Alex ten Napel (1958, Alkmaar) lives and works in Amsterdam.
Ten Napel studied at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. His autonomous work is frequently published in Dutch and foreign magazines and newspapers.
Since 1996 he has had several solo and group exhibitions and has been frequently commissioned by the municipality of Amsterdam and Utrecht.
In 2005, his Waterportraits were exhibited at the Epson Photo Festival in the fortified town of Naarden, the Netherlands and at Paris Photo.
Photos from the WATERPORTRAITS series were nominated for the Photographic Portrait Prize 2006, the National Portrait Gallery, London and Prix Photographique BMW-Paris Photo 2006, Paris.
He has had exhibititions at Paris Photo 2005 and 2006. At the Pobeda Gallery in Moscow, Cook Fine Art in New York, Galeria Omar Alonso in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Foto Art Festiwal in Bielsko-Biala, Poland and Miami Photo 2008 and more...
In 2009 waterportraits were acquired by the Caldic Collection. His work has been published in Le Monde Magazine, Zoom, Nowy Biuletyn Fotograficzny ŚwiatObrazu, Foto&Video, National Geographic, Focus Magazine, Arte All Limite, Volkskrant Magazine, Trouw, Parool, Financieel Dagblad, Huffington Post, Photoicon, Milk, de Morgen
Alex ten Napel
* 12 12 1958
1985 1988 The Royal Academy of Art in The Hague
member of the Gkf-photographers association and Dupho since 2004
exhibitions commissions books prizes nominations acquisitions
2022
zwolle museum fundatie zomer expo group
2019
zwolle museum fundatie zomer expo group
2017
utrecht fotogalerie utrecht 'waterportraits #1' group
zwolle museum fundatie zomer expo group
rotterdam contemporary artfair fotogalerie utrecht 'hens & roosters' solo
2016
hilversum museumhilversum 'ps camera' group
amersfoort 033fotostad fotofestival 'alzheimer portraits'. group
utrecht fotogalerie utrecht 'hens & roosters' solo
new york mossless publisher public/private/portrait 'alzheimer portraits' book
berlin galerie pfundt 'waterportraits' group
amsterdam kunstrai artfair fotogalerie utrecht 'hens & roosters' group
amsterdam realisme artfair fotogalerie utrecht 'hens & roosters' group
2015
santiago de chili 100 miradas al arte contemporaneo 'waterportraits' book
amsterdam christie's yipart charity photoauction 'hens & roosters' group
amsterdam kunstrai artfair fotogalerie utrecht 'hens & roosters' group
rotterdam rotterdam contemporary artfair eduard planting 'hens & roosters' group
amsterdam realisme artfair fotogalerie utrecht 'waterportraits' group
amsterdam realisme artfair eduard planting 'hens & roosters' group
2014
amsterdam SO 2014 honourable mention 'hens & roosters' prize
amsterdam SO 2014 honourable mention 'hens & roosters' book
2013
den bosch de verkadefabriek 'waterportraits' solo
2012
amsterdam amsterdams centrum voor fotografie 'preview/twelve' group
nijmegen umc st radboud 'twelve' solo
amsterdam eduard planting 'twelve' solo
2011
amsterdam amsterdams centrum voor fotografie 'marijke' group
cork crawford art gallery 'all my lovin' solo
brescia wave gallery water 'waterportraits' solo
2010
amsterdam pan amsterdam artfair eduard planting 'waterportrais' group
amsterdam 'linda. het boek' linda. 'commissioned portraits' book
kiev kievfotocom international festival of photography 'waterportraits #2' solo
trier fototage trier 'waterportraits' solo
utrecht artantique artfair eduard planting 'waterportraits' group
lodz fotofestiwal international festival of photography 'all my lovin' 'waterportaits #2' solo
toulouse fondation pour l'art contemporain 'portrait de familles' solo
amsterdam realisme artfair eduard planting 'waterportraits' group
2009
amsterdam 'andere ogen' volkskrant 'commissioned portraits' book
wassenaar caldic collection 'waterportraits' acquisition
2008
miami photo miami 'waterportraits#1' ton peek solo
amsterdam centrum beeldende kunst zuid-oost 'waterportraits #2' group
amsterdam de melkweg 'summer in the city' group
