Elizar Veerman

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Elizar Veerman is a Moluccan-Dutch photographic artist based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
His photographic practice is particularly concerned with the effects of Colonialism and Migration. Focusing on peripheral communities and diasporas, he portrays representations of masculinity and acts of (self-) reclamation in both Documentary and fashion photography.

Education

2020 - 2021 Internship Dana Lixenberg, Amsterdam, NL 2017 - 2022 BA Documentary Photography, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, NL

Selected Publications

VPRO Gids Cover story GQ Middle East Volkskrant Magazine Cover story Client Magazine Style Fisheye Magazine NRC Media It’s Nice That PhotoVogue ‘Fashion 100’ BNNVARA Khalid & Sophie Dutch television

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024 DuPho SO’24 Award, Capital C, Amsterdam, NL 2023 - 2024 Kolonialisme & Rotterdam, Wereldmuseum, Rotterdam, NL 2023 Unesco Cultural Currency Conference, Rotterdam, NL 2023 DuPho SO’23 Award, Capital C, Amsterdam, NL 2022 PhotoVogue Festival, BASE, Milan, IT 2022 Inbetween Identities, GLO’ART, Lanaken, BE 2022 Graduation Festival, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, NL 2022 Motel Mozaïque Festival, Theater Rotterdam, NL 2021 70 jaar Molukkers in Nederland, LMM, Rotterdam NL 2020 Noorderlicht Futurama, Museum Belvédère, Heerenveen, NL

Prizes & Nominations

2024 DuPho SO’24 Award - Nominee 2023 DuPho SO’23 Award - Nominee 2022 Rabo Portrait Prize Talent - Longlist 2022 PhotoVogue ‘The 100 Next Great Image Makers’

Selected Clients

Adidas, Banlieue, Daily Paper, Footlocker, GQ, Volkskrant Magazine