Kinke Kooi studeerde aan de Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten in Arnhem, waar ze nog altijd woont en werkt. In haar tekeningen vergroot ze kleine subtiliteiten tot op het niveau waarop kijken een haptische ervaring wordt. Ze emancipeert in haar werk onderwerpen zoals plooibaarheid, burgerlijkheid, het steun verlenende van vastzitten en gastvrijheid. Haar werk is opgenomen in museale collecties in Nederland (o.a. Museum Arnhem en Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam) en diverse prive collecties in de Verenigde Staten, waar zij sinds 1995 regelmatig exposeert.
1980-85 Academy for the Visual Arts, Arnhem
2016 Sandra Gering Gallery, New York
2013 The Flower and her inner Focus, Feature Inc., New York
2009 Let me comfort you, Feature Inc., New York
2006 Taking the Vague for being true, Feature Inc., New York
2006 “Women Love Small Things,” De Praktijk, Amsterdam
2004 “Pink Web,” De Praktijk, Amsterdam
2002 Feature Inc., New York
2002 “De Ruimte tussen alle Dingen,” De Praktijk, Amsterdam
1998 Feature Inc., New York
1998 Museum Nagsael, Rotterdam
1993 Museum of Modern Art, Arnhem (catalogue)
1991 Galerie van Kranendonk, The Hague, Netherlands
1988 Kunstuitkijk, Deventer, Netherlands
1987 Hooghuis, Arnhem
2016 “Snapshot of a larger order", De ketelfactory
2014 “Spiegel Oog”, Museum Arnhem
Fertility, 33 Orchard, New York
O Muze, De Hallen, Haarlem
2014 “Surreal Worlds”, Centraal Museum, Utrecht
2013 “Uncontrollable Urge,” Portland Museum of Modern Art
2012 “Pearls,” Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, Netherlands
“Extravagant, Shameless, Unlimited – New Drawings in the Collection,” Museum Boijmans van Beunigen, Rotterdam
“Contemporary Surrealist Drawings from the Collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beunigen,” Institut Néerlandais, Paris
2011 “Facing the Abyss,” Witzenhausen Gallery, New York
“Special Edition,” PrintRoom, Rotterdam
2010 “…and then some,” Feature Inc., New York
“Daniel Hesidence Curates,” Tracy Williams Ltd., New York
“Down to Earth,” Nest, Den Haag, Netherlands
“Think Pink,” Gavlak Gallery, Palm Beach, FL; curated by Beth Rudin DeWoody
“Ontmoeting #3: Never a Day Without Lines,” De Ketel Factory, Schiedam, Netherlands
2009 “Opportunities,” BravinLee Programs, New York
“De Ideale Vrouw (The Ideal Woman),” Noordbrabants Museum, Den Bosch, Netherlands
“Waar kan mijn sterke, vreemde boot reeds aangekomen zijn?,” De Vishal, Haarlem, Netherlands
“Rebelle: Art and Feminism 1969–2009,” Museum of Modern Art, Arnhem. Netherlands; curated by Mirjam Westen (catalogue)
2008 “Mimicry,” RC de Ruimte Kunstenaarsinitiatief, IJmuiden, Netherlands; curated by Briek Drost and Kinke Kooi
2007 “Don’t Let the Boys Win,” Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, CA; curated by Jessica Hough
2006 “Domino,” Air de Paris, Paris
“Twice Drawn” (Part 1), Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY (catalogue)
“Quantum Vis II,” RC de Ruimte, IJmuiden, Netherlands
“Anti-makassar,” De Gele Rijder, Arnhem
2005 “The sun rises in the evening.,” Feature Inc., New York
“Drops in the Ocean: Contemporary Images from the Subliminal,” Met Wilde Weten, Project Space, Rotterdam
“Black and White and a Little Bit of Color,” Museum of Modern Art, Arnhem
“Malpractice,” De Praktijk, Amsterdam
2004 “Wim Izaks Prijs: Aaron Van Erp, Iris Kensmil, Kinke Kooi,” Dordrechts Museum, Dordrecht, Netherlands (catalogue)
“Grey Goo,” Flaca Gallery, London
“Floor of Heaven,” Artis, Den Bosch, Netherlands
2002 “The Space between All Things,” Galerie De Praktijk, Amsterdam
“GtT2,” Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
2001 “de Appel van Eva,” Lokaal 01, Breda, Netherlands
“Border Stories: IX International Biennial of Photography,” Fondazione Italiana per la Fotografia,Torino, Italy; curated by Denis Curti (catalogue)
“Not a. Lear,” Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York; Allston Skirt Gallery, Boston; curated by ANP
