewis
en Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi)
1st.Kinshasa Biennial (Yango Biennial), Democratic Republic of Congo
(curator Sitabile Mlotshwa)
Printmaking-exhibition, Pulchri, The Hague (NL)
“Inconstancy of space”, Mestrovic Pavilion, Zagreb, Croatia (curated by
Neva Lukic)
“Coming Soon”, NAI/Bureau Europa, Maastricht (curator Saskia van Stein)
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London, UK
“City of Ash”, Artspace g39, Cardiff, United Kingdom (curator Sam Perry)
Art Rotterdam (through Upstream Gallery) (NL)
en Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi)
1st.Kinshasa Biennial (Yango Biennial), Democratic Republic of Congo
(curator Sitabile Mlotshwa)
Printmaking-exhibition, Pulchri, The Hague (NL)
“Inconstancy of space”, Mestrovic Pavilion, Zagreb, Croatia (curated by
Neva Lukic)
“Coming Soon”, NAI/Bureau Europa, Maastricht (curator Saskia van Stein)
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London, UK
“City of Ash”, Artspace g39, Cardiff, United Kingdom (curator Sam Perry)
Art Rotterdam (through Upstream Gallery) (NL)
2013
"EinDruck Ausstellung - Internationale Zeitgenössische Druckgrafik",
Halle 14, Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst, Baumwollspinnerei,
Leipzig, Germany (D)
"The glorious rise and fall...", K14, Den Bosch (NL)
"Vision vs. Confrontation", Mondriaanhouse, Amersfoort (NL)
Sculpture park Anningahof, public sculpture and group show, Zwolle (NL)
Artfair Pusan (South-Korea) through Art Amalgamated
Halle 14, Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst, Baumwollspinnerei,
Leipzig, Germany (D)
"The glorious rise and fall...", K14, Den Bosch (NL)
"Vision vs. Confrontation", Mondriaanhouse, Amersfoort (NL)
Sculpture park Anningahof, public sculpture and group show, Zwolle (NL)
Artfair Pusan (South-Korea) through Art Amalgamated
2012
"Kaleidoscope", C24-Gallery, NewYork (curator Kristen Johnston)
The Armory Show, New York (through Upstream Gallery)
University Art Museum (curator Elyse Gonzales), Santa Barbara (USA)
Kunstenlab, Deventer (NL) Two-persons-exhibition with Miyuki Okuyama
"Going to the Etsch", Pictura, Dordrecht (NL)
"Going to the Etsch", Kruithuis, den Bosch (NL)
The Armory Show, New York (through Upstream Gallery)
University Art Museum (curator Elyse Gonzales), Santa Barbara (USA)
Kunstenlab, Deventer (NL) Two-persons-exhibition with Miyuki Okuyama
"Going to the Etsch", Pictura, Dordrecht (NL)
"Going to the Etsch", Kruithuis, den Bosch (NL)
2011
"Märklin-perspective", KaDe, Amersfoort (NL)
"Architektur Sommer Rhein-Main 2011" Site-specific installation in the
city of Offenbach (D) (curators Marcel Schumacher and Britt Bauman)
"De Stad 3D", Museum Hilversum (NL)
Robert Miller Gallery, New York (hvcca-benefit-auction)
"What if.." Rondeel Architectural Institute, Deventer (NL)
"Graphosbiennale", Den Bosch (NL)
"Urban Expressionism", Nest, Den Haag
"Architektur Sommer Rhein-Main 2011" Site-specific installation in the
city of Offenbach (D) (curators Marcel Schumacher and Britt Bauman)
"De Stad 3D", Museum Hilversum (NL)
Robert Miller Gallery, New York (hvcca-benefit-auction)
"What if.." Rondeel Architectural Institute, Deventer (NL)
"Graphosbiennale", Den Bosch (NL)
"Urban Expressionism", Nest, Den Haag
2010
"Buiten", BBKC, Tilburg (NL)
“Brachen-Siedlung”, Nijmegen (NL), Duisburg (D) and Arnhem (NL)
“BeeldHalWerk”, Amsterdam
“Light Art Biennial 2010”, Linz, Austria
“Plan 10”, Cologne, Germany
"Habitat".Antwerp, Belgium. Site-specific project in Luchtbal
(curator: Bruno Herzeele)
“Brachen-Siedlung”, Nijmegen (NL), Duisburg (D) and Arnhem (NL)
“BeeldHalWerk”, Amsterdam
“Light Art Biennial 2010”, Linz, Austria
“Plan 10”, Cologne, Germany
"Habitat".Antwerp, Belgium. Site-specific project in Luchtbal
(curator: Bruno Herzeele)
2009
“Modernism as a Ruin,” Generali Foundation, Vienna (curator: Sabine
Folie, with Dan Graham, Isa Genzken, Gordon Matta-Clark, Robert
Smithson a.o.)
