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Philip Akkerman

Page 1 | Biography

Born: 1957 in Vaassen (NL)
Lives: and works in The Hague, The Netherlands

Education
1976-1978 Royal Art Academy, The Hague
1979-1981 Ateliers 63, Haarlem

Solo Exhibitions
2009 138x Philip Akkerman, Noordbrabants Museum, Den Bosch
2008 Mummery+Schnelle, London
Stephane Simoens Contemporary Fine Art (with Tony Matelli), Knokke
Torch Gallery, Amsterdam
2007 Guido Costa Projects, Turin
Mireille Mosler, New York
BravinLee Programs, New York
2006 L�autoportrait, c�est moi, Galerie Bob van Orsouw, Z�rich
De Hallen, Haarlem
2005 L.A.C. , Sigean (with Manuel Ocampo)
2004 Andrew Mummery Gallery, London
de Willem 3, Vlissingen
a painter�s progress, Revolution 10��, Middelburg
Andr� Simoens Gallery, Knokke
Gorney Bravin + Lee (project room), New York
Studio Manuela Klerkx, Milan
2003 De onzichtbare man, Galerie Hein Elferink, Staphorst
Torch, Amsterdam
2002 Studio D.V.O., Brussels
2001 Gorney, Bravin + Lee, New York
2000 Galerie Bob van Orsouw, Z�rich
Andrew Mummery Gallery, London
1999 Baumgartner Galleries, New York
Philip Akkerman - The Mirror�s Secret / Paintings - Drawings 1981 - 1999, Ouborgprijs, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague
Torch Gallery, Amsterdam
Jeanne Oostingprijs 1999, Museum De Wieger, Deurne (with Elly Strik)
1998 Andrew Mummery Gallery, London
1997 Galerie de Lege Ruimte, Ghent
1996 Baumgartner Galleries, Washington DC
1995 Galerie Johnen & Sch�ttle, Cologne (with Stephan Balkenhol)
Galerie Bob van Orsouw, Z�rich
Attitudes 1 Han Schuil Philip Akkerman, Stadsgalerij, Heerlen
1993 Baumgartner Galleries, Washington DC
1992 Philip Akkerman Self-Portraits, Witte de With center for contemporary art, Rotterdam Galerie De Lege Ruimte, Brughes
Galerie Johnen & Sch�ttle, Cologne
1991 Galerie Rumpff, Haarlem
1990 Stadsmuseum Woerden, Woerden
1989 Galerie Rumpff, Haarlem
Exposorium Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
Basket, Middelburg
1988 Gemeentemuseum Arnhem, Arnhem
HCAK, The Hague
1987 Galerie Rumpff, Haarlem
1986 Galerie De Expeditie, Amsterdam
1984 O42, Nijmegen
Galerie De Selby, Amsterdam
1983 Place des traditions modernes, Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht (with Marie Ponchelet)
1982 Passionata I.B.K., Nijmegen


