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2025 'Payground / unphoto' , new extra website: Launch july 25.
2025 'Amsterdam gebouwd op foto's' , Arti et Amicitea, Amsterdam, group
2025 Expected: Black Abstract (book).
2024 Arti et Amicitea, Amsterdam: Winter Salon, group.
2024 Mail-art project 'Year End 2024 / The View, Solo.
2024 Expected catalogue (preview)
2024 Studio 7-R, Amsterdam, group.
2024 Open Oost, Dokzaal, Amsterdam, group
2024 Interview Stadsdorp KNSM met Peter Spaans
2024 Interview Ahoy-RTV met Peter Spaans
2024 BAC, Amsterdam: 'Summer in the City', solo.
2024 PAKT, Amsterdam: Dead Darlings, group and auction.
2024 Veertig jaar VWWO / Waterwolf, group.
2023 Mail-art project 'Year End 3', Solo.
2023 Kunsthal 45, Den Helder 'Urban Oasis', group.
2023 VWWO, Amsterdam, Outdoor installation 'Empire State'.
2022 WG-Kunst, Amsterdam, group.
2022 Arti et Amicitea, Amsterdam: Winter Salon 2022, group.
2022 Het Vrij paleis, Amsterdam: dead darlings, group.
2022 Oosterkerk, Amsterdam / Open Oost, group exhibition
2022 Studio 7R, Amsterdam,with Spaans, Domart, Ruffin and v d Weij, group.
2021 Opening broedplaats VWWO, Amsterdam, group
2021 Studio 7R, Amsterdam. group exhibition with Spaans,Domart, Ruffin, group.
2020-2024-blackabstract-extra Project 'Black Abstract'
2021 Arti et Amicitea, Amsterdam, group.
2020 Open oost. oosterkerk, Amsterdam, group.
2020 Arti et Amicitea, Amsterdam. Zomer Salon group.
2020 Studio. 'New Works', solo.

2019 Arti et Amicitea, Amsterdam. 'Winter salon' group.
2019: Arti et Amicitea, Amsterdam. ‘ART ‘N SOCIETY // ZOMERSALON 2019’, group
2019 Singulart, Paris, group.
2019 Johan Deumens Gallery 'Not TODO', Amsterdam, group.
2019 Arti et Amicitea, Amsterdam. 'Zomersalon', group.
2019 Borneo Architectuur centrum, Amsterdam (duo: with Adrienne Norman).
2018 Dead darlings (veiling / groep) en Arti et Amicitea, Amsterdam group.
2018 Vrijburg, Moddermanzaal, Amsterdam. ‘FOTO PLAKS’ (Solo).
2018 Open Studio, Amsterdam. '12 Dicipelen' (Solo).
2017 Arti et Amicitea, Amsterdam. ‘Salon’ (groeps).
2017 Artists’ books from the Jack Ginsberg Collection, University Johannesburg.
2016 De Hallen, Haarlem: group ‘Reiskoorts’ group.
2016 Knsm-laan 325, Amsterdam ‘UNPHOTO’(solo).
2016 Arti et Amicitae, Amsterdam. ‘Salon’ group.
2015 Editions / Artists Book Fair (E/AB Fair) Johan Deumens gallery, solo,
2015 Book: On the road too, volume II
2015 AmsterdamUnseen in de Kunsthal Citroen garage, Amsterdam, solo.
2015 Arti et Amicitea, Amsterdam. group.
2015 Book: Mensen in Amsterdam vanaf het spoor gefotografeerd.
2014 2 Photo installations on the Europa plein, commission De Rai, Amsterdam.
2013 Gallery Johan Deumens, Amsterdam. ’Project World Works’, solo.
2013 Different books: World Works Project:
Handeling in een aantal gevallen, 1980 - 1981, Poem-Canalstreet to 34th street, Peter and Bert, Ellen Marina Jose, Berlin, 1979 - 1980, Tekeningen uit Arnhem, 1979 - 1980, New York Diary, 1982, Is this a city?, Amsterdam from the tracks, 1988-1989, Amsterdam, 2011 - 2012, World Works, ! - III.
