Curriculum Vitae Jan Theun van Rees (1960)


Exhibitions (selection)
2008 "INKIJK" Subway Station Weesperplein - Amsterdam, NL (solo)
2008 "Bouw in Beeld Prijs" - The Hague, Amsterdam & Eindhoven, NL
2008 "Photogallery Kleine Klup - Leiden, NL (solo)
2008 Sears Tower - Chicago, USA (solo)

2007 "Hidden Spaces Chicago" - Museum of Contemporary Photography - Chicago, USA (solo)
2007 "Chicago, Three Photographers Explore Place" - MetCap bank - Chicago, USA
2007 "Uitzicht" - Artwalk - Amsterdam, NL

2006 “Behind the Walls” – Unity Temple – Oak Park, USA (solo)
2006 “Building Dreams in the Bookbinder’s Room” - Cultural Center – Chicago, USA (solo)

2005 “Polderlight” – Light Art manifestation, Amsterdam, NL

2004 “Architectura” – Flatfile Galleries, Chicago, USA
2004 “Mitten Am Rand” – University of Cologne, Cologne, D

2003 “Kommen Sie nach House, Come Home” – Koeln, Amsterdam, Chicago
2003 “A place 2B” – Larry Mills Gallery - Pella, USA (solo)

2002 “Buurten, Neighborhooding” – Tabitha, Senior Home – Amsterdam, NL
2002 “Versche Lucht, Fresh Air” – Municipal Theatre “Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam”, NL (solo)

2000 “Sommeart Art Labor, Summer Art Laboratory” – Artoll, Bedburg Hau, D
2000 Watertower Aalsmeer, NL (solo)

1999 GriffioenTheatre – Amstelveen, NL (solo)
1999 “3rd Magiorama Convention on Art & Science" – Martinihall, Groningen, NL
1999 “The Bored and the Tempted" – Outline Gallery, Amsterdam, NL

1997 “Cassata” – Outline Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1997 “Nergens in het Bijzonder, Nowhere in Particular” – Artoteek Oost, Amsterdam, NL (solo)

Commissions (selection)
2007 Photo installation - US Equities Realty, Chicago

2006 - 2009 Photo commission, Project Management Bureau / Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, NL

2005 – 2009 Photo commission, Van Den Ende Foundation, Amsterdam NL
2005 – 2006 Photo commission, Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam Netherlands

2004 – 2005 Photo installation in Former Navy Wharf, “Willemsoord” – DenHelder, NL
2004 – 2005 “Op de schop / Under Construction“ Photo commission - AFK City of Amsterdam, NL
2004 Photo installation in private home, Chicago, USA
2004 VSCD, Amsterdam - Slide installation, Orpheus Theatre Apeldoorn, NL

2003 Sketchdesign for Former Navywahrf, “Willemsoord” – Den Helder, Netherlands

2002 “Zichtlijnen / Viewing Lines” Photo installation in Municipal Theatre “Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam", NL

2000 Slide installation, Museum Vincent Van Gogh, Amsterdam, Netherlands

1997 Mural Painting – Installation, City of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Bibliography (selection)
2007 "One Wall Away, Chicago's Hidden Spaces" - Monograph - US Equities - Chicago, USA - essay "Inside Out" by Rod Slemmons
2007 "Verborgen Schoonheid / Hidden beauty" - N.A.P Magazine - Amsterdam, NL - article -

2006 "Inside Job" - Kevin Nance - article - Chicago Sun Times - Chicago, USA - January 20th, 2006
2006 "Negative Space" - article - homas Connors - CS - Chicago, USA - February 2006
2006 Katherine R. Lieber - review - Artscope.net - Chicago, USA - February 2006

2005 "De eindeloze trap/The Infinite Stairways" - Jan theun van Rees - article with photographs - Zichtlijnen - Amsterdam, NL - issue 103, 2005

2004 "Een valkenfamilie en 4000 stoelen/A Family of Falcons and 4,000 chairs"– Jan theun van Rees - article with photographs - Zichtlijnen - Amsterdam, NL - issue 97, 2004

2004 Newsletter U. T. R. F. – Oak Park, IL USA

2003 Pella "A Place 2B, Exhibit Looks at Favorite places of Children" - Cindy Van DonselaarChronicle – interview - Pella, USA - March 23, 2003

2002 "Kruipen door schouwburgkrochten/Crawling through Theater Dungeons" - Kester Freriks - review - NRC Handelsblad - Rotterdam, NL - March 28, 2002
2002 "Schouwburg Binnenstebuiten "Theater Inside Out" editorial - Kunstbeeld - Den Haag, NL April, 2002
2002 "Krochten en kruipruimtes in Schouwburg vastgelegd / Caverns and crawlingspaces Recorded" - article - Parool - Amsterdam, NL - March 23, 2002
2002 "Een paralelle wereld achter het pluche/A parallel world behind the pluche" - Marijn van der Jagt - article - Zichtlijnen - Amsterdam, NL - May, 2002

1999 Magiorama 3 (Catalogue) - Groningen, NL

1998 "Langs Kunst in Amsterdam Oost/Along Art in Eastern Amsterdam" - Amsterdam, NL

1997 "Nergens in het bijzonder – Nowhere in Particular" - book - Amsterdam, NL

Related work
2007 Visiting Artist, University of Colorado, Boulder CO USA
2007 Visiting Artist , University of southern Indiana, Evansville IN, USA

2002 – 2003 Visiting Professor of Art, Central College of Iowa, Pella USA

Grants/Awards
2008 Nomination - "Bouw in Beeld Prijs"
2006 Nomination - Santa Fe Photography Prize
2005 “Project Grant” - Netherlands Funds for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture
2002 "Allen B. Allen Fund for Visiting Artists" - Pella IA, USA
2001 “Basisbeurs” General Grant - Netherlands Fund for Visual Art, Design and Architecture

Work in collections
Museum of Contemporary Photography - Chicago, USA
Museum of Contemporary Art Stedelijk Museum - Amsterdam, NL
Stads Archief Municipal Archive - Amsterdam
City of Chicago, IL, USA
US Equities, Chicago, IL USA
Central College of Iowa, Pella IA, USA

Private and corporate collections in USA & NL