work
maryan geluk has a passion for architecture, urban planning, landscape and nature.
from these she collects forms and images that deal with movement, such as growth, corridors of animals and plants or underground life.
the experiment starts without the end in view.
cartographic maps and plans are a source of knowledge and inspiration from which she expresses her thoughts on the history of human culture in interaction with natural processes.
this leads to layers in her work.
the imagination are registrations expressed in abstract shapes, dug layer after layer.
maryan geluk applies a wide variety of materials and techniques.
she often makes use of paper and textiles.
maryan geluk
born in 1947 in amsterdam (nl)
lives and works in amsterdam (nl)
since 1966 teacher in artistic education
since 1978 autonomous visual artist, coach, workshop leader, lectures
since 1984 recitations and presentations in dutch, german or english
since 1989 project teacher gerrit rietveld academy in amsterdam (nl)
since 1989 (external) consultant
workshops for adults in the netherlands, belgium, japan, israel, norway
since 2012 jury member of several exhibitions
since 2014 senior consultant / expert PUM-worldwide
education
1973-1978 gerrit rietveld academy, amsterdam (nl)
1963-1966 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade teacher visual arts
exhibitions
solo and group exhibitions
in the netherlands among others in:
amerongen, amsterdam, apeldoorn, bois-le-duc, borne, deventer, diepenheim, doesburg, eindhoven, emmen, ezinge, gorinchem, gouda, jubbega, laren, leyden, millingen a/d rijn, nieuw roden, nieuwegein, oldeberkoop, rotterdam, rijswijk, tilburg, utrecht, veldhoven, venlo, zeist
in belgium: alden biesen, betonac, mons
in denmark: faaborg, odense
in england: dorset
in germany: bad hauburg
in israël: kibbutz masabei-sade
in italië: narni
in japan: kyoto, nagoya, tokyo
in norway: norheimsund, øystese, trondheim
in poland: lodz
in spain: barcelona, terrassa
in sweden: stockholm
in united states of america: philadelphia
gallery 9 contemporary art presents her work since 2017:
2023 holidays exhibition in the gallery
2023 summer exhibition in the gallery
2022 spring exhibition in the gallery
2021 presentation at kunstrai | art amsterdam in rai, amsterdam (nl)
2021 summer exhibition in the gallery
2021 spring exhibition in the gallery
2020 summer exhibition in the gallery
2019 summer exhibition in the gallery
2019 presentation at kunstrai | art amsterdam in rai, amsterdam (nl)
2019 spring exhibition in the gallery
2019 winter exhibition in the gallery
2018 presentation at art the hague in fokker terminal, the hague (nl)
2018 summer exhibition in the gallery
2018 presentation at kunstrai | art amsterdam in rai, amsterdam (nl)
2018 winter exhibition in the gallery
2017 summer exhibition in the gallery
2017 spring exhibition in the gallery
collections
works of maryan geluk are included in:
several private collections
public collections:
rijksdienst beeldende kunst (national public service for visual arts) (nl)
city of amsterdam (nl)
corporate collections:
akzonobel art foundation, amsterdam (nl)
zwolsche algemeene, nieuwegein (nl)
museums:
coda museum, apeldoorn (nl)
national museum of modern art, kyoto (jp)
nederlands textiel museum (dutch textile museum), tilburg (nl)
commissions
2003 magazine a sweet car named desire, auto-artproject, zaanstad (nl)
2003 image plan achtersluispolder - revitalisation project, zaanstad (nl)
2002 image plan delftlanden, emmen (nl)
2001 arts plan bovenij hospital, amsterdam (nl)
1999 sketch task plein kerkstraat / landstraat, bussum (nl)
1998 image plan, bennekom (nl)
1995 farewell gift director foundation monuta, apeldoorn (nl)
1991 de acht in opdracht - dutch textile museum, tilburg (nl)
subsidies/stipendiums
2008 basis stipendium: fund for visual arts, design and architecture in amsterdam (nl)
(present mondriaan fund)
2002 basis stipendium: fund for visual arts, design and architecture in amsterdam (nl)
(present mondriaan fund)
1996 basis stipendium: fund for visual arts, design and architecture in amsterdam (nl)
(present mondriaan fund)
1996 sponsoring japan project: mondriaan fund / prince bernhard fund
1995 sponsoring ncm (nederlandse credit maatschappij)
1992 presentation beurs: city of amsterdam