2012 Tell me how you REALLY feel', The Center for Book Arts, New York, group.
2012 When the night falls', groupshow, KIK, Nijeveen, group.
2012 Kunstlinie, Almere. ‘@Almere en de anderen’, digital collages, group
2011 Harper's Books in 'Paris Photo', Grand Palais, Paris, group.
2011 Photo project 'New York from the yards', Harper's books, New York, solo.
2011 Book: New York from the yards, special edition Harper’s books.
2011: Studio 7-R, Amsterdam. ’Open studio’: digital collages and books, solo
2011 Johans Deumens gallery, The London Art Book Fair , London, group.
2011: Spinnerei, Leipzig, Germany, Johan Deumens gallery. Book presentation, group
2011: Horecava, De Rai, Amsterdam. Photo project, solo
2011 Project The Archival works (work period 2008 - 2011)
2010 100 Amsterdam photographs, commission De Rai, Amsterdam.
2010 Artist book The Diary project.
2010 Artist book The first family project.
2010: The London Art Book Fair (Whitechapel Gallery), London. Johans Deumens Gallery, group
2010: Dam square, Amsterdam. Photo project ‘Amsterdam’, solo
2010: International Photography Bienale, Amsterdam ‘GRID’ with Johan Deumens gallery, group

2009 Film 'SCHUIVEN' (2009, a remake film 'Schuiven', 1992 , BO5, Amsterdam).
2009: The Tunnel, New York. Editions / Artists Book Fair (E / AB Fair) Johan Deumens gallery, group
2009: Johan Deumens gallery, Haarlem. with o.a. book project ‘On the road too’, part I, group
2009: Outside at the entrance Kunst Rai, Amsterdam, ‘The archival project’, 6 large photo collages on canvas, solo
2009: Studio presentation, Amsterdam, ‘Om het zien / new works’, digital collages, solo
2008: Europaplein, photo project for the Rai, Amsterdam, solo
2008: Arti et Amicitea, Amsterdam. Wall installation ‘The Archive’, group
2008 Book and box: ON THE ROAD TOO.
2008 Magazines: THE INTERNATIONALS, box with 14 magazines, 2002 - 2007. The magazines are:The Brewster International, Vijfhuizen Internationaal, Amsterdam International, New York International, Berlin International, Dusseldorf International, Moordrecht Internationaal, Unconart International, Brussels International, Rotterdam International, Antwerp International, Emmen International, Vancouver International, IJmuiden International Paris International.
2007 Book: Unknown Cities book and 7 films
2007 Rivierenbuurt International', a project for the Rai / Noord-Zuidlijn.
2007 Dam Square, Amsterdam. Project 'AMSTERDAM'. 15 new photographs.
2006 Kruithuis Den Bosch. Hans Eijkelboom and Peter Spaans, installation.
2006 De Branderij, Antwerpen, with Jan Henderikse, Hans Eijkelboom etc.
2006: Heks galleries, Heks, Belgium. ‘Holland’, solo
2006: Europaplein, Amsterdam. 16 new photo panels for De Rai in public space, solo
2005 Arti et Amicitae, Amsterdam with Hans Eijkelboom and Jan Henderikse, Installation
2005: De Rai, canteen. 10 photo works, solo
2005: Europaplein, photos in public space ‘The surroundings of the Vijzelgracht’, solo
2004 Proeftuin Twente, Diepenheim ism SKOR. with Hans Eijkelboom. Photography, lecture + book, duo
2004 Book: Het Dilemma van Ruimte Skor and Proeftuin Twente)
2004: Amsterdam Art Hotel, Amsterdam. ‘Z.T.’, photography and multi media, group
2004: Galerie Sporadisch Antiquarisch, Amsterdam. ‘Z.T.’, books, magazines, multi media, books , solo
2003 Arti, Amsterdam Numbers Only. Photo installation, group
2003: Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim, Neuenhaus, Germany. ’10 jahre’, group
2002 Arti, Amsterdam New Members exhibition. Installation with 8 big photographs, group
2002 Fonds Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam. 4 photographers, group
2002 Brewster, New York, The Brewster project. The library project: magazine, photographs, group.
2002 Stichting Kunstfort Vijfhuizen, Vijfhuizen. The project 'Vijfhuizen International’, group
2002 Book: 'Die Grafschaft Bentheim entdeckt anhand………'
2001 Kunstverein Neuenhaus, Germany ‚Niemand wissend’, photo installation, duo
2001 Tramway, Glascow, Schotland Mirror’s Edge (tour) ‘Unknown Cities’, video project, group
2001 The Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, Canada 'Optical Verve', with video ‘No Way Out’, group
2001 Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark Mirror’s Edge (tour) Video and lecture, group.
