AYO
UG/NL
- resident
- 2024 – 2026
AYO
Christine 'AYO' is a Kampala-raised, Rotterdam-based multidisciplinary artist working across sculpture, sound, performance, and film. AYO approaches artist-hood as a daily practice for plural world building where intangible cultural heritage and materiality intersect in temporal collaborative spaces.
Residents & Alumni Activiteiten
- NetherlandsNL
laatste weekeindigt volgende week Kersgallery, Amsterdam - NetherlandsNL
laatste weekeindigt volgende week Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam- AYO
- Silvia Gatti
- Jessica Wilson
- Koen Doodeman
- Mercedes Azpilicueta
- Yael Bartana
- Meiro Koizumi
- Sarah van Sonsbeeck
- Hans Op de Beeck
- Tjebbe Beekman
- Claudia Martínez Garay
- Arturo Kameya
- Michael Raedecker
- Inez de Brauw
- Kévin Bray
- Noor Nuyten
- Jeroen Eisinga
- Fernando Sánchez Castillo
- Paul Kooiker
- Cristina Lucas
- Evi Vingerling
- Charlotte Dumas
- Roderik Henderson
- Kirsten Hutsch
- Pauline Curnier Jardin
- Maria Kley
- Joost Krijnen
- Moshekwa Langa
- Pere Llobera
- Persijn Broersen & Margit Lukács
- Inge Meijer
- Thomas Manneke
- Otobong Nkanga
- Thierry Oussou
- Jennifer Tee
- Maurice van Tellingen
- Peggy Franck
- Wolfgang Messing
- Thomas Raat
- Constant Dullaart
- Amol K Patil
- NorwayNO
laatste weekeindigt volgende week Multiple venues, Svolvær
Residents, Advisors, Team
Huidige residents, guest residents, tech fellows, advisors en teamleden. Voor een overzicht van Rijksakademie alumni, bezoek onze database.
Residents
- AYO
![Rijksakademie_OpenStudios2025_AYO_photoTomPhilipJanssen_HR_5.jpg](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 5504 8256"%3E%3C/svg%3E)
- Hamza Badran
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- Avril Corroon
![PAC_Got_Damp_300DPI-6.jpg](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 3543 2362"%3E%3C/svg%3E)
- Krystel Geerts
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- Choi Heong-uk
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- Joanne Igbuwe
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- Astrit Ismaili
![Flutura, 2025, Video Work, 6,37min.jpg](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 3840 2160"%3E%3C/svg%3E)
- Li Yi-Fan
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- Nazif Lopulissa
- Lucas Lugarinho
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- Chathuri Nissansala
![Rijksakademie_OpenStudios2025_ChathuriNissansala_photoTomPhilipJanssen_HR_3.jpg](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 8244 5496"%3E%3C/svg%3E)
- amy pickles
![amypickles_website1.png](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 900 636"%3E%3C/svg%3E)
- Sandra Poulson
- Ashfika Rahman
![HR.RijksOpen2025.Ashfika.Rahman.photo.by.Sander.van.Wettum-2.jpg](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 8190 5460"%3E%3C/svg%3E)
- Smári Róbertsson
- Nestor Siré
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- Dicky Takndare
![dicky.jpg](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 4624 2604"%3E%3C/svg%3E)
- Hasan Özgür Top
- Chin Tsao
![thumbnail-2100-0-webp-90-0-300-8bd44840693c227798a0c854b728769b.webp](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 2100 1485"%3E%3C/svg%3E)
- vo ezn
![thumbnail-1500-0-jpg-90-0-300-cc850c287f410106c1b0d5fdedb9126b.jpeg](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 1280 905"%3E%3C/svg%3E)
- Lotte Werkema
![Fuck Pilates II 2025.jpg](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 5184 3456"%3E%3C/svg%3E)
- Baha Görkem Yalım
![_ABX1012.jpg](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 2157 1439"%3E%3C/svg%3E)
- Abdo Zin Eldin
![10.JPG](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 5472 3648"%3E%3C/svg%3E)
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Guest Residents
Advisors
- Maria Barnas
- Kirsty Bell
- Ansuya Blom
- Stéphane Calais
- Banu Cennetoğlu
- Isabelle Cornaro
- Yael Davids
- Jaki Irvine
- Meiro Koizumi
- Metahaven (Vinca Kruk & Daniel van der Velden)
- Aernout Mik
- Mihnea Mircan
- Melvin Moti
- Mike Nelson
- Wendelien van Oldenborgh
- Christodoulos Panayiotou
- Paul Perry
- Willem de Rooij
- Natasha Soobramanien
- Ho Tzu Nyen
- Antonio Vega Macotela
- Helen Verhoeven
- Marijke van Warmerdam
- Tirdad Zolghadr
Guest Advisors
Team
- DevelopmentZee Landstra medewerker development
- DevelopmentMoetoesingi Schmidt senior medewerker development
- DirecteurPatricia de Weichs de Wenne
- ICTClive Andrews
- ICTHarold Verbakel
- SupportAlmiqui Deetman-Wingens medewerker support
- SupportRobbie Peters management and support assistant
- SupportKaitlyn Smeeth medewerker support
- Zakelijk leiderLoïc Aballéa
- ResidencyNasam Abboud residency coordinator
- CantinaMartine Albitrouw-Segijn cook
- Building / OperationsPeter Amponsah caretaker
- HR & Social WelfareNiels Andree Wiltens
- Building / OperationsAnita Autar cleaning
- Workshops / Technical SpecialistsJosé Miguel Biscaya media lab
- CantinaRené Blits cook
- Building / OperationsIngmar Bruin coördinator gebouw
- Workshops / Technical SpecialistsSeamus Cater wood workshop
- Workshops / Technical SpecialistsRoger Cremers wood workshop
- Building / OperationsFeras Dahhan caretaker
- Library & collectionMarietta Dirker
- Public ProgrammeAndrea Elera coordinator
- ResidencySandra Felten bureau alumni & residents documentation
- Tech FellowNadine Ghandour
- CommunicationVanessa Groenewegen
- CantinaArchie Hyde cleaning & cash register assistant
- FinanceTatjana Koopal financieel beheerder
- Workshops / Technical SpecialistsStephan Kuderna metal workshop
- DevelopmentIsabella Leitz events & friends support
- Workshops / Technical SpecialistsMauricio van der Maesen electronics workshop
- CantinaBas Magnée coordinator
- DevelopmentMaría Virto Marcilla director development
- Tech FellowHarriet Rose Morley
- Tech FellowViki Nagy
- Workshops / Technical SpecialistsLotte Nijhof mould making workshop
- Workshops / Technical SpecialistsArend Nijkamp paint workshop
- CommunicationMarguerite Nolan
- Workshops / Technical SpecialistsMarianne Peijnenburg ceramics workshop
- Workshops / Technical SpecialistsKees Reedijk electronics workshop
- CantinaNicole Roozemond cook
- Tech FellowDmytro Tentiuk
- Workshops / Technical SpecialistsPieter Verweij print workshop
- Tech FellowAlex Walker
- Workshops / Technical SpecialistsMonique de Wilt laser cutter & CNC