Studio based in Utrecht, The Netherlands
marisarappard @ gmail.com
In her drawings, Marisa Rappard investigates intuitively what it means to be human in our current, fluid world, in which technology intervenes lives, contact is ephemeral and overwhelming amounts of information flow past daily. Rappard is interested in how man places it’s hope in technology and confers it almost religious or transcendent characteristics, while at the same time this technology clearly has an alarming downside: the sense of alienation when only making contact with the other through a screen, false news making it increasingly difficult to distinguish what is true.
Reflecting on how people relate to the digital, Rappards working method is explicity analogous. The digital always goes by proxy of a technological medium, whilst there is little more direct than the act of drawing. Using hand-drawn lines on a fragile medium as paper, she makes tangible how technology influences the human sense of self.
The often vast size of her work physically makes palpable how it may seem impossible to get a grip on the multitude of facts we are confronted with on a daily basis. To this end Rappard has also constructed spatial drawings, in which she lets the abundancy of lines flow out of the paper and enter the room, or places the drawing on a construction, allowing the viewer to scroll through the drawing.
Marisa Rappard (1979) lives and works in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Her work has been on display at various venues in her home country, such as museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam and Kunsthal Kade in Amersfoort, as well as abroad, most recently at Drawing Now art fair in Paris. Recently she had solo exhibitions at the Centraal Museum in Utrecht, and the Drawing Centre Diepenheim. Her work is well represented in Centraal Museum’s national drawing collection, as well as the collections of NOG/Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, Boijmans van Beuningen museum, UMC Utrecht and many private collections. The Mondrian Fund has supported her practice with a stipend since 2017.
EDUCATION
2003 – 2004 Post st. Joost, Breda, MA autonomous art1998 - 2003 Art academy Constantijn Huygens, Kampen, BA illustration ADDITIONAL2022 Basic Examination Qualification (BKE), ArtEZ Zwolle2013 Didactics for artists, ArtEZ Zwolle2007 – 2010 Masterclasses in drawing and art analysis, Mariette Linders, Amsterdam2008 Story writing, Writing Institute (Schrijversvakschool) Amsterdam
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Drawing Now art fair site specific mural, commissioned by the Dutch embassy, Paris2021 'Mental Pathfinders and Roundabout Scouts' Cokkie Snoei, Rotterdam2019 'Clouded Matter' Drawing Centre Diepenheim (NL)2017 'Mesmerize' Cokkie Snoei gallery, Rotterdam2016 'Traces of Infinity' Centraal Museum, Utrecht 2015 'Being lost is a mere state of wonder' Cokkie Snoei gallery, Rotterdam 2013 'As told beyond the horizon' Cokkie Snoei, Rotterdam 2013 'Cuentos Caleños' Lugar a Dudas Art Space, Cali (Colombia) 2012 'Travelling in the absence of a guide' Kunstenlab, Deventer GROUP SHOWS (SELECTION)
2023 'I am leaving' Centraal Museum, Utrecht; curated by Marja Bosma with a.o. Jessika Stockholder, Thomas Huber, Marlene Dumas, Nicole Eisenmann, Han Schuil
