About Daantje Bons

Irreverent. Pretty. Uncomfortable. Cute. Raw. Sexual. Clever. Girly. Powerful. Intimate.

So many of the terms that can be used to describe the work of Daantje Bons seem contradictory, but make total sense when you see her images.

The playful subversiveness and pleasing aesthetics of Daantje Bons’ fine art photography draw the eye, but the inherent contradictions make these images resonate and linger in the mind. Their conceptual strength are no doubt a result of her extensive technical training, first at the SISA art academy in Antwerp and later at the prestigious AKV-St Joost art academy in Breda. Her work is contemporary feminist, in the sense that she reimagines femininity on her own terms, with humor and a sense of provocation.

The world has taken notice. Bons was nominated for “The Foam Paul Huf Award” (2018).  Recent exhibitions include a group exhibition “Power Mouth” in collaboration with Refinery29 and Make-up brand NARS at Protein Studio in London (2017), A solo exhibition ‘I want to show you something’ at the Verkadefabriek in ‘S Hertogenbosch, curated by Theo Audenard (2018) and a group exhibition campaign for The Vagina Museum Londen (2020)

Her work is prominently featured in Holland’s largest newspapers and magazines such as De Volkskrant, NRC Handelsblad and LINDA Magazine. Internationally, her work has been published in outlets such as “The Huffington Post”, “IGNANT”, “I-D Magazine”, VOGUE PORTUGAL Kurier, FRAME Magazine and “Refinery29”.