Bart Lodewijks

Bart Lodewijks, Beuningen 1972
Koning Albertlaan 127, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
bartlodewijks@gmail.com
mob B +32 488 404 524 / mob NL +31 6 517 95903 / studio +32 9 242 0521


Education

1996 – 1998
Sandberg Institute, Amsterdam (MFA)

1995 – 1996
Willem de Kooning Academia, Rotterdam (now Piet Zwart, MFA)

1990 – 1995
Academy of Art St. Joost, Breda, The Netherlands


Exhibitions / projects (selection)

2008
Moscou-Bernadette, a 12-month residency in Ghent, Belgium, for S.M.A.K. City Projects. Chalk drawings on and in houses in the Ghent area called Moscou. Presentations through personal tours and (amongst others) at the symposium ‘Katarsisusers’, Lisboa, Portugal. To be concluded with an extensive publication published by S.M.A.K. and Roma Publications. Curators: Pierre Muylle and Philippe van Cauteren.

2007
- Wie die Welt aussieht von einem Fliegende Teppich, Klasse 1b von Frau Salisch, Kunstverein Ahlen, Germany. Drawings in Kunstverein and special project on location with the local primary school. Curator: Philippe van Cauteren, director S.M.A.K. Ghent (solo, publication)

- Roma publications, galerie ProjecteSD, Barcelona, Spain. A series of polaroids of location drawings (group show)

- Trading Places, drawings on location in Gdánsk (Poland), Haarlem and Hoorn (NL). Co-production of Nieuwe Vide, Haarlem / Hotel Mariakapel, Hoorn (group, publication)

- Sur La Route, drawings on location in France through cycling 3 stages of the Tour de France. Presented at the start of Tour 2007 in Ghent. Curator: Frank Maes, S.M.A.K., Ghent, Belgium (group, publication)

- Instituto Buena Bista, 5-month residency at Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean, Fonds BKVB residency. Drawings on location throughout the island, as well as with the institute’s students and for two commissions (see below).

- Sarcofaag Drawing, KunstNu space, S.M.A.K. Ghent, Belgium. Curator: Beatrijs Eemans
(solo, publication)

2006
- Porto Drawing, Culturgest Porto, Portugal (dependance museum Culturgest Lisbon). Wall drawing in Culturgest Porto and on location in Porto, amongst others on social housing project Conjunto Habitacional de Bouça by Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza (solo)

- Books make Friends, Roma Publications, museum Culturgest Lisbon, Portugal. Wall drawing in Culturgest Lisbon (group) and on location in Lisbon, city part: Chelas

- Moscou – Bernadette (first stage), city projects S.M.A.K., Ghent, Belgium

2005
Roma Publications, S.M.A.K. Ghent, Belgium. Wall drawing in museum and on location in Ghent (group)

2004
Prix de Rome, long list drawing. Presentation Rijksakademie Amsterdam, The Netherlands (publication)

2000 - 2003
Long term residency in Glasgow (Scotland), drawing in de public space, solo-exhibitions in Glasgow Project Room (2002) and Intermedia Gallery, Glasgow (2003)


Commissions

2008
- Scetch Commission by Vlaamse Bouwmeester (‘Flemish national architect’) for psychiatric clinic Ten Kerselaere, Hallaar, Belgium
- Bruges Drawing, wall drawing new residential house of curator Pierre Muylle, Belgium
- Naudts Drawing, wall drawing in office of renovations project developer Patrick Naudts, Ghent, B.

2007
- Capriles Kliniek Drawing, commission by psychiatric clinic and Instituto Buena Bista, Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean
- Weber Drawing, wall drawing in new residential villa of Dutch architect Carel Weber, Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean

2006
- Hotel de Ville, public commission in collaboration with Danielle van Zuijlen for the new city council hall in Hoorn, the Netherlands
- KIP magazine, province of Noord-Holland. Work for central spread. Text: Xandra de Jongh

2004
Het geheugen van het Jeudje, public commission in collaboration with Danielle van Zuijlen, in new housing estate on historical location in Hoorn, the Netherlands.


Publications
2008 Appendix - Book Hotel Maria. Hotel Mariakapel 2007 – 2006, book on artist run space Hotel Mariakapel, The Netherlands. Letter to new curators Jantine Wijnja and Dennis de Wit.

2008
Trading Places, project in Gdánsk (PL), Haarlem and Hoorn (NL). Co-published by Hotel Mariakapel, Hoorn and Nieuwe Vide, Haarlem (NL)

2007
- Wie die Welt aussieht von einem Fliegende Teppich, Roma Publication #85-6
Texts: letters from Philippe van Cauteren and Bart Lodewijks. Kunstverein Ahlen, Germany

- Sur la Route, SMAK Ghent, België. Text and images on Tour de France Drawings. Curator: Frank Maes

- KUNST NU, publication of ‘vrienden van het SMAK’, Ghent, Belgium, Texts and images of Sarcofaag Drawing and first stage of Moscou-Bernadette.

2006
- Ghent / Lisbon / Porto drawings, Roma Publication #91. Text: Frank Maes, co-production of S.M.A.K. Ghent, Belgium and Culturgest Lisbon / Porto, Portugal

- Book Hotel Maria, Hotel Mariakapel 2006 – 2003, book on artist run space Hotel Mariakapel, The Netherlands. Co-editing and several texts.

