(1963)
studied at the Royal Academy The Hague (1982-1987) and is an Amsterdam based portraits photographer since 1989. He works in commission for a broad spectrum of leading national and international magazines and companies.
Over the time he has portrayed a large group of famous and influential artists, writers, musicians, actors, important politicians and royalties.
He is a member of the photo agency 'de Beeldunie'
Regularly Friso completes long-term personal projects. In these series he portrays the eyewitnesses of - and those whom are connected to historical institutes and incidents.
Projects:
De Bron (2024) - Gijs Assmann sculpture for the Enka campus, Arnhem
The Lonka Project - Last Holocaust Survivors (2020)Salo Muller participating
Pendulum (2019) Gijs Assmann and the creation of a sculpture
VONK (2018) series in the financial newspaper FD every weekend ongoing
MAX (2018)'Meesterverteller' Flehite Amersfoort
Tito - Summer Residence (2016)Les Rencontre, Festival de la Photographie in Arles France it had its première. 'TiTo - of an islands paradise and disturbed earth'. Supported by Jaap Harten Fund
Composers (2012) ongoing
Dutchbat III (2006 – 2010) exhibition at Gemak, The Hague. W-Books published 'Dutchbat III'
Amsterdam in woorden (2008) solo exhibition with 60 writers portraits at the OBA (Central Library) Atheneum Polak published the book ‘Amsterdam in woorden’ with these portraits.
(2001 –2003, 2013 - 2017): solo exhibition in Fotomuseum Den Haag in 2005 / 2006. Supported by Amsterdam Fonds voor de Kunst. ECB Photo Award 'GoodCause' at Stroom The Hague.
Infinito (2000) a portrait of the studio of composer Tristan Keuris.
Exhibitions
2019 Max Keuris / Friso Keuris Museum Flehite Amersfoort 28 juni
2019 FotoFestivalNaarden 25 mei - 30 juni
2017 Tito - Summer Residence, Arles, Festival de la Photographie
2015 Dutch Faces, Arti et Amicitiae Amsterdam
2014 GoodCause, Stroom Den Haag
2014 Onschuld,Kunstvereniging Diepenheim
2012 Half suiker half zand, Paviljoens Almere.
2011 Dutchbat III, Gemak, Den Haag.
2008 ECB Photo Award, ECB / Photokina, Frankfurt / Köln.
2008 Amsterdam in woorden, OBA and Mupi’s, Amsterdam.
2005 ICTY, Fotomuseum Den Haag.
1999 Foto, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam.
1998 Artists Portraits, Exposorium VU, Amsterdam.
1997 19, Scheltema, Amsterdam
1995 Writers Portraits, Scheltema, Amsterdam
Books
2022 TiTo - of an islands paradise and disturbed earth, Kehrer Verlag
design Teun van der Heijden. ISBN 978-3-98900-088-7
2020 Pendulum, the sculpture in front of the EMA building Amsterdam by Gijs Assmann
2011 De Grote Drie, WBooks,
ISBN 978 90 89102 60 7
2010 Dutchbat III, WBooks,
ISBN 978 90 89102 17 1
2008 Amsterdam in woorden, Atheneum-Polak & VanGennep
ISBN 978 90 253 6357 4
2008 Europe, European Central Bank / Schaden,
ISBN 978 92 899 0296 0
1997 19, Scheltema
1995 Oostindisch doof, Bert Bakker,
ISBN 90 351 1522 8
1993 Portraits, Friso Keuris
