shows.
2024
‘Vormvermogen’/ Galerie Ecker /Breda /The Netherlands (group) – curated by Etoile du Nord
‘Gabriele Basch & Iris Bouwmeester’ /Burgy de Ruyter Galerie / Neustadt an der Weinstrasse / Germany (duo)
‘Bigi Batoto’ /Moengo Sculpture Parc/ Tembe Art Studio/Kibii Foundation/ Moengo/ Suriname.
2023
’Glansblauw’ / Jan van Hoof Galerie / Den Bosch / The Netherlands (solo)
‘Gallery Herman Bogers’ / Knokke – Heist / Belgium / (duo)
‘De Octopus deel II’ / Witte Rook / Breda / The Netherlands / (podcast serie about the creative proces)
’30 jaar Jan van Hoof Galerie’ / Den Bosch / The Netherlands (group)
‘Kunstrai ‘ / Jan van Hoof Galerie / Amsterdam /The Netherlands (artfair)
2022
‘ Projector’ / Poppodium Mezz / Breda / The Netherlands (solo) – made possible by Dyane Donck Compagny
‘ Wo meine Sonne Scheint in Tuinzigt’ / Annahuis / Breda / The Netherlands (public space project)
‘ Planet Caravan’ / Arteventura / Antwerp Art /Antwerp / Begium (group) – curated by Ekaterina Vorontsova
‘ Appolowlands II’ / Kunstruimte Harelbeke / Harelbeke / België (group)
‘ Kunstrai’- Jan van Hoof Galery / Amsterdam / The Netherlands (artfair)
‘ Showcase IV ‘ kunst -groen-landschap / ACEC / Apeldoorn / The Netherlands (group) – Curated by Jasper van der Graaf
2021
‘ Appolowlands’ / Ruimte P60 / Assen / The Netherlands (group)
‘ Nightshift’ / Culturanova / Heerlen / The Netherlands (culture festival / group)
‘ Residence Botopasi’ / Suriname (AIR)
‘ Residence Arteventura’ / Aracena / Spain (AIR)
‘ Beelden 2021’ /Anningahof / Zwolle / The Netherlands (sculpture parc / group)
‘ Razende Stilstand’ / Stedelijk Museum Breda / Breda / The Netherlands (group)
‘ Momentaner Standpunkt’ / Buergyderuijter Gallery / Nuestadt an der Weinstrasse / Germany (group)
‘ QuestionMark’ / PARK / Tilburg (group)
‘ Happy Futures’ / Jan van Hoof Gallery / Den Bosch / The Netherlands (group)
‘ (un)locked ‘ / Stedelijk Museum Breda – Next / Breda / The Netherlands (group)
2020
‘ Corona Drawings’ publication
‘ residence Bamboe Curtain Studios / New Taipei / Taiwan – cancelled
‘ POST COVID’ / Latuvue / Bage / France (group)
‘ Museum Galerie Heerenveen / Heerenveen / The Netherlands (duo).
‘ Episode 6 of Scores for Isolation, Track and Trace / instagram live @ onomatopeenet / online instagram event.
‘ You Fade In and Out’ / ART Blaak House/ Rotterdam / The Netherlands (group)
2019
‘ Bouwmeester und Quantius’ / Galerie Up Art / Neustadt / Germany (duo)
‘ Interdimensions’ / Jan van Hoof Galerie / Den Bosch / The Netherlands (duo)
‘ Raketstart’ / Stedelijk Museum Breda / The Netherlands (group)
‘ Inside Out’ / Cacaofabriek / Helmond / The Netherlands (duo)
‘ Supermarket’ with Greylight Projects / Stockholm / Sweden (group)
‘ Modern Baroque’ curated by Lida von Mengden / Villa Streccius / Landau / Germany (group)
‘ Hibernation’ / Cultuurnacht Breda /Atlas Initiatief / a BouwmeesterDonck Project / The Netherlands (solo)
2018
‘Affordable Art Fair’ – twelve twelve contemporary art gallery / Hamburg / Germany (group)
‘All is delusion-2’ / Novembermusic / Willem2Fabriek / Den Bosch / NL (muziekfestival)
‘Join the Reunion’: 10 jaar Kunstpodium T / Kunstpodium T / Tilburg / NL (group)
‘Notre Dame des Fleurs’ / curated by De Abstracten /de Huiskamer / Amsterdam / NL (group)
‘All is delusion’ / Hilvaria Studios / Hilvarenbeek / NL (Duo with Dyane Donck)
‘Voorbij de aanwezigheid’ / Kasteelstraat 1 / Watou / Belgium (group)
‘End of season’ – kunstenaars van de galerie / Jan van Hoof Galerie / Den Bosch / NL (group)
‘Fragments of Life’ / LOOF / Jubbega / NL (group)
‘Kunstrai’ – Jan van Hoof / Amsterdam / NL (group)
‘Wij’ deel 1’ / Stedelijk Museum Breda / Breda / NL (group)
