Martijn Koolstra, 1973, living and working in the Hague, NL
Education: Royal Academy for Visual Arts (KABK), autonomous visual arts, the Hague, the Netherlands, BA 2003
Exhibitions and Projects:
| 2011 | Opening network ´wordookpatroon.nl´, cafe ´Het Pompstation´, Amsterdam |
| 2010 | International Art-Objects Symposium, Sculpture park ´Legend´;
Hotel complex ´Christie Prudi´, Penza, Russia Exhibition sculpture before pub ´De Kunst, Delft, NL Drawing Biennal ´Lines on the Move´, by Tegnerforbundet, Oslo; Kunsthal Momentum, Moss, Norway Publication drawings in book ´SELF´, Ovenden Contemporary Art, www.ovendenart.com |
2009 |
Visuals & Samples, performance with
.MOV, artistband weekend, 10 year TENT festival at WORM, Rotterdam Live drawing on show 'Podium voor onaffe zaken' Plaza Futura, Eindhoven Animation for Carart Festival 2009 Delft Residency id11 artinitiative Delft Ranimatie Animation festival Rotterdam Animation for online-version of national newspaper ´de Volkskrant´ |
| 2008 | Publication sculpture photos in internetmagazine NO TEARS, www.notearsmagazine.com Animation for online-version of national newspaper ´de Volkskrant´ |
| 2007 | Installation in 'Hearts and Minds', Supermedium artinitiative
Den Haag, Video for videoinstallation ´Van links naar rechts´, Galeri 54 Gothenborg Sweden, Stroom Den Haag Sitespecific sandsculpture´Global Vision´ Noisivision artinitiative Breda |
| 2006 | Installation in ´Jack of Hearts´, Stroom
Den Haag Den Haag Site-specific sculpture in Ground one festival, Kingkong Galerie Den Haag Atelier FAS3, Den Haag |
| 2005 | Installation in ´Jack of Hearts´, Stroom
Den Haag Den Haag Site-specific sculpture in Ground one festival, Kingkong Galerie Den Haag Atelier FAS3, Den Haag |
| 2004 | Drawings, sculpture, Krachtstroom#1, Den Haag Galerie de Fietsenstalling, Den Haag |
| 2003 | Etchings, video, graduation exhibition KABK, Den Haag |
Assignments, Other Activities, Grants, Prizes
| 2011 | Nomination The One Minutes Awards 2011 catagory ´Roadmovie´ for animation ´Buite´ |
| 2010 | Projects Drawing Biennal en Art-Objects Symposium co funded by grant Stroom Den Haag |
| animations for video assignment in cooperation with BAST Multimedia, Den Haag | |
| animation for assignment ´Cultuur & Ondernemen´ in cooperation with AllesVliegt, Amsterdam; vimeo.com/15410122 | |
| 2008/2009 |
Projects and exhibitions co funded by grant Stroom Den Haag |
Assignment for 6 wallsculptures, Community organisation Rodebuurt/Vidomes Zoetermeer |
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| 2005 | Winner internetcompetition ´Misstraue der Idylle´, Kunst in Kontakt, Hannover, Germany |
| 2005 | Grant Stroom Den Haag |
| 2004-present | Development website www.martijnbeelden.nl |
| 2004-2011 | Freelance Teacher in workshops drawing, spraycan, painting, contemporary culture at highschools in the Hague, Rotterdam through amongst others Feature workshops Rotterdam, Koorenhuis Den Haag |