Current activities
2019 – present Studio Omstand, Arnhem (NL)
Curator & moderator Artist Talks at Collectie DE.GROEN
For exhibitions, projects and additional information please see:
2018 – present POST (formerly Expoplu), Nijmegen & Arnhem (NL)
Curator
For exhibitions, projects and additional information please see:
www.platformpost.nl
2016 – present RUIS, Nijmegen (NL)
President foundation, artistic director/curator
For exhibitions, projects and additional information please see:
www.ruisnijmegen.nl
2016 – present Freelancer, (anywhere)
Curator/editor/programmer/moderator
2016 – present Mister Motley, Amsterdam (NL)
Editor of an online based magazine
that connects art to the daily life.
Past
2017 – 2019 ArtEZ, Arnhem (NL)
Teacher Art Journalism
2018 Extrapool, Nijmegen (NL)
2017 ZomerExpo, Amsterdam/Zwolle (NL)
1) Assistant-curator of ZomerExpo2017: Water, museum de
Fundatie, Zwolle
2) Project officer. ZomerExpo organized by ArtWorlds
is the largest national contemporary art exhibition held at a
Dutch museum, consisting of works of art selected
anonymously after registration
Selected projects
2024 POST, Nijmegen (NL)
Curated: Symbiosis VII
Shani Leseman & Isabel Cavenecia
2023 Omstand, Arnhem (NL)
Curated: dinner conversations
Groupshow: four artists, one collective, a chef & his friends
2023 POST, Arnhem (NL)
Curated: Symbiosis VI
Irene de Boer & Marina Sulima
2023 POST, Nijmegen (NL)
Curated: Symbiosis V
Ischa Kempka & Tommy Smits
2022 Omstand, Arnhem (NL)
Curated: Ticket to the Future
Groupshow
2022 POST, Arnhem (NL)
Curated: Symbiosis Series IIII
Thijs Jaeger & Justine Grillet
2022 POST, Nijmegen (NL)
Curated: Symbiosis Series III
Katrein Breukers & Daisy Madden-Wells
2022 Z33, Hasselt (BE)
Curated Currents #9: Mother(Land) in collaboration with Lieneke Hulshof
Groupshow
2021 POST, Nijmegen (NL)
Curated: Symbiosis Series II
Marije Gertenbach & Josse Pyl
2021 POST, Arnhem (NL)
Curated: Symbiosis Series I
Natalia Jordanova & Alexandra Serrano Martens
2021 Gastatelier Leo XIII, Tilburg (NL)
Mediator program in collaboration with artist Jamie Kane
2021 Studio Omstand, Arnhem (NL)
Curated: Cluster Bubble II in collaboration with Lieven Hendriks
Groupshow
2020 Expoplu (parapufabrieken), Nijmegen (NL)
Curated: Expoplu Experiment VI
Modern-day Griots and tapped train conversations.
Ayo & Kateřina Gabriel Konarovská
2020 Gastatelier Leo XIII, Tilburg (NL)
Jury-member Leo prijs 2020
2020 Expoplu (parapufabrieken), Nijmegen (NL)
Curated: Expoplu Experiment V
Through the gate, darkly.
Audrey Large & Joeri Woudstra
2019 Biennale Gelderland X DE.GROEN, Arnhem (NL)
Moderated: Biennale Gelderland 2019
(With: Inge Pollet, Seet van Hout, Youri Appelo, Tim Lenders, Gijs
Verhoofstad & Isolde Venrooy)
2019 Studio Omstand, Arnhem (NL)
2019 DE.GROEN, Arnhem (NL)
Moderated: Artist interview - Hester Oerlemans
2019 OMSTAND X DE.GROEN, Arnhem (NL)
Moderated: Artist talk – DUCKUMENTA
(With: Mireille Tap, Rob Groot Zevert, Janneke Bergmans, Karin Kuiper,
Max Urai, Caz Egelie & Frank Koolen)
2019 Expoplu (parapufabrieken), Nijmegen (NL)
Curated: Expoplu Experiment IIII
Domas van Wijk & Quentley Barbara
2019 Vensterbank, Leiden (NL)
Curated: Haast u langzaam
(Mireille Tap, Janneke Baltussen, Elfi Voermans & Jam van der AA)
2019 OMSTAND X DE.GROEN, Arnhem (NL)
Moderated: Artist talk - alle macht aan de kunst
(With: Ineke Hans, Monika Dahlberg, André Smits & Jaap Blonk)
2019 Expoplu (parapufabrieken), Nijmegen (NL)
Curated: Expoplu Experiment III
Valentina Gal & Ariuna Nina
2018 Expoplu (parapufabrieken), Nijmegen (NL)
Curated: Expoplu Experiment II - The horror of the slaughterhouse
Gijsje Heemskerk & Chantal van Lieshout
2018 Collectie DE.GROEN X DBKV, Arnhem (NL)
Organized: 3 lecture evenings with colleague Lieneke Hulshof - heroes in art
education, heroes in the art field and life after art academy
2018 Museum Bronbeek, Arnhem (NL)
Workshop: how to make a flag for a still to be discovered country
2018 Expoplu (paraplufabrieken), Nijmegen (NL)
Curated: Expoplu Experiment I, Flip It Stew Pit
Ide André & Mike Moonen
2018 Expoplu (paraplufabrieken), Nijmegen (NL)
Mireille Tap represents RUIS at Expoplu Engage: A Collective Act
2016 - 2017 Mister Motley, Amsterdam (NL)
Research in collaboration with het VSB Fonds into the art world
outside the established art institutions and institutes. To network
outside museums and galleries, as meeting places for the amateur
/ part-time artist.
GUEST TEACHER/PORTFOLIO REVIEWS
2016 - present ArtEZ Arnhem : BEAR & fine art and design in education department
HKU : Fine Art department
ArtEZ Zwolle : Winterlab program writing classes 2019-2020
Melkweg Amsterdam : portfolio reviews Arty Part 2018-2019-2020
Breitner Academie : fine art and design in education department
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Fenne Saedt works as a freelance curator, writer and moderator. In 2016 she created the foundation of RUIS, an artspace for contemporary art that focuses on experiment and the development of young artists. Since then she has been the artistic director of this exhibition space in Nijmegen where she makes exhibitions in collaboration with young artists. She is also curator at POST in Nijmegen/Arnhem, curator/moderator for Omstand in Arnhem. In addition she is member of a variety of juries and committees. In 2023 she won the Cultural Incentive Award City of Nijmegen.
