Personal information:
Name: Marijn Abelman
Born: 18th of June 1987, Amsterdam
email: marijn.abelman@gmail.com
telephone: 0955359423
Training + courses:
(Highschool)
1999 – 2004 OSG de Meergronden
level: HAVO
Profile: Culture and Arts
2003 – 2004 Drawing class at CKV culture centre of Almere
2004 – 2005 Night School ROC: English and History of Arts
2004 – 2005 Pre-college program at the Academy of Fine Arts of Utrecht
(College)
2006 – 2009 CABK Academy of Fine Arts Zwolle
Faculty of Autonomous Arts
2009 - Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb, Department of Sculpture
Work:
2003 – 2005 Voluntair at Youth Centres: Jc Cobra, Jc Totum, Jc Trapnotov (Almere)
2005 (3-8) Founder and compagnon of the company VOF de Kunst, for all graffiti related projects.
Jobs:
March- Wall decoration for a tv show on the reïntegration of drugadicts into society, by the dutch public tv channel KRO
June- 80 metres wall decoration for the company RAI Amsterdam
June- One week graffiti workshop for 1st and 2nd grade of highschool Helen Parkhurst in Almere
July- 20 metre wall decoration for Indoor Kart even Kart RAI Amsterdam
July- Wall decoration Afro Hairdress Salon at Spaklerweg Amsterdam
July – August- Hiphopfestival for the city of Diemen containing various workshops on the insights of Breakdancing, BMX cycling, Graffiti painting, Rapmusic
October 2005- Painting for the Royal Celebration Train ‘Silverline’
November 2005- Participant Graffitiwall for the 50 years anniversary of Unicef, in Almere
July – August 2007- Conceptual and executive production for the launch of the new season for theatre ‘De Spiegel’ in Zwolle, with Niek vd Sprong Cultural Productions.
Exhibitions:
April 2006- Exhibition for and about graffiti at Multiversum Ateliers, Almere
June - August 2007- Exhibition ‘Shelter’ at ‘t Nyenhuis, museum de Fundatie, Zwolle
April 2009- Exhibition ‘Vrolijk is Anders’ in the watertower Turfmarkt, Zwolle