BIOGRAPHY

Wiosna van Bon (1992) is a half-Polish, half-Dutch photographer who graduated as a documentary photographer at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (NL). Wiosna van Bon is a photographer with a great interest in psychology and social issues. Her work is about ethics and people are always in the centre of her projects. She is interested in the lonely individual, separated groups and inequality – specifically in those who, despite everything, preserve. Wiosna van Bon is fascinated in themes such as power, behaviour and identity. She treats her photos like poems in which rhythm, metaphors and symbolism are key factors. During the research of her subjects, she regularly noticed a shift in her perception and sometimes even in her own opinion. Wiosna van Bon aims her projects would have a similar effect on the viewers, creating both empathy and room for discussion. Currently, she is working as a freelance photographer, both on self-initiated and commissioned projects.

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EDUCATION / WORK EXPERIENCE

2017 –            Wiosna van Bon (Freelance Photographer);
2024 – 2024  Fotodok Talent Embassy Program, Utrecht;
2023 – 2024  Long-term (Photography) Assignment, Weener XL, ‘s-Hertogenbosch;
2023 – 2024  Long-term (Photography) Assignment, Springplank, Eindhoven;
2021 – 2022  Stichting Springplank, Marketing- and Communication Advisor, Eindhoven;
2017 – 2019  Zien24, Photographer, Rotterdam;
2015 – 2016  Volunteering at Exodus, The Hague;
2015 – 2015  Internship Henk Wildschut, Amsterdam;
2015 – 2015  Internship Jaap Scheeren, Amsterdam;
2012 – 2017  Bachelor of Arts, Photography, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague;
2012 – 2013  Research Lab. The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Hague;
2011 – 2012  Art class, Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Utrecht;
2011 – 2012  Photography Koning Willem 1 College, ’s-Hertogenbosch.

EXHIBITIONS / TALKS 

2024 Artist Talk, MODEM, Center for Modern and Contemporary Art, Debrecen, Hungary / HU;
2024 Solo exhibition, Family Stranger, MODEM, Debrecen, Hungary / HU;
2024 Collection, 9 works, Ministry of Justice and Security, The Hague, NL;
2024 Group exhibition, Cultureel Forum Schiedam, Sintjanskerk, Schiedam, NL;
2024 Group exhibition, Zelfie, Weener XL, DIY festival Tramkade, ’s-Hertogenbosch, NL;
2024 Group exhibition, Family Stranger, Støring Festival, Willem Twee, ’s-Hertogenbosch, NL;
2024 Group exhibition, Zelfie, Weener XL, Koning Willem I College, ’s-Hertogenbosch, NL;
2024 Group exhibition, Zelfie, Weener XL, Huis73, ’s-Hertogenbosch, NL;
2023 Stop De Stilte photography and performance, Eindhoven, NL;
2023 Masterclass Fonds ZOZ, ‘Een realistische kijk op het leven na het afstuderen…’, NL;
2023 Group exhibition, Façade Rembrandt Theater – filmweek, FOCUS Filmtheater,  Arnhem, NL;
2023 Group exhibition, Pennings Foundation, Eindhoven, NL;
2023 Workshop photography, Koning Willem 1 College, ’s-Hertogenbosch, NL;
2023 Workshop photography, Het Hooghuis Titus Brandsma Lyceum, Oss, NL;
2022 FOTODOK Lighthouse, hosted by Lisanne van Happen, Utrecht, NL;
2022 Collection, 17 works, Één…jongere, Ministry of Health, Welfare / Sport, The Hague, NL;
2022 Dutch Design Week, Één…jongere, Het Beelddepot, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, NL;
2022 Dutch Design Week, Stichting Springplank – BAKKIE040, Eindhoven, NL;
2022 Prospects, Mondriaan Fonds, Art Rotterdam, Van Nellefabriek Rotterdam, NL;
2021 FOTODOK Book club #28 hosted by Rob Hornstra / Sterre Sprengers, Utrecht, NL;
2021 Dutch Design Week, Family Stranger, Pennings Foundation, Eindhoven, NL;
2021 Dutch Design Week, Het Bouwdepot, Strijp-S Eindhoven, NL;
2021 Booktalk, Pennings Foundation, Eindhoven, NL;
2021 Paris Photo – Aperture Foundation Photo Book Awards exhibition, Paris, France / FR;
2021 Charta – StudioFaganel, Photobook exhibition, Rome, Italy / IT;
2021 Solo exhibition Talent Wall, Pennings Foundation, Eindhoven, NL;
2021 FELIFA, International Photobook Award exhibition, ArtexArte, Buenos Aires, Argentina / AR;
2021 PHotoESPAÑA, Best Photography Book of the Year Exhibition, Madrid, Spain / ES;
2021 Les Rencontres d’Arles Book Awards Exhibition, Arles, France / FR;
2021 FotoFestival Naarden, De Nederlandse Fotoboekenprijs exhibition, Naarden, NL;
2019 Artist Talk crowdfunding, Kunstloc Brabant, LocHal Tilburg, NL;
2019 Artist Talk Belfast Photo Festival, Framewerk Northern Ireland, Belfast, Northern Ireland;
2019 Artist Talk, Foundation Dichterbij Oss, NL;
2018 Unseen, Unseen dummy award exhibition, Amsterdam, NL;
2019 Solo exhibition, Family Stranger, city hall Oss, NL;
2018 Solo exhibition, Family Stranger, prison PI Vught, NL;
2018 Artist talk, 12 times, Family Stranger, prison PI Vught, NL;
2018 Group exhibition, Works of Mercy, CBK, Amsterdam, NL;
2018 Artist talk, Kunst Cafe Works of Mercy, Amsterdam, NL;
2018 Group exhibition, Familiar/Familial, Photo-Emphasis, Online;
2017 Group exhibition, Graduation festival, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, NL;
2017 Group exhibition, The Power of the Single Image, Melkweg, Amsterdam, NL.

