CURRICULUM VITAE

AMANDA KOELMAN (1985)

EDUCATION

2008-2010 Dutch Art Institute,ArtEZ, Enschede

Master of Fine Art,

2004-2008 CABK, ArtEZ, Zwolle

Bachelor of Fine Art

1999-2004 HAVO, Vrije school de Berkel, Zutphen

PROJECTS

2009-2010 Publications project, with Delphine Bedel

In collaboration with Spinvis (Erik de Jong), text, and Boris van den Eijnden, graphic design

2009-2010 Thesis-project; writing a thesis with Alena Alexandrova

2009-2010 Good-trip/Bad-trip Reloaded, with Mark Kremer & John Heijmans

Lectures and talks on the art of the sixties. With a travel to Siberia, resulting in a series of exhibitions of an hour

2008-2009 Negotiating Equity, with Renée Ridgway

Lectures and talks on the theme of the artist as a curator, ending with a residency in Delft

2008-2009 Good-trip/Bad-trip, with Mark Kremer & John Heijmans

Lectures and talks on psychedelic art. With a travel to Crete (Greece) resulting in a series of exhibitions of a day

2007           EEA 2007. (European Exchange Academy) Beelitz, Germany

Master class with 40 other art students from all over Europe

2007           Nepal, Kathmandu, 3 months research on the contemporary art in Nepal together with my colleague Sarah Janssen, resulting in                     a two weeks exhibition in Kathmandu

2007           Space and time, video workshop with Madelon Hooijkaas

2006           Stad als Theater, Zwolle. Art festival in the city-center of Zwolle

EXHIBITIONS

2010           ‘DreaMMachine’ exhibition of an hour, Enschede, NL

2010           Nacht van de Hoop, one night exhibition, Den Haag, NL

2010           DADA-DINER, Gallery Rc de Ruimte J.P. IJmuiden, NL

2009           ‘Oh Icarus’ exhibition of a day, Crete, Greece

2008           ‘Slaap, Zweef, en Rust, een maal komt ook de zee’ end exhibition ArtEZ, CABK Zwolle, NL

2008           Weggeefwinkel, Zwolle, NL

2007           EEA/2007, Beelitz, Germany

2007           ‘Mixed Media’ Imago Dei Gallery, kathmandu, Nepal

2007           ‘Space and Time’ ArtEZ, CABK Zwolle, NL

2006           ‘Stad als Theater’ Zwolle, NL

PUBLICATION

2010           ‘Ach en owee, ach en ojee, ach en onee, ach geef acht, doe mee!’

Artist book in collaboration with Spinvis (text) and Boris van den Eijnden (graphic design)

THESIS

2010           Mythologizing the trauma, or traumatizing the myth?

How the creation of myth is necessary to transcend the trauma

NOMINATION

2008           Young Blood Award 2008