Anna van Schaap

Fine Artist and Curator

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Education
2010 Fine Arts Major
Art History (Curatorial and Museums Studies) Minor

Women’s Studies Minor
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI

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Solo/Major Exhibitions

-Gallery at Ideation Orange, “When the Wolf Comes Home”, Detroit Nov. 2025-Jan 2026

-Detroit Institute or Arts, “Ofrendas Exhibition”, Detroit MI, 2025

-Hatch Art- Solo Exhibition, “The Ghosts the Haunt Us”, Hamtramck MI, 2021
-Monroe Community College-Solo Exhibition, “MCC Visiting Artist Series”, Monroe MI, 2019 -Galleri 2987- Dual Exhibition, "Tva", Detroit MI, 2018
-Spread Art-Solo Exhibition for Artist Residency, “Call Me by My Name”, Detroit MI, 2017 -The University of Michigan Detroit Center- Dual exhibition, Detroit MI, 2017
-Other Studio- Dual show with Artist Kelsey Shultis, “Baby/Blanket”, Chicago IL, 2017
-The Yellow Barn- Solo Show, ‘Leave Me Where You Found Me’, Ann Arbor MI, 2010

 

Artist Residencies

-Ideation Orange Solo Exhibition and Residency, November 2025-January 2026

-Project Art Artist in Residence, August 2021-June 2022, Detroit MI
-Spread Art Artist in Residence (Knights Art Challenge Recipient) - July-September 2017, Detroit MI

 

Guest Lectures/ Major Artist Talks

-University of Michigan - “Leading Feminism”, Feminist Leadership Guest Lecture Series, Ann Arbor MI, 2024 -University of Michigan- “Penny Stamps Alumni Spotlight”, Ann Arbor MI, 2024
-Monroe Community College- “MCC Visiting Artist Series”, Monroe MI, 2019
-Wayne State University- Visiting Artist Lecture, Detroit MI, 2018

-Charles H. Wright Museum- “Presenting: Bent, but Unbroken”, 2017

 

Select Exhibitions

2026

-Gallery at Ideation Orange- Solo, “When the Wolf Comes Home” Closing Reception/Artist Talk/Panel Discussion, Detroit MI

-Gallery at Ideation Orange- Solo, “When the Wolf Comes Home” Patti Smith Show, Detroit MI

 

2025

-Gallery at Ideation Orange- Solo, “When the Wolf Comes Home” Opening Exhibtion, Detroit MI

-Detroit Institute of Arts- Group Show, “Ofrendas” Detroit MI

-Composing Detroit at Playground Detroit- Group Show, “Tenfold”: A Collective Vision” Detroit MI

-Composing Detroit at Playground Detroit- Group Show, “Chroma”, Detroit MI

-Gallery at Ideation Orange- Group Show, “Art of Community”, Detroit MI

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2024

-Anton Art Center- Group Show, “Michigan Annual LII”, Mt. Clemens MI

-Hatch Gallery- Group Show, “Off the Skin”, Detroit MI
-MauHaus Exhibitions- Group Show, “Unseen Dimensions”, Detroit MI
- Norwest Gallery- Group Show, “Creativity in the Time of Covid-19” Sponsored by Michigan State University, Detroit MI

-Color Ink Gallery- Group Show, “Strike a Pose”, Detroit MI
-Brain Candy- “Local Artist Showcase”, Dearborn MI
-Lawrence Street Gallery- Group Show, “Body Eclectic”, Ferndale MI

 

2023

-333 Midland Gallery, Small Group Show, “Unwonted”, Detroit MI

-Brain Candy, “Local Creator Showcase”, Dearborn MI

-MOCAD-Event, “Monster Drawing Rally”, Detroit MI

 

2022
-Urban Institute for Contemporary Art (UICA)- Small Group Show, “Coming Home” Grand Rapids MI

-Project Art Residency Exhibition- Residents Show, Detroit MI
-Detroit Artists Market (DAM)- Small Group Show, “Finding Home”, Detroit MI
-Janice Charach Gallery- Group Show, “Flight”, West Bloomfield MI

