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Personal information:
Name: Hester van Tongerlo
Date of Birth: 11 – 01 -1991
Place of birth: Weert
Address: Gebleektendijk 4
Zipcode: 6034RD, Nederweert-end
Country: The Netherlands
Nationality: Dutch
Mobile: +316 – 24545577
Email: hester_van_tongerlo@hotmail.com
Website: www.hestervantongerlo.com

Work experience:
2016- Present: Founder & Organizer of Artist Initiative “Destination Unknown”. Organizing location, funds, Lectures & participants. Monitors order & quality. Be the contact for internally and externally.

2017: “Art art baby” part of Amusseevous. Have contributed to the design and execution of the program for youth visitors during the arts night Hasselt.

2014 – 2015: Co-founder and organizer of artist initiative “This is where we should start feeling at home” in Maastricht. Managing money, location & Participants. Monitors order & quality. Be the contact for internally and externally.

  • Education:
  • 2011 – 2015: HBO Autonomous, art academy MaFAD, Maastricht.
  • 2007 – 2011: MBO Stand, – shop,-  & décor construction (Level 4), SintLucas, Boxtel.
  • Residencies and nominations:
  • 2018: Witte Rook, Breda (residencie)
  • 2017: AG-artprize, Eindhoven (nominated)
  • 2016: Videopower (chosen)
  • 2016: Sea Foundation, Tilburg (residencie)
  • 2015: Summerschool, Mobile Autonomy, Lokaal01, Antwerp
  • Publications:
  • 2018 Gierik, de cyborg, “#Autumnleaves”
  • 04/2018 Wotisart? #13, “I can see how you are”
  • 18/11/2017 Witte Rook, “Advice to the young artist # 10”
  • 18 till 22/09/2017 Mest Magazine , #instafette
  • 30/08/2017 Dagblad De Limburger, “Destination Unknown”
  • 11/12/2016 “Copy Paste”
  • 8/09/2016 Jegens en Tevens, BYOB stedelijk ,”02-12-2014”
  • 23/07/2016 Kunstblijfteenraadsel, “Destination Unknown”.
  • 1/06/2015 “The Eyes, They see”
  • 18/05/2016 Dagblad De limburger, BYOB JVE ,Culture night, ”02-12-2014”
  • 5/04/2014 Lostpainters, “This is where we should start feeling at home”.
  • 1/04/2014 De Limburger, “This is where we should start feeling at home”.
  • Co-curator:
  • 2020: international group exhibition of former DESTINATION UNKNOWN artists, ODAPARK center for contemporary art, Venray
  • Exhibitions:
  • Solo Exhibitions:
  • 17/10 till 27/10/2019 E(e)thisch , The Annex, Weert
  • 19/05 till 08/06/2018 Solo exhibition, The Balcony, Den Haag
  • 11/06 till 24/06/2018 Solo exhibition, Witte Rook, Breda
  • 29/10 till 11/12/2016 “Copy Paste” Solo exhibition, Sea Foundation, Tilburg
  • Group Exhibitions:
  • 21/11/2020 BYOB, kunstacademie, Haarlem
  • 26/01 till 29/02/2020 Flow, Odapark, Venray
  • 14/01/2020 Grote kunstkalender, Nederland
  • 01/08 till 28/07/2019 DU2019, Emmasingel, Weert
  • 15/11 till 17/11/2019 Multiply by sharing, werkplaats K, Kerkrade
  • 22/11 till 24/11/2019 WKNDXXL, Witte Rook, Breda
  • 21/09 till 23/09/2018 DU2018, Bisschop Hoensbroeckstraat, Venlo
  • 24/08/2018 till 25/08/2018 BYOB, Odapark, Venray
  • 25-05-2018 / 12-07-2018: SURFACES/IT’S LIQUID, Venice
  • 23/11 till 25/01/2018 AG prize
  • 8/09 till 10/09/2017 DU2017, Henrijonaslaan 53/55/57, Maastricht
  • 1/09/2017 “Amuse”, Gallery Wilms, Venlo
  • 17/07/2017 Pulp Festival, Sittard
  • 9/06 till 22/9/2017 “Playhouse ’71 -’17”, Van Bommel van Dam museum, Venlo
  • 2/06 till 5/06/2017 “No more boring art”, Kunsttour, Maastricht
  • 27/04/2017 “Human 2.0, exploring cyborgs”, Cybart, Leuven
  • 29/10 till 11/12/2016 “Copy Paste” Solo exhibition, Sea Foundation, Tilburg
  • 29/10/2016 Culture Night Tilburg, Sea Foundation, Tilburg
  • 2/09/2016 BYOB, The Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
  • 22/07 till 24/07/2016 DU2016, Valentijnstraat 31/33/35, Tilburg
  • 15/04/2016 BYOB, van Eyck, Maastricht.
  • 02/07 till 05/07/2015 “Eyes adjusting to light”, Mafad, Maastricht.
  • 18/06/2015 “The eyes, see” (Group publication), Caracola, Maastricht.
  • 30/04/2015 “We will be captain (s)”
  • accompanied by Matylda Krzykowski, van Eyck, Maastricht.
  • 30/01 till 14/02/2015 “OURYOURTHEIRMYSPACE” Academy Gallery, Utrecht.
  • 14/12 till 15/03/2015 “chilling” in Kunsthal45, Den Helder.
  • 03/12/2014 “When people were shorter and living near the water”
  • Accompanied by Paul Devens, Den Helder.
  • 04 till 06/04/2014 “This is where we should start feeling at home”, Maastricht.
  • 07/06/2013 Sound Expo guided by Paul Devens, Intro situ, Maastricht.