BIO
After I finished my law studies (with specialization Human Rights) at the University of Amsterdam, I studied art at the Vrije Academie voor Beeldende Kunst in The Hague.
Since then I work as an independent artist.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Sculpture Network
Arti et Amicitiae
Nederlandse Kring van Beeldhouwers (Dutch Sculptor Association)
ZAC – Zest Artist Collective
LINKS
youtube.com/user/artkarinvandermolen1/videos
zestartistcollective.weebly.com
rerunproducties.nl
patvanboeckel.nl
EXHIBITIONS
2023
Land art Rittisberg, Ramsau am Dachstein, Austria
ADAK, Herinneringskamp Westerbork,The Netherlands
CAFKA Biennial, Kitchener/Waterloo, Canada (with Zest Artist Collective)
Kunsthaus Essen, Germany
Galerie Gublia, Essen, Germany
Kunstcentrum De Kolk, Spaarndam, The Netherlands
Percorso di Fede – land art, Oggiono, Italy
2022
Magenta, Landscape Design Fest, Kaunas, Lithuania
Flatta – Land art, Boujmil, Morocco
Espacio Arte Vaca, Viniegra de Abajo, Spain
Dialogue with Clouds, La Ermita de la Virgen de Lomos de Orios, Villoslada, Spain
Dak’art Biennale OFF, with Zest Artist Collective, Senegal
Open Stal, Olderbekoop, The Netherlands
Kunsttage Winningen, Germany
Vervlochten, landart route Noordwolde, The Netherlands
2021
Kunstpfade, Landart Kirrweiler, Germany
Landart Biennial Andorra, Engolasters, Andorra
Respir’arte, Bolzano, Italy
Stil het Tij, IJsselbiennale/Dat Bolwerck, Zutphen, The Netherlands
Dichter op het Water- landart, Museum Schokland, The Netherlands
Textiel Festival Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Neue Faden, Landart route Neukirchen-Vluyn, Germany
Permanent public art route, Lonneker, The Netherlands
Wonderkamers, Nijeholtwolde, The Netherlands
2020
Himalaya Sculpture Park, Yorkshire, UK
eb, Landart, Museum Schokland, The Netherlands
RAM, Light Art Festival, Ens, The Netherlands
2019
Abidjan Green Art, Ivory Coast
Sculpture by the Sea, Sydney, Australia
Landart Fest, Janow Podlaski, Poland
Darmstadter Secezion, Darmstadt, Germany
Landart Biennial, Andorra
Groundspeak, landart and poetry, Schokland, The Netherlands
2018
Green Body, Sonahmo Gallery, South-Korea
Kamiyama AIR, Japan
Pulchri Studio, The Hague, The Netherlands
Cultural Capital of Europe, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
Sense of Place, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
L’Art par la Nature, Grande Synthe, France
Echigo Tsumari Triennial, Niigata, Japan
Art in Bosco, Capriasca, Switzerland
Huis als Museum, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2017
X-Sites, Gothenburg, Sweden
Gallery Dat Bolwerck, Zutphen, The Netherlands
Artroute IJhorst (Grensloos Kunst Verkennen), The Netherlands
Artborne, Oosterbeek, The Netherlands
Tsukuba Art Center, Tsukuba, Japan
The Story of Space, Panjim, India
MOG Museum of Contemporary Art, Goa, India
2016
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
International Forest Art, Darmstadt, Germany
Land art sur le Champ, Mont Saint Hilaire, Canada
Snijpunt/Kunstmaand Ameland, The Netherlands
Oranienburg 800, Oranienburg, Germany
Wolubilis, Brussels, Belgium
MOG Museum of Contemporary Art Goa, India
Humus Park, Polcenigo, Italy
De Havixhorst, Meppel, Netherlands
Backfire, Zaandam, Netherlands
Global Village, Landshut, Germany/Brondby, Denmark
2015
Yu Lei Mountain Park, Chengdu, China
Museum Schokland, Netherlands
Domaine du Rayol, Rayol du Canadel, France,
Sentier des Arts, Ile de Re, France
Museum Lolland Falster, Pederstrup, Denmark
Liselund Slotpark, Mon, Denmark
2014
Landgoed Keukenhof, Lisse, Netherlands
Sentier des Arts, Royan, France
Landart Roztozcse, Lublin, Poland
Natuurkunstpark Lelystad, Netherlands
Museum Lolland Falster, Denmark
Environmental art in Odense, Denmark
2013
Setouchi Triennale, Japan
In-Between, Gaasbeek/Brussels, Belgium
Environmental Art Festival Scotland
Aquamediale, Zaue, Germany
