Initiators 2014 – 2021

As an open development-oriented and connective source of art, W139 aims to activate and stimulate artistic and intellectual freedom. In the period 2014 – 2019, W139 offere a continuously renewing group of artists time, space and responsibility to initiate group exhibitions with their artistic practices and ambitions as starting point. During the process from idea to realisation the members of the W139 team offered their knowledges and skills to assist initiators and their groups in making sensory, sensitive and inclusive exhibitions. New initiating artists were selected from the group shows and on the basis of irregular Open Calls. Since 2017 individual artists and artist duos are invited to present new or existing work in the exhibition space on the first floor, the Polarroom.

Overview Initiators 

Kees Boevé (2014) ➪ Oscar Peters (2014 – 2017) ➪ Philip Vermeulen (2017 – 2021)

Caetano (2014 – 2015) ➪ André Avelãs (2015 – 2018)

Aquil Copier (2014) ➪ Marcel van den Berg (2014 – 2016) ➪ Bert Jacobs (2016 – 2020)

Sue van Geijn (2014 – 2016)

Sandra Gnjatović (2014 – 2016)

Esther de Graaf (2014 – 2018) ➪

Judith Kisner (2014 – 2017)

Dorine van Meel (2014 – 2015) ➪ Ninna Bohn Pedersen (2015 – 2018)

Lot Meijers / k.i. beyoncé (nu Samet Yilmaz) (2014 – 2015) ➪ PEACH Ghislain Amar & Anna Maria Łuczak (2015 – 2016)

Sachi Miyachi (2014 – 2019)

Sara Pape Garcia (2014 – 2016)

Karl Philips (2014 – 2015) ➪ Taisiya Krugovykh & Vasily Bogatov (2015 – 2019)

Nans Quetel & Michael Petri (2014 – 2016)

Evelina Rajca (2014 – 2021)

Sam Samiee (2014)

Anami Schrijvers (2014 – 2015) ➪ Axel Linderholm (2015 – 2019)

Fraser Stewart (2014 – 2016)

Martijn Tellinga (2014 – 2015)

Suzanne Posthumus (2015)

After Howl (2016 – 2018) ➪

Marius Land (2016 – 2017)

Pendar Nabipour (2016 – 2017)

Margarita Osipian & Helena Sanders (2016)

Dan Walwin (2016 – 2017) ➪ Franziska Schulz and Charlott Weise (2017 – 2019) + Jacob Dwyer (2017 – 2021)

Simon Wald-Lasowski (2018 – 2020)