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Nicole Donkers is a visual artist from The Hague. In her art she looks for the issues, the sharpness’s, frictions and distortions on the topic of identity. Her youth in the Orient and Western adult life are sources of inspiration. Her work is not about her own identity, but more frequently and in general it questions how we as individuals design our identity, behave and impersonate ourselves in the virtual world and the analog one. The physical skin, being the warm tense border of a person and always the subject to manufacturability, is further inspiration. In the working periods in Indonesia and China Nicole made work for different projects, namely “feeling touched and the smell of plastics” (Indonesia), “how do you escape your skin” (China), "connect the dots, collected thoughts" (China/The Netherlands) and "where is home?" (China). Her work consists of ceramics, video installations, photography and 3D objects.
Websites
Social media
Member of a professional association/artists’ association
KS / Kunstenaars in het Statenkwartier
Curriculum vitae
Education
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2010 - 2012Post-academic artists’ Institute The New Academy, DNA / Vrije Academie, The Hague DNA, Vrije Academie Den Haag diploma
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2009 - 2010Orientation course AKV St.Joost, Breda diploma
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2004 - 2010Fine Arts Den Haag, Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten diploma
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1994 - 1998Social Sciences Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam diploma
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1988 - 1993Hotel Management School Maastricht Zuyd Hogeschool diploma
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2011workshops marketing Kunstenaars & co./Amsterdam
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2010masterclass 'working is series' Marcel van Eeden/Den Haag
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2011photography KABK/Den Haag
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2009workshop ceramics St. Joost/Breda
exhibitions
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2018Dutch Days South China Sino-Dutch Ceramic Art Exhibition Guangzhou/Foshan, China, China Group
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2018Rondje Kunst Statenkwartier Den Haag, Netherlands Group
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2017Spontaneity Gallery Culture of Yinbao Shunde/Guangzhou, China Solo
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2017Foshan Daton Art Centre & Pottery / Sino-Dutch Ceramic Art Exhibition 'Home' Dutch Days South China. Op uitnodiging Buitenlandse Zaken/CG Guangzhou, Foshan, China Duo
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2017Lingnan Calligraphy Centre / Insights Op uitnodiging van Lingnan Calligraphy Centre, Guangdong, China Solo
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2016WanQi Art Museum / Dragon's Alchemy / Dehua, China Internationale tentoonstelling. 3 Westerse kunstenaars en CAFA, Beijng studenten. Met keramiek. Group
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2016Van 'T Wout / Connect the dots, collected thoughts / Den Haag Overzicht solo tentoonstelling met werk uit internationale werkperiodes Solo
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2015Art China & WanQi Art Museum / Returning and sail-setting / Dehua, China Internationale tentoonstelling. Met keramiek. Group
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2014European Patent Office (EPO) / Reverse Disclosure / Den Haag Op uitnodiging van EPO. 3 Haagse kunstenaars. Met fotografie, videoinstallaties en 3d objecten. Group
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2013Tour&Taxis / Roofing Art Night / Brussel, Belgie Internationale tentoonstelling op uitnodiging Syntra. 8 kunstenaars o.a. Dirk Braeckman, Johan Tahon. Te zien videoinstallatie: 'they only speak rain'. Group
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2012Gemak Den Haag / [INSERT TITLE HERE]* en Operandi 12 kunstenaars van De Nieuwe Academie Den Haag. Met installaties/videos: ‘if black is not thy’, ‘addicted to a certain kind of sadness’, ‘the third was utterly charming’. In Operandi was de kamer vullende videoinstallatie [BLUE ROOM] te zien. Group
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2011Gemak Den Haag / DNA Werk(t) / Den Haag 12 kunstenaars van De Nieuwe Academie Den Haag. Met installaties/videos 'Ephemera' en '2 x Untitled' Group
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2011Gemeentemuseum / Zomerexpo Anoniem Gekozen 2011 / Den Haag Gekozen voor de 1e Zomerexpo met video 'Trace Green' Group
Projects
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2017
Statenkwartier Art route Kunstenaars Statenkwartier The Hague, Netherlands Studio visits April
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2016
Dutch Film Festival BYOB Utrecht, Netherlands Video-art presentations
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2013
Failed Architecture TodaysArt The Hague, Netherlands Conversation and debate about renovations and transitions. I was also able to show my work during the symposium. Videos: 'Have not so far to go' and 'Isis'
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2012
Open studios Haagse Hout Kunst Post/Gemeentemuseum The Hague, Netherlands Studio visits
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2012
Shows in Budapest/Hungary, Vienna/Austria and Rotterdam EURART Project Budapest, Hungary Artfair presentations
International exchanges/Residencies
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2017Artist-in-residence WanQi Art Centre, Dehua, China
