About Carla van de Puttelaar

In her photographic work, Carla van de Puttelaar wants to emphasize personality, vulnerability and intimate eroticism, as well as distance and, sometimes, alienation.

Her nudes draw heavily on the use of close up effects and the use, or deliberate non-use, of focus. Moles can be seen clearly, as well as more temporal marks, such as bruises or the imprint of underwear in the skin. They enhance the intimacy of the picture, loading it with tension. Distance is being created first and foremost by the use of color. Often, the skin will have a porcelain glance, delicate, fragile. Color also creates a sculptural feel, elaborated by the light and framing of the compositions.

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Group exhibition: Nobody's perfect

Nobody's perfect, Gorcums Museum, Gorinchem, The Netherlands
July 4 - Aug 30 2009

Nobody's perfect is an exhibition about Gods and Godesses and the ideals of beauty through the ages. The starting point for this exhibition is the story of Galatea, the statue made by Pygmalion, which was brought to life by Aphrodite. The modern age is represented by several artists such as Carla van de Puttelaar, Erwin Olaf, Ruud van Empel, Anouk Griffioen and Kathinka Lampe.

Group exhibition: Regards sur les corps

Regards sur les corps, POLAR+NKA*photography, Brussels, Belgium
June 19 - Sept 26 2009

Regards sur les corps, shows the beautiful works of several photographers, famous for their special view on the female body. Some of the participating photographers are: Carla van de Puttelaar, Frantisek Drtikol, Frank Horvat, Laurence Demaison and Lucien Clergue.

Fair: Scope Basel 2009

Sportplatz Landhof, Basel, Switzerland
June 8 - 14 2009

Carla van de Puttelaar will be represented by Flatland Gallery on this contemporary art fair.

Group exhibition: Galerie Esther Woerdehoff

Galerie Esther Woerdehoff, Paris, France
May 21 - July 7 2009

This exhibition shows the work of 3 women photographers from 3 different countries: Carla van de Puttelaar, Monique Jacot and Kumi Oguro. For more information read the press release (PDF, French, with photos).

Group Exhibition: Bizarre, bizarre, Dans l'esprit du surréalisme

Rue du Mail 88, Brussels
May 13 - July 4 2009

box galerie shows new work of Carla van de Puttelaar at the current group exhibition: Bizarre, bizarre, Dans l'esprit du surréalisme

Film: Canadian Documentary

Documentary
May 2009

Last week Carla van de Puttelaar has been filmed for a Canadian Documentary, which will be released in 2010.

Publication: Elsevier has published the Top 100 of Dutch artists 2009

Elsevier
May 2009

Elsevier has published the Top 100 of Dutch artists 2009; Featuring Carla van de Puttelaar at # 51. See publication as pdf.

Fair: Art Amsterdam 2009

RAI, Amsterdam
May 13 - 17 2009

Carla van de Puttelaar will be represented by Flatland Gallery on this contemporary art fair.

Fair: MADRIDFOTO 2009

IFEMA, Madrid
May 7 - 10 2009

Carla van de Puttelaar will be represented by Flatland Gallery on this new photo fair.

Solo exhibition and book presentation: Flatland Gallery

Flatland Gallery, Utrecht
April 18 - May 30 2009

Flatland Gallery in Utrecht presents a solo exhibition of Carla van de Puttelaar. She will show new work including the stunning life size photos which are inspired by the German 16th century painter Lucas Cranach the Elder. Please have a look at the Press Release.

Interview and kart race for: BNO: VROAAM!, carrieredag voor ontwerpers

BNO: VROAAM!
May 7 2009

Carla van de Puttelaar gained second place in kart race against famous designers: Anthon Beeke, Maria Blaisse and Frank Tjepkema. Please have a look to see the race and the interview.

Group exhibition: LITTLE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY

LITTLE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY, CGAC, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
March 12 - May 3 2009

LITTLE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY, is an exhibition curated by Manuel Segade, who writes about this exhibition: Starting from reading photographs, and from their presentation as devices given for public analysis, this little history of photography militates along the same lines as Walter Benjamin in his famous essay of the same title: to dismantle the possibility of photographic illiteracy, to provide tools for the critical deconstruction of the processes of the creation of images and, so, question the everyday mechanical production of individuals in society. See link for complete text. Some of the participating photographers are: John Coplans, Rineke Dijkstra, Pierre Gonnord, Douglas Gordon, Paul Graham, John Hilliard, Ingar Krauss, Erwin Olaf, Carla van de Puttelaar, Toshio Shimamura, Angela Strassheim and Wolfgang Tillmans.

