Berend Strik
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Born in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 1960
Lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

www.berendstrik.nl


Education
2001Artist in residence, Het Vijfde Seizoen, Den Dolder, The Netherlands
1998-2000ISCP, New York, United States
1986-1988Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands


Awards
1993Dorothea von Stetten Kunstpreis, Bonn
1990Charlotte Köhler Prize
1987Prix de Rome, 2nd Prize (sculpture)


Solo exhibitions
2010One Man Show (2010-2011), Museum Valkhof, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Transfixed, Stitched Photographs, Blindarte contemporanea, Napoli, Italy
2009Berend Strik, Galerie Stephane Simoens, Knokke, Belgium
Thixotropy, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2008Berend Strik, Jack Tilton Gallery, New York, United States
2005Lascivious Fortification, Shadow and Light, Jack Tilton Gallery, New York, United States
TexStyle, Blindarte Contemporanea, Napels, Italy
2004Freestyle (New works by Berend Strik), Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Body Electric, Fries Museum, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
2002Art Basel Miami Beach 2002 (Art Positions), Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Ssssnnnniiiiffffff, Kabinett, Zurich, Switzerland
Binz 39 (with One Architecture), Zürich, Switzerland
2001Reproductive Rights are Human Rights, Galerie Annette de Keyser, Antwerp, Belgium
2000How did you dare scratch my white delicate chest?, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1999Projectroom, Stefan Stux Gallery (with Adam Kalkin), New York, United States
Good Morning Herbert, Fries Museum, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
In the Tree, International Studio Program, New York, United States
1998Richard Heller Gallery, Los Angeles, United States
Galerie Lars Bohman, Stockholm, Sweden
Berend Strik and One Architecture, De Vleeshal, Middelburg, The Netherlands
1997but you...but you...but you are blinded by reality, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1994Galerie Tommy Lund, Odense, Denmark
Sadness, Sluices, Mermaids, Delay, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
4 Melon Chorals, Galerie Annette de Keyser, Antwerp, Belgium
1992Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1991Pas de Deux (with Hans van Houwelingen), H.C.A.K. Den Haag, The Netherlands
1990Vliegenthart, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1989Beelden, Galerie 't Venster, Rotterdam, The Netherlands


