Erik Alkema, 21-10-1974, Groningen, NL

www.erikalkema.com

Education

Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Voorheen Audio Visueel, Amsterdam, NL, 1997-2001

Vrije Universiteit, Cultural Antropology, Amsterdam, NL, 1996-1997

Exhibitions/ group exhibitions

2012                 P.A.I.R. Drenthe, NL, Roots/ Embedded in the Moor Colonies (residency& exhibition)

2012                 Theater Bellevue, Amsterdam, NL, The Fittest (sculptural installation)

2011                 HMK, Hoorn, NL, It, Or the Thing in the Lake, (residency& exhibition)

2011                 Bildetage, Vienna, AU, (Group Exhibition)

2011                 Roodkapje, Rotterdam, NL, The Only Gay in the Village (Group Exhibition)

2011                 BUTFF, Breda, NL (Three Installations)

2011                 De Zwarte Ruyter, Rotterdam, NL, Zweet des aanschijns (Sweat of Brow) (solo)

2011                 Supermarket, Stockholm, SE (Art Fair, with De Zwarte Ruyter)

2010                 Eddy the Eagle Museum, Amsterdam, NL, So Long... (installation)

2010                 Inkijk, Waterlooplein station, Amsterdam, NL, Waterwolves....(solo, installation)

2008                 EEA-ASA, Amsterdam, NL, He calls them love handles, I call them flabs (solo)

2007                 Planetart, Enschede, Nl, You only live once (solo)

2006                 Paparazzi, Den Haag, NL, Don’t trust the ballooner (solo)

2005                 D.U.M.B.O., New York, USA, Video_dumbo (group exhibition)

2003                 Winston hotel, Amsterdam, NL, So not cool so cool (solo)

2002                 De Branderij, Antwerpen, BE, Sweet vulnerageability (solo)

2001                 Gallerie Sign, Groningen, NL, (group exhibition)

2001                 Abel Raum für neue Kunst, Berlin, DE, 28 (group exhibition)

Video/ Film

2010                 New Kid (a Video-clip for Monokino)

2010                 The Impossible Marriage (a Documentary, A collaboration with El Despacho)

2008                 Dream a little dream of me (Webshop-commercial for Bas kosters Studio)

Videoscreenings

2012                 OT301, Amsterdam, NL

2012                 Roza Kino, Maribor, SLO

2011                 Roodkapje, Rotterdam, NL

2011                 W139, Amsterdam, NL

2010                 Eddy the Eagle Museum, Amsterdam, NL,

2009                 Kunsthal de Kade, Amersfoort,NL, ’10 jaar the One Minutes’

2008                 Galerie het Eiland, Ameland, NL

2007                 Montevideo, Amsterdam, NL, Video Vortex

2007                 Picnic, Amsterdam, NL

2007                 State of the image festival, Arnhem, NL

2006                 Rembrandt screen, Amsterdam, NL

Perfomances/ Lectures

2011                 Hackthon, Eddy the Eagle Museum, Amsterdam, NL (performances)

2011                 Ultrasexi, Paradiso, Amsterdam, NL (performances)

2010                 Ignite Amsterdam#2, Mediamatic, Amsterdam, NL (lectures)

2008                 Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK, Labelling Erik, (A lecture)

2007                            The Neverending Catwalk, Fashion Biennale,Arnhem, NL

2006/2007          Studio 80, Multisexi, Amsterdam,NL (Various performances)

Other

2012                 Curator EEA Alumni Exhibition at FluBgraben, Berlin, DE

2004-2011      Lecturer at European Exchange Academy Beelitz, DE

2008/ 2010      Guest Lecturer at Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, NL

2009                 Guest Lecturer at  Ateliers ’89, Aruba

2009                 Illustration-column on Sargasso.nl

2008                 Guest Lecturer at Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK

2008                 Curator EEA-ASA Gallery, Amsterdam

2008                 Guest lecturer at AKI, Enschede

2007/ 2008         Videoworkshops for highschoolkids at Montevideo, Amsterdam

2006-2007          Organisation of the Multisexi-parties at Studio-80 Amsterdam

2005-2007          A monthly cover-illustration for the flyer/magazine of Studio-80 Amsterdam

2004-2005          Video-edits: performance registrations for Bas Kosters Studio

2003                 Result DDB buys idea of ‘Trailer one’, to use for a Phillips-commercial

Stipends/residencies/fellowships

2012     P.A.I.R. Drenthe Residence via Mondriaan Fonds

2011     Nomination best music video on Dutch Film Festival, NFF, Utrecht, NL

2011     Hotel Maria Kapel (HMK) Residence

2010     TAX Video Clip Fonds voor New Kid

2009     Workbudget van het Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten, Vormgeving en Bouwkunst, NL

2005     Startstipendium van het Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten, Vormgeving en Bouwkunst, NL

2003     Startstipendium van het Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten, Vormgeving en Bouwkunst, NL

Nominations

2011                 Nomination best music video on Dutch Film Festival, NFF, Utrecht, NL

2001                 The oneminutes stichting, Amsterdam, NL, de eenminuten awards

2001                 Shell Netherlands, Shell young award 2001