Radio Interview: De Avonden, VPRO, Radio 6, March 25, 2009

De Avonden
March 25

Carla van de Puttelaar has been interviewed by L.J.A.D. Creyghton for the VPRO radio program De Avonden to talk about her upcoming Solo Exhibition at Flatland Gallery and her newest books: The Beholder's Eye and Galateas. The interview will be broadcasted on March 25 at 9:00 PM CET

Publication: Photos Nouvelles, issue 55

In this issue of Photos Nouvelles Carla van de Puttelaar has a six page publication. The photos are accompanied by a beautiful poem of the 16th century poet Louise Labé.

Fair: Art Rotterdam 2009

Cruise terminal, Rotterdam
Feb 4 - Feb 8 2009

Carla van de Puttelaar will be represented by Flatland Gallery on this contemporary art fair.

Interview at Conscientious: A conversation with Carla van de Puttelaar

Conscientious, Joerg Colberg
January 12 2009

Please have a look at the interview at Joerg Colberg's weblog Conscientious.

Publication: Identity Matters winter 2008/2009: ik bedenk dus ik besta

In this beautiful publication Carla van de Puttelaar has been interviewed by Bieke van der Mark. The impressive portraits in this publication are made by Krijn van Noordwijk

Group exhibition: Women and children... first.

Photographs from the Gabino Diego Collection, Sagunto, Spain
November 18 2008 - January 11 2009

Women and children... first, is an exhibition of 90 photographs from the private collection belonging to the actor Gabino Diego, which is presented today in the Glorieta Exhibition Hall belonging to the Bancaja Foundation in Sagunto, and responds to the relatively recent cultural phenomenon in Spain of collecting photographs. Some of the participating photographers are: Ana Muller, Carla van de Puttelaar, Alberto Garcia Alix, Abrazo de Luz, Tony Catany and Chema Madoz.

Book signing: Fotoboekenmarathon: Huis Marseille

Keizersgracht 401
December 21 2008 at 11 AM - 6 PM

Huis Marseille organizes a fotoboekenmarathon. 20 photographers will sign their new books. Carla van de Puttelaar will sign at 3 PM and Hellen van Meene will sign at 11 AM. Edie Peters of website PhotoQ will interview the participating photographers and there will be photo projections.

Publication: Weekend Le Vif

Belgium
December 12 - 18

Weekend Le Vif publishes an article about Carla van de Puttelaar: Le songe d'une nudité.

Book signing and Group Exhibition: box galerie

Rue du Mail 88, Brussels
December 14 2008 at 1 PM

box galerie shows new work of Carla van de Puttelaar at the gallery and she will also sign her 2 new books at Sunday December 14 at 1 PM.

Book Presentation: Beyond Photography

FOAM, Amsterdam
December 10 2008

At FOAM Beyond Photography will be presented. A new book that shows us the photos of 34 Dutch and Belgian photographers, among which: Carla van de Puttelaar, Hellen van Meene, Ruud van Empel, Erwin Olaf and Hendrik Kerstens. The speakers on the presentation are: Frits Gierstberg, Rommert Boonstra and Maartje van den Heuvel.

Fair: Photo Miami 2008

Wynwood Art Districht, Miami
December 3 - 7 2008

Galerie Esther Woerdehoff shows new work of Carla van de Puttelaar at Photo Miami. Her 2 new books will be available at the fair.

Fair: Paris Photo 2008

Carrousel du Louvre, Paris
November 13 - 16 2008

Flatland Gallery and Galerie Esther Woerdehoff show new work of Carla van de Puttelaar at Paris Photo. She will also sign her 2 new books at the fair. Her work has been presented each year at this famous photography fair since 1999. Paris Photo hosts some hundred galleries and publishers from around the globe at the prestigious Carrousel du Louvre.

Radio Interview: Radio Noord-Holland, Bijlage Oct. 25

Bijlage
Oct 25

Carla van de Puttelaar has been interviewed by Jos Heeremans and Karin Douma in their program: Bijlage to talk about her newest book: The Beholder's Eye, which will be released in November. The interview will be broadcasted on October 25 at 12:00 AM CET and repeated on October 26 at 6:00 PM CET

Award: Nominated for the Black & White Spider Award in the Fine Art category

Nominations & Winners Presentation
Oct 19

Carla van de Puttelaar has been nominated for The Black & White Spider Award in the Fine Art category.

Fair: Show Off Paris

Espace Pierre Cardin, Paris
Oct 21 - Oct 26

Carla van de Puttelaar will be represented by Flatland Gallery on this contemporary art fair.

Fair: Scope London October 16-19 08

Lord's Cricket Ground, London
Oct 16 - Oct 19

Carla van de Puttelaar will be represented by Flatland Gallery on this contemporary art fair.

