Ruth van Beek

♀ *1977 / Netherlands

Works

Contacts for the work of Ruth van Beek

THE RAVESTIJN GALLERY NL

THE RAVESTIJN GALLERY
Oudelandsdijkje 9
1141 PH Monnickendam
info@theravestijngallery.com
www.theravestijngallery.com
by appt.

Ruth van Beek

www.ruthvanbeek.com

Solo exhibitions

The Nursery

THE RAVESTIJN GALLERY, Amsterdam (NL)
20 Nov 2020 – 16 Jan 2021
HOW TO DO THE FLOWERS

Hungarian House Photo, Budapest (HU)
28 Aug 2019 – 6 Oct 2019
How to do the Flowers, Act 2 / Rehearsal 1

Ncontemporary, Milano (IT)
28 Mar 2019 – 27 Apr 2019
The Situation Room

THE RAVESTIJN GALLERY, Amsterdam (NL)
19 Dec 2016 – 4 Feb 2017
New Arrangements

THE RAVESTIJN GALLERY, Amsterdam (NL)
10 Nov 2014 – 20 Dec 2014
Reconstructions

foam Fotografiemuseum, Amsterdam (NL)
29 Feb 2008 – 9 Apr 2008

Group

Modèle animal

200 ans de photographie

PHOTO ELYSEE, Lausanne (CH)
4 Dec 2026 – 4 Apr 2027

with Ottomar Anschütz, Anuschka Blommers & Niels Schumm, Hippolyte Arnoux, Jane Evelyn Atwood, Winnie Au, François Aubert, Jacob Aue Sobol, Richard Avedon, Ursula Böhmer, David Bailey, Edouard Baldus, Roger Ballen …
Layered Realities

Photography & Collage

Fotomuseum Hilversum, Hilversum (NL)
21 May 2026 – 18 Oct 2026

with Mercedes Azpilicueta, Sara Bezovšek, Cortis & Sonderegger, Noemie Goudal, Lucie Khahoutian, Camille Lévêque, Jaya Pelupessy, Sheida Soleimani, Thato Toeba, Guanyu Xu
ANIMAL MODEL

200 YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Rencontres Arles, Arles (FR)
6 Jul 2026 – 4 Oct 2026

with Ottomar Anschütz, Anuschka Blommers & Niels Schumm, Hippolyte Arnoux, Jane Evelyn Atwood, Winnie Au, François Aubert, Jacob Aue Sobol, Richard Avedon, Ursula Böhmer, David Bailey, Edouard Baldus, Roger Ballen …
Pour tout faire, il faut une fleur

To make anything, you need a flower

Musée des beaux-arts, Le Locle (CH)
28 Mar 2026 – 6 Sep 2026

with Fischli & Weiss, Alina Frieske, Sabine Hess, Nicolas Polli
TUBE.PHOTO.DASH

EMoPLUX 2025

Casino Luxembourg, Luxembourg (LU)
14 May 2025 – 14 Sep 2025

with Christian Aschman, Julien Carreyn, Wade Guyton, Pierre Hourquet, Aurélien Mole, Oliver Sieber, Katja Stuke, Batia Suter, Wolfgang Tillmans, Rebecca Topakian
PHOTOBOOK AWARDS

PARIS PHOTO - APERTURE FOUNDATION

Paris Photo , Paris (FR)
9 Nov 2023 – 12 Nov 2023

with Lynne Cohen, Thadde Comar, Marina Gadonneix, Samuel Gratacap, Mikiko Hara, Felipe Romero Beltrán, Bharat Sikka
Fruits of Labor

THE RAVESTIJN GALLERY, Amsterdam (NL)
11 Mar 2023 – 22 Apr 2023

with Mariken Wessels
One of a Kind

A 10-year anniversary show with unique pieces

THE RAVESTIJN GALLERY, Amsterdam (NL)
3 Sep 2022 – 22 Oct 2022

with Michael Bailey-Gates, BOWNIK, Philippe Braquenier, Cortis & Sonderegger, Robin de Puy, Vincent Fournier, Darren Harvey-Regan, Koen Hauser, Inez & Vinoodh, Nico Krijno, Thomas Kuijpers, Michel Lamoller …
The Constructed Image

