Fredie Beckmans Artist and Writer
Education
AKI Enschede 1975 – 1980
Rijksakademie 1980 – 1982
Prizes
2007
Literatur prize for the best literary Essay, Hollands Maandblad
1997-2002
Worldchampion Cookingperformance
1991
Nomination Prix de Rome (Video art)
1983
Former Royal painter of the Queen of Holland
Koninklijke subsidie voor de vrije schilderkunst
“Royal award for Painting”
Writing for magazines and newspapers.
Hollands Maandblad,
Bouillon! Magazine and De Nieuwe in the Netherlands
Bieler Tagblatt in Switzerland
Exhibitions and Performances
2019
– Cantonale exhibition La Nef l’art contemporain, Le Noirmont CH
– Salon St.Sebastiaan in de heilige tomatenvelden. Arti Amsterdam. NL
2018
– République Géniale, Eat Art performance, Kunstmuseum Bern CH
– Body text, exhibition Galerie Oqbo, Berlin. D
– Zwecklose Musikalische Wanderung, Literaturcafe Biel CH
– Tomatenbar, Arti Amsterdam. NL
– Luftdichter, performance, Salopard Biel CH
– My Muse my Canvas, Boekiewoekie Amsterdam. NL
– Tomaten auf die Augen, Au joli mois de Mai, Biel CH
– Six singing saws, tournee, Amsterdam Berlin Bern
– Worst Paintings. café Bern, Amsterdam. NL
2017
– Artist in Residence International Waldkust Zentrum, Darmstadt, Germany
– Zagreus Galerie, Kunst/Koch performance, Berlin, Germany
– Artist in Residence Gepard14 Liebefeld/Bern Switzerland
– Galerie Mayhaus, Erlach, Switzerland
– Galerie Posthuys, Texel, Netherlands
2016
-Zwecklose Wanderung. Neue Kunst im Hagenbucher. Heilbronn D
– All you need is food, Koekjesfabriek, Zaandam, Netherlands
– Vogelexpo, Galerie 114 Arti, Amsterdam
– Der Kreis galerie, Nürnberg, Germany
– Au joli mois de Mai, Biel, Switzerland
2015
– Neue Kunst im Hagenbucher. Pilzkunstausstellung. Heilbronn Promenade Inutile
– All the Birds, expo and performance Galerie Kaktus Akureyri Island
– Vogelfrei Anti-Age-Art crème performativer vortrag Darmstadt, Germany
– 3 Malerei ausstellungen Arti & Amicitae Amsterdam
– Worstclub: Anti-Age-Art Crème perfo in Boekie Woekie Amsterdam and Brighton, UK
2014
– Performance: “A Table”, atelier Robert Biel, Switzerland
– Espace Libre zum thema Gold performance Biel, Switzerland
– Moutier Museum ausstellung zum Thema Essen in die Kunst , Switzerland
– Au joli Mois de Mai, Biel, Switzerland
– Grosse wurstbilder ausstellung, gallerie Mayhaus, Erlach, Switzerland
2013
– Mythos Alter, exhibition Museum Haus für Kunst Uri, Switzerland
– Darmstadter Wursttreffen Painting performance, Germany
2012
– Bieler Fototage big mushroom exhibition, Biel, Switzerland
– John Cage 100, performance Darmstadt, Germany
2011
– Travelling light, performance. Lokal Int. Biel, Switzerland
– Groupexpo galerie Steiner. Erlach, Switzerland
– Bone 14, performance festival, Bern, Switzerland
2010
– Kosmos Kiosk, Performance in Giessen, Germany
– Expo and performance Artkitchen Gallery at ART, Amsterdam
– Menu 2010, performance festival Limburg, Netherlands
2009
– Travelling Light at Grand Palais, Bern, Swiss
– Red herring, Gallery oqbo, Berlin, Germany
– Czaar Peter Festival, Slam Food, Local World, Amsterdam
2008
– Les bateau ivres. Leiden, Netherlands
– Kartoffel Kombinat at Kunstausstellungen Walden, Berlin, Germany
– Worstclub Mondial, PROGR during EM08 in Bern, Switzeland
– Waldkunstpfad, Darmstadt ,Germany
2007
– Museumnight Utrecht, Worstclub Theme: Greed. Netherlands
– Worstclub Meeting, BoekieWoekie, Amsterdam
– Galerie de Praktijk, performance, Amsterdam.
2006
– Blaue Nacht, performance Festival, Nürnberg, Germany
– Les images d’un phénomène invisible, Centre Pasquart, Bienne, Switzerland
2005
– Humboldts Wiese, performance, Berlin, Germany
– Fremder Sender, Stadtgalerie, Bern, Switzerland
– Crysalis, Bari Biennale, Bari, Italy
– De Worstclub, Panama, Amsterdam
2004
– Performance festival: I Need You. Biel, Switzerland
– Perforformance festival: Schulschluss. Berlin, Germany
2003
– Phantom der Lust, Landesmuseum Graz, Austria
– Kunsthal Seydisfjödur, expositie & performance, Iceland
– Foodperformance Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, Germany
