Anna Nunes van den Hoven
Born in 1993 in Matosinhos, Portugal.
Lives in The Hague, the Netherlands.
Selected Exhibitions
Upcoming 2026 — ART[s] Gallery x Nibourg Interieurs, Zwolle (NL)
2026 —Makersmomenten, Kunstgarage Franx, Zoetermeer (NL)
2026 — APROACHABLE ART, Campo & Campo, Antwerp (BE)
2026 —Limburg Biennale, Marres, Maastricht (NL)
2025 — House of the Future III – Fertile Grounds, OpenArtExchange, Schiedam (NL)
2025 — Aflorar | Terra e Memória, Instituto Camões, Lisbon (PT)
2024 — ART The Hague, OpenArtExchange, Schiedam (NL)
2024 — X Biennial of São Tomé and Príncipe, CACAU, São Tomé (STP)
2024 — Limburg Biennale, Marres, Maastricht (NL)
2023 — ART The Hague, OpenArtExchange, The Hague (NL)
2023 — TIES, OpenArtExchange, Schiedam (NL)
2023 — Art in the Park, INNOCOM, Beerzel (BE)
2022 — In Memory, Dutch Portrait Prize, Loods 6, Amsterdam (NL)
2022 — Museum Night The Hague, Amare, The Hague (NL)
2021 — Taking you there…, Gallery Warnars & Warnars, Haarlem (NL)
2021 — ART The Hague, Foundation Uit Het Gareel, The Hague (NL)
Selected Workshops
2026 — Drawing, painting and ceramic workshops, own studio, The Hague.
2025 — Workshop EcoBody Gatherings, Life on Earth: Art & Ecofeminism, West Den Haag, The Hague (NL)
2025 — Workshops Around the Clay, Verhalenhuis Belvédère and community centre Post West, Rotterdam (NL)
2024 — Workshops VAMOS EXPERIMENTAR: Ceramica para usar, Olaria de Cabo Verde, Fablab, Lisbon (PT)
Residencies
Upcoming 2026 – Residency Bienal MoCA Biss
Work developed with the traditional ceramicists of Nhoma and journalist Bucari Camara, within the residency programme of Bienal MoCA Biss.
2026 – Residency Patrimónios em Transito, XI Bienal of São Tomé and Príncipe
Work É Nosso o Solo Sagrado da Terra (It is Ours the Sacred Soil of the Earth) developed within the residency programme of the XI Bienal of São Tomé and Príncipe, in collaboration with the traditional ceramicists of Neves, Cape Verdean ceramicist Alcides Ramos Morais and anthropological archaeologist M. Dores Cruz, and support from Roça Mundo, Mucumbli and the Municipality of Boa Vista.
2025 – Residency with the ceramic community of Rabil, Cape Verde
Residency with support from curator and cultural advisor Ricardo Barbosa Vicente, the Municipality of Boa Vista and the Arts and Culture Centre of Sal Rei.
2024 – Residency with ceramicist Isabel Sanches Tavares, Tras-de-Monti, Cape Verde
Residency with support from artist Virginia Frois, curator and cultural advisor Ricardo Barbosa Vicente and the Municipality of Lisbon.
2023 – 2024 — Residency programme (Re)Discovering Ourselves, X Biennale of São Tomé and Príncipe.
Two residencies of 1.5 and 2 months to develop O Mundo Imaginário (The Imaginary Realm) with the community of Santana for the X Bienal.
Projects
2025 — Around the Clay, Rotterdam
Development of ceramic workshops within the Cape Verdean community to celebrate fifty years of Cape Verdean independence. Developed in collaboration with community members Melanie Soares Lima, Luísa Soares, Jorge Lizardo, the ceramic community of Rabil and Verhalenhuis Belvédère. Supported by the Cultural Participation Fund, community centre Post West, Gerstaecker B.V., the Municipality of Boa Vista and Cape Verde’s Ministry of Culture.
2024 — Cape Verdean Pottery, Lisbon
Development of ceramic workshops at Fablab with Isabel Sanches Tavares (Cape Verde), Virgínia Fróis and Ricardo Barbosa Vicente. Supported by the Municipality of Lisbon.
2020 – 2022 — MeeMakers
Co-founder of an initiative that directly involves the public in the creation of contemporary art. Supported by Foundation Voordekunst, the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Platform ACCT and the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.
2016 – 2018 — Sacred Forests, Guinea-Bissau
Research into the ecological value of forests protected and managed through spiritual beliefs and traditional practices. Conducted in collaboration with the residents of Belí, Capebonde and Uncire in the Boé region, Wageningen University and Stichting Chimbo. Received the Willem Barentsz Award in 2018 for its collaborative research approach. The research contributed to the international recognition of sacred forests in the Boé region as protected areas in 2021.
Awards and Grants
2026 — Project Grant, Municipality of Boa Vista (CV)
2025 — Project Grant, Ministry of Culture and Creative Industries (CV)
2025 — Project Grant, Municipality of Boa Vista (CV)
2024 — Project Grant, Fund for Cultural Participation (NL)
2023 — Project Grant, Fund for Cultural Participation (NL)
2018 — Willem Barentsz Award, Wageningen University & Research (NL)
Education
2016-2018 — MSc Biology, specialised in cultural practices that sustain nature, Wageningen University (NL)
2012-2016 — BSc Forest & Nature Conservation, specialised in ecology and community based conservation, Wageningen University (NL)
Professional Development and Support
2026 — Collaboration with ART[s] Gallery (NL)
2024 – 2026 — Sculpture course with artist Ingrid Rekers (NL)
2023 – Present — Supported by STROOM The Hague Artists (NL)
2021 – 2023 — Supported by Foundation Uit Het Gareel (NL)
2021 – 2023 — Writing coaching by Yoeke Nagel, supported by Foundation Voordekunst (NL)
2022 — Supported by This Work Club, This Art Foundation (NL)
2022 — Masterclass Writing About Art by Marijan Cousijn and Cultural Networking by Nienke van der Wall, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam (NL)
Collections
Works are held in private, corporate and public collections in the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal and the United States, including CBK Zuidoost (NL) and CIMART BV (BE).