About
Colina van Bemmel (Nieuwegein, 1992) is an artist and filmmaker based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She graduated from ArtEZ University of the Arts in Fine Arts (2015) and her work has been shown and collected by numerous institutions and platforms. Colina expanded her artistic practice in the film industry, exploring narrative, temporal, and collaborative dimensions of her work. After the release of her documentary Waves of Burlesque (2023), she returned to her studio, embracing slower, more embodied forms of making.
Her art practice explores the tension between the personal and the universal through symbolism and material transformation. She draws from nature, mystery traditions, and evolving technologies to explore layers of reality we can sense but not always name.
Colina van Bemmel is interested in a beyond-human perspective, exploring an ecology in which humans can reconnect with larger rhythms of life. Her theoretical research examines the role of art in a post-secular society, seeking re-enchantment and meaning. Her work invites a reconnection with what lies beyond objectivity, while examining the tensions this evokes within contemporary cultural paradigms.
CONTACT
info@colinavanbemmel.com
+316 40897024
Exhibitions
UPCOMING
2025 Sept 26 Group-exhibition ‘SUP’ Amsterdam (NL)
2025 Oct 23 - 26 Group-exhibition ‘Occulture Conference’ Berlin (DE)
PAST
2025 Group-exhibition ‘Kunstlicht’ - Kunstlicht, Amsterdam (NL)
2025 Group-exhibition ‘Vrijpaleis Open’ - Vrijpaleis, Amsterdam (NL)
2025 Group-exhibition ‘Masks and Mirrors’ - Treehouse, Amsterdam (NL)
2025 Group-exhibition ‘Bigger and Better’ - Six and Sons, Amsterdam (NL)
2024 Group-exhibition ‘Outer Soul’ - Nartwork Aps, Florence (IT)
2024 Group-exhibition ‘I log In, Therefore I Am’ - Treehouse, Amsterdam (NL)
2024 Group-exhibition ‘Death & Rebirth’ - MACA, Amsterdam (NL)
2016 Solo-exhibition ‘Tijdloosheid’ - De Baak, Noordwijk (NL)
2016 Group-exhibition ‘Reactief’ - Het Colofon, Arnhem (NL)
2016 Group-exhibition ‘Het Virtueel Museum’ - Fontrodona Artspace, Amsterdam (NL)
2016 Art Fair ‘ArtArnhem’ - Eusebius, Arnhem (NL)
2016 Group-exhibition ‘Karakteratuur’ - Circa...Dit, Arnhem (NL)
2016 Group-exhibition ‘Duende’ - VM23, Arnhem (NL)
2015 Group-exhibition ‘Buitensporig’ - Maas Art Residence, Nijmegen (NL)
2015 Group-exhibition ‘ArtEZ Finals’ - Arnhem (NL)
2014 Group-exhibition - ‘Watdajel Art Festival’ - Utrecht (NL)
2014 Solo-exhibition ‘A Form of Freedom’ - Cameral, Koper (SLO)
2014 Group-exhibition ‘Common Ground #2’ - Litija (SLO)
2014 Group-exhibition ‘Common Ground #1’ -Medvode (SLO)
2014 Project Voice Motion - ‘Eu Si Ti’ faculties - Ljubljana, Maribor, Koper (SLO)
2013 Group-exhibition ‘Woeste Gronden #5’ - Koningsweg, Arnhem (NL)
2013 Group-exhibition ‘Prosjekt Løk’ - Galleri KIT, Trondheim (NO)
2013 Group-exhibition ‘Over the Fence’ - Finse (NO)
2012 Group-exhibition ‘KNO’ - Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem (NL)
2012 Group-exhibition ‘Anything but paint’ - Gallery EPIX, Arnhem (NL)
2012 Group-exhibition ‘Stuurloos’ - Arnhem (NL)
Filmography
2023 Silent Waters - Short Film (22 min, Nederland) - Role: Editor - Director: Brent Bosker - Producers: Brent Bosker, Susan Brakels, Kiki Schellingerhout. NFF: NPO Fictie award, 2023.
2023 Prakriti - Documentary (25 min, Nederland) - Role: Editor - Director, Producer: Luca Cueni. Screended at FC Hyena, 2023.
2023 Waves of Burlesque - Documentary (27 min, Nederland) - Role: Director, screenwriter. - Producer: Labyrint Film. 2022, Distributor: Amstel Film, theatre distribution with live tour April 2023. Nominated Best Short Documentaire - New Renaissance Film Festival, 2023.
2022 A Place Where Reality Lies - Documentary (35 min, Nederland) - Role: Editor. - Director: Ciska Meister - Producer: Zoë van der Kust. NFF, 2022, Award Beste Opstromer, Tegenstroom, 2022.
2020 Silence Undone - Short film (16 min, Nederland) - Role: Editor, Director-assistent. - Director: Kristjan Knigge -Producer: Magdalena Productions - Lady Filmmaker Festival: Best Ladies First Film Award, 2020.
2019 One Way Ticket - Documentary (25 min, Frankrijk) - Role: DOP, Editor. - Director en producer: Daham Alasaad - Tv, France 24, 3 januari 2020.
2019 The People of No Man’s Land - Documentairy (25 min, Denmark) - Role: Editor, Screenwriter. - Director: Daham Alasaad - Screened in Copenhagen and Paris.
2018 Behind Exposure - Graduation documentary (10 min, NL) - Role: Director, DOP.
2018 The Peace Between - Documentary (35 min, USA) - Role: Editor. - Director: Caroline Kamya - Producer: Talitha Bauer - New Filmmakers Fest in LA.