Paul Segers (Eindhoven, NL 1976) is a Visual Artist working in the fields of sculpture, performance, drawing, video and public installation. His work often deals with the tensions between history and progress in a hyper-technological age, mobility and the role of the machine in society. Segers graduated at the sculpture department of the Academy of Fine Art & Design AKV St. Joost in ‘s- Hertogenbosch in 2000, and earned his MFA at the Dutch Art Institute in 2005. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Segers is also a teacher at the Art & Research  Department at the Academy of Fine Art & Design in Breda and ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.

CONTACT:
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​Represented by:  Galerie Larik 

​​Education:
2003-05 Dutch Art Institute, Enschede, MFA 
1996-2000 AKV St Joost, 's-Hertogenbosch, BFA

Solo exhibitions:
2020     21st. Century Mirage, Galerie Larik, Utrecht.
2017     The Last Re-enactment, De Cacaofabriek, Helmond.
2017     Business as Usual, T.A.C. Eindhoven. 
2017     Out of the Desert of the Real / Into the Desert of the Mind, book launch and exhibition, Onomatopee, Eindhoven.
2015     Charrette Roulette: The Unlimited Dream Company, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
2014     The Scene Changes, Gallery Demon's Mouth, Oslo, Norway.
2010     Nieuwe huid voor het oude ritueel, Kunstenlab Deventer, Deventer.
​2008     Paranoia op het platteland, De Fabriek, Eindhoven.
2002     Dromen voor de nuchtere jongens, De Nederlandsche Cacaofabriek, Helmond.

Selected group exhibitions and projects:
2021     Indiginas, HAL 66, Antwerpen, Belgium.
2021     ART The Hague (online), Galerie Larik Utrecht.

2020     Impossible Bodies, online exhibition impossiblebodies.nl
2020     Souvenirs, H(a)L - (Hilton Art Lab) Rotterdam.
2020     Art Utrecht @ Broese, former Broese Bookstore, Utrecht. 
2020     The Extended Body - Mixing Cultures, THE LINE Contemporary Art Space, London, UK.

2019     The Books Happen #2, Kunstenlab Deventer.
2019     Future Untitled, Galerie Larik, Utrecht.
2019     Dafang Creative Village, Dafang, Jinxi, P.R. of China
2019     Tijdgenoten #7: Klas 1B 2019, De School, Amsterdam.
2019     CALL TO ACTION - Over vrijheid, macht en onmacht, Museum Helmond.
2019     The I in Formation, Apprentice Master Project, Kunstpodium T, Tilburg.
2019     GENPOWER ENTERPRISES 2050, Situatie Gewijzigd, Atelier Overijssel, Deventer. 

2018     A Lecture on the so-called Works of P,  performance, CARADT, AKV St. Joost, Breda.
2018     FUTURE FFwrd, Art the Hague, with KersGallery, den Haag.
2018     The Karate Kid on Pills, Opening performance for 'Beuyz N the Hood, KuuB, Utrecht.
2018     GOGBOT 2018, Enschede.
2018     TEC ART 2018, Worm, Rotterdam.

2017     Van Beenhammen, Plastic Stoelen, en Valse Allegorieën, T.A.C. Eindhoven.
2017     Robot Love Embassy, performance at Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven.
2017     IJsselbiënnale 2017, public sculpture route, Deventer.  
2017     Anningahof 2017, Anningahof sculpture park, Zwolle.
2017     Future Artifacts, performance at the Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
2017     Survival Guide, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

2016     The Unlimited Dream Company - Linderveld, Kunst van hier tot ginder, Deventer, NL.
2016     New Heroes for the Plastic Age, public intervention, Guangzhou, P.R. of China.
​2016     The Man of Capitalism, Kulturno-istraživački centar - Farbara, Belgrade, Serbia.
2016     10 Years New Brabant Front, Happening, De Fabriek, Eindhoven, NL. 
2016     HACKING HABITAT - Art of Control, former penitentiary Utrecht, NL.

2015     The Books Happen, Artspace KUUB, Utrecht, NL. 
2015     A monument to the alternatives to capitalism, Institute for Philosophy, Belgrade, Serbia.
2015     Non Fictie, Nieuw Brabants Front project, De Cacaofabriek, Helmond, NL.
2015     Mobile Homes, Les Berges de Seine, public sculpture route, Paris, France.