2000 “Faith: The Impact of Judeo-Christian Religion on Art,” Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT; curated by Christian Eckart, Harry Philbrook, and Osvaldo Romberg (catalogue)
“Not a. Lear,” Torch, Amsterdam; Galerie S. & H. De Buck, Ghent, Belgium; Art Process, Paris; curated by ANP
“Grok Terence McKenna Dead,” Feature Inc., New York
“Oogdwalen,” Museum Het Valkhof, Nijmegen, Netherlands
“Sans Papier,” Consortium, Amsterdam
“City Projects,” Galerie S. & H. De Buck, Ghent, Belgium
1999 “Gallery Artists,” Feature Inc., New York
“Drawings,” Feature Inc., New York
“The Nude in Contemporary Art,” Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT; curated by Harry Philbrick, Richard Klein, and Jessica Hough (catalogue)
“Evil Camouflage,” Torch, Amsterdam
M du B, F, H & g, Montreal
1998 “Het dier als Metafoor in de Internationale Kunst van Nu,” De Zonnehof, Amersfoort, Netherlands
1997 “Random Access Memory,” Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles
1996 “New Age Dada,” Kunstruimte Berlin
“Intimiteit,” Museum of Modern Art, Arnhem
“Proppen, Verswijnen en Verlangen,” Proton ICA, Amsterdam
“Cadavre Exquis,” Het Wilde Weten, Rotterdam
1995 “Brieke Drost/Kinke Kooi,” Galerie van Kranendonk, The Hague
“Strange Fruits,” Art Kitchen, Amsterdam
“New Age III,” Begane Grond, Utrecht, Netherlands
“Jesus is Boos,” Museum de Wieger, Deurne, Netherlands; Catherine Convent, Utrecht
“New Age Dada,” Gewabgebouw, Arnhem
“Dieren Dood en Levend,” Museum de Wieger, Deurne
1994 “Holland Tunnel,” Salle de Bains, New York
“Prominenten Keuze,” Kruithuis, Den Bosch
“Afslag 16,” Stedelijk Museum, Schiedam, Netherlands
“Het Nieuwe Realisme,” Galerie Apunto, Amsterdam
“NY/NL/XX,” Gemeentemuseum, Helmond, Netherlands (catalogue)
1993 “The First New Age Show,” W139, Amsterdam
Galerie van Kranendonk, The Hague (Art Frankfurt)
“Het Boudoir van P.M.,” AIR Foundation, Amsterdam
1992 “Het Koninklijk Paleis,” Kunsthal Rotterdam (catalogue: essay by Liesbeth Brandt Corstius)
“The Red Light Show,” Stichtung CASCO, Utrecht (catalogue: essay by Leontine Coelewij)
“Gelderland Biennale,” Commanderie van St Jan, Nijmegen, (catalogue: essay by Ans van Berkum)
1991 “Souvenirs,” Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, Netherlands
“Double Distance,” Het Kruithuis, Den Bosch
1990 “Tien Jaar de Gele Rijder,” Museum of Modern Art, Arnhem
Rijksmuseum Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
1988 “Koninklijke Subsidie,” Paleis op de Dam, Amsterdam
2014 Steenhuis, Henk. “Ik vul alle gaten in”, Trouw, March 1
2012 Chae, Julie. “The Cultural Landscape Architects: Hudson of Feature Inc.,” huffingtonpost.com, 14 September >link
2011 Hirsch, Faye. “Ten Highlights from the Editions/Artists Book Fair,” Art in America, 4 November >link
2010 Smith, Roberta. “Varieties of Abstraction,” New York Times, 6 August, C21 >link
2009 Kley, Elisabeth. Review, artnet.com, Gotham Art & Theater, posted 24 April >link
Johnson, Ken. Review, New York Times, 10 April, C27
Johnson, Ken. The Listings, New York Times, 17 April, C20
2008 Onnen, Serge (ed). Drawings On Writing, J & L Books, Atlanta (reproductions)
2007 Kooi, Kinke. Lecture in Is Art Real: 6 Readings, Sandberg Institute, Amsterdam
2006 Meijers, Jack. “Kinke Kooi”, Eigen Huis en Interieur, Januari, 103–107 (reproductions)
2005 Onnen, Serge. Drawings on Geology, J&L Books, Inc., Atlanta, GA
2003 “Kinke Kooi,” Yeti, no. 2, 118–125
Schwendener, Martha. “Kinke Kooi,” in Curve: The Female Nude Now, edited by Isabel Venero, Universe Publishing, 122–123
2000 Gass, Katherine. Review of “Faith,” Art New England, April/May
Kooi, Kinke. “Meditatie of Dwangneurose,” Metropolis M, no. 3, June/July, 25 (reproduction)
Merkling, Frank. “A New Look for Virgin Mary—Bobby Socks,” Danbury News-Times, 4 February, D1, 6
Sedensky, Matt. Review of “Faith,” Connecticut Post, 27 February, G1, 4
Streitfeld, L.P. “‘Faith’ Harvests a Renaissance in Ridgefield,” Stamford Advocate, March, D1, Vendrame, Simona.
