Simultanious Faces
Mila Lanfermeijer
Amsterdam, 1988
Dutch artist Mila Lanfermeijer (BA Gerrit Rietveld Academy, UvA Honours Programme Art & Research), completed a two-year working period at De Ateliers in 2014 and continues to live and work in Amsterdam. She is a member of the artistic team of PuntWG in Amsterdam and is a tutor at the Interactive Performance Design Department of the HKU and the Art & Research department of St.Joost.
Generously supported by The Mondriaan Fund & Amsterdamse Fonds voor de Kunst
Site designed and developed by Thomas J W Payne
Education
De Ateliers
2012—2014
Amsterdam
BA Gerrit Rietveld Academie
2007—2011
Amsterdam
Honours program Art & Research
2009—2010
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Selected Exhibitions
(Upcoming) A Spitting Image
Nov 2027
Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam
(Upcoming) Old Gods in New Robes
Apr 2026
Pictura, Dordrecht
Friendly Fires (Duo with Jamie Kane)
July 2025
KATE Artspace, Amsterdam
Symposium Poetica
March 2025
Perdu, Amsterdam
Performative Reading Canonically Speaking
March 2024
PARK, Tilburg
Launch & Reading Canonically Speaking
Feb 2024
Thomaskerk, Amsterdam
First Impressions
Nov 2023
LEO XIII, Tilburg
Royal Prize of Modern Painting
Sept 2022
Royal Palace, Amsterdam
Interwoven Histories curated by Christel Vesters
Sept 2021
A rose is a Rose is a Rose, Amsterdam
III She spins the thread, she measures the thread, she cuts the thread
Dec 2020
Nest, Den Haag
I am not your territory, we are my only character
Oct 2020
Atelier Chiffonnier, Dijon
Ever so humble, ever so proud (Solo)
Nov 2018
SEA Foundation, Tilburg
Faux Syrup Angel (Duo)
June 2018
PuntWG, Amsterdam
Cheryl’s Feast (Duo)
Feb 2018
Lloyd Hotel, Amsterdam
Raatkaakaanaa (Duo)
June 2017
Lloyd Hotel, Amsterdam
Prospects & Concepts, Art Rotterdam
Feb 2017
Van Nelle Fabriek, Rotterdam
Ritme
May 2016
De Boterhal, Hoorn
Café Paradies (Solo)
May 2016
Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam
Nacht (Curated by Axel Rüger)
Oct 2015
Artdeli, Amsterdam
Object Rotterdam
Feb 2015
SS Rotterdam, Rotterdam
AIR 10th Independent Art Fair
Dec 2014
Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam
Het Debuut XL
Oct 2014
Theater Bellevue, Amsterdam
Offspring
May 2014
De Ateliers, Amsterdam
Clemens en August Wintermood 13
Oct 2013
De Ateliers, Amsterdam
De Belofte: The Creative Treatment of Actuality
Jan 2013
Het Openbare Verlichtingsgebouw, Amsterdam
Limbodrome
Dec 2012
De Ateliers, Amsterdam
‘From Gray to Mint. Best of graduates by Jelle Bouwhuis, Maria Barnas,
Aad Krol and Aynouk Tan’
Nov 2011
Double Tree by Hilton, Amsterdam
Kunstlijn 2011
Nov 2011
De Lichtfabriek, Haarlem
The ‘ ‘ Show (Graduation Show)
July 2011
Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam
Nomination GRA AWARDS
Gorzig
June 2010
Ateliers Schiedam, Schiedam
Fashion Week: Jan 2010
‘BB and the Queen of Knit-Ware’
Chiellerie Gallery, Amsterdam
Kapsones/Hairbusiness 2.0
Sep 2009
Central Library, Rotterdam
Out Now
May 2009
Amsterdamse Bos, Amsterdam
Balenfestival
May 2009
Tetem II, Enschede
Skills
Jan 2009
Made in da Shade & Cosmic Theater, Amsterdam
Hairbusiness
Mar 2008
Imagine IC, Amsterdam
Skills
Nov 2006
Made in da Shade & Cosmic Theater, Amsterdam
Works in collections
Voorlinden- Caldic Collection
E. Wessels Collection
Van Ogtrop Collection
De Koning & van der Pauw Collection
Various Private Collections in The Netherlands, Spain and Germany
Grants
Project Grant
2022
Niemeijer Fonds
Project Grant
2022
Mondriaan Fonds
Project Grant
2018
Prins Bernhard Fonds
Project Grant
2018
Stokroos Fonds
Stipendium for Emerging Artists
2015
Mondriaan Fund
Stipendium for Depth Development Artistic Practice
2014
Mondriaan Fund
Stipendium for Depth Development Artistic Practice
2013
Mondriaan Fund
Nominations
Nominated Royal Awards for Modern Painting
2022
Nominated GRA Awards
2011
Teaching
Lecturer Fine Art & Education
HKU
Lecturer Fine Art
HKU
Lecturer Art & Research
St.Joost
Lecturer IPD (Interactive Performance Desigm)
HKU
Lecturer TXT (Autonomous Practice)
Gerrit Rietveld Academie
Lecturer Fine Art (All Space & Sculpture)
AKI ArtEZ Academy for Art&Design
Lecturer Writing Academy
AKI ArtEZ Academy for Art&Design
Guest Lecturer
BEAR ArtEZ Academy for Art&Design
Curating
Co-director LEO XIII Tilburg
2024-present
Member Artistic Team PuntWG
2018-2023
The Otium Series (A series of solo presentations and accompanying events)
2015-2016
SSBA Salon
The Studio Dinners
2015-present
III She spins the thread, she measures the thread, she cuts the thread
Dec 2020
Nest, Den Haag
Writing
How many licks (Essay for Vellum by Micha Patiniott)
2025
Canonically Speaking (Published by Kunstverein Amsterdam)
2024
Couleur Locale
2022
22 Notes from the studio in collaboration with Jamie Kane
2021
The Creative Treatment of Actuality (Exhibition text for De Belofte)
2012
The Negative Body (Exhibition text for the work of Sarah-Jane Hoffmann)
2014
Dans in Dialoog for House of Makers (published on ssba-salon.nl)
2015
Mental Yoga met Boyon Kang (published on ssba-salon.nl)
2015
I’m not shining, I’m burning’ for the work of Melanie Ebenhoch (published on ssba-salon.nl)
2016
Presentations
Between the Lines
2021
Nest, Den Haag
CC: X What is Present
2021
Artez, Arnhem
De Kunstkring
2019
Artist Society De Kring, Amsterdam
(P)art Zwolle
2013
Ignite 18
2012
Stichting Mediamatic, Amsterdam
Documentary
De Belofte by Jenne Sipman
2013