Milena Anna Bouma (NL), 1994.
Lives and works in Amsterdam.
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milabouma@gmail.com
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Lives and works in Amsterdam.
milabouma@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2015–2018
Fine Arts department, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam
RESIDENCIES
current
past
2025
Arita Creative Residency, Arita, Saga, Japan
2024
Residency EKWC, Oisterwijk, The Netherlands
2020
Gluten world, Brussels, Belgium
2020
Chinese European Art Center, Xiamen, China
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
coming
2026
Tweetakt Kunstenfestival—Fort Ruigenhoek, Utrecht
2026
New Members—Arti & Amicitiae, Amsterdam
2026
Mammut—Museum Perron Oost, Amsterdam (solo)
past
2025
Arti Salon—Arti & Amicitiae, Amsterdam
2025
Audiotechnica Exhibition—Tsujiki Honganji temple, Tokyo, Japan
2025
Semi No Koe—Gallery Seiji, Arita, Saga, Japan
2025
Eating rice—No Limits! Art Castle, Amsterdam
2025
Chillzone—Het Veem, Amsterdam (solo)
2025
Test Case XXXIII—EKWC, Oisterwijk
2024
Rolling Snowball 17—Powerlong Art Center, Xiamen, China
2024
Centraal Laat—Centraal Museum, Utrecht
2024
Zomersalon Royaal—CBK Zuidoost, Amsterdam
2024
Baby Reni @ Home #2—Baby Reni Foundation, Amsterdam
2024
Prospects & Concepts by Mondriaanfonds—Art Rotterdam, van Nelle Fabriek, Rotterdam
2023
Manifestation #16: ‘Descent into Fungal’—Buro Stedelijk, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
2023
W139 hosts: "Fountains without water"—Kunstplatform De Apotheek, Amsterdam
2023
Heatwave Hell—Art Athina, Athens, Greece
2023
Fountains without water—De Apotheek, Amsterdam
2023
How small can you go—Tiny Art Gallery in Ruis, Nijmegen
2023
No Limits! Art Castle: De Grote Keramiekshow—Art Rotterdam, Van Nelle Fabriek, Rotterdam
2022
Everybody needs a shell—Het Blauwe Veld, Arnhem (solo)
2022
Residing, Reviewing, Rendering—Netherlands Cultural Institute Online (NCIO), China and The Netherlands
2022
Le geste est la parole—De Bouwput, Amsterdam
2022
Limburg Biennale—Marres, Huis voor Hedendaagse Cultuur, Maastricht
2022
BIG ART, Project Fabriek—Hembrugterrein, Zaandam
2021
Tweetakt kunstenfestival—‘Cavidad Bucal’, Fort Ruigenhoek, Utrecht
2021
Drunk Hooves—Kunsttraject Zeeheldenbuurt, Amsterdam (solo)
2019
DNA ikea—De Cacaofabriek, Helmond
2019
Some things to talk about—Stichting Sign, Groningen
2019
Pride & Innocence—De Oosterkerk, Amsterdam
2018
Guidetti’s World— Amsterdam Art Weekend, ISO, Amsterdam
2018
Sprouts Young Talents—SBK, Amsterdam
2018
Nieuwe Oogst—Galerie Bart, Nijmegen
2018
Reconstructions—Duo-show with Bram Faber, De Boterhal, Hoorn
2017
Whats happening to our brain? Art & life in times of cognitive automation—Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
2016
Bots, Bodies, Beasts, the art of being humble—De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam
2013
‘A’ PRESENTS: Alphabet Beyond Type—Perdu, Amsterdam
GRANTS & NOMINATIONS
2025
Mondriaanfonds Creative Residency Arita
2024
Jury price Zomersalon CBK Zuidoost
2024
Mondriaanfonds Voucher Development
2023
Cultuurfonds Projectbijdrage
2023
Stipend Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst
2022
Mondriaanfonds Kunstenaar Start
2020
Mondriaanfonds Covid bijdrage
2019
Mondriaanfonds Projectinvestering
2019
Niemeijerfonds Projectbijdrage
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
2025
The evolution of the dino nugget, zine in collaboration with Joshua Hoogenboom-Noya, published by Print the Future
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
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