Education
2002 – 2004, MA, Plymouth University England
2002 – 2003, Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam
1999 – 2001, HKU, Utrecht
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2024, When Doubt turns into Destiny, Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, NL
2024, POST - PARALELLELLISM, Martin van Zomeren
2023, MONO NO AWARE NESS, soda, Kyoto, JP
2023, Flight/Light/Fight, Galerie Jahn and Jahn, Lisbon, PT
2023, 'THE TENTEXT THEORY', Parliament Gallery, Paris
2022, 'STEP BY STEP', Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin
2022, 'Softly Seized', Martin van Zomeren, Amsterdam
2021, 'When meanings get marbled' - Plan B, Berlin
2021, 'Apart from the secret that it holds' - Galerie Max Hetzler, London
2020, 'What is lost in time will be found by time' - Jahn und Jahn, Munich
2020, 'I am because of you', Kunstmuseum Den Haag, The Hague, NL
2020, 'Hocus Focus', Marta Herford, Herford, DE
2019, Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Antwerp
2019, When doubt turns into destiny Galerie Max Hetzler, Paris
2018, 'THE AFTER GLOW III', NDSM-Werf, Amsterdam, NL
2017, 'A&N&D', Max Hetzler, Berlin, DE
2016, 'THE GIFT' (permanent installation), International Criminal Court premises, The Hague, NL
2015, 'CONTEXT IS THE NEW CONTENT', Martin van Zomeren, Amsterdam, NL
2015, 'MINING MEMORY', Max Hetzler and Plan B, Berlin, DE
2015, 'About a Work #3', Galleria Zero, Milan, IT
2014, 'The Main Remain', Galerie Max Hetzler, Paris, FR
2014, 'RENDERENDER', Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, GB
2014, 'COLOR ME CLOSELY', Trafó - House of Contemporary Arts, Budapest, HU
2013 – 2014, 'Lube Love', Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, NL
2013, 'UNIFIED NOT UNIFORMED', Martin van Zomeren, Amsterdam, NL
2013, 'TA-DA !', Galerie des Enfants, Centre Pompidou, Paris, FR
2013, 'Phantom Fuel', Parasol Unit, London, UK
2013, 'Track&Trace’, Watersnoodmuseum, Ouwerkerk, NL
2012, 'SMOKEBOMBSMOKE', OUI Center of Contemporary Art, Grenoble, FR
2012, GAMeC, Bergamo
2012, 'Hocus Focus', Matadero, Madrid, ES
2011, 'CONDUCTORCONDUCTOR', Plan-B, Berlin, DE
2011, ‘IT’S NO CRIME TO TICKLE TIME’, Martin van Zomeren, Amsterdam, NL
2011, ‘POST PARALLELISM’, Kunsthalle St Gallen, St. Gallen, CH
2010, Phantom Fuel, Plan B, Cluj
2010, THE VALUE OF VOID, De Hallen Museum, Haarlem (cat.)
2009, THE VALUE OF VOID, Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel (cat.)
2009, THE VALUE OF VOID, S.M.A.K (Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst), Gent (cat.)
2009, (No) Norms Forgotten, 10m2 project space, Sarajevo
2009, AASS WWEE BBCCOOMMEE OONNEE, Klerkx, Milan
2009, Within Your Worlds, Martin van Zomeren, Amsterdam (January)
2009, In Our World, Plan B, Berlin (January)
2008, Where It’s At, Fries Museum/ Bureau Leeuwarden
2008, Lost Licks, 1646, The Hague (cat.)