2023 'Members only' Atelier Neerlandais, Paris2023 ‘The Order of the Drawing’ Loughbourough University, England2023 ‘Call and Response’ Glasgow Project Room, UK2023 Art on Paper art fair, Amsterdam2022 'Beyond Drawing' spatial drawings, curated by Arno Kramer. with Mary Ruth Walsh, Kiera O’Toole, Felicity Clear, Romy Muijrers, Marleen Kappe. West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Ireland2021 ' NOG collection presentation' Kloosterhotel ZIN, Vught2021 '(Real) Humans' mural show at Murals Inc. Office, Rotterdam; with a.o. Lisa Couwenbergh, Wayne Horse2021 'Now and Beyond' ArtUtrecht@Broese, Utrecht, with a.o. Jop Vissers Vorstenbosch, Sigrid van Woudenberg2020 'The Future is Female / Love Letter's with a.o. Jenny Holzer, Claire Harvey, Rose Wylie, Rosemarie Trockel, Hannah Wooll; CODA museum Apeldoorn2020 'Paper Biennal' Rijswijk Museum, curated by Diana Wind2020 ' Beyond Drawing' exhibition on spatial drawings curated by Arno Kramer, with Mary Ruth Walsh, Kiera O’Toole, Felicity Clear, Romy Muijrers, Marisa Rappard, Marleen Kappe. BAC, Ballina 2019 'Shapes reshaping' Kunstenlab, Deventer; space filling installation, collaboration with Marieke de Jong2018 'The Line Up, an overview of contemporary drawing' Centraal Museum, Utrecht. with a.o. Marlene Dumas, Mark Manders, Natasja Kensmil, Evelyn Taocheng Wang, curated by Robbie Cornelissen2018 ' Art4kids' Boijmans museum Rotterdam; with o.a. Alexandre Leger, Tal R, Oscar Camilo de las Flores, Gelatin2018 'Drawing Cabinet XL' KINK, Drents museum, Assen. with a.o. Rosemin Hendriks, Lisa Couwenbergh 2017 'ARTIST FIRST|PAPER ONLY' Francis Boeske Projects, Amsterdam with o.a. Gavin Turk, Guillaume Pinard, Lily van der Stokker, Charlie Roberts, Romain Cadilhon, Helen Frik2017 'Witteveen Drawing' Witteveen gallery, Loods 6 Amsterdam with a.o. Erik Odijk, Erik Mattijssen, Arno Kramer2016 'Rampant Drawings' mural project, Extrapool, Nijmegen. with o.a. Andre Smits artistintheworld, Kim Habers2016 'Draw!' Kunstliefde, Utrecht with o.a. Roland Sohier, Lenneke van der Goot, Jorrit Paaijmans2015 'Art Rotterdam' art fair, booth Cokkie Snoei2014 ' Epos Press Drawing Prize' nominee exhibition. Vous Etes Ici gallery, Amsterdam2014 'Schitterend Isolement' Drawing Centre, Diepenheim. with a.o. Pieter Bijwaard, Koen Taselaar, Ronald Noorman, Arjan Janssen2014 'Amsterdam Drawing' art fair, booth Cokkie Snoei2014 'Das Buch' galerie Roy, Zulpich (DE) with a.o. Eli Content, C.A. Wertheim, Kim van Norren2014 'Artist’s Proof' Cokkie Snoei gallery, Rotterdam. with a.o. Eveline Visser, Pieter Kusters, Pim Palsgraaf2014 'Between the lines there’s a lot of obscurity: Let’s stir up some dust!' Pictura, Dordrecht. with Paul van der Eerden, Paul de Reus, Mariette Linders2014 'Guests of the Bolink family' Ton de Boer gallery on location, Hilversum. with a.o. Tim Breukers, Merijn Bolink, Paul de Reus2014 'Forcefield' Institut de Carton, Brussels (BE). with a.o. Henk Visch, Juul Kraijer, Mark Manders, Marc Nagtzaam, Elmar Trenkwalder, Adrien Lucca, Emma Kunz, curated by Paul van der Eerden and Henri Jacobs2013 'Rumores Ultramarinos' Ton de Boer gallery, Amsterdam. with Felipe Barreiro Carvajal (COL), Matthias Dolder (SZ), Riccardo Giacconi (IT), Chikara Matsumoto (JP), Rita Ponce de Leon (ME)2013 'Amsterdam Drawing' art fair, Amsterdam. represented by Cokkie Snoei2013 'Space Drawings' Kunsthal Kade, Amersfoort. exhibition on spatial drawing with a.o. Karin van Dam, Aam Solleveld RESIDENCIES2019 Axion Continu, Utrecht. nursing home for people with acquired brain injury, drawing project, 2018 KF Hein Fund studio, Utrecht. 