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Wouter Osterholt
31/05/1979 Leiden
Lives and works in Warns, NL
Education
1997 – 2001
Rietveld Art Academy, Amsterdam, NL
Free media department
Works
2010
Paraíso Ocupado-research, 29a Bienal de SP&Teatro Arena&CAPACETE, Sao Paulo, BR
Model Citizens-Continuum, Schunck, Heerlen,NL
Imagine Anything, de overslag, Eindhoven,NL
2009
Uitspraakronde, VHDG, Leeuwarden, NL
Model Citizens, Fonds BKVB, Amsterdam, NL
Your home is in our hands, Schindler House, Makcenter, Los Angeles, US
Model Citizens, the Townhouse Gallery, Cairo, EG
2008
My Nation's Star, 'Nieuw cultureel burgerschap', Stichting Interart, Utrecht, NL
'Die weltmeisterschaft ist ganz vorbei', Itlisbunker, Radius of art, Kiel, DE
Celebrate Diversity, De Overslag, Eindhoven, NL
Imagine Anything, YYZ, Toronto, CA
De Overslag 2006-2007, De Overslag, Eindhoven, NL
2007
Iceland best place to live, presentation in Sim House, Reykjavik, IS
Hitchhiking to Transylvania, Teatru 74, Targu Mures, RO
Sell and Cash, Morisena, Targu Mures, RO
100 % Natrual, Triangle workshop, Shatana, JO
In memory of protest, Conlang, Performancelab & Extrapool, Nijmegen, NL
Signlanguage, infocenter Noord-Zuidlijn, Amsterdam, NL
Signlanguage, Spui 1, AFK, Amsterdam, NL
2006
Sum of Countless Dialogues, CBK ’s Hertogenbosch, NL
Cell No.2, De Appel & Amsterdam Underground Festival, Amsterdam, NL
Sign to Eutopia, Sign, Groningen, NL
My home is your castle, neighbourhood ‘De Held’, Groningen, NL
Interfacing space, De Overslag, Eindhoven, NL
2005
Cell No.1, de Roode Bioscoop, Amsterdam, NL
Rave Nature, Cementfestival, Marres, Maastricht, NL
2004
Patrimonium, Optrek, Den Haag, NL
Een:1, Groupexhibition curated by Bik vander Pol, Pictura, Dordrecht, NL
Tunnel, Sign, Groningen, NL
Refuse dump, Nomads in Residence, Beyond, Utrecht, NL
Ingekomen stukken, Stroom, Den Haag, NL
Hedah presentatie Opschoot Festival, Kunstvlaai, Amsterdam, NL
2003
Destruction I, TENT, Rotterdam, NL
Battlefield, Artis, ’s Hertogenbosch, NL
Construction, Artis, ’s Hertogenbosch, NL
Atrium, TENT, Rotterdam, NL
2002
Projectspace, Projectruimte de 5-er, Rotterdam, NL
Storage, part of the 'kunstroute', Leiden, NL
Breestraat 135, Groupexhibition, Leiden, NL
Initiatives
2007
Wolkom yn it Heitelân, a Public Interface production, Buro Leeuwarden, NL
2006
Sign to Eutopia, residency project, Sign, Groningen, NL
2005
Basis, residency project, Artis, ’s Hertogenbosch, NL
2002 –2004
Projectspace de 5er, Rotterdam, NL
Residencies
2010
Capacete residency program, Rio de Janeiro, BR
2009
Iaska residency program, Lake Grace, AUS
Mak Center Artists and Architects in residence program at the Mackey apartments, Los Angeles, VS
2008
The Townhouse Gallery, Fonds BKVB residency, Cairo, EG
2007
Sim House, Reykjavik, IS
2004
Nomads in Residence, SKOR/ Beyond, Utrecht, NL
Commisions and sketch
assignments
2010
Case study 'Bouwstrijd', het instituut, Zwolle
Skech assignment 'Het goede doel bij de put', Skorl, Leeuwarden