“Modernism as a Ruin,” Kunst Museum Liechtenstein, Vaduz
“Double Dutch,” Hudson Valley Center for Contemp. Art, Peekskill, NY
“Different Places — Different Stories” (presentation temporary/
public sculpture), Roermond (NL)
“Stressed Spaces,” KW14, Den Bosch (NL)
“Open Source,” Amsterdam Bijlmer (curator: Helga Lasschuijt,
with Thomas Hirschorn, Allora & Calzadilla, a.o.)
Folie, with Dan Graham, Isa Genzken, Gordon Matta-Clark, Robert
Smithson a.o.)
“Modernism as a Ruin,” Kunst Museum Liechtenstein, Vaduz
“Double Dutch,” Hudson Valley Center for Contemp. Art, Peekskill, NY
“Different Places — Different Stories” (presentation temporary/
public sculpture), Roermond (NL)
“Stressed Spaces,” KW14, Den Bosch (NL)
“Open Source,” Amsterdam Bijlmer (curator: Helga Lasschuijt,
with Thomas Hirschorn, Allora & Calzadilla, a.o.)
2008
“Apocalyptic Landscapes,” Upstream Gallery, Amsterdam
Biennale “Art Grandeur Nature,” Paris (presentation of public sculpture,
curator: Olivier Marboeuf))
Bodhi Berlin, Halle am Wasser, Berlin (curator: Shaheen Merali)
Biennale “Art Grandeur Nature,” Paris (presentation of public sculpture,
curator: Olivier Marboeuf))
Bodhi Berlin, Halle am Wasser, Berlin (curator: Shaheen Merali)
2007
NADA Art Fair, Miami (stand Upstream Gallery)
“Sculpture Now!,” Herrmann & Wagner, Berlin
“Shelter,” Museum De Fundatie/’t Nijenhuis, Heino (NL)
(with Berlinde de Bruyckere, Maria Roosen, a.o.)
“Rainer Neumaier/Rob Voerman,” Thomas Rehbein Galerie, Cologne
“Sculpture Now!,” Herrmann & Wagner, Berlin
“Shelter,” Museum De Fundatie/’t Nijenhuis, Heino (NL)
(with Berlinde de Bruyckere, Maria Roosen, a.o.)
“Rainer Neumaier/Rob Voerman,” Thomas Rehbein Galerie, Cologne
2006
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York (new acquisitions)
NADA Art Fair, Miami (stand Upstream Gallery)
“Kunst werkt. Biënnale Gelderland”, Museum Valkhof, Nijmegen (NL)
“Merz”, Kunstverein Bregenz Bregenz, Austria (A) (curator: Peter Lewis)
“Bild — Skulpur,” Galerie Jette Rudolph, Berlin
“The Square Root of Drawing, ” Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin
Coda Museum, Apeldoorn (NL)
NADA Art Fair, Miami (stand Upstream Gallery)
“Kunst werkt. Biënnale Gelderland”, Museum Valkhof, Nijmegen (NL)
“Merz”, Kunstverein Bregenz Bregenz, Austria (A) (curator: Peter Lewis)
“Bild — Skulpur,” Galerie Jette Rudolph, Berlin
“The Square Root of Drawing, ” Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin
Coda Museum, Apeldoorn (NL)
2005
NADA Art Fair, Miami (stand Upstream Gallery)
Euregio Kunstpreis, Museum Katharinenhof, Kranenburg (D)
“Situaties/Laboratorium Flevoland,” Museum De Paviljoens, Almere (NL)
Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Arnhem (NL)
Museum Braenderigaarden, Viborg (DK)
Euregio Kunstpreis, Museum Katharinenhof, Kranenburg (D)
“Situaties/Laboratorium Flevoland,” Museum De Paviljoens, Almere (NL)
Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Arnhem (NL)
Museum Braenderigaarden, Viborg (DK)
2004
Taiwan Museum of Modern Art, Taipei
“The Beginning of the World,” Cell Project Space, London
“The Beginning of the World,” Cell Project Space, London
2003
Kunstverein Kohlenhof, Nürnberg (D)
International Print Center, New York
International Print Center, New York
Commissions
2018
Permanent outdoor sculpture/pavilion, Lisser Art Museum (NL)
Permanent pavilion World Innovation Exhibition Center, Xi'an
Sketch for commission public sculpture in Slijk-Ewijk (NL)
Permanent pavilion World Innovation Exhibition Center, Xi'an
Sketch for commission public sculpture in Slijk-Ewijk (NL)
2017
Sketch for commission public sculpture in Rijswijk (NL)
