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Maaike Schoorel, Installation view Parasol Unit, Visible Invisible: Against the Security of the Real., 2010

Maaike Schoorel


The work of Maaike Schoorel challenges the viewers ability to interpret what they see. By looking carefully and spending time with her canvases, the seemingly monochrome surfaces reveal themselves to be made up of layers of colored paint that describes faint landscapes, figures and still lives. Sometimes based on snap shots, selfies or art historical references. The background can be white, grey, pastel. The viewer is challenged in patience. The longer you observe, the more you start to see.

Maaike Schoorel lives and works in Berlin (DE) and Amsterdam (NL).

  • Selected Artworks
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Maaike Schoorel, Oil on canvas , Boomvrucht, 2018

BOOMVRUCHT, 2018

Oil on canvas
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BOOMVRUCHT

Oil on canvas

Maaike Schoorel

Maaike Schoorel, Oil on canvas , Bloemen in het landhuis, 2019

BLOEMEN IN HET LANDHUIS, 2019

Oil on canvas
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BLOEMEN IN HET LANDHUIS

Oil on canvas

Maaike Schoorel

Maaike Schoorel, Oil on canvas , Selfie in private (pink), 2019

SELFIE IN PRIVATE (PINK), 2019

Oil on canvas
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SELFIE IN PRIVATE (PINK)

Oil on canvas

Maaike Schoorel

Maaike Schoorel, Oil on canvas , Rugen Sunlight,

RUGEN SUNLIGHT

Oil on canvas
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RUGEN SUNLIGHT

Oil on canvas

Maaike Schoorel

Maaike Schoorel, Oil on canvas , Parsley, 2019

PARSLEY, 2019

Oil on canvas
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PARSLEY

Oil on canvas

Maaike Schoorel

Maaike Schoorel, Oil on canvas , Installation view Gropius Bau, 2019

INSTALLATION VIEW GROPIUS BAU, 2019

Oil on canvas
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INSTALLATION VIEW GROPIUS BAU

Oil on canvas

Maaike Schoorel

Maaike Schoorel, Oil on canvas , Installation view Gropius Bau, 2019

INSTALLATION VIEW GROPIUS BAU, 2019

Oil on canvas
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INSTALLATION VIEW GROPIUS BAU

Oil on canvas

Maaike Schoorel

Maaike Schoorel, Oil on canvas , Installation view Woning van Wassenhove, 2019

INSTALLATION VIEW WONING VAN WASSENHOVE, 2019

Oil on canvas
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INSTALLATION VIEW WONING VAN WASSENHOVE

Oil on canvas

Maaike Schoorel

Maaike Schoorel, Oil on canvas , Island Bar, 2016

ISLAND BAR, 2016

Oil on canvas
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ISLAND BAR

Oil on canvas

Maaike Schoorel

Maaike Schoorel, Oil on canvas , Installation view Manifesta Foundation, 2014

INSTALLATION VIEW MANIFESTA FOUNDATION, 2014

Oil on canvas
Maaike Schoorel

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INSTALLATION VIEW MANIFESTA FOUNDATION

Oil on canvas

Maaike Schoorel

Maaike Schoorel, Oil on canvas , Stamens And Petals, 2018

STAMENS AND PETALS, 2018

Oil on canvas
Maaike Schoorel

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STAMENS AND PETALS

Oil on canvas

Maaike Schoorel

Maaike Schoorel, Oil on canvas , New World Natives, 2018

NEW WORLD NATIVES, 2018

Oil on canvas
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NEW WORLD NATIVES

Oil on canvas

Maaike Schoorel

Maaike Schoorel, Oil on canvas , Kaktos, 2018

KAKTOS, 2018

Oil on canvas
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KAKTOS

Oil on canvas

Maaike Schoorel

Maaike Schoorel, Oil on canvas , Desert Plants, 2018

DESERT PLANTS, 2018

Oil on canvas
Maaike Schoorel

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DESERT PLANTS

Oil on canvas

Maaike Schoorel

Maaike Schoorel, Oil on canvas, British Art Show 7 (Nottingham Contemporary), 2010

