Ruben Mols 17-07-1991

06-40104195
Kunst & Complex, Keileweg 26 Rotterdam
ruben_mols [@] hotmail.com
www.rubenmols.com

Upcomming 
2023 - Residence at Bridge to Kyoto, Kyoto JP


Education :

2018-2019 Studio for Immediate Spaces. Sandberg Instituut, Amsterdam
2012-2016 Bachelor Fine Art AKV. St.Joost, Breda

Exhibions :

2022

5/5 - 4/7 Groupshow at Academisch Genootschap, Eindhoven.
With : Joran van Soest, Wessel Verrijt, Roos Vogels, Mickey Yang and Ruben Mols
19/5 - 23/5 Prospects 2022 : Van Nelle Fabriek, Rotterdam
curated by Johan Gustavsson & Gabi Seillute

2021

25/11 - 27/11 THAT OTHER YOU : MOM Art-Space, Hamburg DE curated by : Ruben Mols
With : Eady van Acker, Maud van den Beuken, David Jablonowski, Tom Putman, Christy Westhovens and Ruben Mols
9/10 Spectre Connector : The Orchid And the Wasp, NDSM-werf Amsterdam Curated by : Maud Oonk
With : Kuo Wei Tung

2020

19/9 - 8/11 Nurture - Nurture : GalleryM21, Knokke Solo exhibition curated by : Nicole Boden
14/3 - 21/6 HOST : ruimteCAESUUR, Middelburg Solo exhibition curated by : Jorieke Rottier
14/8 - 23/8 Solipsism Binds Us Together : Hilton Art Lab, Rotterdam Curated by : Herman Lamers
With : Jan Bokma, Reinier Vrancken, Daniel Dennis de Wit and Ruben Mols

2019

20/7 - 11/8 In Het Midden : TAC, Eindhoven
With : Robbert Brinkman, Joey Broekx, Dina Dressen, Lisa van Sorge, Wessel Verrijt, Anouk van der Wegen, Iris van Wijk and Ruben Mols

2018

16/6 - 28/10 Landkunst op Fort Sabina : In collaboration with BKKC, Fort Sabina, Heijningen Curated by : Hermelinde van Xanten
With : Amanda van Wijk, Renée van Oploo, Martijn Linssen, Vince Donders, Hedri Kool, Tahné Kleijn, Vivian Heyms, Maurice Nuiten and Ruben Mols
1/6 - 15/6 Aisle/aition : Souterrain14, Amsterdam
Curated by : Eva Hoonhout
With : Aaro Murphy FN, Rachel Pafe US, Renée van Oploo NL, Machteld Rullens NL and Ruben Mols
2/6 - 10/6 YAFF at Charlois Speciaal : Wielewaal, Rotterdam
With : Roel Neuraji, Amanda van Wijk, Gerrit-Jan Smith, Rene v. Oploo, Rozemarijn de Booij, Eef Schoolmeesters, Eva Hoonhout Mirron Looijmans and Ruben Mols
5/1 - 7/1 Impermanent signs : MOM art space, Hamburg DE
Curated by : Dagmar Rauwald
With : Zoë d’Hont NL, Nikita Kotliar RU, Franco D. Sosio CH, Clara Palmberger-Süße DE, Daniel Tebano IT, Xiyao Wang CH, Judith Delgado DE and Ruben Mols NL

2017

5/12 - 26/12 Grenswerk : De Sociale Dienst, Eindhoven
Curated by : Jeroen Vrijsen & Aagje Linssen
With : Alex Jacobs, Ellemieke Schoenmaker, Dagmar Rauwald, Emmy de Rooij, Charlotte Besuyen, Jeroen Vrijsen and Ruben Mols
29/10 Grenswerk : MOM art space, Hamburg DE
Curated by : Jeroen Vrijsen & Aagje Linssen
With : Alex Jacobs, Ellemieke Schoemaker, Dagmar Rauwald, Emmy de Rooij, Charlotte Besuyen and Ruben Mols
18/5 - 6/8 Raakvlakken : In collaboration with stichting Beelden in Leiden, Hooglandse Kerkgracht, Leiden
Curated by : Guido Winkler & Iemke van Dijk
With : Rein Verhoef, Hedri Kool, Dario Bongiovanni, Lorena van Bunningen Olle Stjerne and Ruben Mols
6/9/16 - 25/3/17 Juncta Position : Willem2Fabriek, Den Bosch
Curated by : Yvonne van der Velden
With : Simon van Iersel, Alison van Kerkhoff, Isabelle van Lieshout, Bob Lathouwers, Bas Muda, Michaella Oosterbos, Osip Schoenmakers, Koen van Santvoort, Martha Thissen, Monique van de Ven, Raquel Vermunt, Reinier Vrancken, Amanda van Wijk and Ruben Mols
19-1 Generation 2017 : Organised by MOAM, VondelCS, Amsterdam
Curated by : Martijn Nekoui
With : Barbara Michelle Edelman, Marije Gertenbach, Daniel Wesseik, Henk Sjoerd Hinrichs, Imke Ligthart, Jelle Rietveld, Eline Groendijk, Marlou Breuls, Noud Sleumers, Onno Adriaanse, Renske Ro- thuizen, Robin Deceuninck, Seungbin Yang, Woody ’s-Gravenmade, Marin Jansen, Reynaert Vosveld and Ruben Mols

