JAN VAN DER PLOEG
BORN
1959 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
LIVES
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
EDUCATION
1980 - 1982
1982 - 1983
1983 - 1985
Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam
Croydon College of Art, London
Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam
SELECTED RECENT SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015
Nieuw Dakota – Amsterdam – The Netherlands Gerhard Hofland Gallery – Amsterdam – The Netherlands
2014
Sarah Cottier Gallery – Sydney – Australia – Jan van der Ploeg Hamish McKay Gallery – Wellington – New Zealand
Giacomo Guidi Gallery – Rome – Italy – Jan van der Ploeg Raygun Projects – Toowoomba – Australia - MW MOTI –
Den Bosch – The Netherlands – MOTI HOTEL II: Jan van der Ploeg Tetterode – Amsterdam – The Netherlands –
WEINER WALL De Witte Arena – Amsterdam – The Netherlands – Jan van der Ploeg
2013
Object Rotterdam 2013 – We Like Art Walls – NAI – Rotterdam – The Netherlands The Classroom Gallery –
Nottingham – England - Androgynous Mind (with Riette Wanders) Shane Campbell Gallery – Oakpark – USA –
Brendan Fowler Wall Gerhard Hofland Gallery – Amsterdam – The Netherlands – MWMW NASA – Amsterdam – The
Netherlands – PINK MOON Klaus Benden – Köln – Germany – SUPER PLUS SNAP – Lyon – France – Jan van der
Ploeg Thomas Taubert Gallery – Berlin – Germany – MWMW Schünck – Heerlen – The Netherlands –
WALLPAINTING No. 370
2012
Instituto de Artes Gráficas de Oaxaca – Oaxaca – Mexico – Tribute / MINUS SPACE en Oaxaca
Wim van Krimpen – Amsterdam – The Netherlands (with Babs Haenen)
Kers gallery – Amsterdam – The Netherlands – Human After All (with Bob Waardenburg)
Hamish McKay Gallery – Wellington – New Zealand Dunedin Public Art Gallery – Dunedin – New Zealand
2011
Ruth Leuchter - Dusseldorf - Germany
Galerie West - Den Haag - The Netherlands - All Systems Go!, Introducing Gerold Miller, Heimo Zobernig and Beat
Zoderer
Dick de Bruijn Contemporary Art - Middelburg - The Netherlands (with Ab van Hanegem)
Centre d’Art Passerelle - Brest - France
Fabbri C.A. - Milano - Italy - WALL PAINTING No.315
Piet Hein Eek – Eindhoven – The Netherlands - Donald Judd/Jan van der Ploeg
Piet Hein Eek – Eindhoven – The Netherlands – Wonderwall
2010
MINUS SPACE - New York – USA – BIG CALM
The Dunedin Public Art Gallery – Dunedin - New Zealand - Dignity
Hamish McKay Gallery – Wellington - New Zealand - Warriors
Sarah Cottier Gallery – Sydney - Australia
Goddard de Fiddes Gallery - Perth - Australia - Do you want the truth or something beautiful? (with Helen Smith)
Concept Space – Shibukava - Japan - New Works
Galerie de Multiples - Paris - France - How to Star
DREI - Köln – Germany – New Paintings + New Wallpainting
Peloton - Sydney - Australia - Adrian Gebers, Jan van der Ploeg WALLPAINTING No.288
Mercedes Benz Showroom Gallery - Berlin - Germany - Mobile 2010
Mercedes Benz Showroom Gallery - München - Germany - Mobile 2010
2009
Shane Campbell Gallery - Chicago - USA
Sonja Roesch - Houston - USA
Aschenbach & Hofland Galleries - Amsterdam - The Netherlands - Good & Plenty (cat.)
2008
Aschenbach & Hofland Galleries - Amsterdam - The Netherlands (with Thom Puckey)
Konsortium - Düsseldorf - Germany
2007
Galerie Asim Chugthai - Berlin - Germany (cat.)