 

2021
-Hatch Art- Solo Show, “The Ghosts that Haunt Us”, Hamtramck MI

-ArtSpace- "The Art of Courage: Black Excellence", Dearborn MI

 

2020

-Scarab Club- Group Show, “Photography Exhibition,” Detroit MI
-Michele Pred- Group Exhibition, ‘Oh Say Can You See’, Los Angeles, CA -Detroit Women’s Show-Group show and panelist, Detroit MI
-Scarab Club- Group Show, ‘Silver Medal/ Gilda Snowden Exhibition’, Detroit MI -Janice Charach Gallery- Quad show, “Detroit Painters”, West Bloomfield, MI

 

2019
-Monroe College- Solo Exhibition ‘Visiting Artist Series’, Monroe MI

-The Scarab Club- Quad Show and Curation ‘Fitwitch’, Detroit MI

-Chashama Gallery [66th Floor World Trade Center], “SeeMe”, New York City NY

-The Scarab Club- Group show curated by Scott Hocking, “Wild”, (Siler Medal Winner), Detroit MI

-Crucible Gallery- Group show, "Mourning", New York City NY

-Galleri 2987- Group Show and Curation, "You Can't Touch a Ghost: Five Senses for a Cause" Charity Exhibition, Detroit MI

 

2018

-Next Steps Studio and Gallery- Group Show, Ferndale MI

-Gallery 30 South- Group Show with Indecline, Los Angeles CA

-Galleri 2987- Dual Exhibition "Tva", Detroit MI

-Indecline- Gorilla art installation at Trump Towers with activist art group Indecline, New York City NY

-The Bedrock Galley- Small group show and Curation, "The Collective Experiment", Detroit MI

 

2017

-The Carr Center- Group Show, “Detroit Visionaries”, Detroit MI
-22 North Gallery- Group Show, “Chimera”, Ann Arbor MI
-Slows BBQ Restaurant- Large scale mural commission and unveiling, Grand Rapids, MI

-The University of Michigan Detroit Center- Dual exhibition, Detroit MI

-Spread Art- Solo exhibition and residency, “Call Me by My Name”, Detroit MI

-Marygrove College and Whitdel Arts- Groups show, ‘Themeless”, Detroit MI

-The Untitled Space- Group show, “Uprise/Angry Women”, New York City, NY

-The Scarab Club- Group Show, “All Media Silver Medal Exhibition”, Detroit MI

 

2016
-Charles H. Wright Museum- Group Show, Bombay Artisan Series in Partnership with the RUSH Philanthropic Arts Foundation, Detroit MI
-Museum of New Art- Group Show, “Detroit Biennial” with Guest Host Jerry Saltz, Armada MI

-Other Studio- Dual show with Artist Kelsey Shultis, Chicago IL
-The Gallery Project (Dual-Site)- Group Show, “Formation”, Toledo, Ohio and the Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor MI

-Civilla Detroit/Masonic Temple- Group Show: 'Wall of 100 Makers', Detroit MI

-Carr Center- Group Show, "Rorschach", Detroit MI

 

2015
-Museum of New Art- Group Show, "The Next Big Thing", Troy MI
-Art Expo Venice (It's Liquid)- Group show, "Personal Tales & Self Portraits”, Venice Italy
-Charles H. Wright Museum- Group Show, Bombay Artisan Series in Partnership with the RUSH Philanthropic Arts Foundation, Detroit MI

-The Contemporary Arts Center Detroit- Group Show, "Women", Detroit MI

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2014
-Russell Industrial/ MUFI Farm/ apexart NY- Assistant Curator & Exhibition Coordinator for the apexart ‘Unsolicited Proposal Program’ exhibition “Trans-farm”, Detroit MI

-The Gallery Project (Dual-Site)- Group show, “Unseen”, Eastern Market, Detroit MI and the Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor MI -Media City Film Festival- “Regional Program”, Short film ‘White Noise’, Windsor CAN

