Biography

Gurt Swanenberg (Den Bosch, 1976)

Lives and works in The Hague, the Netherlands

Education: Academie voor Beeldende Vorming, Tilburg (1994-1998)

 

Exhibitions:

 

Solo:

 

2020 "I'm lovin' it", The Hague (HOK Gallery)

2018 "Human Nature", Kunstrai Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)

2016 "Objektkulturen", Hamburg, Germany (University of Hamburg)

2011 "Sale", Eindhoven (Contempo Galerie)

2007 "Hedendaagse Naturalia/Brabantse Nieuwe, Den Bosch (Het Noordbrabants Museum)

2006 "Rotterdamse museumnacht", Rotterdam (Contempo Galerie)


Group:

 

2024

Kunst aan het hof, Nooitgedacht (Galerie Lieve Hemel)

 

2023

Group exhibition"Thuissalon", Nijmegen (Galerie Z)

PAN Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel)

Group exhibition "Exodus", Maarssen (Buitenplaats Doornburgh/ Bijbels Museum)

Group exhibition "Recent Works", Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel)

Kunst aan het hof, Nooitgedacht (Galerie Lieve Hemel)

 

2022

Group exhibition "Thuissalon", Nijmegen (Galerie Z)

PAN Amsterdam (Galerie Lieve Hemel)

Group exhibition "From the sea", curated by Bob Smit, Rotterdam (North Sea Jazz festival)

 

2021

Group exhibition  "Thuissalon", Nijmegen (Galerie Z)

PAN Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)

Group exhibition "Fous de papiers, Collectionneurs et collections, de Lanquedoc et d'alleurs", Lunel, France (Musée Médard)

Kunstrai, Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)

 

2020

Group exhibition "Oooh.. Back to normal?", Hasselt, Belgium (Z33)

 

2019

PAN Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)

Art on paper, Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)

Group exhibition “Een goed bewaard geheim”, Collectie Willekens, Den Bosch (Museum Slager)

Group exhibition Appèl Galeries, WerkWarenHuis, Den Bosch (Contempo Galerie)

Duo exhibition “Conditionnements”, with Nadia Plesner, Galerie au Médicis, Paris, France

(Le Collectionneur Moderne/ Kiss My Art)

Kunstrai, Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)

 

2018

PAN Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)

Group exhibition “On longing and consolation”, 38th edition of Watou Art Festival,  Watou Belgium

Group exhibition Appèl Galeries, Dröge building, Tilburg (Contempo Galerie)

Group exhibition "De L'Art de Consommer", Atelier Le Bel, Marseille, France (Le Collectionneur Moderne)

 

2017

PAN Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)

Group exhibition Dutch Design Week, Kazerne Eindhoven (Contempo Galerie)

Docks Art Fair, Lyon, France (Le Collectionneur Moderne)

Kunstrai, Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)

Group exhibition Appèl Galeries, with exhibition curated by Peter Fransman, Kazerne Eindhoven (Contempo Galerie)

Group exhibition "De L'Art de Consommer", Espace Thorigny, Paris, France (Le Collectionneur Moderne)

 

2016

PAN Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie) 

Group exhibition "In de ban van Bosch", with Pieter Breughel, Thé Tjong–Khing, and Jan Fabre,

Den Bosch, (Het Noordbrabants Museum)

Kunstrai, Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)

Realisme '16, Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)

 

2015

PAN Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)

Group exhibition Wonderkamers/Collectie Daniels, The Hague (Gemeentemuseum)

Kunstrai, Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)

Rotterdam Contemporary Art Fair, Rotterdam (Contempo Galerie)

Realisme'15, Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)

 

2014
PAN Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)

Group exhibition "Imitatie", The Hague (Museon)

Kunstrai, Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)
Art Fair Breda, Breda (Contempo Galerie)
RAW Art Fair, Rotterdam (Contempo Galerie)
Realisme '14, Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)

2013
PAN Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)
Art the Hague Fair, The Hague (Contempo Galerie)

North Sea Jazz festival, Rotterdam (Contempo Galerie)

Group exhibition "De messias en de industrie", curated by Bob Smit, Rotterdam (RDM Shipyard)
Kunstrai, Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)
Art 2013, Utrecht (Contempo Galerie)
RAW Art Fair, Rotterdam (Contempo Galerie)
Realisme '13, Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)

2012
PAN Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)
Kunstrai, Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)
Artantique Fair, Utrecht (Contempo Galerie)
Rotary Art Fair, Eindhoven (Contempo Galerie)
RAW Art Fair, Rotterdam (Contempo Galerie)
Realisme '12, Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)

2011
Group exhibition "Arthropoda, insects and art", curated by Piet Augustijn, Tiel (Het Klooster)
PAN Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)
ART Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)
Artantique fair, Utrecht (Contempo Galerie)
Realisme '11, Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)

2010
Group exhibition "Jong en Dynamisch", The Hague (Pulchri Studio)
Group exhibition "Jongeren als curator", Purmerend (Museum Waterland)
PAN Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)
Group exhibition "Bizarre natuurhistorische beeldtaal van nu", with Saskia E.M van Dijk and Annemarie Petri, The Hague (Pulchri Studio)
Etalage Innercity nr. 103, Stichting IDFX, Breda
Connected Project, contribution "The butterfly effect", Graphic Design Festival Breda
ART Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)
Artantique fair, Utrecht (Contempo Galerie)
Realisme '10, Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)

2009
PAN Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)
Docks Art Fair, Lyon, France (Contempo Galerie)
ART Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)
Art Fair Den Bosch (Contempo Galerie)
Realisme '09, Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)

2008
PAN Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)
ART Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)
Art Fair Den Bosch (Contempo Galerie)
Group exhibition "Over Smaak...", The Hague (Pulchri Studio)
Realisme '08, Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)

2007
PAN Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)
ART Amsterdam, "Wonderkamer", with Peter Zwaan (Contempo Galerie)
Art Fair Den Bosch (Contempo Galerie)
Realisme ´07, Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)

2006
PAN Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)
ART Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)
Group exhibition Galerie Bonnard, Nuenen
Primavera Kunst/Antieksalon, Rotterdam (Galerie Bonnard)
Realisme ´06, Amsterdam (Contempo Galerie)

 

Work in collections: 

 

Museum LAM / VandenBroek Foundation

Max Vorst / ProwinkoProArt Collection

The Miniature Museum of Contemporary Art, collection Ria and Lex Daniels



Various private collections in The Netherlands, USA, United Kingdom, Germany and France.


Grants:


Talens Pulchri Prize 2010