DESIREE PALMEN
Lives & works in Vienna (AT) and Echt (NL)

 
EDUCATION:

1989 - 1991   Jan van Eyck Academy
Post-academic Institute for Arts, Maastricht, The Netherlands
1983 - 1988  Academie Beeldende Kunsten, Plastic arts, Maastricht, The Netherlands
 
EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCE FESTIVALS AND VIDEO SCREENINGS:

2022 Emotions & Relations (in Times of Social Distance), ZF Projektraum, Berlin, Germany
2021 Wanderausstellung, Berliner Frauen Museum im Kunstverein Ebersberg, Germany
2020 Limburg Biennale, Marres House for Contemporary Culture, Maastricht, The Netherlands
2019 Vorübermorgen, 48 Stunden Neukölln im KINDL, Berlin, Germany
2018 Bagage Humain (solo), Pop-up Space Atjehstraat 13, The Hague, The Netherlands
Unframed / Framed, Gallery Raum mit Licht, Vienna, Austria
Delicious Disarray, Berlin Weekly, Berlin, Germany
Vorvorgestern, Gallery Raum mit Licht, Vienna, Austria
2017 Desiree Palmen (solo), Franke von Oppen, Berlin, Germany
One Step Closer to Nature, Krumme Lanke, Berlin, Germany
2016 Connection, Museum Lazienki-Krlowskie, Warsaw, Poland
Danke! Danke! Gallery von der Milwe, Aachen, Germany
2015 La securité dans notre société, Art Souterrain, Montréal, Canada
KIOSK (duo with Lydia Schouten), Wanda Reiff, Margraten, The Netherlands
Identity and The Self, RAM, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2014 Kunst4Kids, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Motel Mozaique, Video wall, Schouwburg, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Ich hab's gesehen, Galerie von der Milwe, Aachen, Germany
2013 Hinten=Vorne (solo), Gallery Funke, Berlin, Germany
LLAWN 01, Llandudno, Wales, United Kingdom
Time Is Now, Gallery Funke, Berlin, Germany
2012 Dinge haben Freizeit, Gallery von der Milwe, Aachen, Germany
Secret postcards, Jan van Eyck, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Rück-Sicht (solo), Gallery von der Milwe, Aachen, Germany
2011One step closer to nature (solo), Gallery Art & Essaï Université 2, Rennes, France
Dummy suit, MuHKA hack, Antwerp, Belgium
Pareidoloia, Dutch Cultural Pop-Up Space, London, Untited Kingdom
Fashion talks, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, Germany
Video Vario Compilation, Sub Urban Video Lounge, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2010 Locate Me, Kunstraum Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
Fantastische fotografie, Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2009 Camuflajes, La Casa Enscendida, Espai Cultural Caja Madrid, Barcelona &
Museo del Patrimonio Municipal, Zaragoza, Spain
Daily uniform (solo), Gallery Funke, Berlin, Germany
Open city, video screening: Old city suit, NAI, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
For security reasons, Showroom MAMA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Video speaker corner, MuHKA, Antwerp, Belgium
2008Disappearing (duo with Judith Fischer), Medien Kunst Archiv, MQ 21, Vienna, Austria
Visual leader, Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany
The Jerusalem show, Al-Ma'mal Foundation for Contemporary Art, Jerusalem, Israel
Gaydar Gallery ZeitZone Berlin, Germany
Roland-Kunstprojekt Kleingarten, Gallery von der Milwe, Aachen, Germany
2007 Authentizität, Villa Eschebach, Dresden, Germany
Meat District, Showroom MAMA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Short Stories, Macy's Art Gallery Colombia University, New York, United States
Kunst der 70er Jahre im spannungsvollen Dialog mit Arbeiten der Gegenwart, Gallery von der Milwe, Aachen, Germany
2006 Index, Al-Ma'mal Foundation for Contemporary Art, Jerusalem, Israel
Ebent'06, Centre d'Art Santa Mònica, Barcelona, Spain
Artstore, Kunstambassade, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
2005 Reaction, 51. Biennial-Collatoral events, Venice, Italy
Streetwise (solo), Nuova Icona, Venice, Italy