Sarah Cottier Gallery - Sydney - Australia
Galerie West - The Hague - The Netherlands
2006
Hamish McKay Gallery - Wellington - New Zealand
The Suburban - Chicago - USA
MINUS SPACE - New York - USA
Kunstruimte09 - Groningen - The Netherlands (with Tineke Bouma)
Kunstvereniging Diepenheim - Diepenheim - The Netherlands - Orange, Green, Purple and Brown lines'
2005
Aschenbach & Hofland Galleries - Amsterdam - The Netherlands - Straight Circles (cat.)
Galerie West - The Hague -The Netherlands - Space Painting
SELECTED RECENT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2015
Art Rotterdam – SNAP – Rotterdam – The Netherlands
Two Rooms Gallery – Ackland – New Zealand National Gallery of Victoria – Melbourne – New Zealand – The
Kaleidoscopic Turn
2014
Arti et Amicitiae – Amsterdam – The Netherlands
Look&Listen Gallery – Paris – France – Noir et Blanc
PICA – Perth – Australia – One Place After Another: AC4CA
CROXHAPOX – Gent – België – NOETICS and THE RED ROOM a multi media diner performance by Joop Stoop
Galerie Hartwich – Ostseebad Sellin auf Rügen – Germany – Pragmatic Painting
De Vishal – Haarlem – The Netherlands – KLAAR!
The Hotel Windsor – Melbourne – New Zealand – SPRING 1883
Look&Listen Gallery – France – 30/30_Image Archive Project6
Galerie Palette Terre – Paris – France – Provocative percussion
Noi – Dolceaqua Liguria – Italy – 30/30_Image Archive Project5
Sarah Cottier Gallery - Sydney – Australia – 20/200
Tetterode – Amsterdam – The Netherlands – M4 Wisselatelier
2013
Ruth Leuchter Gallery – Dusseldorf – Germany - What ever colors you have in your mind
Zona Maco Mexico Arte Contemporaneo – West – Mexico City - Mexico
DADA POST - Berlin – Germany – Dutch Treat
ART Cologne - Klaus Benden – Koln - Germany
teksas – Graested – Denmark – They died with their boots on
Nieuw en Meer – Amsterdam – The Netherlands – 25+25
Ostrale – Dresden – Germany - Komplizen
Rob Scholte Museum – Den Helder – The Netherlands
Hamish Morrison Gallery – Berlin – Germany – schwarz // weiss
Illums Bolighus – Copenhagen – Denmark - DOBBEL
alt CPH nr. 8 - teksas - Copenhagen – Denmark
Arti et Amicitiae – Amsterdam – The Netherlands – De kunstenaar en zijn collectie: Jac Bisschops
Gemeentemuseum – Den Haag – The Netherlands – Miniature Museum of Contemporary Art
PULSE Miami – Thomas Taubert Contemporary – Miami – USA
Vous Etes Ici – Amsterdam – The Netherlands – The Multiple Show#3
2012
Instituto de Artes Gráficas de Oaxaca – Oaxaca - Mexico - MINUS SPACE en Oaxaca: Panorama de 31 artistas
internacionales
Gerhard Hofland - Amsterdam - The Netherlands - Whatever Lola Wants
Fiedler Taubert Contemporary - Berlin – Germany - Virtual Insanity
Centre Cultural Andratx - Andratx - Mallorca – Spain - Collaborations & Interventions
B&N Gallery – London – England – DARK MATTER
teksas – Græsted – Denmark – LANDING
PUT – Stazione di Topolò – Postaja Topolove – Topolò – Italy
Paris Concret – Paris – France - AC4CA Editions
FABRIKculture – Hegenheim – France – AC4CA
FabbriC.A. - Milano - Italy – WOP! Works on paper
2011
Stedelijk Museum ’s-Hertogenbosch - Den Bosch - The Netherlands - Riposte
Mercedes Benz Museum - Stuttgart - Germany - Art & Stars & Cars
Gallery KANT - Esbjerg - Denmark - Crisp & Shout
Mondriaanhuis - Amersfoort - The Netherlands - De Wand De Ruimte
Sarah Cottier - Sydney - Australia - 0
Vienne / Chasse sur Rhône – France – Columna 01
Neon Park Gallery – Melbourne – Australia – Asspen Island (with Justin Andrews, Melinda Harper,
Bianca Hester, Clement Meadmore and Calum Stirling)
2010
MINUS SPACE - New York – USA - IT IS LIFE Julian Dashper (1960-2009)
CAN Centre d’art Neuchatel - Neuchatel - Swiss - Composite Visions
White Flag Projects - St. Louis - USA - NEWTONLAND: Orbits, Ellipses and other Planes of Activity
SERVICE GARAGE - Amsterdam -The Netherlands - Amsterdam - Berlin
La Station - Nice - France - My Eyes Keep Me In Trouble
VOUS ETES ICI - Amsterdam - The Netherlands - It was twenty years ago today…
Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci – Prato - Italy - The Prato Project (with Thom Puckey)
Arratia Beer Gallery - Berlin - Germany - my lonely days are gone
2009
Galerie Rob de Vries - Haarlem - The Netherlands - Grip - No Grip
Gallery multiples - Paris - France - Veisalgia
PS - Amsterdam - The Netherlands - later on ........ redux (with Tim Ayres, Ab van Hanegem, Han Schuil)
Minerva Academy - Groningen - The Netherlands - CHROMODOMO (cat.)