2008, Solo booth, Art Amsterdam, Martin van Zomeren
2007, INSIDEOUT, Moira Gallery, Utrecht
2007, THE RISE OF ’RE’ , solo project space Stroom , The Hague
2007, Drawing the Line Somewhere, duo, Ned. cacaofabriek, Helmond
2004, Galerie de5er, Rotterdam
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023, Kiss my Soul. Dordrechts Museum, Dordrecht, NL
2023, Am Seegarten, Kirchmöser, Brandeburg, DE
2023, '...aber wo its was Blatt Papier?', Edition Block, Berlin
2023, 'Gifted Eye – International contemporary drawings donated by Tanya Rumpff', Teylers Museum, Haarlem
2023, Three Pallet Trucks and a Piece of Paper, The Edition Block 1966 - 2022, Nürnberg, DE
2023, '50 seconds', Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions 2023, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, travelled from: soda, Kyoto (2022)
2022, 'Into the LIGHT', Museum Krona, Uden
2022, '50 Seconds', soda, Kyoto
2022, Lush2 - A Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition, Lighthouse ArtCenter Galerry, Tequesta, USA
2022, 'Zim Zum: The Folding World', Patrick Heide Contemporary Art, London
2022, 'Summer Exhibition Part II', Galerie Jahn and Jahn, Munich
2022, 'Wire, Line & String', Mai 36 Galerie, Zürich
2022, 'Terra incognita – Questions for the Earth', Lantz’sche Park, Dusseldorf
2022, Mondrian Moves, Kunstmuseum Den Haag, The Hague, NL
2022, 'Beating Around the Bush #7: False Flat', Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht
2022, 'ThisPlay', Arter, Istanbul
2021, 'The House of Losing Control', 17th Vienna Art Week, Nordwestbahnstraße 53, Vienna
2021, 'Écrire, c'est dessiner', Centre Pompidou-Metz, Metz
2021, 'The Flames: The Age of Ceramics', Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris (MAM), Paris (catalogue)
2021, 'Hide & Hair. contemporary ceramics acquisitions 2015 – 2021', The Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics, Leeuwarden
2021, 'Stations', Lustwarande, Tilburg
2021, 'Press Eject and Give Me the Tape', Martin van Zomeren, Amsterdam
2020, 'Read/ing', Quetzal Art Center, Vidigueira
2020, 'SGABELLO COLLECTION: In Search of the Miraculous', project space on the inside, Amsterdam
2020, 'Collector's Item', Centraal Museum, Utrecht
2020, '(... but it really hurts to just watch)', Edition Block, Berlin, DE
2020, 'CoBrA, vrijheid in kleur', Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, Schiedam, NL
2020, 'Poetic Faith', SMAK, Ghent, BE
2019 – 2020, 'Fragile Frontiers', Yarat Contemporary Art Space, Baku, AZ
2019, 'NO POP NO UP', IETS, Ghent, BE
2019, 'The Spark Is You: Parasol unit in Venice (Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia)', Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello, Venezia, IT
2019, 'Nine Iranian Artists in London: THE SPARK IS YOU', Parasol unit , London, UK
2019, '₡ U R R € ₦ ₡ ¥', Nome Gallery, Berlin, DE
2019, 'Freedom - The Fifty Key Dutch Artworks Since 1968', Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle, NL
2018, 'RESISTANCE', Centrale for Contemporary Art, Brussels, BE
2018, 'Uns gehört die Stadt! Kids, Kunst und Krawall in Aachen', Centre Charlemange, Aachen, DE
2018, 'PLAY', Stadsparcous voor actuele kunst, Kortrijk, BE
2018, 'Møenligt Sonata', 44Møen, Askeby, DK
2018, 'Beating About the Bush', Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, NL
2017, 'All Paintings Are Uneven', ABN AMRO Art Collection, Amsterdam, NL
2016, 'Lube Love', Bonnefantenmuseum @pinkpop-up, Landgraaf, NL
2016, 'Analog Borders', Grafische Werkplaats, The Hague, NL
2016, 'La mia ceramica', Galerie Max Hetzler, Paris, FR
2016, 'Back in 5 Minutes', Martin van Zomeren, Amsterdam, NL
2016, 'Illigibility: The Contexts of Script', Kulczyk Foundation, Poznań, PL
2015 – 2016, 'Addition: Schenking Pieter and Marieke Sanders', Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, NL
2015 – 2016, 'Lekker Licht', Centraal Museum, Utrecht, NL
2015, 'Let Us Meet Inside You - Tien Jaar Trendbeheer', De Garage, Rotterdam, NL
