Arjan van Helmond
Born in Deurne, the Netherlands 1971
Lives and works in Berlin
Education
1997-1999 Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht
1993-1997 Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam
1989-1993 Technische Universiteit, Faculteit van Industrieel Ontwerpen, Delft
Solo Exhibitions
2009 collecting dust, Galerie Juliètte Jongma, Amsterdam, NL
2008 new paintings, NADA, Miami, USA
2007 ‘Navigator’, f a projects, London, UK
2007 ‘Navigator’, Galerie Juliétte Jongma, Asterdam, NL
2006 ‘The Crystal World’, Chung King Project, Los Angeles, USA
2005 Gallery f a projects, London, GB
2004 PRC Bouwcentrum, Bodegraven, NL
2004 'Don't be a stranger', Galerie Juliètte Jongma, Amsterdam, NL
2003 'Rundum hausen', Van de Nieuwe Dingen, Tilburg, NL
Group exhibitions
2009 Toeing the line, drawing space, White Box, New York, USA
2009 Opportunities, BravinLee programs, New York, USA
2009 Altes Europa, Schickeria, Berlin
2009 I love the Benelux, Gallery Virgil de Voldere, New York, USA
2008 Diptychs, f a projects, London
2007 Berlin_nl, Nederlandse Ambassade, Berlin
2007 Contour/Continuïteit, Heden en verleden, Delft
2006 Le Nouveau Siecle, Museum van Loon, curator: Xander Karskens
2006 Kaminzimmer, Galerie Grieder contemporary, Zürich, CH
2005 Close reading, Galerie Juliette Jongma, Amsterdam, curator: A. van Helmond
2005 Le Peintre de la vie moderne, Museum De Paviloens, Almere
2005 Double Happiness, Biz-art, Shanghai, China
2005 International painting on paper, GBK, Sydney
2005 Dialogen in de schilderkunst ‘The Collection’, De overslag, Eindhoven, collaboration with S. van der Heide
2004 Elsewhere, Gallery Fa Projects, London, GB
2002 Free space, z33, Hasselt, BE
Fellowships/stipends
2005 Fonds BKVB, Amsterdam, NL, Basisstipendium
2003 PRC Bouwcentrum Fellowship
2001 Fonds BKVB, Amsterdam, NL, Werkbeurs
1997 Fonds BKVB, NL, Studiebeurs
Residencies
2006 Cité International des arts, Atelier Holsboer, Paris, France, 6 months workingperiod via Fonds BKVB, Amsterdam, NL
2005 Biz-art, Shanghai, China, working period in guest studio
2004 Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten/Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
2003 Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten/Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
2002 Van de Nieuwe Dingen, Tilburg, NL, working period in guest studio
Publications
2008 Navigator, monografie, texts from Gilda Williams, Zlatko Wurzberg and Ingrid Commandeur, Veenman publishers
2007 Jakarta Megalopolis, horizontal and vertical observations, Stani Michiels and Arjan van Helmond, published by Valiz
2002 Buy this, Collected works printed; Freespace Limburg
2002, BE2000 The smell of Sunday soup, artist-book, published by Jan van Eijck akademie
Articles
2006 Metropolis M, Topografie van de bedachte ruimte, Ingrid Commandeur
2006 Tema Celeste, Selfportrait
2005 Contemporary, review, Katie Kitamura
2005 Flash-Art, review, Eliza Williams
2004 De Volkskrant, kunstenaars omzeilen harde werkelijkheid, Marina de Vries
2004 Het Parool, Hitchcock-achtige suspence, Arjan Reinders
2004 Kunstbeeld, Tussen fictie en werkelijkheid, Sandra Spijkerman
2003 Art Review, We have seen the future, selected by Diana Stigter