Smart Museum - Chicago- USA - Heartland show
2008
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center / MoMA - New York – USA - MINUS SPACE
Centre d'Art Passerelle - Brest - France - Ultra Modern (cat.)
Dark Fair - The Suburban - Swiss Institute - New York – USA
Gemeentemuseum - Den Haag – The Netherlands - Minimal is More
Medienturm Kunstverein - Graz - Austria - Unfinished Business (cat.)
DREI - Cologne - Germany - Löffelhardt, Norberg, van der Ploeg
Paul Lincke Ufer 41 - Berlin - Germany – ROUNDABOUT
Van Abbemuseum - Eindhoven – The Netherlands - Heartland show
2007
Open Space / Art Cologne - Aschenbach & Hofland - Cologne - Germany
Horse Move Project Space - Amsterdam - Real Genuine Blend
Sarah Cottier Gallery - Sydney - Australia - Lion
Von Bartha - Basel - Switzerland - New Generation
The Hague Sculpture 2007 - The Hague - The Other Side / Down Under (cat.)
Espace Paul Wurth - Luxembourg - Luxembourg - Ultra Modern (cat.)
2006
CCNOA - Brussels - Belgium - Painted Objects
Sikkema Jenkins & Co. - New York - USA - ‘I Am Yours Now '
Kunsthal Charlottenborg - Copenhagen - Denmark (cat.)
2005
Galerie les filles du Calvaire - Brussels - Belgium - Minimalpop (cat.)
Galerie les filles du Calvaire - Paris - France - Minimalpop (cat.)
Centre Cultural Andratx - Mallorca - Spain - Later on we Shall Simplifying things
2.Berliner Art Lounge - Berlin - Germany - Word and Object (cat.)
Konsortium - Düsseldorf - Germany - Wall Works II (cat.)
SELECTED RECENT COMMISSIONS
I.S.I.S Rosario Livatino, Napels, Italy
Piet Hein Eek, Mavaleix, France
Museumparkgarage, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, The Hague, The Netherlands
Fietstransferium Doornroosje, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Sepp Bader, Diepenheim, The Netherlands
Rijksmuseum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Villa Mondriaan, Winterswijk, The Netherlands
MOTI, Breda, The Netherlands
Library of the Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Ministry of Home Affairs, Den Haag, The Netherlands
Ministry of Finance, Den Haag, The Netherlands
Dutch Embassy, Paris, France
Dutch Consulat, Paris, France
Dutch Embassy, London, England
Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
AMC, Amsterdam Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milano, Italy
RAI Congres centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Baker Botts, Houston, United States
SELECTED BIBILIOGRAPHY
Alvarez, Olivia Flores, "Jan van der Ploeg", Houston Press, 4.6.2009
Artist Pages: Jan van der Ploeg, Lives of the Artists #8, Summer 2004
Artist Pages: “Jan van der Ploeg/CENTERFOLD”, Possible Press, Vol 2 Issue 3, Nov 15 2011
Artist Pages: Jan van der Ploeg, Ramp Magazine no.4, February 2006
Artist Pages: Jan van der Ploeg, SITE #3, 1999
Artist Pages: Jan van der Ploeg, SOAP 3, Nov 2005
Beekers, Maaike. ‘Teken aan de wand’, Elle Wonen, Nummer 109, April 2006
Bevis, Stephen. ‘Beauty confronts truth’, The Western Australian, 7-5-2010
