INFO
Sander Coers is a photographer based in Rotterdam whose work fuses the boundaries of documentary and fiction. With a tender and intimate gaze, he visualizes new perceptions of masculinity while exploring the complexities of love, friendship, and self-discovery through his own experiences and those of his generation. 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 Academie 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 various private collections.
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Springboard Art Fair, Utrecht, NL (upcoming)
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 Graduation Show, Willem de Kooning Academie, Rotterdam, 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
EDUCATION
2021 BA Fine Arts (Honours), Willem de Kooning Academie, Rotterdam, NL
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
i-D
Elle NL
Vogue NL
HERO
NRC
Fisheye
Die Zeit
Booooooom
Het Parool
Paper Journal Mag
Número NL
COLLECTIONS
Rabobank
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Reyn van der Lugt Collection
Laurent Germain Collection
Various Private Collections
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
BOOKS
2021 Come Home, self-published
2021 This Naked Incident, with: JapSam Books, MAMA & WdKA
SELECTED CLIENTS
Sony Music
Die Zeit
Woolrich
PAL Sporting Goods
Daniëlle Cathari
The New Originals
...,staat
Iris van Herpen
Jan Jansen