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Residents & Alumni Activities

Exhibitions, performances, talks and other activities from residents and alumni outside the Rijksakademie.

Netherlands
NL
Fri 12 Dec, 2025 – Fri 16 Jan, 2026
Ruby Soho, Den Bosch
- Vince Donders
duo show
Deus ex machina
Netherlands
NL
Sat 7 Jun, 2025 – Sun 11 Jan, 2026
Bonnefanten , Maastricht
- Mounira Al Solh
solo show
A land as big as her skin
Netherlands
NL
Wed 15 Oct, 2025 – Sun 11 Jan, 2026
Framer Framed, amsterdam
- Antonio Jose Guzman
- Pei-Hsuan Wang
group show
Shapeshifters
On Wonders and Transformation
Netherlands
NL
Sat 1 Nov, 2025 – Sat 10 Jan, 2026
tegenboschvanvreden, Amsterdam
group show
Interrupted Whispers
Norway
NO
Thu 19 Feb, 2026 – Sun 10 May, 2026
Kunsthall Trondheim, Trondheim
- Pilvi Takala
solo show
Breaking Ranks
Poland
PL
Fri 21 Nov, 2025 – Sun 3 May, 2026
Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw
- Tala Madani
group show
The City of Women
Poland
PL
Fri 21 Nov, 2025 – Sun 3 May, 2026
Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw
- Paulina Olowska
group show
The Woman Question 1550-2025
Poland
PL
Sat 11 Oct, 2025 – Sun 12 Apr, 2026
Central Museum of Textiles, Łódź
- Chathuri Nissansala
group show
Deconstruction Reconstruction
Poland
PL
Fri 21 Nov, 2025 – Sat 31 Jan, 2026
Polana Institute, Warsaw
- Mikołaj Sobczak
solo show
Mysteries
Poland
PL
Fri 3 Oct, 2025 – Thu 8 Jan, 2026
Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw
- Aykan Safoğlu
group show
Near East, Far West
6th Kyiv Biennial 2025
Sweden
SE
Thu 4 Dec, 2025 – Sun 3 May, 2026
Skissernas Museum, Lund
- Metahaven Vinca Kruk & Daniel van der Velden
group show
Coded Threads
Thailand
TH
Sat 29 Nov, 2025 – Thu 30 Apr, 2026
Different venues, Phuket
Eternal [Kalpa]
Thailand Biennale
Taiwan, Province of China
TW
Sat 13 Dec, 2025 – Sun 12 Apr, 2026
Taichung Art Museum, Taichung City
- Yin-Ju Chen
- Chi-Yu Wu
group show
A Call of All Beings
See you tomorrow, same time, same place
Taiwan, Province of China
TW
Sat 1 Nov, 2025 – Sun 29 Mar, 2026
Taipei Biennale 2025, Taipei
- Gaëlle Choisne
- Jacky Connolly
group show
Whispers on the Horizon
Taiwan, Province of China
TW
Fri 14 Nov, 2025 – Sun 15 Feb, 2026
Kuandu Museum, Taipei
- Meiro Koizumi
solo show
Ruins of a Sleep
Ukraine
UA
Thu 23 Oct, 2025 – Sat 7 Feb, 2026
Dnipro Center for Contemporary Culture, Dnipro
- Selma Selman
group show
Everything for Everybody
6th Kyiv Biennial 2025

Residents, Advisors, Team

Residents & Alumni Activities

Deus ex machina

A land as big as her skin

Shapeshifters

Interrupted Whispers

Breaking Ranks

The City of Women

The Woman Question 1550-2025

Deconstruction Reconstruction

Mysteries

Near East, Far West

Coded Threads

Eternal [Kalpa]

A Call of All Beings

Whispers on the Horizon

Ruins of a Sleep

Everything for Everybody