Els Botman (1973)


EDUCATION

· Violin at Sweelinck Conservatorium Amsterdam.

· ‘General Linguistics’ at Free University of Amsterdam, including 1 year of ‘Language and Culture of Indian America’ at Rijks University Leiden.

· 2003: completion of photography at Photo Academy Amsterdam.

CLIENTS

Her clients include cultural institutions and private persons.

Recent jobs are among others a long-range plan of architecture by order of The Music Building Amsterdam (Het Muziekgebouw Amsterdam), artistic photography for building companies and artistic reportage of conferences.


EXHIBITIONS (2003 – 2006)

2006

X 2006 Gallery Objektief, Enschede – solo-exhibit
(title unknown yet)
Winter 2006 Melkweg Gallery, Amsterdam – solo-exhibit
(title unknown yet)

2005

September 2005 Bookshop Fotografia, Amsterdam – ‘Nature
reverse’
August 2005 Paleis van Justitie, Arnhem – ‘Another ‘
Dimension
July 2005 KPMG, Amsterdam – ‘Another Dimension’
July 2005 Het Muziekgebouw, Amsterdam –
Architecture/ series of building process 2002
– 2005
March 2005 Social Security Bank, (Amsterdam) – ‘Another Dimension’
December 2004 / January 2005 Melkweg Gallery, Amsterdam - ‘Trees and
forests’


2004

October 2004 Georgia, Tbilisi,CARAVANSARAI, International Forum for Visual Arts&Art Events – photo exposition SENSEWALL
October 2004 Gallery Witterdanwit, Amsterdam – ‘The Open Book’
June 2004 Gallery Witterdanwit, Amsterdam – ‘Where have you been’
May/ June 2004 Galerie Stanze, Paris – ‘Trees/ Les Arbres’

2003

April/ May 2003 Theatre de Vest, Alkmaar – ‘Breathtaking,without trees no life’


PURCHASES

SVB (Social Security Bank) 2 photographs
Kunstuitleen Haarlem 4 photographs


PHOTOGRAPHERS’ COLLECTIVE WITTERDANWIT

Since January 2004 member of Witterdanwit.
Witterdanwit is an initiative of photographers, artists and image-makers – a group of people who wants to give new attention to photography and design. They practise this via an Open Source Vision. That is, by opening up themselves and communicating with other artists new ideas and applications originate. Witterdanwit has a studio and a gallery. It is a knowledge centre for exchanging ideas, expertise and inspiration.

CONTACT

Els Botman
Witte de Withstraat 105
1057 XN AMSTERDAM
0031 – (0)20 770 63 73
06 24 96 99 01
info@elsbotman.nl