Cindy Marler Curriculum Vitae

In 1982 I became interested with the technical side of photography. I had until then worked in theatre, performing, directing, writing, and choreographing. I had the opportunity to learn how to develope and print my photographs in a professional darkroom in the multimedia center " The Melkweg" in Amsterdam. Around that time I also started to work with the very talented pop photographer Kees Tabak as his studio assistant. I continued to photograph in my own studio working with light and composition. In 1988 I showed my nude black and white work to Suzanne Dechert, the curator of the Melkweg Gallery, and she offered to expose it with 6 other women's erotic work "Seven Women on Erotic Photography". In 1990 I had my first solo exhibition in the Melkweg Gallery. "Amsterdam's Angels". For the next decade I challenged myself to learn different techniques, to express the theme and character of the body of work in which my theme lay. In 199I started working in color and on locations, which I found exciting in a very different way to studio work. I describe myself as selftaught, however I have learnt from everything and everybody around me. From 2003 - 2009 I worked for Het Financieele Dagblad, a dutch version of The Financial Times. Photographing national and international well known politicians, writers, directors etc. This was an enormous learning curve once again. If the passion is there, there is no limit to what is possible. I have been passionate about my photography for more than 20 years. This is the driving force behind my work.

 

Group exhibitions

2009 Eduard Planting Gallery for Fine Art Photography, Amsterdam

2006 Nico Koster Gallery Modern Amsterdam

2006 Biennale Internazionale di Fotografia di Brescia
"A Female Perspective"

2005 “Fragile” ArtKitchen Amsterdam

2004 “Egocentrika” WM Gallery Amsterdam

2003 “Holland” WM gallery Amsterdam

2002 G.K.F. Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam

2001 "Color Works " Foto Kina Cologne

1996 European Visions of Sensuality, Amsterdam

1995 G.K.F. 50 years Noorderlicht Groningen

1992 Kodak d´Or award Holland

1992 "Anges" Gallery Godante Tokyo

1991 "Seven Women" Ken D'Amy Museo, Italia

1991 "Lilith " Torch Gallery, Naarden

1989 "Zeven Vrouwen" Melkweg Gallery, Amsterdam

Solo Exhibitions

2005 “Derriere” WM Gallery Amsterdam

2002 Zwart Muur, Melkweg Gallery Amsterdam

2002"Vintage Women" Armando Museum, Amersfoort.

2001 "Snapshots". Film van Rudolf van de Berg. Amsterdam.

2000 "Eye 2 Eye " Melkweg Gallery Amsterdam.

1998 "Portretten van Beeldende Kunstenaars" Cafe Schuim, Amsterdam.

1997 "Complete Works" Molkau Photo Museum , Leipzig.

1996 "Angels and Others" Im Focus Gallery, Cologne

1995 "Spirit of Dance " Melkweg Gallery Amsterdam.

1994 "Collected works ", Elleboogkerk, Amersfoort.

1993 "Nudes in Naarden", solo expo Biennale, Naarden.

1992 "Girls' School", Melkweg Gallery Amsterdam.

1990"Amsterdam's Angels" Palais des Arts, Cannes, France.

1990"Amsterdam's Angels", Melkweg Gallery Amsterdam

Publicity
Catalogue Focus (1991.)
Catalogue Biennale Naarden (1993)
Catalogue Ken D´Amy Museo (1991)
Catalogue Kobe Aid Auction (1998)
Catalogue Sotherby’s (2003)

Books
" European Visions of Sensuality" (1995)
"Eye 2 Eye", Dutch Women Photographers" (2000)
"Eros Fotografia" Italy (2003)

Collectors
Bert Hartkamp collection, The Netherlands
Torch Gallery Amsterdam
Foto Museum Sittard, The Netherlands
Gallery Godante Tokyo, Japan
Ken D'amy Museo Brescia, Italy
Melkweg Gallery Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Photo Museum Molkau Leipzig, Germany
Im Focus Am Dom Museum, Keulen, Duitsland
Kayman GalleryAmsterdam
Film Museum, Amsterdam
Eduard Planting Fine Art Gallery Amsterdam
and other private collectors

1996-2005 taught creative photography at the Amsterdam Center for Photography.

2001 scholarship (werkbeurs) from the Fonds voor de Beeldendekunst.

2002 Mondriaan Foundation grant for "Vintage Women" exhibition.

2008 Stichting Sem Presser Archief grant for "Children of the San"

2003-2009 working each week for "Het Financieel Dagblad" weekend edition, large portraits. of politicians, writers, philosophers etc.