MAY HEEK

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BIO INFORMATION

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

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
2002-2003 Fine Arts, one-year preliminary education, School of the Arts, Utrecht  NL
1997-2003 Atheneum, Koninklijke Scholen Gemeenschap, Apeldoorn  NL
EXHIBITIONS
2009 Made in Arnhem, "Invites", i.c.w Brendan Austin, Arnhem, NL-NY (group)
Glamour the Exhibition, 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)
2006
De Kargadoor, Utrecht  NL (group)
2005
LUX, Nijmegen  NL (solo)
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
2009 De Gelderlander, Made in Arnhem 2009, "Contact via skype", newspaper  NL

Dear Dave Magazine, NO. 4, New York  U.S.A.
2008
School of Visual Arts, Photo Global Article, New York  U.S.A.

I heart photography, Laura Petak, 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

CBKG News, Arnhem Fashion Biennale, monthly journal  NL
AWARDS / GRANDS

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

VSB-Fonds Scholarship  NL
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Workexperience Guest teacher, Artez Instistute of the Arts, Arnhem  NL
Teacher, Utrechts Centrum v/d Kunsten, Digital Photography, Utrecht  NL

Photo Assistant, Martin Adolfsson, Photographer, New York  U.S.A.

Internship, Vrouwopdeveranda, Carien Poissonnier, 10x10, Utrecht  NL

LAB, attendant in a work by Tino Sehgal, Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo  NL
Miscellaneous Pecha Kucha Night, Volume #9, MediaMatic, Amsterdam  NL

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.

Hey, Hot Shot, Jen Bekman Gallery, Honorable Mention, New York  U.S.A.

Amorisis, Opening exhibition, Zutphen  NL

Master class Hellen van Meene, Huis Marseille / Foundation for Photography, Amsterdam  NL

Workshop Mark Borthwick, "For your information", Aalten  NL


Commissioned Vrouwopdeveranda: Carien Poissonnier

Diana Winter: singer and songwriter
Vivian Dony: female and male suitcases

ArtEZ: Catalogue Fine Arts 2007
Radboud UMC: Video installation scenes in white
Fashion
Dido Yland: Toile de Luxe
Sanne Schrijver: Collection 2008: i.c.w Carina Hesper

Vice Magazine: Photography: Styling Inge Duiker

Collection "Personals 07": Els Beusen: i.c.w. Carina Hesper