’25 jaar Jan van Hoof Galerie’ / Den Bosch / NL (group)
2017
‘Submerged’ / Galerie Loof / Friesland / NL (group)
‘Mo(nu)ment’ / Arte Concordia 2017 / Rotterdam / NL / public space (group)
‘Origin of light’ / Code Rood / Arnhem / NL (solo)
‘Raakvlakken” -beelden in Leiden / Achmea gebouw / Leiden / NL (group)
‘Beeldentuin achter de Westduinen’ / Ouddorp / NL (group)
‘In Vitro’ / ETZ Elisabeth Ziekenhuis / Tilburg / NL (solo)
‘Kunstrai’ – Jan van Hoof Galerie/ Amsterdam / NL (group)
‘Consolation of Physics’ / Jan van Hoof Galerie / Den Bosch / NL (duo)
COCON- ‘Liefde Tussen De Lijnen’ / De Grote Post Oostende / Belgium (festival) – BouwmeesterDonck
COCON – ‘A different night at the Opera’ / Operadagen Rotterdam / Rotterdam / NL (opera festival) – BouwmeesterDonck
KRATER – ‘Into The great Wide Open’ / Vlieland / NL (music festival) -BouwmeesterDonck
KRATER – ‘Podium Bloos’ / Breda / NL (performance festival) – BouwmeesterDonck
2016
‘Pre-present’/Huis Barnaart / Kunstlijn Haarlem / The Netherlands (group)
‘COCON’ / Museum De Pont / with Dyane Donk / Tilburg / The Netherlands (special project)
‘4 generations’ / Hans Joris Tuinarchitecten / Brouchem / Belgium (outdoor/group)
Galerie Reuten / Amsterdam / The Netherlands (group)
Beeldentuin Achter de Westduinen / Ouddorp / The Netherlands (outdoor/group)
Kasteeltuinen Arcen / Arcen / The Netherlands (group)
‘De man achter het varken’ / Rosa / Breda / The Netherlands (group)
‘COCON’ / with Dyane Donck / Cultuurnacht / Electron / Breda / The Netherlands (Festival)
2015
Galerie Hein Elferink / Staphorst / The Netherlands (duo)
‘Voisinage’ / Latuvu / Bage / France (duo with Arjan Janssen)
‘H2O’ / Bibliotheek / Tilburg / The Netherlands. with Dyane Donck and Nick J. Swart
Art Rotterdam / Galerie Reuten / Rotterdam (group)
‘COCON’ / with Dyane Donck / November Music 2015 / Willem 2 Fabriek / Den Bosch / NL (music festival)
‘COCON‘ /with Dyane Donck / Glow / Eindhoven / NL (light festival)
2014
‘Knock Knock’ / Stichting het Raam / Venlo / The Netherlands. (group)
‘H2O’ a soundpiece in collaboration with Dyanne Donck (sound) and Nick J. Swart (poetry) /November Music /Den Bosch / NL. (festival)
‘Into and out of the Woot’ / Artspace Woot / Antwerpen / België (solo)
‘Lon Robbe & Iris Bouwmeester’ / R & R Galerie Reuten, Amsterdam / The Netherlands (duo).
2013
‘Kunstwordtterugkunst’ presentation at SMAK, municipal museum of contemporary art / Ghent / Belgium (group)
‘Katernen’ / Van Abbemuseum / Eindhoven / The Netherlands (group)
‘Don’t be evil’- a Rosa exhibition / Electron / Breda / The Netherlands (group)
Presentation / Amphia Hospital / Breda / The Netherlands (solo)
2012
Galerie Hein Elferink / Staphorst / The Netherlands (duo)
‘Landkunst op de Buisse Heide’ / Vincent van Goghhuis / Zundert / The Netherlands (land art, group)
‘NumerO’ / Hove/ Belgium (group)
‘Kunstrai Galerie Hein Elferink / Amsterdam / The Netherlands (group)
‘CREATOR’ / Hedah / Maastricht / The Netherlands (group)
‘Love My Demons’ / Zwolle / The Netherlands (group) – artist/curator
‘Tot het bot’ / BKKC / Tilburg / The Netherlands (group)
‘Een Rosa Poëtica / Onnomatopee / Eindhoven / The Netherlands (group)
‘Multiverse’ Meester- Leerling project / Kunstpodium T / Tilburg / The Netherlands (group)
‘Supermarket” / met Greylight Projects / Stockholm / Sweden (group)
2011
‘Lotus 8’ / Stichting het Raam / Venlo / The Netherlands (solo)
‘Heavenly accidents’ / Backlit Studios / Nottingham / Great Britain (solo)
‘Paranoid Thought Blur My Vision’ / Greylight Projects / Hoensbroek / The Netherlands (solo)
‘NUMERO 131 / Zoersel / Belgium (solo)
‘Katernen’ / Harelbeke / Belgium (group)
