CURRICULUM VITAE

Idiots (Amsterdam 1975)

Works and lives in Amsterdam The Netherlands

2020

• Expo: ‘Animalia’ Garage rotterdam Rotterdam The Netherlands
• Expo: ‘Animalia’ Coda museum Apeldoorn The Netherlands
• Expo: ‘Nieuwe verleidingen’ Coda museum Apeldoorn The Netherlands
• Solo: ‘Amazones and other myths’ Galerie Door, Mariaheide, The Netherlands
• Expo: ‘Beestig’ Stadsfestival Stichting IJsberg, Damme Belgium
• Expo: ‘A New Order, A New Earth’ Garage rotterdam Rotterdam The Netherlands

2019

• Solo: ‘Planten Instalatie’ Atelier Idiots Open dag Het Domijn, Weesp The Netherlands
• Solo: Oversight Idiots, Galerie Door, Fabriekswinkel Veghel, The Netherlands
• Expo Appèl Galeries/Contempo Werkwarenhuis Den Bosch The Netherlands
• Solo: ‘Nature First’ Art Kitchen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2018

• Solo: ‘Amazones’  Ornamentum Gallery New York USA
• Solo: ‘Instalation’ Appèl Galeries/Marzee Tilburg The Netherlands
• Expo: ‘Sieraden- Makers & Dragers’ Afrika Museum, Berg en Dal The Netherlands
• This Art Fair Beurs van Berlage Amsterdam The Netherlands
• Art Amsterdam Rai Amsterdam The Netherlands

2017

• Solo: ‘Oversight and Lecture’ Art Kitchen, Amsterdam The Netherlands
• Expo: Jewellery Fashion Technology Institute, Beijing China
• Expo: ‘Nature a Morte’ Museum Narodowe Wroclawia, Wroclaw Poland
• Expo: ‘Koe in de kunst’ Gorcums Museum, Gorinchem The Netherlands
• Expo: ‘The beauty of the beast’ Kasteel d’Ursel, Antwerp Belgium
• Expo: ‘Sieraden- Makers & Dragers’ Museum Volkenkunde, Leiden The Netherlands
• Expo: ‘Door is open’ Opening Show Galerie Door Mariaheide The Netherlands

2016

• Solo Galerie Marzee Nijmegen The Netherlands
• Art Fair Schmuck Galerie Marzee Munchen Germany
• Art Amsterdam Solo Galerie Marzee The Netherlands
• Mode Fabriek Amsterdam Gallery Husstege The Netherlands

2015

• Expo: ‘Beauty of the Beast’, Museum Modern Art Arnhem, The Netherlands
• Expo: I wanna be your dog : curated Barbara Koch, kunsthalle: Dortmund Germany
• Expo: ‘Pronkstukken’ Museum Gorichum/Gallery Marzee The Netherlands
• Expo : Oracles du design ; curated Lidewy Edelkoort collection Fnac/Cnap Paris France
• Art Amsterdam The Netherlands Gallery Husstege/ gallery Marzee
• Pan Amsterdam Galerie Marzee the Netherlands
• Design Fair Collect; Galerie Marzee London UK

2014

• Expo: ‘Latest Harvest’ Museum of Art, Reno, Nevada, USA
• Solo Tool Gallery, Loic Bigot, Paris, La France
• Solo Gallery Platina, Sofia Bjorkman, Stockholm, Sweden
• Expo: ‘Sieraden, de keuze van Gorcum’ Gorcums Museum, Gorinchem The Netherlands
• Expo: ‘Sieraden, de keuze van Gorcum’ Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen The Netherlands
• Expo: ‘Natural Beauties: Jewelery from art nouveau to now’ Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont, USA
• Pan Amsterdam Rai Galerie Marzee The Netherlands
• Realisme Amsterdam Gallery Art Kitchen Passengers terminal , Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Art Rotterdam/Raw Art Kitchen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

2013

• ‘Twente Bienale’, Rijks Museum Twente Enschede, The Netherlands
•  ‘Rariteitenkabinet’, Amfi met Toon Achterberg, Amterdam, The Netherlands  ‘Art Amsterdam’ Art fair, gallery artKitchen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• ‘Art fair New York’, design gallerie Ornamentum, USA
•  ‘Collect London’, gallery Marzee, London, UK
• ‘Schmuck’ jewelry fair, gallery Marzee Munich, Germany
• ‘Pan’ Art Fair, gallery Marzee, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2012