2001 SONSBEEK9, Arnhem ‚Where the bus takes Us’, with hans Eijkelboom, group
2001 Book: Where the bus takes us’ (Sonsbeek 9), with Hans Eijkelboom
2000 Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada Mirror’s Edge (tour) video, group.
2000 Castello di Rivoli, Turin, Italy Mirror’s Edge (tour) video and lecture, group.
2000: Kunsthuis Hardenberg, Hardenberg. ‘Z.T.’, photo installations, book and video, with Eijkelboom, duo
2000 Book: Uiteindelijk kwam hij aan in Hardenberg (with Hans Eijkelboom)

1999 Different artist books: It is there in New York, NO WAY OUT, Escape to Newark, Object and Memory, Lost in Dordrecht and Bricks build your mind
1999 Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Dordrecht ‚ Verdwaald in Dordrecht’ photographs / book, with Hans Eijkelboom, duo
1999 Gallery Oele, Amsterdam‚ 'Bricks build your mind’ photography and installations, with Hans Eijkelboom, duo
1999 Kunstruimte SAFE, Dalfsen, ‚No Way Out’. photographs / installation, with hans Eijkelboom, duo.
1999 Stichting De Appel, Amsterdam: 'Unlimited II', photography / video, group
1999 Bildmuseet, Umea, Sweden Mirror’s Edge (tour) video, group
1998 Disco The Move, Arnhem 'No way out’ installation with slides, with Hans Eijkelboom, duo
1998 The Loft, New York, USA‚ 'It is there in New York’. Photographs, books and video, with Hans Eijkelboom.
1998 Galerie Oele, Amsterdam. ‘Z.T.’, Photography, group
1997 Johannesburg Biennale, South Africa. 'Trade Routes’ photography installations, group.
1996 The loft, Printing house, New York, USA. ‘No title’, fotografie, solo
1996 Jack Prezant gallery, New York, USA. ‘No Title’, solo
1995 Jack Prezant gallery, New York, USA. ‘Selected artists’, group
1995 Rita Dean Gallery, San Diego, USA‚ 'It is All Title’. Paintings + photography, solo
1994 P.A.R.K.4DTV, Amsterdam Williamsburg bridge video on cable network
1994 Galerie Oele, Amsterdam. ‘Prototypen’, group
1994 Galerie Vooreer de mensen, Amsterdam. ‘In Marble Hill’ and other work, solo
1993 Jack Prezant Gallery, New York, USA In Marble Hill photographs and book, solo
1993 Portable Gallery, Alkmaar. Marble is portable’ ‚wall sculpture and photo’s, group
1993 Rita Dean Gallery, San Diego, USA ‚In Marble Hill’. photography + paintings, solo
1993 Book: 'In Marble Hill', New York.
1993: Gerechtsgebouw Amsterdam, kamer B 3.24. Paintings and photography, solo
1993: The loft, Printing house, New York, USA. 'In Marble Hill' presentation and other work, solo
1992 Gallery Rita Dean, San Diego, USA Works, 'Don’t worry’. Paintings, photographs, solo
1992 P.A.R.KTV, Amsterdam. Broadcast cable Amsterdam. Video ‘Schuiven’, solo
1992 P.A.R.KTV, Amsterdam. Broadcast cable Amsterdam. Video ‘Malen’, solo
1992 Portable gallery, Amsterdam, group
1991 Gallery City Without Walls, Newark, USA Interlace installation, with Bert Wils, duo
1991 Gallery Rita Dean, San Diego, USA. ‚Travelling Eye’ installation, with Bert Wils, duo
1991: Galerie K, Alkmaar. ‘The Reflex’, Interactive installation / Waterszoon production, with Bert Wils, duo
1990 Gallery Dionysus, Rotterdam no title 2 installations, with bert Wils, duo
1990: Library Hippolytushoef, Wieringen. Models, photographs with E M Mosk, duo

1989: Gallery Inge Schrofer, Amsterdam. ‘Reunion’, paintings, group
1989: Studio Zaagmolenstraat, Amsterdam. ‘Waterszoon’, with Bert Wils, duo
1989: Gallery Het Recept, Amsterdam. Flood installation in the shop windows, with Bert Wils, duo
