Vincent van Velsen

Vincent van Velsen

Vincent van Velsen (1987) is a writer, critic and curator with a background in art and architectural history. Since February 2025 he is the Head of Exhibitions at Eye Filmmuseum, Amsterdam. Prior to this appointment, he was the Curator of Contemporary Art and Photography at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, where he took care of the museum’s acclaimed collection and curated solo exhibitions by Anne Imhof, Nan Goldin, Ellen Gallagher, Nora Turato and Sandra Mujinga. Alongside his position Van Velsen curated exhibitions at the Dutch national museum for architecture, design and digital culture Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam (Submerged Heritage, 2023) and national museum for Christian art and culture Museum Catharijneconvent (Christianity and Slavery, 2024).

Van Velsen regularly writes for individual artists, institutions, catalogues and magazines; most notable Dutch contemporary art magazine Metropolis M where he also holds a position as contributing editor. Furthermore, Van Velsen was a member of the curatorial team at sonsbeek20→24, board member at De Appel Amsterdam, advisor to the municipality of Amsterdam and chair of several committees at the Mondriaan Fund.

He curated numerous exhibitions for Castrum Peregrini, Framer Framed, Kunsthuis SYB and Museum Flehite, among others. For Framer Framed he collaborated on several exhibitions: Common Ground (2015) with works by Charl Landvreugd and Antonio Jose Guzman; Ancestral Blues – Return to the State of L3 (2015) with work by six Amsterdam artists who are part of the international artists collective The State of L3; and A blueprint for toads and snakes (2018), a solo exhibition by Sammy Baloji. Other exhibitions include Even if it’s Jazz or the Quiet Storm, Nest, The Hague (2018) and No You Won’t Be Naming No Buildings After Me, TENT, Rotterdam (2019).