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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.

>> contour2007.nl

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."

Publication: Fotografi

A large article about Carla van de Puttelaar has been published in the leading Norwegian photomagazine: Fotografi.

"Carla van de Puttelaar er hollansk fotograf som egentlig begynte å studere maleri. Hun gikk over til fotografi fordi mediet er mer direkte, men har tatt med seg flere av maleriets virkemidler. Hun fotograferer nesten bare kvinner og utelukkende i farger. Carla van de Puttelaar fotograferer alle bildene i hjemmet sitt."

Fair: Paris Photo 2006

Carrousel du Louvre, Paris
November 16 - 19 2006

Van Zoetendaal Collections 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.

Solo exhibition: Centre Culturel de Lillebonne

Centre Culturel de Lillebonne, Lillebonne, France
September 29 - December 22 2006

In the cultural centre of Lillebonne Carla van de Puttelaar shows a selection of photos made in the last few years.

Solo exhibition: Carla van de Puttelaar: Nieuw werk

Van Zoetendaal Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
September 2 - October 8 2006

New work by Carla van de Puttelaar presented at her 'home' gallery in Amsterdam. The opening is on Saturday September 2 from 4 till 7 pm.

Publication: British Journal of Photography

Carla van de Putterlaar is on the cover of the August edition of the British Journal of Photography. "Carla van de Puttelaar's intimate nudes capture young women bathed in a subdued natural light reminiscent of her Flemish predecessors centuries before."

Praise in The Observer

Sean O'Hagan in The Observer, UK
Sunday July 16, 2006

"I was much taken too by Carla van de Puttelaar's work in the same category, a series of beautifully composed nudes that manage to seem both ordinary and somehow sacred. Her pale girls often look like they have stepped out of a Renaissance painting, albeit one drained of colour. There is a seriousness and a thoughtfulness here that is absent in the work of many of her contemporaries."

Solo exhibition: Galatea (Rencontres d'Arles 2006)

Magasin des Ateliers, Rencontres d'Arles 2006, Arles, France
July 4 - September 17 2006

Carla van de Puttelaar has been nominated for the Discovery Award and shows her work at this prestigious festival. Her exhibition, which is titled Galatea, is shown in the Magasin des Ateliers.

Group exhibition: Lend Me Your Ear

Kunstverein Bad Salzdetfurth, Bodenburg, Germany
June 24 - August 13 2006

This is the third show of the 5-part series on the human senses. Starting with the Mouth in 2004 and followed by the Hand in 2005. This year features works primarily concerned with the ear.

Billboards in the Paris Metro

Metro, Paris, France
May-June 2006

A photo by Carla van de Puttelaar can be seen on billboards in the Paris Metro.

Publication: Les nouveaux maîtres flamands

On the 25th of March 2006 the prestigious French magazine Le monde2 reviewed the exhibition Netherlands Now: L'école du Nord.

It's illustrated with one full-page photo by Carla van de Puttelaar accompanied by a quote: "Les détails infimes m'émeuvent - l'expression particulière d'unvisage, une attitude très personnelle, des caractéristiques telles que des taches de rousseur et la chair de poule."

Complete text here (PDF, 255KB).

Group exhibition: Ultra Peau

Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
April 25 - July 21 2006

Many artists have joined the project Ultra Peau: photographers, videasts and plasticians from various nationalities. They will show their view on the skin.

Group exhibition: Senza di loro, nemmeno io (Without Them, Count Me Out), La collezione Pierre Borhan di fotografie

Palazzo Magnani, Reggio Emilia, Italy
February 8 - April 9 2006

This exhibition shows the famous photo collection of Pierre Borhan. The collection contains photos by - among others - Diana Arbus, Hans Bellmer, Bill Brandt, Brassaï, William Klein, Irving Penn, Carla van de Puttelaar and Josef Sudek. A beautiful catalogue accompanies the exhibition.

Group exhibition: Het tweede huis - organised by Stichting Art & Engagement

Stoperaplein, Amsterdam and other places, Netherlands
March 27 2006 - April 2007

The selected photographers are: Marjoleine Boonstra, Bertien van Manen, Carla van de Puttelaar, Meindert Koelink and Ksenia Galiaeva. The art works will be shown in five separate small houses, every house will contain the work of one photographer. The exhibition will travel to various locations in the Netherlands.

The quote below is from the page about this exhibition on the website of Stichting Art & Engagement (text in Dutch - please note that their site has been updated since this news was posted first here - Go to Kunstenaars for text on/by Carla van Putterlaar).

Een tweede huis betekent voor veel Nederlanders een plek om te ontspannen en alles even achter zich te laten [..]. Maar wat als dit tweede huis een noodgedwongen stap is en men alles achter zich móet laten?

In de tentoonstelling ‘Het Tweede Huis?' richten de kunstenaars Marjoleine Boonstra, Ksenia Galiaeva, Meindert Koelink, Bertien van Manen en Carla van de Puttelaar ieder op eigen wijze de aandacht op het bestaan van de vluchteling. [..]

Iedere fotograaf kreeg een huis om in te richten. De vorm van een “huis” is gekozen omdat een huis symbool staat voor de basale menselijke behoefte aan geborgenheid, veiligheid en acceptatie. [..]

De tentoonstelling trekt door Nederland en wordt in tien verschillende gemeenten op doorloopplekken in de openbare ruimte getoond.

