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Venus Jasper is a Queer visual artist, storyteller, world builder, singer-priestess, public speaker, researcher, writer, and curator, based between Amsterdam and Antwerp.

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Venus Jasper (Griepink)

Born Eindhoven (NL), in 1988
Currently based in Amsterdam (NL)


Education

2011 / 2013   Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Piet Zwart Institute Rotterdam (NL)

2006 / 2010
  Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA hons), HKU Utrecht (NL)

Solo Exhibitions

2023
 Murky Medicine Swamp, Rupert Vilnius (LT)

2022
 EARTHSHRINE, MU Hybrid Arthouse Eindhoven (NL)

2019
 Trans Neolithic Future, Te Ware Toi Wellington (NZ)

2014  Meet Your Maker, 1646 the Hague (NL) (one night solo)

2014
 SWEAT, Roodkapje Rotterdam (NL)

2012
 Lovejoy's Practice, Tidens Krav Oslo (NO)

Awards

2022 C.o.C.A Award 2023, C.o.C.A. (nominated)

2013  Promotion Award, PZI Rotterdam (awarded)

2010 Jan Zumbrink Award, HKU Utrecht (awarded)

2010 Ron Mandos Young Blood Award (shortlisted)

Group Exhibitions (selection)

2024
 Ghosts of Futures Past, Garage Rotterdam (NL) upcoming

2024
 Land-Learning, NEST Gallery Miami (USA) upcoming

2024
 Blauwe Zone Festival, Van Eesteren Museum Amsterdam (NL)

2024
 Mosquito Shrine, NEST Gallery Miami (USA)

2024
 People look like Flowers, Roze Filmdagen Amsterdam (NL)

2024
 Performance Conversaciones, PerformVU/Radio Nopal Mexico City (MX) (video screening)

2023
 Open Space, SÍM Residency Reykjavik (IS)

2023
 Tender Raptures, Technical Museum of East Iceland (IS)

2023
 Wat Bezielt Ons? Vishal Haarlem (NL)

2022
 OPYUM Festival, 3537 Paris (FR) (video screening)

2022
 Pittfalls, Odapark Venray (NL) (mentor)

2022
 We are all Stardust, Dat Bolwerck Zutphen (NL)

2022
 All Flourishing is Mutual, MELKWEG Amsterdam (NL) (co-curated)

2022
 Alles Verandert, Museum IJsselstein (NL)

2021
 RE_NATURE, Willem Twee Den Bosch (NL) (co-curated)

2021
 Village of Shakespeare, Diever (NL)

2021
 Dreaming in Everywhen, IMPAKT, Utrecht (NL)     

2020 Empathie, Museum IJsselstein (NL)

2019  Orgonomics, Garage Rotterdam (NL)

2018  Prospects & Concepts, Art Rotterdam (NL) (fair)

2018  Echoes of Shamanism, Zone2Source Amsterdam (NL)

2017  We are the Market!, Onomatopee Eindhoven (NL)

2017 Disruption – Remapping Nature, Lustwarande Tilburg (NL)

2017 Cure Park, TAAK/Amsterdamse Bos (NL) (manifestation)

2016  Universal Baby, ZERP Gallery Rotterdam (NL)

2016  Ritual and the Sacred, Route du Nord Rotterdam (NL)

2016  Art Rotterdam, ZERP Gallery Rotterdam (NL) (fair)

2015  Precious Vessels, MILK Amsterdam (NL)

2015  Fest I Nova, Art Villa Garikula, Kaspi (GE)

2015  Sfear van Ynset, Kunsthuis SYB Beetsterzwaag (NL) (triënnale)

2015  Festival WhyNot, Tolhuistuin Amsterdam (NL)

2014  The Feeling Internet, Mediamatic Amsterdam (NL)

2014  In Search of a Moral Ritual, Kunsthuis SYB Beetsterzwaag (NL)

2013  The Temptations of AA Bronson, Witte de With (NL)

2013  Banquet for the Wandering Ghosts, TENT Rotterdam  (NL)

2013  Nothing could be slow enough, TENT Rotterdam (NL)

2013  De Vissers, Goethe Institute Rotterdam (NL)

2012  Complimenta, The Manse Ithaca NY (US)

2012  The Howl and the Why, Grünerløkka Kunsthall Oslo (NO)

2012  Urban Wizard Practice, Roodkapje Rotterdam (NL)

2012 The Teaser, Upominki Rotterdam (NL)

2011  Triptease, Kunstpodium-T, Tilburg (NL)

2011  Kunst aan de Schinkel, Soledad Senlle A'dam (NL)

2010 Best of Graduates, Ron Mandos Gallery A'dam (NL)

2010 HKU graduation, HKU Utrecht (NL)


Performances/Actions/Talks

2024
Wetlands Worship, Green Space Miami/AIRIE (US) talk

2023
Wetlands Worship, Earthbound (DK) talk

2023
Herring God MoanZ, LungA Festival (IS) performance/music

2023
OAKBaLLZ and EELSkin […], Rupert Vilnius (LT) performance/music

2022
Earth Craft, KABK the Hague (NL) talk

2022
Music from the Earth, Dat Bolwerck (NL) performance/music

2022 Is Soil Sacred? MU Hybrid Arthouse (NL) talk

2022
Earth Fungus Blessing, MU Hybrid Arthouse (NL) performance/workshop

2022
EARTHRAVE, MU Hybrid Arthouse (NL) performance/music

2021
 Kunstenplan, Diever/Drenthe (outdoor/group) workshop series

2020
Kunst is Lang, Mister Motley Podcast  (NL) talk

2020
Enter the Grove, LeGuessWho? Utrecht (NL) performance/music

2020
Enter the Grove, IMPAKT Festival, Utrecht (NL) performance/music

2020
S T O N E O R G Y x DEEPSOIL, MU Eindhoven (NL) performance/music

2020
Kan niet bestaat niet, Brakke Grond/Mister Motley (NL) talk

2019
S T O N E O R G Y, Garage Rotterdam (NL) performance/music

2019
Ultra Ecosexual, Garage Rotterdam (NL) spoken word

2018
Echoes of Shamanism, Zone2Source Amsterdam (NL) performance

2018 Talks of Treehugging,  Zone2Source Amsterdam (NL) talk

2017
We are the Market!, Onomatopee Eindhoven (NL) performance

2017
LOVE SPACE, Cure Park Amsterdam (NL) performance/community series

2017
Brief Encounters ’17, Lustwarande (NL) performance

2016
Film&Culture Night, Bookstore Project A'dam (NL) talk

2016
Wavy T, San Seriffe A'dam, Printroom R'dam (NL) book reading series

2015 Art’s Birthday, MuHKA Antwerpen (BE) performance

2015 WhyNot? Festival, Amsterdam (NL) performance

2014 New Shampoo Formula, Lost&Found spoken word

2014 SWEAT VI, 1646 The Hague (NL) performance/community

2014 SWEAT I-V, Roodkapje Rotterdam (NL) performance/community series

2014Hemelse Caravaan, SIGN Groningen (NL) performance

2012Lovejoy's Practice, Tidens Krav Oslo (NO) performance

/older live engagements on request

Residencies

2025  EKWC, Oisterwijk (NL)

2024 AIRIE Everglades, Florida (US)

2023 SÍM Residency, Reykjavik (IS)

2020 AVL Mundo, Rotterdam (NL)

2015  Kunsthuis SYB, Beesterzwaag (NL)

2014 ALTO residency, Alto Paraiso de Goias (BR)

Stipends/Grants

2024 Artist Basic, Mondrian Fund

2024 Project grant, Amarte Fund

2023 Project grant, Amarte Fund

 2023Music production grant, SENA

2023 Project Stipend, Mondrian Fund

2022 Research Stipend, Amsterdam Fund of the Arts

2020 Artist Basic, Mondrian fund

2018 O&O Stipend, CBK Rotterdam

2016 O&O Stipend, CBK Rotterdam

2016 Young Talent Stipend, Mondrian Fund

2016 Project grant, Stichting Stokroos

2014 O&O Stipend, CBK Rotterdam

2010  Spreekuur, Amsterdam Fund of the Arts

Commissions

2021 Public sculpture for Stichting Village of Shakespeare, Diever

2015  Performance in film Night Soil - Fake Paradise, Melanie Bonajo

2014  Research-performance for Ewoud van Rijn/Dolf Henkes Prijs,TENT Rotterdam

2013  Performance in film Matrix Botanica, Melanie Bonajo

2013  Live performance, Temptations of AA Bronson, Melly Rotterdam

Catalogues

2021 RE_NATURE Festival, RE_NATURE (NL) (catalogue)

2019 Delirious Lustwarande, Lustwarande Tilburg (NL)(book)

2019 Echoes of Shamanism, Performance Art Event (NL) (catalogue)

2018  We are the Market, Onomatopee Eindhoven (NL) (book)

2018  Prospects & Concepts, Mondrian Fund (NL) (catalogue)

2013  Jan Zumbrink Prijs #5, HKU (NL) (book)

2013  Nothing could be slow enough […], PZI (NL) (catalogue)

2011   Kunst aan de Schinkel, Soledad Senlle Foundation (NL) (catalogue)

2010  Eindexamen 2010, HKU (NL) (catalogue)

Press (selection)

2024 (upcoming) Venus Jasper, KEYI Magazine Hong Kong (HK) (interview)

2024 Venus Jasper, PerformVU (US) (added to web collection)

2023 Have we met? Ep 2, MU Eindhoven (NL) (podcast)

2023 SÍM Residency, Grapevine Reykjavik (IS) (article)

2023 Earthbonds, Echo Gone Wrong (LT) (article)

2023 Rupert Invites, Delfi Kultura (LT)(article)

2023 Toegezongen Aarde, Dagmar Bosma, Mister Motley (NL) (article)

2022 To Live And Die With Soil, Georgia Kareola, MU (NL) (article)

2022 EARTHSHRINE Sensing Sacred Soil, Digicult (IT) (article)

2022 EARTHSHRINE, Museum.nl (NL)(article)
2022 Een onmenselijke aarde, Minke Schönthaler, Mister Motley (NL) (article)

2021Treesome, TAG43 magazine (IT) (article)

2021Kunstfestival RE_NATURE [...], NRC newspaper (NL) (review)

2021 Kleine evoluties in ons denken, Maurits de Bruijn, Mister Motley (NL)  (review)

2021 SPELLBOUND: Grove is in the Heart, Georgia Kareola, Kunstlicht (NL) (essay)

2020Wanneer taal poëzie wordt […], Lieneke Hulshof, Mister Motley (NL) (interview)

2020Kunst is lang, Luuk Heezen, Mister Motley (NL) (podcast)

2020Orgasme als wondermiddel, Mister Motley (NL)  (review)

2018De kunstenaar als Sjamaan, Metropolis M (NL)  (review)

2017Futuristic Primitivism, Rieke Vos, O, Wonder (NL) (interview)

2017Natuur en Cultuur […], Tubelight (NL) (review)

2017De schoonheid van een Slakkengang, NRC (NL)(article)

2017Niet-menselijke krachten op de Lustwarande, NRC (NL)(review)

2017Lustwarande en de connectie Tilburg - Kassel, Metropolis M (NL)(review)

2017Temple of Seduction, Glamcult Magazine (NL)  (review)

2017Bedachtzame seks, Parool (NL) (article)

2017Kunst over seks en zorg in Amsterdamse Bos, NRC (NL) (interview)

2016Jan Rijdt Rond, NPO3 (NL) (television interview)

2015Fest I Nova, Georgian TV (GE) (television reportage)

2015Kunst in Beesterzwaag, Omrup Fryslan (NL) (television interview)

2014Nieuwe Nieuwe Alchemie, Metropolis M (NL) (article)

2012 Dooier Tombe Neo-Lasquax, Verenigde Sandbergen (NL) (review)

2012 Pugge of Relativisme, Billedkunst #01 (NO) (review)

/older press on request