Biography
Exhibitions:
2000 – September – Gallery van Zoetendaal, Amsterdam, “Kogelvrij”
with photoworks of Koos Breukel, Celine van Balen, Harold Strak, Niels Schumm, Leo Divendal and others.
2000 – November – Paris Photo, Gallery Serieuze Zaken, Paris
2000 – December – Gallery Serieuze Zaken / Wouter van Leeuwen Fine Art, Amsterdam with photoworks of Damian Hirst, Araki, Jurgen Teller, Massimo Vitali, Nan Goldin, Dana Lixenberg, Roger Ballen and others.
2001 – January – Vertrek en Verblijf, Amsterdam
2001 – January – Gallery Serieuze Zaken, Amsterdam
2001 – July – Vertrek en Verblijf, Utrecht
2001 – September – Frozen Fountain, Amsterdam
2002 – June – Foam at the Vondelpark, Amsterdam
2003 – July – Foam, Panorama Amsterdam, Amsterdam
with photoworks of Ed van der Elsken, Jacob Olie, Frits Rotgans, Aart Klein, Kors van Bennekom, Hans van der Meer, Jacqueline Gilbert and others.
2004 – January – de Balie, Amsterdam
2004 – April – WG-expo, Amsterdam
2004 – August – Stadhuis at Oostburg
2004 – September – Las Palmas, De wereld volgens Carp, Rotterdam
2004 – November – Paris Photo, Gallery van Zoetendaal, Paris
2005 – December – Frozen Fountain, Amsterdam
2006 – January – Het Kantoor, Amsterdam
2006 – April – Foam, Amsterdam
2007 – January – Raising Bee, Amsterdam
2017 – June – John Cees Smit Show, Amsterdam
2019 – December – Salon Smit Snow-Amsterdam
2020 – January – GinDS and Studio Battery, Amsterdam
2021 – March, Salon Smit & Soetekouw
2022 – December, Salon Smit & Soetekouw
Collections:
Haags Gemeentemuseum
Foam Amsterdam
Randstad Collectie
Dutch Embassy of Litouwen
Grants:
2003 – Startstipendium Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten, Vormgeving en Bouwkunst
2007 – Basisstipendium Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten, Vormgeving en Bouwkunst
Education:
1987/1989 – Propedeuse Philosophy, University of Amsterdam
1989/1992 – Communication Science and Philosophy, University of Amsterdam
1997/2000 – Graduation Photography, Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam
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Publications:
2000 – Photobook Docklands, published by Duo Duo, Rotterdam
2000 – Park of the Future by Rietveld
2001 – Carp magazine, article Metropolis and Dead Sea
2002 – Foam in het Vondelpark by Foam
2002 – Carp magazine, article Gated Community
2002 – Man magazine, article Iceland
2002 – Ministerie van Landbouw, article Landschapstypen in Nederland
2002 – Carp magazine, article straatmeubulair
2003 – Het Parool, article Panorama Amsterdam
2003 – Ons Amsterdam magazine, article Panorama Amsterdam
2003 – Foto magazine article Panorama Amsterdam
2004 – Rails magazine, article Croatie
2004 – Uitgelicht 04, Fonds BKVB
2004 – Rails magazine, article spookhuizen
2005 – Rails magazine, article smokkelroutes en grenspalen