RUUD VAN EMPEL
BORN
1958
Born in Breda, The Netherlands,
Lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
EDUCATION
1976-1981
Academy of Fine Arts Sint Joost, Breda, The Netherlands
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011
New Photographs, Stux Gallery, New York
Solo Exhibition curated by Ruud Schenk, Groninger Museum Groningen, The Netherlands
2010
Generations: New Photographs, Stux Gallery, New York
Wonder, Flatland Gallery Utrecht, The Netherlands
Ruud van Empel Photography, Paris Bejing Photo Gallery, Beijing, China
RUUD VAN EMPEL: RETROSPECTIVE, Art+Art Gallery, Moscow, Russia
RUUD VAN EMPEL: RETROSPECTIVE, Groninger Museum, Groninger, The Netherlands
VINTAGE! RUUD VAN EMPEL, Flatland Gallery, Utrecht, The Netherlands
2009
DAWN, SOUVENIR, WORLD, MOON, Stux Gallery, New York
DAWN, Flatlands Paris, Paris, France
SOUVENIR, TZR Gallery Kai Brückner, Düsseldorf, Germany
RUUD VAN EMPEL PHOTOWORKS, Leica Galerie LGP, Prague, Czech Republic
2008
WORLD, CB Collection Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan
RUUD VAN EMPEL: Photographs, Kunstverein Talstrasse e.V. Halle, Germany
2007
WORLD, Stux Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
WORLD and other series, Museum de Valkhof, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
WORLD, Galerie Rabouan-Moussion, Paris, France
2006
PERFECTION/IMPERFECTION, Stux Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
WORLD, Flatland Gallery, Utecht, The Netherlands
WORLD, TZR Galerie Kai Brückner, Düsseldorf, Germany
WORLD, Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta, U.S.A.
2005
FOTOSERIE CULTUUR VAN BRABANT, Noord Brabants Museum, Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
A SUMMARY OF PHOTO-WORLDS 1996-2004, Caprice Horn Galerie, Berlin, Germany
DIGITALE SCHILDERKUNST, DSM Hoofdkantoor, Heerlen, The Netherlands
RUUD VAN EMPEL: FOTOWERKEN, Jan van Hoof Galerie, ‘Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
2004
RUUD VAN EMPEL FOTOWERKEN, Gallery Baudelaire, Antwerpen, Belgium
STUDY IN GREEN, TZR Galerie für bildende kunst, Bochum, Germany
2001
28 WOMEN, Galeria Berini, Barcelona, Spain
2000
THE OFFICE, Cartagena Galeria, Murcia, Spain
THE OFFICE, Encontros da Imagem, Braga, Portugal
1999
PHOTOGRAPHICS, Carmen Oberst Kunstraum, Hamburg, Germany
THE OFFICE, Foroforum-Armando Museum, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
WATERPAS OF OPTISCH RECHT, Groninger Museum, Groningen, The Netherlands
WONDERLAND, Fotomanifestatie Noorderlicht, Kunstbureau Arteria Groningen, The Netherlands
1998
NEW PHOTOGRAPHICS, Torch Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011
Museum Het Valkhof foto(=)kunst, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
2010
Generations, Jarg Geismar-Ruud van Empel, TZR Galerie Kai Brückner Düsseldorf, Germany
Boonstra, LUMC Fantastische Fotografie, Leiden, The Netherlands
Märchen kunst, Kunsthalle Darmstädt, Germany
Small Adults curated by Sagi Refeal, Shary Arye Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
Stitching Dommel in Beeld Kunstprojekt Elders curated by Marc Volger.