Group Exhibitions
(Selection since 1991)
2009 Met Eigen Ogen, Zelfportretten in de Nederlandse Moderne Kunst, Noordbrabants Museum, Den Bosch
Beeldspraak, Teylers Museum, Haarlem
I love the Benelux (close encounters beyond the shadows), Virgil de Voldere Gallery, New York
2008 Realismo Olandese, Palazzo Leone da Perego, Milan
Faces, Eleni Koroneou Gallery, Athens
Bi�nnale van de Schilderkunst, Museum Dhondt Dhaenens, Deurle
BravinLee Programs, New York
2007 Welsprekende portretten, Th Gallery, Den Haag
Leve de Schilderkunst ! Terug naar de figuur, Kunsthal, Rotterdam
Contour, Museum Het Prinsenhof, Delft
Francis Alys, Philip Akkerman, Stephen Bush, Summer 2007, Goff+Rosenthal, New York
Under Control, Vrije Academie, Den Haag
Gargouilles Criminal Serials, Studio D.V.O., Brussels
2006 Face to Face, Ausstellungshalle Zeitgen�ssisscher Kunst, M�nster
The Cartin Collection, contemporary portraiture, Lyman Allyn Museum, New London
The Kingston Turnpike, The Turnpike Gallery, Leigh; The Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston University, London
Altijd Vandaag, Dordrechts Museum
Confusion is a beautiful state of mind, Centrum Beeldende Kunst Utrecht
Strange, the g fox building, Harford
Identity ; me, myself & I, de Willem 3, Vlissingen
De kunst van het oud worden, LUMC, Leiden
De magie van het Realisme, Gorcums Museum, Gorinchem
Darkness Visible, Ferens Art Gallery, Hull; Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton
20 jaar Stadsgalerij Heerlen, Van Appel tot Zandvliet, Stadsgalerij Heerlen
2005 iD, portrait, an exploration of identity, Ferens Art Gallery, Hull
� visages d�couverts, Le 19, Centre regional d�art contemporain, Montb�liard
The Dutch Show, The Netherlands Institute at Athens, Athens
Celebrate, Jack Tilton Gallery, New York
Reassessing Identity, Earl Lu Gallery, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Singapore
Remarkable, Andrew Mummery Gallery, London
2004 Other Aristocrats, Alexander and Bonin, New York
De Zwarte Doos van Galerie Den Haag, Artoteek, Den Haag
Neue Ansichten vom Ich, Graphische Selbstbildnisse des 20. Und 21. Jahrhunderts, Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Braunschweig
Multiple Selves, James Hyman Fine Art, London
Me, Myself & I, Galerie Wouter van Leeuwen, Amsterdam
Altered States, Leo Koenig Inc., New York
Top 100, het mooiste uit de collective, Museum voor Moderne Kunst Arnhem, Arnhem
2003 Schatten uit de collective, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Amsterdam
Imago, Mus�e des Beaux-Arts, Lons-le Saumier
�Ich singe �.�, Galerie Aschenbach & Hofland, Amsterdam
2002 The Embarkation for Cythera, Andrew Mummery Gallery, London
Selbstbildnisse, Tradition und Neue Sicht, Kallman-Museum, Ismaning
Imagine, you are standing here in front of me, Caldic Collectie, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
2001 From the Low Countries, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen; Fries Museum, Leeuwarden; Stedelijk Museum, Schiedam
Shoes or no shoes, De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam
Face Off, Aeroplastics, Brussels
Self-Made Men, DC Moore Gallery, New York
Looking With/Out, the Courtauld Institute, London
To Be a Mirror: Portraits By Six Painters, Eugene Binder, New York
Sammlung Hauser und Wirth/part 2/Alternating Current, Lokremise, St. Gallen
2000 The Insanity Benefit, Vilma Gold Gallery, London
Movin� on Up, Andrew Mummery Gallery, London
Das Ged�chtnis der Malerei ein R�ckblick auf das 20. Jahrhundert, Aargauer Kunsthaus, Aarau
Europa, different perspectives in painting, Museo Michetti, Francavilla al Mare
Blondies and Brownies, Torch Gallery, Amsterdam; various locations; Munich
Une histoire de genres, Mus�e Baron Martin, Gray
Salon, Delfina Project Space, London
Face to Face. Werken op papier uit de verzameling van Museum Overholland, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Amsterdam
De Voorstelling, Nederlandse kunst in het Stedelijk Paleis, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Amsterdam
1999 Me, Myself & I, Haags Historisch Museum, The Hague
De Taal van het Lichaam, Het Gorcums Museum, Gorinchem
1998 Zelfportretten, Caldic Collectie, Rotterdam
From Here to Eternity, Max Protetch Gallery, New York
Tekeningen, Galerie Maurits van der Laar, The Hague
It�s a Curse, It�s a Burden, the Approach, London
1997 Small Truths, Repetition and the Obsessional in Contemporary Art, John Hansard Gallery, Southampton; Todd Gallery, London; City Art Gallery, Leeds; Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland
25 jaar Sandberg Prijs, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Amsterdam
K�nstlerInnen, 50 Positionen zeitgen�ssischer internationaler Kunst Videoportr�ts und Werke, Kunsthaus, Bregenz
1996 L�art et son concept, Chateau Beaumanoir, Le Leslay
Van Ouborg tot Akkerman, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague
The collection reviewed: contemporary art. The Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DC 1996/
1995 Inside out. Psychological Self-Portraiture, The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, USA
1994 Der zerbrochene Spiegel. Positionen zur Malerei, Messepalast und Kunsthalle Vienna, Deichtorhallen, Hamburg
Het getekende gelaat, Mondriaanhuis, Amersfoort; Museum De Wieger, Deurne
Du concept � l�image, art Pays Bas XXe si�cle, Mus�e d�Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris
Het Zevende Museum, Mauritshuis, Galerie Prins Willem V, Museum Bredius, The Hague
Untitled Streamer Eddy Monkey Full Stop Etcetera, Anthony Reynolds Gallery, London
Not for the First Rime: The Art of Appropriation, St. Lawrence University, New York
Philip Akkerman, Michael Bach, Heinz Hausmann, Michael van Ofen, Galerie Johnen & Sch�ttle, Cologne
Idea Europa, Palazzo Pubblico - Magazzini del Sale, Siena
Ich - 4 mal vielmals, St�dtische Ausstellungshalle am Hawerkamp, M�nster
1993 Here�s Looking at Me, Autoportraits contemporains, Elac, Lyon
Look at the Window, About Representation in Contemporary Art, Het Kruithuis, Den Bosch
Akkerman, Van Lieshout, Jacobs, Strik, Jack Tilton Gallery, New York (cat.)
Zonder titel. F�nf Positionen aktueller Kunst aus den Niederlanden und Flandern, Kunstverein, Frankfurt a/M
Any Given Day, John Post Lee Gallery, New York
Medium Messages, Wooster Gardens, New York
Selbstportraits, Thomas Rehbein Galerie, Cologne 1993/
1992 NEGEN, Witte de With center for contemporary art, Rotterdam; Centro per l�arte contemporaneo Luigi Pecci, Prato; Kunstverein, D�sseldorf; Provinciaal Museum, Hasselt
Philip Akkerman, Stephen Balkenhol, Katharina Fritsch, Andreas Gursky, Candida H�fer, Michael van Ofen, Corinnen Wasmuth, Jeff Wall, Galerie Johnen & Sch�ttle, Cologne
Realities, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam; Circulo de bellas artes de Madrid, Madrid


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