CV

Christy Westhovens

The Hague

Education

2016 - 2020 | Bachelors in Fine art - Summa cum laude
_ Institute of Arts Maastricht_Zuyd
2019 | Minor in artificial intelligence
_ Brightlands Smart Services campus Heerlen
2022 - | Masters at ArtScience Interfaculty
_ Royal academy of Art_Royal Conservatoire The Hague

Exhibitions
2023 | vBvD Prijs_van Bommel van Dam Museum_Venlo (NL)
2023 | Extremely Sensible & Incredibly Dark_Strandlab_Almere (NL)
2023 | Konvooi_Het Entrepot_Brugge (BE)
2023 | Frozen Music_Bureau Europa_Maastricht (NL)
2022 | GARDENING_Oud Amelisweerd_Utrecht (NL)
2022 | ARTWARE event #10_HX Hoogcruts_Hoogcruts (NL)
2022 | Museumnacht_Intro in Situ_AINSI _ Maastricht (NL)
2022 | LUNA _Media Art Friesland _ Leeuwarden (NL)
2022 | Get Ready for Take Off_Intro in Situ_AINSI_Maastricht (NL)
2021 | That Other You _ MOM Artspace_Hamburg (DE)
2021 | Season Highlights _ Kunstpodium T _ Tilburg (NL)
2021 | Fresh Cacao _ Cacaofabriek _ Helmond (NL)
2021 | The New Current _ de Spaanse Kubus _ Rotterdam (NL)
2021 | 202021 _ De Stuers _ Maastricht (NL)
2021 | ALL INN _ het HEM _ Zaandam (NL)
2021 | Art au centre Liège _ City centre _ Luik (BE)
2021 | Mo|nu|mentum _ Studio Omstand _ Arnhem (NL)
2020 | Smart distance Lab ‘The art fair’ _ de Kromhouthal _ Amsterdam (NL)
2019 | Museumnacht Maastricht _ Natuurhistorisch museum Maastricht _ Maastricht (NL)

Selection of other activities
2023 | Instructor | ‘Coffee and Tech’
_ with Myra-Ida van der Veen and Andrzej Konieczny
_ Instrument Inventors Initiative_ iii workspace _ The Hague (NL)
2023 | Guest teacher | ‘Art_Technology_Performance’
_ with Myra-Ida van der Veen and Andrzej Konieczny
_ Inner & Outer Acts _ Winterlab 2023 Artez _ Zwolle (NL)
2022 | Speaker | ‘Biometric Composition’
_ BFF #9 Derailed Sounds _ Bonnefantenmuseum _ Maastricht (NL)
2022 | Speaker | ‘How to ethically work with data (as an artist)’
_The Hmm @Brandweerkantine_Platform for internet culture_Maastricht (NL)
2022 | Guest teacher | ‘De taal van het programmeren’
_HX Hoogcruts/Maastricht Institute of Arts (NL)
2022 | Speaker | ‘Voice Technologies’
_ with Frank Hopwood/University of Groningen_LUNA festival_Leeuwarden (NL)
2021 | Guest teacher | ‘De taal van het programmeren’
_HX Hoogcruts/Maastricht Institute of Arts (NL)

Nominations and prizes
2023 | van Bommel van Dam Prijs_Nomination
2021 | Jan Naaijkensprijs_Winner
2021 | Mique Eggermont Award_Winner
2020 | Henriëtte Hustinxprijs_Nomination