Nelleke Beltjens
CV
CV
Born in Roermond
The Netherlands
The Netherlands
Education
1999–2001
M.F.A Art Studio. University of California, Davis
1997–1998
M.A Sculpture. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb
1992–1996
Akademie voor Beeldende Vorming (Academy of Visual Arts) Tilburg, the Netherlands
M.F.A Art Studio. University of California, Davis
1997–1998
M.A Sculpture. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb
1992–1996
Akademie voor Beeldende Vorming (Academy of Visual Arts) Tilburg, the Netherlands
Solo and two person exhibitions
2022
Galerie Getekend. Heerenveen, the Netherlands
you see
2017
Galerie Katwijk, Amsterdam (with Alexandra Roozen)
flows and interruptions
2016
Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany (with Natascha Schmitten),
Worlds Within
2013
Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany
irresistible non-solution
2012
Galerie Katwijk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
(re)move
2011
Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany
They don’t know either Volta NY.
Solo presentation, represented by Galerie Christian Lethert
2010
Kunstverein Leverkusen. Leverkusen, Germany
Immense
2009
Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Apparently
Kunst Zurich, Switserland
Solo presentation
Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany
Fragments of the Parts
2007
Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Complex–Incomplete Completion
2004
Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Repetition in Diversity
2003
Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Seeking Subtleties
2000
Ellen Kim Murphy Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA.
Together a part
Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Tussen/Between
1999
Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Solidified Thoughts
Galerie Getekend. Heerenveen, the Netherlands
you see
2017
Galerie Katwijk, Amsterdam (with Alexandra Roozen)
flows and interruptions
2016
Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany (with Natascha Schmitten),
Worlds Within
2013
Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany
irresistible non-solution
2012
Galerie Katwijk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
(re)move
2011
Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany
They don’t know either Volta NY.
Solo presentation, represented by Galerie Christian Lethert
2010
Kunstverein Leverkusen. Leverkusen, Germany
Immense
2009
Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Apparently
Kunst Zurich, Switserland
Solo presentation
Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany
Fragments of the Parts
2007
Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Complex–Incomplete Completion
2004
Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Repetition in Diversity
2003
Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Seeking Subtleties
2000
Ellen Kim Murphy Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA.
Together a part
Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Tussen/Between
1999
Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Solidified Thoughts
Museum shows
2021
Schloss Pluschow, Germany
MULTILAYER/VISION 20/20
11. Jul. – 15. Aug. 2021
2020/2021
Museum Wilhelm Morgner, Soest, Germany
MULTILAYER/VISION
Oct. 2020 – Jan. 2021
2017
BACC, Bangkok, Thailand
Crossing The Dateline
2012
Villa Zanders, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
RE/PRO/DUCING COMPLEXITY
Artist include:
Nelleke Beltjens (NL),
Hedwig Brouckaert (B),
Jorinde Voigt (D)
2011
Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Deurle, Belgium
RE/PRO/DUCING COMPLEXITY
Artist include:
Nelleke Beltjens (NL),
Hedwig Brouckaert (B),
Jorinde Voigt (D)
2005
Stedelijk Museum, Roermond, the Netherlands
Group show
2004
Ludwig Museum Koblenz, Germany
Personal Structures
Group show.
1998
Terra Museum, Chicago
1998
New Artist in Chicago
Group show
Schloss Pluschow, Germany
MULTILAYER/VISION 20/20
11. Jul. – 15. Aug. 2021
2020/2021
Museum Wilhelm Morgner, Soest, Germany
MULTILAYER/VISION
Oct. 2020 – Jan. 2021
2017
BACC, Bangkok, Thailand
Crossing The Dateline
2012
Villa Zanders, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
RE/PRO/DUCING COMPLEXITY
Artist include:
Nelleke Beltjens (NL),
Hedwig Brouckaert (B),
Jorinde Voigt (D)
2011
Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Deurle, Belgium
RE/PRO/DUCING COMPLEXITY
Artist include:
Nelleke Beltjens (NL),
Hedwig Brouckaert (B),
Jorinde Voigt (D)
2005
Stedelijk Museum, Roermond, the Netherlands
Group show
2004
Ludwig Museum Koblenz, Germany
Personal Structures
Group show.