2015, 'Mountains With a Broken Corner', 12th Havana Biennial, Havana, CU
2015, 'When I Give, I Give Myself', Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, NL
2015, 'Too Early, Too Late. Middle East And Modernity', Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna (curated by Marco Scotini), IT
2014, 'Allegory of the Cave Painting', Extra City Kunsthal, Antwerp, BE
2014, 'Alchemy', Nest, Den Haag (curated by Will Lunn and David Rickard), NL
2014, 'Geografiek / Géographique', Slotstraat 17, Brussels, BE
2014, ‘It ain’t whatcha write, it’s the way atcha write it', International Foundation Manifesta, Amsterdam, NL
2014, 'Beating around the bush Episode #1', Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, NL
2014, 'Halftone: Through the Grid', Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin, DE
2014, 'RE:Painted - ‘Painting' from the collection', S.M.A.K., Ghent, BE
2014, 'Amnesia', Open Gallery, Bratislava, SK
2013, 'AGORA', 4th Athens Biennale, Athens, GR
2013, 'Traces', Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch, NL
2013, '(T)HERE', Bonnefanten Hedge House, Wijlre, NL
2013, 'Flex-Sil Reloaded', Kunsthalle St. Gallen, CH
2013, 'MIND IS OUTER SPACE', Casey Kaplan, New York, US
2013, 'The Image in the Sculpture', Centre Pompidou, Paris (curated by Christine Macel and Navid Nuur), FR
2013, 'Mesures et disparition / Over maat en verdwijning', Institut Néerlandais, Paris, FR
2013, 'It wasn't there yesterday', Raster Gallery, Warsaw, PL
2012, 'This Title is an Artwork of Mine', Motto Charlottenborg, Copenhagen (curated by Mikkel Carl), DK
2012, 'The Castle in the Air. Séance of Imagination', Centre of Culture ZAMEK, Poznan (curated by Adam Budak), PL
2012, 'Through an open window', Institut Néerlandais, Paris, FR
2012, 'A Battle for Narrative', Bonnefanten Hedge House, Wijlre, NL
2012, Galerie Nächst St. Stephan Rosemerie Schwarzwälder, Wien
2012, TAF / the Art Foundation, Athens
2012, 'Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear', Asnova Architects, Utrecht (curated by Daniel Silvo), NL
2012, 'SummerNest', Nest, Den Haag, NL
2012, Sint-Jan, Sint-Baafskathedraal, Ghent (curated by Jan Hoet and Hans Marten), BE
2012, 'On Geometry and Speculation', official parallel project Marrakech Biennale, ESAV, Marrakech, MA(curated by Hicham Khalidi),
2012, 'Un paisaje holandés / A Dutch Landscape', La Casa Encendida, Madrid, ES
2012, 'Ashes and gold. A World’s Journey', Marta Herford Museum, Herford, DE
2012, 'People have the power', Zero, Milano, IT
2011 – 2012, 'Recently unpacked. How art ages', Marta Herford Museum, Herford, DE
2011, Villa Tokyo, Tokyo, JP
2011, 'SLAA', curated by Bianca Stiger, Performance, De Balie, Amsterdam, NL
2011, 'De Nederlandse identiteit? De Kracht van Heden', Museum De Paviljoens, Almere, NL
2011, 'Royal Awards for Painting 2011', Royal Palace, Amsterdam, NL
2011, 'Too late, too little, (and how) to fail gracefully', Kunstfort Asperen, Langedijk, NL
2011, 'IMAGE TO BE PROJECTED UNTIL IT VANISHES', Museion - Museum of modern and contemporary art, Bolzano (curated by Mihnea Mircan), IT
2011, 'Radical Autonomy', Netwerk / centrum voor hedendaagse kunst, Aalst, (curated by Arno van Roosmalen), BE
2011, 'Inside Installations | Collectietentoonstelling', S.M.A.K (Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst), Ghent, BE
2011, 'Falten, Searching for White, Rise above Reason', Martin van Zomeren, Amsterdam, NL
2010, 'Taking Place', Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (curated by Ann Goldstein), NL
2010, 'INVISIBLE SHADOWS – IMAGES OF UNCERTAINTY', Marta Herford Museum, Herford, DE
2010, Benefit Exhibition, Kunst Halle St. Gallen, St. Gallen, SH
2010, ‘Starter’, Arter, Istanbul (curated by Rene Block), TR
2010, History of Art, David Roberts Art Foundation
2010, 'Performative Attitudes', Kunsthaus Glarus, SH
2010, 'Up to You', Stroom, The Hague, NL