ARTICLES / TELEVISION / RADIO / REVIEWS

2024 ‘De eerste pop-uptentoonstelling van het Nationaal Slavernijmuseum’, de Volkskrant;
2024 ‘Bij kanker kan minder behandelen soms juist beter zijn’, de Volkskrant;
2024 ‘Breda kijkt in ‘probleemwijken’ steeds verder achter de voordeur’, Follow The Money;
2024 ‘Is er een verband tussen pesticiden en parkison?’, de Volkskrant;
2024 ‘Kunst en Rouw’, Mestmag, Kunstloc Brabant;
2023 ‘Ontmoeten, praten, seksen,… De Veenbult te verdwijnen’, de Volkskrant;
2023 ‘…Pieter Baan Centruim duikt in neuropli in de hersenen van verdachten’, de Volkskrant;
2023 ‘Goed idee, vond de ANWB’, ANWB Kampioen;
2023 ‘Een nacht in het oude, Arnhemse filmtheater Rembrandt’, Volkskrant Magazine;
2023 ‘Nostalgie hier, nieuw Hollandsch vermaak’, Volkskrant Magazine;
2023 ‘Een moeilijke leeftijd’, de Volkskrant;
2022 ‘Jennifer…dragen om empathie op te wekken’, NRC;
2022 ‘In NL liggen de tweedehands grondstoffen voor het opgraven, de Volkskrant;
2022 ‘Natuur in de Rotterdamse haven?’, Volkskrant Magazine;
2022 ‘… de meest kansloze voormalige spoorverbinding van de Benelux’, Volkskrant Magazine;
2022 ‘…het ruigste wat je in NL kunt aantreffen’, Volkskrant Magazine;
2022 ‘Waan je in Wolkers…route door Leiden en Oegstgeest’, Volkskrant Magazine;
2022 ‘Treed in de voetsporen…bezoek de vakantiekolonies van weleer’, Volkskrant Magazine;
2022 ‘Wandelen over het Père-Lachaise van Amsterdam’, Volkskrant Magazine;
2022 ‘MeetTheArtist’ Wiosna van Bon, Art Rotterdam;
2022 ‘Ode aan het Spookslot’, de Volkskrant;
2022 ‘Papa ist weg’, Stern Crime nr. 42, Stern;
2021 ‘Gevangen gezin’, Quest Psychologie;
2021 ‘IBA Parkstad’, de Volkskrant;
2021 ‘Deze Van der Valk kan zonder toekan’, de Volkskrant;
2021 ‘De voorkeur van…’, Cultureel Maandblad Zuiderlucht;
2021 ‘Wiosna van Bon’, Yoghurt Magazine;
2021 ‘Sssstad’, de Volkskrant;
2021 ‘Fotograaf Wiosna van Bon’, de Volkskrant;
2021 ‘Als…familie veroordeeld’, Video VROUW, De Telegraaf;
2020 ‘Fotoboek’, Het Parool;
2020 ‘Wiosna van Bon toont dat ook de familie…’, Brabant Cultureel;
2020 ‘Wiosna van Bon’, Podcast Prisonshow;
2020 ‘Boek over het Grote Geheim’, RTV Oost;
2020 ‘Wat als je geliefde in de gevangenis zit?’, NPO Radio 1, NOS Radio 1 Journaal;
2020 ‘Fotograaf doorbreekt taboe met boek familie van gedetineerden’, RTL 4, RTL Boulevard;
2020 ‘Hoe ga je om met een gezinslid dat in de gevangenis zit?’, 5 uur show, SBS6;