‘Art Amsterdam’ – Galerie Hein Elferink / Amsterdam / The Netherlands (group)
2010
Galerie Hein Elferink / Staphorst / The Netherlands (duo)
‘Re-cycle’ / Fort Sypenstyn / Loosdrecht / The Netherlands (land art)
‘Big Black’ / Previous-Next / IS-Projects / Leiden / The Netherlands (group)
‘Art-Pie’ / Westergasfabriek / Amsterdam / The Netherlands (group)
‘Art Karlsruhe’ – Galerie Hein Elferink / Karlsruhe / Germany (group)
2009
‘Was ist ist, was nicht ist ist möglich’ / Stichting Rosa / Breda / The Netherlands (group)
‘Start’ / Galerie Hein Elferink / Staphorst / The Netherlands (group)
2008
‘Presentation European Ceramic Art Center (EKWC) / Den Bosch / The Netherlands (solo)
‘Presenation AIR Bergen / United Sardine Factory / Bergen / Norway (solo)
‘Landart Diessen’ / Diessen / The Netherlands (land art)
‘Drie tot de derde macht’ / Galerie 48/ Breda/ The Netherlands (group)
‘Superstructuur B’ / Lokaal 01 / Breda / The Netherlands (group)
‘Tuinen van Drulon’ / Loye sur Arnon / France (land art)
‘Lumen 3’ / De Hallen / Brussel / Belgium (group)
2007
‘Question of Virtue’ / Lambertuskerk / Etten-Leur / The Netherlands (group)
‘Paulo Post Futurum’ / Lokaal01 / Breda / The Netherlands (group)
‘Kommst du ich kann nicht mehr’ / Gebouw F / Breda / The Netherlands (group)
‘Nieuwe aanwinsten’ / De Cacaufabriek / Helmand / The Netherlands (group)
Lumen 2’ / Galerie Jan Colle / Gent / Belgium (group)
2006
‘Lumen’ / De Hallen / Geel / Belgium (group)
‘Studio Rianne de Witte’ / Tilburg / The Netherlands (group)
2005
‘Presenation AIR Appelboom / La Pommerie’ / Saint Sétier / France (solo)
‘Fort Rammekes’ / Vlissingen / The Netherlands (duo)
‘ F ‘ / Gebouw F / Breda / The Netherlands (group)
‘KUS’ / Electron / Breda / The Netherlands (group)
‘Alles van waarde moet weg’ / DE Cacaufabriek / Helmond / The Netherlands (group)
2004
‘Etalage’ / Salsedo / Breda / The Netherlands (solo)
De Fabriek / Eindhoven / The Netherlands (group)
2003
‘Twijgentoren’ / Jaar van de boerderij / Het Lammerikswonner / Enschede / The Netherlands (land art)
De Fabriek / Eindhoven / The Netherlands (group)
Galerie help u zelven / Winterswijk / The Netherlands (group)
Minard schouwburg / Gent / Belgium (group)
Fort 4 / Mortsel / Belgium (group)
‘Rosa toont werk 3’, with Simon Kentgens / Stichting Rosa / Breda / The Netherlands (group)
‘Plus’ / Museum de Beyerd / Breda / The Netherlands (group)
‘Tijdelijke onderkomens’ / Germinahof / Sterksel / The Netherlands (land art)
‘Superstructuur’ / Lokaal 01 / Antwerpen / Belgium (group)
2002
‘Presentation AIR’ / United Sardine Factory / Bergen / Norway
‘Lightcatchers’ / Kunstuitleen Breda / Breda / The Netherlands
‘Etalage’ / Idee-Fixe/ Breda / The Netherlands (solo)
2001
‘Het leven op aarde’ / Pictura / Dordrecht / The Netherlands (duo)
‘Stadsnomaden’ / Breda / The Netherlands (public art)
‘Salon 5’/ NBKS / Breda / The Netherlands (group)
‘Grasboter’ / Lokaal 01 / Breda / The Netherlands (group)
‘Hortus Ludi’ / Galerie Phoebus / Rotterdam / The Netherlands (group)
‘Artevent’ / Helmond / The Netherlands (group)
2000
‘Uniprix Petit’ / Lokaal 01 / Antwerpen/ Belgium (group)
‘Bekendmaking’ / Anastasis / Turnhout/ Belgium (group)
1999
‘Traject’ / Baarle Nasseau / The Netherlands (land art)
‘Fort Sabina’ / Willemstad / The Netherlands (land art)
1998
‘Bones’ / Lokaal 01 / Breda / The Netherlands (solo)
‘Ik was uw leraar’ / De Slijperij / Geel / Belgium (group)
1997
‘Avonduren’ / Begane Grond / Utrecht / The Netherlands (group)
‘Room’ / StuArt Galerie / Bergen op Zoom / The Netherlands (duo)
‘Kunst op de Koekoek’ / Etten-Leur / The Netherlands (land art)‘Vesting ‘97’ / Fort Vuren / Vuren / The Netherlands (group)
