Esther Hovers







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Workshop at Pennings Foundation May 2025Join me on June 21st at Pennings Foundation for a collective embroidery event. I will be hosting a workshop in the same space as my current exhibition Shorthand Poetry. It will be an afternoon of needlework, cake, coffee and rest. The event is for free, but signing up is required.
Credit: Esther Hovers
Further Reading:

Pennings Foundation
Geldropseweg 63, Eindhoven
21/06/2025
13:00 - 16:00.
Sign up here


Exhibition at Pennings Foundation April 2025Saturday April 5th, 4PM will be the opening of my exhibition Shorthand Poetry at Pennings Foundation in Eindhoven.  I started a new body of work using screen printing and embroidery. The work is up for a while (until July 19th). I will share more information on an umpcoming workshop soon.
Credit: Esther Hovers
Further Reading:

Shorthand Poetry
Pennings Foundation, 
Eindhoven (NL)
05/04/2025 - 19/07/2025

Pennings Foundation


Shorthand PoetryFebruary 2025I started off the new year as an artist-in-residence at the graphic workspace AGA LAB in Amsterdam. It was a full month of experiment and trial and error. The result of which was exhibited in a one-night-only exhibition at Bouwput Gallery in Amsterdam on January 29th.
I will continue working on my shorthand poetry project which I will reveal more about in the run up to my exhibition at Pennings Foundation at the beginning of April.  
Credit: Esther Hovers
Further Reading:

Shorthand Poetry – A Work in Progress
AGA LAB Amsterdam



Group Show in Berlin
January 2025
My work The Right to be Forgotten will be part of the group show ‘It’s the 21st Century That Expects Everything From You‘ at HAUNT in Berlin. The show opens March 1st and runs through March 29th 2025. This exhibition is a mix of works from the Art’Us Collectors Collective. 
Credit: Viktoria Binschtok
Further Reading:

It’s the 21st Century That Expects Everything From You
HAUNT, Berlin (DE)
01/03/2025 - 29/03/2025

www.frontviews.de



AiR AGA LAB Amsterdam
December 2024
Starting the new year as an artist-in-residence at AGA LAB in Amsterdam, where I will be focussing on new work and experimenting with new possibilities for the entire month.
If I am slow to respond during this time it is because I am doing what it most important to me as an artist… making art. But feel free to reach out if you are interested in receiving more information about my work in progress.
Further Reading:

AGA LAB, Amsterdam.
Artist-in-residence for the month of January, 2025.



Walk This Way
November 2024
I am very pleased for my work ‘False Positives’ to be a part of the group exhibition ‘Walk This Way’ at Kunstmuseum Ravensburg in Germany. 
The show includes many artist whos work I admire, so it is thrilling to be among them. The exhibition is set to open on November 8th and will run through February 23rd 2025. 
Further Reading:

Kunstmuseum Ravensburg
Burgstr. 9
88212 Ravensburg
Germany

Walk This Way at Kunstmuseum Ravensburg



Art’US Collection
October 2024
My work ‘The Right to be Forgotten’ was recently acquired by members of the Art’Us collectors collective. The acquisition includes the entire series, so I could not be happier about it. For this body of work I also created the entire set of frames.
Art’Us is a non-profit association of private collectors aiming to make their collections available to curators, museums and public institutions. I am very pleased my works will continue to travel in this way and am grateful for the continued support of the organization.

Credit: Esther Hovers
Further Reading: 

Learn more about the collective through their website: www.art-us-collective.com


보스토크 프레스 / Vostok PressJune 2024My work False Positives is in good company in this months issue of Vostok Magazine 45호_시선에 관하여 / Number 45 About Looking. Very pleased that this body of work continues to travel the globe. It feels surreal to see my work in another language and writing system.
Credit: Vostok Press
Further Reading:

보스토크 프레스 / VOSTOK PRESS
45호_시선에 관하여 / Nº45 About Looking
www.vostokpress.net



‘Windows’ framed
March 2024
I recently sold a piece of my ‘Windows’ series. The original works were exhibited unframed, but for this acquisition I came up with a suggestion for a walnut floater frame coated with black ink. All 63 prints were glued one by one with a special acid free ink. 
Credit: Esther Hovers
More information: 

If you are also interested in more information on the works I am currently selling, contact me directly by sending an e-mail.

   info[at]estherhovers.com



Fotobuchdesigns der KABKMarch 2024My former teacher Vincent van Baar has an exhibition titled ‘Fotobuchdesigns der KABK, Den Haag’ at Fotohof in Salzburg. The show brings together books that he helped into being. My book False Positives is on display as well as an early version dummy which Vincent helped me design back in 2015. 
Further Reading:

‘Fotobuchdesigns der KABK, Den Haag’
19/03 - 16/05/2024

Fotohof Salzburg.
www.fotohof.at


Kunsthaus NRW KornelimünsterFebruary 2024My work ‘The Right to be Forgotten’ will be part of a group show at the Kunsthaus NRW Kornelimünster in Aachen. For this exhibition I am adding a new work to the series. The works will be on display starting 27 April until September 1st. Come join me for the opening on April 27. 
Further Reading:

‘Are you sure you want to delete this? künstlerische arbeit mit fotoarchiven’

Kunsthaus NRW Kornelimünster
www.kunsthaus.nrw


Biennale della Fotografia Femminile January 2024My work ‘False Positives’ continues to travel and will be on show as part of the Biennale Della Fotografia Femminile in Montova. It will be on show from March 8 through April 14. 
Further Reading:

