Wouter van der Laan (Huizen, NL, 1993)

Lives and works in Amsterdam (NL)

Education & Residencies:

  • 2023

    Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Guest residency 2023 (NL)

  • 2020

    2022

    Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Residency 2020 - 2022 (NL)

  • 2018

    Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture Summer Residency 2018 (US)

  • 2015

    2017

    FMI Frank Mohr Institute, Groningen (NL) | MFA, Painting, Cum Laude

  • 2011

    2015

    HKU University of the Arts Utrecht, Utrecht (NL) | BA, Fine Art, with Honours

Exhibitions:

  • 2024

    Group Exhibition, 'Homies', Framer Framed, Amsterdam (NL)

  • 2022

    Group Exhibition, RijksOpen 2022, Amsterdam (NL)

  • 2022

    Solo Exhibition, 'Spinning Bee' PARK, Tilburg (NL)

  • 2021

    Group Exhibition, RijksOpen 2021, Amsterdam (NL)

  • 2020

    Group Exhibition, Prospects & Concepts 2020 Mondriaanfonds, Rotterdam (NL)

  • 2019

    Solo Exhibition, George Verberg Stipend, FMI, Groningen (NL)

  • 2019

    Group Exhibition, '2090', Vilnius (LT)

  • 2019

    Group Exhibition, ArtRotterdam 2019, Galerie Rianne Groen (NL)

  • 2018

    Group Exhibition, 'Pulse #23' Studio Omstand, Arnhem (NL)

  • 2018

    Group Exhibition, 'Mindframes', C&H Gallery, Amsterdam (NL)

  • 2018

    Group Exhibition, ‘Promising’, PARK, Tilburg (NL)

  • 2018

    Duo Exhibition, The Others Art Fair, Turin (IT)

  • 2018

    Group Exhibition, Gasunie, Groningen (NL)

  • 2018

    Group Exhibition, Westwerk, Hamburg (DE)

  • 2017

    Group Exhibition, 'Graduation Show Frank Mohr Institute 2017', Groningen (NL)

  • 2017

    Group Exhibition, 'Kunst aan de Dijk Prijs ', Museum Hilversum, Hilversum (NL)

  • 2017

    Group Exhibition, ArtRotterdam 2017, Galerie Rianne Groen, Rotterdam (NL)

  • 2017

    Group Exhibition, Royal Award for Modern Painting 2017, Amsterdam (NL)

  • 2017

    Group Exhibition, ‘A State of Mind', Haus 34a, Bad Bentheim (DE)

  • 2017

    Solo Exhibition, 'Nest', Galerie Rianne Groen, Rotterdam (NL)

  • 2016

    Solo Exhibition, ArtRotterdam 2016, Galerie Rianne Groen, Rotterdam (NL)

  • 2016

    Solo Exhibition, Happy Days, Galerie Rianne Groen, Rotterdam (NL)

  • 2016

    Group Exhibition, Positions Berlin Art Fair 2016, Galerie Bart, Berlin (DE)

  • 2015

    Solo Exhibition, 'Happy Days', Galerie Rianne Groen, Rotterdam (NL)

  • 2015

    Group Exhibition, 'Nieuwe Oogst 2015', Galerie Bart, Amsterdam & Nijmegen (NL)

  • 2015

    Group Exhibition, 'Graduation Show HKU 2015', TWG, Utrecht (NL)

  • 2015

    Group Exhibition, 'Best of Graduates 2015', Ron Mandos, Amsterdam (NL)

  • 2015

    Group Exhibition, 'Seeing Bright Things', All Together Now, Rotterdam (NL)

Prizes, Grants & Nominations:

  • 2022

    Grant, WerktuigPPO

  • 2022

    Grant, Stichting Stokroos

  • 2021

    Grant, Genootschap Noorthey

  • 2020

    Grant, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Knecht-Drenth fonds

  • 2020

    Fellowship, Rijksakademie voor Beeldende Kunsten

  • 2019

    Stipend, Emerging Artist, Mondriaanfonds

  • 2018

    Fellowship, Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture

  • 2018

    Won, George Verberg Stipend 2017

  • 2018

    Nominated, Buning Brongers Prijs 2018

  • 2017

    Nominated, STRABAG Art Award 2017

  • 2017

    Nominated, Royal Award for Modern Painting 2017

  • 2016

    Nominated, Buning Brongers Prijs 2016

  • 2016

    Nominated, Kunst aan de Dijk Prijs voor Jong Talent in de Schilderkunst 2016

  • 2015

    Nominated, Jan Zumbrink Graduation Award

Publications:

  • 2022

    RijksOpen2022 Catalogue

  • 2021

    'We Had Plans', 150th anniversary Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten

  • 2020

    Prospects & Concepts 2020, Mondriaanfonds

  • 2017

    FMI Graduation Catalogue 2017

  • 2017

    Royal Award for Modern Painting Catalogue 2017

  • 2017

    ArtRotterdam Catalogue 2017

  • 2016

    ArtRotterdam Catalogue 2016

  • 2016

    Positions Berlin Catalogue 2016

  • 2015

    HKU FA TWG Graduation Catalogue 2015

Other:

  • 2022

    Weaving Courses, St. Joost Academy of Arts, Breda (NL)

  • 2022

    Co-organiser, 'Subversive Textile Workshop', Rijksakademie, Amsterdam (NL)

  • 2018

    Guest lecture Fine Art year 4 ‘beroepsvoorbereiding’, HKU, Utrecht (NL)

© Wouter van der Laan 2025