Harald SCHOLE lives and works in Amsterdam and Zaanstad, The Netherlands
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+31 614 719 353
+31 20 694 5479
If the world could be understood, art would not exist
Albert Camus
| 2026 |
Maakgemeenschap De Hoop, Zaanstad, HOOPening |
| 2026 |
Maakgemeenschap De Hoop, Zaanstad, Het Warenhuis |
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| 2025/26 |
Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, de Wintersalon, NEW, nieuw werk |
| 2025 |
Stichting/Foundation WG Kunst, Amsterdam, 17de Kerst Sale |
| 2025 |
Pop-up, Dappermarkt, Amsterdam, curator Manja van der Storm, Tekenkabinet XIII, III |
| 2025 |
South Asian Contemporary Art Amsterdam met Aishwarya Sultana en Nilesh Shidhpura |
| 2025 |
Art Space, Arti et Amicitiae, AHMstErDAmBAD, met Aishwarya Sultana en Nilesh Shidhpura |
| 2025 |
Galerie Singel 100, Amsterdam, curator Manja van der Storm, Tekenkabinet XII, II |
| 2025 |
Galerie Singel 100, Amsterdam, curator Manja van der Storm, Tekenkabinet XIII, I |
| 2025 |
Maakgemeenschap De Hoop, Het Warenhuis |
| 2024/25 |
Huis de Pinto, Amsterdam, curator Jacqueline Verhaagen, Art = ....., |
| 2024/25 |
Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, de Wintersalon, NEW, nieuw werk |
| 2024 |
CICA Museum, Korea, portrait 2024 |
| 2024 |
WG kunst, Amsterdam, 111 artists, 16th Kerst SALE |
| 2023 |
Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, de Wintersalon, NEW, nieuw werk |
| 2023 |
NL44, Gent, Belgium, Orange, mon Ange, d'Orage, curators Mariel van den Eerenbeemt, Tania Desmet |
| 2022 |
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 19th Asian Art Biennial Bangladesh |
| 2022 |
Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, Beyond Borders with mail-art of OFAA members |
| 2022 |
Art Space, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, Sleutelfiguren / Key figures |
| 2021 |
China European Art, Shanghai Jiushi Art Museum, China, Among All Essence |
| 2021 |
Amstelpark, België Paviljoen, Amsterdam, curator Manja van der Storm, Tekenkabinet XI |
| 2021 |
Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, Hurray, summer keeps coming, curators Friso Witteveen, Harald Schole |
| 2021 |
NSDM building, Amsterdam, Fuse, Dutch Sculptor's Association |
| 2021 |
Zandvoorts Museum, Ode aan het landschap, curator Dolf Middelhoff |
| 2021 |
Göl, Istanbul, International Mail Art Exhibition, curator Müberra Bülbül |
| 2021 |
Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, de Wintersalon, NEW, nieuw werk |
| 2020 |
New Dakota, Amsterdam, Corona Archives |
| 2020 |
Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, Arti 2.020 Sumer Salon, curators Friso Witteveen, Harald Schole |
| 2020 |
Nautilus, Expobar, Amsterdam, Beyond Quilting in The Netherlands |
| 2019 |
Valencia, Spain, Biennial of Ciudad Vella Oberta, curator Victoria Cano Pérez |
| 2019 |
Maharashtra Cultural Centre (Sudharsan) Pune, India, Beyond Quilting |
| 2019 |
The Monalisa, Pune, India, Upcycled/Display/Dialogue, curated StudioAlternatives |
| 2019 |
Bergen, kunst10daagse |
| 2019 |
Sint Barbara Church, Culemborg, Boven de Kronen / The Sky is the Limit |
| 2019 |
Venduhuis de Eland de Zon, Diemen, curator Anja Swart, Artists in Diemen III |
| 2019 |
Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, De Salon |
| 2018 |
Pulani, India, curator Babita Das, 10th IAM, International Art Meeting |
