Merijn Hos, 1978, Enschede, Netherlands
Currently lives and works in Utrecht, Netherlands
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Education

Gratuated with a BFA in Illustration, School of Visual Arts, Utrecht, Netherlands (2004)

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Solo Exhibitions

- 16/18 gallery, The Never Ever Show, Utrecht, The Netherlands (2005)
- Carhartt store, Hittin' On You, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006)
- Blend store/ gallery, Untiteld, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006)
- Subaquatica, I Tought This Was Forever, Madrid, Spain (2007)
- Subwalk, I Don't Know How To Act In Public, Arhnem, The Netherlands (2007)
- Extrabol gallery, Half of what I do is meaningless, Luxembourg (2008)

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Selected Group Exhibitions

- Knitting Factory, Aviate Groupshow, New York, U.S.A (2004)
- DreambagsJaguarshoes, The Dilly Show, Londen, U.K. (2005)
- Iguapop gallery, The Dilly Show, Barcelona, Spain (2006)
- Trust Nobody gallery, Slipmat Exhibition, Barcelona, Spain (2006)
- GEM, Dutch Masters, The Hague, The Netherlands (2006)
- De Chielerie, My Streets My City, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006)
- Condition Publique, Pop 'n Flop, Paris, France (2006)
- Planetart, Balen Festival, Enschede, The Netherlands (2007)
- Roodkapje, Gimme Gimme, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2007)
- Mekaniek, ArtTrek 4, Antwerp, Belgium (2007)
- Planet art, Gogbot, Enschede, The Netherlands (2007)
- Old Shoreditch Station, Another Groupshow, Londen, U.K. (2007)
- Publique de Roubaix, Resist, Roubaix, France (2007)
- Monster Children Gallery, Post-Wood, Melbourne, Australia (2007)
- CBK Flevoland, Grow Ups, Almere Haven, The Netherlands (2008)
- Fruits Frais, Groupshow, Karachi, Pakistan (2008)
- Amaze, St Niklaas, Belgium (2008)
- Yaralt gallery, Happy Weels, Rouen, France (2008)
- KOP, T-shirt graphics exhibition, Graphic Design festival, Breda, The Netherlands (2008)
- Out of STH, BWA Wroclaw, Poland (2008)
- The Joyfull Bewilderment, Rough Trade, London, U.K (2008)
- Manufactuur, Kunstcentrum, Hengelo, The Netherlands, (2008)
- Some Type of Wonderfull, McCulloch Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, (2008)
- Monotono, Studio Banana, Madrid, Spain, (2008)
- New Works, Sid Lee, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, (2009)
- Twente Bienale, Hengelo, The Netherlands, (2009)
- Genisis, Chapter One Gallery, London, U.K. (2009)
- Don't Worry Be Happy, Showroom Mama, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2010)
- Grow Ups, CCC, Shizuoka, Japan (2010)

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Bibliography

Personal Books

- Black and white drawings, Merijn Hos, Buzzworks, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2008)
- The Marigolds, Merijn Hos, Buzzworks, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2010)

Books

- Streetlogos, T. Manco, Thames & Hudson, Londen, U.K. (2004)
- Sticker Graphics, AllRightsReserved, Melbourne, Australie (2004)
- Izastickup, Drago arts & comunication, Rome, Italy (2005)
- The art of Rebellion 2, Publikat, Berlin, Germany (2006)
- I Love You Baby/ Character Design, Grinko Press, New York, U.S.A (2007)
- Street sketchbook, T. Manco, Thames & Hudson, Londen, U.K. (2007)
- 2008 Is The Year Of..., Actar, Julia Schonlau, Anna Bulher, Berlin, Germany (2007)

Magazines

- Beautifull Decay, illustration, U.S.A (2004)
- Root magazine, interview and iIllustration, Italy (2004)
- Viva, work reviewed, The Netherlands (2004)
- Territory, interview and illustration, Singapore (2005)
- 33 Thoughts, illustration, U.K. (2006)
- Code, images and biography, The Netherlands (2006)
- Cjp magazine,iIllustration, The Netherlands (2006)
- Chill magazine,interview and portfolio feature, France (2006)
- Dzone, images, The Netherlands (2006)
- Empty, images, Sidney, Australie (2006)
- Inbetween magazine, illustration, Norway (2006)
- Mikosa, images, The Netherlands (2006)
- Reload, images, The Netherlands (2006)
- Dazed & Confused, typography, U.K .(2007)
- M-Arte, images and biography, Spain (2007)
- Lamano, images and biography, Spain (2007)
- Weekend Knack, interview, Belgium (2007)
- Mr Motley, illustration, The Netherlands (2007)
- Counterpart Magazine, illustration, U.K. (2007)
- Deleted Scenes Magazine, illustration, Stockholm, Sweden (2008)
- IdN Magazine, interview and portfolio feature, Hong Kong (2008)
- Stik Magazine, illustration, The Netherlands (2008)
- Friday Magazine, illustration, The Netherlands (2008)
- Graniph Nummer.4, illustration, Japan (2008)
- Lucas X, Artist page with Biography, Utrecht, The Netherlands (2008)
- Vice, Interview and work feature (2009)
- Frame, Pictures of Wallpaintings, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2009)

Newspaper Articles

- De Volkskrant, Article about my work at GEM The Hague, The Netherlands (2006)
- NRC Handelsblad, Article about my work at GEM, The Hague, The Netherlands (2006)
- NRC Next, Article about my work in General, The Netherlands (2007)

Independent Publications

- I'am with you, drawings by Merijn Hos, The Netherlands (2005)
- The Dilly, curated by PMH, U.K. (2005)
- East West, drawings by Merijn Hos, Imagora, France (2006)
- I thought this was forever, drawings by Merijn Hos, The Netherlands (2007)
- Complex and Simple/ Repent or Perisch, Merijn Hos & Teitsma, The Netherlands (2007)
- My friend on a special substance, Merijn Hos, Stickit, The Netherlands (2008)
- Everything is Just a Private Joke, Merijn Hos, Buzzworks, The Netherlands (2010)

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Selected Clients:

The Hilt, Radio 538, Playground Music, BDO, Le Sportsac, Vroom & Dreesman, Lowlands,
Dazed & Confused magazine, Buzzworks, Graniph, Threadless Select, Nickelodeon,
The Guardian, Grafisch Papier, K2 Snowboarding, Wieden & Kennedy, Coca Cola,
Fallon, Dunlop, Kolle-Rebbe, Stolichnaya

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Lectures:

- Grafisch lyceum Utrecht, Lectures for students Graphic Design about Character Design,
//Utrecht, The Netherlands (2006)
- Broeikas, platform voor toegepaste kunst, Lecture about my work in general,
//Deventer, The Netherlands (2007)
- Subwalk, Lecture about my work in general, Arnhem, The Netherlands (2007)
- Willem de Koning Acedemie, Rotterdam, Lecture about my Illustration work. (2009)
- Pecha Kucha presentations in Hengelo and Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2009)

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