Frederiek Simons (b. 1996, NL)

Textile artist, researcher and writer based in Amsterdam.

I work with textiles and other material forms as a way of thinking and researching. In doing so, I treat these materials as tools to expose and unsettle taken-for-granted views and naturalized routines of daily life. Many of my projects are developed in response to specific contexts (collections, institutions, or sites) and result in a mixture of material works, installations, curated situations, and texts.

I am currently completing the research Master's programme in Artistic Research at the University of Amsterdam. In 2019, I graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, specialising in TXT (text & textile). My work and research projects have been presented in various national and international contexts, including the Icelandic Textile Center, Textielfestival x Leiden, Fashion Biennale Arnhem, Buurtwerkplaats Noorderhof and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

My texts on art and textiles have been published in, among others, Simulacrum, Metropolis M, and Locus—Journal for Cultural Sciences. I also work as a language teacher and have previously worked at the independent art space State of Concept and De Nederlandsche Bank’s art team. In 2026, I completed an internship in Research and Curatorial Practice at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

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Textile artist, researcher, and writer based in Amsterdam. I work with textiles and other material forms as a way of thinking and researching. In doing so, I treat these materials as tools to expose and unsettle taken-for-granted views and naturalized routines of daily life.

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