Jan van der Ploeg
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Project(s) at West
2013.04
Zona Maco
2011.03
Jan van der Ploeg
2010.12
Art Basel Miami Beach
2010.10
FIAC
2007.11
Jasper Niens
 
*1959 Amsterdam, the Netherlands — works and lives in Amsterdam
 

Education
1980 - 1982
Rietveld Academie Amsterdam
1982 - 1983
Croydon College of Art London
1983 - 1985
Rijksakademie Amsterdam
 

Solo Exhibitions
2013
We Like Art Walls, Object Rotterdam 2013, NAI, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Androgynous Mind (with Riette Wanders), The Classroom Gallery, Nottingham, UK
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Brendan Fowler Wall, Shane Campbell Gallery, Oakpark, USA
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MWMW, Gerhard Hofland Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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PINK MOON, NASA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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SUPER PLUSKlaus Bende, Köln, Germany
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Jan van der Ploeg, SNAP, Lyon, France
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MWMW, Thomas Taubert Gallery, Berlin, Germany
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WALLPAINTING No. 370, Schünck, Heerlen, The Netherlands
2012
Wim van Krimpen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (with Babs Haenen)
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Human After All (with Bob Waardenburg), Kers gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Hamish McKay Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
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Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand
2011
Ruth Leuchter, Düsseldorf, Germany
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All Systems Go!, introducing Gerold Miller, Heimo Zobernig and Beat Zoderer, West Den Haag, The Netherlands
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Dick de Bruijn Contemporary Art, Middelburg, The Netherlands (with Ab van Hanegem)
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Centre d’Art Passerelle, Brest, France
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WALL PAINTING No.315, Fabbri C.A.,Milano, Italy
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Donald Judd/Jan van der Ploeg, Piet Hein Eek, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Wonderwall,Piet Hein Eek, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2010
Mobile 2010, Mercedes-Benz Gallery, München, Germany
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Drei - Raum für Gegenwartskunst, Galerie Köln, Germany
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How To Star, Galerie de Multiples, Paris, France
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Adrian Gebers, Jan van der Ploeg Wall Painting No. 288, Peloton, Sydney, Australia
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No. 282, AC4CA, Fremantle, Australia
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Warriors, Hamish McKay Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
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Do you want the truth or something beautiful? (with Helen Smith), Goddard de Fiddes, Perth, Australia
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new paintings + new wallpainting, DREI, Köln, Germany
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BIG CALM,MINUSSPACE, New York, USA
2009
Good & Plenty, Aschenbach & Hofland Galleries, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Smart Museum, Chicago, USA
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Wallpainting No.151, Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag, The Netherlands
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Wallpainting No.155, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Wall painting No.170, Mercedes-Benz Museum Stuttgart, Germany
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Grip - No Grip, Rob de Vries Galerie, Haarlem, The Netherlands
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Hamish McKay Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
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Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago, USA
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Sonja Roesch Gallery, Houston, USA
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Galerie de Multiples, Paris, France
2008
Konsortium, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Wall Painting No.145, Stadsgalerij Heerlen, The Netherlands
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Wall Painting No.218, Christchurch Public Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Aschenbach & Hofland Galleries, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (with Thom Puckey)
2007
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, USA
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Pink, Grey, Brown, Red and Black Lines, Asim Chugthai, Berlin, Germany
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The House of Art, Budweis, Czech Republic
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Sarah Cottier Gallery, Sydney, Australia
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New Paintings, West Den Haag, The Netherlands
2006
Wallpainting No.155, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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The Depot Gallery, Sydney, Australia (with Helen Smith)
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SNO Contemporary art Center, Sydney, Australia (with Helen Smith)
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Hamish McKay Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
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rm103, Auckland, New Zealand
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Canary, Auckland, New Zealand
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The Suburban, Chicago, USA
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Kunstruimte09, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Orange, Green, Purple and Brown Lines, Kunstvereniging Diepenheim, The Netherlands
2005
Straight Circles, Aschenbach & Hofland Galleries, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Space Painting, West Den Haag, The Netherlands
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Jubileumeditie, Kunstvereniging Diepenheim, The Netherlands
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Wallpainting No.151, Gemeente Museum Den Haag, The Netherlands
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Agentur, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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SNO Contemporary art Center, Sydney, Australia
2004
@proximus, Bonn, Germany (with Colin Ardley)
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Michael Lett, Auckland, The Netherlands
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Showcase, Wellington, New Zealand
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MOP, Sydney, Australia (with Vicente Butron)
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Hamish McKay Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
2003
Aschenbach & Hofland Galleries, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Hebel_121, Basel, Switzerland
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CCNOA, Brussels, Belgium (with Daniel Gottin, Philip van Snick)
2002
Aschenbach & Hofland Galleries, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (with G. Miller)
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En Passant, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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TENT, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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RM401, Auckland, New Zealand
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Hamish McKay Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
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AFfCA, Perth, Australia
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CNR, Melbourne, Australia
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SAM, Cologne, Germany
2001
EXEDRA, Hilversum, The Netherlands
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Sarah Cottier Gallery, Sydney, Australia
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Grip, Blue Oyster, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Hamish McKay Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
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Grip, Showcase, Wellington, New Zealand
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Wippo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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D.O.G.K., Neumarkt, Germany
2000
CCNOA, Brussels, Belgium
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D.O.G.K., Neumarkt, Germany
 

