Regular tutors 2023
Lara Almarcegui (b.1972, Zaragoza, Spain), artist, based in Rotterdam
Lara Almarcegui is tutor-artist at De Ateliers since 2014. She gained international recognition with sculptural projects in public space, examining urbanization, urban decay, mining rights and the processing of building materials. She represented Spain at the 55th Venice Biennial in 2013 and participated in the 8th Sharjah Biennial (UAE). Major solo exhibitions in recent years took place at Graphische Sammlung (Zurich, 2019), IVAM (Valencia, 2019), Kunstverein Neuenkirchen (2017), Casino Luxembourg (Luxemburg, 2016), Kunsthaus Baselland (Basel, 2015) and Kunstmuseum (The Hague, 2015). Lara Almarcegui is represented by Ellen de Bruijne Projects (Amsterdam), Mor Charpentier (Paris) and Galería Parra Romero (Madrid).
Dominic van den Boogerd (b.1959, Breda, Netherlands), art critic, based in Amsterdam
Dominic van den Boogerd is tutor at De Ateliers since 1995. He was director from 1995 until 2019. He writes regularly on modern and contemporary art in exhibition catalogues, and art magazines such as Metropolis M, De Witte Raaf, and ArtReview. His survey of the work of Marlene Dumas was included in the monograph ‘Marlene Dumas’ (Phaidon, London 1999). Recently, his collected essays on painting were published in ‘Great Temptations’, both in Dutch and English editions (Roma Publishers, Amsterdam 2019). Frequently, Dominic van den Boogerd organizes seminars and exhibition visits for participants of De Ateliers, exploring various histories in art making. Currently, he is writing a book on the notorious history of De Ateliers.
Cudelice Brazelton IV (b.1991, Dallas, Texas, USA), artist, lives in Frankfurt
Having visited De Ateliers frequently as a guest tutor in 2021, Cudelice Brazelton IV joined the team of permanent tutor artists in 2022. His practice encompasses site-specific painting, collage, sound, sculpture, and spatial interventions. Working with steel rods, wire, plastic, fake leather, black acrylic paint, cardboard, and cufflinks, Brazelton creates a kind of alternate Americana that recalls the glimmer of asphalt and the raw edges of post-industrial urban life. Dark humor is a recurring element in his works. Cudelice Brazelton IV attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and studied at Städelschule, Frankfurt. Recently, he had solo exhibitions at Murmurs (Los Angeles, 2022), Galerie Barbara Weiss (Berlin, 2021), Sans Titre (Paris, 2021), Galeria Wschód (Warsaw, 2020), International Waters (New York, 2020), Ola Bunker (Frankfurt, 2020), Shoot the Lobster (New York, 2019) and Husslehof (Frankfurt, 2019). He participated in numerous exhibitions, including Swiss Institute (New York, 2022), Kunstverein Wiesbaden (2021) and Lodos Gallery (Mexico City, 2020). The artist is represented by Galeria Wschód (Warsaw).
Varda Caivano (b.1971, Buenos Aires, Argentina), artist, lives in London
Varda Caivano is tutor-artist at De Ateliers since 2016. A painter from Italian descent, born in Argentina, she obtained her MA at the Royal College of Arts in London in 2004. Her work was included in many exhibitions worldwide, including ‘The Encyclopedic Palace’ at the 55th Venice Biennale (2013), the Gwangju Biennial (2012) and the British Art Show 7 (2010) . A major solo exhibition of her works was organized by The Renaissance Society, Chicago, in 2015. Varda Caivano exhibits regularly at her representing galleries Victoria Miro (London) and Tomio Koyama Gallery (Tokyo/Kyoto).
Nina Canell (b.1979, Växjö, Sweden), artist, based in Berlin
Nina Canell, formerly guest tutor at De Ateliers, is team member since 2020. The transfer and distribution of energy has been an integral preoccupation of her work since the beginning, often working with situations that are highly sensitive to spatio-temporal variables. Grounded as much in the chance encounter as in close study, her sculptural process foregrounds material agency and a non-hierarchical sculptural morphology. Recent solo exhibitions were organized by Kunsthalle Baden-Baden (2019), S.M.A.K. (Ghent, 2018), Kunstmuseum St. Gallen (2018), Artist’s Institute (New York, 2017), Le Crédac (Ivry-sur-Seine, 2017), Museo Tamayo (Mexico City, 2017), Moderna Museet (Stockholm, 2015) and Camden Art Centre (London, 2014). Nina Canell frequently collaborates with Robin Watkins on installations, artist’s books and publications. The artist is represented by Galerie Barbara Wien (Berlin), Mendes Wood DM (São Paulo, New York, Brussels) and 303 Gallery (New York).