THE RAVESTIJN GALLERY, Amsterdam (NL)
17 Jul 2021 – 4 Sep 2021

with Anuschka Blommers & Niels Schumm, Cortis & Sonderegger, Jasper de Beijer, Katrien De Blauwer, Koen Hauser, Jaime Hayon, Inez & Vinoodh, Nico Krijno, Michel Lamoller, Simon Lehner, Jean-Francois Lepage, Matt Lipps …
The Salon Show

THE RAVESTIJN GALLERY, Amsterdam (NL)
13 Jun 2020 – 29 Aug 2020

with Christopher Anderson, BOWNIK, Philippe Braquenier, Cortis & Sonderegger, Robin de Puy, Alinka Echeverria, Michael Etzensperger, Vincent Fournier, Darren Harvey-Regan, Koen Hauser, Atze Haytsma, Inez & Vinoodh …
Spread:

Kunstverein Hildesheim, Hildesheim (DE)
12 Apr 2019 – 7 Jul 2019

with Thomas Mailaender, Anika Schwarzlose, Erik van der Weijde, Mariken Wessels
Begin at the beginning, and go on till you come to the end: then stop.'

CentroCentro Cibeles, Madrid (ES)
6 Jun 2018 – 16 Sep 2018

with Magdalena Baranya, Uta Eisenreich, Anne Geene, Rachele Maistrello, Lana Mesic, Augustin Rebetez, Jan van der Til, Ester Vonplon, Isabelle Wenzel, Stephanie Winter
Spring Tide

Van Zoetendaal & The Collection

Netherlands Photo Museum, Rotterdam (NL)
20 May 2017 – 3 Sep 2017

with Katharina Eleonore Behrend, Paul Citroen, Arjan de Nooy, Cobie Douma, Bernard F. Eilers, Wally Elenbaas, Kees Hana, Esther Kroon, Holger Niehaus, Cas Oorthuys, Frits J. Rotgans, Diana Scherer …
fabulous failures

the art of embracing serendipity and mistakes

Le Botanique, Brussels (BE)
22 Jun 2017 – 20 Aug 2017

with Paul Bogaers, Sarah Carlier, Leo Gabin, Kent Rogowski, Matt Stuart, Annegien van Doorn
Spring Tide | Van Zoetendaal & The Collection

Netherlands Photo Museum, Rotterdam (NL)
20 May 2017 – 20 Aug 2017

with Katharina Eleonore Behrend, Paul Citroen, Bernard F. Eilers, Wally Elenbaas, Esther Kroon, Holger Niehaus, Cas Oorthuys, Frits J. Rotgans, Diana Scherer, Paul Schuitema, Otto Snoek, Harold Strak …
Surface Tension: Breaking the Plane of the Photographic Image

FOMU Fotomuseum Antwerp, Antwerp (BE)
9 Mar 2017 – 16 Apr 2017

with Sofia Borges, Melinda Gibson, Thomas Sauvin, Daisuke Yokota
between the lines

artists' books exhibition

a r c h i p e l a g o, London (GB)
20 Oct 2016 – 29 Oct 2016

with Marte Aas, Marianne Bjornmyr, Julia Borissova, Bernhard Cella, Laura El-Tantawy, Nicholas Gottlund, Stefano Graziani, Kensuke Koike, Ikuru Kuwajima, Isabelle Le Minh, Tom Lovelace, Henrik Malmström …
The Summershow 2016

THE RAVESTIJN GALLERY, Amsterdam (NL)
4 Jun 2016 – 3 Sep 2016

with Katrien De Blauwer, Michael Etzensperger, Jean-Francois Lepage, Eva Stenram
Photography Extended III