BRITISH ART SHOW 7 (NOTTINGHAM CONTEMPORARY), 2010

Oil on canvas
Maaike Schoorel

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BRITISH ART SHOW 7 (NOTTINGHAM CONTEMPORARY)

Oil on canvas

Maaike Schoorel

Maaike Schoorel, Oil on canvas, British Art Show 7 (Hayward Gallery), 2010

BRITISH ART SHOW 7 (HAYWARD GALLERY), 2010

Oil on canvas
Maaike Schoorel

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BRITISH ART SHOW 7 (HAYWARD GALLERY)

Oil on canvas

Maaike Schoorel

Maaike Schoorel, Oil on canvas, Still Life in Black, 2010

STILL LIFE IN BLACK, 2010

Oil on canvas
Maaike Schoorel

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STILL LIFE IN BLACK

Oil on canvas

Maaike Schoorel

Maaike Schoorel, Oil on canvas, Untitled (Installation view), 2013

UNTITLED (INSTALLATION VIEW), 2013

Oil on canvas
Maaike Schoorel

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UNTITLED (INSTALLATION VIEW)

Oil on canvas

Maaike Schoorel

Maaike Schoorel, Oil on canvas, Lying on my bed with the cat, 2010

LYING ON MY BED WITH THE CAT, 2010

Oil on canvas
Maaike Schoorel

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LYING ON MY BED WITH THE CAT

Oil on canvas

Maaike Schoorel

Maaike Schoorel, Installation view Parasol Unit, Visible Invisible: Against the Security of the Real, 2010

VISIBLE INVISIBLE: AGAINST THE SECURITY OF THE REAL, 2010

Installation view Parasol Unit
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VISIBLE INVISIBLE: AGAINST THE SECURITY OF THE REAL

Installation view Parasol Unit

Maaike Schoorel

Maaike Schoorel, Oil on canvas, 170 x 135 cm., De meditatieruimte, 2011, oil on canvas, 170 x 135 cm., 2011

DE MEDITATIERUIMTE, 2011, OIL ON CANVAS, 170 X 135 CM., 2011

Oil on canvas, 170 x 135 cm.
Maaike Schoorel

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DE MEDITATIERUIMTE, 2011, OIL ON CANVAS, 170 X 135 CM.

Oil on canvas, 170 x 135 cm.

Maaike Schoorel

Maaike Schoorel, Oil on canvas, Stillevens met bloem, 2011

STILLEVENS MET BLOEM, 2011

Oil on canvas
Maaike Schoorel

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STILLEVENS MET BLOEM

Oil on canvas

Maaike Schoorel

Maaike Schoorel, Oil on canvas, Julliette smoking, 2014

JULLIETTE SMOKING, 2014

Oil on canvas
Maaike Schoorel

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JULLIETTE SMOKING

Oil on canvas

Maaike Schoorel

Maaike Schoorel, Oil on canvas, Toys, 2014

TOYS, 2014

Oil on canvas
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TOYS

Oil on canvas

Maaike Schoorel

Maaike Schoorel, Oil on canvas, The interior, 2014

THE INTERIOR, 2014

Oil on canvas
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THE INTERIOR

Oil on canvas

Maaike Schoorel

Maaike Schoorel, Oil on canvas, Untitled (Installation view), 2013

UNTITLED (INSTALLATION VIEW), 2013

Oil on canvas
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UNTITLED (INSTALLATION VIEW)

Oil on canvas

Maaike Schoorel

Maaike Schoorel, Installation view Parasol Unit, Visible Invisible: Against the Security of the Real., 2010

VISIBLE INVISIBLE: AGAINST THE SECURITY OF THE REAL., 2010

Installation view Parasol Unit
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VISIBLE INVISIBLE: AGAINST THE SECURITY OF THE REAL.

