education
2012 - 2013 Sandberg Instituut, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2000 - 2004. KABK, Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten, The Hague, The Netherlands
1999 - 2000. Ålands folkhogskola, Nordisk konst, Åland, Finland
1997 - 1998. Nyckelviksskolan, Allman konst, Stockholm, Sweden
selected exhibitions
2018
Kleurplaten, group exhibition, Billytown, The Hague, The Netherlands.
2017
Supermarket Art fair, group show, Stockholm, Sweden
Haagse Kunstkring, Vers bloed, group show, The Hague, The Netherlands
2016
Museu de la Mediterrànea "BUIT. Grumolls de cultura contemporània", Group show, Torroella de Montgrí, Spain
Bar Barbara, Abracadabra. Politics of collaboration, group show, Worclaw, Poland
Quartair, Drawing Front (and back), group show, The Hague, The Netherlands
2015
Tique Gallery, duo, Antwerp, Belgium
Gallery Jonny next door, duo, The Hague, The Netherlands
2014
Marrakech Biannual, The Naked, Marrakech, Marocco
2013
VN Gallery, solo, Zagreb, Croatia
Art Athina, 1646, group show, Athens Greece
Farwell Rien, Royal Academy of The Hague, Group show, The Hague, The Netherlands
2012
SPANIEN 19, Details is a minor thing, group expo, Aarhus, Denmark
HCAK/1646. ‘In eigen beheer’, group show, The Hague, The Netherlands
AMUM, ‘Through a glass darkly’, Solo, Memphis, USA
2011
LhGWR, Solo, The Hague, The Netherlands
NEST, ‘The comic side of Art’,group show, The Hague, The Netherlands
Lokaal 01, The Company of Humor, Curated by Hans Theys, Group expo, Breda, The Netherlands.
With Tsjalling, duo-exhibition, Groeningen, The Netherlands
Maurits van de Laar, group show, TEKENINGEN, The Hague, The Netherlands
Influx, group show, Limmerik, Ireland
LhGWR, group presentation, Art Amsterdam
2010.
Ministry of Fluxus, group show, Vilnius, Lithuania
BLANK, group show in LABOR, Budapest, Hungary
Deltastudios, group expo, “Black baijl” The Hague, The Netherlands
Art Amsterdam, group presentation with Lhedgwr, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Barbara Seiler Galerie, Group exhibition. Zurich, Zwitserland
De Nederlandse Cacaofabriek, Solo, Helmond, The Netherlands
JCA de Kok. Group exhibition. The Hague, Holland
Supermarket art fair. Group-expo. Stockholm, Sweden
2009,
Lief hertje & de grote witte reus, duo-expo, The hague, The Netherlands
Pulchri, Queerlanten, group-expo, The Hague, The Netherlands
Atelje als Supermedium, duo-exhebition, Berlin, Germany
Liefe hertje & Grote witte reus, group-expo, Den Haag, The Netherlands
2008.
WE LEFT THE WARM STABLE AND ENTERED THE LATEX VOID, Solo, Montreal, Canada
Indipendent drawing gig #4, Group exhibition, The Hague, The Netherlands
CBK- Dordrecht, Group exhibition, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
Aanschouw, Solo, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
NEST, ‘I’m not there’ The Hague, The Netherlands.
CASCOLAND, Project/Exhibition, Durban, South Africa.
2007.
Kakelhallen. Solo exhibition in Åland, Finland
CASCOLAND, Project/Exhibition in Johanesburg, South Africa
Het wilde weten, group exhibition, Rotterdam, The Nedherlands
Presentation In STROOM Den Haag
Presentation of Scattered, clear emotions, The Hague, Holland
2006.
Sign. Reading the drawing, group-exhibition, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Museu de l’Empordá. Naked, and maybe sexy, group-exhibition in Figueres,
Spain
Atelier als supermedium #06, group-exhibition in Rijswijk, The Netherlands
Kunsthuis syb. Er gebeurt niets, project with Floris Kruidenberg, in
Beetsterzwaag, The Netherlands
Villa Ockenburg. Front, group-exhibition in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Stichting kop. narcist group-exhibition in Breda, The Netherlands
2005.
Stroom Den Haag. Stand van zaken, group-exhibition in The Hague, The Netherlands.
GEM, Museum voor actuele kunst. Start, group-exhibition, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Trefkunst. Group-exhibition in Leidschendam, The Netherlands
Hotel Arena. Europese Nieuwe Jaar, group-exhibition in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Galerie de Bonte Hond. Group-exhibition in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Billytown. Group-exhibition in Rijswijk, The Netherlands
Related work experience:
2019
Lecture and guest teacher Bacademy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2018
Lecture and guest teacher, Düsseldorf Art Academy. Germany
Moderator-Supermarket meetings-Supermarket Art Fair-Stockholm. Sweden.
