Gijs van Lith.
17/18.
Vita.
Gijs was born 1984 and lives and works in Rosmalen, Netherlands.
Studies
2011 / 2013
MFA Master of fine art, St. Joost, ’s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2004 / 2008
AKV St. Joost, Autonome Beeldende kunst, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
Solo Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
2018 Thinner Spirits, Rotterdam Kunsthal, Rotterdam, NL
2016 Welcome To The Thunderdome, Torch Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
2015 Hardly Anything Sticks Anymore, Galerie Majke Hüsstege, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2014 Like My first love I can’t get you outta my head, RH Contemporary Art, New York, NY, USA
2014 Engine room / Wiggle room, Punt WG, Art space, Amsterdam, NL
2011 Gijs van Lith, Galerie Majke Hüsstege, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2011 The last three years, APG headquarters, Amsterdam, NL
2011 ‘PAINT!’, Galerie Bart, Amsterdam, NL
2010 Thieme Art Talent Award, Art Amsterdam, RAI, Amsterdam, NL
2009 Gijs van Lith, Galerie Bart, Amsterdam, NL
Group Exhibitions
Group Exhibitions
2017 The Browsing Chamber, Torch Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
2017 Bech Risvig Collection, House for Kunst & Design, Holstebro, DK
2017 Abstracted, Aeroplastics Gallery, Brussels, BE
2017 New Amsterdam, Marisa Newman Projects, New York, NY, USA
2017 Attitudes in Painting, Hunted Projects, Lepsien Art Foudation, Dusseldorf, DE
2017 Orakel der Abstracten, Majke Husstege Projects, MPV, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2016 Art Miami, Torch Gallery, Miami, Florida, USA
2016 The End, Lets Start Again, Donau83, Art Space, Berlin, DE
2016 Contemporary Visions VI, BEERS London Gallery, London, UK
2016 This Art Fair, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, NL
2016 Impossibile, Spacio Bianco, Art Space, Torino, IT
2016 Amsterdam Art Fair, Torch Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
2016 Got It For Cheap Vol.5, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2016 Got It For Cheap Vol.4, Agnes B Galerie Dejour, Paris, FR
2015 Art Rotterdam, Art Fair, Majke Hüsstege, Rotterdam, NL
2015 Amusing ourselves to death, Galerie Frank Taal, Rotterdam, NL
2015 Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Den Haag, NL
2015 20 years of deferred value, Nieuwe Vide, Art space, Haarlem, NL
2015 Reboot, Willem II Fabriek, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2015 Heavy metal, Grafisch Atelier, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2015 HYPERHYPER, Willem II Fabriek, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2014 De Hommage: Daar komen de putters, na Fabritius, Museum Keukenhof, Lisse, NL
2014 Texas Contemporary, RH Contemporary Art, Houston, Texas, USA
2014 The Gaverprijs 2014, De schakel, Waregem, BE
2014 Fast Food & Slow Art, VORTplatform, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2013 Traces, SM-’s Stedelijk Museum ’s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2013 Still Life, Museum de Pont, Tilburg, NL
2013 PAN Amsterdam, Galerie Majke Husstege, Amsterdam, NL
2013 The Static Is Also Electric, MFA Graduations show, Service Garage, Amsterdam, NL
2012 Point du Vue, 200 Avans, SM-’s Stedelijk museum ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2012 Young Guns, Galerie Majke Hüsstege, ’s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2012 PAN Amsterdam, Galerie Majke Husstege, Amsterdam, NL
2012 Kunstvlaai, MFA AKV St. Joost, Amsterdam, NL
2012 Re: converse, Casino van Beringen, BE
2012 Van Alaert tot Zessen, BKKC, Tilburg, NL
2012 1,0 fte, CBK, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2011 Klaas en Barend en Gijs en Rieneke en Carole, SM-’s Stedelijk museum ’s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2011 Royal Awards for painting, Royal Palace, Amsterdam, NL
2011 Double Dutch, duo exhibition, Victory Gallery, Portland, Oregan, USA
2011 PAN Amsterdam, Galerie Majke Husstege, Amsterdam, NL
2011 Gasunie kunstprijs 2011, Group exhibition, Groningen, NL
2010 Royal Awards for painting, Royal Palace, Amsterdam, NL
2010 Art Amsterdam, Galerie Bart, RAI, Amsterdam, NL
2010 PAN Amsterdam, Galerie Majke Husstege, Amsterdam, NL
2010 Preview Berlin, Art Fair, Galerie Bart, Berlin, DE
2010 Art Fair 21, Galerie Bart, Köln, DE
2009 Thieme Art Award, Art Amsterdam, Galerie Bart, RAI, Amsterdam, NL
2009 Your-space, Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven, NL
2009 ‘Vanaf morgen’, BKKC, Tilburg, NL Summer, Galerie Bart, Amsterdam, NL
2008 Royal Awards for painting, GEM museum, Den Haag, NL
2008 Paraat # 4, Best graduates 2008, Veemvloer met Ronmandos, Amsterdam, NL
2008 Recent graduates, AAF, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, NL
2008 Hans Brinker Budget Hotel Trophy, Amsterdam, NL
2006 Porcelain Business, DBKS-ruimte, SM’s Stedelijk museum ’s-Hertogenbosch, NL
Collections
Collections
Royal Family of the Netherlands
KPMG
ASR art collection
Imago Mundi Luciano Benetton
Achmea kunstcollectie
APG (former ABP)
PGGM-Fonds
CBK zuid oost Amsterdam
Dela Ymere
Private collections
Prices, Residencies & Grants
Residencies & Grants
2018 CCA Andratx Artist in Residence Program
2018 Lepsien Art Foundation Silkscreen Grand
2014 Buning Brongers Prijs (Nominee)
2014 Gaverprijs 2014 (4th place)
2011 Royal Awards for painting (Nominee)
2011 Gasunie art prize (Nominee)
2011 Brabant Talent Lab Award 2011 (nominee)
2010 Royal Awards for painting (Nominee)
2009 Thieme Art Young Talent, Art Amsterdam 2009 (Winner)
2008 Buning Brongers Prijs (Nominee)
2008 Royal Awards for painting (Nominee)
2008 ArtOlive Jong Talent (Nominee)
2008 Hans Brinker Budget Hotel Trophy (Nominee)
Publications
2015 Catalogue: Art Rotterdam
2014 The Gaverprijs 2014, De schakel, Waregem, BE
2013 Traces: Elly Stegeman, Curator Stedelijk museum ‘s-Hertogenbosch
2012 Kunstbeeld: May edition, Schilderkunst 2.0 (A paintings womb, Diptych)
2011 Catalogue: Royal Awards for painting, Royal Palace Amsterdam
2011 Text: ‘Paint!’ by Maarten Bertheux
2010 Monographic: Gijs van Lith, Author: Elly Stegeman, Curator Stedelijk museum ‘s-Hertogenbosch
2010 Catalogue: Preview Berlin, Art Fair, Berlin, Germany
2010 Catalogue: Art Amsterdam 2010
2010 Catalogue: Royal Awards for painting, Royal Palace Amsterdam
2008 Catalogue: Royal Awards for painting, Royal Palace Amsterdam
Curated
Curated
2015 HYPERHYPER, WIIFabriek ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2014 The Kick off, VORTplatform, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2012 Young Guns: Galerie Majke Hüsstege, Amsterdam, NL
2009 The Drive-in, DMT-loods, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
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