-The Practice Space- Group Show, “Untitled Prints”, Detroit MI -Whitdel Arts- Group Show, “The Deep End”, Detroit MI

 

2013

-The Gallery Project (Dual-Site)- Group Show, “Drones”, Collaborative ‘Drone Outline’ with Artist James Bridal, Eastern Market, Detroit, and The Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor MI

-Whitdel Arts- Group Show, “The Bitters, Fuck It”, Detroit MI
-The Jam Handy- Performance and Group Show, “Origins and Endings”, Detroit MI

 

2012 /11/10/09

-The Yellow Barn- Solo Show, ‘Leave Me Where You Found Me’, Ann Arbor MI
-Work Gallery- University of Michigan BFA Thesis Show “Wanderlust”, multi-media and multiple artist installation called ‘Borderland’, Ann Arbor MI
-Michigan Theatre- University of Michigan BFA Thesis Show, Film exhibition, ‘Better Than the Ramones’, Ann Arbor MI

-University of Michigan “Lightworks Film Festival”, Ann Arbor MI
-Slusser Gallery- Group Show, “A&D International Exhibit”, Ann Arbor MI
- Slusser Gallery & Work Gallery- Group Show, “All Student Show”, Ann Arbor MI

 

Major Curatorial Work

-Say Their Names, traveling Portrait Exhibition for BLM Protest, 2020
-Things Feel Heavy and The Scrab Club present, “FitWitch”, 2019
-Things Feel Heavy and Galleri 2987 present, "You Can't Touch A Ghost: Five Senses for a Cause" Charity Exhibition for Alternatives for Girls, Detroit MI, 2019

-Things Feel Heavy and Galleri 2987 present, "The Infinite Undoing", Detroit MI, 2018 -Things Feel Heavy and the Bedrock Gallery, "The Collective Experiment", Detroit MI, 2018

-Things Feel Heavy and The Charles H. Wright Museum present, “Bent, but Unbroken", Detroit MI, 2017 -Things Feel Heavy and The Carr Center present, “You are Here”, Detroit MI, 2016
-Things Feel Heavy and The Ann Arbor Arts Center present, “Never Not Broken, Ann Arbor MI, 2016 -Things Feel Heavy (hosted by the Tangent Gallery) presents, “Things Feel Heavy”, Detroit MI, 2015

 

Publications

-Detroit News, “Ofrendas Exhibitions; Curious World by Anna van Schaap”, 2025

-University of Michigan Stamps, “Anna van Schaap: DIA Debut and Upcoming Solo Exhibition”, 2025

-The Rapidan, “Coming Home Review and Artist Feature”, 2022
-Detroit Free Press, Photos from the Detroit Protests, NPPA Photography Work, 2020
-Indecline’s “The Peoples Prison” Exhibition and activist project Review in Hyperallergic, Uproxx, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Washington Press, The Washington Post, Daily Mail, New York Daily News, The Art Newspaper, Fox News, DailyKos, Salon, Page Six, The Hill, Artribune, Artnet, Artvoice, and Artforum, 2018
-“Featured Artist in Residence, Anna van Schaap” Published by Spread Art and the Knights Arts Foundation, 2017

-"Featured Artist; Anna van Schaap" Published by Selfish Magazine, 2016
-Uprise/Angry Women Exhibition Review published in W Magazine, Newsweek,Teen Vogue, Vice Magazine, Mashable, Nylon, NYMag, Broadly, Bedford and Bowery, and refinery 29, 2017 -“Featured Artist for Amuse Bouche: Anna van Schaap", Published by Lunchticket, 2016
-"Featured Artist: Anna van Schaap" by PRZM Publication in association with Juxtapose Magazine, 2016 -"Highlighted Artist: Anna van Schaap" Painting series, in Grand Circus Magazine On- line, 2015
-"Race Day" Photographic Series in The Midwestern Gothic Magazine, 2015
-“Work/Artist Statement and Work Description’, MOCAD Industrial Complex Catalog, 2012

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