| 2018 |
Art House, New Delhi, India, IAM pop-up exhibition |
| 2018 |
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, National Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh, curator Mehmud Ul Bashar, 18th Asian Art Biennial |
| 2018 |
NSOMNIA, Festival INTRAMURS and Faculty of Fine Arts of Valencia |
| 2018 |
The Research Center Art and Environment (CIAE) of the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain, Art and Environment, curator Victoria Cano Pérez |
| 2017 |
Málaga, Spain, International Art Fair 2017 |
| 2017 |
Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, De Droom Collectie |
| 2016 |
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 17th Asian Art Biennial |
| 2016 |
Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, Oranje Onder |
| 2016 |
MOTI, Breda, curator Cornel Bierens, Van Gogh's Mini |
| 2016 |
Tekenkabinet, Amsterdam, in the framework of Big Draw, curator Manja van der Storm |
| 2016 |
National Museum Assam & Kalakshetra Foundation, Guwahati, India, curator Utpal Barua, Green eARTh |
| 2015 |
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Vedute Backstage |
| 2015 |
Cátedra, sala de exposiciones, Valencia, curator Victoria Cano Pérez, City Colours |
| 2015 |
BAYU, project space, Amsterdam, Black/White? |
| 2015 |
Weefhuis, Zaanstad, Kunst & Funktie |
| 2015 |
Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, hangen doe je toch / you still do your show |
| 2014 |
Zona Tortona, Milaan, Connecting Dots & Stichting Zetel, Design Week Milaan, HUB@HUB |
| 2014 |
Gallery Villa Armas, Pikonlinna, Finland, Mail Art Call |
| 2014 |
De Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Art Rotterdam & Stichting ZETEL, OBJECT |
| 2013/15 |
Frozen Fountain / CBK / Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, share my chairs and musical chairs |
| 2012 |
Gallerie Suzanne Biederberg, Amsterdam, Group Manoeuvres |
| 2012 |
Weesperzijde galerie, Amsterdam, Weesperzijde lives, research + story-project: de (O)verhaal |
| 2012 |
Unesco Flags Project, Beirut, Libanon, curator Lena Kekelian, Homage to Cultural Diversity |
| 2011 |
Cátedra, sala de exposiciones, Valencia, curator Victoria Cano Pérez, Travelling Art |
| 2011 |
North Art Space (NAS), Jakarta, Indonesia, curator Rifky Effendy, Reconsidering Earth |
| 2011 |
Weesperzijde galerie, Amsterdam, curators Els Reijnders and Jacqueline Grandjean, Weesperzijde changes |
| 2010 |
Collegium Artisticum, Olympic Art Museum Sarajevo and Banski Dvor, Banja Luka, Bosnia, OFAA |
| 2010 |
HIVOS, The Hague, curators Edith Rijnja and Harald Schole, Station Gare Mali |
| 2009/10 |
Mediamatic, travels, Amsterdam, curators Hama Goro and Harald Schole, Mali Pavilion |
| 2009 |
Lloyd Cultural Embassy, Amsterdam, curators Edith Rijnja and Harald Schole, Station Gare Mali |
| 2009 |
City Hall Penang, Malaysia, Art, Life & Vision |
| 2009 |
Centre Soleil d'Afrique, Bamako, Mali, in cooperation with Hama Goro, Station Gare Mali |
| 2008 |
Olympic Fine Arts Museum, Beijing, China, Olympia Fine Arts |
| 2008 |
Taimiao Temple, Forbidden City, Beijng, China, Olympia Fine Arts |
| 2007 |
Museum Het Dolhuys & Het Dolhuys windowproject, Haarlem, gemoedstoestanden Spinoza / states of mind |
| 2006 |
Mulpa Art Centre, Seoul, Korea, mulpa nature series |
| 2006 |
Hi Seoul, Seoul, Korea, world calligraphy festival |
| 2005 |