1988: Gallery Rosenberg, Offenbach, Germany. ‘Z.T.’, paintings, solo
1988: Gallery Inge Schrofer, Amsterdam. ‘Peter Spaans’, paintings and drawings, solo
1988: Gallery Inge Schroffer, Amsterdam ‘Alfred Brand, Arie Schippers, Peter Spaans, Bert Wils etc’, group
1988: Discotheek The Move, Arnhem. ‘New York Yards’, series 4 x art with slides. Installation with slides, solo
1988: Gallery Makkom, Amsterdam. ‘Makkom variations’, group
1988: Living room gallery Payens, Vrijheids laan, Amsterdam. ‘Z.T.’ , solo
1987 Gallery Rosenberg, Offenbach, Germany 'No Title', paintings, solo
1986 Mercurion Building, Rijswijk In Beeld / Station installation, group
1986 Book: New York from the yards. silkscreen and offset. total edition 150.
1986: Grafisch centrum, Arnhem. ‘New York from the Yards’, solo
1986: Galerie De gele Rijder, Arnhem. ‘In print’, graphic artists in de Gele Rijder, group
1986: Discotheek The Move, Arnhem, slide presentation, solo
1986: Erasmus gallery, Rotterdam, solo
1986: Cafe het Podium, Arnhem, solo
1985 4 magazines: 1. 207 STREET YARD (Manhattan), 2. 239 Street Yard (the Bronx), 3. Jerome / Concourse Yards (the Bronx) and 4. Coney Island Yard (the Bronx).
(All handprinted cover silkscreen, inside photo copy, edition 50)
1985 Kasseler Kunstverein, Kassel, Germany In The City installations with photo’s
1985 Galerie Koffer, Nijmegen, group
1985 Galerie Hollandse Spoorweg, Nijmegen, group
1985 Kunstuitleen Zutphen, silkscreens, collages, photography, solo
1984 Gallery De Krabbedans, Eindhoven no title photoworks and silcscreens
1984 Gallery B.A.C., New York, USA, 'No Title', silcscreens, group
1984 The Belvedere Tower, Arnhem The View installation with photo’s
1984 Gallery De Gele Rijder, Arnhem The Office installation/performance
1984 Galerie Makkom, Amsterdam. Outdoor projects. ‘City walk is a memory’, solo
1984 Galerie Clara, hospital Clara, Rotterdam. ‘New York - Berlin’, multi media, solo
1983 Artist book: works of a city’. Made in Silkscreen. edition 50.
1983 SBK Arnhem. ‘The City’. Graphics, group
1983 Gemeente Museum, Arnhem. ‘Works of a city’, installation / mixed media / book, solo
1983 De Woonwinkel, Arnhem. Window display project ‘Composition of domestic scenes’, installation, solo
1983 Galleria d’all occhio, New York, USA. ‘Berlin - New York’, mixed media, solo
1983 Teekengenootschap Pictura, Dordrecht, ‘The Interest.’, installations. With Bert Wils and K J Blaauw, trio
1983 Gallery Makkom, Amsterdam. ‘Two feet’. Mixed media and performance, with Bert Wils, duo
1982 Galerie De Gele Rijder, Arnhem. ‘A renewed acquaintance’ Installation, with Bert Wils, duo
1982 Zijlstra gallery, Arnhem. ‘New York - New York’, installation for both windows, solo
1981 Besiendershuys, Nijmegen. ‘City lounge room’, installation, solo
1981 Architecten bureau SAB, Arnhem, group
1981 Art academy, Arnhem, ‘Final presentation’, group
1980 Vitrines Grafisch Centrum, Arnhem. Installation, solo
1980 Galerie De Telloor, Alkmaar. Drawings and etchings, solo
1980 Besiendershuys, Nijmegen. ‘New GBK members exhibition’, group
1979 Schouwburg van Arnhem, drawings, solo

Projects
2020 - 24: Black Abstract
2015 - now: ‘Unphoto’. spatial works (paper maché, mixed media, collages)
2013 - 2014: Project ‘World Works’ (werk periode 2011 - 2014)
2011 Project ‘Archival Works’ (werk periode 2008-2011)

Books and magazines
2024 - 2025 'Black Abstract'.
