Education

2007 – 2009	Post St Joost, Master Photography, Breda (MFA degree)
2000 – 2004	Royal Academy of Fine Arts, The Hague, Photography (BFA/HBO degree)
1999 – 2000	Artacademy Constantijn Huygens, Kampen, illustration (propadeuse)
1997 – 1998	Ålands Folkhögsskola, Åland, Finland, ‘konstlinjen’ (art and Nordic crafts), degree

Recipient of Mondriaan Fonds, Art grant for 2022-2025
Represented by Municipal Bonds Gallery, San Fransisco, USA & WeLikeArt Amsterdam

Exhibitions

Now & Soon

Past (selected Solo and Duo exhibitions)

2022	A Clear Day, solo exhibition @Municipal Bonds, February 19 – March 16, San Fransisco, USA
2022	Time is of Essence, solo exhibition @galerie Helder April 2 – May 7, The Hague, NL
2020	Positioning, Gallery Helder, The Hague, with Stefan van den Berg, 17 October – 14 November (duo)
2017	Stilte in Beeld, Private Collectors view, Den Haag 16 Sept – 14 Oct 2017 (solo)
2016	The Sound of Silence, exhibition with Lenny Oosterwijk at Untitled2011, Rotterdam, 01 Nov 2016 – 03 Feb 2017 (duo)
2015	Born of Concentration,Solo at RAM, Rotterdam, 8 Nov 2015 – 11 Jan 2016 (solo)
2012	Betwixt and Between, Galerie WithTsjalling, Groningen (duo)
2011	‘Tabletop-presentation’ at STROOM Den Haag (solo)
2009	Lunch, Ha Ha and Other Works, RAMfoundation, Rotterdam (duo)
2004	Boer Berend installation during the Crossing Border festival, Koninklijke Schouwburg Den Haag (solo)

Past (selected group exhibitions & art fairs)

Work is in the collection of the VUmc Amsterdam and several (private) collectors.

Publications / Articles

2022	Q & A on Gallery Viewer Magazine by Manuela Klerkx in Dutch and English
2022	Book: Weten wat je ziet, 30 atelier bezoeken door Alex de Vries, Mr Motley / Uitgeverij De Zwaluw p.110-117
2022	Online article by Dutch Culture USA, written by Robert Kloos for exhibition at Municipal Bonds, USA
2021	video-portrait by museum CODA on You-tube
2020	Article by Manuela Klerkx for Galleryviewer :”3 The Hague & 3 Amsterdam galleries in 6 artworks” (under Collections)
2019	Interview with Els Drummen, Art-advisor NN-Group on June 13 2019 Het Parool and a longer article on Gallery Viewer.
2018	Interview by Walter van Teeffelen for Den Haag Direct and If then is now. and also on the Spanish website Marbella, for arts and culture.
2018	Catalogue-text of the Rijswijk Paper Biennial 2018. Author: art historian Frank van der Ploeg. (as download in Dutch/English)
2018	Article on my work by Alex de Vries for Mr Motley (read online in Dutch).
2017	Interview We Like Art (read online in Dutch).
2015	Article by Menno Vuister on my work shown at RAM with Born of Concentration (as pdf- 61kb, in Dutch).
2013	Haagse Kunstkalender 2014
2013	MAGAZINE DH/// Stroom Den Haag, Interview and showcase work in section talent under 35
2012	Haagse Kunstkalender 2013
2011	Essay in What’s Up’, 2011_nr:8, By Kees Koomen on my work, p.31-32
2009	‘In Beeld’, (with ‘Cake’ – 2008) NRC Next, 23 juni 2009
2009	‘Cairo, Umm Iddunya’, (paper) AVK St. Joost Breda, p.4-5, edition 5000
2008	‘Yangzhou, een portret van een stad’, (boek) AVK St. Joost Breda, p.64-96, edition 1200
2008	‘Teheran’, in Next.One 003, July 2008 (magazine NRC.Next), p. 44/45 en 53
2007	Tussenstaat’ – Bouw in Beeldprijs, NAi, Cobouw 31-0-2007, by Bart Mullink
2007	Catalogus GebouwGezichten, Bouw in Beeldprijs, NAi en Ballast Nedam (edition 300)
2003	Verbond van Verzekeraars, nominees of the Verbondsprice, year-report 2003
2003	‘I was here’ magazine, with Sabine Verschueren and Aya Caspel, KABK, The Hague

Nominations/Grants

2022	Mondriaan Fonds, basis beurs 2022-2025
2021	Spot subsidie, Stroom Den Haag
2012	Spot subsidie, Stroom Den Haag
2009	Participation Dutch-Doc, promotion of Dutch Photography regarding the world-expo in Shanghai, China. dutch-doc, Fonds bkvb
2009	Nomination Live -pitch for ‘Call Slovakia’, artist in recidence, Fonds bkvb
2009	Material grant, for graduation show MFA by Vrijvrouwe van Renswoude te Den Haag
2007	Participant Bouw in Beeldprice 2007
2004	Stroom-price for up and coming artists 2004
2004	Nomination Young Talent Art-Olive
2003	Nomination Fotoprice Verbond van Verzekeraars

Commissioned / Other

2010 Januari	Kosmopolis Den Haag; cooperation with Petar Todorov. Presentation of work at the PI-prison in Schevening, The Hague from 1-14 march
2009 Summer	Assistent filmmaker/artist Jeroen Kooijmans for video-installation The Fish Pond Song II, Hungary
2008 Summer	Assistent filmmaker/artist Jeroen Kooijmans for video-installation The Fish Pond Song II, and ‘In den beginne’ assigned by SM’s Den Bosch, Nederland
2004 – 2010	Working as freelancer on a more or less regular basis for the Gemeente Museum The Hague as photographer and prepress editor of images, for catalogues.
2009 – 2016	Working as freelance prepress editor on commission basis for mostly artists, or the cultural sector.
2004 – 2009	Photography for Gemeente Den Haag, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, ICN Amsterdam, Gemeente Breda, Stichting Kop Breda, Movisie Utrecht, Private assignments