About Carla van de Puttelaar

The photography of Carla van de Puttelaar allows the eye to touch the skin on many levels. Through her lens, she makes the viewer aware of the sensitivity and the sensuality of skin, which she examines in detail, without ever forgetting to be aware of the importance of the shapes of the structure that the skin envelopes. The female body has long been her main subject, but in recent years she has also successfully begun to examine the skin and texture of flowers, particularly those on the brink of fading. In them she has discovered the same fascinating sensitivity and sensuality as in her female models. Natural light is one of Carla’s most important tools and assets. She allows it to play around with her subjects and then catches it at its most seductive moment and from that moment on, it is captured for posterity.

Carla van de Puttelaar has always had a keen interest in portraiture. Her portrait photographs are less well-known than much of her other work, but have always formed an intrinsic and essential part of it. They originate as free work, or as the result of a commission, such as a series done in 2015 for The New Yorker. Also five portraits have been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery, London for their collection. Like all her photos, her portraits are shot in natural, northern light. In them, her love of old master portraits is clearly recognizable. Carla aims to catch an intense image of the sitter, in which the eye is an important focus. She is keen on recording a specific, momentary expression, be it emotional or powerful, but always individual.

Please see a 3D model of my retrospective show at the Musée national d'histoire et d'art, Luxembourg:

In the spring of 2017 Carla van de Puttelaar started an exciting portrait project celebrating prominent and promising women in the art world. Please see the website Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World for more information.

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Duo exhibition: Galerie Sismann, Paris, Carla van de Puttelaar with jewellery art works by Gaby Sismann: Enduring Relevance

Enduring Relevance, Galerie Sismann, Paris
7-13 November 2022

Carla van de Puttelaar takes over Galerie Sismann for this period and combines her work with ancient sculptures from their collection and 5 jewellery art works by artist Gabriela Sismann. The works in the exhibition connect art from de past with the present, through inspiration from Old Masters, such as van der Weyden, Rembrandt andCaravaggio. Carla van de Puttleaar creats iconic works that breathe the past but at the same time are very contemporary. Gabriela Sismann also makes magical use of the past by using objects from the past to create new woks, thus connecting past and present. Carla's over 3 metres high monumental work entitled: Copycast forms the centre piece of the the exhibition. The work was carefully crafted by using her own arms and hands and connect them both in cast as well as physically.

Solo exhibition: Ricarda Fox Galerie, Muhlheim an der Ruhr, Carla van de Puttelaar: Dark Shadow and Bright Light

Carla van de Puttelaar: Dark Shadow and Bright Light, Ricarda Fox Galerie, Muhlheim an der Ruhr
8 September-5 November 2022

Overview of around 35 works by Carla van de Puttelaar made in the last decade. The overview includes works by the artist from acclaimed series, such as The Rembrandt series, Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World and the Lucid Series. .

Group exhibition: Mauritshuis, The Hague, FLASH | BACK

FLASH | BACK, Mauritshuis, The Hague
1 June-16 October 2022

Millions of eyes have admired the paintings of the Mauritshuis over the past 200 years. The masterpieces evoke different feelings in everyone. So what happens when new masters pick up where old masters left off? You can see that in our photography exhibition FLASH | BACK. Sixteen top photographers - including Erwin Olaf, Rineke Dijkstra, Carla van de Puttelaar, Vincent Mentzel, Stephan van Fleteren, Anton Corbijn and Sanja Marušić - were inspired by the seventeenth-century paintings in the Mauritshuis. The result: sixteen new masterpieces. One for each room in the Mauritshuis. In FLASH| BACK they hang, stand and lie between their seventeenth-century sources of inspiration. These new masters will make you never look at Rembrandt, Vermeer and Jan Steen the same way again..

Solo exhibition: Northern Lights, Milan, Carla van de Puttelaar

Carla van de Puttelaar, Other Size Gallery, Workness, Milan, Italy
30 March 2022-28 May 2022

On the occasion of Milan Art Week 2022, Other Size Gallery presents, for the first time in Milan, a solo show by photographer Carla van de Puttelaar (1967, Amsterdam) entitled “Northern Lights”. Curated by Claudio Composti, the exhibition offers a careful selection of eleven medium and large format photographs, which expertly alternates the artist's favorite subjects, from female portraits to still lifes. Carla van de Puttelaar's photographs are inspired by the refined north-European portraiture of the seventeenth century, projecting it into the contemporary world: the author tackles, in a delicate and powerful way at the same time, the theme of the female body, enhancing it in all its idiosyncrasies and uniqueness in a way that always makes it beautiful and poetic. On display, you can admire some of her shots from her most famous series of hers: those from the "Rembrandt Series", commissioned by the same Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam which called her to confront the portraits of the Flemish master; the photographs of the “Galatea” project inspired by the Greek myth of the sculptor Pygmalion who, falling in love with her sculpture, begged Aphrodite to make it human; the shots of the “Hortus Nocturnum” series in which the flowers are treated as if they were human bodies..

Solo exhibition: Landgoed het Hof, Bergen, Carla van de Puttelaar (including Synergia project with Iris van Herpen)

Carla van de Puttelaar, Landgoed het Hof, Bergen
22 October 2021-January 2022

Overview of c. 60 works by Carla van de Puttelaar made in the last decade. The overview includes works by the artist from acclaimed series, such as The Rembrandt series, Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World and the Synergia series by Iris van Herpen. A large part of the works will be exhibited on large canvases in the woods where light and nature will play an important role and will make a symbiosis with Carla's works. Inside the building another overview of works will be shown during the Kunst10daagse, including the Synergia series, in colloboration with Iris van Herpen and several dresses by the fashion designer. .

Solo exhibition: Light Touch, Carla van de Puttelaar, Photo Oxford Festival

Carla van de Puttelaar, Photo Oxford Festival, Oxford
15 October-15 November 2021

Festival Theme: WOMEN AND PHOTOGRAPHY - WAYS OF SEEING AND BEING SEEN. The 2020 and 2021 Photo Oxford Festivals are a celebration of women as photographers, critics, editors and photographic subjects. While photography, like many of the creative arts, is perceived to be a male-dominated field, history shows that even in the late 19th century, women of the upper and middle classes experimented with the medium as a tool of documentation as well as artistic self-expression. At the same time photographic studios employed working-class women to assist in a variety of work. When photography became widely accessible in the 20th century, women increasingly participated in the creation of photographs: in front of the lens as well as behind it. What themes are women photographers addressing from behind the camera? To what extent have muses become collaborators in the creation of their photographic image? Do selfies show more than self-generated objects of display? The festival seeks to draw attention to diverse viewpoints, relationships, and concerns that inform today's photographic culture.

Group exhibition: Women by Women

Women by Women, Kahmann Gallery, Amsterdam
19 June-29 August 2021

From June – August 2021 the exhibition ‘Women by Women’ takes place in our Amsterdam Gallery. The works in the exhibition showcase how the nine participating photographers look at the female body. By looking at photographs of women made by women, the viewer is able to experience a liberating perspective.

Group exhibition: 'BEYOND A FACE' Portraitfotografie im Dialog

BEYOND A FACE, Ricarda Fox Galerie, Mülheim, Germany
30 May-19 September 2021

A portrait of someone else, a self-portrait or an ideal? When will it be a good portrait? Dealing with a portrait and reflecting on its fundamental nature raises both formal and existential questions. By juxtaposing different artistic points of view, an exciting dialogue develops between the realities. With works by Billy & Hells, Hartmut Frien, Wolfgang Kleber, In Sook Kim, Horst Kistner, Annie Leibovitz, Erwin Olaf, Vincent Peters, Carla van de Puttelaar, Bettina Rheims, Vee Speers, Andrea Stappert, Martin Steffen, Ruud van Empel, Manfred Vollmer and others.