2006
Sum of Countless Dialogues, Provence of Brabant, NL
Signlanguage, AFK, Amsterdam, NL
2004
Patrimonium, Optrek, Den Haag, NL
2000
Wibaut-as, D.R.O/AFK, Amsterdam, NL
Workshops and
presentations
2010
Presentation about Paraíso Ocupado for 29th Bienal de Sao-Paulo, Capacete, Sao Paulo, BR
Presentation at Terrra Escola, Mezanino da Funarte, Rio de Janeiro, BR
Presentation about our work for 29th Bienal de Sao-Paulo, Capacete, Sao Paulo, BR
Presentation at at Sergio Porto / Capacete, Rio de Janeiro, BR
Presentation at Academy of Architecture and Design, Tilburg, NL
Presentation/debate at Schunck Glaspaleis, Heerlen, NL
Presentation/debate at Frisian museum, Leeuwarden, NL
Presentation at Casa da Denise, Capacete, Rio de Janeiro, BR
2009
Presentation at Lake Grace artists group, Lake Grace, AUS
Presentation at FondsBKVB, Amsterdam, NL
Presentation at IAFF, Reimagining the city, De Balie, Amsterdam, NL
Presentation at Utrecht Manifest, Biennial for Social Design, Central Museum, Utrecht, NL
Presentation at the Farmlab Public Salon Series, Los Angeles, US
Exhibition tours, 'Cairo Residency Symposium', the Townhouse Gallery and Fonds BKVB, Cairo, EG
2008
Presentation, 'research based art' Radius Conference, Salzau, DE
Presentation at Resartis, ‘Artists in Dialogue,’ Amsterdam, NL
The Townhouse Gallery, artist talk, Cairo, EG
2007
Wolkom yn it Heitelân, moderating think-tank, Buro Leeuwarden, NL
Hitchhiking to Transylvania, Morisena, Taru Mures, RO
Shatana Workshop, animation workshop, Shatana, JO
Shatana Workshop, Shatana, JO
2006
Hello world, symposium CBK ’s Hertogenbosch, NL
Signlanguage, screening Hogeschool van Amsterdam, NL
Kunst en Complex, artist talk, Rotterdam, NL
Interfacing space, educationprogram, Eindhoven NL
2005
Spacemaking, project of Monika Wucher / Brett Bloom, BAK Utrecht, NL
ZIM, radiobroadcast, Zwaanshals, Rotterdam, NL
Reviews
2010
Article, 'O esqueleto sai do armário', Destak Barra da Tijuca, BR
Article, 'Torre de Memórias', Folha de São Paulo, BR
Web-Article, forum permanente, BR
2009
Article, 'A work of art', Country lifestyle, AUS
Web-Article, D/visible magazine, Los Angeles, NL
Article, 'Kunstenaars geschokt door racisme Vrijheidswijk', Leeuwarden Courant, NL
Article, 'Een Egyptisch poppenhuis van armoede', NRC handelsblad, NL
Article, 'MAK Center artists create mobile McMansion in Victorville', LAtimes, Los Angeles, US
Article, 'Mcmansion is coming', Daily press, Victorville, US
Article, 'Negotiations with the place', Al-Shorouk, Cairo, EG
Article, 'Cittadini Modello', Incontro magazine, IT
Article, 'Antikhana residents see its past and plan its future through “Model Citizens”', Al-Badil, Cairo, EG
Article, 'Le vieux quartier Antikhana en miniature', Le Progres Egyptien, Cairo, EG
Article, 'Model Citizens', Magaz, Cairo, EG
Article, 'An alternative Cairo reality crafted by its people', Daily News Egypt, Cairo, EG
Article, 'It's a small world', Egypt today, Cairo, EG
2008
