Curriculum vitae

Willem Popelier

Born   1982, Eindhoven NL
2008  BDes, Royal Academy of Art The Hague NL
2010   MFA, AKV|St.Joost Breda NL

Nominations & Awards

2016  FOAM Paul Huf Award, nominated
2013  ING New Talent Photography Award, nominated
2012  Dutch Doc Award 2012, longlisted
2012  Prix Pictet, nominated
2012  Albert Renger-Patsch Award, Museum Folkwang Essen, nominated
2012  Infinity Award, International Center of Photography NY, nominated
2012  C/O Berlin Talents, awarded
2011  FOAM 3h Droomprijs, awarded
2011  Dutch Doc Award 2011, awarded Special Mention
2011  Schönste Bücher Aus Aller Welt 2010, awarded Bronze Medal
2011  The Best Dutch Book Designs 2010
2011  Plat(t)form11, Fotomuseum Winterthur, awarded Special Mention
2010  Dutch Doc Award 2010, nominated Innovation & Experiment
2008  Steenbergen Stipendium, awarded Public Prize

Grants

2014  Talent Development Grant, Mondriaan Fund
2011  Starter stipend, Fonds BKVB
2009  Publication grant, Fonds BKVB

Collections

C/O Berlin, Berlin DE
DZ Bank, Frankfurt am Main DE
FOAM, Amsterdam NL
FOMU, Antwerp BE
Fotomuseum Winterthur, Wintherthur CH
ING Art Collection, Amsterdam NL
Menzis Art Collection, Wageningen NL
Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam NL
VU Amsterdam, Amsterdam NL

Selected Exhibitions

2021  Face Control, Foto Colectania, Barcelona ES
2021  The Gallery of Honour of Dutch Photography, Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam NL
2020  Ephemeral Photographs (solo), Pennings Foundation, Eindhoven NL
2019  What about me?, VU Amsterdam, Amsterdam NL
2018-2019  Family, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, Schiedam NL
2018  PREVIEW, Galerie Pennings, Eindhoven NL
2018  Unfair 2018, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam NL
2018  OVERDAAD, Kunstlinie Almere, Almere NL
2017  Buiten Kaders, BKKC, Tilburg NL
2017  WATCHED! Surveillance Art & Photography in Europe post 9/11, C/O Berlin, Berlin DE
2016  Your Weekly President (solo), De Melkweg, Amsterdam NL
2016  Caméra(Auto)Contrôle, Centre de la Photographie Genève, Geneva CH
2016  Les Nouveaux Talents de la Photographie, Abbaye de Neumünster, Luxembourg LU
2016  Map of Daily Life, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Tianjin CN
2016  Design my Privacy, Z33, Hasselt BE
2016  Prospects & Concepts, Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam NL
2016  Quickscan NL#2, Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam NL
2015-2016  Photography Inc., FOMU Fotomuseum, Antwerp BE
2015  Map of Daily Life, Lishui Photography Festival, Lishui CN
2015  The Mirrored Eye - Self Portraits in Dutch Contemporary Art, Museum Arnhem, Arnhem NL
2015  Design my Privacy: Crypto Design Exhibition, MOTI, Breda NL
2015  Me, You and Everyone We Don't Know, Minerva Academy, Groningen NL
2015  Profiled: Surveillance of a Sharing Society, Apexart, New York US
2015  Characteristic Faces, Museum Dr. Guislain, Gent BE
2014  GenderBlender, MU, Eindhoven NL
2014  On First Sight, Teylers Museum, Haarlem NL
2014  The Space Between Us, He Xiangning Art Museum, Shenzhen CN
2013  Undercover, Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art, St. Petersburg RU
2013  ING New Talent Photography Award, Huize Frankendael, Amsterdam NL
2013  Talents, Abbaye de Neumünster, Luxembourg LU
2013  From Here On, Arts Santa Monica, Barcelona SP
2012  The Youth Code!, Daegu Photo Biennale, Daegu KR
2012  This is Willem Popelier (solo), C/O Berlin, Berlin BE
2012  From Here On, Fotomuseum, Antwerp BE
2012  The History of Now, F/Stop Festival, Leipzig DE
2012  Status, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur CH
2011  New Dutch Storytellers, Fotografia Roma, Rome IT
2011  From Here On, Atelier de Mécanique, Rencontres d'Arles, Arles FR
2011-16  De Donkere Kamer, Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam NL
2011  Showroom Girls (solo), Foam, Amsterdam NL
2010  International Departure: Gate 10, Fondazione Fotografia, Modena IT
2010  New York Photo Festival, Kunsthalle Galapagos, New York US
2010  7th International Biennial of Photography and Visual Arts, Liege BE

