Simone Hooymans – visual artist CV

Born 1974, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Lives and works at the international Artist Residency KH Messen in Ålvik, in Norway. Member of BONO, Visp, NBK, BKFH.

Education

2004 – 2005 Postgraduate st.Joost, Breda, Fine Art, the Netherlands (MA) 1998 – 2002 Art academy HKA Arnhem, Fine Art, the Netherlands (BA) 1992 – 1996 St. Lucas Boxtel, Graphic design/audio visual, the Netherlands

Filmography
Upcoming Elliots world of wonders (10 min.) Producer Turid Rogne
2025 The Perpetual Tapestry (10 min.) Producer Turid Rogne Aldeles As
2024 / Fjellet (6 min. Videoloop) Fana Brannstasjon.
2024 / As Far As You Can See. (5 min video loop) Helse Førde.
2024 / Beneath the Surface Though the Sky. (20 min). Trollywood Productions.
2023 / Farewell Glacier. (4 min.) Music video Terje Isungset.
2022 / Chapel of very small Creations. (6 min video loop)
2021 / Ancient Waves (5 min video loop)
2020 / Trees That Whisper (4 min.) Music video Heidi Torsvik-Winter Lazarus.
2020 / Talking Plants (6 min.) Videoinstallation Deichman Bjørvika Oslo
2019 / Let ́s sing and make magic before the day speaks. (4 min loop)
2019 / Ras (6 min.). Producer Turid Rogne Aldeles As
2018 / The Quiet Beauty (5:20 min) Music video Røyst Trio
2018 / All That Space Between Us (5 min loop) Animation for public space
2018 / When the Icehorn Blows (4 min), Music video Terje Isungset.
2017 / Meet Me There – Meet Me Then (5 min loop), Animation public space
2016 / Rett Ned (7 min). Music video for Building Instrument
2015 / Sweet Mysterious (6 min). Music video Mari Kvien Brunvoll.
2014 / Astrofeut (20 min loop). Video installation
2012 / After Office Hours (4 min). Animation
2008 / Broken Horizon (4 min). Animation
2008 / Planisphere (10 min. loop). Animation. Site specific 4-channel video

Solo exhibitions
2027 upcoming: Chateaux d Á́ngers, France.
2026 upcoming: Kunsthall 3,14 Bergen, Norway
2026 upcoming: Bohusläns Konsthallen, Sweden When the Moon Drinks the Sea
2025 Kunsthuset Kabuso Øystese, Norway. Eternity in a Moment
2023-2024 Mediamatic, The Netherlands. Talking Plants.
2023 / Osa Festivalen, Norway. A place they call Utopia.
2023 / Karmsund folkemuseum in Haugesund, Norway. After Office Hours.
2022 / Dropsfabrikken / Meta.Morf Biennale Trondheim, Norway. By drawing the waves.
2021 / Kh7 Artspace Århus, Denmark. Ancient Waves – Falling Stone.
2020 / Sølvberget galleri Stavanger, Norway. An elusive world.
2020 / Kunstgarasjen, Bergen, Norway. So beautiful, so catastrophic.
2018 / Reisman Hall art gallery, New York, Meet Me There – Meet Me Then.
2017/2018 Care organization ORO, NL. Meet Me There – Meet Me Then.
2015 / Kabuso, Øystese, Norway. Solo Screening
2014 / Haugesund Kunstforening, Norway. Exhibition After Office Hours.

Group exhibition (selection)
2026 / Hello Museum, South Korea
2025 / ArtArtist Dusseldorf Germany. With art collective Spartnic.
2024 / Lyskunst festival Geiranger.
2024 / JUBEL. Jubileum utstilling Harding Puls. Kunsthuset Kabuso Øystese
2023 / Deichman Bjørvika Oslo, Sommer utstilling and concert with Ensemble neoN.
2023 / Silbersalz Art and Science festival, Germany. Chapel of very small Creations.
2023 / Tegnerforbundet Oslo, Norway. Viriditas. Chapel of very small Creations.

2023 / YAM Museum, Australia. Speaking Water. Collaboration with 5 women artists.
2022 / Changwon sculpture Biennale 2022, South Korea.Chapel of very small Creations.
2021 / IJsselbiennale, the Netherlands, RAS.
2020 / Deichman Bjørvika public library Oslo. Norway. Video installation Talking Plants.
2019 / National Gallery Skopje, Macedonia. Let’s sing and make magic.
2019 / Vishal Haarlem, the Netherlands. Div. animations.
2019 / Art Quake Kyoto, Art Biennale, Japan. All that Space Between Us.
2019 / Bomuldsfabrikken Kunsthall Arendal, Norway. All that Space Between Us.
2019 / Every Woman Biennial New York. The Quiet Beauty.
2018 / Suwon IPark Museum of Art in South Korea. Of Nature.
2017/2019 Statens Høstutstillingen. Oslo, Norway. Meet me then- and Ras.
2017 / Vestlandsutstillingen VU17, Norway, Sweet Mysterious and Rett Ned

