Maite Vanhellemont (1990) is an artist and educator based in Amsterdam. She graduated in Photography at the University of the Arts Utrecht in 2018 and is currently following the part-time master's programme ‘Education in Arts’ at the Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam. In her work, she combines a mix of photography, video and text.
Both as an artist and as a teacher, I want to create work and teach in a way that connects to social themes and issues. This is also reflected in my work as a language volunteer at Stichting Dynamo and the various participation projects I am involved in as an artist. Because whether it concerns my own projects or the collaborations I enter into, my work is always created in exchange with someone else.
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Education & work experience
Piet Zwart Institute
2024 - 2026 Master Education in Arts
University of the Arts Utrecht:
Lecturer at the Photography and Image & Media Technology courses and programme committee member at AG.
Part of Good Martha
Commissioned assignments as an artist as well as organisational and production work within the cultural sector. Amongst others; Amsterdam 4 and 5 May committee, The Transformers, Galerie Onrust, Onderwijsraad, Fw; Books, Depend on me and Nora Turato.
2025
Part of the Fotodok Talent Embassy
2020 - 2024
Residency/research project Plan B/Veldwerk
Coordinator of the graduation festival
‘HKU Exposure’ for the Media department of the University of The Arts Utrecht.
2019 - 2021
Co-founder and coordinator of SALON: a platform for and by students of HKU. Expo’s, lectures, workshops, discussions and a podcast in which exchange with others is the main goal.
2022 - 2023 DIABP Newbe
2022 Initial qualification in didactic competence
2019 - 2022 Studio manager Nora Turato
2017 - 2022 Part of OUTLINE platform
2019 Art & Politics course at BAK, Basis voor Actuele Kunst
2018 - 2019 Assistant to director at Annet Gelink Gallery
2018 Artist residency at Plan B, with OUTLINE.
Summer school het Vijfde Seizoen.
2017 - 2018 Gallery assistant at Juliette Jongma
2014 - 2018 Bachelor in Photography, University of the Arts, Utrecht.
2017 Internship at Juliette Jongma.
2016 - 2018 Student member education committee, HKU Media.
2009 - 2013 Photographic Design, Fotovakschool, Amsterdam.
Scholarships
2024 Mondriaan Fonds voucher ontwikkeling
2023 Werktuig PPO
2021 Fonds Kwadraat
Ontwikkelbijdrage Stichting Amarte Fonds
Exhibitions, publications & presentations
2025
* Zomer in zwart-wit, group exhibition curated by Naomi Jansen & Isabella Giacomelli, Schietbaan Amsterdam, NL.
* Printmarket MKAteliers, Amsterdam, NL.
* Solo exhibition at Kunsthek Amsterdam-Oost, as part of Amsterdam 4 and 5 May commitee, NL.
* Our Silver Lining as part of Fanzineist Vienna, AT.
2024
* Zoals mij gewoon is, solo exhibition as part of SPOOR Kunstfestival 2024, coproduced by Kunstenplatform Plan B, Bekegem, BE.
2023
* Bookshelf #3, Stichting ARTisBOOK, Groningen, NL
* A missing kind of orange, group exhibition curated by Elisa Verkoelen, IN SITU House, Antwerpen, BE.
* BYOB @ Enter Enter, Amsterdam
* Open Studios, WG-terrein Amsterdam.
* Offprint London with DIABP
* Not Just a Fair with DIABP at Platform Post, Arnhem, NL.
* Wiels Art Book Fair with DIABP
* Photo series accompanying the Dutch translation of the essay 'Control of Our Destinies' by author Sam Mills, for HetMoet Publishing.
* Photo series accompanying a text by Dave Boomkens for Tijdschrift Ei.
2022
* Hari Depan Saya, Two-week photography workshop for the students of Senior High School SMA Aquino, in Amurang, Sulawesi, ID.
* Souvenir, a group exhibition curated by Maite Vanhellemont at AG.
* Ghent Art Book Fair at Kunsthal Gent, BE.
* Book launch ‘ Professional Amateur’, Depend On Me at Framer Framed, NL.
* Artist contribution, publication ‘Professional Amateur’ published by Depend on me.
* Photo series accompanying a text by Bas Blaasse for Tijdschrift Ei
2021
* Beurs voor Bijzondere Uitgevers, Paradiso, Amsterdam
* Projectvoorstelling ‘Zoals mij gewoon is’, Bekegem, BE.
* Editorial ‘Er was eens’ for Tijdschrift Ei.
* Artist contribution, publication ‘Veldwerk 2020-2021’.
2020
* Photo series accompanying a text by Jan Zwaaneveld for Tijdschrift Ei.
* KNAK-KNAK a duo show with Simon Skatka Lindell at Hannah Art Space, Amsterdam.
2019
* Commissioned exhibition by UUT Experience / National Youth Council’ at Huis van Betekenis, Utrecht.
* ‘Let’s play Art Gallery‘ digital pop-up exhibition in Amsterdam’s subway network in context of Museumnacht 2019.
* ‘Kunstschouw’ Zeeland (NL)
2018
* ‘New Dutch Photography Talent 2019’ at De Utrechtse Boekenbar, NL.
* ‘New Dutch Photography Talent 2019’ at Melkweg Expo, Amsterdam, NL.
* Kunsten Festival Plan B, Bekegem (BE)
* My Other Tongue, group exhibition, Beautiful Distress Project Space, Amsterdam, NL
* Graduation Show at HKU Oudenoord 700, Utrecht, NL.
* OUTLINE publication release & exhibition, SKLOP, Sarajevo, BH.
2017
.p&g, group exhibition, Lab 111, Amsterdam, NL.
2016 We are now here, group exhibition, A Lab, Amsterdam, NL.
2015 Edited by, group exhibition, Kunstwest, Amsterdam, NL.
2014 Kunstroute Leiden, Haagweg4, Leiden
2013
* Warehouse Weekender, Roest, Amsterdam, NL.
* Portre, solo presentation graduation project, Roest, Amsterdam, NL.
* Connecting the dots, group exhibition, Pera Museum, Istanbul, TK.