2004
- Looking for a beautiful place, Roma Publication #48. Text: QS Serafijn. Scottish Arts Council, Glasgow, Scotland

- Prix de Rome 2004, Rijksakademie Amsterdam


Work in collection

2009
Acquisition of work in public space, collection S.M.A.K., Ghent, Belgium

2008
Jahrausgabe, collection Kunstverein Ahlen, Germany

2003, 2005, 2007
Acquisition for collection of the City of Hoorn, the Netherlands

2005
Acquisition collection of youth penitentiary Rentray, Lelystad, the Netherlands


Press

2008
- FRAME, photographs spread & interview, Femke de Wild
- Demos, Belgian magazine for participation and democracy, interview, Jana Kerremans
- De Morgen, Belgium, national daily paper, column by cyclist Peter Winnen on chalk and cycling
- Het Vrije Woord, Belgian magazine, photographs of Moscou Drawings, texst Ine Pistels
- Ahlener Zeitung, Ahlen, Germany, daily paper, a series van 18 articles

2007
- Amigoe and Figurant, daily papers on Dutch Caribbean, articles on Curaçao drawings
- De Morgen, Belgium, article on drawings and text in the Tour de France book ‘Sur la Route’, S.M.A.K., text Ward Daenen
- De Gentenaar, Belgium, daily paper, article on Sarcofaag drawing, KunstNU, S.M.A.K. Ghent
- Newsletter Fonds BKVB, on residency Instituto Buena Bista, Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean

2006
Expresso, national Portuguese paper, several interviews and photographs on Porto drawings. Texts: Óscar Faria

2005
- NRC, The Netherlands, national evening paper, page 2: photograph and interview on the concept of artist run space Hotel Mariakapel, text Guido de Vries
- De Volkskrant, The Netherlands, national daily paper, Maandag Gesloten, review Hotel Mariakapel, text Sacha Bronwasser
- De Gentenaar, daily paper Belgium, photograph and article on Ghent drawings, S.M.A.K.
- A-N Magazine, UK, 5 pages article on artist run space / residency Hotel Mariakapel
- Fifty-Easy, Spanish lifestyle magazine, spread and article on Hotel Mariakapel
- KIP magazine, The Netherlands, interview on Hotel Mariakapel, text Xandra de Jongh

2002-2008
- Noordhollands Dagblad, The Netherlands, daily paper, regular articles and reviews on artist run space Hotel Mariakapel


2003
- TV Noord-Holland, 15 minute television item on artist run space / residency Hotel Mariakapel
- De Volkskrant, The Netherlands, national daily paper, interview on Hotel Mariakapel, text Wieteke van Zijl
- BK-info nr 8, Dutch art magazine, special edition on artist run spaces in The Netherlands
- Transartists Newsletter, The Netherlands, interview on Hotel Mariakapel, text Heidi Vogels

2003-2005
Radio Hoorn, Avé Maria, monthly radio column, on artist run space / residency Hotel Mariakapel


Scholarships / stipends
2008
Basis stipend, Fonds BKVB (The Netherlands Fund for Visual Art, Design and Architecture)
Project Grant, Fonds BKVB, NL

2007
Studio Abroad (Curacao), Fonds BKVB, NL
Project Grant, Fonds BKVB, NL

2006
Project Grant, Fonds BKVB, NL

2004
Basis stipend, Fonds BKVB, NL
Project Grant, Fonds BKVB, NL

2002
Glasgow City Grant, Glasgow City Council, UK
Project Grant, Scottish Arts Council, UK

2001
Project Grant, Scottish Arts Council, UK
Basis stipend, Fonds BKVB, NL
Travel Grant, British Arts Council, UK


Further activities

2008
- Committee member National Studio, Fonds BKVB (The Netherlands Fund for Visual Art, Design and Architecture)
- Speaker Art2 Business, SMAK, Belgium
- Jury member CANVAS Art Prize, Belgium
- Panel member, debate Where do we go from here? Witte de With, Rotterdam, NL
- Visiting lecturer, art school St Joost ‘s Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands

2007
- 3 months workshop for students of Instituto Buena Bista, Çuracao, Dutch Caribbean
- TransArtists Newsletter, NL, text contribution: Preview to Curaçao

2003 – 2008
- External advisor for Mister Motley, art magazine for youth

2006 - 2008
- Board member, architectural centre Hoorn, the Netherlands
- Visiting lecturer, art school St Joost ‘s Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands
- Visiting lecturer, art school Maastricht, the Netherlands

2002 - 2008
Initiator and co-organiser of Hotel Mariakapel, artist run initiative with exhibition space and hotel for artists in Hoorn, The Netherlands. aprox 6 group projects/exhibitions yearly, in collaboration with artist Danielle van Zuijlen. Hotel Mariakapel is supported by Mondriaan Foundation, Province North of Holland, and structurally by Hoorn City Council. www.hotelmariakapel.nl

2006
- BOOK HOTEL MARIA, co-editing and several image and text contributions
- Mister Motley, text contribution on German artist Katharina Weishaupl
- Lecture at Lokaal01, art space in Breda, the Netherlands
- Lecture at Museum Gouda, the Netherlands


2005 - 2006
Committee member National Studio, Fonds BKVB (The Netherlands Fund for Visual Art, Design and Architecture)

2005
Transartists Newsletter, NL, text contribution on RESARTIS conference in Berlin

2004 - 2006
Committee member Basis Stipends, Fonds BKVB (The Netherlands Fund for Visual Art, Design and Architecture)


Selection of earlier projects

1996 - 1999
Concept and realisation of two documentaries on Bosnia i Herzegovina, in collaboration with De Nieuwe Wereld, a programme of Dutch broadcasting station VPRO

1996
Nooit meer naar de Noordkaap, a book on a cycle journey to the North Cape (Norway) and back, in collaboration with photographer Huig Bartels. Publisher: Elmar & Goossens, The Netherlands. Edition of 1200, distributed throughout bookshops in The Netherlands, sold out.