Installation view Parasol Unit

Maaike Schoorel

Solo Shows:

2023 (yet untitled), Maureen Paley, London, UK
2023 (yet untitled) Mendes Wood, New York, USA
2021 Vera/Icon, Amsterdam Museum/museum Willet Holthuizen, Amsterdam, NL
2020 Kunstverein Amsterdam
2019 Sofie van de Velde, Antwerpen
2019 Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Woning van Wassenhove
2018 Cactus, Flower, Kiss & Clouds, Stigter Van Doesburg, Amsterdam
2017 London l New York l Rome l Amsterdam, Gemeente Museum Den Haag, The Hague
2016 Island Bar, Stigter Van Doesburg, Amsterdam
2016 Gradient, Marc Foxx, Los Angeles
2016 Conversaton Piece Part 2: Maaike schoorel and David Schutter, Fondazione Memmo, Rome
2015 Sub-Lo, Maureen Paley, London, UK
2014 Interiors,Stigter Van Doesburg, Amsterdam, NL
2013 Conservatory, Mendes Wood, Sao Paulo, BR.
2012 Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, NL
2012 Tribute, Maureen Paley, London, GB
2011 Diary, Marc Foxx, Los Angeles, US
2011 NL-TheDutch Cultural Pop-Up Space in London, London, GB
2011 Zwart/wit Dagboek, Galerie Diana Stigter, Amsterdam, NL
2010 Art Feature, Art 41 Basel, Diana Stigter, Amsterdam, NL
2009 Nudes and Garden, Marc Foxx, Los Angeles, US
2008 Album, De Hallen/Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, NL
2008 Nudes, Maureen Paley, London, UK
2007 Stilleven, Portret, Schutterstuk. Marc Foxx, Los Angeles, US
2006 Bathing Dining Garden Father Beach Bed, Maureen Paley, London, UK
2005 Maaike Schoorel/Nathaniel Mellors, Ibid Projects, Vilnius, LT
2004 Twilight, Galerie Diana Stigter, Amsterdam, NL
2004 Rheinschau art Cologne projects, Galerie Diana Stigter, Amsterdam, NL
2002 Darling Buds, Galerie Diana Stigter, Amsterdam, NL

Group Shows:

2019 Germaine Kruip, Lisa Oppenheim, Maaike Schoorel & FERDI, Stigter Van Doesburg, Amsterdam
2019 Garden of Earty Delights, Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin
2018 24 kleurplaten, Billytown, The Hague
2018 Extension Nl, Triumph gallery, Moscow
2018 Extentsion Nl, SMENA, Center of Modern Culture, Kazan
2018 Lust, Laughter, Liquor, Sofie van de Velde, Antwerp
2017 CONDO 2017: Maureen Paley hosting dépendance, Maureen Paley, London
2017 Abstract Conversations, Rosenfeld Porcini, London
2017 Rumoer in de stad, Gemeente Museum Den Haag, The Hague
2017 Anne Collier, William Daniels, Annette Kelm, Carter Mull, David Musgrave, Maaike Schoorel, Marc Foxx
2016 The future is already here – it’s just not evenly distributed, 20th Sydney Biennale, Sydney
2016 CONDO 2017: Maureen Paley hosting dependence, Maureen Paley, London
2015 Marc Foxx Gallery, Los Angeles, US
2015 Museum Kranenburgh, Bergen, NL
2015 TANTRUM, Le Teinturier, Brussels, BE
2015 Salon, Kunstverein, Amsterdam, NL
2014 Landscape: The Virtual, the Actual, the Possible?, Guangdong Times Museum, Guangzhou, Guangdong, CN
2014 Centre for the Arts, San Francisco, US
2014 Variations: Conversations in and Around Abstract Painting ,LACMA,Los Angeles, US
2014 Windows, Kunsthal KAdE, Amersfoort,NL
2014 The Peacock, Grazer Kunstverein, Graz, AT
2014 Maaike Schoorel and Michiel Ceulers,The Arts Club, London, UK
2013 Mind is outer Space, Casey Kaplan, New York, US
2013 David Zwirner, London, GB
2012 Repeat to Fade, Mendes Wood, Sao Paulo, BR
2012 Chapter, Cardiff, UK
2012 Museum of Modern Art, Glasgow, UK
2011 Next Season, Marc Foxx, Los Angeles, US
2011 Saatchi Gallery in Adelaide: British Art Now, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, AU
2011 Museum of Old and New Art, Tasmania, AU
2011 Painted Over/ Under, LACE, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, US
2011 Painting Between the Lines, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art, San Francisco, US
2011 Newspeak, Saatchi Gallery, London, GB
2010 ritish Art Show, Hayward Gallery, London & UK touring, GB
2010 Museum of Old and New Art, Tasmania, AU
2009 Visible Invisible: Against the Security of the Real, Parasol Unit, London, GB
2009 Obsession, Contemporary Art from the Lodeveans Collection, Leeds, GB
2009 The Other Shore, Dutch Embassy, London, GB
2009 Long Meg, Vilma Gold, London, GB
2009 Obsession for Collection, Summerfield Gallery, University of Gloucestershire, GB
2009 Fallen Out of Space, Mol’s Place, London, GB