Biennale Della Fotografia Femminile
Montova

www.bffmantova.com/


VAC University of Texas at AustinAugust 2023My work ‘False Positives’ continues to travel and will be on show as part of the exhibition ‘A Well-trained Eye’ at the Visual Art Center, University of Texas at Austin. Little did I know upon creating this series years ago that the topic would only grow in significance. Many thanks to Maria Emilia Fernandez for including my work in the show. The work is up from September 22nd through the 2nd of March, 2024. 
Further Reading: 

Visual Arts Center
2300 Trinity St
Austin, TX 78712
USA

https://utvac.org/


Artist Talk at Galerie BOHAIMay 2023This weekend (28.05) I will be heading back to Hannover to give an artist talk at my exhibition ‘The Right to be Forgotten’ @galeriebohai – maybe far for most but come through if you can.  
Credit: Unknown
Further Reading:

Artist Talk
Sunday 28.05 at 16:00
Galerie Bohai, Hannover
www.galeriebohai.com


Kunststiftung DZ Bank ScholarshipApril 2023I am very excited to be nominated for the DZ BANK Kunststiftung Scholarship. This is a grant to further the work of artist working within the photographic field. The scholarship is granted every two years and meant for the development of new artworks. 
Further Reading:

DZ Bank Kunststiftung
‘Förderstipendium’

www.kunststiftungdzbank.de


Nominee Harry PenningsprijsApril 2023
I am pleased for my work to have been nominated for the Harry Penningsprijs – A photography award in the Netherlands. I have been selected amongst a group of nine artists. All of our works will be featured in a group show opening this May. 
Further Reading:
Harry Penningsprijs Exhibition
06/05 - 24/06/2023

Pennings Foundation
Geldropseweg 63, Eindhoven NL www.penningsfoundation.com



Mondriaan Fund GrantMarch 2023
I am very happy to announce that I will be receiving a grant from the Mondriaan Fund, the public fund for visual art and cultural heritage in the Netherlands. This grant is specifically intended to work on a new project.
Further Reading:
On this project I will be collaborating with a fellow visual artist and friend Raphaël Dallaporta. As I develop this new work, more information will follow in the coming months.



Solo Show Galerie BOHAIFebruary 2023
I am in the midst of preparing for a solo exhibition at Galerie BOHAI in Hannover. For this show I am creating a combination of existing and lots of new work. The exhibition will open on May 5th and run until May 28th 2023. With the date of an artist talk still to be anounced. Stay Tuned!
Further Reading: Galerie BOHAI
Schwarzer Bär 6
30449 Hannover, Germany

www.galeriebohai.com/


Külhaus BerlinAugust 2022
False Positives will be on view at the @kuehlhausberlinofficial in Berlin as part of the group show AS IF EVERYTHING IS FOREVER / ALS WÄRE ALLES FÜR IMMER. The show runs from September 15 until October 1st and is a curation by @harald_f._theiss from works of the collection of the @art_us_collectors_collective.
Further Reading:
AS IF EVERYTHING IS FOREVER / ALS WÄRE ALLES FÜR IMMER - 

Opening on Thursday,
September 15 from 18:00 - 21:00.
Kühlhaus, Luckenwalder Straße 3, 10963 Berlin



Festival Images VeveyJune 2022
I am very excited to be showing my work ‘Windows’ at this year’s Festival Images Vevey in Switzerland. For this installation at Château de l’Aile, I am working on a solo show, presenting an extended version of the work I first showed at Stroom in 2020. 
Further Reading:
Festival Images Vevey
Château de l’Aile Vevey (CH)
03/09/2022 - 25/09/2022

www.images.ch



Essay on ‘Why Pictures?’November 2021
I wrote a text for ‘Why Pictures?’ Find it here to see the published result. It is a personal take on the future of the image. I reflect on my latest work on The Right To Be Forgotten. Thank you Krzysztof Pijarski for the invitation.
Further Reading:
‘Future of the Image: Why Disappearing Pictures?’
by Esther Hovers




Data Streams ExhibitionNovember 2021
I am working to finish new frames for an upcoming show at the Glucksman Museum in Ireland. I will be showing both older and new work. Aiming to expand my new work on ‘The Right To Be Forgotten’. The show ‘Data Streams’ is to open in December.
Credit: © 2018 Clemens von Wedemeyer
Further Reading: Data Streams
at The Glucksman - Art Museum

The Glucksman
University College Cork
Ireland T12 V1WH


Le Bal ScreeningOctober 2021
Happy for my work to be part of a screening at my favourite photography museum in Paris @le_bal – The seminar title translates to “THE IMAGE AT THE TEST OF MACHINES - RECONFIGURATIONS OF THE VISIBLE”. Wish I could join the program in person. For those in Paris – you can. The program is free and you can sign up through the website of Le Bal.
Credit: © 2021 Le Bal
Further Reading: 6, Impasse de la Défense
75018 Paris


www.le-bal.fr


Exhibition A&C House AmsterdamSeptember 2021
I will be showing a new installation at Amsterdam House of Arts & Crafts during the Amsterdam Open Studio Weekend. 
This event takes place during the weekend of October 9/10 . Come say hi at the House of A&C or find my work at the old synagoge, Uilenburgersjoel.
Credit: © 2021 YAA
Further Reading: October 9 & 10: 12pm - 6pm
Amsterdam House Of A&C
Oude Schans 21, Amsterdam

Uilenburgersjoel
Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 91, Amsterdam


Fotastisch PresentationSeptember 2021
On September 19th I will be giving a presentation about my work at Beeldvoorziening. The day will be packed with portfolio reviews, workshops and artist talks. I will be presenting a 2:15PM, 1 ticket left available : here.
Further Reading: Fotastisch

Beeldvoorziening
Newtonstraat 3
3401 JA  IJsselstein