Education
2004 till 2008 - Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, Degree in Fine Arts
2017 - Masterclass Sandberg Institute 'Radical Imagination'
Internships
2000 - PPGH/JWT
2000 - Studio Danielle Kwaaitaal
Exhibitions
2008 - Graduation Exhibition at Gerrit Rietveld Academie
2008 - 'Best graduates 2008' at Galerie Ronmandos
2008 - 'H2O' at Kunsthuis Oudewater. Group exhibition
2009 - Exhibition of video works 2007-2009 at Odeon, Amsterdam for Museumnacht
2015 - 'Before Dawn' installation at Art Deli, Amsterdam as part of group exhibition 'Nacht' curated by Axel Rüger
2016 - 'Ousia' installation at Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam for Museumnacht
2016 - 'Terrene' installation at Rembrandt House Museum, Amsterdam for Amsterdam Dance Event and Museumnacht
2018 - Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam for Museumnacht
2018 - Scheepvaart Museum, Amsterdam for Museumnacht
2018 - 'Urform' installation at Nieuw Dacota, Amsterdam as part of group exhibition curated by Mette Samkalden
2019 - Martin Gropius Bau, April 2019, ISM Hexadome Project
2019 - Gray Area Festival, Pier 70, July 2019, 2019, ISM Hexadome Project
2019 - Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, August 2019, ISM Hexadome Project
2019 - Mediamatic, Diadromi Installation.
2019 - Parklight Art Festival, Oosterpark Amsterdam
2019 - Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, December 2019, ISM Hexadome Project
Residencies
2007 and 2008 - 'Absent' Hoorn. 4-month residency at Hotel Maria Kapel, Hoorn (NL)
2007 - Danielle van Vree, 1-month performance workshop
2018 - Institute for Geosciences, Utrecht
Projects
2000 - 'Whispering Waters' by Danielle Kwaaitaal. Assistance for Underwater shoot
2007 - Catta Donkersloot fashion show at Melkweg Theater Amsterdam. Light / projection Installation design
2009 - 'Nightwriters' theatre tour. Visual design and artwork design
2009 - Exhibition 'Whispering Waters' by Danielle Kwaaitaal at Groninger Museum. Live visual performance at the opening
2009 - 'NDSA makes a proposal', play by Rory de Groot at NDSM loods, Amsterdam. Visual installation design and live visual performance
2011 till 2012 - 'Till death do us part' theatre-show by Moke. Film project, projection design and live visual performance
2011 till 2015 - Imprint, a residency at club night at Trouw Amsterdam
2012 - Visuals for De Wereld Draait Door (Dutch television)
2012 - Finn Silver, live in Japan. Visual design and live visual performance in Tokyo and Osaka
2013 till 2016 - 'Klockworks' by Ben Klock. Visual brand design, artwork, and live visual performance, 3-year residency
2014 - 'The New Today' by 2562 (A Made up Sound). Visual design and live visual performance
2010 till now - Various visual design and live visual performances at dance festivals and club events
2018 - The Chapel, installatie at Draaimolen Festival
2019 - The Chapel, Stage design, Draaimolen Festival
Music Videos
2012 - 'Mirrors are placed in front of us' for Tone Bardo Therapy
2012 - 'Innervisions' Boiler Room, video for a secret event during Amsterdam Dance Event, in cooperation with Mirla Klijn
2013 - 'Alpha Centauri', film project in cooperation with Jeff Mills
2014 - 'Anipintiros #8' for Tripeo
2014 - 'Helldiver' for Rødhåd
2014 - 'Whimsical' for Fridolijn
2015 - 'C.e.g.e.c.' for Sofie Winterson
2015 - 'Hello Love' for Celine Cairo
Publications
2007 - HMK Hotel Maria Kapel 10 years. Published in NRC Handelsblad
2008 - 'De zoektocht naar het onveranderlijke' ('The search for the unchangeable') Jan Retel, essay
2015 - 'Dat wat na de natuur komt' ('What comes after nature') essay for the book 'Dit is het Mooist ooit', Maven Publishing
2017 - 'De ontkenning van de aarde' ('In denial of the earth') essay for the book "Waar verzet jij je tegen", Maven Publishing
Interviews
https://www.clotmag.com/interviews/heleen-blanken-and-the-aestheticization-of-nature
https://mnmt.no/magazine/2019/12/19/heleen-blanken-interview/