Film festival screenings (selection from 2020)
2026 / (upcoming) Sprout Film festival Amsterdam
2026 / VideoFormes, Clermont Ferrand France.
2026 / Cinéma européen de Lille France
2025 / Movies on War. Elverum. Norway
2019/2025 BIFF Bergen International Filmfestival, Norway
2020 /2025 Beijing International Short Film festival, BISFF China.
2020 / 2025 Odense International Shortfilmfestival, Denmark 2019/2020/2024/2025 Kortfilmfestivalen Grimstad, Norway.
2022/2024 / Trånas at the Fringe, Sweden.
2024 / Animed Filmfestival in Alicante Spain
2024 / Nuit de l’Image Européenne, Clermont Ferrand France.
2020/23 / FAF Animation festival Fredrikstad, Norway.
2022 / Reykjavik Film Festival. Iceland.
2021/ Videoformes, Clermont Ferrand France.
2020 / Festival Cinema Jeune Public, Lausanne, Swiss.
2020 / ReAnima Animation festival Bergen, Norway.
2020 / PORI International film festival, Pori, Finland.
2020 / Animafest Zagreb Croatia.
2020 / Tricky Woman /Tricky Realities Film festival Vienna Austria.
2020 / Minikino International Filmfestival Bali.

Film Awards (selection)
2024 / Award Vizion Independent Zone Filmfest. Ukraine. Farewell Glacier. 2022 / Award best experimental. Reykjavik Film Festival, Iceland. RAS.
2021 / Winner New York Animation Film Awards , USA. RAS.
2021 / Award Mobile Animation Festival, Alabama. USA. RAS
2020 / Anima Online Award – ReAnima Film festival Bergen, Norway. RAS. 2019 / Winner Best Animation, Art Biennale Japan. All That Space Between Us. 2019 / Honorabel Mention at Kortfilmfestivalen Grimstad, Norway. Rett Ned.

Grants:
2026 / Billedkunstvederlag prosjektstøtte
2026 / Regional stipend BKH
2026 / Statens Diversstipend
2025 / Project stipend Kulturrådet, seperat utstilling Kabuso Øystese.
2024 / Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfonds 1-år stipend
2022 / Production grant The Perpetual Tapestry. Norsk Film Institute Norway 2021 / Development grant Elliots World of Wonders. Vestnorsk Filmsenter
2021 / Statens Kunststipend for 2 years
2021 / Nordic Mobility funding for KH7Artspace Aarhus. DK.
2020 / Billedkunstvederlag prosjektstøtte.
2020 / Production grant The Perpetual Tapestry. Vestnorsk Filmsenter
2020 / Production grant The Perpetual Tapestry. Fond for Lyd og Bilde, Kulturrådet
2019 / Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfonds 1-år stipend
2019 / Project stipend. Hordaland Kunstsenter
2019 / Kunststipend 1-år Hordaland
2019 / Production grant for animation RAS. Fond for Lyd og Bilde, Kulturrådet 2018 / Production grant for animation RAS. Vestnorsk Filmsenter
2018 / Production grant for animation RAS. Norsk Film Institute Norway
2017 / Travel grant, from Vestnorsk Filmsenter Bergen Norway
2016 / Development grant RAS. Vestnorsk Filmsenter Bergen
2016 / Travel grant for Short Film Festival Troyes, France. Norsk Film Institute 2011 / Utstillingsstipend by Norsk kulturråd for Kabuso Øystese, Norway

Commissions / Collections
Kvam videregående, Kvam herad
Nedre Gangsås dagsenter, Harstad
Fana Brannstasjon. Commissioned by Bergen kommune.
Helse Førde, hospital. Commissioned by kulturbyrå Mesén Oslo.
Haukeland Universitet sykehuset (digitalt trykk) KORO
Askøy Folkebibliotek. Bergen kommune Norway
LOGO Private Logopedisk barneklinikk. BRNO Czech Republic.
Kunstsamling Oslo Kulturetaten, Norway (Talking Plants).
NTNU Trondheim, Norway (animation Ancient Waves).
Sogn og Fjordane Kunstmuseum, Norway (animation Sweet Mysterious). Trondheim kommune, Norway (Drawings).
EYE Film Institute Amsterdam, the Netherlands (animation Broken Horizon). Haugalandmuseet, Norway (Broken Horizon and After Office Hours).
Collection of National Gallery Skopje, Macedonia (Let ́s sing and make magic…).

Art Residency / Lab / other
2022 – Video artist for Ensemble neoN and Benedicte Maurseth
2025 – Digital Weaving beginners course at Vevft bergen
2018-  Selection committee / Communication Kunstnarhuset Messen (AIR), NO. 2022 / Art residency at Changwon sculpture Biennale 2022,
South Korea.
2020 / Guest speaker Masterclass Film Music. Leeds Conservatoire, UK.
2019 / Residency Art colony Galichnik, Macedonia.
2019 / Off-Piste Storytelling in Virtual Reality Lab. Lillehammer, Norway.
2017 – 2018 Den Kulturelle Skolesekken Concert/VJ-tour Building Instrument .