Group exhibition: L'esprit du Nord / Spirit of the North

Maison Européenne de la photographie, Paris, France
March 15 - June 11 2006

For over a decade, Dutch photography has undergone some unprecedented transformations. Forms have exploded, new approaches to colour have appeared, and there is a sense of freedom linked directly to the field of art. This exhibition attempts to show how this singular formal diversity and sense of liberation is reflected in photographs dating from 2000 to 2005.

Something akin to a Dutch identity appears; the Rietveld Academy, whose presence can often be seen in the choice of works on show, is its spiritual home. But each photo is an independent entity, producing its own specific emotions. The main genres in the exhibition are portraiture and landscape, and it includes the work of 26 photographers:
Woud Berger, Anuschka Blommers/Niels Schumm, Koos Breukel, Elspeth Diederix, Rineke Dijkstra, Leo Divendal, Desiree Dolron, Charlotte Dumas, Marnix Goossens, Risk Hazekamp, Juul Hondius, Paul Kooiker, Annaleen Louwes, Arno Nollen, Erwin Olaf, Johannes Schwartz, Harold Strak, Céline van Balen, Gerald van der Kaap, Carla van de Puttelaar, Frank van der Salm, Lidwien van der Ven, Bertien van Manen, Hellen van Meene, Inez van Lamsweerde/Vinoodh Matadin, Edwin Zwakman.

The exhibition is sponsored by La Neuflize/Vie and the Mondrian Foundation.

More information

Group exhibition: Portaal naar de hemel - Hedendaagse portretfoto's in oude lijsten

Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, The Netherlands
January 20 - April 2 2006

Exhibition organized in collaboration with Willem van Zoetendaal, who made a selection among the thousand old frames of the Frits Lugt Collection for a presentation of twenty-five portraits by contemporary Dutch photographers such as Rineke Dijkstra, Céline van Balen, Koos Breukel, Hellen van Meene, Carla van de Puttelaar and others. The exhibition was first shown at the Institut Néerlandais in Paris.

Publication: The New Yorker

Issue December 5, 2005
The New Yorker

The December 5 issue of The New Yorker featured a photo by Carla van de Puttelaar.

"The New Yorker is an American magazine that publishes criticism, essays, investigative reporting, and fiction. The New Yorker has a wide audience outside of New York due to the quality of its journalism. Within the journalism profession, The New Yorker enjoys the reputation of having the finest fact-checking and copyediting teams in the publishing industry." (from wikipedia).

Group exhibition: DUTCH INSIGHT - Netherlands contemporary photo & video

December 16 2005 - January 27 2006
Kumho Museum, Seoul, Korea

February 24 2006 - April 9 2006
Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art, Daejeon, Korea

Curated by Willem van Zoetendaal and Minseong Kim. More info on artfacts.net.

Shin Hae-in writes in a review for The Korea Herald (52 KB PDF mirror) that "Carla van de Puttelaar excellently captures the delicateness of female bodies by using contrast of the dark background and the whiteness of human skin."

Solo exhibition: AMC

November 29 2005 - January 17 2006
AMC, Prof. Brummelkamp Galerie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

This year Carla van de Puttelaar has made a photo for the AMC series "De menselijke gedaante". This photo will be exhibited together with other work in the gallery.

Solo exhibition: box galerie, Brussels

November 25 2005 - January 7 2006
DIAPHANES
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Fair: Paris Photo 2005

Carrousel du Louvre, Paris
November 17 - 20 2005

Van Zoetendaal Collections 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.

Group exhibition: Cadres revisités

Institut Néerlandais, Paris
November 3 - December 18 2005

Chefs-d'œuvre de la photographie néerlandaise présentés dans les cadres anciens de la Collection Frits Lugt At the Institut Néerlandais, Hôtel Turgot, Paris.

Exhibition organized in collaboration with Willem van Zoetendaal, who made a selection among the thousand old frames of the Frits Lugt Collection for a presentation of twenty-five portraits by contemporary Dutch photographers such as Rineke Dijkstra, Céline van Balen, Koos Breukel, Hellen van Meene, Carla van de Puttelaar and others. After Paris the exhibition will be held in the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem.

Group exhibition: Feiten & Foto's

Feiten & Foto's (Facts & photos) is a travelling outdoor photo exhibition sponsored by Dove. 20 Dutch photographers were asked to submit work based on the perception of beauty by Dutch women. The exhibition opened 2005-09-03 on the Museumplein in Amsterdam and will travel to five other cities in the Netherlands this year.

"Dove hopes that through this exhibition women will broaden their view on beauty." More info on dates and all contributions are here (in Dutch).

Postzegel: Kunst van bedrijfscollecties op postzegels. Tien hedendaagse kunstwerken op een postzegelvel

TPG Post heeft tien postzegels uitgegeven met de afbeeldingen van kunstwerken uit tien bedrijfscollecties, zoals ABN Amro, Akzo Nobel, ING, DSM en TPG Post. Al deze kunstwerken maken deel uit van de kunstcollectie van diverse bedrijven. Veel van deze werken zijn niet permanent zichtbaar voor het publiek. Met de uitgifte van het postzegelvel 'Kunst in bedrijfscollecties' wordt een klein deel op een bijzondere manier toegankelijk gemaakt voor het grote publiek. De ontwerpers van deze postzegels zijn Stout/Kramer uit Rotterdam. Het eerste postzegelvel heeft Harry Koorstra, voorzitter van de directie van TPG Post vandaag in het Haags Gemeentemuseum overhandigd aan Nout Wellink, president van De Nederlandsche Bank.

www.tpgpost.nl