Martijn van Nieuwenhuyzen

Director and Chief Curator

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

About

Director and Chief Curator at De Pont Museum, Tilburg, The Netherlands Seasoned exhibition curator. Collaborations with emerging and established artists in a wide range of media. Photographer. 1995 - 2019 Curator at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam 1999 - 2006 Director, Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam (SMBA) www.smba.nl 2000 - 2003 Associate Director of Exhibitions, Institute of Contemporary Arts ICA London https://www.ica.art/ 2005 Curator of the Dutch Pavilion, 51st Venice Biennale: Film installation 'Mandarin Ducks' by De Rijke / De Rooij 2013 - 2014 Interim management Curatorial Department SMA AICA Netherlands Award 2017 Best Exhibition of 2015: 'A Year At The Stedelijk: Tino Sehgal' Advisor Mondriaan Fund, Grant Programs, Prix de Rome, Venice Biennale Various juries, a.o. Beck's Futures London, Illy Prize, Rene Coelho Award, Charlotte Kohler Prize Advisor Fonds Beeldende Kunst Vormgeving en Bouwkunst (1988-91) Advisor Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst (2009) Board member AICA Netherlands (1995-96) Co-programmer Stedelijk Museum - Holland Festival productions (2009 - 2019) Co-founder 'BijlmAIR' residency, with CBK Zuidoost (since 2001) Board member 'Bijlmer Biennale', A'dam Zuidoost (2009-10) Board member Fundament Foundation, Tilburg (2008-15) Lectures, debates, workshops. Photography exhibitions include: 'De Werkplaats - Hommage Carel Blotkamp', VU, 2007, 'Through my Eye', Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam, 2014, 'Goed Gemaakt', Kunsthal KADE, 2017

Experience

  • Director and Chief Curator at Museum De Pont, Tilburg
    Aug 2019 - Present · 7 yrs

  • Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (28 yrs 10 mos)
    • Curator
      Jan 1995 - Aug 2019 · 24 yrs 8 mos

      Curating, managing and production of exhibitions, projects, performances, talks, events, fundraising.

    • Editor and press spokesman
      Nov 1990 - Jan 1995 · 4 yrs 3 mos

  • Curator at 'Docking Station' at Stedelijk Museum CS
    Dec 2006 - Aug 2008 · 1 yr 9 mos

    Curator of Docking Station, the project space at Stedelijk Museum CS, the temporary venue of the Stedelijk Museum near Amsterdam Central Station (2004 - 2008). Exhibitions presented in Docking Station ao: Daria Martin, Danh Vo, Mario Garcia Torres, Amar Kanwar, Alexandra Bircken, Jesper Just, Ulla von Brandenburg. De publicatie Stedelijk Museum CS – Prospect / retrospect blikt in beeld en tekst terug op ruim vier jaar Stedelijk Museum CS in het Post CS-gebouw. Bekijk de PDF van dit boek

  • Director at Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam
    Jan 1999 - Dec 2005 · 7 yrs

    Programming, curating, fundraising, production of exhibitions, projects, performances, talks, events.

  • Associate Director of Exhibitions at Institute of Contemporary Arts London
    Jan 2000 - Jan 2003 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Programming, fundraising, curating, production of exhibitions, projects, performances, talks, events.