biography

Bernice

 

Nauta

Deventer

,

1991

Lives in Amsterdam, works in The Hague

Bernice Nauta draws, makes films, paints, produces installations, objects and stories.

In her own words, the instability of (her own) identity stands central to her practice. In recent works, installations and exhibitions she has explored this idea through subjects such as stunt doubles, the myth of echo and narcissus and self appropriation.

Take her 2019 exhibition at the institution 1646. For HELLO ECHO, she made a literal double exhibition: each work was copied, as well as the facade of the building, creating a visual echo within the exhibition. Though appropriating her own work, Nauta questioned the possibility of true authorship.

Bernice Nauta graduated in 2022 from Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam, before that she finished her BA at KABK, the Hague in 2013. In June, she will participate in a curated booth at Liste Basel with CLC Gallery (Beijing). Recent exhibitions include The Plantiarchy with GC Heemskerk at Hotel Maria Kapel in Hoorn (2023) and Het Plantiarchaat, Marres Museum, Maastricht (2023)

works

In the hotel room
,
2024
oil on linen
140 x 120 cm
Spidey me
,
2020 - 23
oil on linen mounted on panel
60 x 40 cm
Two Deedees
,
2023
watercolor and gouache on Chinese paper
37.5 x 22 cm
Raam
,
2020
pigment and rabbit glue on canvas
50 x 40 cm
Badkamerraam
,
2022
acrylic binder and pigment on linen
50 x 40 cm
Murder plants with murder plans
,
2018
Wood and ceramics
84x60x230 cm

CV Highlights

The Plantriarchy, with Gijsje Heemskerk
Hotel Maria Kapel
Hoorn
,
2023
Missing /Vermist: Benny Snouta’ – Studio visit #6: Bernice Nauta
Metropolis M
Magazine
,
2019
Hello Echo
1646
The Hague
,
2019

gallery exhibitions & fairs

NAP+ | WALDEN
fair
September 12, 2024
 -
September 15, 2024
Art Island 2024
fair
May 17, 2024
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May 19, 2024