Infr'Action 1, Sète, France
Oost Noordoost, Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2004 Selectie 04, Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
Daily Uniform (duo with Daan van Wel), Reuten Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Duende Open Studios, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
36 ° Grad, Gallery von der Milwe, Aachen, Germany
2003 Art collection, Academisch Medisch Centrum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Kunst om van te Smullen, Museum Swaensteyn, Voorburg, The Netherlands
Daily uniform (solo), Kunstraum Düsseldorf, Germany
PhotoFoto, Gallery von der Milwe, Aachen, Germany
2002 Working together, Gallery Art & Essaï Université 2, Rennes, France
Streetwise (solo), TENT., Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Desiree Palmen (solo), Reuten Gallery Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Out of Sight, Schnitt Austellungsraum, Cologne, Germany
Drawing in Motion, Forum Stadtpark, Graz, Austria
Paris Photo, Gallery von der Milwe, Paris, France
Prospecten van nooit vermoed schoon, TENT., Center of Visual Arts Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Duende Open, artists initiative DUENDE, with Christina Della Giustina, Rotterdam,The Netherlands
2001 Die Kunst Gesehen zu Werden, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen, Germany
AtTENtion please, Leopold Hoesch Museum, Düren, Germany
Lifted (solo), XX Multiple, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Desiree Palmen (duo with Vanessa Jane Phaff), Reuten Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Breeze of Air: Hortus Ludi, Ron Mandos, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2000 Wenn der Schwanz mit dem Hund wedelt, Gallery von der Milwe, Aachen, Germany
Tekenmanifestatie, Room, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Smuggle, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Hedah, Maastricht & Casino Luxembourg
Knopflöcher (solo), Gallery von der Milwe, Aachen, Germany
Art Frankfurt, Gallery von der Milwe, Frankfurt, Germany
1999 Invisible City, Marres Centre for Contemporary Culture, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Illusion/Free Space/Forever Young, NICC, Antwerp, Belgium
Art Frankfurt, Gallery von der Milwe, Frankfurt, Germany
1998 Desiree Palmen (duo with Anke Schäfer), Galerij van het Provinciaal Centrum Beeldende Kunsten, Hasselt, Belgium
DoUble YoU (duo with Anke Schäfer), Hedah, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Art Frankfurt, Gallery von der Milwe, Frankfurt, Germany
1997 Special Guests in Vienna (duo with Anke Schäfer), Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Vienna, Austria
Camicia Ingrandita per Uno, Niederreihnische Kulturtage Tamtheater, Krefeld, Germany
Free Association, De Fabriek, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
1996 De groene bank (solo), Trechter 5, Hasselt, Belgium
M.O. Museum Koenig Bonn & Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht, The Netherlands
Souvenirs Gallery von der Milwe, Aachen, Germany
1995 Avenida Liberdade, Stedelijk Museum Het Domein, Sittard, The Netherlands
1994 How to consume a stone, W139, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Nuldrieënveertig, Landbouwbelang, Maastricht, The Netherlands
1993 Im Augenblick…, KX Kunst auf Kampnagel, Hamburg, Germany
Stromenland, Theater aan het Vrijthof, Maastricht, The Netherlands
1992 Desiree Palmen (solo), Parbleu, Antwerpen, Belgium
Maquette, De Fabriek, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
1991 Multiple Multiplying Multiplication, Jan van Eyck, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Temporary Consensus, Korte Achterstraat, Hoorn, The Netherlands
Euregionale 91, Museum Ludwig Forum, Aachen, Germany
1989 Desiree Palmen (solo), Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Kabinett, Aachen, Germany
 
TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS, WORKSHOPS AND ARTIST TALKS:

2024 Guest tutor, Subjektive Räume / Raumutopieën & Beobachtendes Zeichnen, Institut für Kunst und Gestaltung TU Wien, Austria
2023 Guest tutor, Subjektive Räume / Raumutopieën & Beobachtendes Zeichnen, Institut für Kunst und Gestaltung TU Wien, Austria
2022 Guest tutor, Subjektive Räume / Raumutopieën & Beobachtendes Zeichnen, Institut für Kunst und Gestaltung TU Wien, Austria
2020 Workshop: Anti-Selfie, St. Joost School of Art & Design, Breda / Den Bosch, The Netherlands
Workshop: Das Anti Selfie, Kunstakademie Münster, Germany
2019 Workshop: verWANDlung, Internationales Frauen Film Festival im Dortmunder U, Dortmund, Germany
2016 Artist Talk, Conversas Berlin # 4, Berlin, Germany
2013 Workshop: Mamook Ipsoot, grunt Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2012 Workshop: Hide & Seek, Gallery Art & Essaï Université 2, Rennes, France
2011 Workshop: Saklambaç/Hide & Seek, 12. Biennial-Parallel event, Istanbul, Turkey
2010 Guest tutor, In-house class, Master of Arts Visual and Media Anthropology, Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany
Artist talk: The Adaptability of Art-Mimesis as Tactic, Kunstraum Kreuzberg Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
2009 Guest tutor, In-house class, Master of Arts Visual and Media Anthropology, Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany
2008 Lecture: Fashion & War, Studium Generale, Technische Universiteit, Delft, The Netherlands
2007 Artist talk: An Encounter with the Middle Eastern Cultural World, Dare 2 Connect & Sica Felix Meritis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Course instructor photography, 10. Internationalen Sommerakademie, Dresden, Germany
2006 Workshop: Dummy Suit, Al-Ma'mal Foundation for Contemporary Art, Jerusalem, Israel
2004 Lecture, Freie Universität, Bolzano, Italy
2003 Lecture, St Joost School of Art & Design, Breda, The Netherlands
2002 Lecture, Galerie Art & Essaï, Université 2, Rennes, France
Lecture, École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France
Artist talk: Tonight, Schnittraum, Cologne, Germany
1999 Guest tutor, Bouwkunst Academie Maastricht & Academie Beeldende Kunsten, Maastricht, The Netherlands
1997 Artist talk: AugenzeugInnen Berichten, basiswien, Vienna, Austria
1996 Guest tutor, Academie Beeldende Kunsten, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Workshop: Welchen Hund kann Ich Vertrauen, Museum Koenig, Bonn, Germany
Workshop: De Menselijke Maat, Natuurhistorisch Museum, Maastricht, The Netherlands
1995 Guest tutor, Academie Beeldende Kunsten, Maastricht, The Netherlands
1994 Guest tutor, Academie Beeldende Kunsten, Maastricht, The Netherlands
 
AWARDS, GRANTS AND ASSIGNMENTS:

2019 Key visual, Internationales Frauen Film Festival, Dortmund Köln, Germany
2017 Prins Bernard Cultuurfonds / Tijlfonds, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2016 Stipend Q 21 (Jan-Feb) Vienna, Austria
2009 Basic stipend, Mondriaan Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Atelier Rijksbouwmeesters, Den Haag, The Netherlands
2008 Lead awards (nomination) Visual Leader Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany
2003 Kunstgebouw Stichting Kunst en Cultuur Zuid Holland, Rijswijk, The Netherlands
2001 Project grant, Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2000 Basic stipend, Mondriaan Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1997 Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture, Vienna, Austria
1996 Project grant, Provincie Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands
1994 Prix de Rome (preliminary round), Rijksacademie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Sabotage Virtual Worlds, First prize, IG Medien, Stuttgart, Germany
 
ARTIST IN RESIDENCES:

2019 Dortmund (Jul-Aug) Schwanensaal, Künstlerhaus Dortmund, Germany
2016 Vienna (Jan-Feb) invitational by Museumsquartier Q 21, Austria
2013 Vancouver (Apr-May) invitational by grunt gallery, Canada
2011 Istanbul (Apr-May) invitational by Nuova Icona, Turkey
2008 Vienna (Oct-Dec) Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture, Austria
2006 Jerusalem (Apr-May) Alma'mal Foundation for Contemporary Art, Israel
1997 Vienna (Jul-Dec) Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture, Austria
 
COLLECTIONS:

  Academisch Medisch Centrum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  Volkenkunde Museum, Leiden, The Netherlands
  Ernst & Young, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  Pricewaterhousecoopers, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
  Rijksuniversiteit Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands
  Bonnefanten Museum, kunstuitleen, Maastricht, The Netherlands
 
