De Brug Nijmegen · 2026-09-19
Tussen Kunst en Nacht
"On 19 September five local artists take over unexpected places in central Nijmegen — Johnny Buivenga at Daggers Barbershop."
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InToNijmegen · 2026-09-04
Van koffiebar tot barbershop: kunstenaars veroveren onverwachte plekken in Nijmegen op 19 september
"In a place where appearance matters, Johnny uses his work to open a conversation about what that means for us as human beings."
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InToNijmegen · 2026-08-15
Kunst in de sportschool: eendaagse expositie 'Personal Trainer' in Tito's Gym
"Artist, psychologist and personal trainer Johnny Buivenga presents Personal Trainer: a series of paintings on performance pressure, body ideals and the influence of social norms on how we look at ourselves."
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Thom Oosterhof · 2026-08-01
Personal Trainer
"When we work on ourselves, whose work are we doing?"
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Louare — House of Louare · 2026-06-05
I became more Johnny
"An in-depth profile for House of Louare: leaving psychology and corporate life for the studio, self-portraits as research, the Personal Trainer series, and the mantra 'all the beginning is ugly'. "I became more Johnny" — that's the most important answer."
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