Art Academy:
2000-2004 Gerrit Rietveld Academy Amsterdam/ Photography
Exhibitions solo and duo (selected):
2026 TORCH Gallery (solo)
Fairs: Art Island, Art Weiland
Vouch
2025 AKZO Nobel Art Space “Beyond these walls”
Huis Marseile “Memento”
2024 Fairs: Paris Photo Fair, Paris (FR) (solo)
2023 Museum Hilversum “Light Spaces: Tamar Frank and Popel Coumou” (Duo)
Unseen Photography Fair Amsterdam (solo)
Escher in het Paleis “Just like Escher”
Keijsers Koning Gallery, Dallas (US) (Solo)
TORCH gallery (solo)
2022 Dahlias, et Caetera, Chateau de Flamanville France
Fotomuseum aan het Vrijthof (as 2nd prize winner for the Somfy photography award)
Keijsers Koning Gallery Dallas (US)
Fairs: Dallas Art Fair, Art Island Amsterdam
2021 Fotomuseum The Hague (solo)
Unseen Photography Fair Amsterdam
Unbound, Unseen Photography Fair
2020 TORCH gallery (solo)
Museum De Pont “Pictures from another wall, Collection of Huis Marseille”
Fairs: Art Rotterdam
2019 Fotomuseum The hague “De soep van Daguerre”
DE GROEN, Arnhem “Pick me”
Fairs: Photo Basel
2018 KadS (kunst aan de schinkel) Art in Public space; “when notion of time disappears”
- Photograph for an advertising pillar.
- Work (light photograph installation) for the showroom of David Lloyd
Fairs: Haute Photographie (solo)
2017 TORCH Gallery (solo)
Fairs: Volta13 Basel
2016 Dubai Photo Exhibition. Dutch/Belgium Pavillion
Museum het Valkhof, Nijmegen
Cultuurcentrum Mechelen, Belgium
Ritme en Regelmaat, 70 jaar abstractie in de kunst, 1956 – 2015, witteveen Visual Art Centre
Dapiran Art project space, Utrecht (duo)
LMAK gallery New York (solo)
Fairs: Unseen Amsterdam
2015 TORCH Gallery (solo)
Fairs: Art Rotterdam, Unseen Amsterdam, Seatlle Art Fair, Art Miami (solo).
2014 LMAKgallery, New York, US.
Huis Marseille Amsterdam
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag “Fotoverhalen”
AMC/Brummelkamp Gallery (Amsterdam Medical Centre)(solo)
Fairs: Pulse Miami, Art Rotterdam
2013 Huis Marseille, Amsterdam, “The rediscovery of the world”
Fairs: Art at the warehouse with Foam editions, Object Art with: we like art walls
2012 TORCH Gallery (solo show + book publication)
Huis Marseille, Amsterdam “Viewpoint. A closer look at showing”
Foam Magazine Talent exhibition. Wetserpark Amsterdam
Fairs: Unseen Amsterdam, Tokyo photo, Art Rotterdam
2011 Aando Fine Art, Berlin, Germany
Fairs: Art Rotterdam, Art Amsterdam, Pulse Miami, Tokyo photo
Seelevel Amsterdam
TORCH Gallery, Amsterdam
De rietlanden, Amsterdam
2010 TORCH Gallery, Amsterdam (double solo)
Huis Marseille, Museum voor Fotografie, Amsterdam
Amsterdam Centrum voor Fotografie (ACF)
Galerie 37, Spaarnestad, Haarlem (double solo)
Galerie 48, Breda
Art Rotterdam, Art Antique Utrecht
2009 Seoul Art Center, S. Korea
Villa Nouailles, Hyeres, France
Kunstanlab, Deventer
Seelevel, Amsterdam
ACF (Amsterdam Centre of photography)
2008 Gallerie Maurits van de Laar (solo)
ACF (Amsterdam Centre of photography)
Arti et Amicitiae “Het gonst in Arti” (as exhibitor and curator)
Foam “Expanding the city”
Villa nouailles, Hyeres, France (solo)
Platform21, Amsterdam
2007 Galerie Dubbelbee, Amsterdam (double solo show)
Galerie Pont en Plas, Gent, Belgium (solo)
Villa Nouailles, Hyeres, France
2006 Maatschappij Arti et Amicitiae Amsterdam
ACF (Amsterdam Centre for Photography) (double solo show)
Galerie 32/34 / SBK Osdorp (solo)
Saudades, Museum het Domein Sittard
Gallery Cokkie Snoei, Roterdam (double solo show)
Goudslicht, Gouda
2005 Fairs: Art Rotterdam
Kunst Rai on the oportunity of the nomination for the Thieme Kunst Rai price
Gallery Maurits van de Laar in The Hague
Foam (photomuseum Amsterdam) (solo)
2004 Gerrit Rietveld Academy Amsterdam
ACF (Amsterdam Centre for Photography)
Shell Amsterdam, Shell Young Art Awards 2004
Selection of collections:
- Kunstmuseum The Hague
- Foam (Photography Museum Amsterdam)
- Huis Marseille Amsterdam (Museum for Photography)
- Museum Het Domein Sittard
- VUmc (Medical centre Amsterdam)
- AMC (Medical Centre Amsterdam)
- The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs
- Government of the Netherlands
- Bouwfonds Nederlandse Gemeenten
- Statoil
- KPMG
- AkzoNobel
- Dela
- MediaMath (New York and Londen)
- Rosewood hotel Amsterdam
- Various Art Libraries
- private collectors in and outside
Grants, Nominations and Prizes:
