Koen Doodeman (1987, NL) lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
He graduated from the HKU in Utrecht. His works can be found in numerous esteemed public and private collections. Tactility is a term that applies to the work of Koen Doodeman, who transports textile patterns to the canvas, assembling them into handwoven acrylics on cotton. Shifting between textile and painting, traditions intersect like the image does between the tangible surface and the pictorial space.
Koen Doodeman CV
Born in Heemskerk, The Netherlands in 1987
Lives and works in Amsterdam
Education / residencies
2017 ACC Gwangju – South Korea
2015 – 2016 Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2009 Grenswerk, DDR kazerne Tripkau, Germany
2005–2009 HKU Utrecht, NL, Bachelor Visual Art and Design and Education
Exhibitions
2024
… and beyond Painting, Cosar, Düsseldorf (GER) group
2023
Sensuts, Gerhard Hofland Gallery, Amsterdam (NL) solo
Turbulentie, Studio Omstand, Arnhem (NL) group
2022
Smoke and Mirrors, SCHUNCK, Heerlen (NL) group
2020
Non Radar, Gerhard Hofland Gallery, Amsterdam (NL) solo
Structures, Cosar HMT Gallery, Dusseldorf (DE) group
A rose is a rose, Rozenstraat Amsterdam (NL)
2019
Easy care holiday hair, Gerhard Hofland Gallery, Amsterdam
ART Rotterdam – Galerie Dudok De Groot
2018
New arrivals – SCHUNCK* Museum Heerlen
Unfair – Westergasfabriek Amsterdam
2017
Paint it soft – Schunck Heerlen
A working title is also a title – Moë Vienna, Austria
Stretch Release – Durst Britt Mayhew Gallery, The Hague
Young New Painters – Ornis A Gallery Amsterdam
2016
Open Studio’s – Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten Amsterdam
2015
Open Studio’s – Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten Amsterdam
Royal Club – Academiegalerie HKU Utrecht
Amsterdam Art Fair – Citroengarage – PS Projectspace
2014 – 2015
DRESS ACT – solo show – PS Projectspace Amsterdam
2014
BuildingBuilding IIIB ‘exchange project’ – Artist Run Initiative Das Areal Dresden with Artist Run Initiative Das Spectrum – Utrecht
Royal Painting Award 2014 – Royal Amsterdam
BuildingBuilding IIIA ‘exchange project’ – Artist Run Initiative Das Spectrum with Artist Run Initiative Das Areal Dresden – Dresden, Germany
BuildingBuilding II – Artist Run Initiative Das Spectrum Utrecht
2013
Royal Painting Award 2013 – Royal Palace Amsterdam
HAMMER HAMMER HAMMER (work songs) – with Artist Run Initiative FRAST in Das Spectrum Utrecht
Duo show with Maarten Dekker – Art Traverse De Bilt
***** (five stars) show – Utrecht
Nieuw Naos at Art at the Warehouse – Fenixloods Rotterdam
2012
Building Building – with Artist Run Initiative FRAST in Das Spectrum Utrecht
2011
ART Fair Amsterdam 2011 – GIST Gallery Amsterdam
Project ‘Plat Universum’ – Phoebus Gallery Rotterdam
2010
We Like 6% – Nieuw Dakota Amsterdam
Duo show met Maarten Dekker – Utrecht University FEM
Royal Painting Award 2010 – Royal Palace Amsterdam
HeART Twente, Hengelo – GIST Gallery Amsterdam
Wish-is-in-design – RC de Ruimte Amsterdam
Duo show met Judith Hettema – GIST Gallery Amsterdam
ART Fair Amsterdam 2010 – GIST Gallery Amsterdam
Balans 2010 – Exposorium Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
ZOOM – GIST Gallery Amsterdam
RC de ruimte – Curated by Hannie and Ben Loerakker, IJmuiden
2009
Grenswerk 2009 – ArtSpace Flipside Eindhoven
Quatre Bras – GIST Gallery Amsterdam
Best of Graduates 2009 – Ron Mandos Gallery Amsterdam
HKU Graduation show Utrecht
2008
Opening show Artist Run Initiative Das Bilt Utrecht
2007
Classwork – Academie Galerie HKU, Utrecht
Prizes / nominations
2014 Royal Painting Award 2014 – winner
2013 Royal Painting Award 2013 – nomination
2010 Royal Painting Award 2010 – nomination
Grants/fellowships
2016 Mondriaan Fonds – Beurs praktijkverdieping
2016 Private fellowship De Heus – Zomer
2015 Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds – Young Talent Fund
2015 Mondriaan Fonds – Beurs praktijkverdieping
Other
2018 Guest lecturer at Rietveld Academy of the Arts, Amsterdam
2017 – now Lecturer at Utrecht University of the Arts
2010 – 2015 Lecturer at Utrecht University of the Arts
2011 – 2014 Co-founder and curator Artist Run Initiative Das Spectrum Utrecht
2009 – 2013 Co-founder and curator Artist Run Initiative FRAST
Publications
2017 Paint it soft– SCHUNCK* Museum Heerlen
2016 Catalogue Rijksakademie Open
2015 Catalogue Rijksakademie Open
2014 Catalogue Royal Painting Award 2014
2014 Catalogue exchange project BUILDING BUILDING III – UTRECHT DRESDEN
2013 Catalogue Royal Painting Award 2013
2013 FRAST magazine nr. 4 ‘HAMMER HAMMER HAMMER’ – Artist Run Initiative FRAST (Self published)
2013 FRAST magazine nr. 3 ‘Exchange of plans’ – Artist Run Initiative FRAST (Self published)
2012 FRAST magazine nr. 2 ‘Building Building’ – Artist Run Initiative FRAST (Self published)
2012 FRAST magazine nr. 1 ‘Chanson de geste’ – Artist Run Initiative FRAST (Self published)
2010 Catalogue Royal Painting Award 2010
2010 NTXT Flipside Eindhoven
2009 Catalogue HKU Graduation show
2009 FRAST magazine nr. 0 (self published)
Curated exhibitions
2019
Easy care holiday hair, Gerhard Hofland Gallery, Amsterdam
2014
BuildingBuilding IIIA + B ‘exchange project’ – At Das Spectrum Utrecht and Das Areal Dresden (DE)
BuildingBuilding II – FRAST with the artists from Das Spectrum
2013
Sitting Duck – Marina Stavrou – Das Spectrum
HAMMER HAMMER HAMMER (work songs) – With FRAST in Das Spectrum
2012
Exchange of Plans: Kasum Kasumov en Griet Menschaert – Das Spectrum
Forests – Eliane Esther Bots – Das Spectrum
BuildingBuilding – FRAST with the artists from Das Spectrum
Voor de mens – FRAST and guests in Das Spectrum
2011
Chanson de geste – FRAST, Jasper Hagenaar a.o. in Das Spectrum
Collections
Collection SCHUNCK* Heerlen
Collection De Heus-Zomer
Collection Munsters
KPMG
Dutch Royal Collection
Voorlinden Museum
Akzo Nobel collection
Private Collections