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

2024 Grote Nederlandse Kunstkalender, Zondag 28 april, Trichis Publishing, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2020 Escorne, Marie: Université Bordeaux Montaigne, Interventions artistique dans l'espace public urbain: les femmes "apportent" leur corps p.81 Artistes Femmes Les formes de l'engagement sous la direction de Sabine Forero Mendoza & Pascale Peyraga, Presses de l'Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour - Puppa, France
Rückblick auf die Ausstellung verWANDlung, Internationales Frauen Film Festival Dortmund | Köln e. V., p.110, Germany
2019 Dr. Nommensen, S.: Intervention - Raum für junge Kunst. "Camouflage", Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Niedersächsische Landesmuseen, Braunschweig, Germany
Focus 19 Image Traps: Illusion, Camouflage, Masquerade, Reader 14, Internationales Frauen Film Festival Dortmund | Köln e. V., Germany
2018 Artuso, Allyson Ramos & Wrublewski, Marlon: photo image in physic book 2nd year highschool students, Editora Positivo Ltda, Curitiba, Brasil
2016 Tulumello, S.: Fearscapes? A critical perspective on fear and urban planning in Southern Europe, Chapter 6, p.98, University of Lissabon, Portugal
2015 Ballo in Maschera-Verdi Opéra: photo images p.114-117 La Monnaie, Brussels, Belgium
2013 Grgar, Sonja: Urban chameleon: Dutch artist engages Aboriginal youth in innovative workshops, The Source, No. 25, July 9-August 6, Vancouver, Canada
Griffin, Kevin: Mamook Ipsoot: What's hiding in the landscape VANCOUVER SUN October 18, Canada
Alteen, Glenn & Andrew, Jolene: Mamook Ipsoot To hide or make hidden Desiree Palmen, grunt Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
Grote Rotterdamse Kunstkalender, Trichis Publishing, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2012 Reinhardt-Franke, Ingrid: Die getarnte Künstlerin, Aachener Nachrichten, 1 Dez., Nr 280, Aachen, Germany
Tölke, Dirk: Camouflage-Realistik, Klenkes 12, 38. Jahrgang, p.27, Aachen, Germany
Denk Art-Arbeitsbuch Ethik 11 Schöningh Verlag p.51, Paderborn, Germany
One Step Closer to Nature Journal d'exposition, nr. 17, Galerie Art & Essaï Université 2, Rennes, France
Limare, Sophie: Génies du Non-lieu/L 'esprit des Lieux Eidôlon nr. 99 Presses p.437-446 Universitaire de Bordeaux, France
2011 Urbani, Vittorio a.o. Saklambaç-Hide & Seek catalogue, Nuova Icona, Venice, Italy
Oliver, Judith: Camouflage Urbain: Pas vu, pas pris p.51-57, Let's Motive Urban Press, Toulouse, France
Frömming, Urte Undine: Mimesis und Camouflage. Die Arbeiten von Desiree Palmen im Kontext der Visuellen Anthropologie, Ilinx 2, p.222-229, Berlin, Germany
Wöhrmann, Kathleen: Offensichtlich Unsichtbar, Marchon Magazin p.44-47, Berlin, Germany
Klanten, R: Doppelgänger; Images of the Human Being, Gestalten p.62-63, Berlin, Germany
2010 Open Up, Project M, Burda Yukom Publishing p.45, Germany
de Jongh, Xandra: Van Bewakingscamera naar Kunst, Smaak nr. 45 Rijksgebouwendienst p.60-61, Den Haag, The Netherlands
Boulaye, Pauline de la: l'Art confondant du camouflage, Stradda p.36-40, Paris, France
2009 Baiges, Maite Méndez: Camuflajes catalogus La Casa Enscendida Barcelona p.96-101, Barcelona, Spain
Difference (cover) Tresholds critical journal architecture, art & media culture Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States
Klanten, R: Tangible: High Touch Visuals, p.94, Gestalten, Berlin Germany
Maes, Marjan: De Morgen Magazine, Brussel, Belgium
2008 Schneckenburger, Manfred: Die Vertreibung Roland Temporäre Kleingärten, p.8, p.46, Darling Publications Cologne, Germany
Spot the Invisible … Daily Mail, United Kingdom
Peichl, Markus: Visual Leader, catalogue, LeadAcademy für Medien e. V, p.207, Hamburg, Germany
Trick Or Cheat Viction:airy Hong Kong, China,
Fenoglio, Jerome: Peut-On Encore Disparaître? p.22-31& cover, Le Monde 2, nr 217, Paris, France
2007 Stigter, Bianca: Zebra's in Zee CS NRC Handelsblad, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Hasewend, Reinhard: Hide & Seek, Sleek nr.17 Magazine for art & fashion, Berlin, Germany
2006 Gilchrist, Eilsabeth: unwatched versus watched, Capricious, New York, United States