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2017Artist-in-residence Daton Pottery, Foshan, China (Dutch China Days)
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2016Artist-in-residence WanQi Art Centre, Dehua, China
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2015International Contemporary Ceramic Art Symposium, Dehua, China. Artist-in-residence op uitnodiging Art China & WanQi Art Museum. Tijdens deze residence heb ik tevens werk gemaakt voor de tentoonstelling 'Flying dutch(wo)men' in Shanghai Duolun Museum in m
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2014Werkperiode in Yogakarta en Surabaya, Indonesia. Project: REnewing REminiscences
Commissions
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2014Banat Dahab & Nicole Donkers Theater de Meeuw/Antwerpen/Belgie Theater performance Dans en Video (10 videowerken) ‘Desert Rose’ finished
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2014Banat Dahab & Nicole Donkers Barth Chapel/Den Haag/Nederland Theater performance Dans en Video (12 videowerken) ‘Quest for the Desert Rose’ finished
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2012Banat Dahab & Nicole Donkers Theater de Meeuw/Antwerpen/Belgie Theater performance Dans en Video (11 videowerken) 'Gamil Gamal' finished
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2010Banat Dahab & Nicole Donkers Theater de Zeebelt/Den Haag/Nederland Theater performance Dans en Video (8 videowerken) ‘Al Raks Reframed’ finished
Sales/Works in collections
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2017Private en bedrijfskunstcollecties Canada / China / Nederland Photography en keramiek
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2017WanQi Art Museum Dehua/China Keramiek, titels: '#BLUE', '#RED'
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2016WanQi Art Museum Dehua / China Keramiek, titels: 'in tranquility', 'my aunt's beads'
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2016Private kunstcollecties Nederland / Indonesië / Canada Keramiek, video en photography
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2015WanQi Art Museum Dehua / China Keramiek, titel: 'three people travelling - east'
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2013Vijay and Sunita Choraria Mumbai / India Video's
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2013Collectie Vijay and Sunita Choraria Mumbai / India Videoinstallaties, Tullips en Trace Green
Publications
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2017Home / Dutch Days South China Internet: http://www.fstv.com.cn/546727, http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/cbJrYEuOR9YWc4DOhCP1gw, http://szb.nanhaitoday.com/zjsb/html/2017-05/09/content_373146.htm, Interview Foshan TV, recensies in kranten / internet blogs van o.a. CG Guangzhou, Foshan TV Station, Sky Culture (zie meer links op website)
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2016Dragon's Alchemy Internet: http://www.dehua.net/wap/touch-21-343983.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.dehua.net/wap/touch-21-343983.shtml, http://www.dehua.net/wap/touch-21-343983.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.dehua.net/wap/touch-21-343983.shtml, http://v.qq.com/boke/page/h/0/j/h0198ufk1mj.html, http://v.qq.com/boke/page/h/0/j/h0198ufk1mj.html Interview Dehua TV en recensies op internet blogs (zie meer links op website).
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2015Returning and sail-setting Art China, http://art.china.cn/huodong/node_547258.htm Catalogus, recensies en interview over mijn werk tijdens International Contemporary Ceramic Art Symposium, Artist-in-residence op uitnodiging Art China & WanQi Art Museum, Dehua, China
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2014Reverse Disclosure European Patent Office, Den Haag Catalogus en recensie over tentoonstelling Reverse Disclosure
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2013Tonen en verbergen. Over werken van Nicole Donkers Kunstcriticus/historicus, Philip Peters, Den Haag Artikel/recensie over reeks aan werken en kunstenaarschap
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2012Twee werelden, één passie Cultuurparticipatie, www.cultuurparticipatie.nl, Kim Bos, Utrecht Interview over kunst en kunstenaarschap
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2011Collect, stack, reveal, hide: new work by Nicole Donkers Eurart project, Judit Bozsan, Den Haag Recensie over mijn werken in de duo tentoonstelling in Galerie de Spanjaardshof (2011)
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2011Through the looking-glass Villa Republica, Albertus Pieters, Den Haag Recensie over mijn werken in de duo tentoonstelling in Galerie de Spanjaardshof (2011)
Awards and grants
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2013Spot Subsidie Stroom
Representation
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--EURART Project/Sotheby consultant Zeist, Nederland
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--Sky Culture Planning Co. Ltd. Foshan, China
Secondary art-related activities
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2016 - --Freelance curator On-going
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2013 - 2013Lezing/Talk, TEDxScheveningen 'Passion at Work' met onderwerp: 'On constructing identities as an artist'
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2012 - 2015Jurylid/curatorial team Zomerexpo 2012, 2013 en 2015
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2012 - 2012Artist-talk/lezing bij ‘Pop-upshow’ EURART Project, Roodkapje, Rotterdam
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2011 - 2018Curator/Kunst commissie ARTtrium (Galerie Ministeries BZK en VenJ) / curator van 10 groepstentoonstellingen