Commission for a model representing the history of the Industry for the new
extension of the Historical Museum in Frankfurt, Germany
Commission for a model representing the history of the Industry for the new
extension of the Historical Museum in Frankfurt, Germany
2016
Public commission for Monnikenhuizen, Arnhem
(Commissioned by Portaal Housing Corp. and Kunstbedrijf)
(Commissioned by Portaal Housing Corp. and Kunstbedrijf)
2014
Sketch for commission public sculpture in Zoetermeer (NL)
2012
Commission for entrance-hall Ministery of Economy, Innovation and Agriculture, The Hague, Netherlands
Commission for the entrance-hall for a new office of Achmea (insurance-company based in The Netherlands)
Commission for the entrance-hall for a new office of Achmea (insurance-company based in The Netherlands)
2010
Permanent Public Sculpture at Leische Rijn-neighbourhood, Utrecht (NL)
2009
Temporary sculpture in public space, Bijlmer Neighbourhood, Amsterdam
2006
“Off Centre,” commission for temporary public sculpture in Byker-neighbourhood, Arts Council of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
Awards
2014
Finalist Arte Laguna Art Prize, Venice, Italy
2010
Winner Jeanne Oosting Award 2010 (NL)
2007
1st Prize Printmaking Award, Province of Gelderland
2005
1st Prize Euregio Award, 2005
2002
Pépinières Européennes pour Jeunes Artistes, 2002, Paris
2001
The Presse Papier Invitation Award, Québec (CDN)
2nd Prize Kwak & Van Daalen & Ronday Printmaking Award
2nd Prize Kwak & Van Daalen & Ronday Printmaking Award
Residency
2018
Ayumi Gallery / Cave, Tokyo, Japan, (3 months)
2013
ISCP (International Studio and Curatorial Program)
2012
ISCP (International Studio and Curatorial Program)
2005
Galerie Hermann & Wagner, Berlin (2 months)
2002
Delfina Project Space, London (3 months)
Collections (selection)
Museum of Modern Art, New York
UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Musee d'Art Contemporain, Kinshasa, DR of Congo
Deutsche Bank
Generali Foundation
Speyer Family Collection, New York
KKR Office Collection, New York
Matteo Rossini Art Collection, Milan
CODA Museum, Apeldoorn of the
Valkhof Museum, Nijmegen
E-1 Nation Collection, Amsterdam
Collection Brown
Plancius Collection
ABN-Amro Bank
Art collection KPN
Achmea Kunstcollectie
De Nederlandse Bank
Rabobank
Arcadis
Province of Gelderland
And other collections in The Netherlands and abroad
Publications (selection)
2018
"Brisante Träume" "Volatile Dreams - Art of the World fairs"
Marta Herford / Kustmuseum Ahlen
Marta Herford / Kustmuseum Ahlen
2017
Catalogue 7th. Bi-City Biennial Architecture/Urban Planning, Shenzhen.
2016
Catalogue/action-book, Sonsbeek16
Artforum, Sonbeek16
NY Times, about Sonsbeek16
Artforum, Sonbeek16
NY Times, about Sonsbeek16
2015
Catalogue Bi-City Biennial for Architecture and Urban Planning,
Shenzhen, China (text by Aaron Betsky)
Tubelight, exhibition Park, Tilburg (NL)
Shenzhen, China (text by Aaron Betsky)
Tubelight, exhibition Park, Tilburg (NL)
2014
Art Forum, Exhibition –review “The Fifth Season” by Huib Haye van der Werf
2013
The Fifth Season, Tekst by Marcel Schumacher, Curator Museum
Folkwang, Essen, publisher Revolver Verlag and WeltKunstZimmer,
Düsseldorf (D)
“The Stumbling Present: Ruins in Contemporary Art”, The Art, Design & Architecture Museum of the University of Santa Barbara (USA) by Elyse A. Gonzales, with an essay by Brian Dillon.
Folkwang, Essen, publisher Revolver Verlag and WeltKunstZimmer,
Düsseldorf (D)
“The Stumbling Present: Ruins in Contemporary Art”, The Art, Design & Architecture Museum of the University of Santa Barbara (USA) by Elyse A. Gonzales, with an essay by Brian Dillon.