2014     Show Me, GAEA, Guangzhou, P.R. China.
2014     Jaarringen 2014, Terra Art Projects, Zoetermeer.
2014     Magnetic North: Artists and the Arctic Circle, 1285 Art Gallery, New York.
2014     Anningahof 2014, Sculpture garden Anningahof, Zwolle.
2014     DordtYart 2014, with Ajla R. Steinvag, commissioned work, Dordrecht.
2014     A.C.T. DEMOC(K)RACY, Onomatopee at Kulturni centar Belgrade, Serbia.

2013     Kanaalwerken, Gemeentemuseum Helmond, NL.
2013     KAAP Babylon, Stichting Storm, Groenekan, NL
2013     ArtZuid 2013, public sculpture route, Stichting Artzuid, Amsterdam, NL 

2012     Point de Vue, AVANS200, ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
2012     Hoog Water! - De Stad, De Rivier, public sculpture route, Kunstenlab Deventer, NL.
2012     Who told you so? #2 Truth vs. Organization, Onomatopee, Eindhoven, NL.

2011     Post History, Het Klokgebouw Strijp S, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, NL.
2011     Berichten van het Front, Nieuw Brabants Front project, Stedelijk Museum ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL.
2011     Art on lake, National Museum of Budapest, Hungary.
2011     Artworks on Water – Projects, Models, Vasarely Museum, Budapest, Hungary.

2010     Beeld Hal Werk, Stork Hall, Amsterdam, NL.
2010     Ghana Straight Life, Nieuw Brabants Front project, public intervention, Accra, Ghana.
2010     In de Overtuin, public sculpture route, Veenhuizen.
2010     Segers en van Erp, duo exhibition with Aaron van Erp, Projectruimte het Raam, Venlo. 

2009     Wereld van Witte de With, public sculpture route, Chabot museum, Rotterdam.
2009     The Commission, NBKS, winning design. NBKS en Gemeente Oss, Oss. 

2008     ZWL. 03, public sculpture route, CBK ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
2008     Paranoia op het platteland, Solo tentoonstelling, De Fabriek, Eindhoven. 
2008     Play the People, Nieuw Brabants Front project, Xiao Zhou, P.R. of China.

2007     Doorsneden Landschap, public sculpture route, Kunstenlab Deventer. 
2007     Screening of Documentary None Store Shopping, van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, NL.
2007     None Store Shopping, Nieuw Brabants Front project, Guangzhou, P.R of China.

2006     Yourspace, duo presentation with de Snodevormgevers, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, NL.
2006     Coop 01, Nieuw Brabants Front project i.s.m. Jan Jonker, Sorrento, B.C., Canada.
2006     Hier 2, Stichting MU, Eindhoven, NL.

2005     Dag van het Veen, public sculpture route, CBK Utrecht. 
2005     VIA 2, Nieuw Brabants Front project, Quang Zhou, P.R. of China
​2005     VIA 1, Nieuw Brabants Front project, Tan Kah Kee College, Xiamen, P.R. of China.

2004     De Leidsche Rijn, Residency, SKOR en Bureau Beyond.
2004     The big communication, D.A.I. and Nanjing University, Nanjing, P.R. of China. 

2000     Lichting 2000, ARTOTS, ‘s-Hertogenbosch 
2000     Graduation Show at AKV St. Joost, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL. 

Projects & related work:
2019 - present: External Program Advisor for Kunstenlab Deventer.​
2017 - present: Centre of Applied Research for Art, Design and Technology research group member.
2008 - present: Teacher at the Academy of Fine Art & Design, AKV St.Joost, Breda & 's-Hertogenbosch.
2008 - 2017: Board member and programming at ‘De Fabriek’ art space in Eindhoven.
2006 - 2016: Founder and organizer of the ‘Nieuw Brabants Front’ (Artist Collective)
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2020     Radio interview, Tegen de stroom in, Radio Helmond.
2019     Artist Talk at Museum de Pont, Tilburg. 
2018     Lecture: 'The Scene Changes', Art & Design department, Changsha University, P.R. of China.
2018     Guest teacher at GAFA, University of Guangzhou, P.R. of China.
2018     Workshop & Lecture: Studium Generale, AKV St. Joost, Breda. 
2017     Lecture: 'The Bullet Head trilogy and other short stories' at De Cacaofabriek, Helmond.
2016     Lecture: 'New Heroes for the Plastic Age' at GAFA, University of Guangzhou, P.R.China. 
2016     Guest teacher at GAFA, University of Guangzhou, P.R. of China.
2016     Lecture: ‘Walking the Dog’, Science in the City, University of Utrecht.
2015     Lecture: 'Towards a New Functionality' Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, CA.
2014     Lecture: 'Future Artifacts' with Ajla Steinvåg at DordtYart, Dordrecht.
2013     Lecture: ‘The Machine as Metaphor’ at Lokaal42 Helmond, NL. 
2011     Artist talk: Berichten van het Front, SM's, 's-Hertogenbosch.
2005     Guest teacher at Xiamen University, P.R. of China. 

