Born on 23 june 1980, Enschede, The Netherlands
Lives and workes in The Hague, The Netherlands
Represented by LhGWR in The Hague, The Netherlands and by Gallery FeldbuschWiesnerRudolph in Berlin, Germany.
Education
2003 - 2005
Post St-Joost Photography, Art Academy of Breda, The Netherlands, Diploma M.A. 2005
1997 - 2001
Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, The Netherlands, Diploma B.A. 2001
Solo exhibitions
2018
NOT the Actual Site, Contact Photo Festival Toronto, Canada
2017NOT the Actual Site, exhibition space LhGWR, The Hague, The Netherlands
2016
Projectspace Onomatopee, Eindhoven , The Netherlands
2014
Exhibition space LhGWR, The Hague, The Netherlands
2011
Exhibition space LhGWR, The Hague, The Netherlands
2009
Gallery Hof & Huyser, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2008
Gallery of the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2007
MKgalerie, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2005
MKgalerie, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2005
Breda Photo Festival, Breda, The Netherlands
Selected group exhibitions
20182017
Kunstpodium T 'Overlap' Tilburg, The Netherlands
2016Diehl Cube 'Prime Time, archetypes of abstraction in photography', Berlin, Germany
Paleis Soestdijk 'BAL!', The NetherlandsThe Nederlands Fotomuseum, 'QuickscanNL#02', Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Museum het Valkhof, 'Photography Extended', Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Gallery FeldbuschWiesner, 'deLight', Berlin, Germany
2015
Museum De Fundatie, 'Danger & Beauty Turner and the tradition of the sublime' Zwolle, The Netherlands
2014
Festival International de mode & de photographie of Hyeres, France
Gallery FeldbuschWiesner, At the interstice of photography and sculpture 'Cut Fold Rewrite' Berlin, Germany
2013
Core New Art Space, exhibition 'Time Capsule' Denver,USA
The Netherlands Fotomuseum, 'Wit' Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2012
MK award fundraiser show during the Art Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Foam Talent exhibition during the Unseen Photofair, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2011
Horizonverticaal, 'Straight spaces' Haarlem, The Netherlands
2010
Brno House of Arts, exhibition 'One on one', Brno, Czech Republic
MKgalerie, exhibition 'As time goes by', Rotterdam, The Netherlands and Berlin, Germany
Jeonju Photo Festival, Jeonju, South Korea
2009
Exhibition space LhGWR, The Hague, The Netherlands
2008
Nest, ‘Essentially absent’ The Hague, The Netherlands
2007
Photofestival Naarden, exhibition ‘Airplane’, Naarden, The Netherlands
W139/souterain, exhibition ‘Exploring new identities’ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Gallery Kunstagenten, exhibition ‘Dutch mountains at dawn’, Berlin, Germany
Nieuwe Vide, exhibition ‘Data’, Haarlem, The Netherlands
Jarach Gallery, exhibition ‘Close to dark’, Venice, Italy
2006
Serpentine Gallery, exhibition of C International Photo Magazine, London, United Kingdom
2005
Kunsthuis de Permanente ‘Photography and video’, Groningen, The Netherlands
2003
Photo Biënnale Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Grants and awards
2014
Finalist 29th International festival de mode & de photographie of Hyeres, France
2013
Nominated for the Prix de Rome
Special mention Photo Levallois
2012
Selected as Foam Talent (Photography Museum Amsterdam)
Publications en reviews (selection)
2016
First major monography 'On the Soft Edge of Space' published by Onomatopee, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Interview and portfolio in publication 'Prime Time, archetypes of abstraction in photography' Germany
2015
Interview in Unseen Magazine
2014
Portfolio in FotoMagazin, Germany
2013
Portfolio in Dienacht Magazine, Germany
2012
Foam magazine#32 Talent issue
2010
'The transparancy of appearance' publication about my work by Stroom Den Haag
'49° _ _ _ _ _ N 16° _ _ _ _ _ O self published booklet about architecture in Brno, Czech Republic
2009
Artforum (summeredition) by Daniel Boese, review of exhibition 'Transformations' in Mkgalerie, Berlin
2007
Algemeen Dagblad, review ‘Gegrepen door claustrofobie’ 11 april
Blauwe Augen, Berliner kunstberichte, review ‘Dutch mountains at dawn’ by Petra Henninger, 15 june
Exibart, review ‘Close to dark’ by Eleonora Mayerle, 21 december
2006
C-International Photo Magazine, no 1, january
Marleen Sleeuwits' is represented in collections of institutions like the Erasmus University Rotterdam; Museum het Valkhof, KPMG; De Brauw Blackstone and Westbroek; Heden Den Haag; Ministry of Foreign Affairs and various private collections including the Sanders Collection and De Groen Collection.