Engelen, Rolf: Museum van Nagsael, p.134-136, Veenman Publishers, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Coghill, Mary.: Designed to Fade, Cover, Shearman Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
McDonald, Maggie: Now You don't See Me, McDonald New Scientist, United Kingdom
2005 Seibezzi, C.: Reaction, 51. Biennial-Collatoral events, p.198-199, Marsilio, Venice, Italy
2004 Newman, Alex: Disruptive Pattern Material, DPM p.306 Ltd London, United Kingdom
Awater 03 Poetry Magazine Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Hagenaars, Hanne: The Street Mister Motley Art for You(th) foundation Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Verheyen, M.: De Sleutel ligt onder de Mat, cbkdh Stroom, The Hague, The Netherlands
Moscovier, H.: De Vleugels van de Bibliotheek, p.122 Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2003 Meister, Helga: Tarnungen und Überwachungen, Westdeutsch Zeitung, Düsseldorf, Germany
HBR.: Aktuelles in Kunstkojen, Rheinische Post, Germany
Mertens, Ulrike: Achtung Tarnung im Anzug, Nord Rheinische Zeitung, Germany
Vermin, Grada; IK BEN IEMAND ANDERS, Kunstgebouw, Rijswijk, The Netherlands
Reijnders, Tineke: AMC Artbook hoogtepunten in een unieke collectie p.114, Universiteit Press Salomé, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2002 Tappeiner, Maria: Out of sight, p.12-15, Schnittraum, Cologne, Germany
2001 Heerma van Voss, Sandra: DE GALERIE Vanessa Jane Phaff & Desiree Palmen, NRC handelsblad, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Feenstra, Wapke: Breeze of air, Tubeligth 15, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2000 Römer, Stefan: Mimesis als taktik, p.50-51 p.20 Sato, Keiko: Camouflage kleding, p.62, Smuggle Produce Catalogue, Stichting Smokkel, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Lesák, Franziska & Robijns, Gert: Illusion/Free Space/Forever Young, NICC, Antwerpen, Belgium
Das örtliche (cover) Alsdorf-Würselen-Herzogenrath Hrg. Deutsche Telekom, Germany
Dijksterhuis, Edo: Een Postkantoor vol Kunst, NRC handelsblad, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1999 Palmen, D.: Memories in plastic bags: Bouwkunst Academie Maastricht & Academie Beeldende Kunsten, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Beyer, Wiel: De Stad en de Kunst, Dagblad De Limburger, Maastricht, The Netherlands
1998 Palmen, D.& Schäfer, A. : Special Guest in Vienna Augenzeugenberichten, D&A Maastricht, The Netherlands
Meaning is Moist; instruction drawings works Suchan Kinoshita, SMAK, Gent, Belgium
Beyer, Wiel: Grüße aus Wien, Dagblad De Limburger, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Doove, Edith: Subtiele Associaties, Dagblad De Standaard, Dilbeek, Belgium
Braet, Jan: Onrust bij de Begijnen, Knack, Roularta Media Group, Brussels, Belgium
Grzonka, Patricia: The Message is made up by the Receiver, SpringerIn, Vienna, Austria
Feenstra, Wapke: Verhalen die Beeldbouwen, HTV de Ijsberg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Schäfer, Anke: … Und statt des Kopfes, Cultureel Nieuws Magazine Provinciaal Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst, Hasselt, Belgium
Romijn, Catarien: Een Filmster en een Tafelkleed Limburgs Dagblad, Maastricht, The Netherlands
1996 Palmen, D. Peulen, K. Schäfer, A. : Met Ondertitel, M.O. Maastricht, The Netherlands
Groene Bank & Gele Cilinder Belang van Limburg, Mediahuis, Antwerp, Belgium
Braet, Jan: Groene Bank, Knack, Roularta Media Group, Brussels, Belgium
1995 Huijts, S., Budé, F. e.a. : Avenida Liberdade catalogue Stedelijk Museum Het Domein, The Netherlands
1994 Andradi, Steffen: Schlaraffenland-Sabotage virtueller Welten, p.12-13, KUNSTSTÜCK, Stuttgart, Germany
Breddels, L.: Theatre/Visual Art, Prix de Rome catalogue, p.90, Rijksacademie Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Deumens, Johan: Nuldrieënveertig catalogue, p.32-33, Gemeente Maastricht, The Netherlands
1992 Defesche, Pieter: Tweestromenland: Tot Leering en de Vermaak, Limburgs Dagblad, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Schiff, Hajo: Fische im Schleudergang, TAZ, Hamburg, Germany
Doove, Edith: Parblue Nieuwsbrief, nr. 3, sept 1992
1991 Gevers, Ine: MULTIPLE-MULTIPLYING-MULTIPLICATION, p.99, Jan van Eyck, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Raehs, A.: Euregionale 91 (catalogue), Museum Ludwig Forum, Aachen, Germany