‘Uitgelicht 2’/ Kunstrai / Amsterdam / The Netherlands (group)
1996
‘Appartement Noord’/ Antwerpen / Belgium (group)
‘In Vitro’ / Stichting Rosa / Breda / The Netherlands (group)
1995
Adriaan Wulfse Startgalerie / Amersfoort/ The Netherlands (duo)
‘Buitenbeelden Boechout’ / Boechout / Belgium (land art)
‘Rosa’ / Stichting Rosa / Breda / The Netherlands (duo)
Veemvloer / Amsterdam / The Netherlands (duo)
other activities
2014-2022 Club Solo artist-run space / Co-founder, artistic team & organisation / Breda / The Netherlands
2012-2013 KunstpodiumT / Guest curator for Meester & Student Project / Tilburg / The Netherlands
2003-2024 Academy for Art and Design St Joost / Lecturer in Visual Arts / Breda & Den Bosch / The Netherlands
1995-2017 Stichting Rosa -artist initiative / Co-founder and member / Breda / The Netherlands
2009 Brabants Kunst en Kultuur Centrum / Board member / Tilburg / The Netherlands
2002-2004 Noord Brabantse Kunst Stichting / Board member / Breda / The Netherlands
artist-in-residence
2024 Tembe Art Studio / Moengo / Surinname
2021 self initiated residency Botopasi / Suriname
2021 Arteventura / Aracena / Spanje
2020 Bamboo Curtain Studio’s / New Taipei/ Taiwan cancelled because of covid
2015 AIR Latuvu / Bages / France
2012 Vincent van Gogh Artist-in-Residence / Zundert / The Netherlands
2008 European Ceramic Workcenter (EKWC) / Den Bosch / The Netherlands
2008 AIR United Sardine Factory / Bergen / Norway
2005 AIR Appelboom La Pommerie / Saint Sétier / France
2002 AIR United Sardine Factory / Bergen / Norway
Publications / Articles
2024 Key News Suriname / Tembe art studio na 4 jaren weer open / Amanda Palis
2023 Park 2021 – 2023 / Park Platvorm for visual artists / text: Linda Köke en Rob Moonen.
2023 De Octopus – Productie / Witte Rook / text: Liza Voetman.
2021 Jegens & Tevens / post -corona met kunstenaar Iris Bouwmeester / text: Bob van der Sterre.
2020 Van een afstandje / kunst uit ateliers in zelfisolatie / Joram Kraaijeveld / Onnomatopee.
2020 Corona Drawings / uitgave in eigen beheer.
2018 Palet 397 / oktober-november / text: Merel van Nieuwenhof.
2018 exhibition publication Voorbij de aanwezigheid – Past the Present / text: Els Wuyts.
2013 Kunstwordtterugkunst nr 5 / Magazine for new arts.
2012 Een Rosa Poetica / Theatre text about the four artists of Rosa (Thomas Bakker, Iris Bouwmeester, Simon Kentgens en Arjan janssen) / author: Ad van Rosmalen / introduction by Camiel van Winkel / published by Onomatopee / Eindhoven / The Netherlands (Dutch-English)
2011 Paranoid thoughts blur my vision /published by Greylight Projects.
2010 Object/Affect – dingen en teksten’ / Het tweeledig lichaam van het object / published by uitgeverij Pels&Kemper.
2008 Photophobia’ / publication about Bouwmeester’s 2002-2008 installations / text by Anik See /
design by Pepijn Zwart (Dutch-English).
2008 Versmelting van Oeuvres / author: Annemarie Poels / article (<H>Art 10-97-08 / about Lumen 3.
2008 Niet denken, niet denken / text by Margriet Kemper / published on the occasion of the Cacaufabriek’s new acquisitions.
2007 Dossier 01 / author: Karin de Jong / naar aanleiding van 25 jaar lokaal 01 .
2006 KUS’/ text by Rebecca Nelemans (art exhibition catalogue).
2006 Bij wijze van spreken/ text by Elly Stegeman / published on the occasion of the exhibition ‘Bij wijze van spreken, Pictura / Stichting Rosa.
2005 Een soort reis, ‘Een soort reis………’ / text by Derk Thijs / published on the occasion of the exhibition Gebouw F) / Stichting Rosa.
education
2009-2010 Master of Fine Arts, Sandberg Instituut/ Amsterdam / The Netherlands.
1988-1993 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Academie St.Joost / Breda / The Netherlands.