• ‘Taxidermia, generaal pardon’, Paraplu fabriek, Nijmegen, The Netherlands ‘Galerie Marzee, Museum Edinborough, Scotland
• ‘Camouflage, Museum Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland
• ‘Pan’ Art Fair, gallery Majke Hu¨sstege, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
•  ‘Schmuck’ jewelry fair, gallery Marzee Munich, Germany
•  ‘Art Amsterdam’ Art fair, gallery artKitchen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands  ‘Art fair New York’, design gallerie Ornamentum, USA
•  ‘Collect London’, gallery Marzee, London, UK

2011

• ‘Object’ art and design fair, gallery Marzee, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• ‘Realisme’ Art fair, gallery artKitchen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• ‘Art Amsterdam’ Art fair, gallery artKitchen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• ‘Beestachtig Goed’, gallery Majke Hu¨sstege, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
• ‘De keuze van Hu¨sstege’ CBK, gallery Majke Hu¨sstege, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
• ‘Met Huid en Haar’ kunstcentrum Kadmium, Delft, The Netherlands
• ‘SOFA’ Art fair, gallery Ornamentum, New York, United States
• ‘Blooom’ Art design fair, gallery artKitchen, Cologne, Germany
• ‘Pan’ Art Fair, gallery Majke Hu¨sstege, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• ‘Schmuck’ jewelry fair, gallery Marzee Munich, Germany
• ‘Dag en Nacht van de Wetenschap’ Art fair, gallery Sign, Groningen, The Netherlands
• ‘Exhibition’, gallery Ornamentum, New York, United States
• ‘Maison & Object’ Design fair FNAC, curator: Anthony van den Bosche, Paris, France
• ‘Exhibition’, gallery Sterling, Budapest, Hungary
•  ‘Collect London’, gallery Marzee, London, UK
• Solo ‘Romantic Decay’ gallery artKitchen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2010

• ‘Naturalmente’ Artkitchen gallery, March 28 t/m June 6, Amsterdam The Netherlands
• Art Fair;Art Amsterdam The Netherlands, Amsterdam RAI stand artKitchen Gallery Ear your Art out!
• Art/Design Fair Collect Gallery Marzee, Londen UK
• Art Fair SOFA NY Gallery Ornamentum, NY USA
• Art&Design Fair Design Miami Gallery Ornamentum, Miami USA
• Art&Design Fair ST Ettienne Design Biennalle, November 2 – February 13, 2011 curator;Benjamin
• Loyaute, St Etienne France
• Kunstmanivestatie Expo, Gemeente heemskerk Hollands duinreservaat, curator; Jaap Velsenboer,
• The Netherlands
• Expo; ‘Mea-ting Mens&vlees’, Peron 58 Tilburg, October 31 – November 28, Curator;Tineke
• Schuurmans, The Netherlands
• Expo Solo Gallery Marzee Nijmegen, The Netherlands

2009

• Art fair – Real is me 09, January 14- 18, curator/Gallery Artkitchen place; Passengers terminal Piet Heinkade 27, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• International jewellery fair; Schmuck Gallery Marzee Munchen Germany, Munchen Germany
• Art fair SOFA, Gallery Ornamentum, NY USA
• International Art Fair; PAN Amsterdam the Netherlands, Gallery Marzee, The Netherlands
• Exposition DISplay “Art and collections II”, April 30 – June 21, Np3 Groningen Netherlands
• Private museum Grenoble “Une collection”, (collection de Vincent Bazin), May 2nd – June 6, Grenoble France
• Jewellery with Gallery Marzee Art fair Collect May15-17, London UK
• Art Amsterdam 09 Solo May 13-17 Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Artkitchen gallery
• Museum Verbeke foundation, curator Geert Verbeke, May 23 – November 15, Antwerp, Belgium
• Pierre Berge & associes auction June 17, Place du Grand Sablon, Brussels, Belgium
• Canada on the cultures of taxidermy, Vancouver Museum curator; Rachel Poliquin, Vancouver, Canada
• De Aard van het Beest, Coda Museum Apeldoorn, group show curator Jos van Doorn, November 7 – February 7, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