Biennial of Jeollabuk-do, Korea, Calligraphy Biennial |
| 2005 |
Circolo de Belles Artes, Madrid, Spain, unclaimed luggage |
| 2004 |
Nomadifesta, Cyprus, saste tis valises sas |
| 2004 |
De Hortus, Amsterdam, Epifyten |
| 2004 |
Hubin Parc, Xiamen, China, curators o.a. Tony Cragg, Sigi Gudmundsson, Sea & Music |
| 2001 |
Hanau, Germany, Hanau Horticultural, Horticultural |
| 2001 |
Artoteek Oost, Amsterdam, changes |
| 2001 |
Museum of Sjarjah (VAR), International Biennial of Sjarjah |
| 2025/26 |
Telephone Game (III), an international art experiment, Nathan Langston and his team, Seattle |
| 2022 |
NECTAR art & urban nature, exhibition, publication and extensive public program, Sint-Joriskerk, Amersfoort, commission LKG De Ploegh |
| 2022 |
Design of a monument for the former Jewish inhabitants of Vlooienburg, Amsterdam |
| 2022 |
Ruimte waar het licht kan komen / Space for Light, exhibiton young artists from HKU, publication, Janskerk, Utrecht, in collaboration with Oecumenische Studentengemeente Utrecht |
| 2021 |
iPad workshops, Hurray, summer keeps coming |
| 2021 |
Dan liever de lucht in / Going into the air, curating the exhibition for Foundation the Rose, Sint Barbara Church, Culemborg |
| 2020 |
Villa Belmonte residency, exploring the Dutch countryside |
| 2020 |
Telephone Game (II), an international art experiment, Nathan Langston and his team, Seattle |
| 2020 |
MUPI project, City of Amsterdam in collaboration with Friso Witteveen |
| 2020 |
Vliegend Vrij / Free Flying, curating the exhibition for Foundation the Rose, Sint Barbara Church, Culemborg |
| 2020 |
Beyond Quilting in The Netherlands, in collaboration with Rucha Kulkarni Chaudari and Edith Rijnja |
| 2019 |
Beyond Quilting, an innovative design project in collaboration with Quilt Culture, Rucha Kulkarni Chaudari and Edith Rijnja, Pune, India |
| 2018 |
Boven de Kronen / The sky is the Limit, curating the exhibition for Foundation the Rose, Sint Barbara Church, Culemborg |
| 2019 |
Zachtzinnig Radicaal / Gently Radical, exhibition, YAA awards and discussions all about emerging young artists, a commission of the YAA foundation in collaboration with Edith Rijnja, Society Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam |
| 2017 |
Buddha Enlightment, International Art & Peace Park, Bodh Gaya, India |
| 2015 |
Telephone game, an international art experiment, Satellite Collective, New York |
| 2014-22 |
My Collection, curator of Society Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam for a series of exhibitions, among in 2020 in collaboration of the Chinese Cultural Center, The Hague (artists: Zhou Le Sheng, Tu Ning Ning, Sun Zhuo Zhang, He Ping, Dai Hong Qian, Chen Hai Lan) celebrating Chinese New Year, in 2019 Brasi mi Ori (Surinam Art), in 2017 African Amicitiae (in cooperation with the Thami Mnyele Foundation) and all the Summersalons |
| 2013-23 |
Window Art Project, every second week a fresh quote on art, curator in collaboration with Edith Rijnja, Amsterdam |
| 2012 |
Permeabilities, lecture and workshop, CEIA, Belo Horizonte, Brasil |
| 2011/12 |
Sowing Seeds, international residency Gelawas, Kamanart Foundation, Jodhpur, India |
| 2011 |
Water carriers, sculpture for the J. & M. collection |
| 2011 |
10 years artistic ideas for the city: 2001: a public space odyssey, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam |
| 2009 |
Concept and Design Wielbrug, Gat van Schagen, Kunst en Cultuur Noord-Holland |