Duo exhibition: Synergia, Carla van de Puttelaar and Iris van Herpen

Synergia, Iris van Herpen and Carla van de Puttelaar, Rademakers Gallery, Amsterdam
3 April-23 May 2021

Lisa Small, Senior Curator of European Art at the Brooklyn Museum in New York, in her introduction to the exhibition, writes about this collaboration: ‘This project, aptly named Synergia, brings together the evocative photographs of artist Carla van de Puttelaar and the innovative garments of fashion designer Iris van Herpen. It is a collaboration grounded in their shared fascination with the expressive possibilities of the clothed human body and the shapes, textures, and hues of the natural world. Van de Puttelaar’s photographs of van Herpen’s garments, and the garments themselves, also reveal a Baroque sensibility: intimations of movement and metamorphosis; spatial dynamism; and the spectacular use of light and saturated color on skin and fabric.’ She goes on emphasizing the connection of van de Puttelaar’s work with the compositions and techniques of historical European art, and the direct references to painters such as Rembrandt and Caravaggio, using natural light to create a bold contrast between light and shadow to increase the dramatic and sculptural feel of her images. Building up compositions by using fabrics and to, as Small relates: ‘complement and enclose the body, to activate and create rhythm across the visual field’.

Retrospective - solo exhibition: Brushed by Light

Brushed by Light, Musée national d'histoire et d'art, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
20 March-6 December 2020

For over 20 years, the internationally celebrated artist Carla van de Puttelaar has created a large photographic oeuvre that features predominantly female nudes, portraits and flowers. She developed a very personal style and only works with daylight. She focuses on the skin in particular, cherishing all the details such as moles, goose bumps, and imprints of clothes. She has worked on various series inspired by Old Master paintings, such as the Cranach and Rembrandt Series. In 2017, she initiated the acclaimed portrait series Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World. The 78 works of her upcoming retrospective Brushed by Light at the National Museum of History and Art Luxembourg provide an overview of the artist’s career from the mid-nineties until today. Highlighting all aspects of her oeuvre, the hanging’s main focus rests on photography. Additionally, five videos with sound (sound by Paul Cupido in collaboration with artist) will be exhibited. Moreover, the artist specifically created for the exhibition a series of photographs inspired by the museum’s collection of Old Masters such as the magnificent Pietà by the Flemish painter Theodoor van Loon.

Solo exhibition: Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World

Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World, Museum Jan Cunen, Oss, The Netherlands
9 February-20 September 2020

Already more than four hundred fifty talented women from the international art world, dressed in special clothing were captured by her. She is one of them herself: Carla van de Puttelaar. Her portrait series Artfully dressed: Women in the Art World combines the personal stories of powerful women in arts with her preference for designer clothing and fabrics..

Solo exhibition: Adornments, Fox Talbot Museum, National Trust, UK

Adornments, Fox Talbot Museum, National Trust, Lacock, UK
25 January 2020-6 April 2021

An exhibition of the work of Dutch artist Carla van de Puttelaar, entitled Adornments, will be on display at the Fox Talbot Museum at Lacock, from 25 January to 12 July 2020 ‘Adornments’ was inspired by the work of the Dutch Old Masters, particularly Rembrandt’s nudes. This is shown in their use of colour and light, and portrayal of textures and surfaces. The exhibition’s title comes from an Ian McEwan quote, referring to nature’s ‘adornments’ – freckles, moles and skin’s individualities. Van de Puttelaar shoots in natural, northern light to give her photographs a powerful, personal intensity. Her subtle use of colour creates a sculptural feel, shaped by the light and framing of the compositions. Roger Watson, curator of the National Trust’s Fox Talbot Museum, explains, ‘Carla is one of the most significant photographers working today. Though her work is informed by the Dutch masters, the resulting images are fully modern and reflect a feminist view of the figures seen through the female gaze.’ The Fox Talbot Museum celebrates the history of photography, and is named after former Lacock Abbey resident William Henry Fox Talbot. Fox Talbot famously invented the first photographic negative in the Abbey in 1835. ‘We’re really excited to work with Carla,’ says Roger, ‘her technique is such a sumptuous blend of the modern with historic references to the Old Dutch Masters. ‘There is a timeless quality of the images that carries the weight of history in modern works.’

Solo exhibition: Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World

Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World, TEFAF, New York, US
31 October-5 November 2019

BANK OF AMERICA AND TEFAF NEW YORK FALL 2019 HONOR FEMALE EMPOWERMENT WITH THE ACCLAIMED EXHIBITION “ARTFULLY DRESSED: WOMEN IN THE ART WORLD” (New York, NY) – September 30, 2019: TEFAF New York Fall 2019 and long-standing sponsorship partner Bank of America are pleased to present the next installment in the celebrated portrait series “Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World,” by Amsterdam-based photographer Carla van de Puttelaar. Sixty of Puttelaar’s powerful and diverse photographs will line the hallways of the first and second floors of the Park Avenue Armory, where the Fair will take place from November 1 - 5, 2019. The exhibition is curated by Rachel Kaminsky, Program Director of this portrait series. Van de Puttelaar’s work celebrates the accomplishments, strength and beauty of prominent and promising women in the art world across a wide spectrum of professions, nationalities, ages and cultural backgrounds. Begun in Spring 2017, this project’s original aim was to heighten the visibility of these talented women through portraiture, and has since grown to a series of over 400 professionals from every continent. A trained art historian, Van de Puttelaar draws inspiration from great Old Master portrait painters such as Anthony van Dyck, Frans Hals and Peter Lely. “It is a pleasure to partner with Bank of America on this project that is, at its core, so meaningful to both our institutions as we seek to shine a spotlight on the women who are changing our world for the better.” says Sofie Scheerlinck, Managing Director of TEFAF New York. “There can be no better place to view these moving photographs than at TEFAF New York Fall, where they are juxtaposed by ancient and old master work as a testament to the enduring power of the portrait and its ability to tell untold stories that matter.” Look at the website for more information: Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World, TEFAF.

Gallery talk, exhibition of recent acquisitions, book launch: Carla van de Puttelaar’s Women in the Art World and exhibition Inspiring Photographs: Collecting for the Future

Carla van de Puttelaar’s Women in the Art World, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
29 November 2019, 6pm and selection of works exhibited 5 October - 1 June 2020, Inspiring Photographs: Collecting for the Future

Photographer Carla van de Puttelaar introduces work from her series Women in the Art World. Followed by book signing of her new book: Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World, published by Unicorn (publication in November 2019). Besides this, a secention of the portraits that they acquired will be on display in the Autumn 2019

Group Exhibition: I Sing the Body

I Sing the Body, Transformer Station, Cleveland, Ohio
5 July 2019 - 29 September 2019

I Sing the Body is a group photography show that is a response to the glorious variety of skin and body types that surround us.Works were chosen from the Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell Collection as well as a number of loans from museums, galleries, and exhibiting artists. The exhibition include works by Christopher Bucklow, John Coplans, Amber N. Ford, Myra Greene, Peter Larson, Richard Learoyd, Lewis Morley, Zanele Muholi, Carla van de Puttelaar, Carlo Van de Roer, George Sánchez-Calderón, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Matthew Stone, Lyndsy Welgos, Carmen Winant, and Sarp Kerem Yavuz.

Group Exhibition: Nude Now

Nude Now, Museum Hilversum, Hilversum, The Netherlands
6 July 2019 - 29 September 2019

Nude Now is an exhibition that celebrates the beauty of the body. Works were chosen from the Roy and Lindy Kahmann Collection.