Press :

2015 ——, SUB-LO. Maaike Schoorel, curamagazine.com, 2 April 2015
2015 Cumming, Laura, All in the mind’s eye, The Observer, The New Review, 22 March 2015, p.29
2015 Douglas, Caroline, Maaike Schoorel, Sub-Lo, at Maureen Paley, London, www.contemporaryartsociety.org
2014 Deveney, Catherine, Rising Stars of 2015, theguardian.com, 28 December 2014
2014 Winn, Steven, Art Review: ‘Landscape: The Virtual, the Actual, the Possible?’, sfgate.com, 27 Octobe
2014 Randall, Brent, Michiel Ceulers and Maaike Schoorel at The Arts Club, huskmagazine.com, 29 January
2013 ————, Mind is Outer Space, cura magazine, July 2013
2013 Smith, Roberta, Mind is Outer Space, The New York Times, 25 July 2013, p. 23
2012 Robecchi, Michele, Maaike Schoorel, Flash Art, October 2012, p.113
2012 Smyth, Cherry, Nothing Like Something Happens Anywhere, thisistomorrow.info, 17 September 2012
2011 Blauwe vlek word teen arm wordt een mens, Parool, April 13th by J.Ekker
2011 Ward, Ossian, British Art Burns bBight, Time Out, 3 March
2011 Leith, Caoimhín Mac Giolla, British Art Show 7, Frieze, Jan.-Feb. 2011, pp.99-100
2011 Jeffreys, Tom, British Art Show at the Hayward, Spoonfed.co.uk, 15 Jan. 2011
2011 The Dutch Issue, Litro, issue 102, 2011, cover.
2010 British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet – review, The Guardian, 31 Oct. 2010 by Laura Cumming
2010 Visible Invisible, Time Out, January 14 p. 38 by J. Charlesworth
2010 Critics’ Choice: Major Spaces, Time Out, January 14 p.40
2009 Visible Invisible: Against The Security Of the Real, Artreview.com, Nov. 26 by L.McLean-Ferris
2009 Maaike Schoorel, Artforum, January 2009 p.229 by S. van der Kroef
2009 Maaike Schoorel, artforum.com, January 2009 by A.Fisher
2009 Visible Invisible: Against The Security Of the Real, Artreview.com, Nov. 26 by L.McLean-Ferris
2009 Visible, Invisible: Against The Security Of the Real, Ameliasmagazine.com December3 by H.Osborne
2009 Visible, Invisible: Against The Security Of the Real, Evening Standard, Nov. 25th
2009 Maaike Schoorel at Marc Foxx, La Weekly, February 4 by M.Christopher
2009 A force that has driven art for 100 years, Ftcom, November 28 by J.Wullschlager

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