1998
Terra Museum, Chicago
1998
New Artist in Chicago
Group show
Group shows (selection)
2022
Galerie Joli
PRESENTLY
3 person exhibition, Urmond, the Netherlands
Burg Bentheim, Gopea-Kunstraum
‘Appreciate the details’
Bentheim, Germany
Verein für aktuelle Kunst/Ruhrgebiet e. V. (VfaKR), Oberhausen, Germany
Farbmalereipositionen Niederlande
2021
Schlessart, Bergen (NH) the Netherlands
TRANSPARANTE RUIMTELIJKHEID / TRANSPARENT SPATIALITY
3 person show with Jose Heerkens, Nelleke Beltjens, Bart Kelholt
2019
London
RAUMX
2018
Galerie Kudlek, Cologne, Germany
Walking the Line VIII
2017
Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany
Kristof de Clercq gallery, Ghent, Belgium
(It) Works on Paper (II)
Bangkok Art and Culture Center (BACC), Bangkok, Thailand
Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, USA
2016
Kunstraum , New York City
Kulturbunker Köln-Mülheim, Cologne, Germany
Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, California
Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany
2015
Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany
2014
Stephane Simoens Contemporary Fine Art, Knokke, Belgium
Between The Lines
2013
Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany
National Gallery of Bangkok, Thailand
Project 3×3
2012
Kuckei +Kuckei, Berlin, Germany
Rethinking Reality
Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Look both ways
Stephane Simoens Contemporary Fine Art, Knokke, Belgium
2011
Loods 6
Represented by Galerie Katwijk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Time Flies
Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany
2010
Inde/Jacobs, Marfa, Texas
Two person show with Hadi Tabatabai
Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany.
2009
New York Hosfelt Gallery
Black and White
Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany
2008
Helen E. Copeland Gallery, Bozeman, MT
RE/PRO/DUCING COMPLEXITY
with Nelleke Beltjens, Hedwig Brouckaert, Jorinde Voigt.
bkhf Gallery, Miami
Crossing Borders
Block. Sacramento
Judi
Block. Sacramento
Mark
2007
Galerie Hafenrichter&Flugel, Nuremberg, Germany
Personal Structures
1078 Gallery, Chico, California
Distinctions in drawing
Art et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Personal Structures
2006
Art Capelli, s’Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands
Galerie Lausberg, Dusseldorf, Germany
Schwarzweiss als Farbe
Hosfelt Gallery NY, New York
Delineation
Galerie Goldener Engl. Hall near Innsbruck, Austria
Hosfelt Gallery NY, New York
Lucas Feichtner Galerie, Vienna, Austria
2005
Auden Galerie, Bad Homburg, Germany
Personal Structures
Krijger en Katwijk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2004
Arti Capelli, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands
Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, CA.
The world becomes a private world.
2002
Contemporary Sculptures.
505 Montgomery. San Francisco, CA.
Jay Jay Gallery, Sacramento, CA.
Comers and up
2000
Bay Area Student Sculpture Biennial, San Francisco, CA.
