Dianne Hagen, born in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 1964.
In 2006 she started living and working in Amsterdam and Delhi (India) until her partner Sanjeev Sinha died in 2020. Since then she works in Amsterdam only. She studied at the Rietveld Akademie and followed the two-year residency at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. Hagen exhibited her work in a solo and group exhibitions in o.a. Stedelijk museum Schiedam (NL), STUK museum Leuven (Belgium), Villa Giulia–CRAA Centro Ricerca Arte Attuale (Verbania, Italy), W139 (Amsterdam), De Appel (Amsterdam), Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens (Belgium), Melly (Rotterdam, NL).
Together with Sanjeev Sinha (†2020) she organized the international Art & World Peace project at the Buddhist pilgrimage village BodhGaya in the state Bihar in 2006, 2011 and 2017. Each of these editions culminated with the publication of a catalogue.
Her works are in public collections of Rijksacademie, Vancouver museum, Stedelijk museum Schiedam and in private collections in The Netherlands, Canada, America, Belgium, France and India
SELECTION OF SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 – Stars and light in a non happening lost space painted, Lumen Travo Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with opening performance together with DJ Berton
2014 – Salon of the Innocents, Lumen Travo Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland
2010 – Holy Canoli with Sanjeev Sinha, Lumen Travo gallery, Amsterdam, Holland
2009 – Grave for Nothing with Sanjeev Sinha, Religare Arts-I, New Delhi, India
2007 – Gallery Nelson-Freeman, Paris, France
2006 – Gallery Lumen Travo, Amsterdam, Holland
2004 – Gallery Philip Nelson, Paris, France, (catalogue)
2003 – Ram Foundation, project room, Rotterdam, Holland
2000 – Gallery Ferdinand van Dieten, Amsterdam, Holland
1998 – Gallery Xavier Hufkens, Brusssel, Belgium
1997 – Gallery Philip Nelson, Parijs, France
1997 – Unisono 3, Stedelijk museum Schiedam, Schiedam, Holland, (catalogue)
1996 – Gallery Xavier Hufkens, Brussel, Belgium
SELECTION OF GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 – Groups how, Lumen Travo Gallery, The Netherlands
2024 – Works on Paper ( Dreamscapes and Other Places), Lumen Travo Gallery, The Netherlands
2018 – SO HELP ME GOD, Lumen Travo Gallery, The Netherlands, (curated by Dianne Hagen) including Atousa Bandeh and Sanjeev Sinha
2017 – “06”, 55 rue de Solférino Lille, France
2016 – Trail, Lumen Travo Gallery, The Netherlands
2015 – 40 artists see van Gogh, the collection of Cornel Bierens, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2014 – MAVA Unity Residency, Cotonou, Benin
2011 – Connect, Lumen Travo, The Netherlands
2009 – Works, Fragments of a collection, (with ao Jean Marc Bustamante, René Daniels, Katherina Fritsch, Robert Gober, Sherrie Levine, Bruce Nauman, Richard Prince, Thomas Schütte), curated by Jan Vercruysse, STUK museum Leuven, Belgium
2009 – Art protects, Gallery Yvon Lambert, Paris, France
2009 – Flower Power, Villa Giulia – CRAA Centro Ricerca Arte Attuale, Verbania, Italy
2007 – Gallery Nelson-Freeman, Paris
2006 – Buddha Enlightened, Art & World Peace, Bodhgaya, India
2006 – Much Obliged With Grace, Bitola, Macedonia
2005 – Much Obliged With Grace, Villa de Bank, Enschede, The Netherlands
2004 Much Obliged With Grace, Outline Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Curated by Dianne Hagen artists included: Tessa Joosse, Remy Jungerman, Arthur Neve, Gayatri Subramanian,
2005 – “2456”, Paris, France
2004 – Group Show gallery Philip Nelson, Paris, France
2003 – Group Show gallery Philip Nelson, Paris, France
2003 – The Seven Year Itch, Stedelijk museum Schiedam, Schiedam, The Netherlands
2002 – No I.D. , Mumbai, India
2002 – Arjanne van der Spek, Monigue Benthin, Dianne Hagen, Josephine Sloet, Gerard Verdijk, Ram foundation, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2002 – Concrete, W139, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (catalogue)
2001 – Bollywood has arrived, Passengers Terminal, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2001 – Dianne Hagen, David Lindberg, Monica Aerden, Nieuwe Vide, Haarlem, Holland
2000 – Working period in Kanoria Centre for Arts, Ahmedabad, India
1999 – Kunst § Zwalm ‘99, Belgium, (catalogue)
1998 – Een keuze, werk van kunstenaressen uit museumcollecties, The Hague, The Netherlands
1998 – Unlimited. NL, museum De Appel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (catalogue)
1997 – Reushering in Sacrality, curators Henk Slager and Hubert Diether, galerie Ferdinand van Dieten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands , (catalogue)
1997 – Groene Pasen, Dianne Hagen, Carla Klein, Aglaia Konrad, Peter Rogiers, Robert Suermondt, Stephen Wilks, museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Belgium, (catalogue)