“Nature and the Solitary Self,” Tema Celeste, October–December, 5–59 (reproduction)
1999 Arning, Bill. “Body Politics,” Time Out New York, 8 July, 56–57
Van der Have, Adriaan, and Rafael von Uslar, “Evil Camouflage,” Zingmagazine, November
1998 Suto, Wilma. “Welk Dierenlijke is het Leven Digst?,” De Volkskrant, 22 August
1997 Anderson, Michael. “Booster Up: Dutch Courage,” HTV de IJsberg
Pagel, David. “From Holland, A Closed Circuit Mentality,” Los Angeles Times, 28 July
Van der Jagt, Marijn. “Zaal giegelt om Horror van Huisvlijt,” De Volkskrant, 22 August
1996 Wesseling, Janneke. “Intimieit Gedijt bij de Gratie van Verhulling,” NRC Handelsblad, 15 July
“Cheese-Art,” Tagezeitung Berlin, 14 January
1995 Pieters, Din. “New Age Dada,” NRC Handelsblad, 27 January
Schwartz, Ineke. “Vol Overgave vaag zijn,” De Volkskrant, 20 January
Siertsema, Bettine, “Jezus is Boos,” Maart, Interpretatie
Stiemer, Flora. “Jesus was Ook Maar een Mens,” Algemeen Dagblad, 19 January
Tuitjer, Koos. “Jezus is Boos,” De Gelderlander, 13 January
Westen, Mirjam. “Stoute Lefgozerij in de Kunst,” Opzij, May
1994 Van Houts, Catherina. “Jesus is Boos,” Het Parool, 14 January
1993 Delfgauw, Leo. “Het Idee van een Verzameling,” Reflecties, Catalogue CBK Dordrecht, 16, 24
Didier, Michel. “Enthousiaste Nieuwlichters,” De Groene Amsterdammer, 28 July
Meutgeert, Henk. “Werk van Kinke Kooi in Gemeentemuseum Arnhem,” De Arnhemse Courant, 9 November
Monshouwer, Saskia. “The First New Age Show,” Metropolis M, October
Suto, Wilma. “‘The First New Age Show’ Beoogt Promo tie van Enthousiasme,” De Volkskrant, 30 July
Suto, Wilma. “Een Positief Standbeeld voor de Dikke Vrouwenkont,” De Volkskrant, 12 November
1992 Karreman, Tanja. “Het Huis is de Vrouw,” Ruimte, no. 4, 20, 29
Ottevanger, Alied. “Kunstenaars in Gelderland,” Het Blad, no. 100, 2–3
1991 Smolders, Rob. “Lage Landen Kunstprijs Verhoogd,” Tussen de Rais, Metropolis M
1990 Beks, Maarten. “De Gele Rijder blijft een Keurcorps,” Kunstbeeld, July/August
1988 Hagenaars, Henny. “Kinke Kooi,” Metropolis M, July/August, 32–33
1992-93 Fund for Visual Arts grant, Design and Architecture Foundation, Amsterdam