Group exhibitions
2010Een mooi ding, Museum Hilversum, The Netherlands
The Cassini Cruise II, Appr. Bouillonstraat 14, Maastricht, The Netherlands
2009Redefining Landscape, Stephane Simoens, Knokke, Belgium
Gagarin; the Artists in their own words (The First Decade), SMAK, Gent, Belgium
In Stitches, Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller (LTMH) Gallery, New York, United States
Towing the Line, Drawing Space (40 Dutch artists defining the moment in Holland), White Box, New York, United States
Zwervende tentoonstelling# 14 (Monologue Interieur), Rotterdam, The Netherlands
The New Collection, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Group show (curated by Eva Kolarik), Art Prague, Czech Republic
Ruhezeit Abgelaufen, Kunstfort bij Vijfhuizen, The Netherlands
The Cassini Cruise, Gubbelstraat 38, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Group show with gallery artists, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2008New Media, Stephan Simoens Contemporary Fine Arts, Knokke, Belgium
PLATFORM PARADISE, Einhawd, Israel
Black is Beautiful, Stedelijk museum in De Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam
SWAF (Puber über Alles!), Kunsteyssen, Alkmaar , The Netherlands
Mooi Niet; Collectie Museum Het Domein, Gourvernement, Maastricht, The Netherlands
2007Video Vortex (continuation), Montevideo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Group show with Gallery Artists, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
PRICKED! EXTREME EMBROIDERY, Museum of Arts & Design, New York, United States
A Faithful Eye (Modern and Contemporary Art from The Netherlands: The ABN AMRO Collection), Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
Is it a Pazziella?, Pazziella, Capri, Italy
Genesis: Het leven aan het eind van het informatietijdperk, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Modern Solitude, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Salon: Zwervende tentoonstelling 8, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Jan Fabre, Troubleyn, Angelos, Architect Jan Dekeyser, Laboratorium voor creatie en research, Antwerp, Belgium
Leve de schilderkunst! Terug naar de figuur, Kunsthal, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Welcome Stranger: Hide and Seek (together with Nathalie Bruys), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
i.p.v. Mashkov, Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag, The Netherlands
2006Borderliners: Grenzen van de Schilderkunst, Stadsgalerij Heerlen, The Netherlands
Room with a view: De Bouwfonds Kunstcollectie, Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag, The Netherlands
De Salon, Zwervende tentoonstelling #5, MVRDV, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
*G*E*B*O*R*D*U*U*R*D*, Nederlands Textielmuseum, Tilburg, The Netherlands
Rembrandts Licht, De Lustwarande Wester-Amstel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2005Presente, Positioni a prospettive dell'arte contemporanea, PAN, Napoli, Italy
Blindarte Collection, Blindarte Contemporanea, Napoli, Italy
Les Très Riches Heures, Museum Het Valkhof, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Colors!, Galerie Annette de Keyser, Antwerp, Belgium
The Best of the last 22 Years, Jack Tilton Gallery, New York, United States
Mé-tissages Biennale, Museum voor Industriele Archeologie en Textiel, Gent, Belgium
Kind en Kunst V, Coda Museum, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
Slow Art, The Current Art Scene, Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf, Germany
2004Secrets of the nineties, Museum voor Moderne Kunst Arnhem, The Netherlands
Flash right, turn left, Kunstroute Staatsliedenbuurt, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Perspectief, Exposorium VU, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Oogstrelend Schoon, Coda Museum, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
2003Group Show - New Work by Gallery Artists, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Lust & Leisure, Galerie Voges + Partner, Frankfurt, Germany
Material Matters, Kunsthallen Brandts Klaedefabrik, Odense, Denmark
Bison Caravan, 2003, ?éärhus Kunstmuseum, ?éärhus, Denmark
A design for places left over after planning (with One Architecture), Groothandelsgebouw, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
3-2-1, Gallery M, New York, United States
2002Contemporary Art from The Netherlands, European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Life in a glass house, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
It's Unfair, De Paviljoens, Almere, The Netherlands
Liefde Te Koop, Amsterdams Historisch Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Hiroshima Art Document, Hiroshima, Japan
Kabinett, Bern, Switzerland
Ways Out- How to find the right way in, Stroom, Den Haag, The Netherlands
No ID, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
Material Matters, Norrköping Kunst Museum, Norrköping, Sweden
Land, Steigereiland-Noord, IJburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2001Vanuit de Beweging, Groninger Museum, Groningen, The Netherlands
The Presentation, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Bollywood has arrived, Passenger Terminal Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Pleidooi voor intuitie, Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag, The Netherlands
2000Save the Gnome (Curated by Sven Lütticken and Reinout Rutte), Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Group Show, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Biennale de Lyon, Lyon, France
Because Sex Sells, Nicolai Fine Art, New York, United States
ARCO, Stand Galerie Fons Welters, Madrid, Spain
1999Group Show, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tales of the Tip, Former garbage dump Bavel, Breda, The Netherlands
Trouble Spot. Painting, MUHKA/NICC, Antwerp, Belgium
T'Z'Art, New York, United States
Baby, Keizersgracht 676, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1998Vous Etes Ici: Silkscream Series, Kunstraum Neue Kunst, Hannover, Germany
1997Loose Urbanism, NAi, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
The People's Choice (with One Architecture), Kunsthal, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, United States
Het Eigen Gezicht - Rijksakademie 1986-1997, een keuze van Auke de Vries, Museum Beelden aan Zee, Scheveningen, The Netherlands
Vries, Museum Beelden aan Zee, Scheveningen
Wat af is, is niet gemaakt, De Utrechtse School/Festival a/d Werf, Utrecht, The Netherlands
In de Collectie, Peter Stuyvesant Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Welcome Back to the Human Race, Peninsula, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
1996Groupshow with Galery Artists, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Galleri Tommy Lund, Odense, Denmark
Abendland, Städtische Ausstellungshalle, Münster, Germany
European Art Forum, Stand Fons Welters, Berlin, Germany
The Other Self, Stedelijk Museum Bureau, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Galerie Annette de Keyser, Antwerp, Belgium
1995Summer Show, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Group Show, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The Other Self, 1995, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India
Art Cologne 1995, Stand Galerie Fons Welters, Cologne, Germany
1994Lust voor het oog, Stichting Amazone, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Adieu to the lunch poem (with Adam Kalkin), Stichting Casco, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Art Cologne 1994, Stand Galerie Fons Welters, Cologne, Germany
Gemeentelijke Kunstaankopen, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Welcome Stranger, Follow Up, Stadhouderskade 112, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Borduren 2000, Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, The Netherlands
Art Amsterdam 1994, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Rendez Vous Provoqué, Musée National d'Histoire et d'Art, Luxembourg / Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, Luxembourg / The Netherlands
Puber-Alles (Why I am, Who I am), Stedelijk Museum Bureau, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Het Grote Gedicht. Nederlandse Beeldhouwkunst 1945-1994, Grote Kerk, Den Haag, The Netherlands
1993The Mouth of the Crodile, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
13e Foire d'Art Actuel, Brussels, Belgium
Scuola, Scuola di San Pasquale, Venice, Italy
Jack Tilton Gallery, New York, United States
Van Vislucht en Bloemen, Aankopen Beeldende Kunst 1988-1992 Provincie Overijssel, Bergkerk/Kasteel Het Nijenhuis, Deventer, The Netherlands
Hebzucht, Verhydenstudio's, Arnhem, The Netherlands
Du fil repeindre, FRAC, Montpellier, France
Dorothea von Stetten Kunstpreis, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Germany
Vrij Spel, Gemeentemuseum, Arnhem, The Netherlands
Galerie Tommy Lund, Odense, Denmark
Wat men zoal niet bedenken kan...., Archipel, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
1992UNFAIR, Galerie Fons Welters at Art Cologne, Germany
Welcome Stranger (Multimedia project in an abandoned house), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
KunstRAI 1992, Stand Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mrs. B's Curio Shop, Thread Waxing Space, New York, United States
Multiple Difference, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Aanwinsten 1985-1992, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1991Foire d'Art Actuel, Brussels (Galerie Fons Welters), Belgium
Europe Unknown/Europa Nieznana, Palac Sztuki TPSP, Krakow, Poland
1990A Collection, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Scanning 1990, Deweer Art Gallery, Otegem, Belgium
Multiple Choice, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1989Mik, Leijenaar, Strik, Museum 't Kruithuis, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
Capital Gains, Museum Fodor, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Rijksaankopen, Museum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
1988Four Dutch Artists, USF Art Museum, Tampa, Florida, Unites States
Uit de Rijksacademie, Museum Fodor, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Een Grote Activiteit, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1987Capital Gains, De Zaak, Groningen / 't Venster, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Prix de Rome, Stadhuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
A Priori Sculptuur, Makkom, Amsterdam, The Netherlands