Group Exhibition: Inspired by Rembrandt: Black

Inspired by Rembrandt, Black, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
7 June 2019 - 1 September 2019

Work by Carla van de Puttelaar is shown in the exhibition: Inspired by Rembrandt. Nathalie Maciesza writes at the website of the museum: 'Rembrandt has always fascinated us—not just in this Rembrandt Year, 350 years after his death, but down through the centuries. Rembrandt’s etchings have motivated artists in all kinds of ways. Our exhibition Inspired by Rembrandt – on view from 7 June until 1 September 2019– explores his impact on their art. This time we have dipped into our own collection, for the museum is not just his former home and workshop. For more than a hundred years it has also been collecting art on paper—the collection now contains more than 4,000 prints. And not just Rembrandts, but art by his followers—from his own time and contemporary artists. The exhibition is composed of eight stimulating themes; on our blog we’ll highlight each of the them individually. This time: ‘Black’. Rembrandt made considerable use of dark tones in his etchings. That was not easy. He could only make darkness with black lines. Rembrandt liked to use the darkness as a means of expression. It increased the tension in his scenes. Many of Rembrandt’s contemporaries also aspired to reproduce darkness—Ferdinand Bol for one. Even today, black still occupies etchers like the French contemporary artist Nicolas Poignon.'

Acquisition of 5 portraits of Women in the Art World Series by the National Portrait Gallery, London National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

Acquisition of 5 portraits of Carla van de Puttelaar’s Women in the Art World, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
2019, and a selection of works displayed in the autumn of 2019

Five portraits from the Arfully Dressed series have been acquired by the The National Portrait Gallery through a very generous grant of the Bern Schwartz Family Foundation. With my deepest thanks to the Foundation and especially to Michael and Eric Schwartz, Anne Varick Lauder, The National Portrait Gallery and curators, and of course the sitters Maria Balshaw, Director of Tate, Jennifer Scott, Director of Dulwich Gallery, Melanie Keen, Director of Iniva, jewellery specialist Diana Scarisbrick and costume specialist Aileen Ribeiro.

Solo exhibition: Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World

Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World, Sothebys, New York, US
25 January - 1 February 2019

Sotheby’s is thrilled to host an exhibition of selected photographs from this empowering and globally recognized series that draws inspiration from Old Masters and specifically 17th century portraiture. In addition to the existing works, Sotheby’s commissioned a continuation of the series featuring prominent American women. This non-selling exhibition is displayed in tandem with Sotheby’s Masters Week – viewed alongside paintings, drawings and sculpture from centuries earlier as well as alongside The Female Triumphant, a curated auction event celebrating the skill and rarity of pioneering female artists from the 16th to 19th centuries.

Solo exhibition: Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World

Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World, Sothebys, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
16 - 25 November 2018

From November 16 to 25 there will be an exhibition in the Sotheby's Amsterdam office with works by Dutch photographer Carla van de Puttelaar from the series "Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World".

Group Exhibition: Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2018

Selected for the exhibition of the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
18 October 2018 - 27 January 2019

The portrait of V&A curator Marta Weiss and her daughter Penelope has been selected for the exhibition of the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize. The British Journal of Photography notes: A total of 57 portraits from 49 artists have been selected for display, of which four submissions are a series. The images were selected from 4,462 submissions entered by 1,973 photographers from 70 countries, and the shots which have made it into the exhibition include image-makers who will be familiar to BJP readers, such as Anoush Abrar, Rhiannon Adam, Robin de Puy, Adam Hinton, Kovi Konowiecki, Colin Pantall, and Carla van de Puttelaar.

Solo exhibition: Carla van de Puttelaar, Stillness

Carla van de Puttelaar, Stillness, Museum Hilversum, The Netherlands
September 15 - December 9 2018

Carla van de Puttelaar has won international acclaim for her wonderfully still works in which women appear to dwell in an own separate world. The solo exhibition in Museum Hilversum includes video works with newly composed soundscapes, combined with photographs selected especially for this show, resulting in a new artistic entity.

Solo exhibition: Ophelia

Ophelia, Museum De Zwarte Tulp, Lisse, The Netherlands
October 14 2018 - January 13 2019

In this solo exhibition Carla van de Puttelaar will show foremost new works in which women and flowers will be featured, often combined, based on the story of Hamlet's Ophelia. The inspiration for this work is expressed by Carla as follows: "The theme of Ophelia combines love, life and death in a very theatrical manner. It has inspired artists for several centuries and this was even enhanced by John Everett Millais’ epic painting of the subject. The theme also has aspects of sensuality and vulnerability that intertwine with my work. Ophelia was the tragic beloved from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, who drowned upon having fallen into a stream from a willow tree and who was found floating, surrounded by flowers. Ophelia has long lingered in my work, already long ago I had encountered her in the work of the Pre-Raphaelites, but only in 2017 the theme started to flourish when women, plants and flowers encountered each other in my work. There was a special stillness I experienced and tried to capture of flowers on skin, tendrils following curves, entwined and adopted in deep black in submission to another world."

Group exhibition: Muse, Model or Mistress?

Muse, Model or Mistress, Gallery Different, London, UK
September 24 - 29 2018

As part of the collaboration with FLying Elephant Productions there will be an exhibition of Women only artists running concurrently with the week of performances. Artists have been invited to respond to the theme - a phrase uttered by Marcel Duchamp in response to the continuing restricted role of women in the Surrealist Movement, and instrumental in Peggy Guggenheim's 31 Women Artists exhibition in New York in 1943.

Shortlist: Portrait of Britain 2018

Shortlisted for Portrait of Britain, London, UK
September 2018

The portrait of V&A curator Marta Weiss and her daughter Penelope has been shortlisted for Portrait of Britain 2018, chosen from 13,000 portraits that entered the competition.

Solo exhibition: Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World

Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World, The Sentinel Gallery, Wivenhoe, UK
June 7 - 13 2018

A selection of the exhibition 'Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World', portraits by Carla van de Puttelaar will travel on to the Sentinel Gallery, Wivenhoe, UK.

Solo exhibition: A Fleur de Peau

A Fleur de Peau, Galerie Alexis Bordes, Paris, France
Mai 25 - June 1 2018

Solo exhibition of Carla van de Puttelaar at Galerie Alexis Bordes, Paris. Carla van de Puttelaar will show her luminous nudes and delicate flowers from her latest book Adornments.

Solo exhibition: Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World

Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World, The Weiss Gallery, London, UK
May 16 - 31 2018

The Weiss Gallery will hold one of its most unique exhibitions to date: 'Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World', portraits by Carla van de Puttelaar. Over sixty photographs of some of the most influential women in the art world today will be shown. This is an exciting venture for The Weiss Gallery, specialists in Tudor, Stuart and Northern European portraiture. Gallery owner Mark Weiss sees Carla's unique reinterpretation of historic portraiture and costume as an important iconographic re-working of his most beloved art-form - portraiture. It is a visually sumptuous project, and he comments: “I have always been interested in photography, and this project, combining as it does my passion for the human face and form, showcases Carla's genius in dramatically capturing the personality of her sitters in a uniquely evocative way.”

Solo exhibition: Adornments

Adornments, box galerie, Brussels, Belgium
March 22 2018 - May 12 2018

Fourth solo exhibition of Carla van de Puttelaar at box galerie, Brussels. A large overview of works by the artist from her new book Adornments is on show. Focussing on the female body and the delicate curves and petals of flowers. She clearly is inspired by the Dutch and Flemish Old Masters. In 2015 she was invited to make a series of nudes inspired by Rembrandt, which resulted in a large new body of work.

Jury member World Press Photo Contest Amsterdam

World Press Photo Contest Jury Member
November 2017

I am most honoured to have been chosen as a jury member of the World Press Photo Contest Jury, People category. https://www.worldpressphoto.org/activities/photo-contest/jury https://www.worldpressphoto.org/people/carla-van-de-puttelaar

Release New book entitled Adornments

New Book Adornments , Fw:Books
22 October 2017

Adornments, a new book by Carla van de Puttelaar. My new book Adornments has been released. it gives a rich overview of work made by Carla van de Puttelaar between 2011 and 2017. Besides nudes, it shows flowers and trees. Also her new Ophelia series in which she combines nudes with flowers is represented. The book of nearly 300 pages has been finely printed by Wilco Art Books, published by Fw:Books and distributed by Idea Books. Please see the link above in order to purchase a copy.

