ROBERTO VOORBIJ

roberto voorbij

Born in Woerden, The Netherlands, 1974.
Currently lives and works in Amsterdam.

EXHIBITIONS AND PRIZES:

2010: Presentation of 'Panorama Holland' and panel discussion.
Challenge New Media - Zwols Animatie Film Festival.

2010: Artproject in commission of bioTRADING Benelux B.V. on the occasion of its 30th anniversary,
The Jay, the Sheep and the Culture Medium.

2009: Dead Darlings IV Anonymous Art Auction, Mediamatic Bank, Amsterdam.

2009: Solo. Off-program RED A.i.R., Artist-In-Residence Program - Redlight Art Amsterdam.
Independent Fashion (OntFront / Nuzyn), Amsterdam.

2009: Group exhibition, 'Democracy in Action - An Artist's Point of View'.
Eutopia Academy Masterclass 2009. Atrium, Den Haag.
Nomination for Artist in Action prize.

2009: Solo. Café Nassau, Amsterdam.

2009: Screening of 'WTC ELEVEN YEARS AFTER THREE YEARS BEFORE'
at the Rotterdam VHS Festival #16 (August 15).

2009: Solo. Wolvenstraat 23, Amsterdam.

2009: ArtUnit - Window Gallery, Haarlem.

2009: Presentation of 'The European Kingdom™'. Nomination for 'Pimp My Europe',
a call for designing new symbols and rituals for the EU. De Balie, Amsterdam.
download concept proposal (Dutch only).

2009: Presentation of 'Panorama Holland'. Selected for 'Think Ahead! Open Platform',
award competition at The Netherlands Media Art Institute(NIMk), Montevideo/Time Based Arts.

2008: Screening of 'DUTCH ANGLE' - NPS New Arrivals 2008 / 2009 (online).

2008: 9straatjesROOD, group exhibition in the public space. 'Negen straatjes', Amsterdam.

2008: Dutch Glory, group exhibition. Walls - Gallery, Amsterdam.

2008: Online Gallery ArtOlive - www.galerie.nl
direct link: www.RobertoVoorbij.artolive.nl

1999: Video installation and short film in commission of Circus Maximus, Lazy Marie
Foundation, Utrecht.

1998: Video Festival Utrecht - AVS Foundation. First prize, category free work / upcoming
professional.

1998: 25th Zwelgfilmavond, video installation - Lazy Marie Foundation, Utrecht.

1998: The Saloon, Utrecht.

1998: Documentary 'Jop Horst' - Begane Grond, Utrecht.

1997: Art Manifestation Utrecht.

1997: Graduation Show - Utrecht School of the Arts. Nomination Prins Bernhard Fund and
nomination Piet Bakker Prize.

PUBLICATIONS / MEDIA:

2010: Eutopia - No. 23, DEC 2009 - JAN 2010; Democracy in Action - An Artist's Point Of View.
‘Het DOEN. Het bieden van tegenwicht’ by Wanda Zoet.

2009: Short interview for Radio Netherlands / Wereldomroep - 'Network Europe', 26 May 2009,
on the occasion of 'Pimp my Europe'.

2009: Short interview for Business News Radio by Jeroen Stans - 'On the Move', 25 May 2009,
on the occasion of 'Pimp my Europe'.

2008: Catalogue '9 STRAATJESROOD' a publication of Vodafone Nederland and Kunstenaars&CO.
download catalogue (pdf)

2008: NL20 - nr.16 vol.5; '9 STRAATJESROOD' by Hans van Lissum.

2008: Boomerang / FreshCotton; use of 'The process of art making' (2004) as t-shirt design.

2006: Baxpax Hostel Hotel, Berlin; use of ‘Fed’ (2004) as a promotional postcard.

2005: ADBUSTERS magazine - mar/apr 2005; use of ‘Nothing’ (2004) on the occasion of
‘Buy nothing day’.

EDUCATION AND WORK:

2003 till now: Freelance designer / autonomous artist. (Expertise 3d-software).

2009: ‘Democracy in Action - An Artist's Point Of View’. Eutopia Academy Masterclass 2009.

2008: 'Michel Foucault: The production of man', reading group by Elise van Alphen. W139, Amsterdam.

2004: ‘Experiment and Hallucination’, film course - Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam.

2002-2003: ‘Film, Art and Fashion’, course - University of Amsterdam.

2000-2002: Commercial Employee - Memid Investments Inc., Mijdrecht.

1998-1999: ‘Computer As Basis’ and ‘Orientation Videomontage On The Computer’,
courses - Artibus, Utrecht.

1998: Graphic Design - Utrecht School of the Arts.

1993-1998: Bachelor of Education in Visual Arts and Art History - Utrecht School of the
Arts (diploma obtained).

1998: Documentary ‘Jop Horst’, student internship - Begane Grond, Utrecht.

1996: Advanced sculpture, computer-imaging, welding - The School of the Art Institute
of Chicago.

1993: Pre-University Education - Veenlanden College, Mijdrecht (diploma obtained)