Artist: Arie Kievit

Arie Elbert Kievit (1965, Oude Tonge), graduated in 1996 at the Photography Academy with a serie ‘Dutch Landscape’ and a book about the Daniel Den Hoedt Kliniek (cancer clinic) in Rotterdam. Freelance work for Algemeen Dagblad, de Volkskrant, ANP,  Red Cross , CORAID. He works as guest teacher at the  Art Academy Rotterdam.

Climbed the North Coll at 7100 mtr of the Mount Everest with a group of asthmatic people in October 2005 of which a book ‘Adembenemend’ has been published.

Photobooks

1995 ‘Itteren dorp in de Maas’ (report about the flooding at Itteren)

1996 ‘Met het oog op de toekomst’ (cancer clinic Daniel Den Hoedt Kliniek)

1996 ‘Gezicht op straat’ (portraits  and city views of Rotterdam with poems by Jules Deelder )

1999 ‘Mien 79 jaar, dakloos in Rotterdam’ (a daily portrait about an elderly homeless lady)

2004 ‘Smaak van Rotterdam’ (in which about fifteen Rotterdamers are portrayed in their city)

2006 ‘Adembenemend’ (report about Mount Everst expedition with asthmatic people)

2007 ‘MY NY marathon (report about NY Marathon with asthmatic people)

2011 Voor altijd lange mouwen , about Sanne and her automutilation/ self harm

2017  Unox factory in Oss, assaiment off UNILEVER

2020 Corona crisis in beeld

Awards

26 awards Silver camera (the annual photocontest in the Netherlands), Third prize European Fuji Award , nomination Sony Photo Award.

Exhibitions

1993 ‘Taurius’ Gallery (complete works); 1993 Rotterdam Library (student demonstration); 1996 World Trade Center (landscape photos and street view),;1997 ‘Museon’ The Hague (Rwanda); 1997 ‘Kunsthal’ (acquired works by “artotheek”); 2000 ‘Foto Bienale’ Rotterdam ( Mien, 79, homeless); 2000 Art gallery in Antwerp, collective “millennium”; 2001 Lille (France) ‘foto bienale’ (Mien,79, homeless); 2003 Dutch War Photography in the NFI (Netherlands Photo Institute); 2003 Dutch War Photography Kosovo, in Saint Petersburg; 2004 Jules Deelder 60 year anniversary, Kunsthal (shared exposition); 2006 Expedition Mount Everest / Daily Life Tibet in Gallery DeBuut Nieuw Beijerland; 2006 Expedition Mount Everest / Daily Life Tibet Photofestival Deurne; 2008 Screening Visa pour l’ image in Pergignan, Dutch Windmills; 2016 Rotterdam, refugees from Syria in Europa; 2016 Brunssum, Refugees from Syria in Holland; 2017 Delft, drougth and hunger in Somalia.