Crowdfunding at voordekunst: New book entitled Adornments

Crowdfunding New Book Adornments , Voordekunst
June 12 2017 - July 17 2017

Adornments, a new book by Carla van de Puttelaar. Please support my book. The printing costs are about 20,000 euros. All donations will be used for the production of the book. It is time for a book that brings everything together. After graduating from the Rietveld Academy in 1996, my photography continued to develop itself with a very individually recognizable style. And since my last monograph from 2008 my work has seen an enormous development. Much work has been shown over the last years in museums and galleries and now the time has come that I will bring everything together in a book. A book that not only focuses on the uniqueness of my work, but that also shows the process of thinking and observing intensively again and again.

Member Selection Committee Nederlandse Portretprijs Soestdijk

De Nederlandse Portretprijs
May 21 2017 - September 3 2017

I am most pleased to be a member of the selection committee of the first edition of the Nederlandse Portretprijs. The selection committee has chosen the 50 works for the exhibition at Soestdijk Palace. From these 50 works the winners have been chosen by the jury with Rudi Ekkart as chairman.

Guest curator Fotofestival Naarden Naarden

Fotofestival Naarden
May 20 2017 - June 28 2017

I am most pleased to be guest-curator for FotoFestival Naarden. I look forward to do the photo selection of the "Open Call" together with head-curators Eduard Planting and Feiko Koster and two wonderful colleagues Ernst Coppejans and Joost van den Broek.

Art Fair/group show: Haute Photographie, Rotterdam

Haute Photographie , Rotterdam
February 8 2017 - February 12 2017

Please see my work at Haute Photographie Art Fair in Rotterdam organised by Kahmann Gallery and the Nederlands Fotomuseum. Several photos from the Rembrandt Series are shown in the wonderful layout of the booth.

Publication and Launch Party: Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh

Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
December 2 2016, 5-7pm

One of the photos from the Rembrandt Series features the cover of the Scottish Society for the History of Photography Journal. A large interview of me done by National Gallery curator Betsy Wieseman can be read inside the Journal. Join us to celebrate the launch of Studies in Photography 2016 Edition II, the journal of the Scottish Society for the History of Photography in its 30th Anniversary.Friday 2 December 2016, 5-7pm at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh.

Duo exhibition: 2 Photographers 1 Camera

Municipal Archive Amsterdam, Amsterdam
December 1 2016 - February 5 2017

What is a good portrait? No two people are exactly alike. The shape of our face and the colour and texture of our skin varies from person to person, depending on time and place. The face contains dozens of muscles, which in their various combinations allow us to make as many as seven thousand facial expressions. Exhibiting the photographs of Maria Austria and Carla van de Puttelaar together appears self-evident: there are striking similarities in their manner of observation. Both their oeuvres reveal a special interest in portrait photography and both include remarkably expressive photographs of women. The exhibition is more than just a photographic dialogue. Van de Puttelaar created new work for this project, using the Rolleiflex camera originally employed by Maria Austria. The result is a unique exhibition and an interesting visual encounter between the work of a contemporary photographer and that of an “old master”. The project stems from PS Camera, an initiative by Koos Breukel and Rose Ieneke van Kalsbeek in which they ask contemporary photographers to create new work with the original camera once belonging to the photographer that inspired them.Text Werner van den Belt.

Art Fair: PAN, Amsterdam

PAN , Amsterdam
November 21 2016 - November 27 2016

Please see my work at PAN Art Fair in Amsterdam at Kahmann Gallery. Several photos from the Rembrandt Series are shown in the wonderful layout of the booth.

Group exhibition: RARE, Kahmann Gallery, Amsterdam

RARE, Kahmann Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
October 28 2016 - December 17 2016

Group exhibition featuring several rare polaroids by Carla van de Puttelaar, and works by Rutger ten Broeke, Bastiaan Woudt and others.

Group exhibition: PS Camera

Museum Hilversum, Hilversum
October 22 2016 - December 11 2016

PS Camera is a tribute to the great photographers from the analog era and links them to photographers of today. Carla van de Puttelaar has taken photos with the camera of Emiel van Moerkerken. Also with Maarten Tromp, Annaleen Louwes, Henze Boekhout, Teun Hocks, Rose Ieneke van Kalsbeek, Joost van den Broek, Mark van den Brink, Anneke Hilhorst, Mike Roelofs, Cleo Campert, Diana Blok, Sebastiaan Bremer, Jantien de Bruin, Bart Koetsier, Marco van Duyvendijk, Marijn de Jong, Carla van de Puttelaar, Boudewijn Bollman, Morad Bouchakour, Frank Oorthuys, Martijn van de Griendt, Hans Bol, Barnet Kansil, Dirk Kome, Erik Kessels, Anika Schwarzlose, Brian McKenna, Marcel van der Vlugt, Kadir van Lohuizen, Alex ten Napel and Eric Wolkers. Apart from this Koos Breukel shows portraits that he took of his colleague photographers.

Group exhibition: Blütenpracht

Blütenpracht, Haus Beda, Bitburg, Germany
September 11 2016 - January 8 2017

Group show of works of 10 artists including 12 flower works of the Hortus Nocturnum series by Carla van de Puttelaar. Also with Peter Hutchinson, Martin Klimas, Andrea Küster, Vera Mercer, Marc Quinn, Tim Otto Roth, Stephanie Senge, Luzia Simons and Margriet Smulders.

Solo exhibition: Sculptural Skin

Sculptural Skin, Kopeikin Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
June 18 2016 - August 25 2016

Solo show of Carla van de Puttelaar at Kopeikin Gallery in Los Angeles. The beautiful composed exhibition at this prestigeous gallery gives a large overview of works by the artist. Van de Puttelaar is best known for her luminous nudes shot against darkened backgrounds, and illuminated by the special quality of natural Dutch light, the works create a daring fusion of beauty and realism enabled by the artist’s careful control of composition.

Group exhibition: Intimacy under the Milky Way

Intimacy under the Milky Way, PAK, Gistel, Belgium
June 12 2016 - Sep 4 2016

Group show of works of 27 artists including several works by Carla van de Puttelaar, Thom Puckey, Julie van der Vaart, Danielle van Zadelhoff and many others.

Award: Carla van de Puttelaar is a winner in the prestigious PDN Annual Award 2016

PDN Annual 2016, USA

Carla van de Puttelaar is a winner in the PDN Annual 2016 in the Magazine / editorial catagory with a series shot for The New York Times Magazine cover story “Unbearable,” published on May 31, written by Andrew Solomon, 2015. Pregnant women often fear taking the antidepressants they rely on, but not treating their mental illnesses can be just as dangerous. Director of Photography Kathy Ryan, Associate Photo Editor Stacey Baker, Design Director Gail Bichler and Art Director Matt Willey.

Solo exhibition: The Rembrandt Series

Rembrandt House, Rembrandt's Naked Truth, The Rembrandt Series, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
February 12 2016 - May 16 2016

Solo show of Carla van de Puttelaar at the Rembrandt House. Two shows are on view: Rembrandt's Naked Truth which features unique nude studies by Rembrandt and his circle and in the auditorium a solo show of my work titled Rembrandt's Naked Truth by Carla van de Puttelaar. I cherish a deep love for the Dutch Old Masters. As a contemporary artist, I work with the female nude and portraiture. So I was immediately enthusiastic when the Rembrandt House approached me to create a new series of works inspired by Rembrandt’s nudes. His incredible drawings and etchings show not only amazing technique and individuality, but also a sublime mastery of light, shadow and composition. His strong light-dark contrasts and his bold compositions, engaging costumes and draperies, resulted in powerful visual images. His models, portrayed from life, with their own personalities and bodies, not adjusted to fashion and ideals, were striking in their day, and remained so into the present. Rembrandt’s nudes inspired me to create new works in which I have been able to capture magical moments in new works of art. The explosion of creativity has resulted in a large body of work which I call The Rembrandt Series.