Article, ‘Peinzen bij presentatie in De Overslag’, ED, Eindhoven, NL
Article, ‘Model citizens’ in Metropolis, US
Web-Article,’When artists talk’, NOWToronto Magazine, CA
Web-Article, ‘Gallery Guide':I_wanna_see_you’, Spacing Toronto, CA
Article, ‘Speaking through walls’, De Kantlijn, NL
2007
Article, ‘Buro Leeuwarden Denktank voor Migratiepolitiek’, Leeuwarder Courant, NL
Radio, Interview Omrop Fryslân, NL
Radio, Interview Mercurius, Leeuwarden, NL
Article, ‘Naar zee’, Twist, Creatieve Index van Groningen, NL
Web-Article, ‘Shatana workshop’, Universes in Universe, JO
Radio, Interview radio Gelderland, NL
Radio, Interview radio Gelderland, NL
Television, Item about Signlanguage, AT5, Amsterdam, NL
2006
Article,’Ruimtelijke niveaus van witheid’, De Kantlijn,NL
Article, ‘Het Groningse alternatief’, Tubelight, NL
Article ‘Interfacing space’, Eindhovens Dagblad, NL
2005
Article, Basis ‘Maandag gesloten’, Volkskrant, NL
Article, Basis, Tubelight, NL
Article Basis (4), Brabants Dagblad, NL
2004
Web-Article ‘Orde en vrijheid in chilisaus’, Archined,NL
Article, Patrimonium, Haagse Courant, NL
Article, Patrimonium, Haagse stadskrant, NL
Article, Patrimonium, De Posthoorn, NL
Article, Projectspace de 5-er, Tubelight, NL
Television, 'Tunnel', OOG TV, NL
Article, 'Tunnel', Stadsblad Groningen, NL
Article, 'Verder reguleren is onmogelijk', N.R.C. Handelsblad, NL
Several Articles, 'Refuse dump', (2X) Utrechts nieuwsblad, (2X) F.A.R., Utrecht, NL
Several Articles, Laboratorium, Utrechts Dagblad, F.A.R., De Brug, Utrecht, NL
Article, Projectspace De 5er, Fucking Good Art magazine, NL
Publications
2010
Model Citizens - Continuum, Schunck, Heerlen, NL
2009
Artist Residences Around the World, Someone's Garden, Tokyo, JP
On Residencies, publication of Cairo Residency Symposium, Townhouse Gallery, EG
2008
I_wanna_see_you, publication of exchange project, Overslag, NL, YYZ, CA
Shatana Workshop 2007, publication of 100 % Natural, Shatana, JO
De Overslag 2006-2007, publication of Interfacing Space, Eindhoven, NL
2007
Hello world, Report Conference, CBK ‘s Hertogenbosch
2006
Met stip, Catalogue Fonds BKVB
2004
Uitgelicht, Catalogue Fonds BKVB
Looking, encountering, staging, PZI, Revolver
Grants / Prizes
2008
Projectgrant 'Model Citizens', Netherlands Embassy of Egypt
Projectgrant 'Model Citizens', Fonds BKVB
Projectgrant 'Model Citizens', Hivos
2007
Grant Fonds BKVB (basisbeurs)
2006
Projectgrant 'Signlanguage', AFK, Amsterdam
Projectgrant 'Sign to Eutopia', VSB-fonds
Projectgrant 'Sign to Eutopia', Kunstraad Groningen
Projectgrant 'Sign to Eutopia', Ambassy of Austria
Grant Fonds BKVB (startstipendium)
2004
Projectgrant ‘Tunnel’, Provence of Groningen
2003
Grant C.B.K., Rotterdam
Projectgrant, stadsdeelraad, Delfshaven, Rotterdam
Grant Fonds BKVB (startstipendium)
Projectgrant ‘Battlefield’, C.B.K., Rotterdam
2001
Grant, Berlage Fonds, Amsterdam
Nomination for Rietveld-prize, G.R.A., Amsterdam
Other
2010
Committee work for municipality of Leeuwarden, NL
