Koen Delaere
Biographie
Koen Delaere
1970 St Michiels, Bruges (B)
Education
1996 studied Painting and philosophy, cum laude, Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Tilburg (NL)
Solo Shows/ Two-Person Shows
2018 coming soon in June: Noord Brabants Museum, S’Hertogenbosch (NL), with JCJ Van der Heyden
‘Ants on Shrimp’, Galerie Richard, New York, NY (USA)
2017 ‘Scenarios of Desire’ CCA Andratx Mallorca, (S)
‘Koen Delaere’ Galerie Clemens Gunzer Kitzbuhel, Wädenswil (CH)
‘Oh You’ve got Blue Eyes, Oh You’ve got green eyes’ duo show with Johan Tahon, Gerhard Hofland Gallery,
Amsterdam (NL)
2016 ‘Vaya” Mike Weiss Gallery, New York, NY (USA)
‘Wipe That Simile Of Your Aphasia’ Rod Barton Gallery, Brussels (B)
‘The Hyena Is A Striped Dog Who Thought He Was A Laughing Horse’ Halsey McKay Gallery East Hampton NY (USA)
‘Images de Futur’ with Jens Wolf, Gerhard Hofland Gallery Amsterdam (NL)
2015 ‘Karp/Rye’ with Ryan Wallace, Gerhard Hofland Gallery Amsterdam (NL)
‘In Curved Air’, Van HORN Gallery Dusseldorf (D)
2014 ‘Classic Stacks’, w/ Geoff Hippenstiel Peter Makebish, New York, NY (USA)
‘Zinging Tangerine’, w/ Jeroen Doorenweerd, SMBK De Vleeshal (NL)
‘Zest de Soleil’ , w/ Daniel Schubert Gerhard Hofland Gallery, Amsterdam (NL)

2013 ‘Wichiti’ w/ Jean-Baptiste Bernadet Gerhard Hofland Gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
‘Herbstrundgang’ , w/ Michael Kirkham Spinnerei/Galerie Aspn/Gerhard Hofland Leipzig (D)
‘Nouns’ PS projectspace, Amsterdam (NL)
‘Koen Delaere’ Parkhaus Im Malkastenpark, Dusseldorf (D)
‘Interpunction’ Galerie Tatjana Pieters, Gent (B)
2012 ‘I Only Get Horny When Due Laughs’Gerhard Hofland Gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
‘Confusion is Sex’ Koffer, Berlin (D)
‘Wob bop a loo bop’ Rojo Artspace, Milano (IT)
‘Battle’ w/ Jeroen Doorenweerd Centraal Museum, Utrecht (NL)
2011 ‘The Axis of Praxis’ Onomatopee, Eindhoven (NL) (cat)
‘We do the dive everytime we dance’Pompgemaal residency mondriaanfonds, Den Helder (NL)
‘Celebrated Summer’ Gerhard Hofland Gallery, Amsterdam (NL) (cat)
2010 ‘The Discipline without the discipline of another discipline’IBB Willemstad Curacao (NL)
2009 ‘In my mind I save it, in despair i need it, in panic i forget it, to death i owe it’ Aschenbach & Hofland Galleries,
Amsterdam(NL)
‘Free’ Locuslux Gallery Brussels (B)
2008 ‘Youth’, Aschenbach & Hofland Galleries, Amsterdam (NL)
‘Koen Delaere’ Dick de Bruijn Contemporary Art Middelburg (NL)
‘Toon Michiels en Koen Delaere’ N-Brabants Museum (NL)
2007 Wolvecamp Prize, Kunstcentrum Hengelo (NL) (cat)
‘Koen Delaere’ Aschenbach & Hofland Galleries, Amsterdam (NL)
2006 ‘Neue Bilder’ Autocenter Berlin (D)
2005 ‘Koen Delaere’ Museum De Pont, Tilburg (NL)
Group Shows
2017 ‘Abstracted’ Aeroplastics Gallery Brussels (B) with Gavin Turk, Danielle Buetti
‘Painting is Dead’ CCA Andratx, Mallorca (S) with Aleana Egan, Bernd Ribbeck, Han Schuil
‘Constellations’ University of the Arts, Helsinki (FI) with Matt Connors, Brendan Moran
‘Permanent Repetition’, Arti & Amicitae Amsterdam with Jacco Olivier, Jonathan Lasker
2016 ‘Menin Road/ Ypernstrasse’ outdoor manifestation in SW-Flanders (B) with Bruce Nauman Kiki Smith, Juan
Munoz, Edward Lipski
‘PS’ Snap Projects Lyon (F) with Jan van der Ploeg, Paul Morrison
‘Mixed Signals, Christian Larsen Gallery Stockholm (SW) with Shane Bradford, Hans-Jorg Mayer
‘Lust For Life/Painting Today’ Westergasfabriek Amsterdam (NL)
‘Bete Noir, Candyman’, Richard Neutra Museum Los Angeles, CA (USA) with Lauren Elder, Dion Neutra, Erin Lawler.