Group exhibition: 3 Frauen

Belgian Consulate - Le Caillou Bleu, Cologne, Germany
September 10 - September 26 2008

The Belgian Consulate in Cologne shows the work of 3 female photographers, Carla van de Puttelaar, Kumi Oguro and Diane Ducruet to celebrate the publishing of 3 photo books of their work, published by Le caillou bleu - Editions.

Solo exhibition: Nessim Galéria, Budapest: "Women as I see them"

Nessim Galéria, Budapest, Hungary
September 2 - October 10 2008

At this solo exhibition Carla van de Puttelaar shows an overview of photos made over the past several years.

Group exhibition: Juweeltjes in komkommertijd

Galerie Jacoba Wijk, Wehe den Hoorn, The Netherlands
July 6 - September 30 2008

Galerie Jacoba Wijk shows the works of 16 artists during the summer.

Group exhibition: YiPArt

YiPArt, FOAM, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
June 26 - July 5 2008

FOAM shows the works of 92 photographers, who donated a photo for Young in Prison. The photos will be auctioned on the 6th of July.

Publication: Portfolio EXIT

EXIT, Madrid, Spain
Issue 30 Pictorialism

A portfolio of photos by Carla van de Puttelaar has been published in the current issue of the beautiful photo magazine EXIT.

Publication: Portfolio Photo magazine

Photo magazine, Romania
Issue May

A portfolio of photos by Carla van de Puttelaar has been published in the May issue of Photo magazine in Romania.

Publication: Entry ticket MEP, Paris

Maison Européenne de la photographie, Paris, France
2008 - 2009

A photo by Carla van de Puttelaar is depicted on the entry tickets of the Maison Européenne de la photographie in Paris.

Fair: Art Amsterdam 08

Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam
May 7 - May 12

Carla van de Puttelaar will be represented by Jacoba Wijk Gallery and Flatland Gallery on this contemporary art fair.

Fair: artbrussels 08

Brussels Expo - Halls 1 & 3, Brussels, Belgium
April 18 - April 21

Carla van de Puttelaar will be represented by box galerie on this contemporary art fair.

Group exhibition: Van Zoetendaal Collections, The Hague Museum of Photography

The Hague Museum of Photography, The Hague, The Netherlands
March 22 - June 22 2008

Late in 2006 the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag acquired a major collection of photographs compiled by Amsterdam gallery owner and publisher Willem van Zoetendaal. The museum's photo-collection was expanded at a stroke by more than 1000 items, including not only early and previously unknown work by modern photographers of the calibre of Rineke Dijkstra, Koos Breukel, Carla van de Puttelaar, Blommers & Schumm, Hellen van Meene and Paul Kooiker, but also historic photographs taken by figures like Cas Oorthuys and George H. Breitner.

Photography Show: AIPAD 08, New York

Park Avenue Armory, New York, USA
April 10 - April 13

Carla van de Puttelaar will be represented by Galerie Esther Woerdehoff on The AIPAD Photography Show New York

Fair: artparis 08

Grand Palais, Paris, France
April 3 - April 7

Carla van de Puttelaar will be represented by Galerie Esther Woerdehoff on this prestigeous fair which is located in the beautiful surroundings of the Grand Palais.

Interview: OC-TV.net, Carla van de Puttelaar "Galateas"

OC-TV.net, Carla van de Puttelaar "Galateas", Toulouse, France
February-March 2008

In this interview Carla van de Puttelaar talks about her photos at the galerie du CHATEAU D'EAU in Toulouse, where a large overview of her work has been exhibited.

Solo exhibition: Galerie de photographies du CHATEAU D'EAU, Toulouse: "Galateas"

Galerie de photographies du CHATEAU D'EAU, Toulouse, France
January 23 - March 9 2008

At this solo exhibition Carla van de Puttelaar shows more than 40 photos in this beautiful Grande galerie. The gallery was founded in 1974 and has presented more than 400 exhibitions, gathering the most famous worldwide photographers but also young artists.

Publication: Hollands Diep

An article written by the famous writer Kristien Hemmerechts titled De magie van de moederschoot which features a large photo by Carla van de Puttelaar has been published in the beautiful Dutch magazine: Hollands Diep.

Catalogue Publication: Fondation Neuflize Vie, Photographies modernes et contemporaines

This beautiful catalogue shows numerous photos of 217 photographers and it is accompanied by essays of Régis Durand and Dominique Baqué. It is illustrated with one full-page photo by Carla van de Puttelaar

Fair: Paris Photo 2007

Carrousel du Louvre, Paris
November 15 - 18 2007

Galerie Esther Woerdehoff exhibits new work of Carla van de Puttelaar at Paris Photo. Her work has been presented each year at this famous photography fair since 1999. Paris Photo hosts some hundred galleries and publishers from around the globe at the prestigious Carrousel du Louvre.