1998
tidbit Gallery. Portland, Oregon. Two person show
Amsterdam
1997
Norris Gallery, St.Charles, Illinois
Skuggi Gallery. Rockford, Illinois
Olsen Gallery, DeKalb, Illinois
Ars Nova
Galerie Joli
PRESENTLY
3 person exhibition, Urmond, the Netherlands
Burg Bentheim, Gopea-Kunstraum
‘Appreciate the details’
Bentheim, Germany
Verein für aktuelle Kunst/Ruhrgebiet e. V. (VfaKR), Oberhausen, Germany
Farbmalereipositionen Niederlande
2021
Schlessart, Bergen (NH) the Netherlands
TRANSPARANTE RUIMTELIJKHEID / TRANSPARENT SPATIALITY
3 person show with Jose Heerkens, Nelleke Beltjens, Bart Kelholt
2019
London
RAUMX
2018
Galerie Kudlek, Cologne, Germany
Walking the Line VIII
2017
Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany
Kristof de Clercq gallery, Ghent, Belgium
(It) Works on Paper (II)
Bangkok Art and Culture Center (BACC), Bangkok, Thailand
Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, USA
2016
Kunstraum , New York City
Kulturbunker Köln-Mülheim, Cologne, Germany
Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, California
Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany
2015
Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany
2014
Stephane Simoens Contemporary Fine Art, Knokke, Belgium
Between The Lines
2013
Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany
National Gallery of Bangkok, Thailand
Project 3×3
2012
Kuckei +Kuckei, Berlin, Germany
Rethinking Reality
Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Look both ways
Stephane Simoens Contemporary Fine Art, Knokke, Belgium
2011
Loods 6
Represented by Galerie Katwijk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Time Flies
Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany
2010
Inde/Jacobs, Marfa, Texas
Two person show with Hadi Tabatabai
Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany.
2009
New York Hosfelt Gallery
Black and White
Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany
2008
Helen E. Copeland Gallery, Bozeman, MT
RE/PRO/DUCING COMPLEXITY
with Nelleke Beltjens, Hedwig Brouckaert, Jorinde Voigt.
bkhf Gallery, Miami
Crossing Borders
Block. Sacramento
Judi
Block. Sacramento
Mark
2007
Galerie Hafenrichter&Flugel, Nuremberg, Germany
Personal Structures
1078 Gallery, Chico, California
Distinctions in drawing
Art et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Personal Structures
2006
Art Capelli, s’Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands
Galerie Lausberg, Dusseldorf, Germany
Schwarzweiss als Farbe
Hosfelt Gallery NY, New York
Delineation
Galerie Goldener Engl. Hall near Innsbruck, Austria
Hosfelt Gallery NY, New York
Lucas Feichtner Galerie, Vienna, Austria
2005
Auden Galerie, Bad Homburg, Germany
Personal Structures
Krijger en Katwijk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2004
Arti Capelli, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands
Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, CA.
The world becomes a private world.
2002
Contemporary Sculptures.
505 Montgomery. San Francisco, CA.
Jay Jay Gallery, Sacramento, CA.
Comers and up
2000
Bay Area Student Sculpture Biennial, San Francisco, CA.
1998
tidbit Gallery. Portland, Oregon. Two person show
Amsterdam
1997
Norris Gallery, St.Charles, Illinois
Skuggi Gallery. Rockford, Illinois
Olsen Gallery, DeKalb, Illinois
Ars Nova
Teaching positions/experience
2007-Dec.–2011
Assistant Professor and Head of the Sculpture Department at the Montana State University, Bozeman. Montana.
2006
Chico State University, Chico. California. Sabbatical replacement position Aug.-Dec.
Assistant Professor and Head of the Sculpture Department at the Montana State University, Bozeman. Montana.
2006
Chico State University, Chico. California. Sabbatical replacement position Aug.-Dec.
Residencies and awards
2021
Ucross Foundation, Wyoming, US VCCA, Virginia, US
2020
Ucross Foundation, Wyoming, US
2019
Monson Arts, artist residency in Monson, Maine
2017/18
Residency at VCCA, Virginia. 7 weeks
2016
Residency at VCCA, Virginia. 6 weeks
2015
Residency at Kaus Australis, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. 2 months
2014
MacDowell Colony, NH. 6 weeks
2013
Residency at VCCA, Virginia. Residency at Yaddo, NY.
Residency at Playa, Summer Lake, Or
2012
VCCA 2 months residency, Virginia MacDowell Colony 2 months residency,
NH Residency for 6 weeks at CCA Andratx, Andratx, Mallorca, Spain Residency at Hommes Foundation, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2010
Scholarship and Creativity Grant, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.