Staged Photography

Museum Het Valkhof, Nijmegen (NL)
6 Feb 2016 – 8 May 2016

with Kim Boske, Popel Coumou, Femke Dekkers, Scarlett Hooft Graafland, Juul Kraijer, Diana Scherer, Isabelle Wenzel, Manon Wertenbroek, Jacquie Maria Wessels
The Pistil's Waltz

Fifty-one celebrates 15 years

Gallery Fifty One, Antwerp (BE)
2 Jun 2015 – 18 Jul 2015

with Nobuyoshi Araki, Tom Butler, Arpais Du Bois, Harry Gruyaert, Horst P. Horst, Frank Horvat, Seydou Keita, Andre Kertesz, William Klein, Saul Leiter, Vivian Maier, Robert Mapplethorpe …
METAMORPHOSIS

Flowers , London (GB)
20 May 2015 – 27 Jun 2015

with Julie Cockburn, Hannah Whitaker
Hunting

FLAT // LAND, Amsterdam (NL)
25 Oct 2014 – 18 Dec 2014

with Kim Boske, Katharine Cooper, Misha de Ridder, Jocelyn Lee, Martin Parr, Jaap Scheeren, Josephine Sloet, Cornelie Tollens, Paolo Ventura
Where There’s Smoke

Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco (US)
10 Jul 2014 – 23 Aug 2014

with Jason Fulford, Michael Lundgren, Viviane Sassen
Taste My Photons

Noorderlicht Gallery, Groningen (NL)
6 Mar 2011 – 17 Apr 2011

with Wim Bosch, Bert Danckaert, Elspeth Diederix, Sabrina Jung, Astrid Korntheuer, Ingo Mittelstaedt, Eric Jan van de Geer, Michael John Whelan
THE NEW YORK PHOTO FESTIVAL

New York Photo Festival, New York (US)
12 May 2010 – 16 May 2010

with Eleanor Antin, Christoph Bangert, Christoph Bangert, Jeff Bark, Morton Bartlett, Adam Bartos, Linus Bill, Lucas Blalock, Marcus Bleasdale, Sergey Bratkov, Harry Callahan, Michal Chelbin …
Sugary Photographs with Tricks, Poses and Effects

FOMU Fotomuseum Antwerp, Antwerp (BE)
19 Mar 2010 – 21 Mar 2010

with Norman Beierle, Basje Boer, Ralf Grossek, Hester Keijser, Anouk Kruithof, Corinne Vionnet, Mariken Wessels
Instant Oddity

Van Zoetendaal Publishers, Amsterdam (NL)
4 Jun 2005 – 9 Jul 2005

with Tudor Bratu, Koen Hauser, Bettie Ras, Diana Scherer

Events

NAP+ 2026

NAP+, Amsterdam (NL)
17 Sep 2026 – 20 Sep 2026

with Sander Dekker, Tanja Engelberts, Milah van Zuilen
EMoPLux European Month of Photography Luxembourg 2025

EMoP Luxembourg, Luxembourg (LU)
14 May 2025 – 30 Jun 2025

with Christian Aschman, Jörg Auzinger, Jessica Backhaus, Roger Ballen, Bertrand Cavalier, Gaëlle Choisne, Raymond Clement, Steven Cruz, Olivier Dassault, Marta Djourina, Serge Ecker, Bruce Eesly …
Paris Photo 2024 - Artist Talks by The Eyes

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

with Laia Abril, Akinbode Akinbiyi, Helene A. Amouzou, Martina Bacigalupo, Arielle Bobb-Willis, Mike Brodie, Marina Caneve, Thadde Comar, Debi Cornwall, Maja Daniels, Lia Darjes, Cristina De Middel …
Paris Photo 2024 - Booksignings

