The work of Lonneke van der Palen (NL, 1985) is a growing visual investigation in which one theme prevails: the aesthetic pleasures of everyday life. She reminds us of the fact that everything around us is shaped, by both nature and man. How all these things take shape and meaning in our lives on this planet and the actions that go with them is the breeding ground for her work.
Van der Palen wants to amaze the viewer. She looks at everything with the same interest. It makes no difference to her whether her subject is a rusty oil bottle in the dusty rocky landscapes of Croatia or a Margiela handbag in a Parisian studio, and whether she shoots with a professional camera or simply a phone. Her aim is to capture a moment and make the viewer look at the world with the same admiration and love.
In recent years, she has built up a large collection of photographs on subjects ranging from plastic chairs, tablecloths, stray shopping bags and jerry cans to stones, tent cloths, exotic fruits and boys in swimming trunks having cocktails. Instead of simply recording these everyday subjects, she literally puts them in a different light. This leads to a sometimes visible, sometimes invisible shift in reality. She enlarges subjects and reduces the image to a cleaned-up essence, which results in compositions in which shape, colour and light relate to each other in a well-considered way.
All works are available with either mounting system or frame. All works are issued in an editon of five, unless indicated otherwise.
LONNEKE VAN DER PALEN
Education
2007-2011 Bachelor - Photography, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (NL)
2003-2007 Bachelor - Fine Art & Design in Education, Maastricht Institute of Arts (NL)
Masterclasses & Teaching
2022-2024 Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, NL 2022 Academie Artemis, Amsterdam, NL
2019 Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, NL
2018 Academy of Architecture, Amsterdam, NL 2016 l’Ecole Cantonale d’Art Lausanne, CH
Representation
Galerie Fleur & Wouter
Awards
2023 - Meijburg Art Commission 2023 (nomination)
2019 - Volkskrant Beeldende Kunst Prijs (nomination)
2013 - Wallpaper X Le Book Award
2012 - The Photo Academy Awards (nomination)
2011 - Hollands Diep Fotoprijs (nomination)
Exhibitions 2015 - current
2024 - LONNEKE VAN DER PALEN, Museum Jan, Amstelveen, NL - solo
2024 - AMSTERDAM ART WEEK, Galerie Fleur & Wouter, Amsterdam, NL - group 2023 - UNSEEN AMSTERDAM, Gashouder, Amsterdam, NL - group
2022 - UNFAIR AMSTERDAM, Gashouder, Amsterdam, NL - group
2022 - ART ROTTERDAM, Van Nelle Fabriek, Rotterdam, NL - duo
2021 - TEMPORARY HOUSE OF HOME, Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, NL - group 2021 - MUSEUM VOOR NIET-ESSENTIELE KUNST, Droog, Amsterdam, NL - group 2021 - SUMMER OF ‘21, Galerie Fleur & Wouter, Amsterdam, NL - group
2020 - PANDEMIC STREET VIEW, Bellamy Kabinet, Amsterdam, NL - group
2020 - THE SLOW RUSH, Paradiso, Amsterdam, NL - solo
2019 - VOLKSKRANT BEELDENDE KUNSTPRIJS, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, NL 2018 - THIS ART FAIR, Galerie Fleur & Wouter, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, NL - gr 2018 - INTERVENTION, Kunstfort bij Vijfhuizen, Vijfhuizen, NL - group
2018 - THE GATEWAY TO FASHION, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, FR - group
2018 - MY FEEDER IS A PHOTOGRAPHER, Melkweg Expo, Amsterdam, NL - group 2018 - SELECTED WORKS, Kunstplatform De Apotheek, Amsterdam, NL - group
2018 - BETTER KNOWN AS, Salone del Mobile, Milaan, IT - group
2017 - SUMMER OF SUN #3 PARIS-ARLES, Ground Control, Parijs, FR - group
2017 - VINCENT OP VRIJDAG, Vincent van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, NL - group 2016 - ORDINARY EXHIBITION, KK Outlet, London, UK - group
2016 - THE WANDERING EYE, Adam & Siam, Amsterdam, NL - group
2016 - LE CLUB DES DIRECTEURS ARTISTIQUE, Arles, FR - group
2016 - BAL, Paleis Soestdijk, Soest, NL - group
2016 - HAUTE PHOTOGRAPHIE, Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam, NL - group 2015 - SECRET, Kunsthalle, Bern, CH - group
2015 - BEELDDRAGERS X10, Volkshotel, Amsterdam, NL - group
2015 - FC DDW 2015, Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, NL - group
2015 - ENCONTROS DA IMAGEM, Braga, PT - group
Selected publications & commissions
Air France Magazine, Amsterdam&Co, Bullett Magazine, Chloé, Citizen M, Calvin Klein, Converse, Current Obsession, Der Spiegel, Design Academy Eindhoven, Ecco, Fantastic Man, Fashionclash, Foam, Frame Magazine, Givenchy, Glamcult, Hermès, ING, It’s Nice That, Kadewe, Kesselskramer, Maison Margiela, Mirror Mirror Magazine, Neon Magazine, Numero Magazine FR, L’Officiel FR, Obsession Magazine, Ordinary Magazine, Ornamenta Festival, Paco Rabanne, Penguin Random House, Random Studio, Royal Academy of The Hague, Schuellerdewaal, Sephora, Sleek Magazine, Sony, Subbacultcha, Prestage Magazine, Textielmuseum Tilburg, Theater Bellevue, Vandejong, Van Lennep, Volkskrant, Volkskrant Magazine, Vrij Nederland, WAD Magazine, Wallpaper* Magazine, We Are Public, Wooyoungmi, Zeeuws Museum, Zuiderzee Museum
About the Gallery
The aim of Galerie Fleur & Wouter is to bring young people into contact with art, to make them feel at home in the gallery and to motivate them to start collecting. This philosophy of an accessible and inclusive gallery is reflected in all our activities. We try to communicate in an accessible way and tell clear stories.
We present artists with a strong story, who create works of art that have an immediate appeal, but then turn out to have many other layers as well. Our artists work in different art forms and we are always looking for cross-links outside of the visual arts. For example by showing fashion designers like Lieselot Elzinga and Bas Kosters. The gallery gives them the opportunity to move in the direction of fine art. Artists who have been ignored by general art history, such as Outsider artists, are also given a platform in the gallery.
The majority of our artists are young and they will grow with the gallery in the coming years. But we also work together with mid-career artists like Jan Hoek and Mai van Oers. We see the gallery, its artists and supporters as a family that, in addition to making a profit, aims to help grow the artists' careers, and increase the appreciation of art in general.
Gallery owners: Fleur Feringa & Wouter van Herwaarden
Feel free to contact us for any questions.
e-mail: info@galeriefleurenwouter.com
telephone: +31 6 57748299
Van Ostadestraat 43A, Amsterdam
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