1992 production budget: city of amsterdam
1990 presentation grant: city of amsterdam
1990 production budget: city of amsterdam
1987 presentation grant: ministry wvc (nl)
1986/1986 work grant: ministry wvc (nl)
1985 production budget: city of amsterdam (nl)
1985 stipendium: ministry wvc (nl)
1984 travel grant japan: ministry wvc (nl)
artists in residences
2016 artist in residence in spain, el arreciado: 1 week
2016 artist in residence in germany
2015 artist in residence in the netherlands, telpost millingen on rhine: 2 weeks
2011 artist in residence in norway, kunstnarhuset messen in alvik: 3 months
2010 artist in residence in france, st. clément: 2 weeks
2009 artist in residence in norway: kvammalokk programme: 1 week
1995 artist in residence in denmark, fiona tapetenfabrik (wallpaper factory),
faaborg, with international collegue artists: 2 weeks
1984 artist in residence in japan: 6 months
awards, nominations
2019 ‘dark blue ribbon medal’, museum of modern art kyoto, japan
2001 carthography competition: shared 1st prize
2000 helen drutt, miniatures, united states of america
1998 sincol prize ‘in our hands’, japan
social and administrative activities
2019 expert project in nepal: ekadesma, lalithpur
2019 expert project in nepal: manushi, katmandu
2018 expert project in ghana
2017 expert project in sri lanka
2016 expert project in nepal: rochak shestra, thamel, kathmandu
2015 expert project in niger
2008-2010 artistic leader kik (kunst in kolderveen), artists initiative
2008 intermediar between the netherlands and norway in the kvammalokk
programme
2006-2008 member provincial advisory committee arts, province of drenthe (nl)
2005-2007 member committee basis stipendium fund for visual arts, design and
architecture in amsterdam (present mondriaan fund) (nl)
2005-2007 mentor goal project, amsterdam (youth care) (nl)
2004-2005 external consultant visual arts kristal (workcombination of six
housing corporations) (nl)
2004-2005 external consultant visual arts vinex location parijsch, culemborg (nl)
2002 external consultant art purchases for the bovenij hospital, amsterdam (nl)
2002-2004 external consultant and projectmanager visual arts in delftlanden - vinex,
emmen (nl)
2002-2003 chairman advisory committee visual arts deventer (nl)
2002-2003 external consultant visual arts city heart alphen on rhine (nl)
2002-2003 member committee education amateur arts (pak) (nl)
2001-2009 member advisory committee visual arts zaanstad (nl)
2001-2006 external consultant visual arts delft zuidpoort in the city heart, delft (nl)
2001-2005 member pool of consultants new art foundation for brabant, breda (nl)
1998 national supervisor at the art school genk, belgium (be)
1995-2002 consultant visual arts borough amsterdam-north (nl)
1993- member artistic committee sbk arts loan, amsterdam (nl)
1992-2002 member general board of governors of the foundation amateur visual arts (nl)
1992-1994 committee member fund for visual arts, design and architecture in
amsterdam (present mondriaan fund) ( nl)
1990-2002 national supervisor academy for science and arts, ghent, belgium (be)
1989-2003 consultant visual arts in the public space amsterdam for the amsterdam fund
for the arts (nl)
publications
2020 maryan geluk ontvangt prestigieuze japanse prijs / jelle jeensma,
in ‘architexca’, februari 2020
2013 art quilts / henk lijding (nl)
2012 textiel leeft (textile lives) / ellen bakker (nl)
2004 geest van papier (spirit of paper), compres bv, holland paper biennial (nl)
2001 art textiles of the world: the netherlands, telos art pubishing (gb)
1997 trans modern file, japanese edition about the 21st century, p. 140 (jp)
1991 the new textiles, trends and traditions, ed. by cloë coichester
1989 imitation and inspration: japanese influence on dutch art, edited by stefan van
raay, ed. in english and japanese
radio and tv
2016 tv spainj about project ‘el arreciado’
2016 radio germany about artoll
2015 youtube video: youtube maryan geluk, interview jurjen k. van der hoek
2007 radio and tv recordings framed in the kvammalokk programme, norway (no)
1997 news tv sweden + art programme (se)
1996 news tv japan (jp)
1995 news tv denemarken (dk)
1992 ‘de schoonheid van de leegte‘ (‘the beauty of emptiness’),
japanese influence on dutch art, ncrv television (nl)