2008

• Art fair; Real is me 08 Artkitchen gallary, Passengers terminal, Amsterdam Netherlands
• Designhuis Eindhoven Netherlands group show, The Netherlands
• Gustavsberg Konsthall Stockholm Sweden, group show “Graviti” curator; May sandell, Stockholm Sweden
• Biennale Internationale Ce´ramique Contemporaine Vallauris France, group show Musee Magnelli, Musee National Picasso, Vallauris France
• Gallery Norsu Helsinki Finland, group show “ANIMAL” curator Mia Maljojoki, Helsinki Finland

2007

• International Art fair: Mobile del Salone Milan Italy, exposition ‘Eden DNA’ Cite du design center culturel Franc¸ais by Anthony van den Bossche, Milan Italy
• National Museum of Art Arnhem The Netherlands, For The Arnhem Fashion Biennale by Piet Paris, Arnhem The Netherlands
• Museum ‘De Kunstkas’ by The Verbeke Foundation Antwerp Belgium, group show ‘Vitarti’ (art and nature), Curator; Martin den Boomgeard, Antwerp Belgie
• National Museum of Nature and History Rotterdam Bloedmooi, curator; Silvia B, Rotterdam The Netherlands
• Gallery ‘Ron Mandos’ Rotterdam The Netherlands, group show ‘Bloody Beautyful’ part II, The Netherlands

2006

• Solo International Art fair; Art Rotterdam, Gallery artKitchen, The Netherlands
• National Museum of modern art architecture and design Oslo Norway, group show “the state off things’, Oslo Norway
• Ophelia is in the Museum Collection
• International Art Fair: ‘Art Amsterdam’, Stand artKitchen gallery, The Netherlands
• International Design Biennale St. Etiene France ‘Eden DNA’, curated by Anthony van den Bossche, St Etienne France

2005

• Solo DNB (the National Bank) The Netherlands, Curator; Gallery Art Kitchen
• Group show Gallery Via Farini Milan Italy, Mobile Del Salone Anytimesoon.nl, Milan Italy,  founded by the Mondriaan Foundation
• Artist in residence EKWC ( Eurpean Center for Ceremics, ’s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands ) Stippend For young Artist.
• Solo Gallery ‘de Andere kant’, Zutphen The Netherlands

2004

• Group show Gallery Tent CBK Rotterdam
•  Art: Solo Gallery ‘De Andere kant’ Zutphen The Netherlands
• Art: Solo Gallery Kokon to Zai, Paris France
• Art/ Fashion: Solo Gallery Kokon to Zai, Londen UK

2003

• Graduated Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam The Netherlands, Jewellery and Textile/autonomic sculpture
• Gallery Marzee Nijmegen The Netherlands, Jewellery, *Marzee prize 2003 jewellery
• International Art Fair: Leipziger messe at Midora Leipzig Germany, * third prize new jewellery design by the audience
• Museum of Roermond The Netherlands, Curator gallery Marzee Jewellery

AWARDS

• 2017 Publieksprijs (public prize) Museum Arnhem The Netherlands
• 2010 Absolute talent award absolute Vodka, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 2004 Midora Schmuck Leipzig, Germany
• 2003 Marzee prijs Nijmegen, The Netherlands
• 2002 Design prijs textiel museum Tilburg, The Netherlands

COLLECTIONS

• 2003 – till now  Private Collections in The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Kuwait, Austria, USA, United Kingdom, Italy, Singapore, Hongary, Switserland, London
• 2018 Collection Coda Museum, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
• 2015 Collection Museum Arhhem, Arnhem, The Netherlands
• 2012 Collection Museum Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland
• 2009 Collection Museum Verbeke Foundation, Kemzeke, Belgium
• 2008 Collecion Museum Vincent Bazin, Grenoble, France
• 2008 Collection Nike, The Netherlands
• 2008 Collection Akso Nobel, The Netherlands
• 2007 Collection Flexa, The Netherlands
• 2006 Collection of the Nederlandse bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 2006 National Museum for Achitecture and Design, Oslo, Norway
• 2005 FNAC, Paris, France

