| Born:
1962, Nieuwkoop, Holland
Training / Education:
- 1981 / 1986 MTS Schoonhoven (goldsmithing education) Holland
- 1991 / 1996 Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam (Jewelry depart.) Holland
Work Experience:
Teaching
- 1981 / 1986 MTS Schoonhoven (goldsmithing education) Holland
- 1991 / 1996 Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam (Jewelry depart.) Holland
Exhibitions (Solo & Group Shows):
Selection
- 1999 solo Distinguishing Marks, Gallery Louise Smit, Amsterdam, Holland
- 1999 solo Jewelry? , Rotterdam Art Centre, Rotterdam, Holland
- 2001 group Schmuck 2001, Internationale Handwerksmesse, Munich, Germany
- 2001 group Going out in Rotterdam, Historical Museum Rotterdam, Holland
- 2001 group 10 ans de galerie, Gallery Vice Versa, Lausanne, Switzerland
- 2002 solo Cledinge, Historical Museum Rotterdam, Holland
- 2002 group Roots in Rotterdam, Historical Museum Rotterdam, Holland
- 2003 group Luxe Interior, La Caixa, Barcelona, Spain
- 2003 group Jewelry Parade, Roermond, Holland
- 2004 group Non Conform, Art Center, Emmen, Holland
- 2004 group 125% design, Retort, Amsterdam, Holland
- 2004 group Dutch Design Awards, Init building, Amsterdam, Holland
- 2005 group Fools Gold, The Gallery, Glasgow, UK
- 2005 group Long Strides in tiny shoes, Huis Rechts, Amsterdam, Holland
- 2005 group Northern Fibre 6, Kerava Art Museum, Finland
- 2006 group Le Porte Objet, Musee des Beaux Arts, Nimes, France
- 2006 group Two Close Ones, Estonian Museum for applied arts & design, Tallinn, Estonia
- 2006 group Schmuck 2006, Internationale Handwerksmesse, Munich, Germany
- 2006 solo new Pieces, Art Center Amstelveen, Holland
- 2006 group Crossing Borders, Gallery Lous Martin, Delft, Holland
- 2006 SOFA Chicago, represented by Charon Kransen Arts NY USA
Awards / Grants:
Awards
- 2004 ,Stipendium Fonds voor de Beeldende Kunsten, Vormgeving en Bouwkunst
- 2005 , WCC-Europe Award 2005
- 2005/ 2006 Project grant, Rotterdam Art Centre
Collections (Private & Museum):
- 2002 Historical Museum, Rotterdam
- Private collections
Publications:
Selection
- ‘de andere kant van de medaille’ , Trouw, 1999
- Schmuck 2001
- ‘nachtelijk vertier’, Volkskrant 2001
- Luxe Interior, 2003
- ‘een wereldse kraplap’ Musis 2003
- Dutch designprices, 2004
- ‘ketting met wereldnieuws’, Rotterdams Dagblad, 2005
- Northern Fibre, 2005
- Tekstiliade teknologian vanvedessä, Helsingin Sanomat, 2005
- Schmuck 2006
- two close ones 2006
Artist Statement:
I have always been intrigued by the true meaning of Jewelry
My work roughly explores itself along the lines of folklore. I mix past and present in search for a cultural statement. |