Group exhibition: Ces quelques fleurs

box galerie, Ces Quelques fleurs, Brussels, Belgium
September 25 2015 - October 31 2015

Group exhibition at box galerie in Brussels: Ces quelques fleurs with photos by Carla van de Puttelaar, Tony Catany, Frazier King, Michael Kenna, Robert Mapplethorpe, Sarah Moon, Takeshi Shikama and Leendert Blok.

Publication: , The New Yorker, NY, USA

The New Yorker, New York, USA
6 July 2015

The New Yorker has printed a major article by Lawrence Wright about the secret efforts to save five hostages who were held captive in Syria. The article is illustrated with portraits that I made of the families.

Publication: COVER, The New York Times Magazine, NY, USA

The New York Times Magazine, New York, USA
31 May 2015

I am thrilled that my work is on the cover of the New York Times Magazine of 31 May. My photos illustrate an important indept article written by Andrew Solomon titled: The Secret Sadness of Pregancy With Depression. Please see the website as well.

Solo exhibition: Carla van de Puttelaar, Danziger Gallery, New York

Carla van de Puttelaar, Danziger Gallery, New York, USA
October 30 2014 - December 20 2014

In this prestigious gallery a large overview of works by Carla van de Puttelaar will be shown. Quote from the press release: "Danziger Gallery is pleased to announce its representation of the Dutch artist Carla van de Puttelaar and our first show of her work. Best known for her luminous nude studies characterized by their exquisite use of light and subtle color, van de Puttelaar's pictures engage the sense of touch almost as much as the sense of sight. Human skin becomes its own landscape – a place where every freckle, crease, and mark is a noted event. This exhibition showcases work from 1998 to the present where van de Puttelaar’s photographs, whether of women or flowers, tread a fine line between the sensual and an almost medical dispassion. Shot against darkened backgrounds, and illuminated by the special quality of natural Dutch light, the works create a daring fusion of beauty and realism enabled by the artist’s careful control of composition."

Group exhibition: S T I L L L I F E, Kahmann Gallery, Amsterdam

S T I L L L I F E, Kahmann Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
October 11 2014 - December 1 2014

Group exhibition featuring several works by Carla van de Puttelaar, Rutger ten Broeke, Linelle Deunk and others.

Group exhibition: Vensters, Kunsthal KAdE, Amersfoort

Vensters, Kunsthal KAdE, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
May 3 2014 - August 31 2014

Group exhibition curated by the celebrated artist Marc Mulders, featuring: Erik Andriesse (NL, 1957-1993) | Balthasar Burkhard (CH, 1944-2010) | Tessa Chaplin (NL, 1991) | Toshio Enomoto (JP, 1947) | Roland Fischer (DE, 1958) | Anne Forest (VS/ NL 1983) | Bram Hermens (NL, 1979) | Volker Hüller (DE, 1976) | Natasja Kensmil (NL, 1973) | Wolfgang Laib (DE, 1950) | Couzijn van Leeuwen (NL, 1959) | Jan Koen Lomans (NL, 1978) | Fiona Mackay (UK, 1984) | Kenneth Noland (US, 1924-2010) | Carla van de Puttelaar (NL, 1967) | Laura Samson Rous (NL, 1939) Jan Schoonhoven (NL, 1914-1994) | Maaike Schoorel (NL, 1973) | Alexander van Slobbe (NL, 1959) | Social label* (met ontwerp van Piet Hein Eek) | Josine Timmer (NL, 1982) | Bram van Velde (NL, 1895-1981) | Geer van Velde (NL, 1898-1977) | Evi Vingerling (NL, 1979) | Reinoud van Vught (NL, 1960) | Ronald Zuurmond (NL, 1964)

Group exhibition: Photo Espana 2014

Photo Espana, Fundación Antonio Saura. Casa Zavala, Cuenca, Spain
June 4 2014 - July 27 2014

Group exhibition of photos from the collection of Le Château d’Eau de Toulouse. A photo in the collection by Carla van de Puttelaar has been chosen for the cover.

Interview with Olga Bubich: Olga Bubich, Belarus

Blog Olga Bubich, Belarus
May 2014

In May 2014 Carla van de Puttelaar was also interviewed by journalist and photographer Olga Bubich. Please have a look at the English version on her website!

Interview and artist of the month April: Online Gallerij, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Online Gallerij, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
April 2014

In April 2014 Carla van de Puttelaar is Artist of the month on Online Gallerij, she was also interviewed by curator and blogger Grietje Hoogland. Please have a look!

Group exhibition: The Old Man and The Sea, Kahmann Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Kahmann Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
January 31 2014 - March 22 2014

In the exhibition The Old Man & The Sea these two aspects of Kahmann Gallery are brought together in an extraordinary way; a selection of highlights from the vintage collection are combined with their contemporary counterpart in a complementing way. The result of the interaction leads to a different view of both of the images; the vintage work finds a new relevance for the present-day, while the contemporary works find its place in photography history.

New Gallery representation: Danziger Gallery, New York, USA

Danziger Gallery, New York, USA
Starting November 2013

Carla Van de Puttelaar is now represented by Danziger Gallery, New York. Please check out the artist page on the gallery website.

Group exhibition: WIT, Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
September 14 2013 - January 5 2014

Carla Van de Puttelaar will participate in this large multimedia exhibition, in which photography is shown next to other art work such as, sculpture, design and fashion. An exciting combination of creativity seen in a bright WHITE light.

Interview: SiouxWIRE: a conversation with Carla van de Puttelaar

SiouxWIRE Carla van de Puttelaar interview
SiouxWIRE Carla van de Puttelaar photo gallery
July 2013

Have a look at the conversation of Carla van de Puttelaar with Michael Curry of SiouxWIRE, an inspiring mix of Art, Passion, Learning, Music, Flavours, Tastes and more.

Lecture: Carla van de Puttelaar and students of the University of Kansas, Kahmann Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Kahmann Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
June 6 2013

Carla van de Puttelaar talked with a very inspiring group of Art students of the University of Kansas and their teachers Luke and Mary Anne Jordan in Amsterdam. Showing them also the exhibition at Kahmann Gallery. Discussing many topics such as, the artistic development, art history, sources of inspiration, passions and possibilities.

Dual exhibition: Under my Skin, Carla van de Puttelaar and Mona Kuhn, Kahmann Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Kahmann Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
May 17 2013 - June 29 2013

In this dual exhibition a number of iconic works by Van de Puttelaar will be on display during the exhibition, as well as a couple of recent additions to her oeuvre, like work from the series Hortus Nocturnum. Here she approaches flowers as if they were human bodies. Another new development for Van de Puttelaar is working with video; Kahmann Gallery will show two of her video works from the series Galateas. Galatea is a reference to the Greak myth of the sculptor Pygmalion, who created such a beautiful statue of a woman, that he fell in love with her and named her Galatea. He prayed to Aphrodite to bring her to life and his wish was granted. Just like in the myth, the beautiful still portraits of “Galateas” slowly come to life. You are kindly invited to the opening Friday May 17th, 17:30-19:30.

Solo exhibition: Sculptural Skin, Museum Beelden aan Zee, Den Haag, The Netherlands

Museum Beelden aan Zee, Den Haag, The Netherlands
October 5 2012 - January 20 2013

This is the first solo exhibition of Carla van de Puttelaar at the beautiful Museum Beelden aan Zee. In this exhibition she combines her sculptural photos of the female body with sculptures from the permanent collection of the museum. The show will be opened by Joop van Caldenborgh of the famous Caldic Collection.

Solo exhibition: Short Stories of Silence, Espace Enny, Laag Keppel, The Netherlands

Espace Enny, Laag Keppel, The Netherlands
October 7 2012 - December 1 2013

This group exhibition shows the works of three female artists Carla van de Puttelaar, Lynne Leegte and Lique Schoot. Their work is characterized by craftsmanship and quality. All three of them are also, in their own way, influenced by the main aspects of the art of that time. The dramatic effect of light and dark as seen in the paintings of Rembrandt, the mathematical precision and detail in the work of Vermeer, the colours and the peacefulness in the numerous still lifes. The exhibition will be opened by Karin van Lieverloo, curator of Museum de Fundatie.