Beek, Wim van der. ‘Uitersten reiken elkaar de hand in galerie Safe’, Zwolse Courant, 15-10-2004
Biersteker, Dorien. ‘Niet te opdringerig, Het hebbeding van.... Chiel van Zelst’, Het Parool, 6-4-2006
Blond, Simon. ‘Concrete art and roses’, The West Australian ARTS, 8-05-2004
Bungert, Petra. (catalogue) Minimalpop, Florence Lynch Gallery, New York, 2004
Coelewij, Leontine. ‘Jan van der Ploeg’, Metropolis M, 1987 nummer 1
Ekker, Jan Pieter, ‘Los, eigentijds en toch dwingend’, Het Parool, 24 February2012
Faassen, Egbert van. ‘De voorstellingsloze kunst opnieuw opgepakt’, Den Haag Centraal, 11-3-2011
Fuchs, Rudi. Kijken, ‘Trekken aan cirkels’, De Groene Amsterdammer, 18.02.10
Goddard, Julian. ‘Back to the wall’. Monument 57, 2003
Härtling, Ursula. ‘Frischer Wind im Altbau’, Kölnische Rundschau, 26-09-2008
Haverkate, Herman. ‘Kunst of decoratie?’, Tubantia, 21-12-2006
Haverkate, Herman. ‘Explosie van kleuren in het hart van de UT’, Tubantia, 16-4-2011
Hoefnagels, Kim. ‘Zonder ontzag, maar met respect Abstracte kunst anno nu in SM's’, Metropolis M, 10.03.11
Hulmann, Yann. ‘Je crains le rouge, le jaune et le blue’, L’Express - L’Impartial, Vendredi 12 Février 2010
Ingram, Simon. ‘Jan van der Ploeg/2002 International Perspective’, Lives of the Artists #2, 2002
Jenkins, Kyle. (catalogue) Constructed Colour, ‘Constructed Colour 1:2:3:4 (2001 -2004)’, Sydney 2006
Jongh, Xandra de. ‘Muurschilderingen met subsidie’, De Volkskrant, 20-9-2006
Jongh, Xandra de. ‘Diagonale overmeestering van een dependance, Jan van der Ploeg zet de ruimte naar zijn hand’,
SMAAK 35, February 2008
Lint, Roos van der. ‘Jan van der Ploeg’, Kunstbeeld, NR 12/1, 2009
Loire, Cedric. ‘Less is pop’, Le Creuset No 26, 2005
Lorgé, Marie-Anne. “Aux marges des utopies’, Espace Paul Wurth (Luxembourg): Ultramoderne, 35 artistes”, Le
Jeudi, 27-9-2007
Löwentraut. Herbert. Art Verwandte, ‘Die Berliner Wohnung der Kunstkenner Jenny & Arnd Rohrlapper ist ein in jeder
Hinsicht gelungener Mix’, H.O.M.E., Februar/Marz 2006
Lugt, Patricia van der. ‘Monochromie, herhaling en variatie, muurschilderingen van Jan van der Ploeg’, kM, Winter
2005
MacAdam, Barbara A.. ‘minimalpop’. ARTnews, February 2005
Malby, Nastenne.’Holandan Ploeg vybarvil Dum umeni’, Dnes, Kultura - Jizny Cechy, 7-7-2007
Miorelli, Moreno. (catalogue) ‘Jan van der Ploeg a Topolò’, Stazione di Topolo, 2008
Moosdijk, Dieuwertje van de. ‘Teken aan de wand’, NAW #33, September 2009
Nymphius, Friederike. (catalogue) Minimalism and After, ‘Jan van der Ploeg’, Sammlung DaimlerChrysler, Berlin
2002
Nymphius, Friederike. (catalogue) ‘Jan van der Ploeg, Wall Paintings, 1999 - 2005’
Nymphius, Friederike. (catalogue) ‘Jan van der Ploeg’, Minimalpop/Peinture: Cinq Regards, 2005
Out, Nico. “Complexiteit en schoonheid’, Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant, 10 March 2011
Pagliuca, Francesca. ‘A Bit O’ White’, Tema Celeste, News, March 2007
