MAY HEEK

BIO INFORMATION

May Johanna Heek, born in 1984, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands.
Lives and works in Amsterdam (NL)

 

CURRICULUM VITAE

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EDUCATION
2007-2008 Photo Global Residency, School of Visual Arts, New York U.S.A.
2003-2007 Bachelor of Fine Arts, ArtEZ, Academy of Art and Design, Arnhem NL
1997-2003 Atheneum, Koninklijke Scholen Gemeenschap, Apeldoorn  NL
EXHIBITIONS
2011 Oct - Feb 2012
ING Insurance, Nieuwe fotografie Re:naissance - 2011, Den Haag, NL (group)
2011 Sept
Color and Transition Samples, May Heek, RC de Ruimte Amsterdam NL (solo)
2011 May
Art Amsterdam, We LIke Art Lounge, NL (group)
2010 Nieuw Dakota, 'We Like 6%', Amsterdam NL (group)
RC de Ruimte, Wish is in Design, Amsterdam NL (group)
Bosch Tentoonstellingen, Fotografie, Arnhem NL (group)
2009 Made in Arnhem, "Invites", i.c.w Brendan Austin, Arnhem NL-NY (group)
'Celebrate Shape', Arnhem Fashion Biënnale 2009, NL (group)
A&C LAB, De Wolven, 4th Floor, Amsterdam, NL (group)
2008 Visual Arts Gallery, New Releases, New York  U.S.A. (group)
Open studio's, SVA Photography Department, New York  U.S.A. (group)
2007
Heden, Witzwart video installation 7x11, Ypenburg  NL (group)
State of the image festival, Arnhem  NL (group)
ITS#SIX PHOTO 2007, Triëste  IT (group)
Young talent 2007, Akzo Nobel, Arnhem  NL (group)
Graduation Exhibition 2007:24.26.26, ArtEZ, Arnhem  NL (group)
Arnhem Fashion Biënnale 2007, Stil, CBKG, Arnhem NL (group)
PUBLICATIONS
Places&Persons, May Heek, Collection 2007, publication of #RTBOOKS and Veenman Publishers,
Graphic design by Peter Jonker, ISBN: 97-8908-6900-961, NL
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2011 Nrcnext.nl, We Like Art, The Pigeons, september 2011, NL
2010 Kunstbeeld, Nr. 6 2010, We Like Art, Haze I, magazine NL
We like Art, Post on Haze I, blog, NL
2009 Dear Dave Magazine, NO. 4, New York  U.S.A.

De Gelderlander, Made in Arnhem 2009, 'Contact via skype', newspaper  NL
2008
School of Visual Arts, Photo Global Article, New York  U.S.A.

I heart photography, Laurel Ptak, New York  U.S.A.
2007
Catalogue ITS#SIX 2007, Triëste  IT

MINI International Magazine, #24 feature  IT

BK-Informatie Magazine, number 5, 13 July 2007  NL

Catalogue Fine Arts 2007, ArtEZ  NL

De Gelderlander, Exhibition Stil, newspaper  NL
GRANTS / NOMINATIONS
2010 Development Grant Scheme, The Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, NL
2008 Hey, Hot Shot, Jen Bekman Gallery, Honorable Mention, New York  U.S.A.
2007
School of Visual Arts Scholarship 2007/2008  U.S.A.

Winner ITS#PHOTO SIX, SVA Photo Global Award  IT

Nominated Young Talent 2007, Akzo Nobel  NL
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2009 - current Teacher, UCK, 'Jaaropleiding Fotografie', Utrecht NL
Pecha Kucha Night, Volume #9, MediaMatic, Amsterdam NL
2008 - current Guest teacher, Artez Instistute of the Arts, Arnhem NL
2008
Thesis, SVA, Eva Respini, MoMA, New York  U.S.A.

Studio course, Advisor Marc Joseph, SVA, New York  U.S.A.

Color management and digital printing, Tom Ashe, New York  U.S.A.

Photo Assistant, Martin Adolfsson, Photographer, New York U.S.A.
2007 Internship, Vrouwopdeveranda, Carien Poissonnier, 10x10, Utrecht NL
COLLECTIONS

ING Art Collection, The series 'Columbidae' 2011
Pieter Sanders Nieuw Dakota, 'Haze' 2009

Private Collections
COMMISSIONED
Brecht Duif, Amsterdam
Henriette Waal, Amsterdam
Arnhem Fashion Biennale, Studio Amber, Arnhem
Chi Ha Paura: Brecht Duif, Photo Design Cape, Amsterdam
Anna Korshun: Product Design, ArtEZ, Arnhem
Johan Goossens: Poster Maandag, i.c.w. Thijme Breukers
Dido Yland: Toile de Luxe, ArtEZ
Vrouwopdeveranda: Carien Poissonnier
Vivian Dony: female and male suitcases

ArtEZ: Photography Catalogue Fine Arts Arnhem 2007
Radboud UMC: Video installation scenes in white