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Roos Holleman

Study skins, fly lures, masks and other curious objects dominate my pastel drawings. I consider my work to be exercises of attention: Studies of subjects, of their details, their being and their place in the world. Stroking is an act of affection. Drawing, creating a cacophony of strokes, connects me in that intimate way to my fascinations. They are subjects with a tactile exterior, but often with something going on underneath their surface. I am a kind of shaman, using crayons to blow life into un-living things. I am also a pathologist, performing optical autopsies on paper. Both are looking for the extraordinary in the ordinary and the ordinary in the extraordinary. The devil is in the details.

Roos Holleman (1989) lives in Copenhagen and works in the Netherlands and Denmark.

Book

The Centre of Attention

The Centre of Attention

Released April 2019.

To purchase a copy of the book, please send an email to mail@roosholleman.nl.

Price: 40 EUR or 300 DKK (plus postage).

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Born 1989 in Tilburg, The Netherlands.

Lives in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Works in the Netherlands and Denmark.

Education

2008-2012
Bachelor of Fine Arts
AKV | St. Joost, Breda, The Netherlands

Exhibitions

2018

  • De Aard der Dingen
    Group exhibition
    Rijksmuseum Twenthe
  • Tapis Volant
    Group exhibition
    Galerie La Ferronnerie

2017

  • Apperances
    Solo exhibition
    Galerie La Ferronnerie, Paris FR
  • On Display
    Solo exhibition
    Luycks Gallery, Tilburg
  • Beyond the Horizon
    Group exhibition
    Paviljoen Welgelegen, Haarlem

2016

  • On some shelf of the universe
    Group exhibition
    Luycks Gallery, Tilburg
  • Jump! Group exhibition
    Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
  • Calculation
    Group exhibition
    Kurgan Regional Art Museum, Kurgan RU
  • Kingdom come
    Group exhibition
    The Art Project, Maastricht
  • Museum mythologies
    Solo exhibition
    Godsbanen, Aarhus DK
  • Bij het zigzagpad
    Group exhibition
    Kunsthal Boschveld, ’s-Hertogenbosch
  • Prospects & Concepts
    Group exhibition
    Van Nelle Fabriek, Rotterdam

2015

  • Still lives without swagger
    Solo exhibition
    JanKnegt Gallery, Laren
  • A Joy Forever
    Group exhibition
    Luycks Gallery, Tilburg
  • Depotschatten
    Solo exhibition
    Natuurmuseum Brabant, Tilburg
  • Gestold leven
    Duo exhibition with Matthias Schaareman
    Luycks Gallery, Tilburg
  • TO THE ZOO
    Group exhibition
    Kers Gallery, Amsterdam
  • Daar Komen de Putters!
    Group exhibition
    Museum Kasteel Keukenhof, Lisse
  • Cultuur op de Campus
    Solo exhibition
    Radboud University, Nijmegen
  • A Thing of Beauty
    Group exhibition
    Luycks Gallery, Tilburg

2014

  • Nordkraftudstillingen 2014
    Group exhibition
    Kunsthal Nord, Aalborg
  • Kunstkabinet
    Group exhibition
    Boterhal, Hoorn
  • 7 jonge schilders naar Zundert
    Group exhibition
    Vincent van Goghhuis, Zundert
  • Jump!
    Group exhibition
    Brabants Kenniscentrum Kunst & Cultuur, Tilburg
  • Vergezicht
    Group exhibition
    Studio Fika, Breda
  • Drawings/Etchings
    Solo exhibition
    Cafe Berlijn, Tilburg
  • Mens, Dier, Plant, Steen
    Group exhibition
    Circa…dit, Arnhem

2013

  • Drawn from Nature
    Solo exhibition
    Luycks Gallery, Tilburg
  • House of Talent IV
    Group exhibition
    Galerie Tydeman, Eindhoven
  • Kunst op de Koffie
    Group exhibition
    Spijkerkwartier, Arnhem
  • Ex-positie
    Group exhibition and residency
    De Fabriek, Eindhoven
  • Voorjaarssalon 2013
    Group exhibition
    Pulchri, Den Haag
  • Nocturn Alley
    Solo exhibition
    ’t Hijgend Hert, Breda
  • Beeldrijm in vaste collectiepresentatie
    Group exhibition
    Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Arnhem

2012

  • Winterexpositie bij Tydeman
    Group exhibition
    Galerie Tydeman, Utrecht
  • Freemde Fogel Festival
    Solo exhibition
    Den Hout
  • New Nature
    With Elise le Pair
    Galerie Cultural Speech, Amsterdam
  • Dutch Design Week
    Group exhibition
    Galerie Tydeman, Eindhoven
  • Najaarssalon 2012
    Group exhibition
    Pulchri, Den Haag
  • Vogels
    Solo exhibition
    Amphia Ziekenhuis Molengracht, Breda
  • Open Source Exibition
    Group exhibition
    Koepelhal, Incubate festival, Tilburg
  • Jong talent in de watertoren
    Group exhibition
    De Watertoren, Oostburg
  • Eindexamenexpositie Autonome Beeldende Kunst 2012
    Group exhibition
    AKV/St. Joost, Breda
  • Blauwe Maandag #2: Het papegaaienmuseum
    With Brenda Tempelaar
    Lokaal 01, Breda
  • Specimen/Stilleven
    Solo exhibition
    Lokaal 01, Breda
  • Breaking the wall
    Residency and group exhibition
    De Fabriek, Eindhoven

2011

  • Hans Brinker Budget Trophy 2012
    Group exhibition
    Hans Brinker Budget Hotel, Amsterdam
  • Maar… enzovoorts
    Group exhibition
    Lokaal 01, Breda

Public collections

  • Natuurmuseum Brabant, Tilburg
  • Centraal Museum, Utrecht
  • Vincent van Goghhuis, Zundert
  • Museum Arnhem
  • Lievensberg Ziekenhuis, Bergen op Zoom
  • Reade, Amsterdam

Residencies

  • ARoS kunstmuseum, Aarhus
    1 January ─ 31 March 2017
  • Tækker AiR, Berlin
    1 January ─ 31 January 2016
  • Vincent van Goghhuis, Zundert
    1 May ─ 1 June 2014
  • Museum voor Midden Afrika, Tervuren
    21 October ─ 25 October 2013
  • De fabriek, Eindhoven
    January 2012
    April 2013

Fairs

  • PAN Amsterdam 2018 with JanKnegt Gallery
  • PAN Amsterdam 2017 with JanKnegt Gallery
  • Art The Hague 2017 with Luycks Gallery
  • Drawing Now Paris 2017 with JanKnegt Gallery
  • PAN Amsterdam 2016 with JanKnegt Gallery
  • Art The Hague 2016 with Luycks Gallery
  • KunstRAI Amsterdam 2016 with JanKnegt Gallery
  • Realisme Amsterdam 2016 with Luycks Gallery
  • PAN Amsterdam 2015 with JanKnegt Gallery
  • Art The Hague 2015 with Luycks Gallery
  • KunstRAI Amsterdam 2015 with Luycks Gallery
  • RAW Art Fair Rotterdam 2015 with JanKnegt Gallery
  • PAN Amsterdam 2014 with JanKnegt Gallery
  • RAW Art Fair Rotterdam 2013 with Gallery Cultural Speech

Videos

Press