Mitsy Groenendijk
Lives and works in Amsterdam.
With her monkey sculptures, Mitsy Groenendijk gives a voice to the animal Other and elaborates a discourse on humanity’s fate and theirs. By performing caricatured versions of human role models, her pet-size monkeys seem to as much take revenge on us as to make us aware of how much we mimic ourselves and others in order to be. By disclosing the importance of repetition as key to the maintenance of the status quo, Mitsy’s sculptures stimulates the viewer to challenge his or her thinking habits
MITSY GROENENDIJK
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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014 Villa de Bank, Monkeys in the Bank, Enschede , The Netherlands
2013 Tylers Museum ,The missing link, with Kennis & Kennis , Haarlem ,The Netherlands
2012/2013 Thomas open , Amsterdam The Netherlands
2010/2011 Witzenhausen Gallery , New York , U.S.A
2009 Together , Willem 3 , Vlissingen The Netherlands samen met Anya Janssen
2009 Ready, Emmanuel Walderdorff Gallery, Cologne, Germany
2008 Time is on my side , Witzenhausen Gallery , Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2007 Just Another Day , Majke Hüsstege Gallery, den Bosch , The Netherlands
2005 Wicked Messenger , Emmanuel Walderdorff Gallery, Cologne, Germany
2004 Witzenhausen Gallery , Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2004 People see-People do, WA#K, Center for Contemporary Art, Vlissingen, The Netherlands
2003 Witzenhausen Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2002 Brassieres, Het Paleis, Antwerpen, Belgium
1997 Galerie Cokkie Snoei, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1997 Textiel Museum, Tilburg, The Netherlands
1997 Stedelijk Museum, Vlissingen, The Netherlands
1994 Sirenen-Business Women, Cokkie Snoei Gallery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1993 Sirenen, Galerie der Stadt Esslingen, Esslingen, Germany
1992 Sirenen-Nature Women, De Watertoren, Vlissingen, The Netherlands
1992 Sirenen-Nature Women, Apunto Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1991 Sirenen, Torch Gallery, Kunstrai, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1990 First Blossom, Apunto Gallery, The Netherlands
1989 De Praktijk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2014 / 2015 O.B A . Amsterdam The Netherlands
2014 Nedelandsche Bank , Amsterdam The Netherlands
2014 Marimacha, WEB, Groningen, The Netherlands
2014 Wunderkammer, Tetem kunstruimte , Enschede , The Netherlands
2014 Bison Caravan , Tierrafino, Amsterdam , The Netherlands
2014 Accomplices III, Kunstenlab Deventer, The Netherlands
2014 Art Wynwood, Miami, U.S.A
2014 Accomplices III, Tetem kunstruimte , Enschede , The Netherlands
2013 Assen, kunstsalon, Tekenkabinet , Assen , The Netherlands
2013 Art in the House , Majke Husstege gallery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2013 Jesus Christ Superstar, Rotterdam , The Netherlands
2013, Drinnen binnen Draussen buiten ,Kers galerie, Amsterdam , The Netherlands
2013 Waterlandmuseum, Tekenkabinet, Purmerend, The Netherlands
2013 Komplizen, Ostrale, Dresden , Germany
2013 Scope, Witzenhausen Gallery, Basel , Switzerland
2013 Repeatclub 3, Witzenhausen gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2013 Room and style ,Dresden ,Germany
2013 Wer nicht denken will fliegt raus,Odapark , Venray,The Netherlands
2012 Kompost , galerie Roy, Zuelpich,Germany
2012 Mindmap , Odapark Venray ,The Netherlands
2012 Ostrale , Dresden ,Germany
2012 Art Rai , Amsterdam ,The Netherlands
2012 Emmanuel Walderdorff Gallery ,Germany
2012 Mes Amia Mes Amis ,Cologne Germany
2012 Raw Expo ,Rotterdam The Netherlands
2011 PA.N Amsterdam , The Netherlands
2011 Pulse Art Fair , Miami ,U.S.A
2011 Kunstverein Heppenheim together with Anya Janssen,Heppenheim Germany
2011 Salontentoonstelling ,WEP,Groningen ,The Netherlands
2011 Art Amsterdam,Majke Husstege Gallery, The Netherlands
2011 Sammen Igen , Kunstverein Heppenheim, Germany
2011 Artantique,Utrecht ,The Netherlands
2011 Beestachtig goed ,C.B.K Den Bosch, The Netherlands
2011 Scope,Art fair, New York1989 Barock & Roll, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (catalogue)
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2014 De Volkskrant Wunderkammer
2014 NRC Next Kasten vol Fantasie
2014 Catalogue paper ,Paleo Psycho Pop, Bison Caravan
2014 Art Slant, Art Wynwood, Miami USA
2012 Mindmap )book
2012 Haarlems Dagblad, Apen Raw Expo vandaag geopend , photo ANP
2012 BN de stem.nl ,Art Rotterdam groet uit tot kunstfestival
2012 7 Days ,Harige kunst
2011 New York Post , Day in photos ,
2011 Extra, Heppenheim Laudenbach, Welt der Wunder wieder finden ,Ausstellung beim Kunstverein
2011 TON ART , Der Mensch im Tier,Ausstellung Mitsy Groenendijk und Anya Janssen
2011 Brabants Dagblad , Gerrit van den Hoven
2010 New York Art Beat ,info on art and design
2010 Trouw.nl , de PAN (twee bezoekers kijken )Photo ANP
2010 Sachsische Zeitung , Venedig konnte man sich sparen , Tomas Petzold
2010 catalogua Ostrale 2010
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