'Tide' wall-filling drawing, collaboration with Rozemarijn Westerink2013 'Lugar a Dudas' Cali, Colombia. drawing stories of passers-by2012 'Kaus Australis' Rotterdam. spatial studies2012 'Kunstenlab' Deventer. spatial studies WORK IN COLLECTIONS Centraal Museum Utrecht, Boijmans van Beuningen Museum Rotterdam, NOG/Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, Universitary Medical Centre Utrecht, Viaa academy Zwolle, Leiden University collection, various private collections RELATED EXPERIENCE: PROJECTS (SELECTION) 2023 Rembrandt museum, Amsterdam. lecture and workshop: a contemporary take on the Peck Collection (USA)2023 Textile Lab, Tilburg. developing tapestries2020 Viaa university. exhibition + project: an invitation by postal mail to all students with a small drawing assignment thematically related to corona situation. Drawings were used to exchange on the situation.2020 'Passage' wall filling mural in tunnel Amersfoort. commissioned by municipality, collaboration with Rozemarijn Westerink2018 BKW Advocaten, Amsterdam. mural in conference room of an office2018 De Baak, Driebergen. short residency as part of a research programme by HKU lectorate on incorporating art in educational processes2016 The Big Draw, Veenendaal. making a mural and masks with highschool students2015 Under Control, Utrecht. making a large drawing with visitors during exhibition in a former prison building2014 The Big Draw, Antwerp (BE). making a large drawing with passers-by2013 'Coleccionista de historias' collecting personal stories of passers-by and converting them to drawings, Cali, Colombia2013 'Rumores Ultramarinos' co-curating exhibition with Colombian artists. Ton de Boer gallery, Amsterdam RELATED EXPERIENCE: TEACHING / COACHING (SELECTION)2019 - present Drawing Inventions Academy co-initiating and teaching drawing masterclass programme 2018 - present ArtEZ art academy, teacher 2nd / 3rd / 4th year2019 – present K.F.Hein Fund art committee, coaching an annual art participation project, jury member of stipend, initiating prizes and commissions2011 – present Masterclasses and coaching. self-initiated, for (semi-)professionals, both ‘live’ and online2006 – present Buitenkunst, Amsterdam. masterclasses in drawing for (semi-)professionals PUBLICATIONS2023 'Beyond Drawing' texts by Caoimhín Mac Giolla Léith and Arno Kramer, produced by Drawing Decentered / West Cork Arts Centre, Ireland2022 'Le dessin dans l’art contemporain' Barbara Soyer, Editions Pyamide2021 'Technology: transcending man?' Galleryviewer, march2020 'What is truth?' Dagblad van het Noorden newspaper, april2018 'A continuous coming and going' Marjolein Sponselee on Tide, KM Magazine april2018 'Tide' publication on collaboration with Rozemarijn Westerink, text by Diana Wind, mrt2018 'Drawing XL' Dagblad van het Noorden newspaper, feb2017 'The borders of drawing' Arno Kramer, KM Magazine juli2016 'Tales that End at Midnight' artist book2015 'Veldwerk' Drawing Centre, Diepenheim, jubilee publication with facsimiles, sept2014 'Artists appreciate grimness', NRC newspaper on Artist’s Proof, 5-6-20142014 13th drawing cahier Drawing Centre Diepenheim (NL)2014 'Stubenhocker Magazine' on exhibition ‘Das Buch’, galerie Roy, Zulpich, Germany2014 'I am not doing anything until I feel the need' artist calendar curated by Joanneke Meester2014 Lucy in de Lucht interview on story project in Colombia; online magazine2013 'Story collector' book on story project Colombia2013 'Walking through the drawing', Volkskrant newspaper 12-2-20132013 'Space Drawings', Kunstbeeld magazine
photo by Luuk Huiskes