2012
Bomb Magazine, article by Tabitha Piseno
Art Tomorrow, article by Paul Eachus
Year-Report Mondriaanfoundation (NL)
Art Tomorrow, article by Paul Eachus
Year-Report Mondriaanfoundation (NL)
2011
"Standpunt", Art and Design County Gelderland (text Marlies Hummelen)
2010
"Aftermath, Installations, Sculptures, Works on Paper", with contributions from Sabine Folie, David van der Leer and Tim Nolet, Published by Valiz Publishers (www.valiz.nl)
2009
Robert Klanten and Lukas Feireiss (eds.), Spacecraft 2: More Fleeting Architecture and Hideouts, Berlin: Gestalten Verlag
Robert Klanten and Lukas Feireiss (eds.) Beyond Architecture: Imaginative Buildings and Fictional Cities, Berlin: Gestalten Verlag
Modernism as a Ruin, An Archaeology of the Present, Sabine Folie (eds.) Generali Foundation, Vienna
Hammer Projects: 1999-2009, UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles,
Un-Folded, Paper in Design, Art, Architecture and Industry, Birkhäuser
Verlag, Luzia Kälin and Mareike Gast (eds.)
Double Dutch, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY
Stressed Spaces, KW14, Den Bosch (NL)
Robert Klanten and Lukas Feireiss (eds.) Beyond Architecture: Imaginative Buildings and Fictional Cities, Berlin: Gestalten Verlag
Modernism as a Ruin, An Archaeology of the Present, Sabine Folie (eds.) Generali Foundation, Vienna
Hammer Projects: 1999-2009, UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles,
Un-Folded, Paper in Design, Art, Architecture and Industry, Birkhäuser
Verlag, Luzia Kälin and Mareike Gast (eds.)
Double Dutch, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY
Stressed Spaces, KW14, Den Bosch (NL)
2007
Rob Voerman: Grafiek/Installaties, Harderwijk: Flevodruk Harderwijk, text by Gretchen Wagner
Rob Voerman: Tarnung/Camouflage, Bregenz: Bregenzer Kunstverein;
Magazin 4, texts by Max Hollein and Sabine Folie
Robert Klanten and Lukas Feireiss (eds.), Spacecraft 1: Fleeting Architecture and Hideouts, Berlin: Gestalten Verlag
Rob Voerman: Tarnung/Camouflage, Bregenz: Bregenzer Kunstverein;
Magazin 4, texts by Max Hollein and Sabine Folie
Robert Klanten and Lukas Feireiss (eds.), Spacecraft 1: Fleeting Architecture and Hideouts, Berlin: Gestalten Verlag
2006
Rob Voerman: A Vernacular of Life, London: AA Publications, text by Anselm Franke
MERZ, Bregenz: Bregenzer Kunstverein; Magazin 4
MERZ, Bregenz: Bregenzer Kunstverein; Magazin 4
2004
UCLA Hammer Museum "Hammer Projects", Los Angeles,
text by Aaron Betsky
text by Aaron Betsky
Other
2018
Guestteacher Artez, Arnhem, (NL)
Guest-teacher and Lecturer Eurasia University, Xi'an
Lecturer Xi'an Art University
Guest-teacher and Lecturer Eurasia University, Xi'an
Lecturer Xi'an Art University
2017
Lecturer Shenzhen University, China
Lecturer Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (GAFA), China
Lecturer Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (GAFA), China
2016
Guestteacher Artez, Arnhem, (NL)
2014
Lectures Radboud University, Nijmegen (NL)
2013
Guestteacher students from Akademi Düsseldorf and art-academy Den Bosch/Breda (NL)
Lecturer and guest teacher Art-academy Den Bosch (NL)
Lecturer and guest teacher Artez, Arnhem (NL)
Lecturer and guest teacher Art-academy Den Bosch (NL)
Lecturer and guest teacher Artez, Arnhem (NL)
2012
Lecturer and guest teacher NYU (New York University, MFA)
2011
Guest-speaker University Art Museum Santa Barbara (USA)
Guest-teacher Art School Const. Huygens, Zwolle (NL)
Guest-teacher Art School Utrecht (NL)
Guest-teacher Art School Const. Huygens, Zwolle (NL)
Guest-teacher Art School Utrecht (NL)
2010
Lecturer Art School St. Joost, Breda (NL)
Lecturer Art School Const. Huygens, Zwolle (NL)
Lecturer Art School Artez, Arnhem (NL)
Lecturer Art School Const. Huygens, Zwolle (NL)
Lecturer Art School Artez, Arnhem (NL)
2008
Guest-teacher, Frank Mohr Institute, Groningen (NL)
Guest-teacher, Royal Academy of Art, the Hague (NL)
Lecturer, Stroom, The Hague (NL)
Guest-teacher, Royal Academy of Art, the Hague (NL)
Lecturer, Stroom, The Hague (NL)
2006
Workshop Stage Design, Universität der Künste, Berlin
Lecturer, 2YK-Galerie, Berlin
Lecturer, Architectural Association, London
Lecturer, 2YK-Galerie, Berlin
Lecturer, Architectural Association, London
2003—2005 Lecturer, Sculpture, ArtEZ, Arnhem (NL)
2003
Guest-teacher, University of California, Los Angeles