JAN STEENMAN
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Jan Steenman, Numineux, 2025, Unique performative sculpture - Glazed ceramic, 58 x 70 x 43 cm. Courtesy of The Artist and GOWEN. ©️ Thomas Annaheim Lambert.
ABOUT
BIOGRAPHY
Born in Geneva in 1994.
Lives and works in Geneva, Switzerland.
EDUCATION
Lives and works in Geneva, Switzerland.
EDUCATION
2022 Master of Arts HES-SO in Visual Arts, HEAD Genève, Geneva, CH
2018 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Royal Academy of Art (KABK), The Hague, NL
2018 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Royal Academy of Art (KABK), The Hague, NL
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026 Mutualisme, Parcours Céramique Carougeois, Olizane – Espace d’Art Contemporain, Carouge, CH
2026 Mutualisme, Art Genève, Galerie Espace L, Geneva, CH
2026 Mutualisme, Art Genève, Galerie Espace L, Geneva, CH
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 (Upcoming) Close Encounter, Jérôme Zonder I Jan Steenman, GOWEN Lab, GOWEN, Geneva, CH
2026 (Upcoming) Close Encounter, Jérôme Zonder I Jan Steenman, GOWEN Lab, GOWEN, Geneva, CH
2025 Spindream, Art Genève, Galerie Espace L, Geneva, CH
2025 Convergences, Galerie Espace L, Geneva, CH
2024–2025 Liberté Conditionnelle, Musée Ariana – Swiss Museum of Ceramics and Glass, Geneva, CH
2023 Évanescence, Olizane – Espace d’Art Contemporain, Geneva, CH
2023 Creatures, Amsterdam Art Fair, Galerie GoMulan, Amsterdam, NL
2023 Beyond the Surface, Galerie Polomarco, Geneva, CH
2022 3rd Biennale de heART, Palais de Justice, Geneva, CH
2022 Grand Tour, HEAD – Geneva School of Art and Design, Geneva, CH
2022 When the Museum Is Closed, Musée d’Art et d’Histoire (MAH), Geneva, CH
2021 ART AMSTERDAM, KunstRAI, Amsterdam, NL
2020 BIG ART No. 5, Hembrugterrein, Zaandam, NL
2020 Rattling Trickling Whispering, Het HEM Contemporary Art Centre, Zaandam, NL
2019 Artist Council Exhibition, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Desert, California, US
2019 Yummy Yummy, Galerie Flatland, Amsterdam, NL
2018 New Year New Me, WORM Cultural Centre, Rotterdam, NL
2017 Spring Festival, Royal Conservatoire, The Hague, NL
2016 (De)quantify Me, TENT Art Centre, Rotterdam, NL
2015 Show More, Stroom Art Centre, The Hague, NL
2025 Convergences, Galerie Espace L, Geneva, CH
2024–2025 Liberté Conditionnelle, Musée Ariana – Swiss Museum of Ceramics and Glass, Geneva, CH
2023 Évanescence, Olizane – Espace d’Art Contemporain, Geneva, CH
2023 Creatures, Amsterdam Art Fair, Galerie GoMulan, Amsterdam, NL
2023 Beyond the Surface, Galerie Polomarco, Geneva, CH
2022 3rd Biennale de heART, Palais de Justice, Geneva, CH
2022 Grand Tour, HEAD – Geneva School of Art and Design, Geneva, CH
2022 When the Museum Is Closed, Musée d’Art et d’Histoire (MAH), Geneva, CH
2021 ART AMSTERDAM, KunstRAI, Amsterdam, NL
2020 BIG ART No. 5, Hembrugterrein, Zaandam, NL
2020 Rattling Trickling Whispering, Het HEM Contemporary Art Centre, Zaandam, NL
2019 Artist Council Exhibition, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Desert, California, US
2019 Yummy Yummy, Galerie Flatland, Amsterdam, NL
2018 New Year New Me, WORM Cultural Centre, Rotterdam, NL
2017 Spring Festival, Royal Conservatoire, The Hague, NL
2016 (De)quantify Me, TENT Art Centre, Rotterdam, NL
2015 Show More, Stroom Art Centre, The Hague, NL
SELECTED COLLECTIONS & ACQUISITIONS
Musée Ariana – Swiss Museum of Ceramics and Glass, Geneva, CH (Public Collection)
Private Collections, Geneva, CH
Willem Sijhoff Collection, Amsterdam, NL
Rob van Schaik & Wijnanda Rutten Contemporary Art Collection, Amsterdam, NL
Robert van Ancum Contemporary Art Collection, Amsterdam, NL
Private Collections, Geneva, CH
Willem Sijhoff Collection, Amsterdam, NL
Rob van Schaik & Wijnanda Rutten Contemporary Art Collection, Amsterdam, NL
Robert van Ancum Contemporary Art Collection, Amsterdam, NL
RESIDENCIES
2026 EKWC – European Ceramic Work Centre, Oisterwijk, NL
2019–2020 Het HEM – Contemporary Art Centre, Zaandam, NL
2019 Paraíso Escondido – Centro de Arte, Mexico, MX
2019–2020 Het HEM – Contemporary Art Centre, Zaandam, NL
2019 Paraíso Escondido – Centro de Arte, Mexico, MX
SELECTED PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
2022 “Une allégorie de la vérité au Palais de la justice”, Irène Languin, La Tribune de Genève, 9 August
2021 “Deze culturele instellingen zijn tijdelijk buiten gebruik”, Dirk Kome, Het Parool, 28 May
2019 “The Endurance of Performance: Jan Steenman – The Sensorial Art”, Emma Lucek, DAMN° Magazine, No. 72, April
2018 “Graduation Show 2018: KABK”, Lorelinde Verhees, Metropolis M, 12 July
2018 “Art & Everyday Life: KABK Graduation”, Mister Motley, 21 July
2018 “KABK Graduation Festival”, Connie van Driel, Jegens & Tevens, July
2017 “Nokia’s TagLine / The Pre-Graduates of KABK”, Connie van Driel, Jegens & Tevens, 14 November
2017 “Toon Fibbe / The Shark’s Pretty Teeth”, Jegens & Tevens, 29 December
2016 “Ik zie jou niet als seksueel, maar als one of the guys”, Jeanne Prisser, de Volkskrant, 15 April
2021 “Deze culturele instellingen zijn tijdelijk buiten gebruik”, Dirk Kome, Het Parool, 28 May
2019 “The Endurance of Performance: Jan Steenman – The Sensorial Art”, Emma Lucek, DAMN° Magazine, No. 72, April
2018 “Graduation Show 2018: KABK”, Lorelinde Verhees, Metropolis M, 12 July
2018 “Art & Everyday Life: KABK Graduation”, Mister Motley, 21 July
2018 “KABK Graduation Festival”, Connie van Driel, Jegens & Tevens, July
2017 “Nokia’s TagLine / The Pre-Graduates of KABK”, Connie van Driel, Jegens & Tevens, 14 November
2017 “Toon Fibbe / The Shark’s Pretty Teeth”, Jegens & Tevens, 29 December
2016 “Ik zie jou niet als seksueel, maar als one of the guys”, Jeanne Prisser, de Volkskrant, 15 April