Guest teacher- Master of Artistic research at The Royal Academy of Art, The Hague.
2017
Interview for catalogue, Morgan Betz, Gemeente Museum, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Board member of Page-Not-Fond. Artist Publications bookshop. The Hague
Participant of study trip through Israels art scene on invitation by Kunst en Israel
Participant of Coast Contemporary, www.coastcontemporary.no, Norway
Guest lecturer HKU, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Guest teacher- Master of Artistic research at The Royal Academy of Art, The Hague.
Guest teacher Minerva Academy, Groeningen, The Netherlands
Curator of Swedish fashion stories at Pelican Studios, Amsterdam
2016
Lecture at Minderva Academy, Groeningen, The Netherlands
Board member The Hague Contemporary, www.thehaguecontemporary.nl
Jury member Kunstbende, Rotterdam
Jury member, Rietveld prijs, Amsterdam
Jury member,KABK Master price 2016.
Guest lecturer at the Master of Artistic research, KABK, The Netherlands
Guest lecturer at Piet Zwart Master programme, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Workshop for artBRUUT, www.stichting39.nl Amsterdam, The Nheterlands
2015
Lecture at Trafo, Budapest, Hungary
Guest teacher- Master of Artistic research at The Royal Academy of Art, The Hague.
2014
Curator of parallel program of Marrakech Biannual, The Naked, Marrakech, Morocco
Guest teacher at Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2013
Co-curator of THIS IS THE SCHOOL AND THE SCHOOL IS MANY THINGS at KABK
Organiser/ Curator of Small Acts, designers collaborate with shops on Boekhorststraat, The Hague, The Netherlands
2013-Present
Docent, Photography department part time KABK, The Hague, The Netherlands
2012
Lecture ‘THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY?
HKU Hilversum, The Netherlands
2011-Present
Initiator and board member of The Naked (www.alternativeartguide.com)
The Naked is promoting a glocal understanding of the art-world today.
'A global view from different local perspectives’
Organiser/ Curator of The Academy wide project week at KABK. A project week with around 200 students. With guest speaker such as Guillaume Bejl, Frank Koolen, Angela Bartholomew, Lieven Segers & Gijs Frieling (2011-2017)
2010
Guest teaching at the Art school of Kokkola, Finland
Residency period at Labor, Budapest, Hungary
2009
Curator of Cumulus exhibition in Shanghai for KABK, China
Guest teaching for the fine arts departments graduating students
at the Royal Academy of The Hague KABK. The Netherlands
Coo-curator of the Video program for the exhibition Crash Crush. In collaboration with TAG and Two days art, The Hague, The Netherlands
2008
Cultural Ambassador for the City The Hague. A project funded by the European Funds for regional development.
Coo-curator of Artist in building, KPN-KABK. Den Haag, Holland
2008
Curator/ initiator of critical bike-rides in Durban. A critical tour to art-spaces in Durban. In collaboration with Cascoland.
Lecture at VAV Gallery, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Coo-curator of 21, Exhibition KABK,The Hague, The Netherlands
2007
Coo-curator of Voorspel. Graduation show. KPN-KABK, Den Haag, The Netherlands
2007- Present
Docent at Royal Academy of The Hague, KABK. Image development for the Photography Department.
2006- Present
Docent at Royal Academy of The Hague, KABK. Visualization for the Department I/M/D Interactive, Media, design
2004- Present
www.1646.nl
Curator/ co-director at Project Space 1646 in The Hague, The Netherlands
Publications:
2016
Vers bloed, published by Haagse Kunstkring
2015
TEKENEN VANDAAG
Openbaar Kunstbezit Vlaanderen
2012
FOCUS, Hans Theys
Een blik op 100 kunstenaars
Published by Snoeck
DH///
Publication produced by:
Stroom den Haag
2012
Johan Gustavsson DRAWINGS
84 pages. A book published by Tornado Editions.
Texts by Hans Theys.
2010
DH//
Publication produced by:
Stroom den Haag
2009
asa~ama
Issue # pickpocket
www.asaama.com
Italy
2009
Houtskool #1
The Netherlands
2009
Liefhertje & de grote witte reus
The Netherlands
2008
Fragment Editions
www.fragmenteditions.fr
Paris, France
2008
DH/
Publication produced by:
Stroom den Haag
2008
Cascoland Book.
www.cascoland.com
2007
Pocket sized issue 1.
London, England
2007
EDITIONS L’IMPRIMANTE
BOOKS & STUFF
Rouen – France
Memberships:
2016- Present
IKT- Member. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CURATORS OF CONTEMPORARY ART.
JOHAN GUSTAVSSON
Boekhorststraat 125
2512 CN Den Haag
Email: jg@1646.nl
Phone: 0031-6-12501822