Pavlova, Vladka. ‘Jeho dilo do sebe okolni prostor vtahuje’, Denik, Kultura Regionu, 27-6-2007
Pfeifer, Tadeus. ‘ “Grips” mit Grips, Jan van der Ploeg in Kunstraum Hebel 121’, Basler Zeitung, 17-04-2003
Postma, Hugo. ‘Het zijn de contrasten die het moeten doen’, De Groene Amsterdammer, 20.06.08
Put, Roos van. ‘Kooien Van der Ploeg als symbool van vrijheid’, Leids Dagblad, 23-03-1995
Put, Roos van. ‘Erotiek conceptueel gepresenteerd’, Haagsche Courant, 14-05-1997
Reinders, Arjan. ‘Jan van der Ploeg’, Kunstbeeld nr 9, 2005
Rucli, Vida. ‘Gli artisti della mia estate. Jan van der Ploeg’, La Piperita n.12 – dicembre 2011
Ritchie, Abraham. ‘Review: Jan van der Ploeg/Shane Campbell Gallery’, New City Art, March 2009
Rump, Charles. "Drei. Raum für Gegenwartskunst", DIE WELT, 27 September 2008
Smith, Allan. (catalogue) Big Bang Theory, ‘Jan van der Ploeg’, Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland 2002
Smolders, Rob. ‘Jan van der Ploeg’, NRC Handelsblad, 20-01-1990
Souren, Marlies. ‘Jan van der Ploeg’s werk: te mooi voor moderne vergaarbak’, Utrecht’s Nieuwsblad, 18-04-1986
Straathof, Karin. (catalogue) Replica, ‘Jan van der Ploeg’, Aorta, Amsterdam 1988
Tinga, Floor. ‘Een kleurrijke ruimtelijke ervaring als ontvangst’, SMAAK, October 2010
Velasco, Efraín. ‘MinusSpace en Oaxaca, La contemplación necesaria’, El Jolgorio Cultural 48, 2012
Ven, Suzanne van de. (catalogue) Life in a Glass House, ‘Jan van der Ploeg’, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam 2002
Verzotti, Giorgio. (catalogue) ‘Wall Painting No.315’, FabbriC.A., 2011
Villasmil. Alejandra. ‘I’m Yours Now’, Arte al Dia, No.116, 2006
Voskuil, Jan-Maarten. (catalogue) Fantasieën over niets, Fantasies about nothing, ‘Jan van der Ploeg’, De
Loge/Nieuwe Vide, Haarlem 2002
Wesseling, Janneke. ‘Bevrijd van de lijst’, AMC Magazine, nr 10, December 2005
Weinberg, Lauren, ‘Jan van der Ploeg’, Time Out Chicago, Issue 217 : Apr 23–29, 2009
Wiehager, Renate. (catalogue) Zeitgenossische Kunst fur die/ Contemporary Art for the Mercedes-Benz Welt , ‘Jan
van der Ploeg’, Mercedes-Benz Museum, Stuttgart 2006
Zee, Renate van der. ‘Teken aan de wand’, HP/DeTijd, 5-01-2007
Zelst, Chiel van. ‘Kuns(ch)t /off the wall!!/ in de city’, LFTFLD, #10, 2005
Zumbrink, Jan. ‘Schilderkunst Jan van der Ploeg in Haarlem’, Haarlems Dagblad, 17-01-1990
Zumbrink, Jan. ‘Traditie en vernieuwing bij Jan van der Ploeg’, Haarlems Dagblad, 23-01-1991
Zumbrink, Jan. ‘Jan van der Ploeg ‘vögelt’ wat af’’, Haarlems Dagblad, 19-03-1992
SELECTED BOOKS
Nymphius, Friederike. ‘Jan van der Ploeg, Wall Paintings, 1999 - 2005’
Grabner, Michelle. ‘Jan van der Ploeg, Wall Paintings, 2005-2009’
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Rijksmuseum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag, The Netherlands
Nederlandse Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
ABN AMRO Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Leaseplan, Almere, The Netherlands
Daimler Contemporary Art Collection, Berlin, Germany