Maya Berkhof
Contact | mayaberkhof@gmail.com
Works and lives in Amsterdam and Almere
Education
2016 - 2020 Bachelor of Fine Arts, HKU Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Utrecht NL
2015 - 2016 Fashion, HKU Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Utrecht NL
2011 - 2013 Pattern making, Master class, Meester coupeur opleiding, NL
2009 - 2012 Tailoring specialist, NL
Exhibitions
2025, Maart, Prospects, Art Rotterdam,NL
2024, Oktober, The New Mother Sculptures, Museum Cobra, Amstelveen
2024, September, All-Man’s-Land, TAC Eindhoven
2024, Juni, Limburg Biënnale, Marres en Odaprak
2024, Mei, The sketch, its realisation & her lovers’, Drawing Centre Diepenheim, NL
2023, Juli, Spatial Crossovers, Grote Kerk Naarden, Galerie pouloeuff, Naarden,
2023, Juni, Growing structures, Landgoed Amelisweerd, Bunnik, buiten tentoonstelling
2023, Juni, Kunstkoers, Buiten expositie, De Nijverheid, Utrecht, buiten tentoonstelling
2022 Hectobar, De ijskast, Rotterdam, NL
2022 Nieuwe Nijver, Mestlab, Arnhem, NL, Groupshow
2022 LIFT OFF, IMPAKT, Utrecht, NL, Groupshow Alumni HKU
2022 InTuinen, kunstroute te Amersfoort, NL https://kunst-intuinen.nl
2021 Patch work, Kunst festival Watou, Poperinge, BE, Part of a group for open investigation of Watou 3.0
2021 Kairos, Casa, Almere, NL, Group show
2021 Apprentice Master Project, Kunstpodium T, NL
2021 Why Dwell in the Blue Mountain?, Witte Rook, Breda, NL, Group show
2021 Jong talent 2020, Artphy, Groningen, NL, Group show
2021 ALL INN, Het HEM, Zaandam, NL, Group show
2020 20/20: Daybreak, RUIS, Nijmegen, with 20/20 collective
2020 HKU Exposure 2020, HKU, Utrecht, NL, Graduation Show
2020 Call(s) for graduates, Nest & Melkweg Expo, Den Haag & Amsterdam, NL, Group show
2019 draai het water, TUUB, Utrecht, NL, Duo show with Zwaantje Kurpershoek
2019 Stuff Matters, Centraal museum Utrecht, Utrecht, NL, Collaborative work for Jessica Stockholder
2019 MAKES SENSE, De Nijverheid, Utrecht, NL, Group show
2018 The Way Out Is Through, AG, Utrecht, NL, Group show
Grants
2023 Mondriaan Fonds, Kunstenaar start
Books published
2019 mooie bak, brievendrager, postfanaat, kanker idee, de groene postbus, kistje, fietsbakje, stuff like this, dit boxje, hello stranger, groene stalen vriend, fiets lezer, all ones that see this, lief ministerpresident, hey beauty, persoon van de fiets, lief dagboek
132 pages, 13,5cm x13,5cm, printed on both sides, bound, self published
Publications/Articles
2021 Tubelight, https://www.tubelight.nl/onzichtbaar-netwerken-bouwen
2020 Mister motley, https://www.mistermotley.nl/art-everyday-life/het-feest-zonder-gasten
2020 TwentyTwenty - Riso printed graduation book by Koen Taselaar
2020 Mister motley, https://www.mistermotley.nl/salon/calls-graduates
Other activities
2022 - Production CareFull,
2022 - Production Lift-Off exhibition,
2020 - 2021 Part of organization ALL INN, production team,
2020 - ongoing Member art collective 20/20,
Working with others
2024 - Caz Egelie & & Collectief AntiKlimax, produced costumes for theater play
2024 - Caz Egelie, produces costumes for their solo show at POST Arnhem
2023 - Eva Spierenburg, producing textile parts for her solo exhibition in Drawing Center Diepenheim
2023 - Caz Egelie & & Collectief AntiKlimax, produced costumes for theater play
2023 - Caz Egelie, produces costumes for theater play
2022 - Eva Spierenburg, Assisting with site specific installation
2022 - Isolde Venrooy, Made three costumes in the form of macrobes they are wearable during a performances
2022 - Caz Egelie, produced and made the costumes and floats for performances at Bosch Parade
2022 - Frank Koolen, produced a large rag doll
2018 - Caz Egelie, Costume and sculpture making for several projects
2019 - Jessica Stockholder, Sculpture for a site specific installation in the show Stuff Matters