Group Exhibitions
2013
Whatever Colors You hHve In Your Mind, Ruth Leuchter Gallery, Dusseldorf, Germany
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Zona Maco Mexico Arte Contemporaneo, West Den Haag, Mexico City, Mexico
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Dutch Treat, DADA POST, Berlin, Germany
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ART Cologne, Klaus Benden, Germany
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They Died With Their Boots On, Teksas, Graested, Denmark
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25+25Nieuw en Meer, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Komplizen, Ostrale, Dresden, Germany
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Rob Scholte Museum, Den Helder, The Netherlands
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schwarz // weiss, Hamish Morrison Gallery, Berlin, Germany
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DOBBELIllums Bolighus, Copenhagen, Denmark
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alt CPH nr. 8 - Teksas, Copenhagen, Denmark
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De Kunstenaar En Zijn Collectie: Jac Bisschops, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Miniature Museum of Contemporary Art, Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag, The Netherlands
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PULSE Miami, Thomas Taubert Contemporary, Miami, USA
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The Multiple Show#3, Vous Etes Ici, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2012
Whatever Lola Wants, Gerhard Hofland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Virtual Insanity, Fiedler Taubert Contemporary, Berlin, Germany
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MINUS SPACE, Instituto de Artes Graficas de Oaxaca, Mexico
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Collaborations & Interventions, Centre Cultural Andratx, Mallorca, Spain
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DARK MATTER, B&N Gallery, London, UK
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LANDING , teksas, Græsted, Denmark
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PUT, Stazione di Topolò, Postaja Topolove, Italy
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AC4CA Editions, Paris Concret, France
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AC4CA, FABRIKculture, Hegenheim, France
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WOP! Works On Paper, FabbriC.A., Milano, Italy
2011
Proloog, Piet Hein Eek, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Riposte, Stedelijk Museum‚'s-Hertogenbosch, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
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Art & Stars & Cars, Mercedes Benz Museum, Stuttgart, Germany
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Crisp & Shout, Gallery KANT, Esbjerg, Denmark
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De Wand De Ruimte, Mondriaanhuis, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
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Presente I Futuro, FabbriC.A., Milano, Italy
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0Sarah Cottier, Sydney, Australia
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Een i treurend om een punt, SCHUNCK, Heerlen, The Netherlands
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Columna 01, Vienne / Chasse sur Rh√¥ne‚ France
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KLEUR, Kunstenaarsinitiatief de Paraplufabriek‚ Nijmegen‚ The Netherlands
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WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?, Green Gallery Yale School of Art‚ New Haven‚ USA
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Asspen Island, Neon Park Gallery‚ Melbourne‚ Australia
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Riposte, Stedelijk Museum ’s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
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Piet Hein Eek, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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First festival d’art non-objectif, Pont de Claix, France
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Mondriaanhuis, Amersfoort
, The Netherlands
2010
Und 6 — Intercontinental, Schwartz Gallery, London, UK
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Big Calm, 2010, Minusspace, New York, USA
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My lonely days are gone, a group show at Arratia Beer, Berlin, Germany
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Julian Dashper (1960-2009): It Is Life, MINUS SPACE project space, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Dutch Connection at Hebel_121, Basel, Switzerland
 My eyes keep me in trouble, CCNOA Brussels, Belgium
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Claus H Jensen, Gerold Miller & Jan van der Ploeg at PS Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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57 - 5 years, 50 shows, 500 artists, SNO Contemporary art Center, Sydney, Australia
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Newtonland: Orbits, Ellipses and other Planes of Activity, White Flag Projects, Missouri, USA
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Composite Visions, CAN, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Summer, Goddard de Fiddes Gallery, Perth, Australia
2009
Introducing PS, The Highland Institute for Contemporary Art, Inverness, Scotland
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Couples & relations, DREI Raum für Gegenwartskunst, Köln, Germany
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We Go Far... And Way Bck, Show Gallery, New York, USA
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Bureau Cultuurmakelaar Tilburg - Whatnight #1, The Netherlands
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AC4AC, SNO Contemporary Art Center, New Zealand
2008
MINUS SPACE,P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York, USA
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UND at Croxhapox, Gent, Belgium
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This House - This Home, vzw de console, Aalst Belgium
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Aschenbach & Hofland Galleries, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Unfinished Business, Medienturm, Graz, Austria
2007
Blast, Holland Tunnel, New York, USA
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Minimalpop, Arti et Aemicitiae, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Tape This, RC de Ruimte, IJmuiden, The Netherlands
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Contour, Museum Het Prinsenhof, Delft, The Netherlands
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A bit o’ white, CCNOA, Brussels, Belgium
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Open Space, Art Cologne, Germany
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Real Genuine Blend, Horse Move project Space, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Down Under / De Overkant, Den Haag Sculptuur 2007, The Netherlands
2006
Und, Chiellerie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Wall Works II, Fleisch, Berlin, Germany
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Beesten in de Bank, De Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2005
Goddard de Fiddes, ARCO, Madrid, Spain
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Raid Projects, LA ART, Los Angeles, USA
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KunstRAI, Aschenbach & Hofland Galleries, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2004
Chiellerie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Phoebus, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Konkret, Goddard de Fiddes, Perth, Australia
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The Shining, Aschenbach & Hofland Galleries, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2003
Yellow Pages, Turm Gallery, Helmstedt, Germany
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KoalaShooting, De Player, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Liste 03, Hamish McKay Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
2002
Reactions, Exit Art, New York, USA
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Fantasies About Nothing, Nieuwe Vide, Haarlem, The Netherlands
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Big Bang Theory, Auckland City Art Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2001
Constructed Colour, ArtSpace, Sydney, Australia
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Heimer & Partner, Berlin (with John Nixon, Heimo Zobernig), Germany
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Art32, Sarah Cottier Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
2000
Stuffed, Stuff Gallery, London, UK
 

