Curriculum Vitæ
Nanda Janssen
Residency
’14 - ‘15 Atelier Holsboer, Paris, supported by Mondriaan Fund
curator & writer in residence, October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015
Curator (selection)
’12 - ‘13 Nest, The Hague, NL - art institute
Material World. Artists: Trisha Donnelly, Rubén Grilo, David Jablonowski, Magali
Reus, Anne de Vries, Martin Westwood.
> ‘12 Q Kunst, Utrecht / Amsterdam city council, NL
Art advisor new subway line (Noord/Zuidlijn) Amsterdam. Devising of art
commissions, and drafting of long- and shortlist of artists eligible for these art
commissions.
’11 - ‘12 Foundation for Art and Public Domain (SKOR), Amsterdam, NL
Outdoor counterpart of Afterlife - art about the final destination, Museum Tot
Zover and cemetery De Nieuwe Ooster, Amsterdam. Artists: ao Nathalie Bruys,
Nick Hullegie, Femmy Otten, Leonid Tsvetkov, Yuhsin U. Chang, Valeska
Soares.
’10 - 11 Kunstbeeld - Dutch art magazine
Paper curator of the Collector’s Item series. In 2011 Kunstbeeld existed 35
years. To celebrate this event I invited for each issue in 2011 a young Dutch
artist who conceived an artwork especially for a double sided page in the
magazine. Artists: ao Maarten Dekker, Fleur van Dodewaard, Louis Reith, Yoeri
Guépin, WassinkLundgren, Jasmijn Visser, Dominique Teufen, Sharon
Houkema.
’08 - ‘10 21rozendaal, Enschede, NL - art institute
Exhibitions with ao Bruno Peinado, Wendy Morris, Het Harde Potlood and a
flourishing generation Belgian artists. Under the heading 1UP I gave young
Dutch artists the chance to make a first solo on the upper floor. Artists: ao Koen
Taselaar, Patrick van Vught, Jeroen Rijnders, Evelien Lohbeck and Das BilT.
’07 - ‘08 Museum Arnhem, NL
Carried Away - The Procession in Art. Artists: ao Francis Alys, Joseph Beuys,
James Ensor, Begoña Munoz, Meschac Gaba, Thomas Hirschhorn, Lucy Orta,
Francis Picabia, Stephen Wilks.
’07 - ‘08 Museum Arnhem, NL
Sonsbeeld - 10 x Sonsbeek. A documentary exhibition that drew a picture of the
ten editions of the renowned Sonsbeek exhibition by using newsreels,
documentaries, photos, paraphernalia, clippings, archives, documents and text.
’06 Treaty of Utrecht Foundation, NL
Silence! De Horst estate in Driebergen in the context of Festival ‘Nieuwe Grond’.
Artists: Sachiko Abe, Matthijs Bosman, Nathalie Bruys, IEPE, Alicia Framis,
Roman Ondák, Sanja Medic, Yeb Wiersma.
’04 - ‘09 mister motley - Dutch art magazine
Paper curator of the issues about shadow, living, ideals, barbarians, and the
artist, in cooperation with the Editor-in-Chief.
Writer (selection)
Kunstbeeld - Dutch art magazine
> ‘12 montly blog
‘12 Exhibition design
‘12 Plea for slow curating
‘11 Artists’ correspondence. To open a letter is like entering someone’s house
‘11 Try again. Fail again. Fail better. The error as a solution.
