Karin Trenkel
Karin Trenkel, 1966 born in Frankfurt/M, Germany
Lives and works since 1989 in the Netherlands
Education:
| 1994 – 96: | Jan van Eyck Art Academy, MA Fine Art, Maastricht, NL |
| 1989 – 92: | Willem de Koning Art Academy, BA Fine Art, Rotterdam, NL |
| 1986 – 89: | Offenbach Art Academy, GER |
Group exhibitions:
| 2018: | Club Solo, Breda |
| ‘Colourbomb’, VU Amsterdam | |
| 'The fish corner’, Hommes Gallery Rotterdam | |
| 2017: | ‘Best verzorgde boeken 2016’, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam |
| Rotterdam Contemporary, WTC Rotterdam | |
| South Explorer, Stichting B.a.d, Rotterdam | |
| 2016: | Charlois Speciaal, Rotterdam |
| 2015: | ‘No Walls’, Fenixloods, Rotterdam |
| Twente Biennale, Enschede | |
| Art&Language tour, Kunsthal, Rotterdam | |
| 2014: | ‘Verliebte Künstler’, Stoombok Havenmuseum Rotterdam en Galerie HBKsaar, Saarbrücken, (DE) |
| 2013 | ‘Verliebte Künstler’, Süddeutscher Kunstverein en Kunsthalle Hamburger Platz, Berlin (DE) |
| ‘Meer van veel’, Studio Trenkel, Rotterdam | |
| 2012: | ‘Use it again’, Ampelhaus, Oranienbaum (D) |
| Art Amsterdam, Boomberg Gallery | |
| 2011: | ‘Tunnelvision’, Duende Project Space, Rotterdam |
| 2010: | ‘Winter Study’, installatie bij galerie Roodkapje, Rotterdam, NL |
| 2009: | Kasteel van Rhoon, ‘Felsen und Wasser’, Rotterdam, NL |
| Poonberg Gallery, 'Animals', Rotterdam. NL | |
| 'Metro-land', Merriscout (GB) | |
| 2012: | ‘Use it again’, Ampelhaus, Oranienbaum (D) |
| Art Amsterdam, Boomberg Gallery | |
| 2011: | ‘Tunnelvision’, Duende Project Space, Rotterdam |
| 2010: | ‘Winter Study’, installatie bij galerie Roodkapje, Rotterdam, NL |
| 2009: | Kasteel van Rhoon, ‘Felsen und Wasser’, Rotterdam, NL |
| Poonberg Gallery, 'Animals', Rotterdam. NL | |
| 'Metro-land', Merriscout (GB) | |
| Goetheinstitute, ‘Grenzgaenger’, Rotterdam, NL | |
| Ram foundation, 'Small Works XIII', Rotterdam. NL | |
| 2008: | Visual Arts Centre, 'Heim', Rotterdam, NL |
| Poonberg Gallery, 'Mixed Nature', Rotterdam, NL | |
| 2007: | Pictura Exhibition Space, ‘Springbalsemien’, Dordrecht, NL |
| Breda Museum, ‘Paulus Post Futurum’, NL | |
| Poonberg Gallery ‘Family’, Rotterdam, NL | |
| 2006: | Artstore Art Fair, 'Order & Chaos', Rotterdam, NL |
| 2004: | Gil & Moti Home Gallery, ‘High Spot', Rotterdam, NL |
| Duende Art Association, 'Duende Open', Rotterdam, NL | |
| 2001: | Lokaal 01 Art Space, ‘Something is rotten in the state of Europe', Antwerp, BE |
| 2000: | Room Exhibition Space, Rotterdam, NL |
| SMART Project Space, ‘Still living', Amsterdam, NL | |
| 1999: | Kunsthal, ‘De Salon', Rotterdam, NL |
| 1998: | La Chambre Blanché Gallery, ‘Temporalité', Québec, CAN |
| Zwolle Museum, 'Mutatis Mutandis', NL | |
| 1997: | Art Space, Kampen, NL |
| 1995: | Kunst Rai, 'Uitgelicht', Amsterdam, NL |
| 1993: | Aschaffenburger Kunstverein, 'Widerpart – Künstler im Dialog',GER |
Solo exhibitions:
| 2019: | Hommes Gallery i.c.w.. Wolphart project space |
| 2018: | Hommes Gallery, Rotterdam |
| 2016: | Paviljoen aan het water, Rotterdam |
| 2015: | Hommes Gallery, Rotterdam |
| 2014: | Venster Gallery, Basel |
| 2013: | Re: Rotterdam |
| Studio Trenkel, Rotterdam | |
| 2012: | Hommes Gallery, Rotterdam |
| 2011: | Hommes Gallery, Rotterdam |
| ‘Stageability’, Opperclaes Gallery, Rotterdam | |
| 2010: | ‘Koeien in winter (buiten)’, Roodkapje, Rotterdam |
| 2009: | Kester&Bles Gallery, ‘Stau’, Londen, GB |
| 2007: | Poonberg Gallery, ‘Traveling Miles’, Rotterdam, NL |
| 2004: | GB 5 Gallery, Rotterdam, NL |
| 2003: | SKOL Gallery, Montréal, CAN |
| 2002: | Archipel Gallery, Apeldoorn, NL |
| Beam Project Space, Nijmegen, NL | |
| Villa de Bank Art Space, Enschede, NL | |
| 2001: | TENT Project Space, Rotterdam, NL |
| De Unie Project Space, Rotterdam, NL | |
| Auswärts Gallery, Frankfurt, GER | |
| 1998: | Lokaal 01 Art Space, Antwerpen ,BE |
| 1996: | La Chambre Blanché Gallery, Québec, CAN |
| SKOL Gallery, Montréal, CAN | |
| 1993: | Lokaal 01 Art Space, Breda, NL |
| 1992: | l’UQAM Gallery, Montréal CAN |
Grants:
Since 1993 several grants from the Dutch foundation for visual art, grafic design and architecture, from the Visual Arts Centre Rotterdam and from the Hessen foundation for Culture, for example 2 starting grants (1993 and 1994), 1 work grant (1997), 3 projectsubsidies (1996, 2002 en 2003), 4 basic-grants (1998, 2001, 2004, 2008), 2 travelling grants (1995 en 2003), 1 researchsubsidie (2011).
Other art activities:
| 2008: | Development and implementation art policy for crematorium Rotterdam, NL |
| Since 2007: | Project Manager for Arts and Culture Program Rotterdam South, NL |
| Since 2003: | Organization of various art exhibitions, lectures and projects, NL |
| Since 2001: | Freelance work for Visual Arts Centre, including: design of website www.rotterdamsekunstenaars.nl, setting up Department of Arts Commissions and several marketing projects, Rotterdam, NL |
| Since 2000: | Member of Activity Foundation at Art Association Duende, responsible for the residencyprogram, Rotterdam, NL |
| Since 2008: | Founder and member of RAiR, a foundation for artist-in-residence in Rotterdam, NL www.rair.nl |
Commissions:
| 2005: | Art project in public space, 'Business as usual', Rotterdam, NL |
