Personal data:
Name:Gijs van Lith
Date of birth: 24-01-1984
Education:
2011 / 2013 Master of fine art, St. Joost, Breda & ’s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2004 / 2008 AKV St. Joost, Autonome Beeldende kunst, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
Solo exhibitions
2011 ‘PAINT!’, Galerie Bart, Amsterdam, NL
2010 Art Fair, Art Amsterdam, Thieme Art Young Talent Solo Stand, Rai, Amsterdam, NL
2009 Gijs van Lith, Galerie Bart, Amsterdam, NL
Group exhibitions (Selection)
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 Solo exhibition, Retrospective, AGP, Amsterdam, NL
2011 Double Dutch, duo exhibition, Victory Gallery, US
2011 Incubate, Open source, Tilburg, NL
2011 Group exhibition, Gasunie kunstprijs 2011, Groningen, NL
2010 Royal Awards for painting, Royal Palace, Amsterdam, NL
2010 Exhibition, Art.Fair 21, Galerie Bart, Köln, Germany
2010 Duo-exhibition, Preview Berlin, Galerie Bart, Berlin, Germany
2010 Logo-trees, Niemandsland, Urban-project, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2010 Midgetgolf, DMT-loods, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2009 ‘Vanaf morgen’, Group exhibition, BKKC, Tilburg, NL
2009 Group exhibition, Galerie Bart, Amsterdam, NL
2009 Art Fair, Art Amsterdam, Nomination stand Thieme, Galerie Bart, Amsterdam, NL
2009 Your-space, platform van het Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven, NL
2008 Nieuwe oogst, Bart kunst in huis, Nijmegen, NL
2008 Royal Awards for painting 2008, GEM museum, Den Haag, NL
2008 Recent graduates, Art Fair, AAF, Gashouder westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, NL
2008 Paraat # 4, Best graduates 2008, Veemvloer met Ronmandos, Amsterdam, NL
2008 Graduation show, AKV St. Joost, ’s-Hertogenbosch
2008 Hans Brinker Budget Hotel Trophy, Amsterdam, NL
2007 Men is er. Men is er niet, Artis, ’s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2007 Groepexpositie, ‘Love is like oxygen’, Rainbow Soulclub, W139, Amsterdam, NL
2006 Porcelain Business, DBKS-ruimte, SM’s Stedelijk museum ’s-Hertogenbosch, NL
Prizes / Awards
2011 Royal Awards for Painting, (Nominee)
2011 Gasunie international 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)
Collections
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (2008, 2011)
Achmea kunstcollectie
APG (former ABP), (2010, 2011)
PGGM-Fonds
CBK zuid oost Amsterdam
Dela
Ymere
Private collections
Publications / Texts / Catalogue
2011 Catalogue: Royal Awards for painting, Royal Palace Amsterdam
2011 Text: ‘Paint!’ by Maarten Bertheux ,Former curator Stedelijk museum Amsterdam
2010 Monographic: Gijs van Lith, Author: Elly Stegeman, Curator Stedelijk museum ‘s-Hertogenbosch
2010 Catalogue: Preview Berlin, Art Fair, Germany
2010 Catalogue: Art Amsterdam 2010
2010 Catalogue: Royal Awards for painting, Royal Palace Amsterdam
2008 Catalogue: Royal Awards for painting, Royal Palace Amsterdam
Other
2011 Guest teacher at the Art Academy St. Joost ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2010 Lecture ‘Artistry of Gijs van Lith’, Achter de kan, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2010 Book presentation by Marloes Waanders and Edo Dijksterhuis, RAI, Art Amsterdam
2009 Lecture, ‘Artistry in ’s-Hertogenbosch’, Achter de kan, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2009 Curator and organization of the Drive-in Exhibition, DMT-loods, ‘s-Hertogenbosch
2008 Assistant of George Korsmit, W139 Amsterdam, NL
2008 Assistant of Adriaan Rees, W139 Amsterdam, NL
