- About
Mila Lanfermeijer
Amsterdam, 1988Dutch artist Mila Lanfermeijer (BA Gerrit Rietveld Academy, UvA Honours Programme Art & Research), completed a two-year working period at De Ateliers in 2014 and continues to live and work in Amsterdam. She is a member of the artistic team of PuntWG in Amsterdam and is a tutor at the Interactive Performance Design Department of the HKU and the Art & Research department of St.Joost.
Generously supported by The Mondriaan Fund & Amsterdamse Fonds voor de Kunst
Site designed and developed by Thomas J W Payne
- CV
Education
De Ateliers
2012—2014
AmsterdamBA Gerrit Rietveld Academie
2007—2011
AmsterdamHonours program Art & Research
2009—2010
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Selected Exhibitions
(Upcoming) A Spitting Image
Nov 2027
Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam(Upcoming) Old Gods in New Robes
Apr 2026
Pictura, DordrechtFriendly Fires (Duo with Jamie Kane)
July 2025
KATE Artspace, AmsterdamSymposium Poetica
March 2025
Perdu, AmsterdamPerformative Reading Canonically Speaking
March 2024
PARK, TilburgLaunch & Reading Canonically Speaking
Feb 2024
Thomaskerk, AmsterdamFirst Impressions
Nov 2023
LEO XIII, TilburgRoyal Prize of Modern Painting
Sept 2022
Royal Palace, AmsterdamInterwoven Histories curated by Christel Vesters
Sept 2021
A rose is a Rose is a Rose, AmsterdamIII She spins the thread, she measures the thread, she cuts the thread
Dec 2020
Nest, Den HaagI am not your territory, we are my only character
Oct 2020
Atelier Chiffonnier, DijonEver so humble, ever so proud (Solo)
Nov 2018
SEA Foundation, TilburgFaux Syrup Angel (Duo)
June 2018
PuntWG, AmsterdamCheryl’s Feast (Duo)
Feb 2018
Lloyd Hotel, AmsterdamRaatkaakaanaa (Duo)
June 2017
Lloyd Hotel, AmsterdamProspects & Concepts, Art Rotterdam
Feb 2017
Van Nelle Fabriek, RotterdamRitme
May 2016
De Boterhal, HoornCafé Paradies (Solo)
May 2016
Stadsschouwburg, AmsterdamNacht (Curated by Axel Rüger)
Oct 2015
Artdeli, AmsterdamObject Rotterdam
Feb 2015
SS Rotterdam, RotterdamAIR 10th Independent Art Fair
Dec 2014
Beurs van Berlage, AmsterdamHet Debuut XL
Oct 2014
Theater Bellevue, AmsterdamOffspring
May 2014
De Ateliers, AmsterdamClemens en August Wintermood 13
Oct 2013
De Ateliers, AmsterdamDe Belofte: The Creative Treatment of Actuality
Jan 2013
Het Openbare Verlichtingsgebouw, AmsterdamLimbodrome
Dec 2012
De Ateliers, Amsterdam‘From Gray to Mint. Best of graduates by Jelle Bouwhuis, Maria Barnas,
Aad Krol and Aynouk Tan’
Nov 2011
Double Tree by Hilton, AmsterdamKunstlijn 2011
Nov 2011
De Lichtfabriek, HaarlemThe ‘ ‘ Show (Graduation Show)
July 2011
Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam
Nomination GRA AWARDSGorzig
June 2010
Ateliers Schiedam, SchiedamFashion Week: Jan 2010
‘BB and the Queen of Knit-Ware’
Chiellerie Gallery, AmsterdamKapsones/Hairbusiness 2.0
Sep 2009
Central Library, RotterdamOut Now
May 2009
Amsterdamse Bos, AmsterdamBalenfestival
May 2009
Tetem II, EnschedeSkills
Jan 2009
Made in da Shade & Cosmic Theater, AmsterdamHairbusiness
Mar 2008
Imagine IC, AmsterdamSkills
Nov 2006
Made in da Shade & Cosmic Theater, Amsterdam
Works in collections
Voorlinden- Caldic Collection
E. Wessels Collection
Van Ogtrop Collection
De Koning & van der Pauw CollectionVarious Private Collections in The Netherlands, Spain and Germany
Grants
Project Grant
2022
Niemeijer FondsProject Grant
2022
Mondriaan FondsProject Grant
2018
Prins Bernhard FondsProject Grant
2018
Stokroos FondsStipendium for Emerging Artists
2015
Mondriaan FundStipendium for Depth Development Artistic Practice
2014
Mondriaan FundStipendium for Depth Development Artistic Practice
2013
Mondriaan Fund
Nominations
Nominated Royal Awards for Modern Painting
2022Nominated GRA Awards
2011
Teaching
Lecturer Fine Art & Education
HKULecturer Fine Art
HKULecturer Art & Research
St.JoostLecturer IPD (Interactive Performance Desigm)
HKULecturer TXT (Autonomous Practice)
Gerrit Rietveld AcademieLecturer Fine Art (All Space & Sculpture)
AKI ArtEZ Academy for Art&DesignLecturer Writing Academy
AKI ArtEZ Academy for Art&DesignGuest Lecturer
BEAR ArtEZ Academy for Art&Design
Curating
Co-director LEO XIII Tilburg
2024-presentMember Artistic Team PuntWG
2018-2023The Otium Series (A series of solo presentations and accompanying events)
2015-2016
SSBA SalonThe Studio Dinners
2015-presentIII She spins the thread, she measures the thread, she cuts the thread
Dec 2020
Nest, Den Haag
Writing
How many licks (Essay for Vellum by Micha Patiniott)
2025Canonically Speaking (Published by Kunstverein Amsterdam)
2024Couleur Locale
202222 Notes from the studio in collaboration with Jamie Kane
2021The Creative Treatment of Actuality (Exhibition text for De Belofte)
2012The Negative Body (Exhibition text for the work of Sarah-Jane Hoffmann)
2014Dans in Dialoog for House of Makers (published on ssba-salon.nl)
2015Mental Yoga met Boyon Kang (published on ssba-salon.nl)
2015I’m not shining, I’m burning’ for the work of Melanie Ebenhoch (published on ssba-salon.nl)
2016
Presentations
Between the Lines
2021
Nest, Den HaagCC: X What is Present
2021
Artez, ArnhemDe Kunstkring
2019
Artist Society De Kring, Amsterdam(P)art Zwolle
2013Ignite 18
2012
Stichting Mediamatic, Amsterdam
Documentary
De Belofte by Jenne Sipman
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