Double exhibition: Galerie Jacoba Wijk

Galerie Jacoba Wijk, Wehe-den Hoorn
September 16 - October 28 2007

Traditionally during NOORDERLICHT, galerie Jacoba Wijk shows the work of 2 photographers Carla van de Puttelaar and Margriet Smulders. The delicate nudes by Carla van de Puttelaar combine very beautifully with the exotic colourful flower photos by Margriet Smulders.

Group exhibition: Fondation Neuflize Vie: Acquisitions pour la MEP (1999-2006)

MEP, Paris
June 13 - September 30 2007

Katharina Bosse, Koos Breukel, Alberto Garcia-Alix, Nanna Hänninen, Loretta Lux, Carla van de Puttelaar, Masao Yamamoto and others. An active patron of the arts, Neuflize Vie created a Foundation in 1997 to provide a permanent framework for its work supporting photography in particular and image-making in general. A long-standing partner of the MEP, the Foundation contributes annually to the acquisition of works by young artists that are added to the Maison's collection. There are now almost 80 works by 37 artists, a selection of which are presented in this exhibition.

Fair: Photo London 07

Old Billingsgate, London, UK
May 31 - June 3 2007

Carla van de Puttelaar will be represented by Gallery Esther Woerdehoff and Flatland Gallery. This prestigeous fair is located in a new and exceptional venue, Old Billingsgate, a magnificent 19th-century market building.

Fair: Artfair DFOTO

Artfair DFOTO, San Sebastian, Spain
May 3 - 6 2007

Carla van de Puttelaar will be represented by Gallery Akinci at the photo fair DFOTO together with the photographers Edwin Zwakman, Juul Hondius and Kirsten Geisler.

Publication: Le Numéro

April 2007: Le Numéro, Paris, France

A major article about Carla van de Puttelaar has been published in the April issue of the French magazine Numéro. You can read the full text (French, PDF, 20 KB) and look at some scans.

Fair: Art Brussels

Art Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
April 20 - 23 2007

Carla van de Puttelaar will be represented by boxgalerie at the large fair ART BRUSSELS. See Stand D-16

Group exhibition: Verleiding

Gorcums Museum, Gorinchem, The Netherlands
April 14 - June 3 2007

It shows the works of 14 photographers.

Group exhibition: L'empreinte

Galerie TRIANGLE BLEU, Stavelot, Belgium
April 1 - June 17 2007

A group exhibition compiled by the Belgian journalist Alain Delaunois shows the beautiful work of a selection of contemporary artists.

Below a news item about the exhibition from www.televesdre.be (found on YouTube):

Group exhibition: Galerie Esther Woerdehoff

Galerie Esther Woerdehoff, Paris, France
March 20 - April 28 2007

This exhibition shows the work of 4 women photographers from 4 different countries: Maarit Hohteri, Loan Nguyen, Carla van de Puttelaar, Signe Vad. For more information read the press release (PDF, French, with photos).

Fair: artparis 07

Grand Palais, Paris, France
March 29 - April 2

Carla van de Puttelaar will be represented by Galerie Esther Woerdehoff on this prestigeous fair which is located in the beautiful surroundings of the Grand Palais.

Assignment: ONVZ zorgverzekeraar, 2003 - 2007

In 2003 Carla van de Puttelaar was asked to make photos for the brochures of this well known insurance company in the Netherlands. In 2007 the assignment has been enlarged. New photos are made and some of the photos are shown on their location.

Group exhibition: Contour / Continuïteit, Heden en Verleden

3 museums, Delft, Netherlands
March 4 - May 13 2007

Work of 111 contemporary Dutch artists will be shown in museums in Delft from the 4th of March till the 13th of May 2007. Some of the participating artists are: Carla van de Puttelaar, Koos Breukel, Mark Manders, Armando, Peter Struyken, Co Westerik, Atelier Van Lieshout, Desirée Dolron, Erwin Olaf, Rineke Dijkstra and Inez van Lamsweerde.

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Book cover Koudvuur

A photo by Carla van de Puttelaar has been published on the cover of the book Koudvuur by the famous Dutch writer Manon Uphoff.

A quote from the novel (in Dutch):

"Mijn naam is Ninon. Ik ben de brievenschrijver. Ze geloven dat ik goed ben met woorden en dat is waar, het zijn de lichamen waar ik bang voor ben."