| 2008/09 |
Station Gare Mali, intervention urban space, banners, rooftop sculpture, Mali, Arts Collaboratory Project |
| 2006/11 |
PRESENTS, curator, concepts, conducting and organizing temporary art projects during urban development and renovation of the Waterlandplein, AM Wonen, Ymere and City of Amsterdam Noord |
| 2006/07 |
Aïsja, sculpture for the J. & M. collection |
| 2005 |
Design and proposal a sculpture for Theo van Gogh, City of Amsterdam |
| 2005 |
Design and proposal Floating sculpture, City of Deurne |
| 2005 |
Concept and proposal, art & innovative infrastructure, City of Epe |
| 2004 |
Research project + publication seductive against the grain for art and the future railway-station at Zuid-as, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, SKOR, University of Amsterdam, lector art and public space Jeroen Boomgaard |
| 2003 |
Sculpture in landscape, Sea & Music, City of Xiamen, China |
| 2003 |
Design and model for an artwork related to urban development Puttershoek, City of Binnenmaas |
| 2003 |
FLIRT: research, concept and masterplan for art and the park Frankendael, City of Amsterdam Oost/Watergraafsmeer |
| 2003 |
Design and model for an artwork related to Circular Highway, City of Spijkenisse |
| 2001 |
2001: a public space odyssey, congress and lectures, exhibitions in Arti & Arcam, newspaper, publication, television programm, etc., curator in collaboration with Peter van de Heijden, Amsterdam Fund for the Arts |
| 2001 |
à la recherche du temps inconnu: masterplan monumental permanent art and temporary arts: City of Zeist |
| 2025 |
Tekenkabinet XIII, Manja van der Storm |
| 2022 |
NECTAR, Harald Schole |
| 2021 |
Tekenkabinet, Manja van der Storm |
| 2021 |
Telephone Game, an online international art experiment, Nathan Langston |
| 2020 |
Hidden Signs, an artistic research project, Harald Schole |
| 2019 |
Boven De Kronen, Rieks Hoogenkamp, Harald Schole |
| 2018 |
10th IAM, International Art Meeting, Babita Das |
| 2018 |
Hold…on, Buddha Enlightment art & world peace, Anjani Kumar Singh, Dianne Hagen, Edith Rijnja, Sanjeev Sinha |
| 2017 |
Spinoza meets Buddha, artistic explorations in India, Edith Rijnja, Harald Schole |
| 2017 |
African Amicitiae, Pauline Burmann, Edith Rijnja, Harald Schole |
| 2016 |
Vedute, 2 videopresentations: 0024 Without Title and 0046 Digging in the future |
| 2016 |
Tekenkabinet, Manja van der Storm |
| 2016 |
De gele krant, MOTI, Cornel Bierens |
| 2016 |
Het gelijk van Van Gogh, De Groene Amsterdam, Arjan Reinders |
| 2016 |
Green eARTh, international symposium, workshops, exhibition, India, Utpal Barua |
| 2014 |
Brasil, chairsculpture, stoelsculpturen / share my chairs, Harald Schole |
| 2013 |
W139 1979-2013, Gijs Frieling |
| 2011 |
Reconsidering Earth, North Art Space, Djakarta, Indonesia, Rifky Effendy, Lena Kelekian |
| 2010 |
The Red Snowball, Chinese European Art Center, Xiamen, Ineke Gudmunssson, Tineke Reijnders, Garrie van Pinxteren, Jian Qin, Sally Zhiwei Chen and others |
| 2010 |
Olympia Fine Arts Association, Edin Numankadić, director, Lena Kelekian, curator, and others |
| 2009 |
Station Gare Mali, Paul Davis, Hama Goro, Harald Schole |
| 2009 |
Art, Life & Vision, Malaysia, Dr. Yuen Chee Ling, Yeong Seak Ling |
| 2009 |
Collection of Olympic Fine Arts, organizing committee, Liu Dawei, He Xiufan, Xia Sijun, Liu Richun, Bai Jie |
| 2007 |
