Save the Date: Opening BoG 2025
04.07.25
For the past eighteen years, Best of Graduates has been a summer tradition at Galerie Ron Mandos: an annual exhibition showcasing some of the most exciting new talents from Dutch art academies. The 2025 edition will run from 25 July to 7 September, and we’re currently preparing the show. Find the full list of participating artists and academies below.
Academie Minerva, Groningen
Phillip Ekwaro-Osire
AKI Academy of Art and Design, Enschede
Katerina Varella
ArtEZ University of the Arts, Arnhem
Dieuwke Oosterbosch
Mees de Rozario
Thies Mensink
Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam
Anastasios Vlachos
Bo Zhang
Dang-Vu Dang
Frederikke Josefine Munk Eefsen
Jack van Leeuwen
Rover Indigo Bertels-Andréa
HKU, Utrecht
Anthony Chiou
Dieuwke Jollema Gorter
Julia van Dijck
Merlijn Toby
Olivier Versteeg
KABK, Den Haag
Jade van Doesburg
Jip Schalkx
Lukas Vonk
Matei Dragomir
Mats Mingus
Taiyo Shimizu Larenas
Pip Greenaway
Paulo Chicareli
Willem de Kooning Academie, Rotterdam
Kieke Kurstjens
Kyra ten Brink
As we look ahead, it’s also nice to reflect on last year’s edition. In 2024, the Ron Mandos Young Blood Award was awarded to Katarzyna Baldyga, whose abstract, layered paintings made a true impact. In keeping with tradition, Museum Voorlinden acquired one of her works for their collection. Mayte Breed received the RM Photo Talent Award, and will present her work during Unseen this year. The RM Residency Award at Brutus was shared by Michał Kucharski and Tijn Gerards, and the Public Choice Award went to Mounir Eddib, who also created the visual identity for this year’s exhibition, as shown in the image above.
The opening of the exhibition will take place on Friday, 25 July, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. At 6:00 PM, Barbara Bos, Head of Exhibitions at Museum Voorlinden, will announce the winner of the Ron Mandos Young Blood Award 2025.
We warmly invite you to join us and celebrate the next generation of artists.