Fete de May, Gesves, Belgium
Lae&Leben, Reventlow Park, Horslunde, Denmark
Gallery De Apotheek, Zutphen, Netherlands
Gallery Bruelle, Steenwijk, Netherlands
Provinciehuis, Lelystad, Netherlands
2012
Sculpture by the Sea, Sydney, Australia
Ostrale, Dresden, Germany
Kiev Sculpture Project, Kiev, Ukrain
Natuurkunstpark, Lelystad, Netherlands
2011
Couleurs d’automne, Annemasse, France
Nieuw Verleden, Kraggenburg, Netherlands
Gallery Christiane Klein, Darmstadt, Germany
Atelier Heemtuin, Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Sculpture by the Sea, Aarhus, Denmark
Kunst trifft Kohl, Mùnster, Germany
Grenzkunstroute. Aachen, Germany
2010
Geumgang Nature Art Biennale, Gonju, South Korea
Landart Mongolia 360, Gazzrii , Mongolia
Bathmen Biënnale, The Netherlands
Kunstspoor, Bippen-Hasetal, Germany
Gallery Fort aan de Drecht, Uithoorn, Netherlands
Galerie Beukenhof, Kortrijk, Belgium
Gallery Het Gemaal, Echtenerbrug, Netherlands
2009
Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Huenchuen, Taiwan
I Park Environmental art Biennale, East Haddam, USA
Parcours des Fees, Barcelonnette, France
Zilver, Zeewolde, The Netherlands
Nieuw Verleden, Lelystad, Netherlands
2008
KAIR, Kamiyama, Japan
Kielzog, Marknesse, Netherlands
Nature Park, Lelystad, the Netherlands
Landart Lolland, Denmark
2007
Guandu Nature Park, Taipei, Taiwan
Landscape of the Year, Tulcea, Rumania
Aquamediale, Spreewald, Germany
Open Stal, Oldeberkoop, Netherlands
Nature Park, Lelystad, Netherlands
Gallery Steenwijk, The Netherlands
Gallery Groeneveld, Almelo, The Netherlands
Museum Nagele, The Netherlands
2006
Sculpture park Dehullu, Gees, The Netherlands
Park Lingezeegen, Arnhem, Netherlands
Gallery De Rode Jas, Hattem, Netherlands
Sidac Studio, Leiden, Netherlands
2005
Kunstbroedplaats, National Park, Ossenzijl, Netherlands
Nature Park Lelystad, Netherlands
A3 Gallery Moscow, Russia
Belinskovo Gallery, Jekatrinburg, Russia
Gallery Okno, Chelyabinsk, Russia
CURATING ACTIVITIES
2017 Know Nature, Museum of Goa, Pilerne, India
2016 Snijpunt, Land art on Ameland, Netherlands
2016 Schokland Scratch, artist in residency, Museum Schokland, Netherlands
2012 Drift, international environmental art project, Marknesse, Netherlands
2010 Out of Space, international environmental art project, Munnekeburen, Netherlands
2008 Kielzog, international environmental art project, Kraggenburg, Netherlands
2007 Fort Europa, exhibition, Corrosia, Almere, Netherlands
2005 Kunstbroedplaats, environmental art project, Ossenzijl, Netherlands
ARTIST STATEMENT
Karin van der Molen’s artistic practice is a blend of sculpture and installation, ephemeral and semi-permanent, rooted in a profound connection with ecology and society.
Her work delves into the intricate relationships between place, matter, human and nonhuman, with a special interest in historical and social perspectives. Her socially engaged art practice extends to the foundation of and participation in two artist collaboratives (Zest Artist Collective-ZAC, and The White Flag Art Collaboration) – the latter informed by her background in Human Rights studies.
As an environmental and site-specific artist, Karin van der Molen’s work not only explores the physicality of place, her work is also often informed by the socio-cultural fabric that defines it. The dynamic interplay between the artist, (often locally sourced) materials and the environment itself, leads to a continuous process of improvisation, and exchange.
Her art serves as a catalyst for introspection and prompts a reevaluation of our role within the intricate web of nature, culture and contemporary challenges on different levels.
Her practice as a nomad artist serves as a gateway to new environments, cultures, and people. Her work has been exhibited on the international stage, transcending boundaries and continents, showcasing her ability to adapt her practice to diverse contexts.