Maya Berkhof
Contact | mayaberkhof@gmail.com​​​​​​​
Works and lives in Weesp 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, Mei, Pada 51, PADA studios, Barreiro, Portugal
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, September, RUIS zwaait af: Past to Present, Nijmegen
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  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

Residencies
2023 PADA Studios, Barreiro, Portugal
With the guidance of Tânia Geiroto Marcelino and Tim Ralston
2021 Apprentice Master Project, Kunstpodium T, NL
With the guidance of Riëtte Wanders (Master)

Grants
2024  Mondriaan Fonds, Project
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
2020  TwentyTwenty - Riso printed graduation book by Koen Taselaar

Other activities
2023 - Production, Solo exhibition Caz Egelie
2022 - Production, Bosch parade, Caz Egelie
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 
2025 - Eva Spierenburg, Assisting site specific installation solo exhibition 'I can be a mountain' 38CC, Delft
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

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