Solo exhibition: Ode à la peau, box galerie, Brussels, Belgium

box galerie, Brussels, Belgium
September 7 2012 - November 10 2012

This is the third solo exhibition of Carla van de Puttelaar at box galerie. In this new show her atmospheric and fragile flowers will be shown next to her delicate and sculptural photos of the female body.

Group exhibition: Z O M E R 2 0 1 2 een hernieuwd begin, Galerie Jacoba Wijk, Wehe-den Hoorn

Galerie Jacoba Wijk, Wehe-den Hoorn, The Netherlands
May 13 2012 - October 14 2012

This exhibition shows the works of Frans Franciscus, Maria van Kesteren, Christiaan Kuitwaard, Janpeter Muilwijk, Carla van de Puttelaar and Ruud de Rode. The gallery is situated in a beautiful old building in the North of the Netherlands.

Publication: Cover for novel: I Am Forbidden, by Anouk Markovits

I Am Forbidden by Anouk Markovits, USA
May 8 2012

Carla van de Puttelaar made the cover for the wonderful novel: I Am Forbidden by Anouk Markovits. It is a novel about a family who is torn apart by fierce belief and private longing in this unprecedented journey deep inside the most insular Hasidic sect, the Satmar. Sweeping from the Central European countryside just before World War II to Paris to contemporary Williamsburg, Brooklyn, I Am Forbidden brings to life four generations of one Satmar family. A beautifully crafted, emotionally gripping story of what happens when unwavering love, un-yielding law, and centuries of tradition collide, I Am Forbidden announces the arrival of an extraordinarily gifted new voice and opens a startling window on a world long closed to most of us.

Publication: BLINK Magazine

BLINK Magazine, issue 11, Korea
April 2012

In April 2012 Carla van de Puttelaar is a featured artist with an interview and many photos covering 12 pages in this stunningly beautiful magazine made by the Korean Kim Aram. The magazine features personal work by emerging, established and undiscovered photographers. The other photographers in this issue are: Ann Woo, Julia Fullerton-Batten, Kate Peters, Magda Wosinska, Nicol Vizioli, Sasaki Kanako and Yann Gross.

Publication: www.galeries.nl

Guest of the Month at galeries.nl, The Netherlands
April 2012

In April 2012 Carla van de Puttelaar and Fred Meijer will write again a short text every day about a work of art at www.galeries.nl, one of the important Art websites in the Netherlands. They will inform you about the exhibitions they have seen and the artists they admire.

Group exhibition: XXSmall, Gemeentemuseum, The Hague

Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, The Netherlands
November 12 2011 - March 25 2012

This exhibition shows the enchanting world of the doll's houses from the 17th century until the day of today, also a marvelous collection of small silver objects are exhibited. A special item in this exhibition is the miniature museum, which is founded by Lex and Ria Daniels of Reflex Art Gallery. They have asked a group of very important artists to make a piece of miniature art for this museum. A photo by Carla van de Puttelaar is shown in this museum together with artists such as, Marlene Dumas, Louise Bourgeois, Damien Hirst, Roy Lichtenstein, Hellen van Meene, Sol LeWitt and Erwin Olaf.

Group exhibition: La Main, THEATRE MUNICIPAL DE CASTRES, Castres, France

THEATRE MUNICIPAL DE CASTRES, Castres, France
October 27 - December 3 2011

This exhibition shows the works of photographers such as Brassaï, Robert Doisneau, William Klein, Jean Dieuzaide, Carla van de Puttelaar, Jean-Loup Sieff and Sebastiao Salgado from the collection of the Chateau d'Eau in Toulouse.

Photo Fair: nofound_photofair

Paris, France
11-14 November 2011

nofound_photofair is a contemporary art fair dedicated to photography. It aims to bring together all stakeholders in the captured image around unique and original projects. The 2011 edition of nofound_photofair features 43 booths, ranging from classical exhibitions to installations. At this fair the French collector Arnaud Oliveux shows two photos by Carla van de Puttelaar.

Publication: Psychologies

Paris, France
October 2011

The important French magazine Psychologies publishes two photos by Carla van de Puttelaar.

Book Publication and review: Jewelbox, Light on Legs

The Netherlands
July 2011

The Volkskrant publishes a wonderful, positive book review of the new monographic book by Carla van de Puttelaar. The review is written by Arno Haijtema and he praizes the sensitive depiction of the skin

Group exhibition: NEW YORKER FICTION/REAL PHOTOGRAPHY, Steven Kasher Gallery

Steven Kasher Gallery, New York, USA
June 9 - July 9 2011

In partnership with The New Yorker, Steven Kasher Gallery is honored to present NEW YORKER FICTION/REAL PHOTOGRAPHY, a selection of over 30 important photographs, by photographers such as Cindy Sherman, Carla van de Puttelaar and Juergen Teller selected by Elisabeth Biondi and Steven Kasher from the artwork accompanying Fiction stories published in The New Yorker from 1998 to 2011. This exhibition is a tribute to the distinguished New Yorker Visuals Editor Elisabeth Biondi and to the extraordinary photography she has brought to the The New Yorker for fifteen years.

Group exhibition: VoTH, Travelling Exhibition, Stedelijk Museum

Stedelijk Museum, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
May 28 - September 4 2011

At this exhibition Aliona van der Horst shows her film "Moedertaal" in colloboration with Carla van de Puttelaar, who did most of the camera work, using her well known natural light and black background.

Group exhibition: The Female Eye, Fotogalerie, Rotterdam

Fotogalerie, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
May 6 - June 14 2011

This exhibition brings together the photographs/films of five exceptional artists,Carla van de Puttelaar, Nienke de Vos, Marga van den Meydenberg, Sue Jones and Marlo Broekmans, each working with the representation of the female form.

Group exhibition: Veel kan je maken, maar niet alles houden

RKD, Den Haag, The Netherlands
March 29 - April 30 2011

This exhibition, curated by Carla van de Puttelaar, shows works of Alexandra Verburg, Aliona van der Horst, Bethany de Forest, Carla van de Puttelaar, Dana Lixenberg, Diana Scherer, Evelien Jaspers, Hellen van Meene, Hugo Schuitemaker, Ingar Krauss, Irene Cécile, Jessica Gorter, Juul Kraijer, Leo Erken, Popel Coumou, Sara Giampaolo, Svea Gustavs and Willem Diepraam. The exhibition will be accompanied by a catalogue in an edition of 100 copies, available at the RKD in The Hague and here.

Group exhibition: Exposed, KLOMPCHING GALLERY

KLOMPCHING GALLERY, New York, USA
March 16 - April 22 2011

This exhibition brings together the photographs of four exceptional artists, each working with the representation of the human form. The fabrication of individual male bodies into multi-limbed hybrids, makes Antony Crossfield's exploration of the male form at once unsettling, yet weirdly beautiful. Phillip Toledano's highly-crafted images combine up-close physical observations that are imposing, detailed and display a dramatic illumination that is reminiscent of the chiaroscuro technique of Caravaggio. The psychological is played out in the compelling tableau vivants of Cornelia Hediger, whose pictorial narratives explore the conscious/unconscious. And, showing for the first time at the gallery, are the profoundly beautiful nudes made by Carla van de Puttelaar.

Group exhibition: I promise to love you, Caldic Collection

Kunsthal, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
February 5 - May 15 2011

In this extaordinary beautiful exhibition 5 photos by Carla van de Puttelaar are shown together with artists such as: Ai Weiwei, Louise Bourgeois, Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst, Anselm Kiefer, Yayoi Kusama, Ernesto Neto, James Turrell, Sam Taylor-Wood and Robert Zandvliet. Excerpt text Kunsthal: On the occasion of the celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the Caldic Collection Kunsthal Rotterdam presents a survey exhibition entitled 'I promise to love you'. A selection of over eighty paintings, photographs, installations and sculptures that have all been purchased over the last ten years, constitutes an impressive overview of the Caldic Collection in the twenty-first century.

