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Education
1998-2004 | Gymnasium, St Vitus college, Bussum
2004-2007 | BSc, neurobiology, UvA, Amsterdam.
2010-2015 | BFA, ceramics department, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam.
2013 | Exchange, Cooper Union, New York.
2017-2019 | MMus, ArtScience, KABK, Den Haag.
2018 | Minor, Sustainable Development, Leiden University.
Solo Exhibitions
2025 | Museum Beelden aan Zee, Scheveningen.
2022 - 2025 | Folding Life, LUMC Kunsthal, Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, Leiden. Supported by Mondriaan Fonds, Gemeente Leiden, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Zuid Holland, LUMC Vriendenstichting and Dr Hendrik Muller Fonds.
2021 - 2022 | Window of Opportunity, Singer Museum, Laren.
2020 | Fossa Bestias, GinDS, Hoofddorp.
Group Exhibition
2023 | CODA Paper Art, CODA, Apeldoorn.
2022 | (RE)ACT, Kunstkerk, Dordrecht.
2021 | Tiergarten, Buiten Expo op het Bolwerk, Kunstuitleen, Alkmaar.
2020 | Mediafestival, Galerie de Meerse, Hoofddorp.
2019 | Young Master Award MAF, Media Art Festival, Leeuwarden.
2019 | Youngblood Manifestations, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven.
2019 | SBK Sprouts Young Talents 2019, SBK, Amsterdam.
2019 | Gradution Show, Koningklijke Academie voor Beeldende Kunst, Den Haag.
2019 | Unexpected Smells, Electriciteitsfabriek, Den Haag. Supported by Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Fonds 1818 and Voordekunst.
2018 | Repetition, De Fabriek, Eindhoven.
2017 | The Nature of Art, the Art of Nature, Kunstliefde, Utrecht.
2017 | Torenkamer EXPO, Vondel CS, Amsterdam.
2017 | Cocktail, Kunstliefde, Utrecht.
2017 | The inside Out, The Outside In - with Merel Noorlander and Mirko Lazovic - Quartair, Den Haag. Supported by the municipality of Den Haag, Stichting Broedplaatsen, Stichting Stokroos and Stroom.
2016 | Smaak, Kunstliefde, Utrecht.
2016 | SALE!, Belofte 11, Kunstliefde, Utrecht.
2016 | Ontdekkingstocht, Galerie Pouloeuff, Naarden.
2016 | In Bespreking, Galerie in de Molen, Wassenaar.
2016 | Pop-up, Belofte 11, Kunstliefde, Utrecht.
2015 | Graduation Show, Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam.
2013 | Tussen Illusie en werkelijkheid, at Keramikos, Haarlem.
2013 | End of Year Show, Cooper Union, New York.
2013 | Exchange Show, at Cooper Union, New York.
2012 | Politoer, Exit Art, Amsterdam.
2012 | Inspired by China, Zeedijk 80, Pols Potten and the Stopera, Amsterdam.
2012 | OMG, Rietveld in de Oude Kerk, Amsterdam.
2011 | Porselein, het Witte Goud, De Nederlandse Bank, Amsterdam. 2011 | Porselein, het Witte Goud, Ministry of Finance, Den Haag.
Art Fair
2022 | Prospects, Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam.
2020 | Showman’s Fair, Kunstuitleen Alkmaar, Alkmaar.
2019 | Big Art, Zaandam.
2016 | We Design Food, Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam.
Festival
2021 | Highlight Delft, Art and Technology Festival, Delft.
2020 | Highlight Delft, Art and Technology Festival, Delft.
2018 | Into The Great Wide Open, Vlieland.
2018 | Sensing the Shipyard, Sonic Acts Academy, Amsterdam.
2013 | Up Yours Crew, Lowlands, Biddinghuizen.
2011 | -ISM, during Actie Lab (Melkweg) Nuit Blance (Magna Plaza) and Generatie Ik (De Balie) Amsterdam.
Artist in Residence
2020 | Meurkens&Meurkens, Scheepmakersdijk 4, Haarlem.