2009, 'Radical Autonomy', Centre D’art Contemporain, Saint Nazaire, FR
2009, 'The Knight’s Tour', De Hallen Museum, Haarlem, NL
2009, 'Sculptural - Collection', S.M.A.K (Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst), Ghent, BE
2009, 'Broken English', Selier + Mosseri-Marlio Galerie, Zurich, SH
2008, Plan B, Berlin, DE
2008, 'schil/ders', DCR, The Hague, NL
2008, Geoair, residency in Georgia, Tbilisi
2008, Mariakapel, Hoorn, NL
2007, Billytown, Rijswijk, NL
2007, Voorstel voor, DCR project space, The Hague, NL
2007, Lumiere, Gallery Blaak 10, Rotterdam, NL
2006, 'For a(n) relation(s)', ADA Gallery, Virginia, US
2006, 'Countersale', Utrecht, NL
2005, 'Rebound', HKU gallery Utrecht, NL
2005, 'Jack of Hearts', Stroom, The Hague, NL
2004, 'The Art of Management', école supérieure de Commerce, Paris, FR
2004, European Billboard exposition, Bratislava, Warsaw, PL
Publications
2023, RIBOCA catalogue
2018, Aix Vandals, Graffiti und Writing in Aachen 1988-2018, publisher Centre Charlemagne, Aachen
2017, 'FUNNELFLUX', ROMA Publications / Navid Nuur / Be-Part (Eds.), Amsterdam / Waregem
2015, MINING MEMORY, with text by Navid Nuur, Galerie Max Hetzler (Berlin/Paris) and Galeria Plan B (Berlin/Cluj)
2013, NN, publisher Parasol Unit, London
2013, 2013 SMACKED & SMOKED, publisher UOI projectspace, Grenoble
2012, ‘The Afterglow / El rastro de la luz’, publisher Matadero, Madrid
2011, ‘The Afterglow’, publisher Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
2011, 2011 ‘Bored at the museum / Bored at the studio’, publisher Mousse, Italy
2010, ‘THE VALUE OF VOID’, publisher Onomatopee
2009, Younger than Jesus/ Artist Directory, pg. 367
2009, ‘EXTEXTS’, VOL. 1
2007, ‘Where I end and you begin’ ISBN: 978-90-78454-12-0, Publisher Onomatopee
2007, ‘ETIOLATION I’ ISBN.978-90-8690-119-7, Veennman Publishers
2007, ‘Sliding The Slow Split’ ISBN 978-90-78454-06-9, publisher Onomatopee
2006, ‘Afterouge’, Initiator & Editor ,, Publisher Revolver archiv für aktuelle Kunst, Berlin
Selected Reviews
2021, ArtReview May 2021 Quin, John
2016, Flash Art - Macel, Christine: Scientific dreams
2014, ArtPress ed.416 - Pigeat, Anael: Paris, Navid Nuur
2013, Artforum - Navid Nuur, BONNEFANTENMUSEUM
2012, Art in America Byrd, Cathy: Navid Nuur at Matadero Madrid
2011, Macel, Christine, Best of 2011, ARTFORUM, December, pg. 198
2011, Vrancken, Judith, Navid Nuur, Frieze, Winter, pg. 128
2011, Khazam, Rahma, 500 WORDS - Art Forum, 16.02.
2010, van Saaze, Vivian, ‘Een nieuw onderzoeksterrien’, Origine04, pg. 28
2010, de Coninck, Frits, ‘Ontroerende alledaagsheid’, financial dagblad, 1 may, pg. 28
2010, Smolik, Naomi, ARTFORUM, April, pg. 210
2010, de Vries, Marina, ‘Bergkristal van piepschuim’, Volkskrant, 31.03.10
2010, Bem, Merel, ‘Hij geeft je zin om mee te doen’, Volkskrant, 26.03.10
2010, Braat, Manon, ‘Het juiste werk, de juiste tijd, de juiste plaats’, Kunsbeeld nr. 2-2010, pg. 22
2010, Westcott, James, Flink of an Eye, Modern Painters, winter edition, pg.30
2009, den Hartog Jager, Hans, Krachtige beelden gunnen publiek geen rust, NRC, 1 october, pg. 11
2009, 2009 Braat, Manon, Flash Art March April 2009, pg.89
2008, Leij, Machteld, BIJ NACHT EN ONTIJ NAAST JE BED, Kunstbeeld nr. 11, pg. 22
2008, Zonnenberg, Nathalie, Metropolis M, nr. 1, pg.38
2008, Neal, Jane, OUVO magazine, interview, September Issue
Subsidies/grants
2007, Startstipendium fonds BKVB
2006, Starstipendium fonds BKVB
2005, Presentation Grant, Stroom
2005, 2005 Individual Grant, Stroom
2004, Travel Grant from Prince Bernhard Culture Fund
2004, 2004 Grant from MA Plymouth University
Public Collections
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht
Centre Pompidou, Paris
De Hallen Museum, Haarlem
Koç, Istanbul
Kunstmuseum Den Haag, The Hague
Kunsthalle, Zurich
Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin
S.M.A.K (Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst), Gent
Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
SCHUNCK, Heerlen