Willem Weismann (Netherlands, 1977) has been living in London (UK) since 2003. He studied at ArtEZ Institute for the Arts, Arnhem (NL) from 1997 to 2002 and Goldsmiths College, London (UK) from 2003 to 2004. Discovering what lies behind a facade, or beneath our feet beyond the smooth surface of the pavement, is a central motif in Weismann’s work. His works depict absurd urban environments; various rooms cluttered with debris of contemporary life and the excess of consumerism. Bathed in a beautiful light, these vibrant scenes in chromatic hues are at once eerily familiar and unsettling, confronting us with the direct aftermath of our existence.
Weismann was awarded with the East London Painting Prize in 2015. He has had solo exhibitions at the Zabludowicz Collection, London (UK); Cabin Gallery, London (UK); The Nunnery gallery, London (UK); Galeria Quadrado Azul, Porto (PT); and Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Arnhem (NL). Recent group exhibitions include Summer Show, Turps Gallery, London (UK), Secret European Studio at ArthouSE1, London (UK) and De Meest Eigentijdse Schilderijen Tentoonstelling at the Dordrechts Museum (NL).
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2019
Down to Earth, Daniel Benjamin Gallery, London, UK
2017
Flashback cont’d, GRIMM, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Willem Weismann, Galeria Quadrado Azul, Lisbon, Portugal
2016
Basement Odyssey, Zabludowicz Collection, London, UK
Moonblinking, Cabin Gallery, London, UK
2015
Alphabet Soup, Nunnery Gallery, London, UK
2013
Chaîne Opératoire, Galeria Quadrado Azul, Porto, Portugal
2011
Pieces of What, Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2010
Gelders Balkon7, Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Arnhem, Netherlands
2009
Hermetisch, Galerie Bart, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Desperate Man Café, Hayward Concrete Cafe, London, UK
2007
Nieuw New Amsterdam, Mogadishni, Copenhagen, Denmark
2006
The Candle in the Boot, Privé Domein, Deurne, Netherlands
Wensput, 404 Arte Contemporeana, Naples, Italy
2005
Shantytown, Leisure Club Mogadishni, Copenhagen, Denmark
2003
Willem Weismann, Schloss Ringenberg, Hamminkeln, Germany
Selected Collections
De Nederlandsche Bank Collection, Amsterdam (NL)
Kunstfonds Vincent van GoghHuis, Zundert (NL)
The Ekard Collection, Wassenaar (NL)
Zabludowicz Collection, London (UK)
Saatchi Collection, London (UK)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020
Habitual, Castor Projects, London, UK
2019
While Supplies Last, Bellevue Museum of Arts, Seattle, USA
Pareidolia, Space Station Gallery and Daniel Benjamin Gallery, London, UK
#haah25, Galerie Hammelehle und Ahrens, Cologne and Baden-Baden, Germany
2018
Group Show, Galeria Quadrado Azul, Lisbon, Portugal
De Meest Eigentijdse Schilderijen Tentoonstelling, Dordrechts Museum, Dordrecht, Netherlands
Open Call, Atlas House, Ipswich UK
Duty Free, Chelsea College of Arts, London, UK
2017
In de geest van Van Gogh, Van Gogh Huis, Nuenen, Netherlands
Art Rotterdam, GRIMM, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2016
Sampler, Arcade Gallery, London, UK
Summer show, Turps gallery, London, UK
Secret European Studio, ArthouSE1, London, UK
Rosina#0, Limone Space, London, UK
Lust for Life, We Like Art, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, Netherlands
DiepZwart, Academie voor Beeldende Vorming, Tilburg, Netherlands
2015
East London Painting Prize, Bow Arts Rum Factory, London, UK
2013
Speak, Clown!, Fold Gallery, London, UK
****, Neue Froth Kunsthalle, Brighton, UK
2012
Shapes and Forces, Galeria Quadrado Azul, Porto, Portugal
Detours, Wimbledon Space, London, UK
New Year’s Resolution, Gallery Desaga, Cologne, Germany
2011
What’s Up? De Jongste Schilderkunst in Nederland, Dordrechts Museum, Dordrecht, Netherlands
Asbestos Curtain, Galleries Goldstein at Goodhood, London, UK
Primitive Accumulation, Fold Gallery, London, UK
2010
You Are Here, NL – The Dutch Cultural Pop Up Space, London, UK
Motif motif, Fold Gallery, London, UK
Outland, Vegas Gallery, London, UK
Die Schau, Galerie Warhus Rittershaus, Cologne, Germany
Who’s Afraid of the Museum, Museum Busleyden, Mechelen, Belgium
2007
The Contented Heart, W139, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2006
Sensuous Panorama, Lounge Gallery, London / SEO Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
The Golden Egg, Philspace, Santa Fe, US
2005
Triumphers, Regina Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Posizione e prospettive dell’arte contemporanea, Palazzo Delle Arti, Naples, Italy
Unitdèd, De Player, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Timepop 2005 (w/ Phil Lee), Prince Charles Cinema, London, UK
2004
Incinineration Salon, Pittsburgh, US
Surveillance, Three Colts Gallery, London, UK
Revenge of Romance, Temporary Contemporary, London, UK
2003
Royal Prize for Painting, Royal Palace, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Argusscoop, Museum ‘t Valkhof, Nijmegen, Netherlands
2002
Destillaat V, Paraplufabriek, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Mimicry/Mommy Cries, Gallery Janssen Kooij, Warnsveld, Netherlands
Selected Collections
De Nederlandsche Bank Collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Kunstfonds Vincent van GoghHuis, Zundert, Netherlands
The Ekard Collection, Wassenaar, Netherlands
Zabludowicz Collection, London, UK
Saatchi Collection, London, UK
Residencies and Awards
Artist in residence at Lucebert Foundation, Bergen, Norway, February 2020
Winner of East London Painting Prize 2015
Artist in residence, Vincent van Gogh huis, Zundert, Netherlands, October 2014
Work grant (Basisbeurs), Fonds BKVB/ Mondriaan Fund, 2011-2015
Artist in residence at Camberwell College of the Arts, London, October 2011 - May 2012
Shortlisted for the BOC Emerging Artist Award, 2004
Project grant (Projectsubsidie) Fonds BKVB, 2004
Study grant from the Prins Bernhard Culture Fund, 2004
Shortlisted for the Dutch Royal Painting Prize, 2003
Transistor Residency, Schloss Ringenberg, Hamminkeln, Germany, July – December 2002
Winner Siemens Art Calendar, 2002
Education
2004
MA Fine Art, Goldsmiths College, London, UK
2002
BA Fine Art, Arnhem Institute for the Arts, Arnhem, Netherlands