Group exhibition: Tanya Rumpff, Westzeedijk 114

Tanya Rumpff, Westzeedijk 114, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
February 9 - 13 2011

Art Consultancy Tanya Rumpff organizes an exhibition in a beautiful old restored town house, showing works of Philip Akkerman, James Aldridge, Elena Beelaerts, Heman Chong, Adam Colton, René Daniels, Aaron van Erp, Sebastian Gogel, Daan van Golden, Marnix Goossens, Jasper Hagenaar, Rosemin Hendriks, Klaas Kloosterboer, Rannva Kunoy, Rezi van Lankveld, Alexandra Leykauf, Erik van Lieshout, Bjarne Melgaard, Jos van Merendonk, Jurriaan Molenaar, Jochen Muhlenbrink, Robert Nicol, Marc Oosting, Carla Van de Puttelaar, Charlie Roberts, Andrei Roiter, Fiona Shaw, Tracey Snelling, Martine Stig, Joost van den Toorn, Ricardas Vaitiekunas, Emo Verkerk, Koen Vermeule, Kris Vleeschouwer, Henk Visch, Martin Walde, Jens Wolf, André van de Wijdeven, Dirk Zoete. It will be a museum presentation that will reinforce Art Rotterdam every year from now on.

Fair: Art Rotterdam 2011

Cruise terminal, Rotterdam
February 10 - 13 2011

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

Book Publication: Four covers for vintage classics by D.H. Lawrence

Random House, London, UK
February 3 2011

Random House publishes four vintage classics by D.H. Lawrence featuring cover photos by Carla van de Puttelaar. The titles are: Lady Chatterley's Lover, The Rainbow, Sons & Lovers and Women in Love.

Fair: Photo LA 2011

Santa Monica Civic, Santa Monica, USA
January 13 - 17 2011

photo-eye Gallery shows new work of Carla van de Puttelaar at Photo LA. Her work is presented for the second time at this famous photography fair.

Group exhibition: RASA: MOOI, mu-zee-um, Oostende

RASA: MOOI, mu-zee-um, Oostende, Belgium
January 7 - 31 2011

MOOI is an exhibition, which is trying to unravel the mystery about the fragile beauty of people and of the world in which they live. MOOI shows works of Carla van de Puttelaar, Jan Fabre, David Claerbout, Sofie Muller, Johan Tahon, Wim Delvoye, Nick Ervinck, Kahn en Selesnick, Margi Geerlinks, Bob Verschueren, Pascal Bernier and Karen Borghouts.

Solo Exhibition and portfolio release:The Cranach Series, photo eye Gallery

Santa Fe, USA
October 22 - December 11 2010

photo eye Gallery shows the "Cranach Series" of Carla van de Puttelaar. Press Release (part): What is beauty? Dutch artist, Carla van de Puttelaar creates beautiful timeless images of women in their natural state. According to van de Puttelaar, the images that we see in magazines are more about makeup and fashion, they are plastic, not about real beauty. For van de Puttelaar, beauty resides in the "little things", small imperfections or tiny movements. She defines this as a very human beauty. van de Puttelaar seeks to create images that capture "beauty with dignity" by focusing on distinguishing marks like small moles, imprints from lingerie lace or elastic or a slight bruise. To van de Puttelaar each portrait is, in a sense, a self-portrait as she relates to her models as a woman. Her "Cranach Series" was inspired by the work of 16th German painter Lucas Cranach the Elder. photo-eye is proud to announce that Carla van de Puttelaar's "Cranach Series" is the newest Limited Edition publication from photo-eye Editions. This exquisite portfolio of full-body nude photographs contains a title page, essay by Fred G. Meijer, fifteen 11x17 inch archival pigment ink prints, a list of plates and a signature page. The photoeye Editions "Cranach Series" portfolio is a limited edition of 50. A selection of photographs from the "Cranach Series" along with photo-eye's portfolio of the work will be on display. Excerpt from the introduction by Fred G. Meijer: "While Carla van de Puttelaar's full-length nudes do indeed evoke Cranach's Venus - with their pale bodies posed graciously against an all-consuming black background - they are quite different women and so is their variety of beauty. Five hundred year old Venus is an actress, a captivating temptress commanding the stage, despite her fragile figure. She firmly holds ground. By contrast, van de Puttelaar's young women do not stand, but rather they float. They seem weightless, floating gently upwards, perhaps, or descending slowly, or hovering motionless in mid-air, before a pitch black sky, a few feet above ground, where the slightest breeze could sigh them away. They are wingless angels, caught in a merciless searchlight, but are oblivious to it. Or, alternately perhaps they are just floating by, unexpectedly, carried by the steady current of a deep, dark, ice-cold mountain stream. Who can tell?"

Group exhibition: RASA: MOOI, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

RASA: MOOI, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium
October 23 - December 5 2010

MOOI is an exhibition, which is trying to unravel the mystery about the fragile beauty of people and of the world in which they live. MOOI shows works of Carla van de Puttelaar, Jan Fabre, David Claerbout, Sofie Muller, Johan Tahon, Wim Delvoye, Nick Ervinck, Kahn en Selesnick, Margi Geerlinks, Bob Verschueren, Pascal Bernier and Karen Borghouts.

Group exhibition: YiPArt

YiPArt, Christie's, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
October 16 - 23 2010

Christie's Amsterdam will show and auction the works of around 100 photographers, who donated a photo for Young in Prison. The photos will be auctioned on the 24th of October at 3 PM.

Publication-interview: ART Das Kunstmagazin, Hamburg

Amsterdam
October 1 2010

ART Das Kunstmagazin publishes a portfolio with photos of and an interview with Carla van de Puttelaar.

Fair: Show Off Paris

7 Rue des Filles du Calvaire, Paris
October 21 - 24 2010

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

Travelling exhibition: VoTH

Krasnoyarsk Museum Centre, Hermitage Kazan - NCCA Jekaterinburg, Moscou MOMA, Yaroslavl Art Museum, Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch/ CBK 's-Hertogenbosch , Russia/The Netherlands
August 20 2010 - August 21 2011

VoTH is a cultural exchange project with the Russian Federation, initiated by Ine Lamers and Marjan Teeuwen (organization of the exhibitions and the catalogue Marjan Teeuwen/ KW_14). The core of the exhibition VoTH will be an endeavour to investigate the way 8 Russian and 8 Dutch contemporary art practices analyze and reflect upon aspects of Russian contemporary society, culture and history. All artists created new work for this exhibition. Intensive and numerous movements to and from this immense country form. Aliona van der Horst shows the first part of her film project: Moedertaal (in colloboration with Carla van de Puttelaar) and her acclaimed film Boris Ryzhy. Krasnoyarsk Museum Centre: 20 August - 23 September 2010 Hermitage Kazan (with support from DSM/ DNP): 3 October - 17 October NCCA Jekaterinburg: 27 October - 20 November Moscow MOMA : 17 December 2010 - 23 January 2011 Yaroslavl Art Museum: 18 February - 27 March 2011 Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch/ CBK 's-Hertogenbosch: 28 May - 21 August 2011

Publication: OOG magazine, Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam
August 30 2010

OOG magazine publishes a photo by Carla van de Puttelaar on the cover.

Fair: Art Santa Fe 2010

Santa Fe, USA
July 15 - 18 2010

photo eye Gallery shows new work of Carla van de Puttelaar at Art Santa Fe.

Award: Julia M. Cameron Award, finalist

Announcement
July 2010

Carla van de Puttelaar is a finalist for The Julia M. Cameron Award.