Salon Culturele Planologie II, In de Ban van Dudok, Jaap Huisman, Frank van de Ploeg, Harald Schole |
| 2007 |
Mulpa Nature Series, grass & flower, Lasok Son |
| 2006 |
Hi Seoul World Calligraphy Festival, Kwon Chang-Rhun, Son Byung Chul |
| 2006 |
Calligraphy Biennial of Jeollabuk-do, Chung Dong-chea, Choi Seung-beom, Lee Yong |
| 2005 |
Sea & Music, Xiamen Architecture and Environment Art Committee |
| 2004 |
Unclaimed luggage, Mercedes Kemp |
| 2004 |
One year in the wild, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Jeroen Boomgaard, Harald Schole and others |
| 2004 |
Epifyten, Roosmarijn Ubink, Peter van der Heijden, Harald Schole |
| 2002 |
Flash B, Tsumi Pavilion, Ed Taveerne and others |
| 2002 |
BK-informatie 8, Zeist, Kunst in de publieke ruimte |
| 2001 |
BK-informatie 7, Nieuwe Kunst in Amsterdam |
| 2001 |
Bosland, Gesien van Altera, Jan Willem Reitsma |
| 2001 |
2001: a public space odyssey, (AFK) Tineke Reijnders, Janneke Wesseling, Harald Schole and others |
| 2001 |
Te mooi om waar te zijn / it is too good to be true, Carin Barten, Rimme Rypkema and others |
| 1999 |
U-TOWN, explorations of subterranean building, architectonical models, Mirjam Beerman, Mira Kho, Edith Rijnja |
| Ymere, housing company |
| 2003 - now |
Independent free lance curator for art commissions related to architecture and urban development (commissions, among Jurgen Bey, Rob Birza, Tom Claasen, Kiki van Eijk, Stefan Glerum, Levie Jacobs, Ineke Hans, Hansje van Halem, Gino, Bud Hoiting, Gabriel Lester, Nicole Martens, Thomas Trum, Chris Kabel, K. Michel, Piet Parra, Jan Rothuizen, Aam Solleveld, Boris Tellegen, Tjep, Roy Villevoye, Jasmijn Visser, Marijke Warmerdam) |
| Stichting Kunst en Cultuur Noord-Holland |
| 2006 - 2008 |
Freelance curator art and public space; coordinator cultural projects; Organiser cultural salons, workshops, lectures; Research project about the digital platform for art, culture, heritage and regional planning |
| Arti et Amicitiae |
| 2021 |
Hurray, summer keeps coming, Sumer Salon, members of Arti in the Arti Society in collaboration with Friso Witteveen, including an iPadworkshop |
| 2014 - 2022 |
Curator: My Collection, series of exhibitions in the Arti Society + interviews about collecting art topics: |
| 2020 |
Arti 2.020, Zomersalon, members of Arti in the Arti Society in collaboration with Friso Witteveen, including a 185 MUPI's art project in the city |
| 2020 |
Celebrating the Chinese New Year in collaboration of the Chinese Cultural Center, The Hague (artists: Zhou Le Sheng, Tu Ning Ning, Sun Zhuo Zhang, He Ping, Dai Hong Qian, Chen Hai Lan) |
| 2019 |
Brasa mi ori / Groet mij met…Art and artists in relation with Suriname culture including a public program, Collection of Myra Winter and Carl Haarnack |
| 2019 |
Zachtzinnig Radicaal / Gentle Radical, exhibition, screenings, theatre, performances and a public programm, including publication about seven years YAA awards in collaboration with Edith Rijnja |
| 2018 |
African Amicitiae, the art collection of the Thami Mnyele Foundation, including publication in collaboration with Edith Rijnja |
| 2018 |
De SCHOUW in collaboration with Wilma Laarakker |
| 2019 |
Art in Society, members of Arti in the Arti Society in collaboration with Friso Witteveen |
| 2018 |
Colourful City / Amsterdam kleurrijke stad, members of Arti in the Arti Society in collaboration with Friso Witteveen |