Nivard Thoes
BIOGRAPHY
Nivard Thoes is a Dutch visual artist based in Hong Kong, where he cultivates a distinctive lens-based practice exploring ephemerality, intimacy, and the fragility of the human condition. His works invite viewers to recognize our interconnectedness with the environment and reconsider our place within it.
A graduate of the Royal Academy of Art in the Netherlands, his fine art practice centers on film photography, photomontage, mixed media, prints, and zines. Alongside his fine art practice, he maintains a parallel career in applied arts as an independent designer and art director, where he has worked with international clients including LVMH and contemporary art gallery Perrotin. He has collaborated on projects with artists and institutions such as the Guangdong Museum of Art, architecture firm OMA, De Appel Arts Centre, UCCA Beijing, and American street artist Barry McGee.
His work has been recognized by leading contemporary photography platforms and publications, with recent features in Der Greif’s Guest Room, selected by curators of Foam Museum and Wereldmuseum Amsterdam, and Fresh Eyes International Talents, curated by leading fine art photography gallery Kahmann Gallery and GUP Magazine – Guide to Unique Photography.
EXHIBITIONS
2025 | Der Greif — Guest Room: The Ties That Bind.
Curated by Katy Hundertmark (Managing editor, Foam Magazine; curator, Foam Museum), and Valeria Posada-Villada (curator, Wereldmuseum Amsterdam). Munich, Germany.
2025 | CICA Museum. Colors, group show.
Czong Institute for Contemporary Art. Gimpo, South Korea.
2025 | Chania International Photo Festival.
Organized and curated by Blank Wall Gallery, Athens. Held at the Grand Arsenali, Crete, Greece.
2025 | Fresh Eyes International Talents.
Curated by GUP Magazine & Kahmann gallery Amsterdam, at Haute Photographie. Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
2024 | Rotterdam Photo Festival at Art Rotterdam Week.
Curated by Guinevere Ras (Nederlands Fotomuseum) and Erik Vroons (GUP Magazine). The Netherlands.
2023 | Uchi-Soto by The Contemporary of Photography Art (COPA).
Group exhibition curated by Ale Sone and Mark Kitsawaeng, S.A.G.E Gallery. Bangkok, Thailand.
2023 | RAW - Rome Art Week, Forgotten Places group show.
Curated by Loosen Art Gallery and Antonio Muratore. Millepiani Exhibition Space, Rome, Italy.
2011 | Edits at Central Station Amsterdam, De Appel Arts Centre.
Winning artwork for the Edits open call for young creatives. Created for Mika Rottenberg's solo show at De Appel Arts Centre. Year long public space showcase on billboards. The Netherlands.
2010 | Anti Design Festival.
Satellite event curated by British designer Neville Brody, as part of London Design Festival. Shoreditch, London, UK.
2009 | Festival International de l’Affiche et du Graphisme.
Selected for the 20th edition of the renowned international poster and graphic design festival in Chaumont, France.
