Popel Coumou , Netherlands 1978
Tel +31(0) 641235020
popel@popelcoumou.nl
Art Academy
| 2000 – 2004 | Gerrit Rietveld Academy Amsterdam / photography |
Exhibitions
| 2012 | TORCH Gallery 26/05/2012 – 30/06/2012 KIK “When the night falls” 27/04/2012 – 26/05/2012 |
| 2011 | Aando Fine Art, Berlin, Germany Fairs:Art Rotterdam, Art Amsterdam, Tokyo photo, Miami Pulse (TORCH Gallery) Summer show, Seelevel Amsterdam Summer show, TORCH Gallery Amsterdam De Rietlanden, Amsterdam (solo) |
| 2010 | TORCH Gallery, Amsterdam (double solo with Justin McAllister) Huis Marseille, museum voor Fotografie, Amsterdam Amsterdams Centrum voor Fotografie (ACF), “Beyond Photography ” Galerie 37 | Spaarnestad, Haarlem Galerie 48 | Breda Galerie 37 | Spaarnestad, Haarlem (double solo) Artantique Utrecht (TORCH Gallery) Art Rotterdam (TORCH Gallery) |
| 2009 | Hangaram Design Museum Seoul, S. Korea (September) Villa Nouailles, Hyeres, France (solo) ACF (Amsterdam Centre of Photography) Kunstenlab, Deventer (solo) Trouwgebouw with Seelevel, Amsterdam |
| 2008 | Gallerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague (solo) ACF (Amsterdam Centre of Photography) Arti et Amicitiae “Het Gonst in Arti” (as exhibitor and curator) Foam “Expanding the city” Villa Nouailles, Hyeres, France (solo) Platform21, Amsterdam |
| 2007 | Gallerie Dubbelbee. Amsterdam (double solo show) Gallerie Pont en Plas, Gent, Belgium (solo) Villa Nouailles, Hyeres, France |
| 2006 | Maatschappij Arti et Amicitiae Amsterdam ACF (Amsterdam Centre of Photography) (double solo show) Gallerie 32/34, Osdorp (solo) Saudades, Museum het Domein, Sittard Gallerie Cokkie Snoei, Rotterdam (double solo show) Goudslicht, Gouda |
| 2005 | Art Rotterdam (Gallerie van Zoetendaal) Kunst Rai on the opportunity of the nomination for the Thieme Kunst Rai price Gallerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague Foam (Photography Museum Amsterdam) |
| 2004 | Gerrit Rietveld Academy Amsterdam ACF (Amsterdam Centre of Photography) Shell Amsterdam, Shell Young Art Awards 2004 |
Collections:
| Museum Het Domein, Sittard Gemeente Museum Den Haag Foam (Photography Museum Amsterdam) Huis Marseille Amsterdam (museum for photography) VU (Medical centre Amsterdam) AMC Academisch Medisch Centrum Amsterdam The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs Bouwfonds Nederlandse Gemeenten Various Art Libraries Private collections |
Grants, Nominations and Prizes:
| 2011 | Nomination, Lecturis Award 2011 at Art Amsterdam |
| 2010 | Nomination, Paul Huf Awards 2010 |
| 2009 | Basisbeurs (The Netherlands Foundation for Visual arts, Design and Architecture) |
| 2007 | Winner of Hyeres 2007 Photography competition, 22e Festival International de Mode et de Photogrpahie a Hyeres |
| 2005 | Startstipendium (The Netherlands Foundation for Visual arts, Design and Architecture) Nomination, Thieme KunstRAI Price |
| 2004 | Nomination, Shell Young Art Awards 2004 |
Activities:
| 2011 | Jury member for the “Arti Medaille” prize Giving a workshop at ACF (Amsterdam Centre of Photography) (September 2011) |
| 2010 | Curator “DOOD”, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam Curator “Collectie Imaginaire” Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam |
| 2008 | Curator “Het Gonst in Arti”, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam |
| 2007 | Giving a workshop at ACF (Amsterdam Centre of Photography) |
Commissions:
| 2008 | Virtueel Museum Zuidas (Free Assignment) Hyeres Festival International de Mode et de Photograpie 2008 (Free Assignment) |
| 2007 | Studiokeesmarcelis, Interieur, Architectuur, Vormgeving Virtueel Museum Zuidas (Free Assignment) |
| 2006 | Bouwfonds Nederlandse Gemeenten, Photograph in an edition of 50 to offer the readers of NAW |
Publications/Interviews:
| 2010 | interview with Tjitske Mussche at ‘de avonden’ NRC Handelsblad, Cultureel Supplement Livraison 4# (SE) |
| 2009 | XXste eeuw, Gemeente Museum Den Haag Fonk |
| 2008 | Grafic (GB) Gup Magazine Creative Review (GB) Hyeres 2008, 23e Festival International de Mode et de Photography (FR) Photographie (D) Ppaper (TW) Oris (HR) Volkskrant |
| 2007 | Hyeres 2007, 22 Festival International de Mode et de Photographie (FR) Chinese Commercial Photography Le Monde 2 (FR) HTV No. 69 |
| 2006 | Art contemporaine dans la périphérie De Volkskrant Met Stip Room with a view The Independant New Photographers 2007 |
| 2005 | De Haagse Courant CBK Annual Magazine Digital Magazine kiez21 |
| 2004 | Catalogue of the shell young art awards PF Magazine |