2020 ‘Fotoboek draagt bij aan het doorbreken van taboe..’, Regio Oss;
2020 ‘Family Stranger over gedetineerden en hun gezinnen’, Vught nieuws;
2020 ‘Krachtig thuis’, Exodus Nederland;
2020 ‘All inclusive, gids langs Brabants innovatiekracht en creativiteit’, Kunstloc Brabant;
2019 ‘A new photobook depicts…criminals’, Unseen platform;
2019 ‘Fotoproject geeft…stem’, Regio Oss;
2018 ‘Hallo Nederland’, NPO2 Omroep Max;
2018 ‘De worstelingen van de familie van gedetineerden’, Balans Magazine DJI;
2018 ‘Family Stranger…gezinnen van gevangenen’, De Sleutel;
2018 ‘Expositie in gevangenis Vught’, Stadsblad Den Bosch;
2018 ‘Fotograaf geeft familieleden gedetineerden een stem’, Regio Oss;
2018 ‘Fotoproject…omgaan met een misdadig familelid’, LINDA;
2018 ‘Praten over detentie blijft lastig’, Brabants Dagblad;
2018 ‘Osse fotografe exposeert in PI Vught’, Algemeen Dagblad;
2018 ‘Geliefde in de gevangenis, hoe is dat?’, Omroep Brabant;
2018 ‘Unseen Dummy Award announced’, British Journal of Photography;
2018 ‘Wiosna van Bon Instagram Take-over’, Photobooks from Finland;
2017 ‘Effe Luchte – Fotoproject ’, Exodus Nederland;
2017 ‘Goudlicht en avondschijn’, Poeziecentrum Vzw;
2017 ‘The ink, the milk, the blood’, New Dawn Paper.

AWARDS / NOMINATIONS / GRANTS / FUNDS

2024 ‘Project ZOZ’, Fund ZOZ and Cultuur fund;
2024 ‘Working / experiment week’, Grafisch Atelier, ‘s-Hertogenbosch;
2023 ‘Equipment grant’, Cultuur fund;
2023 ‘Harry Pennings Audience Award 2023’, Pennings Foundation;
2023 Shortlisted: ‘Harry Penningsprijs 2023’, Pennings Foundation;
2022 ‘Impulsgelden’, Province of North Brabant and Kunstloc Brabant;
2021 Shortlisted: ‘International Photobook Award’, FELIFA;
2021 Shortlisted: ‘First PhotoBook Award’, Paris Photo and Aperture;
2021 ‘Corona-Grant for Artists’, Mondriaan Fund;
2021 Shortlisted: ‘The Author Book Award’, Les Recontres d’Arles;
2021 Shortlisted: ‘De Nederlandse Fotoboekenprijs’, FotoFestival Naarden;
2021 Shortlisted: ‘Best Photography Book Award’, PHotoESPAÑA;
2021 ‘ZOZ Academy’, Fund ZOZ;
2020 ‘Kennisvoucher’, Province of North Brabant and Kunstloc Brabant;
2020 ‘Stipendium for Emerging Artist’, Mondriaan Fund;
2019 ‘Crowdfunding support’, Province of North Brabant and Kunstloc Brabant;
2018 Shortlisted: ’Unseen dummy award’, Unseen;
2018 Shortlisted: ‘Emerging Artist Scholarship’, Lucie Foundation.

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