Born 1982, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Lives and works in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Paris, France.
Paulien Oltheten studied at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. In 2013 she was resident artist at ISCP, New York City; in 2017 she worked at Cité des Arts in Paris. She performed or exhibited in Jeu de Paume, Paris (2017); KW, Berlin (2015); Helmhaus Zurich (2015); Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (2014); ACCA Melbourne (2013); Vera List Centre, NYC (2013); MoCP Chicago (2013); FOAM, Amsterdam (2012); Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam (2011); Le Grand Café, St-Nazaire (2009); and the gallery Fons Welters, Amsterdam (2009).