amsterdam primary school elout ‘me and my friend' solo
2007
puerto vallarta galeria omar alonso 'rojo' group
new york cook fine art 'waterportraits#1 and #2' solo
bielsko-biala foto art festival 'waterportraits#1' solo
zwolle 'dutch eyes' book
amsterdam foam 'verborgen schatten' group
amsterdam amsterdams centrum voor fotografie 'de mama’s en de pappa’s' group
aberystwyth aberystwyth centre 'photographic portrait prize 2006' group
moscow pobeda gallery 'waterportraits#1 and #2' solo
amsterdam centrum beeldende kunst zuid-oost 'gezichten van zuid-oost' solo
utrecht tonpeek 'waterportraits#1 and #2' solo
sunderland sunderland museum 'photographic portrait prize 2006' group
2006
london national portrait gallery 'photographic portrait prize 2006' group
london 'photographic portrait prize 2006' nomination
paris 'prix bmw-paris photo' nomination
paris paris photo ton peek 'waterportraits#1' solo
dayton 'photography now' one hundred portfolios dvd
2005
paris paris photo ton peek 'waterportraits#1' group
amsterdam primary school elout ‘me and my family‘ solo
amsterdam foam group
naarden-vesting epson fotofestival naarden ‘waterportraits‘ solo
2002
amsterdam amsterdams fonds voor de kunst ‘eerste jaars studenten‘ commission
the hague '50 ontmoetingen' gemeentehuis group
amsterdam 'last supper' panama group
rotterdam '50 ontmoetingen' las palmas group
amsterdam '50 ontmoetingen' mozes en aäron kerk group
amsterdam '50 ontmoetingen' book
haarlem 'museumdirecteuren' portretwinkel group
amsterdam 'foam in het vondelpark' het vondelpark group
amsterdam primary school elout ‘kinderen van elout‘ solo
amsterdam amsterdams historisch museum group
2001
haarlem ‘je leven vergeten’ focus book
amsterdam ‘je leven vergeten‘ verpleeghuis wittenberg solo
lisboa 'dutch photography' centro cultural de belém group
2000
amsterdam 'panl nominations 2002' loods 5 group
bunnik 'gezichten van alzheimer' alzheimer nederland solo
amsterdam panl nominaties 1999 book
amsterdam panl 2 merit awards prize
1999
amsterdam 'here we go' fhv book
amsterdam 'je kostbaarste bezit' kesselskramer book
ijmuiden 'gezichten van alzheimer' zeeweg ziekenhuis solo
amsterdam 'gezichten van alzheimer' gallery 2 1/2 x 4 1/2 solo
1998
amsterdam amsterdams fonds voor de kunst ‘albert cuyp' commission
1996
amsterdam amsterdams fonds voor de kunst ‘gezichten van alzheimer‘ commission
1994
utrecht 'utrecht voor later' catalogue
utrecht 'hoog catharijne' kunstzaal achter den dom group
1992
utrecht stichting stedelijke fotografie utrecht ‘hoog catharijne‘ commission
1991
amsterdam 'laugharne portraits' gallery 2 1/2 x 4 1/2 group
1990
the hague bronovo art prize haagse kunstkring group
the hague bronovo art prize bronovo hospital prize
1989
amsterdam stichting 'de mei' prize
amsterdam 'primary school laugharne' de moor group
1988
amsterdam 'browns' hotel laugharne' de moor group
amsterdam 'portraits' de moor solo
publications national
algemeen dagblad contrasten elsevier de fotograaf
de gelderlander de volkskrant denkbeeld dutch focus
foto linda. magazine medisch contact nautique parool
photoq.nl rails trouw utrechts nieuwsblad nrc.next
verpleegkunde nieuws versie volkskrant magazine vpro gids
publications international
connaissance des arts foto magazine le monde 2
lensculture.com milk zoom foto&video photoicon
artforum de morgen biuletyn fotograficzny
marie claire greece oxford times
media TV radio
at 5 avro jeugdjournaal journaal nps radio
radio noord-holland radio salto
cliënts
alzheimer nederland bureau zee nationaal reumafonds fhv nutricia het hoofdbureau orkater toneelgroep amsterdam trust kesselskramer sns ogilvy de slegte ppgh colors
chipper ppgh/jwt nederlandse spoorwegen publicis rijkswaterstaat vaz dias
spring vdbj rode kruis plan vosniedek nestlé masterlease engenius support
alfabeeld hordijk sanofi synthelabo gemeente amsterdam gemeente utrecht
stadsdeel amsterdam zuid stadsdeel amsterdam zuidoost basisschool de elout
verpleeghuis wittenberg linda. magazine volkskrant magazine
