Born 1964 in Haarlem, the Netherlands. Lives and works in Amsterdam.

Holleman studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, The Hague and Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam. He now teaches at the Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, and the Design Academy, Eindhoven. Recent solo shows include Immovably Centred, De Appel, Amsterdam (2008); Marcel, Frans Halsmuseum/De Hallen, Haarlem (2007); Artpace, San Antonio, Texas (2006); Portraits, Frans Halsmuseum/De Hallen, Haarlem (2005); Being There, Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam (2003). Recent group shows include 10.000 Lives, Gwangju Biënnale, Korea (2010); Questioning History, Nederlands fotomuseum, Rotterdam; The Return of Religion and Other Myths, BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, Utrecht; Nature as Artifice: New Dutch Landscape in Photography and Video Art, George Eastman House, Rochester, NY and Aperture New York (all 2009); Nature as Artifice, Kröller Müller, Otterlo & Neue Pinakothek, München; Borders, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam (all 2008); Just in Time!, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (2007); Nederland 1., Stedelijk Museum, Gouda; G.E.B.O.R.D.U.U.R.D, Nederlands Textielmuseum Tilburg (both 2006); Floor of Heaven, Artis, Den Bosch (2004); Magasin, Marres, Maastricht (2003). Holleman has also worked with several theater companies and magazines, has written for television and curated exhibitions.