Download as .PDF Updated: 10/10/2009 Daniël Dennis de Wit Cultural Engineer Born: 10-06-1982, the Netherlands. Website: www.danieldennisdewit.com address: herculesstraat 49a2 Phone: +31 (0) 642224661 1076SB E-mail: danieldennisdewit@gmail.com Amsterdam, the Netherlands ( * = current / upcoming , marked text is selected by DDdW for importance ) Education 2001-2005 Ba. Fine arts (interdisciplinary) • - Minerva ArtAcademy, Groningen (NL) 2000-2001 Information and Communication Technology - • Alfa College in Groningen 1998-2000 Graphical preparatory education • - Zernike College in Groningen Exhibitions/Projects/Screenings 2008 *07/08-05/08/2008 “A boud Souffle(breathtaking)” @ Cacaofabriek, Helmond • 06-07/2008 “Clear thinking box” @ NP3, Groningen • 05/2008 “VHS festival” Wilde Weten, Rotterdam • 05/2008 “Np3's Grande Biennale” Kunsteyssen, Alkmaar • 2007 09-10/2007 – Participant DitisDit project, public space (railstation) the Hague • 15/09/2007~? – Whitecube – P///AKT Amsterdam • 28/07/2007 – screening @ Ouwe Pik Ouwe Pijp Festival, Amsterdam • 16/06/2007 – 08/07/2007 – Qlub ivoor - P///AKT Amsterdam • *since 23/03/2007 – videowork publicly viewable @ NPEG, Groningen • 02/03-14/04/2007 – exhibition ''anders als anders = différance an sich'' Galerij de Lawei, Drachten • 2006 12/2007 – Participant Artvertisement, Sandberg Institute, Amsterdam • 7/11/2006 - Work shown on Ketel Tv, local Tvstation, Rotterdam • 6-8/10/2006 – work exhibited in Pakt Totaal, P///AKT Amsterdam • 19/6-09/07/2006 - First exhibitant of 'Galerij D'Ivoren Wandt' , P//AKT Amsterdam • 02/06/2006 – selected participant for VHS festival Rotterdam • 03/2006 – 'Versus' Solo exhibition, NP3 Groningen • 03/2006 – ‘Versus’ Group exhibition, NP3 Groningen • 02/2006 – ‘Death to the elite’, P///AKT Amsterdam • 01/2006 - ‘Sequence’ by Basement art Project. London, United Kingdom • 2005 11/2005 - Participant Documentary Film and Video Festival. Kassel, Germany • 10/2005 - ‘Sequence’ by Basement art Project, Amsterdam • 9-15/07/2005 – Graduation show at Minerva academy, Groningen. • 07/2005 - Participant film program Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig, Germany • 05/2005 - participant in groups exhibition ‘breed beeldhouwen’, curated by: Sef Peeters at Minerva • academy, Groningen. 05/2005 - first artist on show at GOTS (Gallery on the Streets), Groningen • 04/2005 - selected for the EMAF (European Media Arts Festival) Osnabrück, Germany • 03/2005 - ‘Justice’ exhibition organized by the ‘foundation for arts and Jurisprudence’ Groningen • 2004 12/2004 - QLUB , Minerva Artacademy Groningen • 11/2004 - 'Gekke Bekken', independent art manifestation, Platform theater Groningen • 08/2004 - Participant 'One minute awards 2004' Sandberg institute Amsterdam • 25/5/2004-06/06/2004 -'Lost in Space' at NP3 in Groningen • 02/2004 - Participant exhibition at Hotel Mariakapel, Hoorn (NL) • 2003 12/2003-01/2004 - ‘Transit part 2’, show of Minerva students at the art academy in Nagoya, Japan • (see other side) Prices and nominations 10/2007 – Nominated for Sybren Hellinga art-prize • 12/2006 - Shortlist Nomination for the George Verberg Stipend • 05/2006 - Winner (jury and audience-price) as participant of the 'Versus' competition-exhibition • 07/2005 - Nominated for the George Verberg Stipend • Publications on DDdW 10-11/2007 - Metropolis M (#5-2007) • (magazine) 28/09/2006 – article on MediumGallery at Cut up Magazine • (e-zine) 07/2005 – Minerva graduation • (catalogue) 05/07/2005 – Trendbeheer • (e-zine) 05/07/2005 – Cut up Magazine • (e-zine) 04/2005 – EMAF (European Media Arts Festival) • (catalogue) 17/02/2005 – article on MediumGallery in Groene Amsterdammer • (magazine) 02/2005 – work published in NRC-Handelsblad • (newspaper) 2003 – Transit 2003 art academy in Nagoya, Japan • (catalogue) Publications by DDdW 07/2008 - text by DddW in Project Franchise book • (book) 06/2008 - AvantaPress#3 • (work published in art-newspaper) *Since 04/2006 – 4 publications as art-critic for Tubelight magazine • (magazine) 07/04-01/2006 – 13 publications as art-critic for 8weekly.nl • (e-zine) Other Activities 1-01-2008 – General director/coordinator of A.I.R. Hotel MariaKapel i.c.w. Jantine Wijnja • 11-12/2007 – curated show together with Jantine Wiijnja at HotelMariaKapel, Hoorn. • 26/07-12/08/2007 – executed performance-installation by Olaf Nicolai for Franchise Project of • NP3, Groningen 07-10/06/2007 – general employee for Pleinmuseum @ Venice Biennale, Venice Italy • 06/2007 – wrote pressrelease for Rietveld Academy Amsterdam fashion graduation-show • *Since 05/2007 – Writes articles for Promo-space of NP3, Groningen • 05/2006 – co-editor for FLOSS, art-manifestation • 11/2006 – Design of advertisements and promotional material for Sign, groningen • *since 24/05/2005 – Initiator, curator and coordinator of 'MediumGallery' in Groningen • 02-12/2005 Founder and Cura(r)tor of the mobile Gallery: “Achter het Raam” (Behind the Window) • 01-06/2005 - initiator of 'TheWhiteGalleries'; non-profit organisation that stimulates new and • experimental exhibitions(spaces), resulted in: “Achter het Raam” & “MediumGallery” 02/2005 - GuestTutor at Minerva Artacademy, Groningen • 02/2004 - participant workshop "Performatieve Aktie Vreemdeling" by Libia Pérez de Silde Castro & • Olafur Arni Olafsson 2003-2004 - active member of the artdivision of Vera, club for international popunderground, • Groningen "Creatures whose mainspring is curiosity enjoy the accumulating of facts far more than the pausing at times to reflect on those facts." -Clarence Shepherd Day, Jr. *this C.V. page is an hommage to H.W. Werther