Rio Drop (b. 1992) is a Dutch visual artist. She obtained a BFA from the Royal Academy of Fine Art The Hague in 2022. After graduating, she relocated to Örebro, Sweden, where she previously received foundational artistic training.
Rio's work emerges from concept, letting materiality follow after this. As a result, her practice extends over a variety of media, such as sculpture, installation, video, print and performance. Valuing ‘the real’ over representation for its ability to connect to lived experience, she incorporates pre-existing objects into her work. As a result, most frequently, it takes the shape of assemblage. Recent works have focussed on the themes of loss and resilience, reclamation of the body, and transience and absent mindedness.
Previous solo exhibitions include Point of View at Bunkern Gallery (2018) and Let Your Hair Down at The Contemporary Garage (2017). Her work has been included in group exhibitions in Sweden, The Netherlands and Malta.
In 2021, she was the first resident of artist collective KonstBunkern’s summer studio programme. During three months she expanded her knowledge and experience in dyeing large textiles using kitchen and supermarket waste. In addition to her studio practice, she teaches art theory at Örebro Art College with a focus on practical exercises to prepare students to work independently in the field of art.
Upcoming exhibition
2023, August 5-6 Pop-Up Festival, Pop-Up Arts, Copenhagen DK
2023, August 5-6 Pop-Up Festival, Pop-Up Arts, Copenhagen DK
2024, Nov. 23 - Dec. 14 Konstframjändet Bergslagen, Örebro SE
Education
2019 - 2022 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague NL
2016 - 2019 Fine Art Foundation, Örebro Art School, Örebro SE
2010 - 2014 Fine Woodworking, Hout- en Meubileringscollege, Rotterdam NL
2019 - 2022 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague NL
2016 - 2019 Fine Art Foundation, Örebro Art School, Örebro SE
2010 - 2014 Fine Woodworking, Hout- en Meubileringscollege, Rotterdam NL
Solo exhibitions
2021 Sommarresident, Paviljong Lux, Örebro SE
2018 Point of view, Bunkern Gallery, Örebro SE
2017 Let your hair down, The Contemporary Garage, Örebro SE
2021 Sommarresident, Paviljong Lux, Örebro SE
2018 Point of view, Bunkern Gallery, Örebro SE
2017 Let your hair down, The Contemporary Garage, Örebro SE
Duo exhibitions
2021 skin (textile) body, with Daria Edström, Paviljong Lux, Örebro SE
2019 Rio Drop & Charlotte Ostritsch, Galleri Exposé, Örebro SE
2021 skin (textile) body, with Daria Edström, Paviljong Lux, Örebro SE
2019 Rio Drop & Charlotte Ostritsch, Galleri Exposé, Örebro SE
Group exhibitions
2023 POP-UP Festival, POP-UP Art, Copenhagen, DK (upcoming/august 5-6)
2022 VI IAKTTAR EN TYST MINUT, Lindbacka Galleri, Lindbacka SE
Graduation Exhibition, Royal Academy of Art, Den Haag NL
(Post)Human Imaginaries, Spaarnestad Photo, The Hague, NL
2021 As Is, Where Is, Royal Academy of Art, Den Haag NL
Review, Trixie, Den Haag NL
Exhibition Research Lab, Royal Academy of Art, Den Haag NL
2019 Things Will Change, TENT, Rotterdam NL
Up and Coming, Örebro Konsthall, Örebro SE
2018 Mahalla festival: Generating New Narratives, Diyalog Dernegi, Valletta MT
Svensk Konst Nu!, Nora Art, Nora SE
Now's The Time, Örebro Konsthall, Örebro SE
Slättens Vårsolanche, Galleri Slätten, Malmö SE
2017 Springtime for XXXXXX, Örebro Konsthall, Örebro SE
2016 Örebro Konstskolas Vårutställning, Örebro Konsthall, Örebro SE
2023 POP-UP Festival, POP-UP Art, Copenhagen, DK (upcoming/august 5-6)
2022 VI IAKTTAR EN TYST MINUT, Lindbacka Galleri, Lindbacka SE
Graduation Exhibition, Royal Academy of Art, Den Haag NL
(Post)Human Imaginaries, Spaarnestad Photo, The Hague, NL
2021 As Is, Where Is, Royal Academy of Art, Den Haag NL
Review, Trixie, Den Haag NL
Exhibition Research Lab, Royal Academy of Art, Den Haag NL
2019 Things Will Change, TENT, Rotterdam NL
Up and Coming, Örebro Konsthall, Örebro SE
2018 Mahalla festival: Generating New Narratives, Diyalog Dernegi, Valletta MT
Svensk Konst Nu!, Nora Art, Nora SE
Now's The Time, Örebro Konsthall, Örebro SE
Slättens Vårsolanche, Galleri Slätten, Malmö SE
2017 Springtime for XXXXXX, Örebro Konsthall, Örebro SE
2016 Örebro Konstskolas Vårutställning, Örebro Konsthall, Örebro SE
Residencies
2021 Summer Studio Residency, KonstBunkern SE
2021 Summer Studio Residency, KonstBunkern SE
Curating
2021 1/1 - This Is Not a Copy, This Is an Exhibition, Royal Academy of Art, Den Haag NL
Grants
2023 International Grant - Culture, Region Örebro Län SE
2018 International Grant - Culture, Region Örebro Län SE
2018 Studio Scholarship, Örebro Art College SE
Press