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

with Laia Abril, Jun Ahn, Akinbode Akinbiyi, Helene A. Amouzou, Israel Arino, Olivia Arthur, Jane Evelyn Atwood, Jessica Backhaus, Mate Bartha, Taysir Batniji, Kincső Bede, Peter Bialobrzeski …
NAP+ 2024

NAP+, Amsterdam (NL)
13 Sep 2024 – 15 Sep 2024

with Koen Hauser, Thomas Kuijpers
Offprint Paris 2023

Offprint, Paris (FR)
9 Nov 2023 – 12 Nov 2023

with Carlos Alba, Michael Ashkin, Adrianna Ault, Barbara Diener, Tiane Doan na Champassak, Tarrah Krajnak, Aurélie Mathigot, Ed Panar, Marie Preston, Felipe Romero Beltrán, Yana Wernicke, Hans Wilschut
Art Rotterdam 2023

Stichting ART Rotterdam, Oudewater (NL)
9 Feb 2023 – 12 Feb 2023

with Laurence Aegerter, Albarran Cabrera, Mustapha Azeroual, Thibault Brunet, Saidou Dicko, Casper Faassen, Anne Geene, Mika Horie, Margaret Lansink, Elsa Leydier, Laurent Millet, Miriam Tölke …
Art Rotterdam

THE RAVESTIJN GALLERY, Rotterdam (NL)
1 Jul 2021 – 4 Jul 2021

with Robin de Puy, Nico Krijno
APPROCHE Paris 2018

13 contemporary approaches to photography

Approche, Paris (FR)
9 Nov 2018 – 11 Nov 2018

with Juliana Borinski, Marie Clerel, Marianne Csaky, David De Beyter, Bruno Fontana, Emmanuelle Fructus, Vittoria Gerardi, Alice Guittard, Kensuke Koike, Louis-Cyprien Rials, Maya Rochat, Thomas Sauvin …
APPROCHE Paris 2018

How to do the flowers, act 1

THE RAVESTIJN GALLERY, Paris (FR)
9 Nov 2018 – 11 Nov 2018
Peckham 24

Copeland Gallery, London (GB)
18 May 2018 – 20 May 2018

with Campbell Addy, Jonny Briggs, Antony Cairns, Juno Calypso, Natasha Caruana, Zoe Croggon, Anouk Kruithof, Chrystel Lebas, Tom Lovelace, Yamini Nayar, Laura Pannack, Baud Postma …
PHOTOFAIRS San Francisco 2018

THE RAVESTIJN GALLERY, San Francisco (US)
23 Feb 2018 – 25 Feb 2018

with Freudenthal/Verhagen, Darren Harvey-Regan, Mona Kuhn, Maurice Scheltens & Liesbeth Abbenes, Eva Stenram
PHOTOFAIRS San Francisco 2018

PHOTOFAIRS , San Francisco (US)
23 Feb 2018 – 25 Feb 2018

with Adou, Birdhead (Ji Weiyu and Song Tao), Karl Blossfeldt, Luo Bonian, Harry Callahan, Tammy Rae Carland, John Chiara, LUO Dan, Erica Deeman, CAI Dongdong, Monique Eller, Mitch Epstein …
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 …
Unseen Photo Fair 2017

THE RAVESTIJN GALLERY, Amsterdam (NL)
22 Sep 2017 – 24 Sep 2017

with Nico Krijno
Unseen Photo Fair 2015

THE RAVESTIJN GALLERY, Amsterdam (NL)
18 Sep 2015 – 20 Sep 2015

with Darren Harvey-Regan, Marie José Jongerius, Nico Krijno
Dialogue Vintage Photo Fair

1700 m2 of vintage photography & photo books

Dialogue Vintage Photo Fair, Amsterdam (NL)

with Eugene Atget, Eugene Atget, Edouard Baldus, Julia Margaret Cameron, Hans de Kort, Disfarmer (Mike Meyer), Leo Erken, Roger Fenton, Willy Kessels, Kees Scherer, Bert Teunissen