About Elske

Elske Koelstra

photography  

ABOUT ELSKE


Read an exhaustive interview with Elske Koelstra:

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(Made in 2018 by Sylvie Huissaud from E-com-image.fr 

Elske Koelstra, 1964, is Dutch and  has always been interested in nature as well as in photography.

She was nominated best young photographer in The Netherlands in both 1995 and 1996. 


In 1996 she moved to Paris, from where she traveled the world for her former job as a biscuit maker.


She had several international shows in musea, galleries and on odd places like at Orly airport.


Nowadays she lives and works in the Provence in the south of France.



VIDEO: Elske tells about her photography

(Made in 2014 by Olivier Meissel, in French, 2 minutes.)

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SHOWS & CV

Impressions of shows, prizes, openings...

Film JS Award
Price JS Award
Exposition 'Mali' in Vrouwenhuis Rotterdam
Exposition 'Mali' in Vrouwenhuis Rotterdam
Exposition 'Mali' in Vrouwenhuis Rotterdam
Winner contest 'Kijk Brabant Nu'
Poster 'Kijk Brabant nu'
Poster exposition 'Ségou', town hall Hilversum, 1996
Town hall Hilversum
Opening exposition 'Ségou', with Ambassador of Mali and the mayor of Hilversum
with mayor of Hilversum
Exposition 'Ségou', Town hall Hilversum, 1996
Exposition 'Ségou', Town hall Hilversum, 1996
Poster Exposition in Museum 'Ships from foreign countries'
Ambassador of Egypt at opening exposition 'Foto's from foreign countries'
Exposition 'Foto's from foreign countries' in museum 'Ships from foreign countries'
Price Keukenhof
Poster event Museon, The Hague
Exposition Museon, The Hague
poster exposition 'Als het licht schrijft', Breda
Exposition 'Als het licht schrijft', Breda
Poster Mois bis de la Photo, Paris 1997
Exposition Mois bis de la Photo, 1997
Poster Salon de la Revue, Paris, 1999
Salon de la Revue, Paris, 1999
Salon de la Revue, Paris, 1999
Gallery 'Kas di Alma Blou', Curaço (Dutch Antilles)
Poster exposition 'Voyages' Aeroports de Paris, Orly, 2000
Solo Exposition 'Voyages' at Orly Airport, 2000
50 photos of 60 x 80 cm in one row....
Poster Exposition 'Bestiaires', Combrit, 2002
Exposition 'Bestiaires', Combrit, 2002
Exposition 'Bestiaires', Combrit, 2002
Exposition 'Bestiaires', Combrit, 2002
Poster exposition 'Portrait', Cavaillon
Poster exposition 'Design Appliqué', Bonnieux 2007
Exposition 'Design Appliqué', 2007, Bonnieux, France
exposition 'Design Appliqué', Bonnieux 2007
exposition 'Design Appliqué', Bonnieux 2007
exposition 'Design Appliqué', Bonnieux 2007
exposition 'Design Appliqué', Bonnieux 2007
Poster exposition 'Design Appliqué II', Lumières 2008
exposition 'Design Appliqué II', Lumières 2008
exposition 'Design Appliqué II', Lumières 2008
exposition 'Design Appliqué II', Lumières 2008
Poster event 'Voir & Ecouter', Rustrel, 2012
exposition 'Train de Vie' at Voir & Ecouter, Rustrel, 2012
Poster exposition ACORN gallery, St.Saturnin les Apt, 2012
exposition ACORN gallery, St.Saturnin les Apt, 2012
exposition ACORN gallery, St.Saturnin les Apt, 2012
Poster 'Journées du Sahel', Saignon, 2012
Exposition at 'Journées du Sahel', Saignon, 2013
Poster 'Décalages: La perte du Réel', Apt 2013
Exposition at Villa Augustine, Apt, 2013
Exposition at Villa Augustine, Apt, 2013
Exposition at Villa Augustine, Apt, 2013
Exposition at Villa Augustine, Apt, 2013
Exposition at Villa Augustine, Apt, 2013
Exposition at Villa Augustine, Apt, 2013
Poster event 'Voir & Ecouter', Rustrel 2014
Exposition 'About Birds & Butterflies' at Voir & Ecouter, Rustrel, 2014
Poster exposition in Maison de Bonilis, Bonnieux, 2015
Presentation at Maison de Bonilis, Bonnieux, 2014
Poster exposition 'Arbres etcaetera...', Galerie Caroline Tresca, Paris, 2015
Galerie Caroline Tresca, Paris, 2015
exposition 'Arbres etcaetera...', Galerie Caroline Tresca, Paris, 2015
exposition 'Arbres etcaetera...', Galerie Caroline Tresca, Paris, 2015
Poster exposition 'FLIGHT' Roussillon, 2015
Exposition 'FLIGHT' 2015, Roussillon, France
Exposition 'FLIGHT' 2015, Roussillon, France
Exposition 'FLIGHT' 2015, Roussillon, France
Exposition 'FLIGHT' 2015, Roussillon, France
Poster 'Stop Making Jam', documentary about Elske, april 2015
'Stop Making Jam' won First Prize of Southern France, 2015
'Stop Making Jam!' won national price of best reportage 2015
Poster Exposition 'The New Season 2015', Galerie Sille, Oudewater
Exposition 'The New Season 2015', Galerie Sille, Oudewater, The Netherlands
Article in Algemeen Dagblad about 'The New Season 2015'
Exposition Voir & Ecouter, 'l Âme Voyageuse', 2016 Rustrel, France
Exposition 'MARKED" Eclectica Print Gallery, Cape Town (South Africa) May 2017
Exposition 'Marked', Eclectica Print Gallery, Cape Town (South Africa) May 2017
Solo Exposition 'TIME', 2017, Caseneuve, France
Solo Exposition 'TIME', 2017, Caseneuve, France
Exposition 'Marked', Eclectica Print Gallery, Cape Town (South Africa) May 2017
Poster Exposition 'The New Season 2015', Galerie Sille, Oudewater
Exposition 'FLIGHT' 2015, Roussillon, France
Exposition 'FLIGHT' 2015, Roussillon, France
Exposition 'FLIGHT' 2015, Roussillon, France
Exposition 'FLIGHT' 2015, Roussillon, France
Exposition 'The New Season 2015', Galerie Sille, Oudewater, The Netherlands