2019-2020 | GinDS, Hoofddorp.
2018 | EOS Fieldnotes, Bioart Society, Kilpisjarvi, Finland
2018 | De Fabriek, Eindhoven.
2017 | Le Maupas, France.
2016 | De Torenkamer, VondelCS & Radio Opium, Amsterdam.
2012 | Pottery Workshop, Jindezhen, China.
Awards and Grants
2023 | Nominated for Dutch Artist of the Year 2024
2022 | Finalist Dutch Artist of the Year 2023.
2020 | Kunstenaar START, (emerging talent stipend) Mondriaanfonds, Amsterdam
2019 | Winner Artscience Department Award, KABK, Den Haag.
2019 | Nominated for Youngblood Award, Manifestations, Eindhoven.
2019 | Nominated for Sprouts young talent, Amsterdam.
2019 | Nominated for MAF young master award, Leeuwarden.
2019 | Nominated for GOGBOT Youngblood Award, Enschede.
2019 | Nominated for Jong Talent, Artphy, Westerwolde.
2018 | Nominated and shortlisted for the Bio Art and Design (BAD) awards.
2016 | Nominated for emerging artist award by ICMEA, Fuping.
2016 | Winner Public prize, Galerie Pouloeuff, Naarden.
2012 | Nominated for Bold and Beautiful, facade design competition, Rotterdam.
Other
2023 | Finalist for public art commission life science builing University of Leiden.
2023 | Speaker MATH ART, mathematics and arts symposium, Ilmenau, Germany.
2021 | Guest Lecturer, Critical Making, MakersLab, Waag & HvA, Amsterdam.
2021 | Guest Lecturer, New Arts and Music Theory. Artscience, Sonology and Composition, KABK, Den Haag.
2020 | Botteghe Digitali Summer School (online participation), by Associazione Quarantasettezeroquattro, Gorizia, Italy.
2020 | Guest Lecturer, New Arts and Music Theory. Artscience, Sonology and Composition, KABK, Den Haag.
2020 | Workshop Soft Robotics, Physics@Veldhoven, the Dutch annual Physics Conference, Veldhoven.
2019 - | Member of Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam.
2019 | Teacher, Soft Robotics course for Interactive Media Design (IMD) toghether with AMOLF soft robotics group leader Bas Overvelde. KABK, Den Haag.
2018 | Panel member Hard//Hoofd en Brainwash, Amsterdam.
2018 | Collaborative project, Live life, Life live. De Waag, Amsterdam.
2017 | Honours Course, Who Owns Life? Bio Art and Ethics, Leiden University,
2016 - 2017 | Member of Kunstliefde, Utrecht.
2016 | Participant talent development programme; De Belofte 11, Kunstliefde, Utrecht.
2014 | Exchange, Kütahya Dumlupınar University, Turkey.
2014 | Exchange, Taking Care of the Self, Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland.
2014 | Internship with artist Eylem Aladogan.
2012 | Masterclass by Beth Cavener and Tip Toland, Tuscany, Italy.
2011 | Brick project collaboration with the Academie van Bouwkunst, Amsterdam.
2011 | Work period with the Rietveld Academy in Jingdezhen, China.
Relevant Work Experience
2011-2013 | Assistant to Babs Haenen.
2015-2018 | Assistant to artists Praneet Soi and Irene Kopelman.
2014-2017 | Animation Teacher, Noordjes Kinderkunst, 6-12 yrs, Amsterdam.
2015-2018 | Ceramics Teacher at Globe CMC, 6-12 and 13-17 yrs, Hilversum.
2017 | Executing 8 large ceramic pieces for Irene Kopelman, exhibited at CRAC Alsace, made with Pieter Keemink at Le Maupas, France.
2018 | Gallery Assistant, Gallery Heden, Den Haag.
On Commission
2020 | Lichen, permanent outdoor installation, Artphy, Westerwolde. (Build-up postponed due to COVID-19)
2019 | Podon Minima, employee and relationship gift, edition of 500, Royal Academy of Arts, Den Haag.