2015 ‘My Other Car Is A Painting’, Gebr. Lehmann Gallery Dresden (D) with Wendy White, Bas van den Hurk, Hiroki
Tsokuda, Yugoslav Mitevski
‘Telecom Hawaii’ Ana Cristea Gallery, New York NY (USA) with Daniel Schubert and Evan Robarts
‘Works on Paper’ Hunted Projects Tilburg (NL) with James Krone, Razvan Boar, Max Frintrop
‘From a Painters Perspective’ Arti & Amicitiae, Amsterdam (NL) with Lily vd Stokker, Maaike Schoorel,
Frank Ammerlaan, Emo Verkerk
2014 ‘Comrades of Time Comrades of Time Comrades of Time’ Private home/Art Brussels Off-site
w/ao Michaela Eichwald, Daniel Schubert, Chris Succo Bas van den Hurk
‘Beautiful Changes’ RH Contemporary, New York, NY (USA) with Tyra Tingleff, Shaan Syed, Stephan Dill
‘Sha Boogy Bop’, Anonymous gallery, New York, NY, (USA) with Wendy White, Kadar Brock, Austin Lee
‘Artist as Producer’, Alpineum Produzenten Gallery Zurich (CH) with Bas van den Hurk, Jamie Sneider, Peggy Franck
‘Whatbar #14’ 511 west 25th Street, New York, NY (USA) with Chris Succo, Cheryl Donegan, Manor Grunewald
‘Studio Life’, Gerhard Hofland Gallery, Amsterdam (NL) with Daniel Schubert, Marius Lut
‘Voorbij het Zichtbare’ N-Brabants Museum (NL) with Mark Manders, Maria Roosen, Woody van Amen, Erik
Andriesse
2013 ‘Comrades of Time Comrades of Time’ Cell projectspace London (UK) with Wade Guyton, Marlie Mul, Magali Reus
‘The Legend of the Shelves’ Autocenter Berlin (D) with Thomas Zipp, Thomas Scheibitz, Joep van Liefland,
Marlie Mul
‘They Died With Boots On’ Teksas, Graested (DK) with Frank Ammerlaan, Jan van der Ploeg, Ronald de Bloeme
‘Nieuw Nieuwer Nieuwst’ Museum Bommel-Van Dam, Venlo (NL) with Gregor Hildebrandt, Ger Lataster,
Hans van Hoek
‘The Artist as Producer’, Burgh Haemstede (NL) with Joris van de Moortel, Manor Grunewald, Marijn van Kreij,
Bas van den Hurk
‘Poppositions’ Wiels Brussels (B) with Hans de Meulenaere, Jeroen Doorenweerd, Rachel Koole
2012 ,Nova’ ,Museu da Imagem e do Som, Sao Paulo (Br) (cat) with Rafael Rozendaal, Bill Viola, Rosa Menkmann,
Plink Flojd ao
‘Picasso Grid’ Autocenter, Berlin (D) with Bas Hurk and Marijn van Kreij
‘Against Interpretation’ Onomatopee, Eindhoven (NL) (cat) with Wade Guyton, Wendy White, Cheryl Donegan,
Joelle Tuerlincx ao.
