& NOMINATIONS / SCHOLARSCHIPS / ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

 

 

EDUCATION
2004-2008 Italian language and culture, Leiden University

2005 Scholarschip FESTIVAL FILOSOFIA‘SUI SENSI’, Modena, Italy. Scholarship for 10 masterclasses philosophy revolving around the festivals’ theme of the 5 senses. All participants got their scholarship by writing an article. Elisa Pesapane was the only student who got the scholarship through her artwork.

1999-2004 Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague (KABK)

1997 Primary training, Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam

 

 

 

 

Solo & group Exhibitions / curating / Projects / concepts by elisa pesapane

 

2025
Oude Kerk Delft– ‘t Had gekund: dialogen tussen Antoni van Leeuwenhoek en Johannes Vermeer
Art meets science exhibition, Elisa Pesapane & Dirk van Delft
BIG ART, Amsterdam
Kunstlijn, Haarlem

 

2024
Verwey Museum  ‘Laat liefde regeren – Dolly Bellefleur 35 jaar op de barricades’, Group show, Haarlem
Stripdagen Haarlem ‘Elisa Pesapane & Koenraad Tinel’ exhibition, Galerie Année, Haarlem
Museum Sterkenhuis dep. Museum Kranenburgh
‘Herenweg, terug op de kaart’ exhibition, gewijd aan de eeuwenoude route direct achter de duinen: de Herenweg met 12 portretten van bijzondere vrouwen door Elisa Pesapane

 

2023
Galerie Joghem Sanquin drawings Elisa Pesapane, Amsterdam
KUNST10DAAGSE BERGEN
DRUK! , Bookfair Paradiso Amsterdam

 

2022
Artzaanstad – ‘Made in Dolland- de beeldtaal van Dolly Bellefleur’, group show, Zaanstad

 

Beurs van Bijzondere Uitgevers, bookfair, Paradiso Amsterdam

 

Galerie INKT Delft – ‘LIEFDE NA AUSCHWITZ, DE AFTERPARTY’ exhibition, part of the multidiscplinairy ‘Liefde na Auschwitz /Love after Auschwitz’ project (exhibitions, paintings & installation, book, movie) by Elisa Pesapane with Arnon Grunberg.

 

Eerste Bergensche Boekhandel – ‘De 51 Vrouwen van Bergen’ exhibition (The 51 women of Bergen) drawings & book: Bob Polak, Elisa Pesapane, Yolanda Huntelaar

 

 LIEFDE NA AUSCHWITZ , the movie  (Love after Auschwitz, the movie), short documentary film  by Eva van Heijningen on the LIEFDE NA AUSCHWITZ project (exhibitions, paintings & installation, book, movie) by Elisa Pesapane with Arnon Grunberg.

 

2021
Literatuurmuseum  ‘LIEFDE NA AUSCHWITZ’
(Museum of literature, Love after Auschwitz)
Elisa Pesapane & Arnon Grunberg, exhibition,  The Hague

Part of the multidiscplinairy ‘Liefde na Auschwitz /Love after Auschwitz’ project (exhibitions, paintings & installation, book, movie) by Elisa Pesapane with Arnon Grunberg. Concept by Elisa Pesapane


Museum Huis van het boek – ‘RAWIE EN PESAPANE: POËZIE IN TEKENINGEN’
Elisa Pesapane & poet Jean Pierre Rawie, Museum House of the book (formerly Museum Meermanno), The Hague

 

Elisa Pesapane X Marlies Dekkers, SS 2021, inspired by Cleopatra
Drawings that accompany the 2021 lingerie and swimsuit collection. Also featured in Marlies Dekkers’ FEMININE/FEMINIST Magazine

Beurs van Bijzondere Uitgevers, bookfair, Paradiso Amsterdam

 

2020
Galerie INKT DELFT – ‘Elisa Pesapane & Jeroen Hermkens 

Art & Literature; drawing, painting and lithography , Delft

 

2019
Beurs van Bijzondere Uitgevers, bookfair, Paradiso Amsterdam

 

2017
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden-  Le solitaire des ruines’, solo exhibition, RMO, National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden

 

Biënnale ‘Kunst in de Heilige Driehoek , Oosterhout
Curator: Guus van den Hout. Artists: Elisa Pesapane, Sam Drukker, Aziz Bekkaoui, Carolein Smit, Huub en Adelheid Kortekaas, Frans Franciscus, Hansa, Michael Petry, Ruudt Peters and many more.

 

Kunstenaars voor God, group show, Amsterdam
Work by contributors of cultural-satirical magazine ‘De God van Nederland’ : Elisa Pesapane, Gabriel Kousbroek, Peter van Hugten, Frits Marnix Woudstra, Bob Polak, Vic van de Reijt, Ferry André de la Porte e.v.a.

VISHAL ‘Neusje van de Zalm’,  group exhibition, Haarlem
Beurs van Bijzondere Uitgevers, bookfair, Paradiso Amsterdam

 

 

2016  SANQUIN Collection Jubilee group exhibition, with works by all the nominees, Amsterdam/
Beurs van Bijzondere Uitgevers , bookfair, Paradiso Amsterdam 2015 SANQUIN, exhibition for curator Bouke Bottelier  2014 Archeological Museum Haarlem solo exhibition SANQUIN, Joghem Gallery Amsterdam; solo exhibition 2014 Louis Couperus Museum, Psyche en Fidessa,  Den Haag 2014 VISHAL, ‘De Visafslag’, exhibition & auction by Bubb Kuyper.