At the Edge: Subversive Ideas and New Forms, Portsmouth Museum of Fine Art, Portsmouth, VA, USA
Portraits of the 21st Century, Gorcums Museum, Gorinchem, The Netherlands
The Valkhof Experience, Museum Het Valkhof, Nijimegen, The Netherlands
2009
ULSAN INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL, Ulsan Culture and Arts Center, Ulsan, Korea
VISUAL INTERSECTION, Hangaram Design Museum, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
SMILE, STAD ALS CANVAS, Anti-Crisis AHA-Kunstprojekt, Hasselt, Belgium
Dawn, Moon, World: New photo works by Ruud van Empel, Gallery Terra Tokyo, Noa Blgd, Tokyo, Japan
FLOWER POWER, Villa Giulia-CRAA Centro Ricera arte Attuale, Turin, Italy
PICTURING EDEN, Curator Deborah Kolchko, the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida, USA
CREATING IDENTITY: PORTRAITS TODAY, 21C Museum, Louisville, KY, USA
THE ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION PORTFOLIO, Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta, USA
Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie Aussich aufs Leben Curated by Ate Noll & Prof. Kris Scholz, Darmstädt, Germany
HUMOR, Brandenburgische Kulturstiftung Cottbus, Kunstmuseum Dieselkraftwerk, Cottbus, Germany
2008
Ruarts Foundation Playground, Moscow, Russia
The Enchanted Garden, The New Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
The Take off, Glaspaleis, Stadsgalerij Heerlen, Schnuck Collectors House, The Netherlands
Oh L'amour, Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Tuscon, USA
DIANA UND ACTAEON, Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf, Germany
New York Picturing Eden Curated by Deborah Klochko, Museum of Art, Utica, New York
HOLLAND ZONDER HAAST, Scheringa Museum Voor Realisme, Spanbroek, The Netherlands
DE DROOMFABRIEK, CBK Almere Haven, Almere, The Netherlands
From Head to Toe, Stux Gallery, New York Curated by Stefan Stux
PARIS PHOTO, Flatland Gallery, Paris, France
Mijn Kunst: Verzamelaars delen hun passie, (My Art: Collectors Share Their Passion), Zuiderzeemuseum, Enkhuizen, The Netherlands
DELIGHT, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
PRIVATE UNIVERSE, Des Moines Art Centre, Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.A.
SCOPE BASEL, Flatland Gallery, Switzerland
ART Amsterdam/KunstRai, Flatland Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
NEXT Chicago, Stux Gallery, NY, U.S.A.
ART Paris, Flatland Gallery, Paris, France
FAR FROM HERE, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, North Carolina,U.S.A.
ART ROTTERDAM, Flatland Gallery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
CORRISIA, Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Flevoland, The Netherlands
WILCOVAK EXPOSITIE, Hartstocht in Hoogeveen, Hoogeveen, The Netherlands
PALM BEACH 3, Stux Gallery, NY, Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
2007
EMOTICON, Fotofestival Naarden
AKTULLE POTRÄTE AUS HOLLAND, Galerie 4, Galerie Fotografie, Cheb, Czech Republic
PICTURING EDEN, University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A.
PHOTOGRAPHY, Catherine Clark Gallery, San Francisco, U.S.A.
ART MIAMI, Stux Gallery, NY, Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
PHOTO MIAMI, TZR Galerie Kai Bruckner DE, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
SCOPE MIAMI, TZR Galerie Kai Bruckner, Miami U.S.A.
THIS IS NOT A PORTRAIT, The David Winton Bell Gallery, Brown University, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
ART 20 at the Uptown Armory, Stux Gallery, New York, New York
PICTURING EDEN, MoPA-Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, U.S.A.
PARIS PHOTO, Flatland Gallery, Paris, France
SHOWOFF ARTFAIR PARIS, Flatland Gallery, Paris, France
BELLEZZA PERICOLOSA, Pan, Naples, Italy, in collaboration with Chelsea Art Museum
BAD BIG LOVE, Stux Gallery, NY
THE SIR ELTON JOHN COLLECTION, Pinchuk Art Center, Kiev, Ukraine
SCOPE BASEL, Switzerland, Stux Gallery, NY, U.S.A.
PHOTO LONDON, London, UK, Flatland Gallery, Utrecht
Fotofestival Naarden
2007
ART AMSTERDAM/KunstRai, Flatland Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
D-FOTO, Flatland Gallery, San Sebastian, Spain
ART BRUSSELS, Flatland Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
ART COLOGNE, TZR Galerie Kai Bruckner, Koln, Germany
ART PARIS, Flatland Gallery/Galerie Rabouon-Moussion, Paris, France
ART ROTTERDAM, Flatland Gallery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
MEET THE NEW YOU, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.A.
DANGEROUS BEAUTY, Chelsea Art Museum, New York, U.S.A.
2006
SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION, Stux Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
PHOTOGRAPHY BIENNALE, House of Photography Moscow, Moscow, Russia
SCOPE MIAMI, TZR Galerie Kai Brückner, Miami, U.S.A.
PARIS PHOTO, Flatland Gallery, Paris, France
ART COLOGNE, Messe Köln, TZR Galerie Kai Brückner, Köln, Germany
SCOPE LONDON, TZR Galerie Kai Brückner, London, U.K.
