Gijs van Lith
(1984)

Education

2011/2013 Master of Fine Art, AKV St Joost, ’s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2004/2008 Autonome Beeldende Kunst, AKV St Joost, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL

Prizes / Awards / Grants / Residence

2018 CCA Andratx Artist-in-Residence Program
2014 Buning Brongers Prijs (Nominee)
2014 Gaverprijs 2014 (4th place)
2011 Royal Awards for painting (Nominee) 2011 Gasunie art prize (Nominee)

2011 Brabant Talent Lab Award 2011 (Nominee)
2010 Royal Awards for painting (Nominee)
2009 Thieme Art Young Talent, Art Amsterdam
2009 (Winner) 2008 Buning Brongers Prijs (Nominee)
2008 Royal Awards for painting (Nominee)
2008 ArtOlive Jong Talent (Nominee)
2008 Hans Brinker Budget Hotel Trophy (Nominee)

Solo Exhibitions

2016 Welcom To The Thunderdome, Torch Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
2015 Hardly Anything Sticks Anymore, Galerie Majke Hüsstege, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2014 Like My first love I can’t get you outta my head, RH Contemporary Art, New York, NY, USA
2014 Engine room / Wiggle room, Punt WG, Art space, Amsterdam, NL
2011 Gijs van Lith, Galerie Majke Hüsstege, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2011 The last three years, APG headquarters, Amsterdam, NL
2011 ‘PAINT!’, Galerie Bart, Amsterdam, NL
2010 Art Fair: Thieme Art Talent Award, Art Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam, NL
2009 Gijs van Lith, Galerie Bart, Amsterdam, NL

Group Exhibitions – Selection

2017 Regenerate #2, Vishal Haarlem, NL
2016 Art Miami, Art Fair, Miami, Florida, USA
2016 Contemporary Visions, BEERS London Gallery, London, UK
2016 Art Fair Amsterdam Art Fair, Torch Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
2016 Got It For Cheap Vol.4, Agnes B Galerie, Dejour, Paris, FR
2016 Regenerate #1, Horizontaalverticaal, Haarlem, NL
2015 Art Fair: Art Rotterdam, Majke Hüsstege, Rotterdam, NL
2015 Amusing ourselves to death, Galerie Frank Taal, Rotterdam, NL
2015 Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Den Haag, NL
2015 20 years of deferred value, Nieuwe Vide, Art space, Haarlem, NL
2015 Reboot, Willem II Fabriek, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2015 Heavy metal, Grafisch Atelier, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2015 HYPERHYPER, Willem II Fabriek, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2014 De Hommage: Daar komen de putters, na Fabritius, Museum Keukenhof, Lisse, NL
2014 Art Fair: Texas Contemporary, RH Contemporary Art, Houston, Texas, USA
2014 The Gaverprijs 2014, De schakel, Waregem, BE
2014 Fast Food & Slow Art, VORTplatform, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2013 Traces, SM-‘s Stedelijk Museum ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2013 Still Life, Museum de Pont, Tilburg, NL
2013 PAN, Galerie Majke Husstege, NL
2013 The Static Is Also Electric, Service Garage, Amsterdam, NL
2012 Point de Vue, 200 Avans, SM-‘s Stedelijk museum ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2012 Young Guns, Galerie Majke Hüsstege, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2012 PAN, Galerie Majke Husstege, NL
2012 Kunstvlaai, MFA AKV St. Joost, Amsterdam, NL
2012 Re: converse, Casino van Beringen, BE
2012 Van Alaert tot Zessen, BKKC, Tilburg, NL 1,0 fte, CBK, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2011 Klaas en Barend en Gijs en Rieneke en Carole, SM-’s Stedelijk museum ’s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2011 Royal Awards for painting, Royal Palace, Amsterdam, NL
2011 Double Dutch, duo exhibition, Victory Gallery, Portland, Oregan, USA
2011 Gasunie kunstprijs 2011, Group exhibition, Groningen, NL
2010 Royal Awards for painting, Royal Palace, Amsterdam, NL
2010 Art Fair: Art Amsterdam, Galerie Bart, RAI, Amsterdam, NL
2010 Art Fair: Preview Berlin, Art Fair, Galerie Bart, Berlin, DE
2010 Art Fair 21, Galerie Bart, Köln, DE
2009 Art Fair: Thieme Art Award, Art Amsterdam, Galerie Bart, RAI, Amsterdam, NL
2009 Your-space, Van AbbeMuseum, Eindhoven, NL
2009 ‘Vanaf morgen’, BKKC, Tilburg, NL Summer, Galerie Bart, Amsterdam, NL
2008 Royal Awards for painting, GEM museum, Den Haag, NL
2008 Paraat # 4, Best graduates
2008, Veemvloer met Ronmandos, Amsterdam, NL
2008 Recent graduates, AAF, Art Fair, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, NL
2008 Hans Brinker Budget Hotel Trophy, Amsterdam, NL
2006 Porcelain Business, DBKS-ruimte, SM’s Stedelijk museum ’s-Hertogenbosch, NL

Collections

Royal Family of the Netherlands Achmea kunstcollectie
APG (former ABP)
PGGM-Fonds
CBK zuid oost Amsterdam
Dela Ymere
Private collections

Publications / Texts / Catalogues

2015 Catalogue: Art Rotterdam
2014 The Gaverprijs 2014, De schakel, Waregem, BE
2013 Traces: Elly Stegeman, Curator Stedelijk museum ‘s-Hertogenbosch
2012 Kunstbeeld: May edition, Schilderkunst 2.0 (A paintings womb, Diptych)
2011 Catalogue: Royal Awards for painting, Royal Palace Amsterdam
2011 Text: ‘Paint!’ by Maarten Bertheux
2010 Monographic: Gijs van Lith, Author: Elly Stegeman, Curator Stedelijk museum ‘s-Hertogenbosch
2010 Catalogue: Preview Berlin, Art Fair, Berlin, Germany
2010 Catalogue: Art Amsterdam 2010
2010 Catalogue: Royal Awards for painting, Royal Palace Amsterdam
2008 Catalogue: Royal Awards for painting, Royal Palace Amsterdam

Curator

2015 HYPERHYPER, WIIFabriek ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2014 The Kick off, VORTplatform, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2012 Young Guns: Galerie Majke Hüsstege, Amsterdam, NL
2009 The Drive-in, DMT-loods, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL