Simon Schrikker (Utrecht 1973) lives and works in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Education
1999-2001 Dutch Art Institute (MFA), Enschede
1995-1999 Minerva, academie voor beeldende kunsten (Bachelor), Groningen
1998 Koninklijke Academie voor de Schone Kunsten, Gent, Belgium (exchange)
Exhibitions (a selection)
Solo
2012
'Trough Thick and Thin", Livingstone Gallery, the Hague
"SCREECH", Drents Museum, Assen
"Old Dogs, New Tricks", Majke Husstege Gallery, Den Bosch
2008
Hudson Museum, Rotterdam
Galerie Dick de Bruijn, Middelburg
Ijssalon Aris Laan, (curated by Emo Verkerk) Den helder
2007
“Unleashed”, Carl Berg Gallery, Los Angeles, US
"Paintings", het Wilde Weten, Rotterdam
2005
Museum van Nagsael, Rotterdam
“Anything banal can be turned into horror “, Rechtsachter, CBK Rotterdam
Group
2012
"On The Road Again", Livingstone Gallery, Den Haag
"Buiten De Lijnen 02", De Fabriek, Eindhoven
"Real Fiction", Sign, Groningen
"Andy Knows", Direktorenhaus, Berlin
Re:Rotterdam, Rotterdam
2011
"Andy Knows", Westergasfabfriek, Amsterdam
"Zwaan Kleef Aan", Nieuwe Vide, Haarlem
"I Should Have Done That", NEST, the Hague
"Kunst na 1945, Collectiepresentatie", Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
FITAX 500,Tupajumi, Kunst & Complex, Rotterdam
2010
"Young Collectors #3: Jaring Dürst Britt en Alexander Mayhew", Sign - Groningen
"Challenging the myth of the painter", Stichting OUTline, Amsterdam
"Dutch Treat", Tupajumi/KNIPSU, Bergen, Norway
"LEVEL", duo exhibition with Bert Frings, Villa de Bank, Enschede
"Expanding capacities with four coins in a fountain", Cacao Fabriek, Helmond
Ladenkastproject, Galerie Phoebus, Rotterdam
"Overslag 2008-2009", de Overslag, Eindhoven
2009
"the Importancy of the Unimportant", Hudson Museum, Rotterdam
"Pictures in the reflection of a golden horn", De Fabriek, Eindhoven
“Torn" Galerie 10, Utrecht
"Another perfect world", Kulter ±4, Amsterdam
“Rome in Zeeland”, Zeeuws Museum, Middelburg
“Trendbeheer Presenteert’, NFO XPO’09, Chicago VS
“Friendly Fire/Courtesy Rotterdam”, voormalig Foto Museum, Rotterdam
“publieke Werken”, Cacao Fabriek Helmond
2008
"Dancing On The Moon With Tears In My Eyes", Alice Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
Schatkamer, permanent collection of the Gemeente Museum, The Hague
2007
“Macht van de nacht”, CBK Rotterdam
“Mooi van ver”, TENT, Rotterdam
2006
SUPERMEDIUM, artists space, The Hague
(duo) Dick de Bruijn Gallery, Amsterdam
“Stand by me” GIST Gallery, Brummen
2005
“Happy garden”, artists space, Amsterdam
Tentoonstelling Koninklijke Prijs voor de Vrije Schilderkunst 2005, GEM,The Hague
“Selectie’05”, CBK Dordrecht
Art Fairs
2013
Art Warehouse, Rotterdam Booth Majke Husstege/Livingstone Gallery
2012
Kunst Rai, Amsterdam booth Majke Husstege Gallery
RAW Art Fair, Rotterdam booth Majke Husstege Gallery
2011
PAN Amsterdam, booth Majke Husstege Gallery
2010
Art Amsterdam , booth TRENDBEHEER ("First Virtual Exhibition of Shows")
2008
LA Art Fair, booth Carl Berg Gallery, New York, US
2007
Aqua Art Fair, booth Carl Berg Gallery, Miami, US
Art Amsterdam, booth Dick de Bruijn Gallery
2006
Art Amsterdam, booth Dick de Bruijn Gallery
Projects
2008
“Approach”, project space de Overslag, Eindhoven
Overschilderproject, de Aanschouw, Rotterdam
Collections
Caldic Collection, Rotterdam
Jeroen Princen, Rotterdam
CBK Dordrecht
Gemeente Museum Den Haag
Drents Museum, Assen
CBK Rotterdam
Stedelijk Museum, Schiedam
Zeeuws Museum, Middelburg
Private collections in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Norway, Germany and the United States
Grants
2010 Basisstipendium, Fonds BKVB Amsterdam
2006 Basisstipendium, Fonds BKVB Amsterdam
2002 Startsstipendium, Fonds BKVB Amsterdam
Awards
2005 Publieksprijs Koninklijke Schilderprijs
Publications
2012
"SCREECH", Cataloge Solo Exhibtion Drents Museum. Text Sandra Smets & Christophe van Eecke. Published by WBOOKS.Grote Rotterdamse Kunstkalender
2010 "Overslag 2008-2009", catalogue, de Overslag, Eindhoven
2009 "the Importancy of the Unimportant", text Sandra Smets, catalogue, Hudson Museum, Rotterdam, design UNDOG
"Pictures in the reflection of a golden horn", catalogue, De Fabriek, Eindhoven
"Rome in Zeeland", text Herman Brusselmans, catalogue, Zeeuws Museum, Middelburg
2008 “Dancing on the moon with tears in my eyes’’ exhibtion catalogue, Alice Gallery Brussels
2007 “Anything banal can be turned into horror”, text Jonas Staal and Frank Lisser, Design HOTEL
2006 11 jaar Museum van Nagsael, catalogue, Silvia-b & Rolf Engelen
Articles
2013
"Pas op voor de hond!", Wim van der Beek, Meppeler Courant
2012
"Het sublieme via een shortcut", Egbert van Faassen, Den Haag Centraal
"Onder de huid van schrikwekkende schilderijen", Illand Pietersma, Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
2008 “De mens is een bloeddorstige hellehond met holle ogen”, Sandra Smets NRC Handelsblad & NRC Next
“Mooi van ver”, Metropolis M
2007
“Muurkunst tegen stadse grauwheid, Volkskrant
2005
“Zonder titel wint publieksprijs”, Algemeen Dagblad