Bio | Moniek Schrijer
Born Wellington, 1983
Lives and works in Wellington
"The transformative potential of used and often discarded materials fuels my practice, exploring notions of time and timelessness, the known and unknown. I am drawn to attributes in items that are reflections of the past, imaginings of the future and observations of the everyday. I am a collector of symbols and signifiers....I riff on these, working with ideas of technology, architecture and contemporary culture. I make expressive work using a wide variety of matter and process."
Moniek Schrijer
Since completing a Bachelor of Applied Arts and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Jewellery and Printmaking at Whitireia New Zealand, Moniek has been the recipient of numerous awards and residencies. Her most notable accolades include the 2016 Herbert Hofmann Preis and the 2015 Françoise van den Bosch artist in residence in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Moniek has exhibited widely in group and solo exhibitions in New Zealand and Internationally. Her work is in the collection of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and The Dowse Art Museum.
Education
Graduate Diploma of Applied Art, Jewellery and Printmaking, Whitireia New Zealand, 2013
Bachelor of Applied Art, Contemporary Jewellery, Whitireia New Zealand, 2012
The Heavy Metal Foundry, Wellington, New Zealand, 2010
Manufacturing Jewellery Certificate, The Open Polytechnic, New Zealand, 2007
Diploma in Jewellery Design, Whitireia New Zealand, 2004
Selected exhibitions
2019
Non-Stick Nostalgia, Museum of Art and Design, New York
Frame Galleries, The National in Munich
2018
Satellite, The National, Christchurch
Stockroom — The National at Funaki, Gallery Funaki, Melbourne
Shelf Life, Bowen Galleries, Wellington, New Zealand
InTouch, Munich, Germany
Fotocopy, Munich, Germany
IWA, Munich, Germany
The Language of Things, The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
2017
Diamonds & Rust, Contemporary European Art Centre, Xiamen, China
Dazzle, Bowen Galleries, Wellington, New Zealand
Blank Stare, The Service Depot, Wellington, New Zealand
Valor Dosen’t Await The Passing Of Years, Caroline van Hoek Gallery, Belgium
2016
Double Happiness, The National, Christchurch, New Zealand
Wiggle room, Bowen Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
Ahi Ka Whitireia Alumni Exhibition, Pataka Art + Museum, Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand
Regard Sur La Nouvelle- Zealand, Galerie Solidor, Cagnes sur Mer, France
Schmuck, Munich, Germany
FOURtune, Quoil, Wellington, New Zealand
2015
Pearl Ear, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
IV, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
Iconic Ironic, Achter de Ramen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The Ring Show, The National, Christchurch, New Zealand
The Chain, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
Annual group show, Fingers Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
Park Where You Want, Radiant Pavilion, Fort Delta, Melbourne, Australia
Wunderruma, Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand
Pearl, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
The Bold and the Beautiful, The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
2014
Green Eggs With SPAM, The National, Christchurch, New Zealand
Luxury Turd., Te Uru, Auckland, New Zealand
The Foundry Collective, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
X, The National, Christchurch, New Zealand
Annual Group Show, Fingers Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
SOLO, The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Source Collage, Digital Platform, Tate Britain, London, United Kingdom
Wunderuma, The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
The Other Side, Gallery S O , London, United kingdom
Best in show, Objectspace, Auckland, New Zealand
Talente, Munich, Germany
Wunderuma , Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany
Year of the Horse, The National, Christchruch, New Zealand
Y+G, New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, New Zealand
2013
M.V.Subterranean Universe Toi Poneke Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
Emerald, The See Here, Wellington, New Zealand
I 3 POLYSTYRENE, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
Annual Group Show, Fingers Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
Arts Gold, Central Stories Museum & Art Gallery, Alexandra, New Zealand
Marzee Graduation Show, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Graduate exhibition, Fingers Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
Graduate Metal, Project Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
Neckware 10, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
Remake, New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, New Zealand
2012
Domestos and things that fuck the world, The Foundry Gallery, Seaview, New Zealand
Wined it Up, Pataka Museum of Arts and cultures, Porirua, New Zealand
Dirt, Glue Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand
Kete, New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, New Zealand
Speak 2 Thistle Hall, Wellington, New Zealand
2011
JEMposium, Wellington, New Zealand
Speak, Bakwall Gallery - Otaki, New Zealand
Charming, Pataka Museum of Arts and Culture, Porirua, New Zealand
2006
Jewel, Sydney Collage of the Arts, Sydney, Australia
Oceania Gold National Jewellery, Cleveland Living Arts Centre, Dunedin, New Zealand
2004
Origins, Pataka Museum of the Arts and Cultures, Porirua, New Zealand
Collections
The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Te Papa, Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
Espace Solidor, Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
Residencies, Grants and Awards
Wellington City Council / Asia NZ Foundation, Artist in Residence, Chinese European Art Centre, Xiamen, China, 2017
Herbert Hofmann Preis, Schmuck, 2016
Francoise van den Bosch, Studio Rian de Jong Artist in Residence, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2015
Whitireia New Zealand, Toi Poneke Artist in Residence, Wellington, New Zealand, 2013