Milena Anna Bouma, info, CV, work




resume 2013-now


Education
2015-18       Fine Arts department, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam
2014         Foundation year, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam
2013         Pre-course, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam


Residencies
coming
2024         Residency EKWC, Oisterwijk, The Netherlands

past
2021         Door Residency, Door creative studio, Hembrugterrein, Zaandam
2020         Gluten world, Brussels, Belgium
2020         Chinese European Art Center, Xiamen, China
2017         European Exchange Academy, Libken Kunstverein, Ort Boeckenberg, Germany


Exhibitions
current
2023         #16 "Descent into Fungal"; Buro Stedelijk, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

past
2023         W193 hosts; Fountains without water, W139, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2023         Heatwave Hell, Art Athina, Athens, Greece
2023         Fountains without water, De Apotheek, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2023         How small can you go, Tiny Art Gallery in Ruis, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
2023         Grote Keramiekshow, No Limits! Art Castle, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2023         Synthetic Cool, 2DAY2DAY project space, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2023         Group show, No Limits! Art Castle, Art Rotterdam, Van Nelle Fabriek, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2022         Everybody needs a shell, Het Blauwe Veld, Arnhem, The Netherlands (solo presentation)
2022         Residing, Reviewing, Rendering, Netherlands Cultural Institute Online (NCIO), China and The Netherlands
2022         Le geste est la parole, De Bouwput, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2022         BIG ART, Project Fabriek, Hembrugterrein, Zaandam, The Netherlands
2022         Limburg Biennale, Marres, Huis voor Hedendaagse Cultuur, Maastricht, The Netherlands
2022         Grote Keramiekshow, Outsiderland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2021         Tweetakt kunstenfestival, "Cavidad Bucal", Fort Ruigenhoek, Utrecht
2021         Grote Keramiekshow, Outsiderland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2021         Drunk Hooves, Kunsttraject Zeeheldenbuurt, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (solo presentation)
2021         Door Residency open studios, Door creative studio, De dood, Hembrugterrein Zaandam
2020         Gluten world, Brussels, Belgium
2020         Earthflax, Gothenburg, Sweden
2019         DNA ikea, Cacaofabriek, Helmond
2019         Some things to talk about, Stichting Sign, Groningen
2019         PRIDE & INNOCENCE, De Oosterkerk, Amsterdam
2019         Die Another Day, AT7 project space, Amsterdam
2018         The tide is high but I'm holding on, Studio Agatha, Amsterdam
2018         Guidetti's World, Groupshow, ISO, Amsterdam
2018         Sprouts Young Talents, SBK, Amsterdam
2018         Nieuwe Oogst, Galerie Bart, Nijmegen
2018         Just Joey, Graduation show, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam (solo presentation)
2018         Gratefully sludged, M4 Gastatelier, Amsterdam
2018         Reconstructions, Duo-show with Bram Faber, De Boterhal, Hoorn
2018         Schaduwmacht, SSBA&LAB111, Amsterdam
2018         Donut Disturb, Groupshow, GRA Pavillion, Amsterdam
2017         EEA, Libken Kunstverein, Ort Boeckenberg, Germany
2017         '2018', Online exhibition in collaboration with Geke Zaal, Parc de Torreblanca, WWW (solo presentation)
2017         Whats happening to our brain? Art & life in times of cognitive automation, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
2016         Rietveld@SALTO TV, film screenings on television, AT5, Amsterdam
2016         Bots, Bodies, Beasts, the art of being humble, De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam
2015         Gen-IE Take Away ART, CT ceintuurbaan, Amsterdam
2013         'A' PRESENTS: Alphabet Beyond Type, Perdu, Amsterdam


Grants & Nominations
2023         Prins Bernhard Cutuurfonds bijdrage
2023         Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst stipendium
2022         Mondriaanfonds Kunstenaar Start
2020         Mondriaanfonds Covid bijdrage
2019         Mondriaanfonds Projectinvestering
2019         Beurs Stichting Niemeijerfonds
2019         Kunst & Cultuur subsidie, Gemeente Amsterdam
2018         Nominated for the "Nieuwe Oogst" prize, Nijmegen, Galerie Bart, Nijmegen
2018         Berlage Fonds, Graduation grant


Activities
2023         Guest teacher Nieuwe Akademie, Utrecht
2019         Intitated & co-curated PRIDE & INNOCENCE in the Oosterkerk, Amsterdam


Bibliography
2018         van den Nieuwenhof, Merel, Milena Anna Bouma, Jong talent, Palet Magazine no. 398 DEC-JAN
2018         Prins, Liza, Mila Bouma, Tandpasta en Boter, Metropolis M, Graduation Special 2018, p. 8