Recent commissions
2013
Villa Mondriaan, Winterswijk, The Netherlands
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Schünck, Heerlen, The Netherlands
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Collection Ernst and Stefanie Gallner, Münster, Germany
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Collection Luuk Schotsman, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Collection Kuno and Jessi Terwindt, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Kartell, Brussel, Belgium
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Doornroosje, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Klaus Benden Collection, Köln, Germany
2012
FTC. Berlin, Germany
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Instituto de Artes Graficas de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
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Collection Dutch Embassy, London, UK
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RAI Congress Centre, parking garage P3, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milan, Italy
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Collectie Jordana Joseph and Glen Saltzberg, Chicago, Amerika
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Drachtsterplein Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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Daimler, Berlin, Germany
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Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Baker Botts, Houston, USA
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Sarah Cottier Gallery, Paddington, Australia
2011
Collection Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Stedelijk Museum s’Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
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Passerelle Centre d’Art, Brest, France
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Fabbri Contemporary Art, Milan, Italy
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Post Museum, Singapore
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Mondriaanhuis, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
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KANT Galleri, Esbjerg, Denmark
2010
Fratelli Restaurant, Sydney, Australia
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Karlusic House, Melbourne, Australia
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Centro Per L‘arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci, Prato, Italy
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Concept Space/R2, Shibukawa, Japan
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Ministery of Finances, The Hague, The Netherlands
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Collection Dutch Embassy, Paris, Frankrijk
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Collection University Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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Piet Hein Eek, Eindhoven, The Netherlands