Biography
Levi van Veluw was born in 1985, in Hoevelaken, The Netherlands
He lives and works near Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Levi van Veluw is a multi-disciplinary artist creating photographs, videos, sculptures, installations and drawings. His varied body of work has been showcased in many different locations across Europe and the United States, earning him a number of nominations and awards.
The artist first became known in 2008 with his solo exhibition Landscapes at Galerie Ron Mandos in Amsterdam. This coincided with him being awarded the International Photo Award in New York for the photo series “Ballpoints”, and the selection of one of his video works for the Whitstable Biennale UK.
In 2010, the work of the artist was showcased in a series of major museum exhibitions, including the exhibition “Dead or Alive” at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, the Museum of Modern Art in Arnhem and Ars Electronica in Linz.
2013 saw the publication of the book “Origin of the Beginning”. This singular book is a work of art in itself, published in an edition of 1000 hand-signed copies. The book, which is widespread among collectors and enthusiasts, provides an overview of the artist’s work from 2006 to 2013, a rich oeuvre that includes photographs, drawings, installations, sculptures and videos.
The work of Levi Veluw has been exhibited internationally in leading museums and institutions, and 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. In addition to his work in his individual practice, Levi van Veluw has also worked on commissions for private clients. In this way, he has collaborated, in 2012, with curator Marc Coetzee on the film “Family” in the frame of the “Films4peace” project. In 2014, van Veluw created for Hermès a life-sized site-specific installation for one of their main windows in Shanghai. Van Veluw’s works have also been widely shown at international art fairs such as, among others, The Armory Show New York, Art Brussels, Volta Basel, Unseen Amsterdam and the Barcelona Loop Fair Barcelona.
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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)
- 2022Rosenfeld gallery London (solo)
- 2021Artisima (solo)
Eduardo Secci gallery, Italy (solo)
Praz Delevallade, Paris (solo)
Het Hem Museum, The Netherlands (solo) - 2020Praz 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
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