 

2013
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden – ‘Couperus en de oudheid’
 (Couperus & Antiquity) solo exhibition, National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden

 

 

2012 VISHAL, The eye of the storm/ Heemstede Municipal Hall / Vanitas Gallery, Haarlem.  2011 Haarlem Municipal Hall.  2010 Engelmundus Church, Artist in residence, Velsen-Zuid’, ‘ The world is mainly a cage of Fools’, multidisciplinary project / VISHAL,’Nature´s Gift’ Haarlem /  Kunstgang, University of Leiden
/ Storing, Haarlem/ VISHAL, De Mythen van het Atelier in collaboration with Teylers Museum. Exhibition & workshop by 10 contemporary painters / VISHAL, Kunstlijn Haarlem 25 YEARS 2009 VISHAL, Haarlem / De Waag, Haarlem / Municipal Hall, Heemstede/ TIPITINA, Kunstlijn Haarlem. 2008 Kunstlijn Haarlem, Phoenix 13/ TIPITINA, Kunstlijn Haarlem / SANQUIN, Joghem Gallery Amsterdam. 2007 Noordbrabants Museum, Museum Jan van der Togt,  Kröller-Müller Museum / ‘Pa’s Meubelshow’, Haarlem/ TIPITINA, Kunstlijn Haarlem / SPRMRKT, Amsterdam, for Amsterdam INSIDE DESIGN / Kunstgang, Leiden University  2006 ‘VERSCHE VISCH’ , VISHAL, Haarlem / Kunstlijn Haarlem/Raadhuis voor de Kunst, Velsen-Zuid / Nutshuis & Villanuts Gallery, The Hague / LIBRERIA BOCCA, Milan, Italy / ‘Pa’s meubelshow’, Haarlem/ AMSTERDAM CITY HALL / Tipitina, Haarlem. 2005 SANQUIN, Gallery Joghem, Amsterdam / Kunstlijn Haarlem, ‘Het Hoofdkantoor’/ SANQUIN, Joghem Gallery, Amsterdam. 2004 Kunstlijn Haarlem,’de Toonzaal’ / DEPART, Spui Theater,The Hague / Final Exhibition KABK (Royal Academy), The Hague/ RUIM gallery, Amsterdam, duo exhibition with Iris Frederix.  2002-2003 La stanza del Re, Milan, Italy , Permanent exhibition.  2001 Main-office SHELL, Amsterdam / Kunstlijn Haarlem, ‘U ziet maar’/ Spaarne Gasthuis Zuid (hospital), Haarlem 2000 Main theatre Rotterdam, Rotterdam Cultural capital of Europe / Fietzenfabriek, Haarlem , ‘Pa’s Meubelshow

 

 

work in collection

 

 

 

  • RIJKSMUSEUM VAN OUDHEDEN (RMO), LEIDEN
    National museum of Antiquities
    -Couperus en de oudheid ‘De komedianten’, 2012, 50×40 cm
    -Couperus en de oudheid ‘Iskander’, 2012, 50×40 cm
    -Couperus en de oudheid‘De verliefde ezel’, 2012, 50×40 cm
    -Couperus en de oudheid ‘De berg van licht’, 2012, 50×40 cm
    -Couperus en de oudheid ‘Herakles’, 2012, 50×40 cm
    -Le solitaire des ruines’, Humbert vindt de stèles, 2016, 50×40 cm
    -Le solitaire des ruines’ Topografische zoektocht, 2016, 50×40 cm
    -Le solitaire des ruines’ Expedities met Camillo Borgia, 2016, 50×40 cm

 

 

 

  • World Fashion Centre, Amsterdam
    Designer Portraits – 10 Blow ups (1×1.5 m) of portraits drawings (2007) of leading Dutch designers: Mart Visser, Percy Irausquin, Ilja Visser, Daryl van Wouw, Sjaak Hullekes, Tessa Koops, Emily Hermans (MLY)

 

  • Sanquin Collection, Amsterdam
    -La danza Macabra, 2004, 80×210 cm, oil on canvas
    -Outside the gates of the City of Dis, 2009, triptych,70x80cm/70x160cm, oil on panel
    -De kat en de kleine reus, 50×40 cm, 2022, drawing
    -De oversteek 40×50 cm, 2022, drawing

 

 

  • otto l. schaap collection, amsterdam
    -Study For ‘The three graces’, 40×30 cm, pencil on paper-Study for ‘Gluttony’ , 40×40 cm, pencil on paper

 

 

  • Amsterdam Municipal collection
    The Harlequins’ pain, 2005, 160×130 cm, oil on canvas

 

 

  • Private collections
    Amsterdam, Den Haag, Heemstede, Waalre, Haarlem, Leiden, Delft, Utrecht, Tilburg, Wenen, New York, Sicilië, Narni (IT), Milaan et al.

 

 

nominations 


2016 SANQUIN, Collection jubilee prize, Amsterdam

 

 

artist in residence 

2010
Engelmundus Church, Velsen-Zuid. ‘The world is mainly a cage of Fools’, multidisciplinary project by Elisa Pesapane
2009
Toneelgroep Amsterdam, Poster in Haarlem for Kreon- Antigone
2002
SHELL Global Solutions, Amsterdam, Mural 20×2 m.
2001
Spaarne Gasthuis (hospital), Haarlem, Mural16x2 m.
2000 – 2003 Calendar, annual project for SET-PACK, Haarlem