2015 ‘On the road too’, part II. Second production edition 5. deluxe edition.
2015 ‘People in Amsterdam Photographed from the Rail’.
2013 3 large books with all prints from the ‘World Works' project.
2013: ‘Handeling in een aantal Gevallen’, 1980 - 1981.
2013: ‘Poem: Canal Street to 34th Street’.
2013: ‘Peter en Bert’.
2013: ‘Ellen Marina José’.
2013: ‘Berlin, 1979-1980’.
2013: ‘Drawings from Arnhem’, 1979-1980.
2013: ‘New York Diary’, 1982 .
2013: ‘Is this a city?’.
2013: ‘Amsterdam vanaf het spoor', 1988-1989.
2013: ‘Amsterdam’, 2011-2012.
2011: ‘New York from the yards’, special edition (Harper's books, East Hampton, NY).
2010: ’The Diary project’.
2010: ‘The first family project’.
2008 ‘On the road too’, part I. First production, edition 10. Deluxe edition.
2008 Magazines ‘The Internationals’, box with 14 magazines, 2002 - 2007. The magazines are: ‘The Brewster International’, ‘Vijfhuizen International’, ‘Amsterdam International’, ‘New York International’, ‘Berlin International’, ‘Dusseldorf International’, ‘Moordrecht International’, ‘Unconart International’, ‘Brussels International’, ‘Rotterdam International’, ‘Antwerp International’, ‘Emmen International’, ‘Vancouver International’,’ IJmuiden International’ and ‘Paris International’.
2007 ‘Unknown Cities’ Book and 7 films.
2004 ‘The Dilemma of Space’ (Proeftuin Twente, with Hans Eijkelboom).
2002 ‘Die Grafschaft Bentheim discovers ………’ .
2001 ‘When the bus brings us’ (Book for Sonsbeek 9) (With Hans Eijkelboom).
2000 ‘Ultimately He Arrived in Hardenberg’ (with Hans Eijkelboom).
2000 ‘Escape to Newark’.
1999 ‘Object and Memory’.
1999 ‘Lost in Dordrecht’, (with Hans Eijkelboom).
1999 ‘Bricks Build Your Mind’, (with Hans Eijkelboom).
1998 ‘No Way Out’, (with Hans Eijkelboom).
1998 ‘It is here in New York, (with Hans Eijkelboom).
1993 ‘In Marble Hill’ Old people and architecture in Marble Hill, Bronx, New York.
1986 ‘New York from the Yards’. Total circulation 150. 1985 4 magazines: 1. 207 STREET YARD (Manhattan), 2. 239 Street Yard (the Bronx), 3. Jerome / Concourse Yards (the Bronx) and 4 Coney Island Yard (the Bronx), each edition of 50 1983 'Works of a city'. Edition 75.

Video
2009 'Musical City', 81 minutes.
2009 Remake 'Sliding'.
2008 'Unconart's Song VIII/ Music'.
2007 'Unconart's Song VII / Art Brut'.
2007 'Unconart's Song V/M Reloaded'.
2007 'Unconart's Song IV'.
2007 'Unconart's Song'.
2007 'The Projects' (Vancouver).
2005 'Glasgow' (Dope).
2005 'A walk around the Empire State' 2005 'Train Dance'.
2004 'Playground'.
2003 'To the Bridge'.
2000 'Hardenberg'.
2000 'No Way Out' (Dalfsen).
1999 - 2002 Seven films for the project 'Unknown Cities' (1999 - 2002) 1999 'Amsterdam walk'.
1999 'Queensboro Bridge'.
1999 'Round the block'.
1999 'To the waterfront'.
1999 'Circle'.
1998 'No Way Out' (Manhattan).
1994 'Williamsburg Bridge'.


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