CURRICULUM VITAE

Expositions Individuelles:

2019 Office de Tourisme, Apt, France, ("Nous ne sommes que de passage")

2018 "Voir & Ecouter", Rustrel, France ("As free as a bird")

2018  "Atelier PO'M", Monteux, France ("SPRING")

2017  “Le Cercle de l'Union”, Caseneuve, France (“TIME")

2016  “Voir & Ecouter”, Rustrel, France (“L'Âme Voyageuse")

2014  “Maison de Bonilis” Bonnieux, France (“Libre comme un poisson dans le Niger”)

2014  “Voir & Ecouter”, Rustrel, France (“About Birds & Butterflies”)

2013  “Villa Augustine”, Apt, France (“Décalages: la perte du réel”)

2012  “ACORN Fine Arts Atelier”, Saint Saturnin lès Apt, France (divers)

2012  “Voir & Ecouter”, Rustrel, France ("Train de Vie")

2001  “Galerie d’Art de l'Aeroport de Paris-Orly”, France (“Voyages”)

1997  Musée “Ships from foreign countries”, Rotterdam (“Photos de pays lointains”)

1997  Musée “Muséon”, La Haye, Les Pays-Bas (“Mali”, une journée)

1996  Hôtel de Ville, Hilversum, Les Pays-Bas (“Ségou”)

1994  COC, Rotterdam, Les Pays-Bas ("En t'attendant")

1994  Maison des Femmes, Rotterdam, (“le Silence de Mali”)

1995 – 1996  Siège LU Pays-Bas, Dordrecht, (sujets divers)


Expositions Collectives:

2017  "Gallery Eclectica Print", Cape Town, South-Africa ("Marked")

2015  "Galerie Sille", Oudewater, Pays-Bas ("The New Season")

2015  "Espace Casteau", Roussillon, France ("FLIGHT")

2015  “Galerie Caroline Tresca”, Paris, France (“Arbres”)

2008 Cave de Lumière, France ("Design Appliqué 2")

2007 “Galerie La Gare de Bonnieux”, France ("Design Appliqué 1")

2004 “Galerie IZO”, Cavaillon, France ("Le Portrait")

2002 “L’Oeil Quimperois”, Fort Ste Marine, Combrit, France (“Animaux”)

2001  “Galerie Artishow”, Douarnenez, France (“Ports and bateaux”)

1999  “Galerie Philippe Gelot”, Paris, France (“La Voix du Regard”)

       “Le Tapis Rouge”, Paris, France (“L’image de soi”)

       “Galerie Kas di Alma Blou”, Curacao, Antilles Néerlandaises

       “Galerie De Nieuwe Veste”, Breda, Les Pays-Bas (“Quand la lumière écrit”)

1997  “Galerie Nesle”, Paris, France (“Mois bis de la Photo”)

1994  “Columbus Art Gallery”, Aruba, Antilles Néerlandaises

1994  Musée d'Histoire, Rotterdam,  (“Dress code”)

1985  De Watermolen, Parc Sonsbeek, Arnhem,  Les Pays-Bas


Participation Films

2017  Court-métrage 'Deux Escargots s'en vont' de Jean-Pierre Jeunet (photographie)

2015  Reportage 'Stop Making Jam' de Michael Snurawa (protagoniste + photographie)


Membres:

1994 – 2002  Membre 'Candidat-Maître' du group BMK, Pays-Bas

               (BMK= Bonds Meester Klasse; group national de photographes maître)

1997 – 2000  Membre “Imathis”, Athis-Mons, France

1993 – 1996   Membre “FOTO” (photographes féminines), Rotterdam

1993 - 1999   Membre club photo Rotterdam, Pays-Bas

1985 – 1988  Membre de club photo Wageningen, Pays-Bas


Publications:

1999   “La Voix du Regard”, magazine Française

1996   “FOTO”, magazine Néerlandaise, (J.S.-Award, 2 photos)

1995   “FOTO”, magazine Néerlandaise (2 photos, double page)

1993    "Aruba Today", journal quotidien, 5 première pages


Prix et Nominations:

1999    Invitation Participation “Foto Nationaal”, Pays-Bas

1999    Invitation Participation “Het Dier Anders”, Fotofestival Naarden, Pays-Bas

1996    Nomination “J.S.-Award”, Pays-Bas

1996    1er Prix “Kijk Brabant Nu”, Pays-Bas

1995    Nomination “J.S.-Award”, Pays-Bas

1994    1er Prix “Beeldschoon Nederland”

Catalogue of the exposition 'MARKED', 2017 in the Eclectica Print Gallery in Cape Town (South Africa)

(contribution of Elske on pages 16-17)

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