2016

15/10 - 13/11 Fresh Cacao : Cacaofabriek, Helmond Curated by : Jullienne Tullemans
With : Adriaan Luteijn, Sophie Johns, Mirron Looijmans, Amanda van Wijk, Koen van Santvoort, Bob Lathouwers, Karel Dicker, Vivian Ammerlaan, Jorieke Rottier, Krista Smulders, Miriam Sentler, Thomas Westphal and Ruben Mols
2/6 - 6/6 Eindexpositie AKV St.Joost : AKV St.Joost, Breda Curated by : Amanda van Wijk & Ruben Mols
Bachelor students AKV. St. Joost Breda
15/1 - 17/1 She’d asked me why, I just went on ’n told her, de Fabriek, Eindhoven Curated by : Amanda van Wijk, Romee van Oers & Ruben Mols
Bachelor students AKV. St. Joost Breda
17/10 - 18/10 Several species of small furry animals gathered together in a cave and grooving with a pict, Organised by Whatspace, MOB terrein, Tilburg
Curated by : Bas van den Hurk en Koen Delaere
With : Ide André, Katrein Breukers, Dirk Bours, Koen Delaere, Jeroen Doorenweerd, Mischa Doorenweerd, Bas van den Hurk, Katherina Heil, Willem van Kempen, Liaf Lijbers, Natalia Sorzano, Maarten Spons, Camilla Steinum, Thomas Swinkels and Ruben Mols

2015

3/4 - 16/4 Things are cooking in our kitchen, Greylight projects, Hoensbroek Initiated by : Maarten Spons
With : Mischa Doorenweerd, Thomas Swinkels, Ide André, Willem de Haan, Willem Kempen, Jeroen Jeanen, Maarten Spons and Ruben Mols
27/3 – 1/4 Hauptsache Schweirig, Electron, Breda Bachelor students AKV. St. Joost Breda
2014 16/1 Salt Peanuts! Salt Peanuts!, United C, Eindhoven
With : Roel Neuraji, Kai Chang, Thomas Swinkels, Maud van den Beuken, Eef Schoolmeesters and Ruben Mols

Residencies :

2023 - Bridge to Kyoto, Kyoto, JP
2020 - Institut für Psychologie, Universität Würzburg DE
2019 - In Het Midden, TAC Eindhoven, NL
2019 - PAF ‘ Performance Art Forum’, St Erme Outre et Ramecourt FR Grenswerk, Tripkau DE
2015 - Greylight Projects, Hoensbroek NL

Awards/Grants :

2021 - Werkbijdrage Productie, Presentatie en Research (PPR), CBK, Rotterdam
2020 - Werkbijdrage Jong Talent, Mondriaanfonds
2016 - Sint Joost penning, for best graduation work of 2016, AKV St.Joost, Breda

Nominations :

2022 - AG Kunstprijs
2017 - Frans de Wit prijs

Other activities :

19-9-18 : Jury member for the LEOXIII Prijs 2018 with Domeniek Ruyters, editor-in-chief MetropolisM and Maria Schnyder, curator - De Pont, Tilburg
2017 - 2018 : Member of YAFF (Young Artist Feed Forward) www.yaff.nl
2017 - 2021 : Webdesigner, Gastatelier LEOXIII Tilburg, Tilburg www.gastatelierleo13.nl
2016 - 2021 : Advisory Board, Gastatelier LEOXIII Tilburg, Tilburg

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Collections :

Various private collections