2008
Residency at KALA art Institute, Berkeley, CA.
2006
Basisstipendium, Art Grant Award awarded by the Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten, Vormgeving en Bouwkunst, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
2003
Residency at the MacDowell Colony for 6 weeks.
2002
Residency at the Ucross Foundation. WY. Residency VermontStudioCenter.
2001
Basisstipendium, Art Grant Award awarded by the Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten, Vormgeving en Bouwkunst, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Ucross Foundation, Wyoming, US VCCA, Virginia, US
2020
Ucross Foundation, Wyoming, US
2019
Monson Arts, artist residency in Monson, Maine
2017/18
Residency at VCCA, Virginia. 7 weeks
2016
Residency at VCCA, Virginia. 6 weeks
2015
Residency at Kaus Australis, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. 2 months
2014
MacDowell Colony, NH. 6 weeks
2013
Residency at VCCA, Virginia. Residency at Yaddo, NY.
Residency at Playa, Summer Lake, Or
2012
VCCA 2 months residency, Virginia MacDowell Colony 2 months residency,
NH Residency for 6 weeks at CCA Andratx, Andratx, Mallorca, Spain Residency at Hommes Foundation, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2010
Scholarship and Creativity Grant, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.
2008
Residency at KALA art Institute, Berkeley, CA.
2006
Basisstipendium, Art Grant Award awarded by the Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten, Vormgeving en Bouwkunst, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
2003
Residency at the MacDowell Colony for 6 weeks.
2002
Residency at the Ucross Foundation. WY. Residency VermontStudioCenter.
2001
Basisstipendium, Art Grant Award awarded by the Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten, Vormgeving en Bouwkunst, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Book and magazine publications
2017
CROSSING THE DATELINE.
Catalog of the group show at 9th floor, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre
2014
NELLEKE BELTJENS. IT IS NOT HOW I THOUGHT.
Catalog, text by Rollin Beamish
2012
Catalog: Re/Pro/Ducing Complexity.
Project publication with Nelleke Beltjens, Hedwig Brouckaert, Jorinde Voigt. ++
2011
RISING-young artists to keep an eye on.
Book project, Cologne, Germany.
2010
IMMENSE catalog.
Drawings by Nelleke Beltjens. Text by Peter Lodermeyer and Jonathon Keats.
SILENCE IN ABUNDANCE
works from Hadi Tabatabai and Nelleke Beltjens
2009
Personal Structures: Time-Space-Existence.
Book. pag.298-301
2008
ART Das Kunstmagazin.
RADAR. (10/27/2008)
2006
SCULPTURE Magazine
article by Peter Lodermeyer. July/Aug Pag.52-59.
2003
Personal Structures (book#1).
Published in Dutch, German, and English.
CROSSING THE DATELINE.
Catalog of the group show at 9th floor, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre
2014
NELLEKE BELTJENS. IT IS NOT HOW I THOUGHT.
Catalog, text by Rollin Beamish
2012
Catalog: Re/Pro/Ducing Complexity.
Project publication with Nelleke Beltjens, Hedwig Brouckaert, Jorinde Voigt. ++
2011
RISING-young artists to keep an eye on.
Book project, Cologne, Germany.
2010
IMMENSE catalog.
Drawings by Nelleke Beltjens. Text by Peter Lodermeyer and Jonathon Keats.
SILENCE IN ABUNDANCE
works from Hadi Tabatabai and Nelleke Beltjens
2009
Personal Structures: Time-Space-Existence.
Book. pag.298-301
2008
ART Das Kunstmagazin.
RADAR. (10/27/2008)
2006
SCULPTURE Magazine
article by Peter Lodermeyer. July/Aug Pag.52-59.
2003
Personal Structures (book#1).
Published in Dutch, German, and English.