‘Comrades of Time’ Projectspace, Tilburg (NL) (cat) with Josh Smith, Gedi Sibony, Amanda Ross-Ho
‘The Multiple Show#2’ Vous Etes Ici, Amsterdam (NL) with Klaas Kloosterboer, Martijn Schuppers
‘Present Forever’ Fatform, Bijlmer Amsterdam (NL) (cat) with Melanie Bonajo, Jo Koelewijn, Derk Thys
2011 ,I Can , I Can’t , I Care’ SMBK De Vleeshal, Middelburg (NL) with Bas van den Hurk, Martijn Hendriks, Vaast Colson,
‘What’s Up’ Dordrechts Museum Dordrecht (NL) (cat) with Maaike Schoorel, Malin Persson, Sara van der Heide
‘Yummy Yummy Yummy I got love in my tummy’ Scheld’apen Antwerp (B) with Michiel Ceulers, Xavier Noiret
Thome, Tom Poelmans
‘Boo’ Arti & Amicitiae Amsterdam (NL) with David Ostrowski, Michail Pirgelis, Harm van den Dorpel
‘Nova Artscapes’ Scion Gallery Los Angeles, CA (USA) with Momo, Yago Horthai, Rebecca Ward
‘A thing is a thing in a whole which it’s not’ Temporary Gallery Cologne (D) with Thea Djordjadze, Sebastian Dacey,
Iannis Varelas, David Ostrowski
‘Rojo Nova’ Museu da Imagem e do Som, Sao Paulo (Br) (cat) with Chicks on Speed, Merzbow, Carsten Nicolai,
Maya Hayuk
‘Making Do: Uses and Tactics II’ Kaplans Chicago, IL (USA) with Marjolijn Dijkman, Lorelinde Verhees,
Bas van den Hurk
,The Non-obvious bar’ The Boadicea, London (UK) with Markus Vater, Jeremy willlet, Alistair McClymont,
Bas van den Hurk
,The Platinum Metre’ Aschenbach & Hofland Galleries, Amsterdam (NL) with Wendy White, Olaf Holzapfel,
Tatjana Doll, Michiel Ceulers
,The Destroyed Room’ The Forgotten bar project Berlin (D) with Aids-3D, Felix Schramm, Isa Melsheimer, Paul Lee,
David Ostrowski
‘WHATBAR #5’
Studio Tonnard, Gand, (B) with David Jablonowski, Anselm Kiefer, Jens Wolf, Joelle Teurlinckx,
David Ostrowski a.o.
2009 ,NL’ Drei Raum fuer gegenwartskunst Cologne (D) with Jan van der Ploeg, Rob Scholte, Frank Ammerlaan
‘On a clear day i can see forever’ Whatspace Tilburg (NL) with Andre Butzer, Thomas Zipp, Bjorn Dahlem
‘Wahlverwandtschaft’ Museum Belvedere Heerenveen (NL) (cat) with Marthe Wery, Rene Daniels, Raoul de Keijser
‘The Last Real Painters’ Resy Muijsers Tilburg (NL) with Jan van der Ploeg, David Ostrowski, Simon Hemmer,
Andreas Breunig
2008 ‘Difracted Solstice’ Aeroplastics, Brussels (B) with James Lee Byars, Francois Morellet, Txiki Margalef
‘AC3’ Autocenter Berlin (D) (cat) with Andre Butzer, Ronald de Bloeme, Dominic Wood
‘Visual Moods’ Stadsgallerij Heerlen (D) with Robert Zandvliet, Rob Birza, Ben Akkerman
‘Und’ Croxhapox Ghent (B) with Jan van der Ploeg, Pieter Vermeersch, Julian Dashper
‘Can’t’ Aschenbach & Hofland galleries, Amsterdam (NL) with Thomas Winkler, Sven-Ole Frahm, Marius Lut
‘Elementaire Deeltjes’ Covra Middelburg (NL) with Guy Mees, Daan van Golden, Raoul de Keijser
2007 ‘Thank you’ stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal Leiden (NL) with Marlene Dumas, Rob van Koningsbrugge, Krijn Giezen
‘AC1’ Autocenter Berlin (D) with Armen Eloyan, Alexandra Leykauff, Jeroen Jacobs
2006 ‘Room with a view’ Haags gemeente Museum Den Haag (NL) (cat) with Raoul de Keijser Gunther Forg,
Jan Schoonhoven
‘Public Image’ Fundament Foundation Tilburg (NL) (cat) with Franz Ackermann, Os Gemeos, Erik van Lieshout,
Fabian Marcaccio
2005 ‘Toonbeelden’ Museum De Pont Tilburg (NL) (cat) with Marc Mulders, Guido Geelen
Art Fairs
2017 Vienna Contemporary, Gerhard Hofland Gallery
Expo ChicagoGerhard Hofland Gallery, duo presentation with Johan Tahon
2016 Volta NYwith Gerhard Hofland Gallery solo presentation
Art Rotterdam Gerhard Hofland Gallery
Art Amsterdam, Gerhard Hofland Gallery