1995 – Call it sleep, curator Jef Cornelis, Witte de With, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (catalogue)
1995 – Une proposition de Bart Cassiman, Dora Garcia, Dianne Hagen, Liza May Post, Anne-Marie Schneider, Gert Verhoeven, Stephen Wilks, gallery Philip Nelson, Paris, France
1995 – Prix Nouvelles Images, The Hague, The Netherlands (catalogue)
ART FAIRS
– Art Antwerpen, Lumen Travo, Antwerpen, 2024
– Art Rotterdam, Lumen Travo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2023
– Amsterdam Drawing, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2014
– Art Rotterdam, Lumen Travo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2011
– Art Summit, New Delhi, India, 2009
– FIAC, Paris, 2008
– Basel Art Fair with gallery Philip Nelson, Switzerland, 2004
– Art-33-Basel with Gallery Philip Nelson, Switzerland, 2002
– Art Fair Chicago with Gallery Philip Nelson, USA, 2002
– Art fair Chicago with Gallery Philip Nelson, America 2001
– Art Fair Brussels, Belgium 2001
– Art fair Chicago with Galerie Philip Nelson, USA, 1998
– Art Fair Chicago with Gallery Philip Nelson, America 1997
– Art fair Chicago with Gallery Philip Nelson, USA,1996
– Solo booth Kunstrai, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1995
– Art Fair Brussels with Gallery Xavier Hufkens, Belgium,1995
COMMISSION WORK
2012 – Infinite Desire, ECO sculpture Park, Patna, India
2010 – Follow the leader, Patna, India
2006 – Gezondheids Centrum Slotermeer, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
CATALOGUES
2017 – Buddha Enlightened, Art & World Peace, India
2011 – Buddha Enlightened- 2 Be, India
2009 – Grave for Nothing, Religare Arts I, New Delhi , India
2007 – Buddha Enlightened, India
2004 – By my hand, in disguise, ISBN 90 9017953 4
2002 – Wij bouwen nieuwe zinnen, W139 annual 99-00-01-02, Amsterdam ISBN 90 75387 03 2
2002 – Art-33- Basel Catalogue
2001 – Bulletin Stedelijk museum, Schiedam, Holland
2000 – Kunst en Zwalm, vzw Boem, Belgium
1999 – Bevlogen lichtheid door Hugo Bousset, Meulenhof/Kritak, Amsterdam, Holland
1999 – Dietsche Warande § Belfort, Belgium
1998 – Unlimited.nl, De Appel, Amsterdam, Holland
1998 – De actualiteit van het sacrale, Global Vernuft, Amsterdam, Holland
1997 – Bulletin Stedelijk museum Schiedam, Holland
1997 – Groene Pasen, Belgium
1996 – Witte de With cahiers 4, Rotterdam, Holland
1995 – Prix Nouvelles Images, Den Haag, Holland
DOCUMENTARY
2009 – Grave for Something, by Johny ML for Religare Arts I, New Delhi , India
SELECTED ARTICLES
2014 – 19/09 Metropolis M. Amsterdam Drawing 2014 Puur en eerlijk. Marek van de Watering
2014 – 07/03 Het Parool. Versmelting van goed en kwaad, macht en liefde. Kees Keijer
2009 – 28/09 Mail Today, India
2009 – 28/09 Delhi Times, India
2009 – 08 First City, India
2009 – 02 > 10/09 The Asian Age, India
2009 – 04/09 Whats Hot, India
2009 – 04/09 Hindustan Times, India
2009 – 09 Time Out, India
2009 – 05/09 The Hindu, India
2009 – 18/09 The Mint, India
2009 – 22/09 The Pioneer, A. Sharma, India
2009 – 09 Outlook, India
2004 – N°98 Paris Capitale, Galeries, Molly Mine
2004 – N°241 Beaux Arts Magazine, Le tour des galeries, Judicaël Lavrador+ Frank Lamy
2002 – 14/10 The Indian Express, Amsterdam visits the Arabian Sea by Georgina L Maddox
2002 – 03 Het Parool, De wreed verstoorde verstilling by Kees Keijer
2001 – 23/06 Het Parool, Bollywoodsterren in de keukenhof by Maartje de Breejen
2001 – 27/06 Volkskrant, Bollywood in een dekbed overtrek by Lucette ter Borg
2001 – 18/01 Haarlems dagblad, Iets is niet per se wat het lijkt by Anne-Mare van Kampen
1998 – 16/02 NRC-Handelsblad, Soms is een lui oog voldoende by Anna Tilroe
1998 – Knack, Spel met observaties by Marc Holthof
1997 – N°03 Dietsche Warande en Belfort, Black box by Hugo Bousset
1997 – 16/02 De Standaard, Groene Pasen bloemlees kunst uit de schemerzones
1997 – 26/02 Knack, Eros en narcis in hun eerste bloei by Jan Braet
1997 – 26/02 Knack, Met langzame aandacht by Marc Ruyetrs
1997 – N°02 Metropolis M, Groene Pasen by Rutger Pontzen
1997 – 08/02 De Morgen, Maakt een groene Pasen de lente? by E.B.
1996 – 14/02 Knack, Een korte wandeling by Jan Breat
1995 – 07/04 De Morgen, Call it sleep by Luk Lambrecht
1995 – 07/04 Volkskrant, Dwalen door een verlaten huis met andermans geheimen by Wilma Sütö
1995 – 31/03 NRC-handelsblad, Tabouret met glazen hart by Renée Steenbergen
TELEVISION BROADCASTS
2009 – 09 Lok Sabha, India
2006 – Macedonië
2002 – 10 CNBC, ‘No I.D’, India
1997 – Affiche, BRT 1, concerning ‘Groene Pasen’, België
1997 – 10/02 Zigurat, BRT 1, concerning ‘Groene Pasen’, België
1996 – 03/02 Affiche, BRT 1, concerning solo exhibition at Gallery Xavier Hufkens
1995 – 10/05 NOVA, concerning solo booth artfair Amsterdam