Hendrick Kerstens
Biography
HENDRIK KERSTENS DID NOT TRAIN FORMALLY AS AN ARTIST. HOWEVER, HE WISHED TO DEVOTE HIMSELF TO A MORE CREATIVE PROFESSION AND IN 1995, AT THE AGE OF FORTY, HE LEFT THE BUSINESS WORLD AND TOOK UP PHOTOGRAPHY. HIS WIFE ANNA WORKED FULL TIME TO SUPPORT THIS CHANGE OF DIRECTION. IN A REVERSAL OF MORE TRADITIONAL ROLES, KERSTENS CARED FOR THEIR YOUNG DAUGHTER PAULA, WHILE ALSO STUDYING PHOTOGRAPHY DURING THE DAY. HAVING A CHILD LEFT A DEEP IMPRESSION ON KERSTENS. THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY, HE EXPLORED THE ACCOMPANYING FEELINGS OF RESPONSIBILITY, VULNERABILITY AND LOVE HE FELT TOWARDS HIS DAUGHTER, STARTING WITH DOCUMENTARY FAMILY SNAPSHOTS.
AS PAULA PHYSICALLY AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY GREW, KERSTENS SEARCHED FOR AN ARTISTIC MANIFESTATION OF THESE CHANGES, LEADING TO HIS INTERPRETATIONS OF THE GREAT DUTCH MASTER PAINTERS OF THE 17TH CENTURY WITH PAULA AS HIS MUSE.'
HENDRIK KERSTENS, 1956, THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS
LIVES AND WORKS IN AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDSAwards
2013
11TH ANNUAL LUCIE AWARDS – WINNER BEST FASHION LAYOUT OF THE YEAR FOR “THE MODERN MASTER PIECE” BY HARPERS’ BAZAAR US
2010
LEAD AWARD SILVER MEDAL – PORTRÄTFOTOGRAFIE DES JAHRES FOR “PAULA, PORTRÄTS MEINER TOCHTER, DIE NACHT NR. 5”
2010
"BESTE PLAKETTE DES JAHRES" FOR THE BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER BY THE MÜNCHENER PLAKATJURY – POSTERS FOR DON GIOVANNI AND LUCREZIA BORGHIA
2008
THE TAYLOR WESSING PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT PRIZE BY THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, LONDON
2001
THE PANL AWARD OF THE NETHERLANDSExhibitions
2022
NANTERRE – THEATRE NANTERRE-AMANDIERS – 'RICHARD II' [MAY 31 – DEC 31]
BRUSSELS – ART BRUSSELS [APR 28 – MAY 1]
SAN DIEGO – MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS – 'LEGACY: LARRY FRIEDMAN COLLECTION' [APR 16 – SEP 11]
2021
NANTERRE – THEATRE NANTERRE-AMANDIERS – LOBBY [OCT 6 – MAY 31 '22]
STUTTGART – STAATSGALERIE – 'THINGS MATTER. A NEW LOOK AT OLD MASTER PORTRAITS' [OCT 22 – FEB 20 '22]
2020
PARIS – MUSÉE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS – 'HARPER'S BAZAAR, PREMIER MAGAZINE DE MODE' [FEB 28 – JAN 3 '21]
SAVANNAH – TELFAIR MUSEUMS – 'YOUTHFUL ADVENTURES: GROWING UP IN PHOTOGRAPHY' [SEP 18 – APR 18 '21]
2019
MIAMI – ART MIAMI [DEC 3 – 8]
AMSTERDAM – PAN AMSTERDAM [NOV 24 – DEC 1]
DARWIN – DARWIN ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – 'KERSTENS AND OLAF EXHIBITION' [JUL 15 – AUG 16]
LONDON – PHOTO LONDON [MAY 16 – 19]
TILBURG – TEXTIELMUSEUM – 'BLACK & WHITE' [MAR 23 – MAR 1 '20]
LOS ANGELES – PHOTO LA [JAN 31 – FEB 3]
MIAMI – PALM BEACH MODERN + CONTEMPORARY [JAN 10 – 13]
2018
MIAMI – PULSE ART FAIR [DEC 6 – 9]
BALLARAT INTERNATIONAL FOTO BIENNALE – CRAIGS ROYAL HOTEL – 'OLAF/KERSTENS EXHIBITION' [NOV 10 – FEB 24]
SANKT GALLEN – TEXTILMUSEUM – 'LACE AND STATUS' [OCT 26 – FEB 10]
CAIRNS – CAIRNS ART GALLERY – 'KERSTENS + OLAF' [AUG 24 – OCT 7]
HAIFA – HAIFA MUSEUM OF ART – 'SHOP IT!' [JUL 22 – JAN 20]
FLENSBURG – MUSEUMSBERG FLENSBURG – 'AUS NEU MACHT ALT' [JUL 1 – OCT 21]
BASEL – PHOTO BASEL – FLATLAND GALLERY [JUN 12 – 17]
SAN FRANCISCO – JENKINS JOHNSON GALLERY – 'SPRING SELECTIONS' [MAR 22 – MAY 12]
BRISBANE – QUT ART MUSEUM – 'PORTRAY AND PLAY' [JAN 6 – FEB 4]
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