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SANDER COERS (b. 1997) is a photographer based in Rotterdam whose work fuses the boundaries of documentary and fiction. His photography centers around the coming-of-age theme, exploring the complexities of love, friendship, growth, and self-discovery through his own experiences and those of his peers. With a tender and intimate gaze, Coers' visual language is deeply inspired by the nostalgic memories of his youth in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, infusing vivid hues and profound emotions into his portraits, stills, and landscapes to create dreamlike and melancholic worlds.
Sander received his BA in Photography with honors from the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam in 2021. His graduation project, "Come Home," was selected for Best of Graduates 2021 and nominated for several awards. He has self-published this project as a photobook, and has received the RM Photo Award before being named Rising Star of 2022 by the Dutch newspaper NRC. His work has been acquired by the Rabobank, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and several private collections.
Project Artist with Galerie Ron Mandos
Represented by Underpromise Agency
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 Josilda da Conceição Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
2022 Rabo Portrait Prize, Depot Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, NL
2022 Unseen, Galerie Ron Mandos, Amsterdam, NL
2022 Wild Summer of Art, BRUTUS, Rotterdam, NL
2022 The Gallery Club, Amsterdam, NL
2022 Het Creatieve Huis x De Bijenkorf, Rotterdam, NL
2022 Palm* Photo Prize, 1014 Gallery, London, UK
2022 This Naked Incident, Showroom MAMA, Rotterdam, NL
2022 Amuse, Galerie Wilms, KunstRAI, Amsterdam, NL
2021 Best of Graduates 2021, Galerie Ron Mandos, Amsterdam, NL
2021 Contour Gallery, Rotterdam, NL
2020 Noorderlicht Futurama, Museum Belvédère, Heerenveen, NL
2019 Gallery Untitled, Rotterdam, NL
2018 Beyond Dada en De Stijl Part II, Museum Dr8888, Drachten, NL
2017 New Dutch Photography Talent 2018, art’otel, Amsterdam, NL
COLLECTIONS
Rabobank
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Reyn van der Lugt Collection
Laurent Germain Collection
Various Private Collections
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
i-D / Elle NL / Vogue NL / HERO / NRC / Fisheye /
Die Zeit / Booooooom / Het Parool / Paper Journal Mag
C41 Magazine / Harper’s Bazaar NL / Wül Magazine
AWARDS / NOMINATIONS
2022 Rabo Portrait Prize Talent - Shortlist
2022 SYB Kunstprijs - Longlist
2022 OD Photo Award - Longlist
2022 Palm* Photo Prize - Shortlist
2022 Athens Photo Festival - Shortlist
2022 Rijzende Sterren, NRC
2021 RM Photo Award - Won
2021 Best of Graduates, Galerie Ron Mandos
2021 Rabo Portrait Prize Talent - Longlist
2018 New Dutch Photography Talent
TALKS / LECTURES
2022 Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam, NL
2018 Garage Café #5, Garage Rotterdam, NL
BOOKS
2021 Come Home, self-published
2021 This Naked Incident, with: JapSam Books, MAMA & WdKA
SELECTED CLIENTS
Sony Music / Die Zeit / Woolrich / Daniëlle Cathari / The New Originals / ...,staat / Iris van Herpen / Jan Jansen