Installation views
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
For the past eighteen years, Best of Graduates has been a summer tradition at Galerie Ron Mandos: an annual exhibition showcasing some of the most exciting new talents from Dutch art academies. The 2025 edition is currently on view, running from 25 July to 7 September. We invite you to explore the work of this year’s outstanding participants. See the full list of artists and their academies below.
Acdemie Minerva, Groningen
AKI Academy of Art and Design, Enschede
ArtEZ University of the Arts, Arnhem
Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam
Frederikke Josefine Munk Eefsen
HKU, Utrecht
KABK, Den Haag
Willem de Kooning Academie, Rotterdam
As we celebrate this year’s talents, we also reflect on last year’s edition. In 2024, the Ron Mandos Young Blood Award went to Katarzyna Baldyga, whose abstract, layered paintings made a lasting impact. Continuing a valued tradition, Museum Voorlinden acquired one of her works for its collection. Mayte Breed received the RM Photo Talent Award and presents her work with Galerie Ron Mandos this year (to be announced; previously Unseen). The RM Residency Award at Brutus was shared by Michał Kucharski and Tijn Gerards, while the Public Choice Award went to Mounir Eddib, who also designed the visual identity for this year’s exhibition, seen above.
We warmly invite you to visit and celebrate the next generation of artists. The exhibition is now open.