Het Uur van de Wolf, documentary ARTE: Jock Sturges: La Beauté révélée

Het Uur van de Wolf
June 18 2010, 11:20 pm

Carla van de Puttelaar has been interviewed for a documentary about Jock Sturges. The film has been made by Christian Klinger and Daniela Krien of Amadelio and will be broadcast on Nederland 2, NPS - Het Uur van de Wolf, June 18, at 11:20 pm

Fair: Art Chicago 2010

Chicago, USA
April 30 - May 3 2010

photo eye Gallery shows new work of Carla van de Puttelaar at Art Chicago. Her work is presented for the first time at this prestigeous fair.

Publication: New York Times Magazine

New York, USA
April 18 2010

The New York Times Magazine publishes a photo by Carla van de Puttelaar.

Solo exhibition: Carla van de Puttelaar, RKD, The Hague

RKD, The Hague, The Netherlands
April 20 - June 30 2010

In this solo exhibition the RKD shows an overview of works of Carla van de Puttelaar made between 1998 and 2008.

Book Publication: La Photographie Contemporaine

Paris, France
March 2010

Editions Flammarions publishes a photo by Carla van de Puttelaar.

Solo exhibition: Corps singuliers, box galerie, Brussels

box galerie, Brussels, Belgium
March 31 - May 8 2010

In this solo exhibition: Corps singuliers, box galerie will show works of Carla van de Puttelaar from the stunning "Cranach"-series and others.

Group exhibition: The Flatland Foundation, Utrecht

The Flatland Foundation, Utrecht
April 3 2010 - April 28 2010

The presentation of upcoming exhibition Works from the Collection Flatland Foundation promises to be allegorizing on the inner depth of what is real and an illusory, offering a welcome departure from popular dialogues concerned with manipulating reality.

Projection during concert: Wasted by Tomoko Mukaiyama

Wasted by Tomoko Mukaiyama, Parkstad Limburg Theaters, Heerlen, The Netherlands
March 26 2010

The Japanese artist and concert pianist Tomoko Mukaiyama travels around the world with her project: wasted. Wasted is a gigantic architectonical installation of 12.000 white, silk dresses. The exhibition will be shown from March 26 till april 25 at 2010 SCHUNCK*-Glaspaleis. After the opening Mukaiyama will give a unique concert in Theater Heerlen combining Bachs Goldberg Variationen with photo projections which will include a series of photos by Carla van de Puttelaar. Of this impressive project a documentary will be made by the well known filmmaker Aliona van der Horst.

Fair: MiArt 2010

Milan, Italy
March 26 - 29 2010

Esther Woerdehoff Gallery shows new work of Carla van de Puttelaar at MiArt. Her work is presented for the first time at this prestigeous fair.

Publication: Zoom Street Magazine

San Rafael, USA
March and April 2010

Zoom Street Magazine shows a portfolio of Carla van de Puttelaar.

Film: Canadian Documentary: OFFRE-MOI TON CORPS - The Body as an Offering

Claire Obscura, OFFRE-MOI TON CORPS - The Body as an Offering
Premiere March 21 2010 at the International Festival of Films on Art in Montreal

The Body as an Offering: International photographic artists working with the body. Produced by Claire Obscura Inc./ Directed by Bernar Hébert and Renée Claude Riendeau. Some of the artists that are featured in this documentary are Carla van de Puttelaar, Jeff Bark, Alex Sandwell and Margi Geerlinks.

Group exhibition: Global Photography, Galleria Contemporaneo, Italy

Galleria Contemporaneo, Mestre-Venezia, Italy
March 20 2010 - April 24 2010

Carla van de Puttelaar will participate in the exhibition: Global Photography, which was previously seen during SI FEST - Savignano Immagini Festival 2009.

Group exhibition: Het vermogen om te geven: kunst geschonken door vrienden

Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, The Netherlands
March 6 2010 - June 20 2010

In the Tritonkabinet the Gemeentemuseum presents a selection of gifts received by the museum. Besides three still-lifes by Morandi works of for example Mondriaan, Erwin Olaf and Carla van de Puttelaar are shown.

Group exhibition: photo-eye Gallery, Santa Fe

photo-eye Gallery, Santa Fe, USA
February 19 - May 15 2010

Includes work by Carla van de Puttelaar, Mitch Dobrowner, Julie Blackmon, Tom Chambers, David Trautrimas, Maria Luisa Morando, Laurie Tumer, Nick Brandt, Pentti Sammallahti, Raymond Meeks, Zoe Zimmerman, Kevin O'Connell, David H. Gibson and Richard Barnes

Solo exhibition: Galerie Confluence, Nantes

Galerie Confluence, Nantes, France
March 4 - April 30 2010

Galerie Confluence will show works of Carla van de Puttelaar from the stunning "Cranach"-series.

Fair: Photo LA 2010

Santa Monica Civic, Santa Monica, USA
January 14 - 17 2010

photo-eye Gallery shows new work of Carla van de Puttelaar at Photo LA. Her work is presented for the first time at this famous photography fair.

Group exhibition:X-mas 2009 at Flatland Gallery, Utrecht

X-mas 2009 at Flatland Gallery, Utrecht
Dec 12 2009 - Jan 08 2010

This Christmas exhibition shows works of the following artists: Martijn Beukers, Ruud van Empel, Frans Franciscus, Janpeter Muilwijk, Erwin Olaf and Carla van de Puttelaar.

Publication: www.galeries.nl

Guest of the Month at galeries.nl, The Netherlands
December 2009

In December 2009 Carla van de Puttelaar and Fred Meijer will write a small text every day about Art at www.galeries.nl, one of the foremost websites about Art in the Netherlands. They will inform you about the exhibitions they have seen and the artists they admire.

Group exhibition: Borstbeeld, Lange Voorhout, Den Haag

Borstbeeld, Lange Voorhout, Den Haag
Till 18 December 2009

Till December 18, the 24 larger than life photos will be exhibited at the prestigious Lange Voorhout in The Hage. All women on the photos have had a breast reconstruction. Women whose breasts have been amputated as treatment for cancer. The photos have been made by the well-known Dutch photographers: Paul Blanca, Morad Bouchakour, Koos Breukel, Wendelien Daan, Willeke Duijvekam, Carli Hermes, Leo Hol, Miep Jukkema, Krijn van Noordwijk, Carla van de Puttelaar, Cornelie Tollens and Marcel van der Vlugt.

Fair: PAN 2009

RAI, Amsterdam
November 22 - 29 2009

Flatland Gallery shows new work of Carla van de Puttelaar at the PAN. The PAN is one of the most famous Art fairs in the Netherlands. Many international Art Dealers and Galleries show work of prominent artists.

Fair: Paris Photo 2009

Carrousel du Louvre, Paris
November 18 - 22 2009

Flatland Gallery shows 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.

Group exhibition: Borstbeeld, Museum Square, Amsterdam

Borstbeeld, Museum Square, Amsterdam
Oct 15 2009 - Nov 04 2009

From October 15 till November 4, 24 larger than life photos will be exhibited at the Museum Square. After that the exhibition will travel to Rotterdam. All women on the photos have had a breast reconstruction. Women whose breasts have been amputated as treatment for cancer. The photos have been made by the well-known Dutch photographers: Paul Blanca, Morad Bouchakour, Koos Breukel, Wendelien Daan, Willeke Duijvekam, Carli Hermes, Leo Hol, Miep Jukkema, Krijn van Noordwijk, Carla van de Puttelaar, Cornelie Tollens and Marcel van der Vlugt.

Group exhibition: SI FEST Photography Festival, Italy

SI FEST Photography Festival, Savignano, Italy
Sept 11 2009 - Oct 04 2009

Carla van de Puttelaar will participate in the exhibition 'Global Photography' during SI FEST - Savignano Immagini Festival 2009

Interview for documentary ARTE: Jock Sturges: La Beauté révélée

ARTE
July 31 2009, 11:15 pm

Carla van de Puttelaar has been interviewed for a documentary about Jock Sturges. The film has been made by Christian Klinger and Daniela Krien of Amadelio and will be broadcast on ARTE on Friday the 31th of July, at 11:15 pm.

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