OUT OF CONTEXT, The Art Omni International Arts Center, The Fields
Sculpture Park, New York, U.S.A.
D-FOTO, Flatland Gallery, San Sebastian, Spain
ART BRUSSELS, Flatland Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
6TH PHOTOGRAPHY BIENNALE, House of Photography Moscow, Moscow, Russia
SCOPE NEW YORK, Stux Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
DiVA, TZR Galerie, New York, U.S.A.
ART ROTTERDAM, Flatland Gallery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
PICTURING EDEN, George Eastman House, Rochester, New York, U.S.A.
LA PHOTO, TZR Galerie, Los Angeles, U.S.A.
2005
SCOPE MIAMI, TZR Galerie, Miami, U.S.A.
LA REVANCHE DU COLLAGE, Foto Antwerpen 2005, Galerie Baudelaire Antwerp, Belgium
ART COLOGNE, TZR Galerie, Köln, Germany
BERLINER LISTE, Caprice Horn Galerie, Berlin, Germany
PARIS PHOTO, Jackson Fine Art Gallery (Atlanta, U.S.A.) Paris, France
KUNSTRAI/Art Amsterdam, Jan van Hoof Galerie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
SCOPE NEW YORK, TZR Galerie, New York, U.S.A.
H X B X D RABO KUNSTCOLLECTIE, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Den Haag, The Netherlands
2004
PARIS PHOTO, TZR Galerie Paris, France
QUATRIEME BIENNALE INTERNATIONALE DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE ET DE ARTS VISUELS, Photobiennale-Liege, Belgium
2003
MAGISCH REALISME IN CONTEXT, Scherina Museum Voor Realisme, Spanbroek, The Netherlands
BOUNDLESS, Fotofestival Naarden, Grote kerk Naarden, The Netherlands
THE OFFICE, Fotobiennale Rotterdam, Fotogalerij Erasmus faculteit Rotterdam,The Netherlands
2002
HET VERLIES VAN ONSCHULD, Universiteit van Tilburg, FAXX Tilburg, The Netherlands
OOG IN OOG, Kunsthal de Remise, SBK Amsterdam, The Netherlands
ARCO-ARTFAIR, Galeria Berini Madrid, Spain
2001
ART-TWENTE, Curator Han Steenbruggen – Enschede, The Netherlands
ARCO-ARTFAIR, Galeria Berini, Madrid, Spain
2000
THE OFFICE, Primavera Photografica, Caligrama Galeria, Barcelona Spain
1999
WONDERLAND/THE OFFICE, Fotomanifestatie Noorderlicht, Kunstbueau Arteria, Groningen, The Netherlands
1998
ART COLOGNE, Torch Gallery Amsterdam, The Netherlands
S.B.K. Photography weekend, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
CHARLOTTE KOHLERPRIZE WINNARS 1988-1998, Arti et Amicitiae Amsterdam, The Netherlands
AWARDS
2001 H.N. Werkmanprize
1993 Charlotte Köhlerprize
1981 St. Joost prize
COLLECTIONS
The Alturas Foundation, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
Arad Collection, London, U.K.
Arne Zimmerman Collection, New York, U.S.A.
C-Photo Colloection, London, U.K.
CB Collection, Tokyo, Japan
Chaney Collection, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
Collectie Erasmus Universiteit, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
David Roberts Collection, London, U.K.
Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.A.
DSM Art-Collection, Heerlen, The Netherlands
Eneco Energie, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Sir Elton John Collection, Atlanta, U.S.A. and London, U.K.
Fundación N.M.A.C., Cadiz, Spain
The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Den Haag, The Netherlands
Groninger Museum, Groningen, The Netherlands
Generali Foundation, Vienna, Austria
George Eastman House, Rochester, New York, U.S.A.
The Hoboken Photo-Collection, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
ING Real Estate Photography Collection, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Isala klinieken, Zwolle, The Netherlands
Jeff Morr Collection, Miami, U.S.A.
Colección Juan Redón, Barcelona, Spain
Christian Louboutin, Paris, New York
MoPA Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, California, U.S.A.
Nerman Museum, Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.A.
The Essential Collection Rabobank Nederland, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Collection Rabobank Groningen e.o., Groningen, The Netherlands
Collection Rabobank West-Flakkee, Stellendam, Zeeland, The Netherlands
Collection Rabobank Midden Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beack, Florida, U.S.A.
