Daan van Wel is an artist working in Maastricht, the Netherlands. He holds a BA in painting from the art academy Maastricht and a MA in ceramics from Royal college of art in London, United kingdom.
After working with installation and photography for a few years, he was introduced to working with ceramics in a residency period at the EKWC (european ceramic workcentre, Denbosch the Netherlands). After a few other residences oriented around this medium in Japan, Finland and Denmark he decided to follow a postgraduate degree in ceramics.
He has exhibited his works nationally and internationally and his latest work will be on show at Reuten gallery in Amsterdam from April.
Education:
MA: Royal college of art, dept. Ceramics and Glass, London 2006-2008
BA: Academie beeldende kunst Maastricht afd Monumentaal/painting 1993-1997
Academy of fine arts, Chinese painting Tianjin, P.R. China 1996-1997
Beurzen:
Stir beurs, 1997 (study and travel grant for students)
Startstipendium, Fonds voor beeldende kunsten vormgeving en bouwkunst, 1998-1999
Basisstipendium, Fonds BKVB, 2001-2003
Projectsubsidie Maastricht, 2002
Projectsubsidie Fonds BKVB 2004
Projectsubsidie FBKVB 2005
Basisbeurs 2005-2007
Projectsubsidie Maastricht 2006
Van 1998-2003, bestuurslid and programma commissie Hedah, centrum hedendaagse kunst, Maastricht. NL
Presentaties (selectie)
Juni, 2000 Organisation of BUITEN (art in public space), an initiative of Hedah, citypark Maastricht.
December, 2000 Exhibition at Duende, Rotterdam
Januari, 2001 Guestlecturer for photography in the nineteenth century, Academy for visual arts, Maastricht
Februari, Maart 2001 Study trip to Indonesia and Hongkong.
April, 2001 Fricties, exhibition at Museum van Bommel van Dam, Venlo.
September, 2001 Videoprogram at Winkel van Sinkel, for the Dutch film festival, Utrecht.
November, 2001 Hriller show, installation at the Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht.
August- November 2002 Workperiod and presentation, European ceramic workcentre (EKWC) Denbosch.
March 2003 Study travel to Japan.
Oktober- November 2003 Guestlecturer & workshop at Institute kesenian Jakarta ceramics department, (academy of fine arts Jakarta) Indonesia.
August-september 2004 Kökar kultur, Artist in residence i.s.m Museum Kokar, Åland, Finland
September 2004 Exhibition at Reuten gallery, Amsterdam
January-April 2005 Shigaraki ceramic cultural park (SCCP),
Artist in Residence, Shiga pref.,Japan
May 2005 Lecture and workshop, IKJ (academy visual arts), Jakarta, Indonesia.
November-December 2005 Exhibition at Reuten gallery, Maastricht
June-august 2006 workperiod, presentation, International Ceramic Research Centre, Skaelskor, Denmark
Oktober 2006-present Ceramics and Glass department, RCA London, ma-programme.
August 2007 Uninvited guests, Leightonhouse Museum, London
June 2008 The Show, RCA, London
July 2008 Viande Gallery, groupshow, London
April 2009 Puls Gallery, Brussels
December 2009 Gallery de Glazen Kast, Oud-rekem, Belgium.
Juni 2011 Reuten Gallery Maastricht, Groupshow.
April 2011 Reuten Gallery Maastricht. Groupshow Tefaf
Augustus 2012 Reuten Gallery Maastricht, Groupshow
April 2012, 2013, 2014 Reuten galerie, Tefaf parade
September 2013 Magic Hour, the Ridder, Maastricht
november 2015 Reuten galerie Amsterdam, expositie ter nagedachtenis Jeroen Willems
Komend
April 2016 Reuten galerie Amsterdam met Alexa Meyerman
