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Venus Jasper is a Queer visual artist, storyteller, world builder, singer-priestess, writer, and curator, based between Amsterdam and Antwerp.

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CV _ Venus Jasper (Griepink)

Born Eindhoven (NL), in 1988
Currently based in Amsterdam (NL)


Education

2011 / 2013   Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Piet Zwart Institute Rotterdam NL

2006 / 2010
  Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA hons), HKU Utrecht NL


Training

2025   Before We Where White, White Awake US

2023   Electronic Music Production, Studio Wisseloord Hilversum NL

2020  Speculative Writing, Other Futures Amsterdam NL

2016  Permaculture Design, IMAP Guatemala GT

2016   Natural Building, Atitlan Organics Guatemala GT

2016   Community Design, Tamera Biotope Portugal

2016-17   Intuitive Somatic Psychotherapy, POL Institute Greece GR

2011   Tera Mai Reiki, Atlas Reiki Amsterdam


Experience

2022-25   Co-curator, RE_NATURE festival NL

2023-25   Speaker at EARTHBOUND Symposium Aarhus DK

2024-25   Course Tutor "Radical Thinking" MIME/Scenography AHK Amsterdam NL

2023  Course Tutor "Future Fields" BEAR (Fine Arts) ArtEZ Arnhem NL

2022   Co-curator, MELKWEG Amsterdam NL

2021-22   Course Tutor "Future Fields" Ecology Futures MA, St.Joost Den Bosch NL

2022   Speaker at KABK “Earthcraft” Studium Generale, The Hague NL

2015   Guest Tutor, Cure Master/Sandberg Institute Amsterdam NL
/also conducted studio visits at HKU, ArtEZ, KABK.

Art Exhibitions

Solo

2023
 Murky Medicine Swamp, Rupert Vilnius LT

2022
 EARTHSHRINE, MU Hybrid Arthouse Eindhoven NL

2019
 Trans Neolithic Future, Te Ware Toi Wellington NZ

2014
 SWEAT, Roodkapje Rotterdam NL

2012
 Lovejoy's Practice, Tidens Krav Oslo NO

Group (selection)

2025  Upcoming: Expo at Light Harvesting Complex, Vantaa (FI)

2025  Upcoming: RE_NATURE Festival 2025, Amsterdam (NL)

2025  Upcoming: Expo at Patricia Fleming Gallery, Glasgow (UK)

2024-25
 Ghosts of Futures Past, Garage Rotterdam (NL)

2024
 Land-Learning, NEST Gallery Miami (USA)

2024
 Blauwe Zone Festival, Van Eesteren Museum Amsterdam (NL)

2024
 People look like Flowers, Roze Filmdagen Amsterdam (NL)

2024
 Performance Conversaciones, Radio Nopal Mexico City (MX) (video screening)

2023
 Open Space, SÍM Residency Reykjavik (IS)

2023
 Tender Raptures, Technical Museum of East Iceland (IS)

2023
 Wat Bezielt Ons? Vishal Haarlem (NL)

2022
 OPYUM Festival, 3537 Paris (FR) (video screening)

2022
 Pittfalls, Odapark Venray (NL) (mentor)

2022
 We are all Stardust, Dat Bolwerck Zutphen (NL) (duo)

2022
 All Flourishing is Mutual, MELKWEG Amsterdam (NL) (co-curated)

2022
 Alles Verandert, Museum IJsselstein (NL)

2021
 RE_NATURE, Willem Twee Den Bosch (NL) (co-curated)

2021
 Village of Shakespeare, Diever (NL)

2021
 Dreaming in Everywhen, IMPAKT, Utrecht (NL)     

2020-21 Empathie - Geen mens een eiland, Museum IJsselstein (NL)

2019-20  Orgonomics, Garage Rotterdam (NL)

2018  Prospects & Concepts, Art Rotterdam (NL) (fair)

2018  Echoes of Shamanism, Zone2Source Amsterdam (NL)

2017  We are the Market!, Onomatopee Eindhoven (NL)

2017 Disruption – Remapping Nature, Lustwarande Tilburg (NL)

2017 Cure Park, TAAK/Amsterdamse Bos (NL) (manifestation)

2016  Universal Baby, ZERP Gallery Rotterdam (NL)

2016  Ritual and the Sacred, Route du Nord Rotterdam (NL)

2016  Art Rotterdam, ZERP Gallery Rotterdam (NL) (fair)

2015  Precious Vessels, MILK Amsterdam (NL)

2015  Fest I Nova, Art Villa Garikula, Kaspi (GE)

2015  Sfear van Ynset, Kunsthuis SYB Beetsterzwaag (NL) (triënnale)

2015  Festival WhyNot, Tolhuistuin Amsterdam (NL)

2014  The Feeling Internet, Mediamatic Amsterdam (NL)

2014  In Search of a Moral Ritual, Kunsthuis SYB Beetsterzwaag (NL) (duo)

2013  The Temptations of AA Bronson, Witte de With (NL)

2013  Banquet for the Wandering Ghosts, TENT Rotterdam  (NL)

2013  Nothing could be slow enough, TENT Rotterdam (NL)

2013  De Vissers, Goethe Institute Rotterdam (NL)

2012  Complimenta, The Manse Ithaca NY (US)

2012  The Howl and the Why, Grünerløkka Kunsthall Oslo (NO)

2012  Urban Wizard Practice, Roodkapje Rotterdam (NL)

2012As David said to Damien, Punt WG Amsterdam (NL) (co-curated)

2012 The Teaser, Upominki Rotterdam (NL)

2011  Triptease, Kunstpodium-T, Tilburg (NL)

2011  The Botanist’s Reverie, Retort Artspace Amsterdam (NL)

2011  M2LIVE Filmprijs, Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht (NL) (video screening)

2011  Kunst aan de Schinkel, Soledad Senlle Gallery A'dam (NL)

2010 Best of Graduates, Ron Mandos Gallery A'dam (NL)

2010 Media Art Festival Leeuwarden  (NL) (video screening)

2010 HKU graduation, HKU Utrecht (NL)


Awards

Awarded

2013  PZI Promotion Award, PZI Rotterdam (NL)

2010 Jan Zumbrink Award, HKU Utrecht (NL)


Nominated

2022 C.o.C.A Award 2023, C.o.C.A. (nominated)

2017 3-Package Deal, NDSM-werf/Over Het IJ Festival/ DasTheatre (longlisted)

2015 3-Package Deal, NDSM/DasArts/Over het IJ Festival (shortlisted)