Publications and Catalogues:
2020     A Meaningless Simulation, with Ajla R. Steinvåg, Unlimited Dream Company publishing.
2020     Bullet Head - Business as Usual, Monograph, Unlimited Dream Company publishing.
2019     Non Issue, interview and Bullet Head, online issue.
2019     De Grote Nederlandse Kunstkalender, Trichis Publishing.
2017     Paul Segers - The Scene Changes, Monograph, Onomatopee Publishing.
2017     De Grote Brabantse Kunstkalender, Trichis Publishing.
2017     Anningahof Beelden 2017, exhibition catalogue, Anningahof Sculpture park, Zwolle.
2016     HACKING HABITAT - Art of Control, Exhibition catalogue, Niet Normaal Foundation.
2014     How to Act?, project publication for 'ACT Democ<k>racy', Onomatopee publishing.
2014     Tonight at Noon, 2 Artist books together with Henny Overbeek (The Books Happen).
2014     Magnetic North, Artists and the Arctic Circle, Exhibition catalogue, NYC, USA.
2014     Modern Landscape Pavilion Design, ThinkArchit Publishing Group, P.R. of China.
2014     Anningahof 2014, Exhibition catalogue, Sculpture garden Anningahof, Zwolle.
2013     Landscape Architecture, bi-monthly magazine (feat. the 'Stealth Pavilion'), Beijing, P.R. of China.
2013     CONCEPT, Special Issue - Rest Facilities. (feat. the 'Stealth Pavilion') Seoul, Korea.
2013     Landgoed Annigahof 10 jaar, 10th anniversary publication of the Sculpture Park, Zwolle.
2013     ArtZuid 2013, Exhibition catalogue, ArtZuid Foundation, Amsterdam.
2012     Point de Vue, AVANS200, ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
2012     Hoog Water! - De Stad, De Rivier, project catalogue, Kunstenlab Deventer.
​2012     Who Told You So? Exhibition catalogue, Onomatopee Eindhoven.
2011     Anningahof 2011, Exhibition catalogue, Sculpture garden Anningahof, Zwolle.
2011     Station to Station, Paul Segers selected works 2000-2010, monograph.
2011     Art on lake, exhibition catalogue, National Museum of Budapest, Hungary.
2011     Artworks on Water – Projects, Models, Vasarely Museum, Budapest, Hungary. 
2010     Beeld Hal Werk, exhibition catalogue.
2010     30 Jaar De Fabriek, 30 years catalogue, De Fabriek, Eindhoven.
2009     I am A1, Project catalogue, AkkuH, Kunstenlab Deventer, Kunstvereniging Diepenheim.
2008     MU 10, 10 year catalogue, MU Foundation, Eindhoven.
2008     Play the People, project catalogue, NBF self-published.
2007     None Store Shopping, project catalogue, NBF self-published.
2007     Doorsneden Landschap, Kunstenlab Deventer and A1 Partners.
2006     Hier 2, exhibition catalogue, MU Foundation, Eindhoven.
2005     Nieuw Brabants Front, monograph, Dutch Art Institute, Enschede.
2002     Dromen voor de nuchtere jongens, project publication, self-published.
​2000     Graduation Catalogue, AKV St. Joost.

Grants and Prizes:
2020      Stichting Constant van Renesse​fonds, Publication funding.
2020      Gemeente Helmond, Makers regeling. Funding for a series of new works.
2017      Stichting Cultuur Eindhoven, Project funding for solo exhibition: Business as Usual.
2016      Mondriaan Fund, Publication grant.
2016      Mondriaan Fund, Werkbijdrage Bewezen Talent.
2016      Constant van Renesse Foundation, Publication grant.
2016      BKKC Impulsgelden, Impulse for artistic practice.
2015      Mondriaan Fund, Project funding via assignment - Stichting Niet Normaal.
2014      Mondriaan Fund, Project funding via assignment - DordtYart, Dordrecht.
2011      BKKC, project funding for the exhibition: Berichten van het Front, SM’s, den Bosch.
2010      Gemeente Eindhoven, publication funding, Station to Station.
2010      BKKC, publication funding, Station to Station.
2010      FBKVB, Basisstipendium (4 year working grant)
2009      NBKS, Artistic practice development grant.
2006      FBKVB, Basisstipendium. (4 year working grant)
2005      Gemeente Eindhoven, Project funding.
​2004      Gemeente Enschede, Project funding.
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