Berndnaut Smilde
Groningen, 1978
lives and works in Amsterdam

Education
2003-2005 MA Fine Art, Frank Mohr Institute, Hanzehogeschool, Groningen
1997-2001 BA Fine Art, Minerva Academy, Hanzehogeschool, Groningen

Solo Exhibitions
2008 Process Room, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, IE
2007 MOOT Gallery, Nottingham, UK
2007 Collectie Marcel, DISplay, NP3, Groningen, NL

Group Exhibitions
2009 TULCA Festival of Visual Arts, Live at No. 8, Galway, IE
2009 Automatic, curated by Chris Fite-Wassilak & Gavin Murphy, Pallas Contemporary projects, Dublin, IE and Auto-Italia South East, London, UK
2009 Welcome to the Neighbourhood, curated by Michele Horrigan, Askeaton Contemporary Arts, IE
2009 Carcass Divided, De Kijkkasten, Amsterdam, NL
2009 The Art and Collections III, DISplay, NP3, Groningen, NL
2009 Top 40, L.A. Centre of Digital Art, Los Angeles and UCR California Museum of Photography, US
2008 Visit.2008, Open studios Dublin, IMMA-ARP studios, Dublin, IE
2008 NP3's Grande Biennale: Concours Néerlandais, Kunsteyssen, Alkmaar
2008 Piece of the pie, Minerva Academy, Groningen
2007 Your Live Is Now A Little Shorter, My House Projects, Derby, UK
2007 One; & the other painting, curated by Tim Chen Chuanxi, W139/basement, Amsterdam
2007 Npeg, videobusstop, NP3, Groningen
2007 Focus & diversity, alumnishow, Frank Mohr Institute, Groningen
2007 She gave her hands to callosity, with Jeroen Brouwer, Medium Gallery, Groningen
2006 Intercity, De Fabriek, Eindhoven
2006 = More, Kunstvlaai 6, Amsterdam
2005 Frank Mohr at OC&W, Department of Education, Science and Culture, The Hague
2005 Trailer, Final Presentation MFA Painting, Frank Mohr Institute, Groningen
2005 Things Apart, with Jeroen Brouwer, Expodium, Utrecht
2005 De Brink, with Jeroen Brouwer, Hunze & Aa’s Waterschap, Veendam
2005 FMI in Minerva Academy, Groningen
2005 MFA DEFKA, DEFKA, Assen
2005 PPF, curated by Roos Gortzak, Frank Mohr Institute, Groningen
2004 WHITE, with Jeroen Brouwer, Galerie Sign, Groningen
2004 Sporen van het spullenbeest, curated by Wim T. Schippers, University Museum, Groningen
2004 Qlub ID, with Jeroen Brouwer and Vincent Bruijn, NP3, Groningen
2003 Photophuck, NP3, Groningen
2002 Art Primeur 2002, CBK, Dordrecht
2002 Lentesalon, with Jeroen Brouwer, Pictura, Groningen
2002 DeFKa, Assen
2001 Galerie Boven De Bank, Groningen
2001 Galerij de Lawei, Drachten
2001 Final Presentation Minerva Academy, Groningen

Grants/Awards
2008 Irish Museum of Modern Art, Artists' Residency Programme, Dublin, IE
2008 Dutch Embassy, projectgrant
2006 Fonds BKVB, Startstipendium

Commissions
2009 GVB public transport, Amsterdam
2008 sketch design for Mn-services, Rijswijk
2005 Hunze & Aa’s Waterschap, Assen

Participation/lecture:
2008 Ut-Opia, with Kathrin Schlegel, Simon Hempel, Tobias Laukemper & CHAT,
2008 Steve van den Bosch, Roel Backaert and Kianoosh Motallebi, Expodium, Utrecht
2008 Ins(p)ect, in cooperation with TU Delft, Expodium, Utrecht (lecture)

Residencies
2009 Welcome to the Neighbourhood, Askeaton Contemporary Arts, Co.Limerick, IE
2007 Stand Assembly studios, Nottingham, UK
2007 Shining Cliff Residency, My House Projects, Derbyshire, UK

Publications
2009 Automatic, Chris Fite-Wassilak & Gavin Murphy, publcation groupshow
2009 Neighbourhood watch this, Kevin Corbett, Limerick Leader (July)
2009 Ut-Opia / Super City, Expodium, catalogue
2008 Re-iconografie, Erik van Tuijn, NP3, catalogue
2007 Focus & diversity, Frank Mohr Institute, catalogue
2006 =More, Frank Mohr Instituut, catalogue
2005 Gespot, Wim van der Beek, Kunstbeeld no. 9
2005 *PPF, Publication groupshow PPF
2005 Utrechts Nieuwsblad, Article about Things Apart (January)
2004 NRC, Article about White (Sept)
2004 Dagblad v/h Noorden, article about Club ID (April)
2002 Dordtenaar, article about Art Primeur (April)
2002 Art Primeur 2002, catalogue

Workshop/events
2008 UK-NL-UK, International networking event by Alex Stevenson, Stichting B.a.d., Rotterdam
2004 Curating lustrum exhibition with Jeroen Brouwer and Wim T. Schippers, RUG, Groningen
2001 Masterclass by Merijn Bolink, Groninger Museum, Groningen
2001 Workshop by Jaroslaw Koslowski, Skoki, PL