Pauline Curnier Jardin (b.1980, Marseille, France), artist, based in Amsterdam and Berlin
Pauline Curnier Jardin, previously guest tutor at De Ateliers, is team member since 2020. The artist performer is known for her eccentric theatrical films and installations, many of them made in collaboration with dancers, performers, and costume and set designer Rachel Garcia. The films are based on allegorical narratives, reimagening historical events or characters through stylised and often improvised sequences. Her mesmerizing installation ‘Grotta Profunda Appronfundita’ (2017) was included in the 57th Venice Biennale. Curnier Jardin co-founded the dada-femme recital The Vraoums in 2007. She recently had soloshows and screenings at 1646 (The Hague, 2019), Confort Moderne (Poitiers, 2017), Tate Modern (London, 2017), IFFR (Rotterdam, 2017), Performa (New York, 2015), Fondation Cartier (Paris, 2015), MIT List Visual Arts Center (Cambridge MASS, 2014), Haus der Kulturen der Welt (Berlin, 2013) and Palais de Tokyo (Paris, 2013). The artist is represented by Ellen de Bruijne Projects (Amsterdam).
Chris Evans (b.1967, Eastrington, UK), artist, based in Brussels
British sculptor Chris Evans is a tutor artist at De Ateliers since 2011. Many of his works, including collaborative and cross-disciplinary projects, originate from the dynamic interactions between artist, commissioner, and audiences. Chris Evans participated in many exhibitions worldwide, including Liverpool Biennial (2014), Taipei Biennial (2010), Architecture Biennial Rotterdam (2009), Moscow Biennial (2006), Athens Biennial (2006) and British Art Show 6 (2005). Solo exhibitions in recent years took place at Centre d’Art (Neuchâtel, 2019), Para-Site (Hong Kong, 2017), Praxes CCA (Berlin, 2015), Project Arts Centre (Dublin, 2014). Evans recorded several albums in collaboration with other artist musicians. He is the winner of the Bryan Robertson Trust Award 2016. Chris Evans is represented by Galerie Markus Lüttgen (Düsseldorf).
Martijn Hendriks (b.1973, Eindhoven, Netherlands), artist, based in Amsterdam
Dutch sculptor Martijn Hendriks is tutor-artist at De Ateliers since 2014. His sculptures and environments revolve around the transformation of fragmented narratives and disparate elements. Works of Martijn Hendriks were presented in various solo, duo and group exhibitions in, amongst others, Marwan (Amsterdam), CIAP (Hasselt), Vitrine (Basel), 9th Berlin Biennial, De Hallen (Haarlem), WCW Gallery (Hamburg), W139 (Amsterdam), New Museum (New York), MoCA Massachusetts (North Adams), De Vleeshal (Middelburg), Temporay Gallery (Cologne) and The Monash University of Art (Melbourne). Martijn Hendriks is represented by Galerie Martin van Zomeren (Amsterdam).
David Jablonowski (b.1982, Bochum, Germany), artist, based in Almere
German sculptor David Jablonowski is a tutor-artist at De Ateliers since 2014. In his sculptures, videos and installations, he examines contemporary and historical techniques of communication, their material base and aesthetics. Recent solo exhibitions were held at Centraal Museum (Utrecht, 2019), Galeria SpazioA (Pistoia, 2018), DASH (Kortrijk, 2017), Kunsthalle Baden-Baden Projektraum (2017), Kunsthalle Lingen (2015), Galleria Raucci/Santamaria (Naples, 2014), Kunstmuseum (The Hague, 2013), Baltic (Newcastle, 2013), Westfälischer Kunstverein (Münster, 2012). He is the winner of the Charlotte Köhler Prize 2013. David Jablonowski is represented by Galerie Fons Welters (Amsterdam), Galerie Markus Lüttgen (Düsseldorf) and SpazioA (Pistoia).