Projects
2010Waterlandplein Amsterdam
2009Villa Industria Regevterrein, Hilversum
Josef One Architecture, Deventer
2006Glas in lood ramen Gemeente Huis Gorinchem
Postzegel Berend Strik, TPG Post, 39 eurocent 2006
Herdenkings Rembrandtmunt, 10 euro, 5 euro Ministerie van Financien, Den Haag
2005De Moderne Moraal Paradiso, Amsterdam
2004Glauberweg Amsterdam
Vita Nova Korzo, Den Haag / Venter, Maastricht / Grand Theatre, Groningen
House of Hearts Vredenburg, Utrecht
2003Vivaldi Drentepark, Zuid-As, Amsterdam
Buxus 48 Veldhuizen, Leidsche Rijn
2002Jan Schaefer Monument SWD, Amsterdam
2001Frühschoppenpavillion (with One Architecture) Stiegl/ASK Maxglas, Salzburg
2000Jimi Hendrix Monument Vredenburg, Utrecht
1998The Wonderous, film with Janica Draisma
In het Stille Huis, film with Janica Draisma
1997Marshall Recovery Program 1947-1997, 10 guilders coin Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt, Utrecht
1995Four month working period with local craftspeople in New Delhi, India
Ne Pas Parsifal Festival aan de Werf, Utrecht
1992Embroidered portraits of Queen Beatrix Burgomaster-and-Aldermens Room, City Hall, Gouda
Nagels als zenuwcellen Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam