Awoiska van der Molen

♀ *1972 / Netherlands

Works

News

Prix Pictet - 8th cycle - HOPE

Shortlist announced for world's top photography prize

Prix Pictet, London (GB)

with Shahidul Alam, Joana Choumali, Margaret Courtney-Clarke, Rena Effendi, Lucas Foglia, Janelle Lynch, Ross McDonnell, Gideon Mendel, Ivor Prickett, Robin Rhode, Alexia Webster

Solo exhibitions

The Humanness of Our Lonely Selves

Huis Marseille, Amsterdam (NL)
22 Jun 2024 – 13 Oct 2024
Am schwarzen Himmelsrund

Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
19 Jan 2019 – 9 Mar 2019
STATUS

Casemore Gallery, San Francisco (US)
2 Jun 2018 – 14 Jul 2018
Awoiska van der Molen

Kristof De Clercq, Gent (BE)
8 May 2016 – 26 Jun 2016
Blanco

foam Fotografiemuseum, Amsterdam (NL)
22 Jan 2016 – 3 Apr 2016
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Wetering Galerie, Amsterdam (NL)
15 Oct 2011 – 19 Nov 2011
3h

foam Fotografiemuseum, Amsterdam (NL)
11 May 2007 – 20 Jun 2007

Group

Mercy, Give and Take

Casemore Gallery, San Francisco (US)
23 Nov 2024 – 12 Feb 2025

with John Gossage, Aspen Mays, Scott McFarland, Raymond Meeks
ALPHA // FEMALE

FLAT // LAND, Amsterdam (NL)
28 Sep 2024 – 29 Sep 2024

with Kim Boske, Leila Jeffreys, Vincent Munier, Anoek Steketee, Paolo Ventura
Benefit Auction Preview Exhibition

SF Camerawork, San Francisco (US)
16 Sep 2023 – 30 Sep 2023

with Wesaam Al-Badry, Lucas Foglia, Kija Lucas, Nigel Poor, Chloe Sherman, Lissette Solorzano
LOOKING FORWARD: Ten Years of Pier 24 Photography

Pier 24 Photography, San Francisco (US)
2 Oct 2022 – 21 May 2023

with John Chiara, Erica Deeman, Tania Franco Klein, Daniel Gordon, Fred Herzog, Todd Hido, Veronika Kellndorfer, Richard Learoyd, Austin Leong, Ray K. Metzker, Zanele Muholi, Eva O'Leary …
Inside the outside: pioneers in lens-based media

CODA Museum, Apeldoorn (NL)
15 May 2022 – 25 Sep 2022

with Eelco Brand, Elspeth Diederix, Alexandra Hunts, Ellen Kooi, Anouk Kruithof, Natascha Libbert, Erwin Olaf, Daan Paans, Jaap Scheeren, Richard Tepe, Jacquie Maria Wessels
Contested Landscapes

Biennale für aktuelle Fotografie - From where I Stand (Aus meiner Sicht)

Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim (DE)
19 Mar 2022 – 22 May 2022

with Aàdesokan, Lisa Barnard, Rune Peitersen, Yan Wang Preston, Oliver Sieber, Malgorzata Stankiewicz , Katja Stuke, Misha Vallejo
Hope. Prix Pictet

Fondazione Sozzani, Milano (IT)
7 Nov 2021 – 28 Nov 2021

with Shahidul Alam, Joana Choumali, Margaret Courtney-Clarke, Rena Effendi, Lucas Foglia, Janelle Lynch, Ross McDonnell, Gideon Mendel, Ivor Prickett, Robin Rhode, Alexia Webster
Hope - Prix Pictet

Photo Museum Ireland, Dublin (IE)
17 Sep 2021 – 6 Nov 2021

with Shahidul Alam, Joana Choumali, Margaret Courtney-Clarke, Rena Effendi, Lucas Foglia, Janelle Lynch, Ross McDonnell, Gideon Mendel, Ivor Prickett, Robin Rhode, Alexia Webster
Prix Pictet - Hope

Shanghai Centre Photo, Shanghai (CN)
11 Sep 2021 – 24 Oct 2021

with Shahidul Alam, Joana Choumali, Margaret Courtney-Clarke, Rena Effendi, Lucas Foglia, Janelle Lynch, Ross McDonnell, Gideon Mendel, Ivor Prickett, Robin Rhode, Alexia Webster
On Earth - Imaging, Technology and the Natural World

foam Fotografiemuseum, Amsterdam (NL)
20 Mar 2020 – 2 Sep 2020

with Thomas Albdorf, Jeremy Ayer, Fabio Barile, Melanie Bonajo, Raphael Dallaporta, Jonathas de Andrade, Mark Dorf, Lucas Foglia, Noemie Goudal, Mishka Henner, Femke Herregraven, Benoit Jeannet …
NEW REPRODUCTIONS

Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
14 Mar 2020 – 2 May 2020

with Maria Barnas, Roger Hiorns, Robby Mueller, David Maljkovic, Johannes Schwartz, Ed van der Elsken
Undercurrents

A Photobook Exhibition

Transformer Station , Cleveland (US)
25 Oct 2019 – 19 Jan 2020

with Albarran Cabrera, Emmanuelle Andrianjafy, Michael Ashkin, Lisa Barnard, Melanie Bonajo, Barbara Bosworth, Petra Collins, Maja Daniels, Misha de Ridder, Elspeth Diederix, Barbara Diener, Jess T. Dugan …
Prix Pictet - Hope

Daikanyama Hillside Forum, Tokyo (JP)
12 Dec 2019 – 28 Dec 2019

with Shahidul Alam, Joana Choumali, Margaret Courtney-Clarke, Rena Effendi, Lucas Foglia, Janelle Lynch, Ross McDonnell, Gideon Mendel, Ivor Prickett, Robin Rhode, Alexia Webster
Prix Pictet 2019: Hope

V&A Victoria & Albert Museum, London (GB)
14 Nov 2019 – 8 Dec 2019

with Shahidul Alam, Joana Choumali, Margaret Courtney-Clarke, Rena Effendi, Lucas Foglia, Janelle Lynch, Ross McDonnell, Gideon Mendel, Ivor Prickett, Robin Rhode, Alexia Webster
ON EARTH

Image-making, Technology and the Natural World

Rencontres Arles, Arles (FR)
1 Jul 2019 – 22 Sep 2019

with Thomas Albdorf, Jeremy Ayer, Fabio Barile, Melanie Bonajo, Matthew Brandt, Raphael Dallaporta, Jonathas de Andrade, Mark Dorf, Lucas Foglia, Noemie Goudal, Mishka Henner, Femke Herregraven …
Handless Operative

Casemore Gallery, San Francisco (US)
13 Apr 2019 – 26 May 2019

with Jennifer Brandon, Whitney Hubbs, Fumiko Imano, Anouk Kruithof, Scott McFarland, Melanie Schiff, David Benjamin Sherry, Larry Sultan, Hiroshi Takizawa, Lindsey White
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foam Fotografiemuseum, Amsterdam (NL)
14 Sep 2018 – 18 Nov 2018

with Paul Bogaers, Sofia Borges, Antony Cairns, Juno Calypso, Anne de Vries, Uta Eisenreich, Daniel Gordon, Daniel Gordon, Noemie Goudal, Adam Jeppesen, Heikki Kaski, Sjoerd Knibbeler …
Into the Woods: Trees in Photography

V&A Victoria & Albert Museum, London (GB)
18 Nov 2017 – 22 Apr 2018

with Ansel Adams, Samuel Bourne, Mark Edwards, Gustave Le Gray, Tokihiro Sato, Tal Shochat, Alfred Stieglitz
Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2017

Aperture, New York (US)
16 Nov 2017 – 20 Jan 2018

with Sophie Calle, Dana Lixenberg, Taiyo Onorato & Nico Krebs
Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2017

MMK Zollamt, Frankfurt (Main) (DE)
29 Jun 2017 – 17 Sep 2017

with Sophie Calle, Dana Lixenberg, Taiyo Onorato & Nico Krebs
Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2017

Photographers' Gallery, London (GB)
3 Mar 2017 – 11 Jun 2017

with Sophie Calle, Dana Lixenberg, Taiyo Onorato & Nico Krebs
LANSCAPE WATCHERS

Galerie Nouvelles Images, Den Haag (NL)
1 Apr 2017 – 6 May 2017

with L.J.A.D. Creyghton
BEAUTY OF DARKNESS II

Reflex Amsterdam, Amsterdam (NL)
17 Jul 2014 – 17 Aug 2014

with Miles Aldridge, Nobuyoshi Araki, Roger Ballen, Koos Breukel, Martin de Waal, Hisaji Hara, Todd Hido, Irina Ionesco, Yasumasa Morimura, Daido Moriyama, CHEN Nong, Erwin Olaf …
NATURAL ORDER

Purdy Hicks Gallery, London (GB)
6 Jun 2014 – 5 Jul 2014

with Jonny Delafield Cook, Susan Derges, Jorma Puranen
The rediscovery of the world

Large inaugural exhibition in a double-sized Huis

Huis Marseille, Amsterdam (NL)
7 Sep 2013 – 8 Dec 2013

with Popel Coumou, Elspeth Diederix, Eddo Hartmann, Scarlett Hooft Graafland, Juul Kraijer, Tanya Long, Katja Mater, Maurice Scheltens & Liesbeth Abbenes, Ilona Plaum, Viviane Sassen, Emma van der Put, Hellen van Meene …
Land/Landscape

Noorderlicht Gallery, Groningen (NL)
15 Sep 2012 – 21 Oct 2012

with Rob Nypels
Harry Pennings Award 2011

Pennings Foundation, Eindhoven (NL)
14 Dec 2011 – 21 Jan 2012

with Lara Dhondt, Anne Geene, Sofie Knijff, Judith van Ijken
Hyères 2011

26TH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF FASHION | PHOTOGRAPHY

Festival international mode et Photo, Hyères (FR)
29 Apr 2011 – 2 May 2011

with Erwin Blumenfeld, Kim Boske, Yann Gross, Ina Jang, Anouk Kruithof, Marten Lange, Daniel Sannwald, Raf Simons, Marc Philip van Kempen
A TOUCH OF DUTCH

Kunststiftung DZ BANK, Frankfurt (Main) (DE)
28 Sep 2010 – 4 Dec 2010

with Sebastiaan Bremer, Koos Breukel, Anton Corbijn, Rineke Dijkstra, Gert Jan Kocken, Jan Koster, Pieter Laurens Mol, Rob Nypels, Celine van Balen, Daan Van Golden, Hellen van Meene, Marijke van Warmerdam …
QUICKSCAN NL# 01

Photography Now

Netherlands Photo Museum, Rotterdam (NL)
16 Jan 2010 – 24 May 2010

with Jan Adriaans, Melanie Bonajo, Kim Boske, Kim Bouvy, Club Donny, Bas Fontein, Rob Hornstra, Eva-Fiore Kovacovsky, Anouk Kruithof, Katja Mater, Michael Anhalt & Meike Eggers, Lucia Nimcova …
Inspiratie Rotterdam

Schielandshuis, Rotterdam (NL)
3 Jul 2007 – 24 Feb 2008

with Rince de Jong, Marijn de Jong, Gerco de Ruijter, Karel Doing, Bas Princen, Helena van der Kraan, Adrienne van Eekelen, Carel van Hees, Hans Wilschut
Up-and-Comers

KM21, Den Haag (NL)
8 Apr 2006 – 25 Jun 2006

with Sara Blokland, Charlotte Dumas, Rob Hornstra
The Dark Room

KM21, Den Haag (NL)
17 Jan 2004 – 11 Apr 2004

with Michael Ackerman, Dirk Braeckman

Events

BredaPhoto Festival 2026

Our Songs Came Through

Breda Photo, Breda (NL)
11 Sep 2026 – 25 Oct 2026

with Huda Abdulmughni, Noor Abed, Mosab Abushama, Fatima Alam, Majd Arandas, Olivia Arthur, Vincen Beeckman, Frida Lisa Carstensen Jersø, Amera Elnaal, Simone Engelen, Judit Gyuricza Osváth, Fouad Hallak …
PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai 2026

PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai, Shanghai (CN)
7 May 2026 – 10 May 2026

with Olivo Barbieri, Joao Miguel Barros, Bernd & Hilla Becher, He Bo, Antony Cairns, Théo Delors, Charlotte Dumas, Stephen Gill, Andreas Gursky, Candida Hoefer, Zeng Han, Hisaji Hara …
Paris Photo 2024 - Solo and Duo Shows

Paris Photo , Paris (FR)
7 Nov 2024 – 10 Nov 2024

with Olympe Aguado, Alia Ali, Eric Antoine, Fabio Barile, Kim Boske, Richard Caldicott, Carmen Calvo, Lisetta Carmi, Gilles Caron, Hector Castells-Matutano, Mario Cresci, Gohar Dashti …
Paris Photo 2024 - Elles x Paris Photo

Paris Photo , Paris (FR)
7 Nov 2024 – 10 Nov 2024

with Sama Alshaibi, Helene A. Amouzou, Claudia Andujar, Pilar Aymerich, Letizia Battaglia, Valerie Belin, Lucile Boiron, Kim Boske, Nolwenn Brod, Carmen Calvo, Lisetta Carmi, Maria Chambefort …
Paris Photo 2024 - Aperture

PhotoBook Awards

Paris Photo , Paris (FR)
7 Nov 2024 – 10 Nov 2024

with Akinbode Akinbiyi, Hady Barry, Taysir Batniji, Lia Darjes, Barbara Debeuckelaere, CAI Dongdong, Simone Engelen, Janick Entremont, Ismail Ferdous , Rosalind Fox Solomon, Toma Gerzha, Yasuhiro Ishimoto …
Paris Photo 2024 - Duo Show

FLAT // LAND, Paris (FR)
7 Nov 2024 – 10 Nov 2024

with Kim Boske
Offprint Paris 2024

Offprint, Paris (FR)
7 Nov 2024 – 10 Nov 2024

with Gianpaolo Arena, Marina Caneve, Clara Chichin, Celine Clanet, Francois Deladerriere, Simone Engelen, Charlie Engman, Henri Jacobs, Erik Kessels, Marine Lanier, Sabatina Leccia, Geoffroy Mathieu …
Mulhouse Biennial of Photography 2024

Mondes impossibles / Impossible Worlds

Biennale Mulhouse, Mulhouse (FR)
13 Sep 2024 – 13 Oct 2024

with Pascal Amoyel, Janine Bächle, Nigel Baldacchino, Bénédicte Blondeau, Christophe Bourguedieu, Celine Clanet, Michel Francois, Paul Gaffney, Matthew Genitempo, Geert Goiris, Léa Habourdin, Karin Jobst …
FOTOGRAFIA EUROPEA 2024 - XIX edition

Nature loves to hide

European Photography , Reggio Emilia (IT)
26 Apr 2024 – 9 Jun 2024

with Lisa Barnard, Marta Bogdańska, Xavi Bou, Gregory Crewdson, Arko Datto, Matteo de Mayda, Paola de Pietri, Paola Di Bello, Karim El Maktafi, Lorenzo Falletta, Luigi Ghirri, Stefano Graziani …
UNSEEN PHOTO FAIR 2023

Unseen Photo, Amsterdam (NL)
22 Sep 2023 – 24 Sep 2023

with Thomas Albdorf, Mathieu Asselin, Kim Boske, Dirk Braeckman, Sander Coers, Dana Cojbuc, Eli Craven, Florence di Benedetto, Dmitry Gelfand and Evelina Domnitch, Mate Dobokay, Tara Fallaux, Karel Fonteyne …
Biennale für aktuelle Fotografie 2022

Biennale aktuelle Fotografie, Mannheim (DE)
19 Mar 2022 – 22 May 2022

with Aàdesokan, Monica Alcazar-Duarte, Heba Y. Amin, Archive of Public Protest, Lisa Barnard, Poulomi Basu, Alexandra Baumgartner, Eline Benjaminsen, Silvy Crespo, Antoinette de Jong, Anna Ehrenstein, Matthieu Gafsou …
UNSEEN 2021

Unseen Photo, Amsterdam (NL)
17 Sep 2021 – 19 Sep 2021

with Alia Ali, Lara Almarcegui, Gueler Ates, Michael Bailey-Gates, Yael Bartana, Yael Bartana, Valerie Belin, Werner Bischof, Paul Bogaers, Antony Cairns, Tom Callemin, Clegg & Guttmann …
Photolux 2019

Mondi| Lucca

Photolux Festival, Lucca (IT)
16 Nov 2019 – 8 Dec 2019

with Abbas, Shahidul Alam, Antonio Biasiucci, Joana Choumali, Margaret Courtney-Clarke, Vincent Delbrouck, Stephane Duroy, Rena Effendi, Lucas Foglia, Joan Fontcuberta, Vincent Fournier, Alberto Giuliani …
photo london 2019

Photo London, London (GB)
16 May 2019 – 19 May 2019

with Ansel Adams, Claire Aho, Albarran Cabrera, Miles Aldridge, Alia Ali, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Liza Ambrossio, Takashi Arai, Matan Ashkenazy, Jessica Backhaus, Roger Ballen, Gian Paolo Barbieri …
Art Rotterdam 2019

Stichting ART Rotterdam, Rotterdam (NL)
7 Feb 2019 – 10 Feb 2019

with Laurence Aegerter, Lara Almarcegui, Kim Boske, Eelco Brand, Mario Cresci, Desiree Dolron, Laurent Fievet, Johan Grimonprez, Grit Hachmeister, Gregory Halpern, Thomas Hauser, Teun Hocks …
viennacontemporary 2018

viennacontemporary, Wien (AT)
27 Sep 2018 – 30 Sep 2018

with Ahmet Oeguet, Marina Abramovic, Dan Acostioaei, Victor Alimpiev, Iris Andraschek, Nobuyoshi Araki, Elke Andreas Boon, Luchezar Boyadjiev, Elina Brotherus, Ruben Brulat, Guenter Brus, Daniele Buetti …
London Art Fair 2018

Photo50

London Art Fair, London (GB)
17 Jan 2018 – 21 Jan 2018

with (play)ground-less, Larry Achiampong, Emily Allchurch, Niloufar Banisadr, David Birkin, Bill Brandt, Ellie Davies, Nilbar Gueres, Aisha Abid Hussain, Sandra Kantanen, Iwajla Klinke, Liane Lang …
Unseen Photo Fair 2017

Unseen Photo, Amsterdam (NL)
22 Sep 2017 – 24 Sep 2017

with Laurence Aegerter, Takaaki Akaishi, Thomas Albdorf, Miles Aldridge, Evgenia Arbugaeva, Sofia Ayarzagoitia, Ralph Baiker, Roger Ballen, Fabio Barile, Melanie Bonajo, Elina Brotherus, Thibault Brunet …
AU BAL PENDANT PARIS PHOTO 2014

signatures, book launches and conferences

LE BAL, Paris (FR)
13 Nov 2014 – 16 Nov 2014

with Laia Abril, Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin, Susan A. Barnett , Daniel Blaufuks, Botto & Bruno, Dirk Braeckman, Joachim Brohm, Federico Clavarino, Nicolò Degiorgis, Bieke Depoorter, Ethan Levitas, Rafal Milach …
DE DONKERSTE KAMER

The World according to Light

SLUITERTIJD, Antwerpen (BE)

with Gilbert Fastenaekens, Jan Rosseel, Sebastiao Salgado, Wim Vandekeybus
DE DONKERSTE KAMER

The World according to Light

SLUITERTIJD, Antwerpen (BE)

with Gilbert Fastenaekens, Jan Rosseel, Sebastiao Salgado, Wim Vandekeybus