Book Publication

2023  Tu Mejor Selfi, Libros Cúpula
2015  The Do-It-Yourselfie Guide, BIS Publishers
2014  The Do-It-Yourselfie Guide (Limited Artist Edition), New Window
2012  This is Willem Popelier, Deutscher Kunstverlag
2010  ███ and Willem (English Version), post editions
2010  ███ en Willem (Dutch version), post editions
2008  XXXX & Willem, edition of 5, selfpublished

Selected Other Publications

2018  Foam Magazine #49, Foam / Vandejong Amsterdam NL
2016  WATCHED!, Hasselblad FDN & C/O Berlin, Walther Köning, Köln DE
2016  Extra 19 – Lijf, FW:Books, Amsterdam NL
2016  Pages, The Quickscan #2 Edition, FW:Books, Amsterdam NL
2015  Photography Inc., Lanoo, FOMU Fotomuseum, Antwerp BE
2014  Re:Society. 40 years of ING engaging with the arts, Frame Publishers, Amsterdam NL
2014  Auto, Valand / Göteborgs Universitet, Göteborg SE
2013  C Photo #6 - Observed, Ivorypress, London UK
2012  Identikit, Market Photo Workshop, Johannesburg ZA
2012  F/Stop - The History of Now, Lubok Verlag, Leipzig DE
2012  Status, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur CH
2012  The Dutch Photobook, NAi / Aperture Publishers, NL
2011  Foam Magazine #29 - What's Next?, Foam / Vandejong, Amsterdam NL
2011  From Here On, Rencontres d'Arles, Arles FR
2011  Showroom Girls (with a text by Stine Jensen), Foam, Amsterdam NL
2011  Willem Popelier on privacy and the internet, Foam What's Next?, Amsterdam NL
2010  Foam Magazine #25 - Traces, Foam / Vandejong, Amsterdam NL

Selected Lectures

2019  React Research Reenact for AKV|St.Joost, Den Bosch NL
2019  Playing with Blue Marbles for De Fotobond, Amersfoort NL
2018  Self for Pennings Foundation, Eindhoven NL
2018  #IAmAmazing for HKU, Utrecht NL
2017  On Selfies for ING at TEFAF, Maastricht NL
2017  Profie for ING at Unseen Fair, Amsterdam NL
2016  Body at Foam, Amsterdam NL
2016  Onszelfie at Museum Arnhem, Arnhem NL
2015  Octothorpeselfportrait at Fotokafeine, Eindhoven NL
2014  We we we at Lunch Bytes, Foam, Amsterdam NL
2014  Obamas & Selfies at Paris Photo Platform, Grand Palais, Paris FR
2014  Research Review Reenact at Camera Arts, Luzern CH
2014  Fast, Fun & Easy, NEPN, Newcastle Upon Tyne UK
2014  Statement Echte Fotografie, Fotodok, Utrecht NL
2012  Digital Narcissism, Hasselblad Foundation, Göteborg CH
2012  The Art of Privacy, Museum voor Communicatie, The Hague NL
2012  Obama/Osama, F/Stop Fotofestival, Leipzig DE
2011  The Obvious Portrait, De Balie, Amsterdam NL
2010  Showroom, Impakt Festival, Utrecht NL

Teaching & workshops

2021-present  Co-Course Leader, Department of Photography, Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam
2012-present  Tutor in Photography, Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam
2015-2021  Tutor in Critical Studies, Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam
Annually  Workshop Graduation in 4 days, multiple art academies, The Netherlands
Annually  Workshop Unsolicited Advice, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague
2016  Workshop The Art Of Taking Selfies, De Pit / Unseen Festival, Amsterdam
2012-2014  Teacher Research Photography, AKV|St.Joost Academy, Den Bosch
2013  Workshop The Next Photo to bachelors Minerva Academy, Groningen
2013  Guest Teacher Fine Art, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague
2013  Masterclass Graduation in 3 days to bachelors St.Joost, Breda
2012  Guest teacher Photography, AKV|St.Joost, Breda
2011  Guest teacher Photography, Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam
2011  Teacher Research Photography, AKV|St.Joost, Breda
2011  Workshop Inspiration to bachelors AKV|St.Joost
2011  Teacher minor photographic image and the internet, AKV|St.Joost, Breda
2010  Guest teacher Photography / Graphic Design, KABK, the Hague
2010  Masterclass at New York Photo Festival, New York
2010  Masterclass Your work already exists to bachelors St.Joost, Breda

Worked for (Selection)

Camera Arts Luzern
Dutch Doc Photo
Foam Amsterdam
Fotodok Utrecht
The Hasselblad Foundation
ING Group
Market Photo Workshop South Africa
Menzis
Minerva Academie
Museum Hilversum
Museum voor Communicatie
Nederlands Fotomuseum
New Window
NN Group
North East Photography Network UK
NRC media
Passionate Bulkboek
Rabobank
Royal Academy of Art, The Hague
De Standaard
De Utrechtse Spelen
University of Göteborg
University of Sunderland
Vandejong
Volkskrant
Dries Verhoeven
Het Zuidelijk Toneel



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