Vienna Contemporary, Gerhard Hofland Gallery
Volta Basel, Gerhard Hofland Gallery
Expo Chicago, Van Horn Gallery, duo presentation with Jan Albers
2015 Art cologne, Van Horn Gallery
COFA Düsseldorf, Van Horn Gallery, duo presentation with Wendy White
Art Dallas, Ana Cristea Gallery
Volta Basel, Gerhard Hofland Gallery duo presentation with Johan Tahon
Art Rotterdam, Gerhard Hofland Gallery
Art Amsterdam, Gerhard Hofland Gallery
2014 Art Rotterdam, Gerhard Hofland Gallery
Art Amsterdam, Gerhard Hofland Gallery
Art Dallas, RH Contemporary
Amsterdam Drawing, Gerhard Hofland Gallery
2011 Art Amsterdam, Gerhard Hofland Gallery
2010 Art Amsterdam, Gerhard Hofland Gallery
2009 Art Brussels, Gerhard Hofland Gallery
Art Amsterdam with Gerhard Hofland Gallery
2008 Show Off Paris, Gerhard Hofland Gallery
Art Rotterdam, Gerhard Hofland Gallery
Art Brussels, Gerhard Hofland Gallery
2007 Art Amsterdam, Gerhard Hofland Gallery
Art Cologne, Gerhard Hofland Gallery
Art Rotterdam, Gerhard Hofland Gallery
2006 Art Cologne, Gerhard Hofland Gallery
Art Rotterdam, Dick de Bruijn Gallery
Prizes /Stipends /Residencies
2017 ResidencyAbu Dhabi Art Space, Abu Dhabi (UAE)
2016 Residency La Brea Studios Los Angeles
2015 Residency Cca Andratx Mallorca
Workperiod Burnett Editions NY
2011 Residency pompgemaal Den Helder Mondriaanfund
2010 Residency IBB Curacao Mondriaanfund
Basisstipend BKVB Fund Amsterdam
2006 Wolvecamp Price for painting
2004 Basisstipend BKVB Fund Amsterdam
2002 Johan Diepstraten Stipend For Painting
EKWC Residency and Stipend for young artists
2000 Basisstipend BKVB Fund Amsterdam
1995 De Pont Residency and Stipend, Museum De Pont Tilburg
Commissions, Lectures, Artist Talks
2017 Lecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Art Copenhagen (DK)
2016 Artist-talk ‘Intelligent Touch’ Artez Arnhem/St Joost s Hertogenbosch, (NL)
2013 2013 Symposium Authenticity in the act of painting museum De Pont, Meester (NL)
Leerling artis-talk museum De Pont, lecture Willem de Kooning Akademie Rotterdam (NL)
Talentscout Prix de Rome/ Mondriaanfund Amsterdam (NL)
2011 Lecture st Joost Akademie s Hertogenbosch (NL)
2009-now Advisor/curator Visual Arts Incubate Festival Tilburg (NL): curation of projects by Melanie Bonajo, Sigrid Calon,
Martijn Hendriks, Jeremiah Day, Yona Friedman, Olaf Holzapfel, Camilla Steinum, Jan Verwoert, Robin Passonero,
Wendy White, Manor Grunewald, Jennifer Mehigan, Just Quist, Micha Pattinoit, Juliaan Andeweg, Mischa
Doorenweerd
2007-now Founder and organizer of Whatspace (NL) with projects and collaborations with Ola Vasiljeva, Wade Guyton,
Cheryl Donegan, Joep van Liefland, Lorenzo Benedetti, Marlie Mul, Keren Cytter, Jan Verwoert, Marijn van Kreij,
Aleana Egan, Rachel Koolen, Jan van der Ploeg, Rory Pilgrim, etc.
2002-2006 Commission Documentation NBKS Breda (NL)
Collections
Centraal Museum Utrecht, NL
SMBK De Vleeshal, Middelburg, NL
Dordrechts Museum, D
CCA Andratx Mallorca, S
Bouwfonds, NL
Achmea, NL
Instituto Buena Bista, Curacao, NL
Rabobank, NL
ABN Amro Bank, NL
Fontys Tilburg/Eindhoven, NL
Fortis, UMC, Utrecht, NL
Noord-Brabants Museum s-Hertogenbosch, NL
Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal Leiden, NL
Teylers Museum Haarlem, NL
DSM Heerlen, NL
Schunck, Heerlen, NL
Van Lansschot Bankiers, NL
Akzo Nobel, NL
Oce kunstcollectie Venlo, NL
Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, NL
Mizuho, London, UK
Private collections in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, United States, Brazil, Japan, Switzerland, France, Spain