1967
Born in Culemborg, Netherlands
Lives and works in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Using knives and scissors as brushes, Patrick Koster paints with plastic on light. Inspired by the news, pictures from the media, poetry and philosophy and biblical and mythical iconography, the artist misleadingly uses bright and joyful colours. Intrigued by tension between (inner) peace and violence, he often treats subjects that are dark and layered with heavy meanings.
The duality between colour and subject is characteristic for his work, although the brightness of the colours used may also appear aggressive to the viewer. The light behind the plastic makes the colours violently confrontational. Similar to pop art Koster’s work is coupled to modernity and modern techniques.

Education
1989
ArtEZ Institute of Arts, Arnhem, Netherlands
1993
Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1996
Amsterdam Institute of the Art of Painting (AIS), Netherlands

Solo exhibitions
2017
KunstRai-Art Amsterdam 2017, Fontana Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2016
Kennedy Van der Laan, ‘The laments of an Icarus’, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1997
Gallery Saluki, ‘Crash Exhibition’, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Hilton Health Club, ‘Related to the body’, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1994
Art Project Space de Vetterstraat, ‘Burning Glasses’, installation, A’dam, NL

Group exhibitions
2018-2019
CODA Museum, Beauty of the Battle, catalogue *project subsidy from Stokroos Foundation Utrecht, NL, Apeldoorn, Netherlands
2018
CBK Zuidoost, Ode aan de Bijlmer, *project subsidy professional arts from Amsterdam Fund for the Arts (AFK), Bijlmer Years 1989-1997, Amsterdam, Netherlands
KunstRai-Art Amsterdam 2018, Fontana Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2017
Fontana Gallery, Winter Exhibition, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Art The Hague 2017, Fontana Gallery, The Hague (Den Haag), Netherlands
Fontana Gallery, Summer Show, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2011
ChezPatrickEtTherese, ‘duo-exhibition’, Amsterdam, NL
1999
ArtKitchen Gallery, KunstRai 99 / Art Amsterdam, NL
Ars Electronica, CyberArts, Computer Animation / Net-Art, Linz, Austria
Art Frankfurt, Aschenbach Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany
De Appel Arts Centre, ‘Unlimited.nl-2’, Amsterdam, NL
1998
De Boterhal Arts Centre, ‘Cool it & Cool Too’, Hoorn, NL
ArtKitchen Gallery, KunstRai 98, ‘Cool Too’, Amsterdam, NL
1997
Donkersloot Gallery, ‘Live painting at the Vondelpark’, Amsterdam, NL
AIS Gallery in collaboration with Vondelpark Foundation, ‘A Day Live Painting II’, A’dam, NL
Marijkehal Gymnasium, ‘When the mind soars, the brush dances’, Social calligraphy event, Monnickendam, NL
Club Hotel Arena, ‘Live VJ Performance’, Amsterdam, NL
1996
AIS Gallery, ‘Upshot’, Amsterdam, NL
1993
Facing Stedelijk Museum, ‘Records’, Amsterdam, NL
1992
Valkhof Park, ‘installation’, Nijmegen, NL
1990
K.IN.G.G.-Gallery ‘Pinhole Photographs’, Alphen a/d Rijn, NL [catalogue]

Artist’s Limited Edition Books
2013 – present
Boekie Woekie-artist-run bookstore for books by artists, ‘Consumed in Image: Mechanical Imagery’, Amsterdam, NL
2012 – present
Boekie Woekie- books by artists, ‘Consumed in Image: The Great Tactile Phase of Discovery’, Amsterdam, NL
2011 – present
Boekie Woekie- books by artists, ‘Consumed in Image: Prostituted Objects’, Amsterdam, NL
2010 – present
Boekie Woekie- books by artists, ‘Consumed in Image: The Assault of Touch’, Amsterdam, NL
2009 – present
Boekie Woekie- books by artists, ‘Boldies (F), Boldies (M)’, Amsterdam, NL
1999
ArtKitchen Gallery, ‘Consumed in Image Project’, ‘Boldies (F), Boldies (M)’, A’dam, NL
Aschenbach Gallery, ‘Boldies (F), Boldies (M)’, Amsterdam, NL

Projects, Performances, Collaborations
2019
CODA Museum, Beauty of the Battle, karate performance, Apeldoorn, Netherlands [catalogue]
1999
Prix Ars Electronica, ‘Inside-Outside Subjective-Objective’, Webcasting
Paradiso Cultural Center, Next 5 Minutes 3 (Arts, Politics and Media), ‘Inside-Outside Subjective-Objective’, Cablecasting, Amsterdam, NL
Salto Amsterdam Public Access, ‘Inside-Outside Subjective-Objective’, Television Cablecasting
1998
KunstRai 98, ‘Coverage of Cool Too’, Opening Peformance, Amsterdam, NL
Amsterdam Broadcast, ‘Cool Too’
1997
Vondelpark Foundation, AVRO Television (General Association of Radio Broadcasting), ‘A Day Live Painting’

Teachings, Workshops
2019
CODA Museum, Beauty of the Battle, karate workshop, Apeldoorn, Netherlands [catalogue]
1999
De Balie – Political and Cultural Platform, Next 5 Minutes 3, ‘The Art of Campaigning, Low End Technology Workshop’, Amsterdam, NL
1997
AIS Arts Institute, ‘Martial in Arts’, classes, Amsterdam, NL

Collection
Kennedy Van der Laan Art Collection, Amsterdam, NL

Publications
2019
Artist profile at ARTECRU’s artistic community website, Spanish and English
Masterscriptie Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Angela Schoonderbeek, Student Member of the Programme Committee Arts & Culture Studies, having two professions, being a karateka and a visual artist
2018
Het Parool (newspaper), review, Ode to the Bijlmer, CBK-Zuidoost, Amsterdam
2018-present
Gallery Viewer, presentation on online art platform at Galerie Fontana Amsterdam
2018
De Stentor (newspaper), Interview, Beauty of the Battle, Coda Museum Apeldoorn
2000-present
Boekie Woekie – artist-run bookstore for books by artists, internet catalogue, Consumed in Image: Mechanical Imagery / The Great Tactile Phase of Discovery / Prostituted Objects / The Assault of Touch / Boldies (F), Boldies (M)
2011
Arts Salon Chezpatrickettherese, adhesive film collage works, Amsterdam
1999
Ars Electronica, Cyberarts 99, Int. Compendium, Prix Ars Electronica; book, video and CD
Next 5 Minutes 3, international festival and conference for Tactical Media, Inside-Outside Subjective-Objective, Website N5M3
Next 5 Minutes 3, revolves around the notion of tactical media, the fusion of art, politics and media, Catalogue
De Hoeksteen Net, art works by Patrick Koster
1997
Art Alert magazine, Crash Exhibition, interview, review
1997
Art Alert magazine, Crash Exhibition, interview, review
1990
K.IN.G.G.-Gallery, Catalogue Pinhole Photography