LECTURES

• 2011 Verbeke Foundation symposium Belgium
• 2011 Cultclub Artkitchen gallery, The Netherlands
• 2009 Designhuis Eindhoven, The Netherlands
• 2008 Villa Nuts, The Netherlands
• 2008 Gustafsons konsthall stockholm Sweden
• 2008 Gallery Norsu Helsinky Finland
• 2007 Mode bienale Arnhem, The Netherlands
• 2007 MMKA Arnhem, The Netherlands
• 2006 Verbekefoundation, Symposium Belgium

PUBLICATIONS (SELECTION):

BOOKS:

• 2009 Eat yout art out The Netherlands, United Kingdom
• 2008 Compendium; Jewellery, Germany
• 2008 Mapping vrije vormgeving BNO The Netherlands
• 2008 Mode & Accesoires The Netherlands, Spain
• 2008 Art of Fashion, United Kingdom

CATALOGUES:

• 2012 Camouflage, cataloge Kiasma Museum, Finland
• 2011 On Design FNAC France
• 2010 Piere Berge wish-list Lidewij Edelkoort Belgium
• 2010 Aard van het beest CODA museum The Netherlands
• 2010 Chateaux Fontain Blanc France
• 2010 Gallery Marzee The Netherlands
• 2009 Mode Biennale The Netherlands
• 2009 Cultures on Taxedermi M.O. V Canada
• 2009 Meating mens en vlees The Netherlands
• 2009 Piere Berge Design and Sculptures Belgium
• 2009 Une collection Vincent Basin France
• 2009 Animale Verbeke Foundation Belgium
• 2008 Ceramiqe Contemporaine Biennale Vallauris France
• 2008 Gallery Marzee , The Netherlands
• 2008 Enter Platina Stockholm Sweden
• 2008 Biennale International Design St Etienne France
• 2008 Art Amsterdam The Netherlands
• 2008 Super Store the Netherlands
• 2008 Graviti Stockholm Sweden
• 2007 VITRTI Verbeke Foundation
• 2007 Telling Tales Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom
• 2007 Mode Biennale The Netherlands
• 2006 Art Amsterdam the Netherlands
• 2006 Koru II Finland
• 2006 Designers Design Japan
• 2006 Ceramiqe Contemporaine Biennale Vallauris France
• 2006 Biennale International Design St Etienne France
• 2006 Tinges tillstand national Museet Norway

MAGAZINES:

• 2013, Et Alors, magazine, France
• 2013 Textiel plus, magazine, The Netherlands
• 2012 KM,magazine, The Netherlands
• 2011 MAX RU
• 2011 MAX Bulgaria
• 2010 Luna Mode D
• 2009 ELLE living NL
• 2009 ELLE wonen NL
• 2010 RIOT Australia
• 2009 RIOT UK
• 2011 Harpers Bazaar Taiwan
• 2011 Harpers Bazaar Korea
• 2009 Textiel Plus NL
• 2008 Kunstbeeld NL
• 2008 IQons BE
• 2007 Purple Prose BE
• 2011 Incult Singapore
• 2010 Selector Magasin S
• 2010 Zoo magazine D
• 2011 Zoo magazine NL
• 2010 Dazed and confused UK
• 2010 Harpers Bazaar Taiwan
• 2010 Harpers Bazaar Korea
• 2010 Special Absolut Wodka New Talent NL
• 2010 Blend Special New Talent NL
• 2009 Blend NL
• 2007 Blend NL
• 2006 Blend NL

NEWSPAPERS:

• 2008 The Financial Times interview Janic Blackburn UK
• 2008 The New York Times interview Janic Blackburn USA
• 2008 Le Figaro reisbijlage Japan interview Diane Pernett F
• 2008 Figaro FR interview Diane Pernett F
• 2008 Telegraaf interview Paola van der Velde NL
• 2008 PAROOL interview Art Kitchen over Idiots NL
• 2008 NRC interview naar aanleiding van Art Amsterdam, Martin Boogaard NL