Reflex Miniature Museum of Contemporary Art, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Scheringa Museum voor Realisme, Spanbroek, The Netherlands
Maxine Taupin, Los Angeles, U.S.A.
Museum Het Valkhot, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
VU MC Collection, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
SELECTED NEWSPAPER REVIEWS
2008
De Morgan / Netherlands December 31
Het Parool / Netherlands October 9
2007
NRC Next / Netherlands March 28
NRC Handelsblad / Netherlands March 27
Gelderlander / Netherlands March 23, March 31
Telegraaf / Netherlands March 5
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung / Germany March 10
Exporama / France February
Foto Videa Kiev / Ukraine November
Foto No. 5
Gallery Magazine / Kiev Ukraine August
Mixte / France April
Next Level Magazine / United Kingdon
PF Magazine / Netherlands March
Photo France / March
2006
Konak / Turkey
Kunstbeeld / Netherlands
Milk / France
The Art Issue / U.S.A.
2005
DIE WELT / Germany May 14-Spotlight Berlin
NRC (Galerieselectie) / Netherlands January 20
2003
Garp Magazine / Netherlands October
De Gooi en Eemlander / Netherlands October 16
NRC Handelsblad / Netherlands October 9
Dagblad de Stem / Netherlands June 13
Het Parool / Netherlands June 2
De Gooi en Eemlander / Netherlands May 28
Trouw / Netherlands May 31
De Volkskrant / Netherlands May 30
NRC Handelsblad / Netherlands May 28
2002
Brabants Dagblad / Netherlands October 31
2001
Het Parool / Netherlands October 26
Het Parool / Netherlands October 25
2000
La Opinión / Spain June 18
La Verdad / Spain June 7
1999
Foto / Netherlands September
De Volkskrant / Netherlands April 3
Groninger Dagblad / Netherlands March 5
Algemeen Dagblad / Netherlands February 25
NRC Handelsblad / Netherlands February 25
Friesch Dagblad / Netherlands February 24
Nieuwsblad van het Noorden / Netherlands February 17
PS van de Week/Het Parool / Netherlands January 30
1998
De Gooi en Eemlander / Netherlands June 25
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung / Germany June 27
SELECTED MAGAZINE REVIEWS
2010
Asante Magazine
PhotoArt International, March
2009
Art in America
MercedesMagazine, February
Photography Special, Korea
2008
Arte Al Limite No. 30 Chile
art_icle Vol. 11 September
Boekenkast Netherlands
Digitalis Netherlands March
Eigen Huis & Interieur Netherlands June
Elle Decoration Netherlands
Fotomagazine Netherlands August
Le Monde 2 France November
Le Mook Autrement France
Kunstforum Netherlands July- August
Museum U.S.A. May- June
New York Times House and Home April 24
Shinsegae Style Korea March- April
Snoecks Belgium
Whitewall U.S.A. Fall
2007
Bloom No. 16
2005
Zoom Magazine No. 2 The Netherlands March/April
2003
L'Insense (photo) No. 3 France October 23
Kunstbeeld Netherlands October
PS van de week/Het Parool Netherlands October 11
Garp Netherlands 9 October
PS van de week/Het Parool Netherlands May 31
FOTO Netherlands February
2002
Kunstblad Netherlands April
Man Netherlands February
PI Projekt & Interieur Netherlands January
2001
Graficus Netherlands October 18
Kunstwereld Netherlands September 25
Gente di Fotografia Italia No. 29 September
Items Netherlands September
Skrien Netherlands No. 4 May
PS van de week/Het Parool Netherlands March 17
2000
Credits Netherlands No. 3 September
CV photo Canada No. 52 Fall
Items No. 1 March - April
Next Netherlands Jaargang March 3
Photo Technik Internationaal Germany No. 1 Jan./Feb.
1999
Volkskrant Magazine Netherlands No. 18 December 31
Photonews/Zeitung fur Fotografie Germany No. 6 June
Juxtapoz USA No. 19 Special Photography Issue March/April
Vrij Nederland Netherlands February 6
1998
Beaux Arts France November No. 174
FOTO Netherlands September No. 9
Items Netherlands No. 4 July
Vrij Nederland Netherlands June 27
blvd 43 Netherlands March
Items Netherlands No. 1 February
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