2010 Ron Mandos Young Blood Award (nominated)


Live Appearances

Art & Music Performances

2025  Upcoming: Music performance at Museo Tapies, Barcelona (SP)

2023
Herring God MoanZ, LungA Festival Seyðisfjörður (IS) music performance

2023
OAKBaLLZ and EELSkin […], Rupert Vilnius (LT) music performance

2022
Music from the Earth, Dat Bolwerck (NL) music performance

2022
MORDORKORE, ISO Amsterdam (NL) music performance

2022
EARTHRAVE, MU Hybrid Arthouse (NL) music performance

2022
Earth Fungus Blessing, MU Hybrid Arthouse (NL) performance/workshop

2021
 Stones are known to move (series of workshop), Kunstenplan Diever (NL) workshop

2020
Enter the Grove, LeGuessWho? Utrecht (NL) music performance

2020
Enter the Grove, IMPAKT Festival, Utrecht (NL) music performance

2020
S T O N E O R G Y x DEEPSOIL, MU Eindhoven (NL) music performance

2019
S T O N E O R G Y, Garage Rotterdam (NL) music performance

2019
Ultra Ecosexual Polyamory, Permaculture A.S.A.P. Garage Rotterdam (NL) spoken word

2018
Silent Bard, Echoes of Shamanism/Zone2Source Amsterdam (NL) performance

2017
Ultra Ecosexual Polyamory, Permaculture A.S.A.P., We are the Market!/Onomatopee Eindhoven (NL) performance

2017
LOVE SPACE (series of workshops), Cure Park Amsterdam (NL) performance/workshop

2017
Gratitude, Brief Encounters ’17/Lustwarande (NL) performance

2016
Massage bondage op de wallen, NPO2/Jan Rijdt Rond (NL) television appearance

2016
Wavy T, San Seriffe A'dam (NL) book reading

2016
Wavy T, Printroom R'dam (NL) book reading

2015  SWEAT VII, Kunsthuis SYB Beetsterzwaag (NL) performances

2015 Sacred Car Wash, Art’s Birthday/MuHKA Antwerpen (BE) performance

2015 Full Body Handfasting, WhyNot? Festival Amsterdam (NL) performance

2014 New Shampoo Formula, Lost&Found Amsterdam spoken word

2014 SWEAT VI, 1646 The Hague (NL) performance

2014 SWEAT I, II, III, IV and V, Roodkapje Rotterdam (NL) performance

2014Hemelse Caravaan, SIGN Groningen (NL) performance

2012Contemporary Urban Wizard Practice (series of performances), Roodkapje Rotterdam (NL) performance

2012Lovejoy's Practice, Tidens Krav Oslo (NO) performance

2010Mandragora, Ron Mandos Gallery Amsterdam (NL) performance

2010Mandragora, Kunstuitleen Utrecht (NL) performance

2010Mandragora, Kunstpodium-T Tilburg (NL) performance

2010Mandragora, HKU Utrecht (NL) performance


Talks

2024
Wetlands Worship, AIRIE ASKS/Green Space Miami (US) talk

2023
Wetlands Worship, Earthbound Symposium (DK) talk

2022
Future Soils, Earth Craft Syposium, KABK the Hague (NL) talk

2022 Is Soil Sacred? MU Hybrid Arthouse (NL) talk

2020
Kunst is Lang, Mister Motley Podcast  (NL) talk

2020
Kan niet bestaat niet, Brakke Grond/Mister Motley (NL) talk

2018 Talks of Treehugging,  Zone2Source Amsterdam (NL) talk

2016
Film&Culture Night, Bookstore Project A'dam (NL) talk

2012
Queer Magic, Roodkapje Rotterdam (NL) talk

2011
The Dream of the Earth, Retort Artspace Amsterdam (NL) talk

2011
The Artist as a Shaman, CBK Utrecht (NL) talk

/all talks at art schools & universities as part of teaching periods not included


Residencies

2025  EKWC, Oisterwijk (NL)

2024 AIRIE Everglades, Florida (US)

2023 SÍM Residency, Reykjavik (IS)

2020 AVL Mundo, Rotterdam (NL)

2015  Kunsthuis SYB, Beesterzwaag (NL)

2014 ALTO residency, Alto Paraiso de Goias (BR)

Stipends/Grants

2024 Artist Basic, Mondrian Fund

2024 Project grant, Amarte Fund

2023 Project grant, Amarte Fund

 2023Music production grant, SENA

2023 Project Stipend, Mondrian Fund

2022 Research Stipend, Amsterdam Fund of the Arts

2020 Artist Basic, Mondrian fund

2018 O&O Stipend, CBK Rotterdam

2016 O&O Stipend, CBK Rotterdam

2016 Young Talent Stipend, Mondrian Fund

2016 Project grant, Stichting Stokroos

2014 O&O Stipend, CBK Rotterdam

2010  Spreekuur, Amsterdam Fund of the Arts

Commissions

2021 Public sculpture for Stichting Village of Shakespeare, Diever

2015  Performance in film Night Soil - Fake Paradise, Melanie Bonajo

2014  Research-performance for Ewoud van Rijn/Dolf Henkes Prijs,TENT Rotterdam

2013  Performance in film Matrix Botanica, Melanie Bonajo

2013  Live performance, Temptations of AA Bronson, Melly Rotterdam


Collections

2024  Everglades National Park Collection (Florida, US)

2019-20  Various private collections in Netherlands, New Zealand, and USA

Publications

Books

2019 Delirious Lustwarande, Lustwarande Tilburg (NL)(book)

2018  We are the Market, Onomatopee Eindhoven (NL) (book)

2013  Jan Zumbrink Prijs #5, HKU (NL) (book)

Exhibition catalogues (selection)

2021 RE_NATURE Festival, RE_NATURE (NL) (catalogue)

2019 Echoes of Shamanism, Performance Art Event (NL) (catalogue)

2018  Prospects & Concepts, Mondrian Fund (NL) (catalogue)

2013  Nothing could be slow enough […], eindexamen catalogus PZI (NL) (catalogue)

2011   Kunst aan de Schinkel, Soledad Senlle Foundation (NL) (catalogue)

2010  Exposure, eindexamen catalogus, HKU (NL) (catalogue)

Press (selection)

2025 A shimmer of a possible place [...], Garage Rotterdam (NL)(interview)

2024AIRIE Asks. Green Space Miami (US) (recording of live talk)

2024 Venus Jasper, PerformVU (US) (added to web collection)

2023 Have we met? Ep 2, MU Eindhoven (NL) (podcast)

2023 SÍM Residency, Grapevine Reykjavik (IS) (article)

2023 Earthbonds, Echo Gone Wrong (LT) (article)

2023 Rupert Invites, Delfi Kultura (LT)(article)

2023 Toegezongen Aarde, Dagmar Bosma, Mister Motley (NL) (article)

2022 To Live And Die With Soil, Georgia Kareola, MU (NL) (article)

2022 EARTHSHRINE Sensing Sacred Soil, Digicult (IT) (article)

2022 EARTHSHRINE, Museum.nl (NL)(article)
2022 Een onmenselijke aarde, Minke Schönthaler, Mister Motley (NL) (article)

2021Treesome, TAG43 magazine (IT) (article)

2021Kunstfestival RE_NATURE [...], NRC newspaper (NL) (review)

2021 Kleine evoluties in ons denken, Maurits de Bruijn, Mister Motley (NL)  (review)

2021 SPELLBOUND: Grove is in the Heart, Georgia Kareola, Kunstlicht (NL) (essay)

2020Wanneer taal poëzie wordt […], Lieneke Hulshof, Mister Motley (NL) (interview)

2020Kunst is lang, Luuk Heezen, Mister Motley (NL) (podcast)

2020Orgasme als wondermiddel, Mister Motley (NL)  (review)

2018De kunstenaar als Sjamaan, Metropolis M (NL)  (review)

2017Futuristic Primitivism, Rieke Vos, O, Wonder (NL) (interview)

2017Natuur en Cultuur […], Tubelight (NL) (review)

2017De schoonheid van een Slakkengang, NRC (NL)(article)

2017Niet-menselijke krachten op de Lustwarande, NRC (NL)(review)

2017Lustwarande en de connectie Tilburg - Kassel, Metropolis M (NL)(review)

2017Temple of Seduction, Glamcult Magazine (NL)  (review)

2017Bedachtzame seks, Parool (NL) (article)

2017Kunst over seks en zorg in Amsterdamse Bos, NRC (NL) (interview)

2016Jan Rijdt Rond, NPO3 (NL) (television interview)

2015Fest I Nova, Georgian TV (GE) (television reportage)

2015Kunst in Beesterzwaag, Omrup Fryslan (NL) (television interview)

2014Nieuwe Nieuwe Alchemie, Metropolis M (NL) (article)

2012 Dooier Tombe Neo-Lasquax, Verenigde Sandbergen (NL) (review)

2012 Pugge of Relativisme, Billedkunst #01 (NO) (review)

/older press on request