2022 Winner of the Somfy Photography Award 2022
2021 Best Photo Book Award 2021 at Fotofestival Naarden.
Meijburg Art Commission Winner 2021
2020 Bewezen talent (Mondrian Fund).
Contribution for my publication. Prins Bernhard Cultuur Fonds/ Het Tijl Fonds
2019 Contribution for my publication (Mondrian Fund/ The Dutch Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture).
2012 Winner of the Mercure Cultuur Price 2012
Selected for the Foam Talent Magazine
Basisbeurs (Mondriaan Fonds)
2011 Nomination, Lecturis Award 2011 at Art Amsterdam
Funding form my book: Josine de Bruyn Kops Fonds/Prins Bernhard Cultuur Fonds
2010 Nomination, paul Huf Award 2011
2009 Basisbeurs (The Dutch Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture)
2007 Winner of Hyeres 2007 photography competition,
22e Festival International de mode & de Photographie a Hyeres
2005 Startstipendium (from The Dutch Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture)
Nomination, Thieme KunstRAI price
2004 Nomination, Shell Young Art Awards 2004
Activities:
2020. Guest teacher Academy of Architecture
Guest teacher at Zuyd Institute of Arts
2007 - now Giving workshops and lessons: Academy of Architecture, in my studio, ACF (Centre of Photography) Photo Academy Amsterdam and various other locations.
2012 Jury member for the “Arti Medaille” Prize
Programm commission of Arti et Amicitiae
2011 Jury member for the “Arti Medaille” prize
2010 Curator “DOOD”and Collectie imaginaire” Arti et Amicitiae
2008 Curator “Het Gonst in Arti”, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam
Commissions:
2026-2027 8 facades of 4 buildings for housing association Ymere
2022 Amsterdam UMC. Site-specific, permanent work for one of the floors
Meijburg Art Commission. New work inspired on the Meijburg building
2019 Spaces: Work in edition inspired on their buildings.
2018 KadS (kunst aan de schinkel):
- Photograph for an advertising pillar as a reaction on the neighborhood
- “Whispering light” Live size photographic lightbox for the showroom of David Loyd on the Overtoom Amsterdam
Air France Magazine: 3 photographs for the Opening pages.
2014 Hermes International: 12 images for a brochure.
2013 Mercure Hotel: 10 images for in de lobby of Mercure The Hague Central.
2012 A special edition made for the 50 years anniversary of the Hilton Hotel
2008 Livraison (5 images for publication in 2009)
Virtueel Museum Zuidas (free assignment)
Hyeres Festival International de mode & de Photography 2008 (free assignment)
2007 Studiokeesmarcelis, Interieur, architectuur, vormgeving
Virtueel Museum Zuidas
2006 Bouwfonds Nedelandse Gemeenten, photograph in an edition of 50 to offer the readers of NAW
Selection publications/interviews:
2021 Het Parool (about my show in TORCH Gallery)
NRC (about my show “Paper and Light” in The Hague)
2020 Oeuvre book ”Paper and Light” Design – SYB – .
Gup Magazine
Telegraaf (about my show “Paper and Light” in The Hague)
2019 Palet
PF magazine
2018 Het Parool
2017 Edition box with all 5 popel publications
Small monograph #5 popel Dark Blue
2016 Small monographs popel #3 Turquoise #4 Bordeaux
2015 Small monographs popel #1 Red #2 Blue
Parool 4 star review about my show in TORCH Gallery
2013 Telegraaf (mercure Cultuur Price)
2012 Book: POPEL COUMOU, Untitled. Designed by Willem van Zoetendaal, published by Torch Gallery and Van Zoetendaal.
Foam Talent Magazine #31
Interview in de Parool by Daniel Bertina.
Interview with Robert Altena at Springvossen, Radio Amsterdam
2010 NRC Handelsblad, Cultureel Supplement
Radio interview with Tjitske Mussche at “De Avonden”
Livraison (may 2009) (SE)
2009 XXste eeuw, Gemeente Museum Den Haag
Fonk
2008 Grafik (GB)
Gup Magazine
Creative review (GB)
Hyeres 2007, 22e Festival International de Mode & de Photography (FR)
Foam Album 2008
Photographie (D)
Ppaper (TW)
Oris (HR)
Volkskrant
2007 Hyeres 2007, 22e Festival International de Mode & de Photography (FR)
Chinese Commercial Photography
Le Monde 2 (FR)
HTV No. 69
2006 Art contemporain dans la périphérie
De volkskrant
Met stip
Room with a view
The Independant
New photographers 2007
Art Contemporain dans la Périphérie (FR)
2005 De Haagse Courant
CBK Annual Magazine
Digital Magazine www.kiez21.org
2004 Catalogue of the shell young art awards
PF Magazine