Moniek Voulon

Moniek Voulon lives and works in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. After my work as a graphic designer I started painting in 1990. In 1994 I had my first soloshow in Amsterdam, at Galerie De Verdieping. In 1995 I became a member of Art-association Arti et Amicitiae in Amsterdam. Received in 1998 a basic stipendium for two years from the Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture (Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten, Vormgeving en Bouwkunst) in Amsterdam. Made several solo-exhibitions from 1994 (see my CV on ) in Amsterdam and in 2001 two solo's in Rome at Gallery Monogramma (article and photograph in Italian newspaper) and at the Business Centre Parco di Medici. Organised and curated/participated from 2003/2006 three major international groupexhibitions, in Amsterdam, in 2004 in New York.

After the Lyceum I started working as a gobelinweaver in a weavingstudio in Amsterdam. Executing large tapestries made after designs of fine artists. These tapestries were made for a.o. governementbuildings. Studied architectural drawing, and worked at architectural offices as a draftsman till 1980. Collaborated in musicprojects, making several records from 1979-1990. Worked as a graphic designer for a cultural magazine for Amsterdam from 1984-1990. Worked as an assistent weaver in 1994 for fine artist Herman Scholten, executing tapestries.

Participated in a lot of groupexhibitions in Amsterdam, Dusseldorf, Berlin, Rome, Jena. Made several solo-exhibitions from 1994 (see my CV on www.moniekvoulon.com) in Amsterdam and in 2001 two solo's in Rome at Gallery Monogramma (article and photograph in Italian newspaper) and at the Business Centre Parco di Medici. Organised and curated/participated from 2003/2006 three major international groupexhibitions, in Amsterdam, in 2004 in New York. Exhibition at the Mondriaanhuis in Amersfoort 2009/2010, curator/artist connecting Chantal Akerman and Marc Muller in Moniek Voulon connects (verbindt). Upcoming groupexhibition of the members of Art association Arti et Amicitiae in Amsterdam december 23 till january 10, 2017.