Biography
Levi van Veluw was born in the city of Hoevelaken in 1985. He lives and works near Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Over the past 15 years, Van Veluw has produced a diverse and evolving oeuvre that is exhibited all around the world. He is known for installations, sculptures, drawings, and autobiographical films that draw from his childhood memories. From the depths of his memory, the artist unearths images that provoke universal emotions and question our human logic. Van Veluw plays with elements of order and chaos, posing to the viewer questions about our obsessive pursuit of control.
Van Veluw creates his works with extreme care and craftsmanship; his sculptures of clay and wood are made entirely by hand, giving them an authentic, coarse, and organic character. His intricately built-up charcoal drawings show great symmetry and harmony, whilst his remarkable use of light evokes a strong, meditative mood. The installations by Van Veluw offer intense and immersive experiences. In the past, he has built complete, though fictional cathedrals – amongst other dark and sensory spaces built of obscure forms and materials. Visitors that enter Van Veluw’s alternate realities become disassociated from their existing spatial interpretations. They experience a disruptive environment where both order and chaos live one amongst the other.
The work of Van Veluw has been exhibited internationally in leading museums and institutions worldwide, such as the Museum of Arts and Design, New York; the Bass Museum of Art, Miami; Ars Electronica, Linz; Centro Nacional de las Artes, Mexico City; Design Museum, London; Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, and Marres House for Contemporary Culture, Maastricht, amongst others. His work is included in both public and private collections, such as the Borusan Collection, Istanbul; Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar; Museum MORE, Gorssel; the KPMG Art Collection, Amstelveen; the Ekard Collection, Wassenaar; the Lakeside Collection, Rotterdam, and Cobra to Contemporary/The Brown Family Collection.
Additionally, Van Veluw has worked on commissions for private clients. Within these commissions he has undertaken many collaborations. In 2012, Van Veluw worked alongside curator Marc Coetzee on the film “Family”, produced as part of the “Films4peace” project. In 2014, working alongside Hermès, Van Veluw created a life-sized site-specific installation for one of their main windows in Shanghai. Van Veluw has also participated in international film festivals, including Addis Foto Fest, Addis Ababa; Afrika Film festival, Leuven; Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival, Port of Spain, and West Midlands Human Rights Film Festival, Birmingham.
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Education
- 2003-2007 ARTEZ Institute of the Arts, Arnhem, the Netherlands
- 2006 Internship Erwin Olaf Springveld
- 2009-2010 Art Teacher, Photography department,
Willem de Kooning Academy Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Awards & Nominations
- 2014-2015 Volkskrant Beeldende Kunstprijs, The Netherlands
Epos Drawing Price, The Netherlands - 2007 International Photo Awards, United States
Art Interview Award, Germany
Akzo Nobel, young talent, the Netherlands
AanZet! Kunst Vereniging Diepenheim, the Netherlands
Diesel DNA New Art, Italy
ITS#6 International talent support, Italy
American Photography 23, United States - 2006 Epson Photo Art Award, Best selected work, Germany
Photo Academy Award, the Netherlands
Exhibitions (selection)
- 2023Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, NL
Galerie Ron Mandos, Amsterdam (solo)
LAM museum Lisse, NL
Museum Jan Cunen, NL
Paviljoen Welgelegen, Collectie Gelderland, NL
MMKA Arnhem, NL
Campis podium hedendaagse kunst, NL
Escher Museum, NL - 2022 Borusan contemporary, Istanbul
Rosenfeld gallery London (solo)
Zeppelin University, Apokalypse und Weltrettung, (Germany) - 2021 Artisima (solo)
Eduardo Secci gallery, Italy (solo)
Praz Delevallade, Paris (solo)
Het Hem Museum, The Netherlands (solo)
- 2020 Praz Delevallade, Paris (solo)
Eduardo Secci gallery, Italy (solo)
Rosenfeld Porcini Gallery, London (solo)
Het Hem Museum, The Netherlands (solo)
Galerie Ron Mandos, Amsterdam
ZonaMaco, Mexico-City, MEX
Art Roterdam, Rotterdam, NL - 2019 Tenuta Dello Scompiglio, Italy (solo)
Museum het Hem, The Netherlands
Galerie Ron Mandos, Amsterdam (solo)
Rijksmuseum Twente, The Netherlands - 2018 Domaine the Kerguéhennec, France (solo)
Rosenfeld Porcini, London
SIHH Hermès, Geneva (solo)
Fotogallerie, Wien, Austria
AD Intérieurs, France
Galerie im Österreichischen Kulterforum, Berlin - 2017 Club Silencio by David Lynch, Paris
Museum More, The Netherlands
Museum of Modern Art Arnhem, The Netherlands
La Galerie particuliere, Paris (Solo)
Gallery Eduardo Secci, Florence
The Armory Show, New York (Solo)
Momentum Bienal, Norway
Museum Kranenburgh, The Netherlands - 2016 Galerie Ron Mandos, The Netherlands
Rosenfeld Porcini Gallery, London, United Kingdom - 2015 Marres House of Contemporary Art, the Netherlands
Rijksmuseum Twente, The Netherlands
Museum de Fundatie, The Netherlands - 2014 Drawing Centre Diepenheim, the Netherlands
Mondriaan House, the Netherlands
Maison & Objet, France
La galerie particulière, Paris, France
Loop Fair Barcelona, Spain - 2013 Queensland Centre for Photography, Australia
Museums Quartier, Vienna, Austria
Gemeente museum Den Haag, the Netherlands
Arti et Amicitiae, Museum Night, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Galerie Ron Mandos, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Annigahof, Zwolle, the Netherlands
Bromer art Collection, Switzerland
Maison Particulière, Brussels, Belgium - 2012 Garage, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Volta, Basel, Switzerland
Singer Museum, Laren, the Netherlands
Museum Lanchelevici, Belgium
Museum of Sound and Image, São Paulo
Beit Ha’ir Tel Aviv Museum, Tel Aviv - 2011 Museum for Modern Art, Arnhem, the Netherlands
Rivera & Revera Gallery, Los Angeles, United States
Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle, the Netherlands
Designhuis, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Museum for Old and New Art, Australia
Kunsthal, Rotterdam, the Netherlands - 2010 Museum for Arts and Design, New York, United States
- 2009 Noord Brabants Museum, the Netherlands
- 2008 C-Space Gallery, Beijing, China
Galerie Ron Mandos, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, the Netherlands
Whitstable Biennale, United Kingdom
Hyeres Festival, France - 2007 Kunst Vereniging Diepenheim, the Netherlands
Akzo Nobel, Arnhem, the Netherlands
Galleria Grazia Neri, Milano, Italy - 2006 Art Cologne, Epson Photo Art Award, Germany
Publications (Newspapers)
The New York Times, United States
The Financial Times, United States
Huffington Post, Unites States & United Kingdom
De Volkskrant, Newspaper, the Netherlands
NRC, Newspaper, the Netherlands
Frankfurter Allgemeine, Germany
Le Monde, France
Publications (Magazines)
British Journal of Photography, United Kingdom
Arte Al Límite, Magazine, Spain
H-art, Belgium
Wired, Magazine, United Kingdom
Vision, Magazine, China
Artam Global Art & Design, Magazine, Turkey
Frame, Magazine, the Netherlands
2011 Design 360, Magazine, Hong Kong, China
Kunstbeeld, the Netherlands
Visionaire World, Religion by Ricardo Tisci, Book, United States
Crafts, Magazine, United Kingdom
Modern Painters, Magazine, New York, United States
Interview, New York, United States Livraison, Magazine, Sweden
Courrier International, Magazine, France
Domus International, Magazine, Italy