‘11 The beat goes on. China after the hype
‘08 Old and new side by side. The new approach within museums of ancient art and
cultural heritage
Museumtijdschrift - Dutch art magazine
‘14 Dance on the volcano (Anne Wenzel)
‘13 Collecting for Tibet (Paola Pivi)
‘12 Pictures that catch the eye. An exhibition on fashion photography by Viviane
Sassen
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Turkish Stories. Modern and contemporary Turkish art in Schiedam
Ai Weiwei. Homo universalis 2.0
Animamix. The are movement of the future
mister motley - Dutch art magazine
I’d like to have a nice boyfriend by now (Dominique Karl Himmelsbach de Vries)
Profundity under a thick crust of glitter (Wangechi Mutu)
Picasso (m/f) wanted (the artists’ image)
The white saviour (Renzo Martens)
Mapping the Landscape, Museum van Bommel van Dam, catalogue
texts about Paulien Oltheten, Frank Koolen and Philippine Hoegen
Afterlife – art about the final destination, catalogue
interviews with Nathalie Bruys, Nick Hullegie, Femmy Otten, Leonid Tsvetkov,
Yuhsin U. Chang, Valeska Soares
Sonsbeek 2008: grandeur, catalogue
essay on artists’ processions
Committees and boards (selection)
‘14 Kunstvlaai, Amsterdam, NL
board member
‘14 AICA, NL - International Association of Art Critics
shortlist committee AICA Charter 2014 (cat. Exhibitions)
’10 - ‘12 Mondriaan Fund, Amsterdam, NL
project committee Visual Arts and Heritage
’07 - ‘11 Brabants Kenniscentrum kunst en Cultuur, BKKC, Tilburg, NL
advisory committee Visual Arts and Design
’03 - ‘08 Provincie Drenthe, Assen, NL
advisory committee Visual Arts and Design
Teaching (selection)
> ‘12 HKU University of the Arts Utrecht, NL
teacher course ‘the writing artist’
’11 - ‘13 Frank Mohr International Masters, Groningen, NL
guest lecturer, semester lecturer and curator project week ‘13
‘07 - ‘08 Museum Arnhem, NL
mentoring 6 interns art history of Radboud University Nijmegen
‘06 - ‘08 Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, NL
teacher art theory and -history
Other work experience (selection)
‘13 Museum Arnhem, NL
advisor exhibition series ‘Gelders Balkon’, season ’13 -‘14
’08 - ‘11 CBK Utrecht, NL - art institute
editorial member ZAP-U: informal theme nights
‘04 Kunstenlab, Deventer, NL - art institute
committee member exhibition ‘Define Yourself’ on an industrial site in transition
‘07 +’10 Museum Arnhem, NL
+ ‘13 acting head education, co-curator/coordinator, project leader exhibition
‘03 - ‘05 Leve de Bouwput Foundation, Amsterdam, NL
executive, various art projects in and around excavation sites
‘01 Sonsbeek 9, Arnhem, NL
executive exhibition Sonsbeek 9. International art event. Curator Jan Hoet.
‘04 - ‘06 Rabobank Nederland Art Collection, Eindhoven
coordinator art commissions Rob Birza, Alicia Framis and Job Koelewijn +
curator solo exhibitions Marc Bijl, Iris van Dongen, Hadassah Emmerich and
Sebastiaan Bremer in GEM and Gemeentemuseum, The Hague
’03 – ‘04 Museum De Paviljoens, Almere, NL
coordinator art in public space + project staff member
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Upstream Foundation, Amsterdam, NL
project staff member exhibition ‘Upstream’. International art event to
commemorate the founding of the Dutch East Indies Company (VOC)
‘06 - ‘07 Bureau Beyond, Utrecht, NL
producer exhibition ‘Spooky’
‘06 Netherlands Media Art Institute (NIMk), Amsterdam, NL
producer exhibition ‘Sensorium’ during the 5 Days Off Festival
‘03 Beelden op de Berg Foundation, Wageningen, NL
producer ‘Dreamscapes’. An exhibition concerning the manufacturability in an
arboretum.
‘03 Huis a/d Werf, Utrecht, NL
producer ‘Performance Area’ during Festival a/d/ Werf. An exhibition on various
(public) locations. Curator Moritz Küng.
‘02 - ‘03 Foundation for Art and Public Domain (SKOR), Amsterdam, NL
coordinator and producer PASS Travels. Excursions along art in public domain.
‘05 - ‘06A Alicia Framis, artist, Amsterdam, NL, assistant
‘02 Soheila Najand, artist, Arnhem, NL, assistant
‘02 Maria Roosen, artist, Arnhem, NL, assistant
Education
’94 – ‘00 Art history, Utrecht University, NL
Specialism: modern and contemporary art. Doctoral thesis: ‘Ohne Titel. A study
into the vision and reception of Documenta 7, 8 and IX’