Rezi van Lankveld (b.1973, Almelo, Netherlands), artist, lives in Amsterdam
Dutch painter Rezi van Lankveld, guest tutor since 2017, joined the team of permanent tutors starting 2024. She is known for her small-scale evocative paintings that are precisely articulated yet the result of intuitive improvisation. In her complex pictures, paints, colors and shapes are allowed to shift in unforeseen ways. Van Lankveld exhibits regularly in her representing galleries in the Netherlands, the United States and Great Brittain. In recent years her works were shown in art institutions such as Emsdettener Kunstverein (Emsdetten, 2023), Netwerk (Aalst, 2021), Palazzo de ‘Toschi (Bologna, 2020), Reset (Borgloon, 2019) and Palais de Tokyo (Paris, 2014). She won the Royal Prize for Painting in 2001. The artist is represented by Annet Gelink Gallery (Amsterdam), Petzel Gallery (New York), and The Approach (London).
Marina Pinsky (b.1986, Moscow, Russia), artist, lives in Brussels and Berlin
In her photographic works and sculptural installations, American artist Marina Pinsky examines the way in which we can read images as material, spatial, and ideological models of the world. Her working method is a mix of digital and analog techniques, often resulting in site sensitive scenarios related to local histories and technology. Her work has been shown in MoMa (New York), Hammer Museum (Los Angeles), WIELS (Brussels) and the 13th Biennale de Lyon (2015). Recent solo-exhibitions include C L E A R I N G (Brussels, 2020), The Downer (Berlin, 2019), Gluck50 (Milan, 2018), Kunstverein Göttingen (2018), Oaxaca (Mexico, 2018), De Vleeshal (Middelburg, 2017) and Kunsthalle Basel (2016). The artist is represented by C L E A R I N G (Brussels/New York) and 303 Gallery (New York).
Charlotte Prodger (b.1974, UK), artist, lives in Glasgow
Having visited De Ateliers as a guest tutor numerous times in previous years, Charlotte Prodger joined the team of permanent tutors in 2022. One of the most innovative video artists today, she also works with sculpture, photography, and writing. Through the lens of queer subjectivity she looks at intertwined relations between the body, landscape, language, technology and time. She won the 2018 Turner Prize and represented Scotland at the 2019 Venice Biennale. In 2017 she received the Paul Hamlyn Award. Solo exhibitions in recent years include Kunstmuseum Winterthur (2021), Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam, 2021), Hollybush Gardens (London, 2018), Bergen Kunsthall (2017), Sculpture Center (New York, 2017), Kunstverein Düsseldorf (2016), Spike Island (Bristol, 2015) and Temple Bar Gallery (Dublin, 2015). She participated in many group exhibitions worldwide, including ‘British Art Show 8’ (2016), and performances in MOMA PS1 (New York), Artists Space (New York), Café Oto (London, collaboration with Mason Leaver-Yap) and Tramway (Glasgow). Prodger’s work has been presented at numerous international film festivals including London, New York, Toronto, Oberhausen, Seoul, Bucharest, and Vancouver. Her writing has been published in Frieze, F.R. DAVID (De Appel), 2HB (CCA), Victor & Hester, The Happy Hypocrite (Bookworks), Intertitles: An Anthology at the Intersection of Writing and Visual Art (Prototype Publishing) and What Artists Wear by Charlie Porter (Penguin). The artist is represented by Hollybush Gardens (London) and Kendall Koppe (Glasgow).
Guest tutors year 2023
Dora Budor
Simnikiwe Buhlungu
Jesse Darling
Koenraad Dedobbeleer
Sara Deraedt
Philipp Gufler
Nora Kapfer
Lara Khaldi
Onyeka Igwe
Erik van Lieshout
Matthew Lutz-Kinoy
Raimundas Malašauskas
Taylor Le Melle
Huw Lemmey
Matthew Monahan
Grace Ndiritu
Rita Ouedrago
Ima Abasi-Okon
Zeinab Saleh
Oscar Santillán
Fiona Tan
Jennifer Tee
Raphaela Vogel
Michelle Williams Gamaker
Geo Wyeth