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![Glas installatie]( "Glas installatie")
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![Mural for Logan]( "Mural for Logan")
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![ateliers'89 installation]( "ateliers'89 installation")
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infocollaboration with gc heemskerk
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![Right Time Right Place]( "Right Time Right Place")
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![Dragon & The Magic Mountain]( "Dragon & The Magic Mountain")
infoIn colaboration with Iris Luijkenaar, Tommy Smits, Laurens Gabriël
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![Magie installation view]( "Magie installation view")
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![Talismagic]( "Talismagic")
infoPicture by Gert Jan van Rooij
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![As Above]( "As Above")
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infophotography by louisiana van onna
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![detail of potential luck]( "detail of potential luck")
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I explore the role of magic in everyday life. Central themes are witchcraft, rituals, and the object as bearer of meaning. Through an associative and intuitive working method, making mostly paintings and ceramics, I explore these subjects and (revived) wisdom I stumble upon during my training to become a witch.
Websites
Social media
Curriculum vitae
Education
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2017 - 2017Fine Arts Listahaskoli Islands
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2014 - 2018Fine Arts, painting Den Haag, Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten diploma
exhibitions
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2025Castle of Many Bodies Centraal Museum Utrecht, No Limits! Art Castle Utrecht, Netherlands Collaborationw ith Zinderin Kunst and Tommy Smits Group
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2025Boven Natuur Vishal Haarlem, Netherlands Group
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2025Boeken als... Huis van het Boek Den haag, Netherlands Group
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2025In Between Worlds 38CC Delft, Netherlands Solo
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2025Missen als een ronde vorm Stedelijk Museum Schiedam Schiedam, Netherlands Group
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2025Ode aan een dier 38CC Delft, Netherlands Group
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2024Prospects Art Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands Group
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2024Message from the Pigeon Boijmans van Beuningen Rotterdam, Netherlands Duo
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202416UP 38CC Delft, Netherlands Group
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2024Symbiosis Series Post Nijmegen, Netherlands with Isabel Cavenecia Duo
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2024Festival Analog Grafische werkplaats the hague, Netherlands in collaboration with GC Heemskerk Group
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2023Do for Love Museum Ijsselstein IJsselstein, Netherlands Group
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2023Atemporal Hiccup Apotheek Amsterdam, Netherlands Group
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2023The Grand Palace of Everyone Nest The Hague, Netherlands In collaboration with Iris Luijkenaar, presented in one installation with Laurens Gabriël and Tommy Smits Group
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2023De Grote Keramiekshow 3 No Limits! Art Castle Amsterdam, Netherlands Group
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2022SteC-NeXT Melkfabriek Den Bosch, Netherlands Group
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2022Milk is Murder, fundraiser/expositei W139 Amsterdam, Netherlands Fundraiser/exhibition in collaboration with Gijsje Heemskerk and Trees Heil for cow sanctuary de Leemweg Group
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2022When Things are Beings Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Netherlands s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/production-static-stedelijk/images/_whats%20on/tentoonstellingen/2022/When%20things%20are%20beings/WhenThingsAreBeings2022-NL-FINAL24112022-SMALL.pdf Group
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2022*Magie* Nieuw en Meer Amsterdam, Netherlands Duo show with Gijsje Heemskerk nieuwenmeer.nl/%e2%9c%a9-%e2%8b%86magie-%e2%8b%86-%e2%9c%a9/ Duo
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2022When Things Are Beings Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Netherlands www.stedelijk.nl/nl/tentoonstellingen/when-things-are-beings-2 Group
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2021The man who became two men Atelier Oh Nee The Hague, Netherlands in collaboration with Caroline Straver atelierohnee.blogspot.com/2021/02/27-februari-2021-de-man-die-twee-mannen.html Duo
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2021De Koninginnedag Tentoonstelling Hgtomi Rosa The Hague, Netherlands Curated by Jan Dirk Adams & Constantijn Scholten Group
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2021Garden of Stars II Ketelstraat 23 The Hague, Netherlands Sculpture garden revolving around worshipping of the sun www.shanileseman.nl/Sterrentuin Group
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2020The Garden of Stars Ketelstraat 23 The Hague, Netherlands The garden of Stars was a sculpture garden in the garden of our studio space, organised/curated together with Siem Beets, Caroline Straver and Brigitte Louter Group
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2020Tiny Art Gallery The Hague, Netherlands Group
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2020Rhythms of the Evergreen DYAD Amsterdam, Netherlands Duo
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2019A good work will work Nieuwe Vide Haarlem, Netherlands Group
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2018Graduation Festival Royal Academy of Art The Hague, Netherlands Group
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2018Get Serious! Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo Oslo, Norway Group
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2017The thing must fit under the chair in front of you RÝMD Reykjavik, Iceland Exhibition in collaboration with Brigitte Louter and Nikki Selser Group
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2017Nokia's Tagline MOOOF The Hague, Netherlands Pre-end exam exhibition Group
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2017Mother's Garage Various locations Reykjavik Reykjavik, Iceland A group show where all participating artists arranged a presentation space somewhere in town, visitors were driven around by cars Group
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2016To play in a loop Kavine Kultura Kaunas, Lithuania Video screening Group
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2016Walk this way please, sir/madam Gallery P Vilnius, Lithuania Collaboration with Saule Noreikaite Duo
Projects
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International exchanges/Residencies
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2023ateliers'89 Ateliers'89, Aruba Residency and workshop Arte den Bario
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2017Listahaskoli Islands, kunstacademie Reykjavik, IJsland Reykjavik, Iceland Exchange
Sales/Works in collections
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2025Rijksoverheid Den Haag, Nederland
Publications
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2026Dogs in Paradise Book Hi, Jack! Publishing The Hague, Netherlands hijackpublishing.nl/dogs-in-paradise-1
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2024Talismagic Book Zelf Shani Leseman The Hague, Netherlands
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2021The story of the man who became two men Book Shani Leseman, Caroline Straver The Hague, Netherlands
reviews
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2022Art as an exercise for gratefulness. Website Petra Boonstra Netherlands jegensentevens.nl/2022/05/stroom-invest-interview-artist-shani-leseman/
Awards and grants
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2025Nominatie Haagse Media Awards Haagse Media Awards Den Haag, Netherlands Bericht van de Duif
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2025Nomination Royal Award for Modern Painting Koninklijke Prijs voor vrije Schilderkunst, Royal Palace, Amsterdam,NL Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2024Piket Piket Kunstprijs Den Haag, Netherlands
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2022Nomination Royal Award for Modern Painting Koninklijke Prijs voor vrije schilderkunst Amsterdam, Netherlands