Travis A. G. Geertruida (1993) is an artist currently based in The Hague. In 2021, he graduated from HKU with a BA in Fine Art. Travis Geertruida brings together multiple, multidisciplinary works that emerge from long trajectories of research. Both individually and as part of an installation, his works often include symbols and structures of clear cultural significance, allowing him to expose and question their meaning for himself and others.
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Education
2017-2021 Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU) | Bachelors in Fine Art | Utrecht
2015 -2017 Instituto Buena Bista (IBB) | Curaçao
Performances
2024 Mondongo | Positions: Afterlives | Stroom, Den Haag
2023 Knowing Cotton Otherwise | Fashion for Good Museum, Amsterdam
2023 Manifestation #11 MAL ORA | Buro Stedelijk, Amsterdam
2021 Performance night: Bario di Spiritu | Stroom, The Hague
Group Exhibitions
2025 Wiggle Room | De Ijskast | Het Archief, Rotterdam
2025 PROSPECTS | Art Rotterdam
2024 UNFAIR24 | Westergas, Amsterdam
2024 Netting and waiting | See Lab, Den Haag
2024 Future Health Expo | Botanische Tuinen Universiteit Utrecht
2024 All You Can Art 9 | Kunsthal, Rotterdam
2024 Jouw Hedendaagse Demonen | Bosch Parade en Willem Twee Kunstruimte, Den Bosch
2024 Climate Imaginaries at Sea | Bradwolf Projects, Amsterdam
2023 Homeward Bound | KV02, Den Haag
2023 Do We Care? | Museum de Fundatie/Kasteel Het Nijenhuis, Zwolle
2023 Rondom het Fort | Fort Maarsseveen, Maarssen
2022 MiStoria (HisStory) | EXbunker, Utrecht
2022 Ruimte waar het licht kan komen | Janskerk, Utrecht
2022 Lift Off | Het Refectiehuis, Utrecht
2021 Kòrsou - Curaçao | National archive, The Hague
2021 Expositie 50-50 | PLAY room, Zaandam
2021 LekArt Jong Talent 2021 | Werk aan het Spoel, Culemborg
2021 Offline | Fine Art Graduation show | Pastoe fabriek, Utrecht
2020 All You Can Art 5 | Kunsthal Rotterdam
2019 The Best Fantastic New Thing | University Bookshop Otago, Dunedin
2019 The First Time Always Hurts | Vodka Soup Collective | Oudenoord 330, Utrecht
2018 Say No More (online exhibition) | isthisitisthisit.com
Solo Exhibition
2022 MiStoria (HisStory) | EXbunker, Utrecht
Residency
2021 Destillaat #23 | Extrapool, Nijmegen
2016 Caribbean Linked IV | Ateliers ‘89, Aruba
Festival
2022 Spring Festival | Project: The Village Utrecht | Lunetten, Utrecht
Awards and Subsidies
2024 Stroom Pro Invest
2023 Mondriaan Artist Start Stipend
2020 Indigo Deijman Onderzoeksprijs
2020 Dooyewaard Stipend | Nominated
Related professional activities
2022-2025 Teacher at HKU Fine Art, and Fine Art and Design in Education | University of the Arts Utrecht
2025 Curated Positions: Gut Feeling | Stroom, Den Haag
2024, 2025 Gave a sculpture workshop as part of the ONSbank program
2023 Lead a performance seminar at HKU, Fine Art | University of the Arts Utrecht
2022 Co-coordinator of Studio Total | Program funded by Gemeente Utrecht and HKU
2022 Lead a performance seminar at HKU, Fine Art | University of the Arts Utrecht
2022 Co-organizer Critical Feedback seminar week at HKU, Pastoe | University of the Arts Utrecht
2021 Lead a workshop during All You Can Art | Kunsthal Rotterdam
2020 Conducted a photography and performance workshop during All You Can Art | Kunsthal Rotterdam
2020 Lead a Performance seminar together with Adara Godschalkat HKU, Fine Art | University of the Arts Utrecht